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Super Bowl LX Program Features Heritage Foundation Ad
This year’s Super Bowl program features stories about the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, ads for major brands, and—thanks to The Heritage Foundation—a tribute to America’s founding. For the first time in its 53-year history, Heritage is advertising in the official Super Bowl LX program. The policy organization purchased an ad marking the 250th…Rob Bluey -
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Conservative Media at a Crossroads
The media landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation that will reshape how Americans consume news over the next decade—and conservative outlets are leading the way. That’s the view of Rob Bluey, president and executive editor of The Daily Signal. In an appearance on PragerU’s “Real Talk” show with host Marissa Streit, Bluey outlined the challenges…Daily Signal Staff -
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‘Melania’ Shows First Lady Living With Purpose and Style
‘Melania’ sets the stage for the golden age of political storytelling. If “the medium is the message,” the documentary giving audiences an inside look at the first lady’s life in the 20 days leading up to the 47th presidential inauguration hits the mark on both. The film grossed over $7 million in it’s opening weekend, making it the highest grossing, non-music, documentary in a…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Trump Shreds Olympic Skier Hess Over Comments About Repping the US
Feb 8 (Reuters)—U.S. President Donald Trump criticized American Olympic skier Hunter Hess on Sunday, days after the athlete expressed mixed feelings about representing the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in northern Italy. “If that’s the case, he shouldn’t have tried out for the Team, and it’s too bad he’s on it,” Trump wrote in a…Sheila Dang -
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Has Gen Z’s Relationship With Religion Really Shifted? A New Chapter in Belief
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that on May 17, in conjunction with America’s 250 birthday celebration, a prayer event will be held on the National Mall to “rededicate America as one nation under God.” But who’s going to show up? For much of the modern era, religious identification in the United States and other Western…Katherine Matt -
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Even CNN Is Questioning Hakeem Jeffries Shutdown Strategy
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—CNN’s Dana Bash pointed out to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday that a partial government shutdown over Democrats’ demands for restrictions on enforcement by federal agents would primarily affect agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration. Despite Democrats’ new list…Hailey Gomez -
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4 House Primaries You Need to Watch
2026 will be a decisive year for the balance of power in the House of Representatives, as voters go to the polls and decide whether Republicans hold on to their slim majority. But before November, voters will have an opportunity in primaries to decide who their party’s nominee will be. In some cases, the primary…George Caldwell -
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Pollsters Don’t Ask If Anti-ICE Activists Have ‘Gone Too Far’
The unrest in Minneapolis has died down, and the Trump administration is pulling 700 immigration enforcement officers out of the area. But all of the national media scrutiny has obsessed over Team Trump. It has rarely acted to “hold government accountable” when the governing comes from Democrats, like Gov. Tim Walz or Minneapolis Mayor Jacob…Tim Graham -
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‘NOT ACCEPTABLE’: Trump Admin ‘Clamping Down’ on Foreigners Taking American Jobs
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas is seeking to prevent Americans losing their jobs to foreign workers. “Most people understand that you can’t discriminate against a foreign worker, but they don’t understand that American workers could constitute a national origin,” said Lucas, who oversees the federal government’s employment discrimination agency. “It’s one of those…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Is This the End of Transgender Hysteria?
A few years ago, things looked pretty bleak for skeptics of transgenderism—those of us who have great compassion for those afflicted by what the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” long referred to as the “disorder” of gender dysphoria, but who refuse to accept the lie that a man can become a woman or…Josh Hammer -
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The Supreme Court’s Golden Opportunity to Eviscerate Climate Lawfare
Climate alarmism has lost at the ballot box time and time again, and last year, even Bill Gates significantly dialed down his support for it. However, enterprising lawyers on the Left are still trying to smuggle in an effective carbon tax through the courts—and the Supreme Court should put an end to it. It works…Tyler O’Neil -
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Mike Lee Says ‘Zombie Filibuster’ Is Stalling Voter ID Bill—Here’s What That Means
Conservatives are calling on Senate Republicans to end the “zombie filibuster” to overcome Democrat opposition to the SAVE America Act, legislation that would mandate voter ID and proof of citizenship. President Donald Trump threw his full support behind the bill in recent days, arguing that America’s elections are “rigged, stolen, and a laughingstock.” “The SAVE…Daily Signal Staff -
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Newsom Won’t Cut Ties to Homeless Fraudster Firm
Borrowing from novelist James Hilton, who coined the word “Shangri-La” to describe a Tibetan utopia in a 1933 novel, Franklin Roosevelt gave that name to the peaceful retreat we know as Camp David. For California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Democrats, Shangri-La hasn’t become synonymous with a place that connotes peace on earth. It…Susan Crabtree -
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London’s Restricted ‘March for Jesus’ Highlights Suspected Pro-Muslim and Anti-Christian Bias in Policing
The London Metropolitan Police restricted the “Walk with Jesus” procession, originally planned for Tower Hamlets, a predominantly Muslim area in East London. The Jan. 31 U.K. Independence Party-affiliated event was moved to Central London, where a few hundred people marched from Marble Arch to Trafalgar Square, led by Nick Tenconi. No major incidents were reported,…Peter McIlvenna -
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Don’t Cry for The Washington Post, It Helped Destroy Media
In December of 2016, The Washington Post reported that Russian hackers had penetrated the U.S. electricity grid through a Vermont utility company, leaving millions without heat. This was serious stuff. President Barack Obama, the paper ominously noted, was concerned that Moscow might also “disrupt the counting of votes on Election Day, potentially leading to a…David Harsanyi -
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3 Keys to Understanding FBI Election Raid in Georgia
The FBI raid of the election office in Georgia’s largest county may have surprised many Americans. But it was building for more than a year. It began as a state-county standoff regarding 2020 election data and escalated last fall to include the U.S. Justice Department. Here are three keys to understanding what led to the FBI raid. 1. What’s…Fred Lucas -
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Syria on Path to Genocide, Former Trump Official Warns
Syria is on track to experience a genocide if security protections are not put in place for endangered religious minorities, according to one expert on global religious freedom. If the “right” steps are taken, there could be “a long-term, stable, I hope, open to democratic [government in] Syria that will take place. We get it…Virginia Allen -
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Portland’s Journey From Symbol of Chic to Shabby
In December, bestselling author and humorist David Sedaris wrote a New Yorker magazine essay about a recent trip to Portland, Oregon. While on a walk to a donut shop, he “lost count of the strung-out addicts I passed on my way” before eventually encountering four homeless people huddled around an empty baby carriage and smoking drugs…Mark Hemingway -
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The Super Bowl Storyline Players Keep Repeating
The biggest game of the sports year is here: Super Bowl Sunday. The fact that this game takes place on a Sunday seems fitting for this year’s clear theme among the players preparing for the game of their lives. Amid the countless interviews, many players have said their faith is the most important thing in…Thomas Griffin -
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Boys vs. Girls
Am I sexist? I think there are differences between men and women—traits beyond obvious physical ones. But when I was young, feminist leaders said there were no differences. The only reason men ran most things was sexism. There was plenty of that. One example people forget: Until 1974, women couldn’t get a credit card without…John Stossel