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What to Know About End of Title 42 and Biden’s New Asylum Rule
An estimated 13,000 illegal aliens are expected to cross the U.S.-Mexico border every day beginning Thursday. That’s more than double the daily average in March. This expected spike in the number of migrants crossing the border illegally is the direct result of the end of Title 42, a public health measure set in place under… -
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Biden’s Expensive, Unrealistic Push for Electric Vehicles
President Joe Biden’s latest push for electric vehicles is reminiscent of a soliloquy by Don Quixote: short on facts, long on rhetoric, and filled with unrealistic expectations. Sadly, though, Biden’s policy mistakes are moving beyond fiction to a reality that confines consumers to cars that are unaffordable and unwanted. Like Don Quixote tilting at harmless windmills… -
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WATCH: Illegal Aliens Stream Over Border Ahead of Title 42’s End
EL PASO, Texas—In the waning hours of Title 42, the public health measure that enabled Border Patrol to expel illegal aliens from the border, The Daily Signal’s Mary Margaret Olohan and Tim Kennedy traveled to El Paso, Texas, and captured footage of comparative calm before the expected storm. A Border Patrol agent told The Daily… -
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Lefty Media Ignore Conservative Group’s Massive Victory Against SPLC, Despite NYT Reporter Calling It ‘Front-Page News’
More than a month after a judge handed a conservative organization a monumental legal victory against the Southern Poverty Law Center, most legacy media outlets have ignored the story, even though a New York Times reporter said it was “front-page news.” The Southern Poverty Law Center routinely brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations “hate groups,”… -
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Exploding Border Crisis May Mark Terminal Stage of Biden’s Presidency
This may mark a terminal stage of President Joe Biden’s time in the Oval Office. On Thursday, the Biden administration finally will drop Title 42, a public health policy implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the Trump administration that allowed for the quick deportation of illegal immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic…. -
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5 Keys to Understanding Biden’s Nominee for Top Economist Who Pushed for IRS Expansion, Green New Deal
On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee will consider whether to advance the president’s adviser who has been called “Joe Biden’s man on the left” and the man behind “Bidenomics” to be chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Jared Bernstein has pushed the president’s spending and climate policies and was among the most… -
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Schumer on Cusp of Defunding DC Police Department as Crime Explodes
At a time when crime is exploding in Washington D.C., why is Sen. Chuck Schumer for defunding the Washington Metropolitan Police Department? On April 19, by a vote of 229-189, a bipartisan group of members in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to disapprove (i.e., rejected) the adoption of the fraudulently named Comprehensive Policing and… -
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Woke Capitalism Threatens US National Security, Alabama Attorney General Says
Left-wing environmental, social, and governance policies in corporate America are “a clear and present danger to consumers and to our democracy,” according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. “An unelected cabal of global elites is using ESG to hijack our capitalist system, capture corporations, and threaten hard-earned dollars of American workers,” Marshall, a Republican, said… -
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Comer Trusts Whistleblower, Awaiting FBI Info on Influence Peddling Allegation
While releasing information about $10 million flowing to Biden family members at a press conference Wednesday, House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer said a whistleblower’s bribery allegations against President Joe Biden "are consistent with our independent findings.” The committee subpoenaed the FBI last week for forms with information regarding a whistleblower's claim that the… -
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Eager Publicists for Racial Reparations in California
How insanely radical and unjust can blue states get? California’s nine-member Reparations Task Force voted May 6 to recommend that state lawmakers provide billions of dollars in compensation payments to black residents, along with a formal apology for slavery. Why should an 18-year-old white person—or a freshly minted migrant—pay taxes through the nose to atone… -
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DeSantis Signs 4 of Largest Reforms of Public Education in Florida History
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed four landmark pieces of education legislation Tuesday that seek to “empower teachers,” protect schools from the harmful effects of social media, expand student scholarships, and authorize one standardized test as an alternative to two others. DeSantis’ office has dubbed the package of four bills the “Teachers Bill of… -
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House Oversight: Biden Family Got Over $10 Million From Foreign Entities While He Was VP
President Joe Biden’s family received more than $10 million from foreign entities—mostly while he was vice president, according to information released Wednesday. Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a 36-page memo that made public a sampling of the thousands of pages of bank records regarding the Biden family and foreign entities. The… -
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April Inflation Report Bodes Ill for American Families, Economist Says
An economist says "families' incomes are not keeping up with inflation" after the latest consumer price index showed inflation rose 0.4% in April, up 4.9% compared with April 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. "Wednesday's data show inflation is still firmly entrenched in the economy, and that will continue until we rein in government's… -
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If America Defaults on Debt, ‘It Will Be 100% Joe Biden’s Responsibility,’ Sen. Rick Scott Says
The clock is ticking on America’s debt, and Republicans lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to agree to their plan to raise the debt ceiling and rein in government spending. Under the leadership of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., House Republicans issued a plan to raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion, or until the… -
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After Tragedy in East Palestine, a Commonsense Solution for Railway Safety
Three months ago, a failing wheel bearing caught fire on a Norfolk Southern train transporting large volumes of hazardous materials. By the time sensors alerted engineers, it was too late to avert the catastrophe that was to come. When the wheel bearing disintegrated, dozens of train cars derailed in the heart of East Palestine, Ohio,… -
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Congress Must End the Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children
One of the Left’s emotional weapons it uses to continue its open border agenda is unaccompanied alien children. A historic number of these children have crossed the southern border during the Biden administration—their parents were enticed by promises of entry into the U.S. and other immigration benefits for their children. But they are often brutally… -
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‘Model for Rest of the Country’: South Dakota History Standards Scrap Critical Race Theory, Build on Hillsdale Foundation
While much of the cultural debate about education centers on school libraries removing sexually explicit books, South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's team has been hard at work crafting new K-12 history and social studies standards that her chief of staff calls a "model for the rest of the country." Noem rejected an earlier effort… -
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Biden’s Secretive Election Order Plans Shielded From Congress but Showcased by Political Allies
The Internal Revenue Service not only is involved in voter registration, it should get more involved, a coalition of over 50 liberal groups argues. Meanwhile, the Obamacare exchange will attempt to drive up voter registration, while agencies within the Justice Department have acted to ensure that prisoners in federal custody may cast a ballot if… -
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‘Nothing Has Changed’ Since Feb. 1 Meeting, McCarthy Says on Debt Ceiling
President Joe Biden met with Republican and Democrat leaders Tuesday to discuss the debt ceiling as the U.S. could “run out of cash” in less than a month. Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,… -
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Read Tucker Carlson’s Full Announcement About Next Move
This is a transcript of Tucker Carlson’s video announcement Tuesday afternoon that he is bringing his show to Twitter. Hey, it’s Tucker Carlson. You often hear people say the news is full of lies, but most of the time that’s not exactly right. Much of what you see on television or read in The New…