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Caught in Crosshairs of a Cost-of-Living Crisis
President Joe Biden recently took to a stage in North Carolina to tout his economic agenda, which includes bringing high-speed internet to rural America. But that’s hardly what Americans struggling with a cost-of-living crisis need to hear. Millions of Americans have been terribly frustrated with the economy over the last three years, as witnessed by… -
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‘E Pluribus Unum’? Not at a Super Bowl With 2 National Anthems
This coming Sunday, at the most widely viewed sporting event in America, the Super Bowl, the National Football League will feature the singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the song first known as the “Negro national anthem” and now known as the “black national anthem.” In order to ensure that those present at the… -
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Believers Have Less Suffering, More Hope, and Volunteer More, Studies Find
New studies from the world’s leading research institutions show that Christians who actively practice their faith are more hopeful, less likely to become unhappy during times of global crisis and isolation, and more likely to lend a hand to fellow citizens. Two studies showed that religious believers in the U.K. suffered less during the COVID-19… -
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Illegal Alien Work Permits, Sanctuary City Bailouts, $60B for Ukraine: What’s Really in Senate’s 370-Page ‘Border Bill’
The Senate released the text of a 370-page spending bill Sunday that includes about $20 billion for border-related provisions and $60 billion for Ukraine. The bill was originally intended to be a bipartisan compromise giving Democrats the Ukraine funding they have advocated for, and Republicans the border-security measure they have called for. But border policy… -
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EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Advised DC Medical Examiner to Dispose of Aborted Baby Bodies, Lawyer Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: The Department of Justice reportedly advised the Washington, D.C. Medical Examiner to discard the remains of aborted preemie-sized babies, according to an attorney with the Thomas More Society. Those baby remains are from an abortion clinic in Foggy Bottom, a neighborhood of D.C. Pro-life activists believe the baby bodies are… -
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As Mail-In Voting Expands, Bipartisan Bill Would Require Barcodes on Ballots
Mail-in ballots would be required to include a barcode when being processed by the Postal Service, as an extra level of election security under a measure set to be advanced Tuesday by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced Friday that his committee would hold a markup on several bills,… -
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Senate Border Bill Would Hand $1.4 Billion to Nonprofits That Help Illegal Migrants
The Senate’s border funding bill released Sunday night would allocate $1.4 billion for nonprofit organizations that help migrants who enter the U.S. illegally. Page 67 of the 370-page bill contains a provision stating that $1.4 billion “shall be transferred to [the category of] ‘Federal Emergency Management Agency–Federal Assistance’ to support sheltering and related activities provided… -
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‘THE BORDER NEVER CLOSES’: Democrat ‘Outs’ Senate’s Immigration Bill
The Senate finally released its so-called border security bill on Sunday night. The “compromise” bill between Democratic and Republican leadership would do little to stop the massive flow of illegal immigration across our border, and to top it off, it has been paired with $60 billion in funding for the war in Ukraine. It appears… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Indiana AG Launches Portal for Parents to Monitor Public Schools’ Discriminatory Policies, Content
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced, in an exclusive interview Monday with The Daily Signal, the launch of a public portal online for parents in the state’s public schools to submit and monitor content of concern to them. “This is a tool to empower parents in their dealings with their own school system so they… -
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Gallagher, Comer Sound Alarm on China’s Spying on Military Bases
The United States must take more precautions to protect its military bases from spying by the Chinese Communist Party, two House chairmen told The Daily Signal on Monday. “The CCP continues to surveil and probe American defenses even here on U.S. soil,” Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese… -
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Speaker Johnson to Introduce ‘Clean’ Israel Aid Package
As the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate stalls on funding for Israel, the House of Representatives is introducing new legislation to succeed where the upper chamber of Congress is failing. The Washington Stand has obtained a copy of a letter House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is preparing to send to his colleagues. It reads, in part, “Next… -
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Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling May Be Bigger Than You Think
One of the more interesting, but less reported, aspects of the Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark affirmative action case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard was its criticism of universities’ racial categories in admissions policies. That critique opens a new way to challenge racial discrimination in court. Lawyers and litigants who care about racial… -
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Fentanyl Poisoning Victims ‘Didn’t Want to Die,’ Texan Says After Losing Grandson
After losing her grandson to fentanyl poisoning in 2021, Martha Johnson has made a habit of asking young people if they know about the deadly drug. “That’s what I feel right now, that when I see a teenager or young adult, I need to tell them,” Johnson said. The young people who have been poisoned by… -
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How Washington Regulation Strangled American Manufacturing
U.S. Steel, the world’s first billion-dollar company, is being sold for scrap. And Washington made it happen. Originally an amalgamation of Carnegie Steel and countless smaller firms, and the favorite stepchild of J.P. Morgan, U.S. Steel had been losing market share for decades. It’s now being taken over by a foreign rival—the result of slow… -
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Number of New Government Jobs Spikes to New Record as Federal Debt Soars
The U.S. set a new record in January for the total number of Americans employed by the government, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The government added 36,000 new employees in January, with 11,000 in the federal government and 19,000 in local government (excluding education), and now totaling 23,091,000, according to the bureau. January’s… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Bowed to White House Pressure to Suppress Books Skeptical of COVID-19 Vaccines
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Amazon yielded to pressure from President Joe Biden’s White House to suppress books that opposed COVID-19 vaccines, according to documents reviewed by The Daily Signal. The House Judiciary Committee obtained the emails, which demonstrate the White House’s pressure on Amazon to suppress “anti-vax books” and the company’s decision to take action… -
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The Future of the Pro-Life Movement: Meet 6 Gen-Z Leaders
About one-third of Generation Z is missing because of abortion. Given that staggering statistic, it’s understandable why nearly 9 out of 10 millennials and Gen Zers have expressed support for limitations on abortion. At the recent National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, hundreds of pro-life student leaders gathered to connect with and educate their peers on… -
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Tech Titans’ First Amendment Court Case Tries to Have It Both Ways
Big Tech is back at the Supreme Court. Appealing from a big loss they suffered at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, social media platforms are challenging Texas’ social media law that prohibits those companies from engaging in viewpoint discrimination when curating their platforms. They claim Texas’ law violates their First Amendment rights for compelling them to host content. In… -
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House Leadership Declares Senate’s Border Bill ‘Dead on Arrival’ Amid Bipartisan Criticism
The Senate released the text of a $118 billion spending bill Sunday night that includes funding for U.S. border security as well as security-related aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. But House leadership calls the Senate bill “dead on arrival” if it reaches the lower chamber. “I’ve seen enough,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wrote… -
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‘DIRECT RETALIATION’: SPLC Added Immigration Group to ‘Hate Map’ After It Reported SPLC’s Attacks on Trump to IRS
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A recent interview with the leader of an immigration reform organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center has branded a “hate group” potentially shines new light on how the SPLC allegedly uses its “hate” accusations as a tactical political weapon. Throughout the 2016 presidential election, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a…