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DC Judge: ‘Truth’ About Aborted Baby Remains Not ‘Relevant’ to DOJ Case Against Pro-Lifers
A Washington, D.C., judge has refused to allow pro-life activists to show photos of aborted, preemie-sized babies as evidence in court, as well as a video wherein a D.C. abortionist allegedly describes how he would allow babies to die if they survived his abortions. Her refusal pertains to the case of Lauren Handy and four… -
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Schools, Universities Bringing Back Mask Mandates, Shutdowns
Schools and universities around the U.S. are bringing back mask mandates and shutdowns as COVID-19 numbers rise, according to public records reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Runge Independent School District in Texas, Magoffin County Schools in Kentucky, Lee County School District in Kentucky, and Rosemary Hills Elementary School in Maryland are all reimplementing some form of COVID-19… -
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Left Sheds Crocodile Tears Over Military Pay to Dodge Debate About Abortion Extremism
The Left wants our government and institutions to operate as if its values were the norm and must be enforced—or else. That idea hit a snag in Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who has been making a prolonged stand against the extreme abortion policies adopted by the military under President Joe Biden. Tuberville has been blocking… -
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Tom Cotton Demands Answers After Defense Department Rule Neuters the Brave Men and Women Who Serve in the Armed Forces
Sen. Tom Cotton is demanding answers after the Defense Department altered the text of the most prestigious joint awards it bestows on the brave men and women who serve in the armed forces—neutering them by referring to them all with the grammatical abomination "themself." "I write regarding the department's decision to incorporate 'gender neutral' language… -
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What Game Is Hunter Biden Playing?
What shameless act or felonious activity was not evidenced on Hunter Biden’s laptop? Racist attitudes toward Asians? Soliciting prostitution? Felonious use of drugs? Photographed nudity and perverse sex? Admissions to illicit foreign shakedowns? Hunter all but accused his own father, President Joe Biden, of also being on the foreign take, writing: “I hope you all… -
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James Comer, Marjorie Taylor Greene Demand to Know Why the DOJ Appears to ‘Apply Unwritten Exceptions’ for Hunter Biden
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is trying to find out if the Justice Department failed to protect women who might have been sexually exploited by Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden. House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and committee member Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote to Justice Department officials… -
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Free Enterprise Is What Will Solve Arkansas’ Used Tire Problem
Arkansas has a used tire problem. Despite a government program set up in 2017 meant to dispose of Arkansas’ used tires while being self-funding, these eyesores—and some argue, health hazards—are literally piling up around the state. This was completely predictable. Yet no amount of failure can convince even the best-intentioned politicians and bureaucrats that when… -
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Gavin Newsom Addresses Rumors He’ll Run in 2024
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed rumors in an interview clip released Friday that he may run for president in 2024, emphasizing that Vice President Kamala Harris is President Joe Biden’s natural successor. Newsom also insisted that Biden will run again, telling NBC “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd in an interview released Friday: “We… -
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‘AMERICAN AID FIRST’: Sen. Rick Scott Slams Democrats for Binding Disaster Aid to More Ukraine Spending
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., called out Senate Democrats for continuing to block federal aid to American disaster victims by tying any such funds to $44 billion in proposed aid to Ukraine. “Your federal government ought to do its job. Part of its job is to help its citizens in a time of need,” Scott told… -
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Woke Corporations Increasingly Funding ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Employees
The online job search company Indeed has announced it will now cover up to $10,000 in expenses for employees who want to relocate for “gender-affirming care,” a policy that went into effect in July of this year. The financial aid is for staff and their immediate family members who identify, according to Axios, as “gender nonconforming,… -
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Chuck Schumer’s National Security Problem
An old Washington saying is “Show me your budget and I’ll show you your priorities.” Perhaps an appropriate modification when describing the U.S. Senate should be “Show me your floor schedule and I’ll show you your priorities.” The Senate came into session this week for a vote at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, then left for the… -
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Migrants Are on a Misguided Path of Unchecked Compassion
Engraved at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, a stirring poem by American poet Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus,” eloquently captures the essence of compassion and virtue that has defined the American spirit. This renowned excerpt—“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”—has welcomed thousands of immigrants as they… -
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Yes, It’s Important to Discover How Prince Harry Entered the Country. Here’s Why.
Britain’s Prince Harry may have received “preferential treatment” when granted his U.S. visa, according to Nile Gardiner of The Heritage Foundation. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, publicly admitted to drug use in his recent memoir “Spare,” but it’s not known whether the royal disclosed his drug use on his visa application, an admission that can… -
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12 Defensive Gun Uses Show That Armed Citizens Make Communities Safer
As the nation continues to reel from historic violent crime spikes, many gun control activists turn reflexively to the same “bumper sticker slogan” policy “solutions” that fail to address real problems while often undermining the Second Amendment rights of peaceable citizens. Last week, some Hartford, Connecticut, residents made headlines for taking a different approach. Instead… -
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The Unbecoming Behavior of Jack Reed and Elizabeth Warren
Senators returned to a steamy Washington, D.C., this week with temperatures nearing 100 degrees. As warm as it was outside, things were also heated inside the Senate. For six months, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has infuriated his Democratic colleagues by preventing the Senate from rubber-stamping the promotions of high-ranking military officers. The number is now… -
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Lee Defends Tuberville in Pentagon Abortion Debate
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, gave a strong constitutional defense of his colleague, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, after Defense Department officials attacked the Alabama Republican’s move to block Biden administration military promotions. Tuberville is blocking around 300 military promotions until the Pentagon drops its policy of funding travel for women to get abortions. Democrats, the media, and… -
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How Burning Man Became Uncool
This week, the Burning Man festival—a convocation of large groups of men and women seeking sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, and other forms of hedonistic bliss—was flooded. It seems that a half-inch of rain swamped the event, which takes place in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, turning the dust to deep and sticky mud…. -
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The Left Blames Foreign Automakers—Rather Than Criminals—for Car Theft Surge
The Left has found its newest implausible scapegoat for a crime wave that began in 2020; namely, foreign car companies. A recent editorial column in The New York Times, “Kia and Hyundai Helped Enable a Crime Wave. They Should Pay for It,” has been part of a spate of national and local media stories blaming… -
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Pro-Life Activist Appeals Lower Court Decision Denying Her Release From Jail Ahead of Sentencing
The Thomas More Society has filed an emergency motion to appeal a lower court decision that denied pro-life activist Lauren Handy's release from jail ahead of her sentencing. Attorneys with the Thomas More Society filed their motion to appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday asking to… -
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Emails: Two Weeks After Attempted Kavanaugh Assassination, USMS ‘Unaware’ of ‘Specific, Targeted Threat’ to Justices Before Overturn of Roe
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: An internal email from the U.S. Marshals Service to staff members states that the agency was unaware of any "specific, targeted threat to a USMS-protected facility or person" one day before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The Marshals Service email does not mention Nicholas Roske's alleged assassination attempt…