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Iranian Foreign Minister Says Progress Made in Nuclear Talks With US
GENEVA, Feb. 17 (Reuters)—Iran and the United States reached an understanding on Tuesday on main “guiding principles” in talks aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute, but that does not mean a deal is imminent, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. Oil futures fell and the benchmark Brent crude contract tumbled more than 1% after Araghchi’s comments,… -
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Trans ‘Bill of Rights’ Could Jeopardize Women’s Spaces, Experts Warn
A coalition of congressional Democrats unveiled a resolution titled the “Trans Bill of Rights” last week to push back against the “fear” and “hatred” propelled by those who believe that one’s sex corresponds to their biological sex. As written by Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., in a press release, the resolution aims to direct the federal… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Heritage Says States Should Charge Tuition to Illegal Alien Children
Children should not receive a free education at America’s public schools unless they are lawfully present in the United States, a new report from The Heritage Foundation contends. States and local governments have been “overwhelmed with costs that flow from illegal immigration, including public education,” Lora Ries, director of Heritage’s Border Security and Immigration Center… -
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Wisconsin Residents Reject ‘Minnesota Nice’ on Immigration
Brand new polling numbers from the key battleground state of Wisconsin reveal that Midwestern patriots demand law and order and a return to national sovereignty for our country. These results expose the constant media lies—with the expressed views of Wisconsin citizens who carefully watch the radicalism unfold right next door in Minnesota … and demand… -
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Why Children Need Both a Mother and Father, According to Research
While Valentine’s Day is now in the rearview mirror, there is never a bad time for Americans to be reminded that strong families thrive when men and women commit to one another in holy matrimony before bringing children into the world. It is no secret to conservatives that children raised by their married mother and… -
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These Republicans Will Revolt Against Trump, Massie Says
Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie says that, come spring, Republican congressmen will increasingly buck the party line and defy President Donald Trump’s wishes. “The margin is razor-thin, so on any given day, I would just need one or two of my own co-conspirators to get something done,” Massie told Politico when asked about Trump’s ability to… -
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Biden Targeted Your Grocery Discounts–Trump Will Trump Them
Last November, during the government shutdown, President Donald Trump ordered air traffic controllers back to work, and Pete Buttigieg, who served as secretary of transportation under President Joe Biden, took to X to express his displeasure. “The president wouldn’t last five minutes as an air traffic controller,” Buttigieg wrote. To which Sean Duffy, the current… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Stand Up to Trump Admin on Key Abortion Issue
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of 60 lawmakers filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit to limit the abortion pill after the Trump administration requested a pause to the case, The Daily Signal can first report. On Friday, 58 Republican representatives and senators, led by Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rep. Chris Smith of New… -
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US Troops Begin to Arrive in Nigeria
About 100 U.S. troops have landed in Nigeria to aid the African nation in its fight against radical Islamic terrorism. The troops will focus on training and advising the local army, according to a statement from the Nigerian military on Monday. Another 100 U.S. troops are expected to arrive in Nigeria soon as the two countries work to combat the threat Islamist groups pose to the nation’s Christian communities. More… -
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TRANS FAMILY DISPUTE: Rhode Island Ice Rink Shooter’s Troubled Legal History
The man who opened fire at a Rhode Island ice rink during a high school hockey game Monday night, killing two family members and injuring three others before turning the gun on himself, identified as transgender and had multiple family disputes regarding his gender identity. Robert Dorgan, 56, also went by the name Roberta, Pawtucket… -
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Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and twice ran for the Democrat presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. “Our father was a servant leader—not only to our family, but… -
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EXPOSED: Taxpayers Paying for Democrat Activists’ Grad School Tuition
Nearly 80% of the 2017 and 2018 Truman Scholars—a taxpayer-funded scholarship program—now have “a clear connection to liberal politics, such as working for Democratic members of Congress, advocating for progressive causes, or teaching classes with a liberal focus,” reports The College Fix. Jennifer Kabbany, editor-in-chief of The College Fix, joins Jack Fowler on this episode… -
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Plummeting Public Trust, Mass Layoffs: Is Legacy Media Becoming Irrelevant?
The American people’s confidence in mass media appears to be continuing its spiral downward, according to the results of a new Pew Research Center survey. The poll found that 57% of the public has little or no confidence “in journalists to act in the best interests of the public.” Some conservatives are pointing to dwindling… -
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Lefty Radicals Concoct Strategy to Let Anti-ICE Agitators Get Off Scot-Free
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A Minnesota activist group encouraging protests against immigration enforcement will host a training to teach attendees to let guilty criminals walk. Defend the 612 will instruct viewers of the Feb. 23 virtual “Jury Nullification Training” on how to use false jury verdicts to fight “unjust laws and political persecution,” according to… -
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The Faith of Our Presidents
President’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on more than just the role of the leader of our nation. Yes, this person should be an individual of strong character, strength, courage and fidelity to what is best for Americans. However, America also has a long-standing history of that office being carried out by a person… -
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180 Feet Up: The Daring Story Behind the Capitol’s Most Famous Painting
It is an unlikely union. America’s Cincinnatus—George Washington—and America’s Michelangelo—the Italian painter Constantino Brumidi—never met. Washington was born in 1732, a third-generation Virginian. Brumidi was born in Rome in 1805 and emigrated to the United States in 1849, becoming a naturalized citizen soon after. Yet both left indelible marks on the American republic. Washington shaped… -
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Facts About George Washington You Might Not Know
On Presidents Day, officially known as Washington’s Birthday, Americans celebrate the life of George Washington. Here are some facts about George Washington that you might not know. The Only Unanimously Elected President To this day, Washington is the only president to receive all the votes from the Electoral College—and he did it twice. Washington won… -
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What We as Americans Can Learn From Historic Sites
Where will you go to celebrate America’s birthday? This summer marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 250 years of demonstrating that human beings are capable of self-government and that a nation conceived in liberty can indeed endure. It seems almost providential, given the state of civic education, political divisions, and… -
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America at 250: Miracle at Philadelphia
“It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States … should unite in forming a system of national Government…” –George Washington, Letter to the Marquis de Lafayette, February 7, 1788 After the Revolutionary War was settled, many colonists thought their nearly decade-long struggle might be over…. -
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Schumer Vows to Fight Supposed ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Bill With Policy 83% of Americans Support
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN on Sunday that Democrats will fight “tooth and nail” against the House-passed SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill he likened to racial segregation. During an appearance on “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash,” Schumer stressed his caucus will “not…