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EXCLUSIVE: Rubio Memo Lays Out Pro-Life Strategy for GOP
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has a plan for a Republican Party struggling to message on abortion post-Roe v. Wade. “Pro-life Americans, leaders, and elected officials should consider three distinct, but related, steps to reverse course,” Rubio writes in a memo first obtained by The Daily Signal. The senator plans to… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Blackburn Introduces ‘Women’s Right to Know Act’ Requiring Abortionists to Inform Women of Risks
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is introducing pro-life legislation Tuesday aimed at protecting the health of both the mother and child. Blackburn’s Women’s Right to Know Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-MI., in the House of Representatives, would set medical requirements that abortionists would have to meet before they can abort… -
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Electric Vehicle Mandates Are Coming, but Are EVs Even Practical in Cold-Weather States?
In the lot of Eau Claire, Wisconsin’s, local Ford dealership, dominated by an impressive lineup of F-150 pickup trucks and SUVs, I asked the salesman, Joe, about buying an electric vehicle. It turns out that not many EVs are sold in Eau Claire. Joe told me that he typically sells about one or two electric… -
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Texas Doctor Blew Whistle on Hospital’s Transgender Procedures. Now, Biden’s Feds Are Persecuting Him.
Eight months after anonymously blowing the whistle on Texas Children’s Hospital’s transgender program, a surgeon has gone public with a tale of relentless persecution by the Biden administration. Dr. Eithan Haim would have preferred to remain anonymous, but he said the Biden administration’s “blatant attempt at political intimidation” forced him to go public, after a federal criminal investigation buried… -
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White House Hosted Its First ‘Climate Corps’ Info Session. It Was Exactly What You’d Expect.
The White House hosted its first information session for President Joe Biden’s “American Climate Corps” program on Thursday to tout the program and solicit feedback from prospective participants. Ali Zaidi, the White House national climate adviser, joined Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and other White House officials to preview the American Climate Corps, a de facto green jobs training program that… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Majority of Americans Oppose Using Preferred Pronouns in Schools, Report Finds
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A majority of Americans oppose the use of preferred pronouns in schools, according to a report released Tuesday by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The Becket Fund’s Religious Freedom Index findings revealed a reversal in attitudes toward leftist school pronoun policies requiring that children and school employees address each… -
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Trump Won Iowa. Political Insider Explains Why.
The polls didn’t lie. Former President Donald Trump was projected to be the winner of the Iowa caucuses Monday night just about 30 minutes after they began. In the polls, Trump had a 30-point lead, give or take, over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as Iowans arrived at their… -
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Trump Calls for Nation to ‘Come Together’ After Iowa Victory
After a giant win in the Iowa caucus, former President Donald Trump took a gracious tone in his victory speech, and talked about issues such as border security, energy independence and paying down the national debt. “I really think this is time now for everybody, our country, to come together,” Trump told his supporters. “We… -
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Trump Wins Overwhelming Iowa Victory
Former President Donald Trump won a smashing victory in the Iowa caucuses, the first in the nation contest for the 2024 presidential race. The Associated Press called the race for Trump at 8:31 p.m. ET, or Iowa’s time of 7:31 p.m. CT. Fox News reported Trump had 70.2% of the vote with 1% of precincts… -
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From Hungary, a ‘Last Warning to the West’
For years, especially during the Cold War, Hungary looked to America as an example of freedom, but now it might be time for the U.S. to take notes from Hungary, according to Shea Bradley-Farrell. Bradley-Farrell, president of the Counterpoint Institute for Policy, Research and Education, recently spent several months in Hungary doing research for her… -
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Hamas Leader Urges Muslims Worldwide to ‘Build on’ Oct. 7 ‘Victory,’ Engage in ‘Financial Jihad’
The chairman of Hamas’ decision-making body urged Muslims across the world to “build on” the horrific terrorist attacks on Israel of Oct. 7, which he characterized as a “victory,” and to send money to Hamas in what he called a “financial jihad.” Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas’ political bureau, spoke at the International Union of… -
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‘DEEPLY DISTURBING’: GOP Senators Slam Biden Admin for Using SPLC on ‘Domestic Terrorism’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republican senators condemned as “deeply disturbing” the Biden administration’s decision to reach out to the Southern Poverty Law Center for advice in combating the “domestic terror threat.” “Since January 2021, the Biden administration has consistently attempted to weaponize the federal government against its political opponents,” Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told The… -
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Mike Johnson Says He Won’t Back Out of Spending Deal Despite Freedom Caucus Opposition
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he will not withdraw from a controversial spending deal to avoid a government shutdown that is opposed by several members of his conference. Johnson, on Sunday, announced a deal with other congressional party leaders on a spending package of $1.59 trillion for fiscal year 2024, which has been attacked by members… -
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Allegations of Affair With Her ‘Special Prosecutor’ Could Boot Fani Willis From Trump Case
A stunningly salacious motion filed Monday by a lawyer for one of Donald Trump’s codefendants in a criminal case in Georgia accuses Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of engaging in an “improper, clandestine personal relationship” with a married private attorney she hired as a “special prosecutor.” The motion asserts that since Willis never got… -
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DC Suburb Expands Voting Rights to Minors
A Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital this week extended voting rights to 16-year-olds for local elections—expanding on a national push endorsed by Democrat politicians and donors such as billionaire George Soros. The Town Council of Cheverly—about 15 minutes outside Washington, D.C.—voted unanimously Thursday to amend the town charter to allow younger teens to participate… -
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The Key Question as Big Tech Heads to the Supreme Court Over Censorship
If you were barred from the road you take to work, would you care? Thankfully, those who pave our roads aren’t picking and choosing who uses them, but the same cannot be said of Big Tech. Social media’s expansion into our everyday lives has succeeded in replacing asphalt for algorithm, yet social media platforms are… -
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The Growing Ignorance of the Benefits of Marriage—and Why It’s Dangerous
A large percentage of Americans don’t know or outright disagree that marriage builds stronger families and is linked to better well-being for children, according to the annual American Family Survey. This is despite the fact that such benefits have been proven time and again. These attitudes may be due in part to nearly half of… -
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‘Not Going to Be Messed With’: US Expects Houthi Response to Airstrikes, Pentagon Says
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are likely to retaliate for U.S. and U.K. airstrikes on dozens of targets used by the rebels to launch attacks on commercial shipping and U.S. military vessels, a top Pentagon military officer said Friday. Neither the U.S. nor the Houthis yet know the extent of the damage from Thursday evening’s bombardment, Army Lt…. -
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Democrats Reveal Contempt for Democracy With ‘Any Means Necessary’ Attacks on Trump
When faced with the possible return of former President Donald Trump, the current agenda of the Democratic Party is summed up simply as “We had to destroy democracy to save it.” The effort shares a common theme: Any means necessary are justified to prevent the people from choosing their own president, given the fear that… -
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Balancing Accountability With Civil Servant Protections in the Federal Bureaucracy
The presidential election is a year away, and an unpopular President Joe Biden is visibly losing mental acuity. “Weekend at Bernie’s III” was a sequel no one made, for good reason. The response from partisans on the left is panic, crowned by Washington Post editor Robert Kagan’s unhinged commentary, “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable”—complete with…