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opinion
Planned Parenthood Taxpayer Funding Up; Abortion and ‘Transgender’ Services High Priorities
Planned Parenthood’s 2021-2022 annual report is out: Taxpayer funding is at an all-time high and abortion remains a key priority. Meanwhile, visits for actual health care—like cancer screening and prevention services and prenatal care—continue to decline. The abortion giant has also been diversifying its portfolio of services, trying to corner the market in so-called transgender… -
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GOP Lawmakers Rip Biden for Giving LGBTQ Banner Treatment Equal to That of US Flag
People visiting Washington, D.C., this weekend probably expected to see a white house on Pennsylvania Avenue. Instead, the president’s residence was plastered in rainbow and transgender colors, an over-the-top display of the current resident’s LGBTQ fixation. It was a stark contrast to the mood in the rest of America, where the fury over “Pride” displays has… -
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In UK Relations, Biden Administration Substitutes ‘Declarations’ for Action
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak—the U.K.’s third prime minister in the past year—visited the White House on Thursday in his first official trip to the U.S. This is the fourth time that Sunak and President Joe Biden have seen each other in the past four months. But familiarity isn’t breeding much in this relationship. The… -
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This One Tool Helped Delay Biden’s Attack on Women’s Sports, and You Can Use It to Fight His War on Gas Cars
Cars are already more expensive than they were three years ago, but if the Environmental Protection Agency under President Joe Biden has its way, we’ll be pining for the good old days of 2023. Imagine selective abortion meets “Grand Theft Auto,” as a Heritage Foundation scholar recently dubbed it. The kind of cars most Americans… -
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‘A Very Dangerous Situation,’ Benedict Rogers Says of US Depending Too Much on China For Imports
According to the Council on Foreign Relations, “the United States imports more from China than from any other country.” The total volume of imports in 2022 from China into the U.S. amounted to more than $536 billion, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported. The Group of Seven leaders in May issued a statement about… -
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Unprecedented Indictment of Trump Likely to Deepen Political Divisions
For the first time in our nation’s history, a former president has been indicted by the federal government. And not just a former president, but the current front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. A federal grand jury in South Florida has returned a combined 38-count indictment against former President Donald Trump… -
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Judge Orders Women’s Spa Run By Christians to Allow Naked Men
Harvey Weinstein must be kicking himself now for not identifying as trans. Because based on one federal judge’s decision, apparently it’s just fine to force women to see your penis, as long as you say you’re a woman, too. Forget #MeToo—we’re now in an era where not wanting to be around a naked person of… -
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After Kowtowing to China, Disney Agrees to Meet With Uyghur Groups
The Walt Disney Co. has reportedly agreed to meet with representatives of the Uyghur Human Rights Project after intense pressure from a Republican congressman from Indiana. The entertainment giant previously promised to meet with the Chinese Uyghur victims and human rights advocates, then backed out, said Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., in his letter to Bob… -
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Pat Robertson, Influential Televangelist and Cultural Critic, Dies at 93
Pat Robertson, one of America’s best-known televangelists as the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and the Christian Coalition, died Thursday at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was 93. “For many of us, he was also a spiritual father, guiding us and teaching us to love the Lord and live lives worthy of… -
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60 Companies That Are Celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month More Quietly
After Target stores and the Bud Light beer brand faced public criticism for loudly promoting “LGBTQ Pride Month,” The Daily Signal was curious how other well-known companies and brands are participating. Last year, Twitter, Facebook, and other companies made public announcements in press releases, blogs, or other digital posts about how they were marking Pride… -
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The Government Wants to Take Away Your Car
Are you ready for the government to take away your car? New proposed regulations on automobile emissions from the Environmental Protection Agency would require 60% of new car sales to be electric vehicles by 2030 and 67% by 2032, compared to the fewer than 6% that were on the road in 2022—for no environmental benefit…. -
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We Must Reform America’s Politicized Law Enforcement. Here’s How to Start.
The Justice Department unsealed Friday its indictment of former President Donald Trump, currently the leading candidate to face President Joe Biden. The news elicited strong reactions from members of Congress and others concerned about the politicization of our justice system and the application of double standards in prosecutorial decisions. Recent revelations from special counsel John… -
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BREAKING: California Bill Would Charge Any Parent Who Doesn’t Affirm Transgenderism With ‘Child Abuse’
A recently amended California bill would add “affirming” the sexual transition of a child to the state’s standard for parental responsibility and child welfare—making any parent who doesn’t affirm transgenderism for their child guilty of abuse under California state law. AB 957 passed California’s State Assembly on May 3, but a co-sponsor amended it after… -
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Biden Accused of Taking $5M Bribe, According to FBI Document
President Joe Biden has been accused of taking a $5 million bribe from an executive of the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings, according to a Fox News report on Thursday. Biden’s son, Hunter, sat on the board of the gas firm. The accusation was described by a “confidential human source” in a June 2020… -
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New Trump Indictment Harms America in 2 Ways, Sen. Marco Rubio Says
The second indictment of former President Donald Trump, this time related to classified documents he took from the White House, will do great “harm” to America, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Friday. For one thing, Rubio noted, President Joe Biden reportedly retained classified documents from his eight years as vice president without securing them as… -
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Remembering the Horrors of D-Day
Seventy-nine years ago this week, the Allies assaulted the Normandy beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Their invasion marked the largest amphibious landing since the Persians under Xerxes invaded the Greek mainland in 480 B.C. Nearly 160,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers stormed five beaches of Nazi-occupied France. The plan was to liberate Western Europe… -
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Nothing to See Here but a Credible Whistleblower Accusing the President of Bribery
President Joe Biden has been accused by a credible informant of allegedly taking $5 million in “a bribery scheme with a foreign national” while he was the sitting vice president. That seems like a pretty big story, but what do I know? Apparently, there’s a document laying out the accusation in some detail, and not… -
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‘SPIRITUAL WAR’: Christian Group Sends Bibles to Ukraine, Sees Denominations Unifying Amid Russian Invasion
ORLANDO, Fla.—A Christian group that sends Bibles to Eastern European countries has a report from the field: The war in Ukraine is a "spiritual war," and the Bible is bridging divides between groups that have hated one another for centuries. About 10 years ago, Ukraine came to Eastern European Mission and asked for Bibles to… -
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3rd Circuit Hands Down Another Significant 2nd Amendment Victory
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held this week in Range v. Garland that the government cannot disarm people convicted of minor, nonviolent offenses. In doing so, it handed down perhaps the most significant Second Amendment victory since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision last year, where it held that Americans have a… -
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Trump Indicted on Charges Related to Classified Documents
Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that a federal court in Miami has indicted him. The indictment is currently sealed. However, Trump connected the charges to documents he held after leaving the White House. Trump released a statement about the charges that he posted on Truth Social: The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my…