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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a Look at How Reporters Push Transgender Ideology
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Local media outlets have come under fire in recent years for buying into activists’ framing and talking points on so-called gender-affirming care — attempted transgender sex-change operations, hormonal interventions, and social affirmations, even for minors. Emails obtained by the organization Do No Harm, an organization which combats gender ideology in… -
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‘ABSOLUTELY’: Tennessee AG Promises Legal Action If Biden Admin Finalizes Transgender Foster Care Rule
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says he "absolutely" will sue President Joe Biden's administration if the Department of Health and Human Services finalizes a rule imposing gender ideology on foster parents. "I'll absolutely sue here if they go forward with this rule," Skrmetti, a Republican, told The Daily Signal in an… -
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Smearing Capitalism
You must be lonely. The media say loneliness is everywhere in America. A Los Angeles Times columnist says, “There’s a mass loneliness crisis going on.” “Capitalism is Making You Lonely,” says Jacobin Magazine. Vox claims, “Capitalism makes us feel empty inside.” As usual, the media are just wrong. In my new video, historian Johan Norberg… -
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Oakland City Council Meeting Turns Chaotic as Some Residents Oppose Condemning Hamas
Residents of Oakland, California, loudly objected to proposed amendments during a City Council meeting Monday that would have condemned Hamas. The City Council passed a resolution unanimously Monday night calling for a cease-fire and humanitarian aid, The Associated Press reported. Israel agreed to extend the cease-fire with the radical Islamic terrorist group by two days after multiple groups of hostages were released since Friday…. -
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Judge Hands Major Defeat to Transgender Lawmaker Suing Red State Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Censure
A Montana judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that state Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat who identifies as transgender, brought against the Montana House of Representatives after Zephyr's censure in April, according to court documents. Zephyr was disciplined by Montana House officials April 26 for breaking legislative protocol after holding up a microphone to support protesters, several of… -
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Progressive Public High School Offers Race-Segregated Classes
Diversity, equity, and inclusion policies have grown so diverse that they now include policies reminiscent of the Jim Crow era. A Chicago-area school district is attempting to boost academic achievement among black and Latino students by offering blacks-only and Latino-only classes. The segregated classes are called “affinity” classes, and they aim to reduce the so-called academic achievement… -
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‘GAY IS SLAY’: Seattle Public School Teacher Sends Moms for Liberty Hate Mail
A Seattle public school teacher sent the parental rights group Moms for Liberty a packet with “hate letters” reading “Gay is Slay,” “Grow up,” and “Stop bullying and excluding LGBTQ youth and families.” “Public school administrators should put our public taxpayer dollars towards fixing the abysmal reading scores in the U.S., rather than writing hate… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s How Much Regulations Cost Average American Family—and How Biden Is Making It Worse
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Americans expect to pay federal taxes, but the federal government also picks their pockets in more hidden ways, and President Joe Biden is making the problem worse in pursuing his political agenda, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute. "American households pay at least $14,000 in hidden regulatory costs every year," Wayne… -
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Going Where Government Can’t: One Woman’s Mission to Help the Persecuted
Baroness Caroline Cox has a long history of service in public office, but her passion for justice has led her not only to Great Britain’s House of Lords but to war-torn, poverty-stricken nations around the world. “The mission is to work for people who are suffering oppression and persecution in areas which are largely unreached… -
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Biden Ed Secretary’s Reagan Misquote Perfectly Illustrates Ignorance of Our Failed Ruling Class
In the future, when I think about the textbook definition of America’s failed pseudo-elite, I’ll think of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. In a Nov. 8 speech to Western state governors in Wyoming that was unearthed Monday, Cardona delivered this line about delivering technical assistance to states. “As, I think it was President Reagan, said—‘We’re from… -
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American Jews Who Worked for a Secular America Made a Fatal Error
Since World War II, most American Jews have believed that the more secular American society is, the more secure their status. This has been, as I have argued all of my life, a colossal error. Indeed, it may turn out to be a fatal error. With the outburst of unprecedented levels of antisemitism, American Jews… -
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Why Do the Left’s ‘Hate’ Monitors Often End Up Being So Hateful Themselves?
Maryland's new commission to "prevent and respond to hate crime activity" has met only once, but one member already has been suspended—for comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. This incident seems to echo a trend: Many of those on the Left who rush to police "hate" often spread their own kind of hate. Zainab Chaudry, director… -
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Post-Dobbs US Birthrate Up 2.3%, Study Finds
Pro-life state laws have saved an estimated 32,000 babies’ lives, new research claims. Since the June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization returned decision-making on laws regulating abortion to the people and their elected representatives, aggregated data reveals increased fertility rates in states that have since outlawed or… -
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The BorderLine: Memo from McAllen—A Look Inside the Mayorkas Migration Machine
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ——————————————————— The Biden administration would have you believe that its purportedly… -
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Google Maps Removed DC Pregnancy Center
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Google Maps removed directions to a Washington, D.C., pro-life pregnancy center and instead offered searchers options that included a local Planned Parenthood abortion clinic. Users who attempted to search for Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center on Monday via Google Maps (on either iPhone or desktop) found that Google Maps did… -
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Rep. Jim Banks Demands That Air Force Justify Threatening Airmen’s Careers for Attending Conservative Rally
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is pressuring the Air Force to conduct an investigation of text messages to airmen warning against attending a conservative rally, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. In leaked text messages Nov. 17, a master sergeant at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota urged leaders to caution… -
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Auto Dealers Call on Biden to Hit Brakes on Unrealistic, Unachievable Electric Vehicles Mandate
A coalition of nearly 4,000 auto dealers on Tuesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden explaining why his plans to force Americans into electric vehicles are unworkable. The bottom line: Despite subsidies to car manufacturers to make the EVs, and tax credits for drivers to buy the cars, only 7% of new vehicle sales… -
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Tennessee Governor Calls for Expanded School Choice Programs
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was set to announce new legislation Tuesday to expand school choice in his state to 20,000 more students next year—with plans to make a pilot program’s scholarships available statewide in 2025. In a statement to The Daily Signal before making his scheduled announcement at 3 p.m. EST about offering more education… -
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Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to Trump’s 2024 Ballot Access in Rhode Island
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday tossed another challenge to former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 ballot. U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr., an Obama appointee, dismissed a 14th Amendment challenge to listing Trump on the Rhode Island ballot. John Anthony Castro, a little-known 2024 Republican presidential candidate, filed the lawsuit,… -
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Biden’s Restrictions on Critical Minerals Harm America
It’s no secret that China subsidizes its own companies to dominate the global markets in rare earth minerals. This dominance is both an economic and national security issue for America and her allies because so-called critical minerals are crucial not only for producing electronics and renewable energy technologies but also for the defense industry. Yet,…