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What to Expect in First House Hearing on Potential Biden Impeachment
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee plans to present evidence and lay the groundwork for the potential impeachment of President Joe Biden in its opening hearing Thursday, Republican members say. “If this were anyone else, they would be nailed on tax fraud,” Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., also chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, told The… -
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Biden Marches With Autoworkers While Causing Their Problems
President Joe Biden showed “solidarity” with striking United Auto Workers by joining it Tuesday on the picket line near Detroit—one day before former President Donald Trump is to deliver remarks to an audience of current and former union members at an auto parts manufacturer, also in Michigan. The UAW is demanding a 35% hike in… -
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House Democratic Leader Targets Supreme Court Justices: ‘Right-Wing Extremists’
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Supreme Court justices on Tuesday of being “right-wing extremists.” “It appears there is no bottom to the unethical conduct of the right-wing extremists on the Supreme Court,” said the New York Democrat, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Signal. It’s not… -
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Poll: Clear Majority of Democrats Want Free Speech Restrictions
A new poll has revealed that almost half of Democratic voters think that free speech should be legal only “under certain circumstances,” with three-quarters of Democrats also saying that the government should restrict “hateful” social media posts. The poll results indicate a continued emphasis toward censorship on the part of left-leaning voters, even in the… -
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EXCLUSIVE: School District Censored Watchdog Group After It Exposed Teacher’s Tirade Against Parental Rights
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The person behind a popular X (formerly Twitter) account aimed at exposing leftist ideology in schools is threatening legal action after a Maryland school district that has become notorious for clamping down on parents restricted the account's access to what courts have ruled constitutes a public forum. Montgomery County Public Schools… -
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As Ibram X. Kendi’s ‘Anti-Racism’ Center Implodes, Let’s Make Sure to Stop His Noxious Ideology
Much like the crooked Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation before it, author and agitator Ibram X. Kendi’s noxious “anti-racism” grift has imploded at Boston University. After three years of existence and tens of millions of dollars in funding, Kendi’s organization reportedly is falling apart. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research received, at minimum, $43 million… -
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Evidence Reveals Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Was Right on DEI. Here’s What Parents and Students Need to Know.
Yes, Virginia, radicals are promoting racial discrimination and drag queens in the Old Dominion’s public schools. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, however, has tried to protect children from sexually explicit content and reject racial prejudice since his first day in office. New research by The Heritage Foundation, parent organization of The Daily Signal, only confirms the… -
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Hunter Biden Sues Rudy Giuliani Over Laptop, Alleging Violation of Privacy
Embattled first son Hunter Biden sued former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in federal court in California on Tuesday, alleging a violation of computer privacy laws and suggesting that the material on his infamous laptop had been doctored. The lawsuit also names Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, as a codefendant. The younger Biden's lawsuit comes two weeks… -
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Hey, Republicans: Don’t Forget About Growth and Prosperity
House Republicans are in another titanic battle with President Joe Biden on how to balance the budget. Actually, it’s a lopsided debate because Democrats have no interest at all in reducing the deficit. They are operating under the delusional idea paradigm of “Modern Monetary Theory,” which posits that the U.S. government can borrow $2 trillion… -
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NY Governor’s ‘Finger in the Dike’ Response to Flood of Illegal Immigrants: More National Guard Troops
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling in additional National Guard members to help manage the state’s escalating migrant crisis. New York will bring in an additional 150 National Guard members to help control the state’s migrant surge, bringing the new total of members deployed in the state to approximately 2,200, Hochul said during… -
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College Admissions Officers Use Pronouns to Give Preferences to Liberals, Study Finds
Why are so many of our institutions captured by people on the fringes of the cultural Left? Two new books, one by Christopher Rufo and another by Richard Hanania, offer comprehensive answers to that question. But a recent study by two economists at West Virginia University provides a microcosmic example of how cultural leftists keep… -
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It’s a Strategic Imperative to Manage Our National Communications Spectrum Correctly
Spectrum, the invisible radio frequencies over which wireless communications travel, is one of the 21st century’s most crucial resources. To protect this finite resource, Congress and the Biden administration should direct the Federal Communications Commission to ensure enough dedicated spectrum to meet surging U.S. demand for wireless. This isn’t government overreach, but prudent stewardship. Spectrum… -
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Why Are Gun Companies Losing Payroll Services? Cruz Investigation Finds Underlying Culprit
JPMorgan Chase admitted to pressuring the financial software company Intuit into preventing gun sellers from using the company's payment processing services, according to a letter Sen. Ted Cruz sent Monday after looking into the policy. Bank of America, meanwhile, denied pressuring Intuit into banning gun manufacturers from using its famous QuickBooks software. "Woke big banks… -
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‘China’s Economy Is the Foundation of Much of Its Power Projection Around the World,’ Author Says
The People’s Republic of China “has used the power of its economy beyond its borders to push its illiberal and authoritarian geopolitical objectives and to change the behavior of individuals, governments, companies, and multilateral institutions,” says Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, author of “Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World.” “The reason I chose… -
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The Biden Admin’s Clear Vulnerability to Chinese Espionage
The Biden administration faces a massive foreign policy vulnerability because it has shown weakness in the face of multiple forms of Communist China’s aggression—and none more serious than espionage. Chinese espionage and covert influence are likely only to increase as the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, as the U.S. government becomes less and less inclined… -
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At West Point, Racism Becomes More Important Than Military Readiness
Students for Fair Admissions, the same group that recently won a lawsuit against Harvard and the University of North Carolina challenging their illegal, racially discriminatory admissions policies, has filed a similar suit against the U.S. Military Academy. Shockingly, the admissions policy at West Point, one of our premier military academies, is even more blatantly racist… -
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German Refugee Family of Homeschoolers Targeted for Deportation by Biden Administration
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement told a German Christian family that was persecuted for homeschooling their children that they needed to prepare to be deported after living in the U.S. for 15 years, says Kevin Boden, an attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association, who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Uwe and… -
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California Sues Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers for Reversing Abortions
Have you ever wanted to be a political punching bag? Try opening a pro-life pregnancy resource center in California. Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, announced a lawsuit Thursday against two faith-based organizations, Heartbeat International and RealOptions Obria, that operate pro-life pregnancy resource centers in California and provide abortion pill reversal services. This is not the first… -
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Biden Has ‘Completely Abandoned’ Border Patrol, Texas Lawmaker Says After Crossings Reach Record High
Customs and Border Protection encountered more illegal aliens on America’s borders and at U.S. ports of entry in August than any other single month on record. CBP released the latest numbers Friday, reporting 304,162 illegal aliens encountered in the month of August, surpassing the previous record high in December 2022 by nearly 2,000. “The… -
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UK Report: Over One-Third of Children on Puberty Blockers Experienced Worsened Mental Health
New research from the United Kingdom is showing that over a third of children placed on puberty blockers and hormone drugs suffered severe mental health deterioration afterward. A 2011 study conducted at the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service clinic for children reported that children who were put on puberty blockers suffered no adverse mental health…