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‘Grave Day’: House Republicans Take Big Step on Border Crisis
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cannot “remain in office any longer,” Rep. Mark Green says. Green, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, oversaw the markup of two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas on Tuesday and into early Wednesday morning. “Today is a grave day,” Green said at the start of the… -
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Congress: Stop Expecting Big Tech to Protect Kids Unless You Make Them
The harm social media does to kids has been well documented. Perhaps the most well-known exposé is The Wall Street Journal’s The Facebook Files, published in October 2021. Congress has held several hearings since that publication. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary is holding another hearing centered around Big Tech’s failures to protect… -
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Garry ‘Doonesbury’ Trudeau Is ‘Patient Zero’ of Trump Derangement Syndrome
If the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, used by psychiatrists, were to officially recognize Trump Derangement Syndrome as the serious mental illness that it is, there would be thousands—perhaps tens of thousands—of leftists across the country diagnosed as suffering from the world’s only political psychosis. The best-known manifestation of Trump Derangement Syndrome came… -
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SNL’s Latest Attempt to Mock Trump Is Actually a Massive Self-Own
Have liberals been living under a rock? Sometimes, it really seems like they have. This weekend on “Saturday Night Live,” co-host Colin Jost thought it would be a great idea to mock former President Donald Trump, now the leading candidate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, over his use of a term that conservatives have… -
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Virginia May Be a Purple State, but Many of Its Colleges Are ‘Social Justice’ Blue
Virginia is a very purple state, evenly divided between conservatives and liberals, but its universities are not equally balanced ideologically. A simple way to gauge how “woke” universities are is to search for certain terms in their course catalogs. The more “woke” words that appear in the titles and descriptions of courses and programs, the… -
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Tax and Welfare Bill Reveals Washington’s Chronic Debt Delusion
Among the major pieces of legislation up for grabs in Congress is the inappropriately named “Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act,” which the powerful House Ways and Means Committee passed Jan. 19 with bipartisan support. The bill could receive a House floor vote as soon as this week, although there is considerable debate… -
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Pro-Lifers Targeted by Biden DOJ Found Guilty
A Nashville jury found six pro-life activists guilty Tuesday of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and conspiracy against rights based on charges brought by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice. Pro-life activists Chet Gallagher, Coleman Boyd, Heather Idoni, Cal Zastrow, Dennis Green, and Paul Vaughn face up to 11 years… -
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Declares Herself Somali First, Muslim Second—American Last?
According to Rep. Ilhan Omar, her job in Congress is to represent the interests of Somalis. That’s what Omar, D-Minn., a member of the rabidly left-wing group of House members known as “the Squad,” appeared to be saying in a translation of a speech she delivered in the Somali language at the Hyatt Regency Hotel… -
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What I Learned at Davos: The Future of Democracy Is Secure
I recently attended the World Economic Forum’s 54th annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The theme was “rebuilding trust,” and today, I can truly say that I’ve never been more hopeful about the future of democracy. That’s not because I was impressed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ shock at “the systemic undermining of principles and standards” or convinced by Chinese Communist… -
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Florida Says Driver Licenses Must Reflect Biological Sex, Not Gender Identity
Florida residents may not alter the gender marker on their licenses, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said, and those who misrepresent their biological sex on a driver’s license will henceforth be guilty of fraud and subject to criminal penalties. “The Term ‘gender’ … does not refer to a person’s internal sense… -
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EXCLUSIVE: How Biden Pushes Inmate Voting With Help From Interest Groups
A federal agency is working with left-of-center nonprofits to increase voting among prisoners and former prison inmates under an executive order from President Joe Biden designed to increase election turnout. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has partnered with and regularly consults on voting issues with the League of Women Voters, the American Civil Liberties Union,… -
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California’s Cash Handout Program for ‘Trans’ Residents Is ‘Illegal,’ Lawsuit Alleges
Several San Francisco residents are suing city officials over an allegedly “illegal” program that provides taxpayer funds to black and Latino biological men who “identify as females.” In November 2022, Democratic Mayor London Breed, who is listed as a defendant, announced the “Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) Program,” which provides “low-income transgender San Franciscans… -
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Why You Should Rethink Flying United Airlines
In 2021, United Airlines released the following statement: “Our flight deck should reflect the diverse group of people on board our planes every day. That’s why we plan for 50% of the 5,000 pilots we train in the next decade to be women or people of color.” In the past few weeks, a 2021 interview… -
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‘Did Not Align With Our Mission’: Catholic University Fires Professor Who Brought in ‘Abortion Doula’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Catholic University confirmed to The Daily Signal that it has terminated the contract of the professor who invited a self-declared “abortion doula” to speak to students about coaching women through abortions and “pregnant men” through a “seahorse birth.” Catholic University President Peter Kilpatrick announced to students on Jan. 30 that… -
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Surfing Brand Meets Wave of Outrage for Replacing Star Athlete With Trans Surfer
Live by the transgender mob, die by the transgender mob. That message should’ve already made its way to most corporate board rooms, but a few stubborn holdouts seem determined to find out the hard way. Rip Curl is the latest brand to stick its toe in the unfriendly waters of the LGBT debate with this… -
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3 Steps Biden Should Take After Iran-Backed Militants Kill 3 US Soldiers
President Joe Biden says the U.S. “shall respond” after a drone attack Sunday left three U.S. Army soldiers dead and more than 30 others wounded at a base in Jordan. Iran-backed militias were reported to be responsible for the deadly drone attack, and in response, Robert Greenway says, the U.S. needs to make Iran “feel… -
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BREAKING: Biden Education Department Met With SPLC Before Center Put Parental Rights Groups on Its ‘Hate Map’
A high-ranking official at the Department of Education under President Joe Biden met with representatives of the Southern Poverty Law Center a year before the center put parental rights groups, including Moms for Liberty, on its “hate map” alongside chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, according to documents obtained by The Oversight Project. The department… -
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Dems’ Energy Permitting Reform Bill Includes Billions for Eco-Activist Groups
A Democrat-backed permitting reform bill unveiled in December would hand out billions in grants for eco-activist nonprofits to conduct environmental reviews on green government projects. Nonprofit organizations, localities, and Native American tribes would be able to apply for $500 million in grants each fiscal year starting in 2024 through 2029, as a part of the Clean Electricity… -
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The Defense Department’s China Military Power Report: The Threat Is Worse Than Advertised
The Defense Department’s latest annual “China Military Power Report” gets a lot right. It accurately identifies the scope of China’s global ambitions and many of the structural changes being implemented by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to make China the preeminent military power in Asia and the Pacific. Even so, the report appears to undersell the threat posed… -
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US Should End, Not Pause, Funding for UN Aid Agency Tied to Hamas
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees has finally admitted what has been obvious for years: at least some of its employees support or are members of terrorist groups such as Hamas. Evidence provided by the Israeli government that show the relief agency’s employees participated in the horrific Oct. 7 terrorist attacks…