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These 6 Election Fraud Scandals Saw Overturned Results, Indictments
It’s been an off-year for elections, but voter fraud scandals were on in 2023, affecting local races in New England, Iowa, New Jersey, and Texas. At least three of these scandals—in New England states—affected races that were on the ballot this year. Others involved formal charges brought for alleged fraud in past elections. In the… -
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Transgender Faux Females Have No Place in Miss Universe Pageant
How humiliating and disheartening must it be for a Miss Universe pageant contestant to lose to a “woman” with a penis and testicles? That, regrettably, is not a hypothetical question. That’s exactly what happened to real young women earlier this year in preliminary pageants in two European nations, Portugal and the Netherlands. On Saturday night,… -
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US Business Execs Give Chinese Dictator Multiple Standing Ovations During Exclusive Dinner
Following President Joe Biden’s and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s summit on Wednesday, the communist dictator, whose government has perpetrated extensive, well-documented crimes against humanity, was warmly received with multiple standing ovations at a lavish dinner that evening in San Francisco attended by prominent U.S. business executives and government officials. The dinner, which was hosted by the U.S.-China Business… -
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How UN Undermines Parental Rights by Pushing Gender Ideology
On Dec. 10, the United Nations will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document drafted in the aftermath of World War II under the leadership of American first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Much has changed since then, including the world body’s understanding of children and of parental rights. The original… -
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When Has War Ever Been ‘Proportional’?
Proportionality in war is a synonym for lethal stalemate, if not defeat. When two sides go at it with roughly equal forces, weapons, and strategies, the result is often a horrific deadlock—like the four years of toxic trench warfare on the Western Front of World War I that resulted in 12 million fatalities. The purpose… -
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So-Called Fact-Checkers Downplay Rashida Tlaib’s Lies
On Nov. 7, the House of Representatives (212 Republicans and 22 Democrats) voted to censure radical Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., because she has “levied unbelievable falsehoods about our greatest ally, Israel, and the attack on October 7.” One of those outrageous falsehoods was clinging to the false claim that Israel bombed the al-Ahli hospital in… -
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For Hamas, Conflict Is ‘Only Starting With Israel,’ Embassy Official Warns
The world needs to understand that Hamas is “a brutal terrorist organization, [and] that it’s only starting with Israel,” Sawsan Hasson says. According to Hasson, head of public diplomacy at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, Hamas’ leaders have been quite vocal that they plan to carry out similar acts of violence against the United… -
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Mounting Evidence That ‘Net-Zero’ Carbon Emissions Isn’t Achievable
Arizona State University President Michael Crow believes we are in such danger that we should amend the U.S. Constitution to empower the government to deal more expansively with climate change. Crow’s view that constitutional protections of our liberties should be eliminated when they become inconvenient wouldn’t square with the founders, but his estimate of the… -
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The Barbarians Aren’t at Gates. They’re Inside Because We Let Them In.
Last weekend marked Armistice Day in Great Britain and Veterans Day in the United States. Both are somber days, typically marked by honor and respect for symbols of the country and the men and women who have sacrificed so much for them. Instead, both London and New York City featured terrorist supporters marching en masse… -
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Why Haven’t UAW Leaders Stood Up to Biden’s EV Mandates That Could Cost 400,000 Jobs?
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has been bragging about the contract he secured with auto companies and took credit for it in a U.S. Senate committee hearing on Tuesday. On Thursday, GM’s workers ratified the contract with 45% of the workforce voting against it. Some Ford and Stellantis workers in Kentucky and Ohio have also… -
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2 Transgenders to Compete for Miss Universe Title Following Pageant Organization’s Bankruptcy Filing
More than 90 contestants will compete for the title of Miss Universe 2023 on Saturday night, but not all of them are biological women. Two transgender competitors will have the opportunity to capture the crown after winning qualifier pageants in their home countries. The male-born contestants—Marina Machete of Portugal and Rikkie Valerie Kollé of the… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Moms for Liberty Revenue Grows by 500% in One Year
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The parental rights group Moms for Liberty's revenue has grown by more than 500% in its second year, according to the Form 990 it filed with the IRS. According to the Form 990, exclusively provided first to The Daily Signal, Moms for Liberty brought in $2.14 million in total revenue in… -
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Faithful Catholic Colleges See ‘Unprecedented’ Enrollment Numbers, Financial Support
As most collegiate institutions grapple with disappointing enrollment, a slew of faithful Catholic colleges are reporting surprising enrollment numbers and financial support. Their success is heralded by the Newman Guide, a list of higher education options consulted by Catholic parents throughout the world, as evidence of the positive impact that authentic Catholic education has upon… -
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Women ‘Deserve Better’ Than Misinformation on Chemical Abortion, Physician Says
The abortion pill ends one life and damages another, Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., said Monday during a panel on chemical abortion held by The Heritage Foundation, referring to the death of the baby and its effects on the mother’s mental health. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) “We need to… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Christian, Pro-Life Groups Push to Reauthorize Biden’s ‘Reimagined’ AIDS Program Promoting Abortion
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Several Christian organizations have supported full authorization of an AIDS relief program even though the money has gone to organizations that advocate more abortions abroad. In several public statements, President Joe Biden’s White House has called for promoting abortion abroad, frequently in references to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,… -
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The Great Train Robbery: Taxpayer Subsidies for Amtrak Should Be Derailed
As the holiday season approaches, families across America are carefully planning how to spend their hard-earned money on travel and purchases. If only our elected officials in Washington were as frugal. Many of them, it seems, are trying to spend as much of your tax money as possible on wasteful handouts and vanity projects. And waste is… -
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Jews Around the World Fear Another Holocaust
I have been following the news from Israel very closely since first learning of the horrifying attacks of Oct. 7. As someone who has traveled to the Holy Land on nearly two dozen occasions and seen the country from north to south, I was affected. But nothing has prepared me for what has come after… -
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‘NOT PEACEFUL’: Capitol Police Protect DNC Headquarters From Anti-Israel Protesters
A riot erupted at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in front of the building, demanding a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The protest turned violent as people from the crowd charged the door, and police got involved to break up the violence. Several… -
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Time for Fair Correction to Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision
Two competing proposals in Congress address Social Security provisions—the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO)—that affect workers who have worked in jobs that were exempt from Social Security. One proposal would revert to a deeply flawed benefit system at a cost of $183 billion while hastening Social Security’s insolvency by more… -
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The BorderLine: Will Biden Going Soft on Venezuelan Dictator Lead to Increase in Immigrants to US?
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 announced a deal to ease economic sanctions…