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FAILING UPWARD: Teachers Union Leader Who Pushed COVID-19 Mandates Lands Homeland Security Role
Randi Weingarten, a major proponent of school lockdowns and COVID-19 restrictions, was appointed to the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council on Wednesday. “Leaders of our academic institutions and campus life have a great deal to offer in helping us counter the evolving and emerging threats to the homeland,” Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said… -
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How ‘Sound of Freedom’ Movie Can Be Disruptive Force to End Child Sex Slavery
Years ago, I started praying a simple prayer: “Lord, break my heart for what breaks yours. I want to weep over what you weep over and rejoice over what you rejoice over.” That prayer is not entirely original as the words are similar to the popular Christian song “Hosanna,” but over the years, the prayer… -
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How to Disrupt Media Groupthink: Train the Next Generation of Conservative Journalists
Ryan Wolfe got his start in journalism as a student at Wake Forest University and is now leading The Fund for American Studies’ new Center for Excellence in Journalism. With many Americans lacking trust in traditional media outlets, The Fund for American Studies is training the next generation of journalists to focus on honest reporting… -
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Tennessee’s Republican AG Exits Group Sponsored by Woke Companies
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has left an organization of state attorneys general that has accepted sponsorships from left-leaning companies and nonprofits, The Daily Signal has learned. The organization, called the Attorneys General Alliance, is holding its annual conference this week in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The annual conference, running Monday through Thursday, was expected… -
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House Votes to Censure Rep. Adam Schiff
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., initially filed a privileged resolution on May 23 "to censure, condemn, and fine" the California Democrat $16 million "for his egregious abuse of the trust of the American people." Luna introduced a… -
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6 Takeaways From Special Counsel John Durham’s House Testimony on FBI’s Trump-Russia Probe
Special counsel John Durham testified to a House committee Wednesday about his lengthy investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe, aiming sharp retorts at two Democratic lawmakers who sought to detract from his findings. Last month, Durham released his report criticizing the FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation of whether Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign… -
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Biden’s Energy Policies Strengthen China at America’s Expense
With U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s friendly weekend meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, questions arise as to why President Joe Biden is promoting costly energy policies that strengthen China at the expense of America. Although Biden on Tuesday called Xi a dictator, actions speak louder than words. Biden’s energy policies, which favor wind… -
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Riley Gaines Describes Sharing Locker Room With Lia Thomas
In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, a tearful Riley Gaines spoke passionately about competing against Lia Thomas, a biologically male swimmer who identified as female and competed in women’s swimming on the University of Pennsylvania team. Gaines, who won numerous races during her time swimming on the University of Kentucky’s women’s team, shared… -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Women Introduce National Women’s Sports Week Resolution
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Female Republican lawmakers are backing girls fighting to preserve the integrity of women's sports by marking the observance of National Women's Sports Week. Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney introduced a bicameral resolution this week to celebrate the contributions of individual female athletes and… -
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Pro-Life Women Celebrate First Anniversary of Post-Roe America
Pro-life women came together Tuesday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and the availability of abortion on demand and to honor pro-life women who served and defended expectant mothers in the past year. The webinar via Zoom was co-sponsored by Republican strategist and pollster Kellyanne Conway, a… -
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The Cost of Government-Funded Free Things
Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for all! But government isn’t Santa Claus. Government is force. Most every law takes away a little of our money or freedom or both. The Heritage Foundation ranks economic freedom across the globe. The United States once ranked No. 4… -
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Durham: Agents ‘Emotional,’ ‘Apologized’ Over FBI Conduct in Trump-Russia Probe
FBI agents, including some directly involved in the Trump-Russia collusion investigation, were apologetic and “emotional” about the conduct of their leaders in that probe, special counsel John Durham told Congress in testimony Wednesday. The FBI’s conduct was “sobering,” according to Durham, who last month released his report on the origins of the bureau’s “Crossfire Hurricane”… -
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‘Embrace’ Anonymous Same-Sex Orgies ‘With Joy,’ Biden’s Monkeypox Adviser Urges
The official President Joe Biden tapped to fight mpox—the virus formerly known as monkeypox—said public health officials should not oppose “Pride” events that end in anonymous same-sex orgies, but instead craft a policy that “supports” the “joy” victims find in random sexual encounters. After all, “one person’s idea of risk is another person’s idea of… -
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‘Pride’ Police Claim Free Speech Is ‘Unsafe.’ Get Over It.
June is designated as “Pride Month,” which is allegedly about inclusion and diversity, but the Pride Police don’t actually believe in that. There is no diversity of opinions on LGBTQ issues. It’s “My Way” or the Bigot Highway. They say “Pride Month” is about visibility, but there shall be no visibility for any resistance. Their… -
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Hunter Biden’s Sweet Plea Deal
In a move that will avoid a public trial and potential prison time, Robert “Hunter” Biden, the wayward son of President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes on over $3 million and agreed to enter a pretrial diversion program for a third count… -
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Kentucky’s Daniel Cameron Scores Win Against Threat of Banks Cutting Off Conservatives
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican who is also running for governor, secured a pledge from JPMorgan Chase that may help protect conservatives from the threat of "debanking"—when banks cut off services over the religious or political stance of a customer, including nonprofits. Cameron slammed the "hypocrisy that we see from big businesses." Speaking… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Colorado Health Clinic Promoted Drag Story Hour To Kids With Autism
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A Colorado health clinic that works with children who have autism promoted a Drag Story Hour event featuring adult drag queens performing for children, according to documents obtained by a parental rights' group. Seven Dimensions Behavioral Health uses Applied Behavior Analysis, a therapy used primarily with those who have Autism… -
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‘God Save the Queen, Man’: With Biden, Talk of 25th Amendment Is Muted
Who decides a president’s fitness for office? We, the people, do. Or, at least that’s how our republican system of government is supposed to work. In the past few years, however, that idea has been seriously challenged. President Joe Biden delivered a speech at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in… -
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Lessons From Swedish Border Ignored by Biden, Mayorkas
It wasn’t exactly profundity on display when Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson declared earlier this month that “massive immigration and poor integration simply do not work.” To the contrary, it was a keen grasp of the obvious, but one that’s been lost to willful blindness on the part of President Joe Biden and his hapless… -
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Ex-NFL Star Shares How to Advance the Ball on Pro-Life Culture in Post-Roe America
Ben Watson, a former NFL tight end and Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, discussed his new book “The New Fight for Life: Roe, Race & A Pro-Life Commitment to Justice” and the importance of upholding the dignity of the human person in an event at The Heritage Foundation on Tuesday. Watson said…