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Memo to Debt Limit Negotiators: Here Are 5 Wasteful Budget Items Ripe for Cutting
As negotiations over the debt limit continue to dominate headlines in Washington, the central focus of the back-and-forth between Democratic President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is over the appropriations spending level for fiscal year 2024. House Republicans passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which would reduce discretionary spending for fiscal year… -
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Where Ukraine-Russia War Stands After 15 Months
It’s now been 15 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian military personnel have been killed. And now, it appears that Russia has succeeded in taking what is left of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of intense fighting. As Ukraine prepares to launch its anticipated spring offensive, President… -
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‘Nightmarish’: Dennis Prager Breaks Down America’s ‘Drift to Totalitarian Speech’
ORLANDO, Fla.—The American Left’s tendency to enforce its ideological speech codes reminds commentator and radio host Dennis Prager of the Soviet oppression of Jews, which he studied in his youth. He calls this phenomenon totalitarian and “nightmarish.” Prager studied Russian in school in order to study communism. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he… -
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Newsom Stigmatizes Conservatives Over Backlash to Target Pride Month Merchandise
Apparently, conservatives are having an impact. Target—no doubt with an eye to the massive losses Bud Light is experiencing after its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney—announced it’s going to make some changes to its retail stores' Pride Month product placement and line-up, after significant outcry about its Pride gingerbread houses, onesies, and, oh yes,… -
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This ‘Pride’ Stuff Isn’t Healthy
I’ve never understood ethnic, race, gender, or sex pride. Even as a kid. For my bar mitzvah, someone gave me a book titled “Great Jews in Sports” or something like it. Aside from the usual jokes—it was not a long book; the print and the photos were very large—what I remember best was that I… -
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Parents Take School Board to Court for Assigning LGBTQ Books Without Their Consent
Six Maryland parents of different religious backgrounds are suing the Montgomery County Board of Education for forcing their children to read LGBTQ “pride” books without parental knowledge or consent. The federal lawsuit comes after the school board in the affluent Maryland county created a list of 13 newly approved “LGBTQ-inclusive” books and informed parents that… -
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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss: Taiwan Is ‘an Enduring Rebuke to Totalitarianism’ of China
“Your future is our future.” That was the simple yet powerful message of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss to Taiwan. Truss made a notable five-day trip to Taiwan starting on May 16, becoming the first former British prime minister to visit the self-governing island republic since Margaret Thatcher, who visited the nation in 1992…. -
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Why Do Leftists Get a Pass on Their Racism Toward Tim Scott, Other Black Republicans?
It’s common among the conservative Twitterati to joke that the leftist media really want former President Donald Trump to be the nominee again, assuming—as they did in 2016—that it means doom for the Republicans. But whoever prevails, the 2024 Republican primary cycle is going to work out like all modern-day cycles. Inevitably, liberal Democrat reporters… -
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Rabbi Explains How Israel Rejected Socialism, Grew More Religious, and Fights Terrorism … and Why It Matters for the US
ORLANDO, Fla.—While socialism, secularism, and radical activists seem ascendant in the U.S., an American-born Israeli rabbi who left America in 2011 argues that Israel rejected these trends and represents a model for his birth country to follow. Rabbi Tuly Weisz, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi who left Ohio for Israel and who founded the news outlet… -
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‘Devout Catholic’ Biden Silent Amid Outrage Over Anti-Catholic, ‘Transgender Nuns’ Promoted by LA Dodgers
Warning: This report includes content that some readers may find graphic and offensive. President Joe Biden has yet to weigh in on the outrage over the Los Angeles Dodgers inviting an anti-Catholic group of queer and transgender “nuns” to its Pride Night events. The drag performers call themselves “The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” and describe… -
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Kentucky Democrat Who Lost Bid to Unseat McConnell Fined $10K for Ethics Violations
The Executive Branch Ethics Commission of Kentucky has finally completed its investigation of Democrat Alison Grimes, a former secretary of state who ran an unsuccessful campaign for Senate against Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2014. The commission, in a unanimous vote, has fined her $10,000 for abusing “her position and influence” to provide 18 Democratic candidates… -
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Ron DeSantis Files to Run for President
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally officially filed paperwork to launch his 2024 presidential bid. "Our border is a disaster, crime infests our cities, the federal government makes it harder for families to make ends meet, and the president flounders," DeSantis says in a video announcing his campaign. "Decline is a choice," he adds. The… -
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Debt Ceiling Negotiations ‘Still Far Apart,’ McCarthy Says
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., says that “there’s a number of places that we’re still far apart” on the debt ceiling as negotiations continue in the nation’s capital. “I mean, it didn’t seem like it’d be this hard. I remember even talking to the incoming Democratic leader before I was even speaker about ways that… -
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‘Sen. Tuberville Displayed Tremendous Courage’ in Pentagon Abortion Fight, GOP Rep. Eli Crane Says
A freshman Republican congressman is weighing in on why he signed a letter supporting Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., in his efforts to overturn the Pentagon’s policy of subsidizing abortions for members of the military by holding up the promotions of high-ranking military officers. "Sen. Tuberville displayed tremendous courage with his willingness to stand in the… -
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BREAKING: LGBT Pride ‘Youth Carnival’ Bars Parents From Attending
Organizers of a “Youth Carnival” sponsored by two Indiana LGBTQ+ associations and the Indianapolis Airport Authority will not allow parents to attend with their children. According to an Instagram post by Indiana Youth Group, it is collaborating with Indy Pride to hold the carnival for “youth” ages 12 to 20 at an activity center nicknamed… -
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Will Elon Musk Break the Legacy Media Stranglehold?
This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis decided to announce his 2024 presidential candidacy on Twitter Spaces, the newest feature on Elon Musk’s Twitter. Musk himself would be co-hosting the event, giving DeSantis access to Musk’s 141 million Twitter followers. Only after the Twitter launch will DeSantis begin the more typical campaigning, embarking on a series… -
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PhRMA, Pfizer Funded LGBT Index Scoring Hospitals for Promoting Gender Ideology
Both Pfizer and PhRMA funded the Human Rights Campaign's "Healthcare Equality Index," a tool that the far-left organization is using to push gender ideology into medical institutions across the nation. The HRC's Healthcare Equality Index sways the practices of hospitals and health care facilities by scoring them on whether they are adopting "LGBTQ+ inclusive patient,… -
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Charges Dropped for Shareholder in Buffett’s Company Who Cited Bill Gates’ Link to Jeffrey Epstein
Nebraska prosecutors have dropped charges against a shareholder activist who was arrested after bringing up Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CEO Warren Buffett’s donations to a nonprofit run by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Peter Flaherty, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, a government and corporate watchdog, attended a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in early May… -
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Israeli Survivor of Palestinian Terrorism Raises Alarm Over Radicals in US
ORLANDO, Fla.—What can America learn from Israel? David Rubin, former mayor of Shilo, the modern settlement close to the ancient site of Israel's Tabernacle Tel Shiloh, survived a Palestinian terror attack and urges the U.S. to take seriously the axis between radical Islam and the American Left. Speaking to The Daily Signal at the National… -
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Texas Set to Give Boot to Leftist DEI Offices at Public College Campuses
Texas may soon become the second state to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from public colleges. In early May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation to prevent colleges and universities there from using federal or state funds on DEI programs. Like on many other issues, Florida and DeSantis have demonstrated that just a few…