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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… -
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Nebraska Enacts Bill Protecting Minors From Gender Transitions, Unborn After 12 Weeks
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, signed a combination bill Monday protecting minors from gender transitions and protecting unborn babies after 12 weeks’ gestation. The measure provoked several extremely pro-trans Democratic senators to engage in an unprecedented filibuster of the entire legislative session and barrage the bill with unserious procedural motions designed to bog the process down. “Protecting our… -
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European-Level Taxes Coming to America If US Keeps Up Unsustainable Spending
Compared to Western Europe, the American middle class has it pretty good when it comes to taxes. Of course, that’s more of an indictment on Western European governance than it is an endorsement of the U.S. tax system. And, unless Washington changes its big-spending ways, the U.S. middle class soon will face similar astronomical taxes…. -
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Rebutting 7 False Claims in Debt Limit Fight
Following a number of rounds of discussions between House Republican officials and the Biden administration, the two sides still haven’t reached an agreement on increasing the federal debt limit. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., described a Monday evening conversation at the White House, however, as “productive.” An important factor surrounding the issue is McCarthy’s negotiating… -
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Top 10 Companies That Ignore First Amendment Rights
A new database shows that some of Americans’ favorite companies—such as Airbnb, Amazon, and Disney—disregard religious freedom and free speech. Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal organization devoted to protecting religious freedom and other First Amendment rights, joined with Inspire Insight, an investment tool that provides data on the religious values of companies, to produce the… -
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‘I Don’t Want Any Other Parent to Live Nightmare That I Am Living,’ Woman Tells House Panel of Daughter, 20, Killed by Illegal Alien
Less than a week after Kayla Hamilton turned 20, she was violently killed by an illegal alien MS-13 gang member in her bedroom, her mother told a House subcommittee Tuesday. The suspect in Hamilton’s slaying is a 17-year-old unaccompanied alien child affiliated with MS-13 in El Salvador, according to Tammy Nobles, Hamilton’s mother. “I don’t… -
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When Government Censors Religious Views, It Violates First Amendment
The government shouldn’t prevent Americans from expressing their religious beliefs. But that’s exactly what the state of Washington is trying to do. Brian Tingley is a licensed marriage and family counselor. For the past 20 years, Tingley’s deeply held religious beliefs have been the source of the guidance he offers his clients, who come to him… -
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Biden’s Message to Black College Graduates: You’re Victims, Not Leaders
I sat in the crowd with thousands of beautiful families waiting to hear a message of inspiration, hope, and a brighter future like I would expect to hear at any commencement speech in America. Instead, sitting in the audience at the historically black Howard University, the graduates, their families, and I heard a message from… -
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Heritage Foundation to Host Memorial Conference Honoring Midge Decter
Midge Decter, for many years a board member of The Heritage Foundation, and for much longer a leader in conservative thought and action, passed away a year ago this month on May 9, 2022. Next week, on May 31, at 2 p.m. EDT, Heritage will host a conference celebrating her life and legacy and looking… -
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LifeWise Academy Brings Bible-based Education to Public School Students During School Hours
Bethany Sanidad, a mom from Ohio, credits LifeWise Academy with changing her son Christian’s life—and by extension her whole family’s outlook on faith. “I imagine Christian and his family sitting in church one day and thinking it all started with LifeWise,” Sanidad told The Daily Signal. “If we didn't have LifeWise offered, we wouldn't be… -
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4 Major Themes From National Conservatism Conference
LONDON—The latest National Conservatism conference, held May 15-17 here, may end up being a pivotal moment in British politics. The convention, sponsored by the Edmund Burke Foundation and called the NatCon U.K. Conference this year, has become a significant gathering place for American conservatives since the organization launched its first major event in 2019. Among… -
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Biden Admin Says School District Can’t Remove Sexually Explicit Books Because It Violates Students’ Civil Rights
The federal Department of Education concluded an investigation into a Georgia school district Friday, arguing that the removal of several books containing pornographic material “created a hostile environment” for LGBTQ and nonwhite authors and readers, according to a letter. The DOE’s Office of Civil Rights launched an investigation into the Forsyth County School District after…