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House to Vote on Border Security Bill Same Week Title 42 Expires
Lawmakers have the opportunity to pass what House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he believes is the “strongest border security package that Congress has ever taken up.” What’s more, Scalise said, the plan is for the House to vote on the legislation next month, when a public health measure known as Title 42 is… -
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Climate Change Extremists Detained After Attack on Degas Statue at National Gallery of Art
The FBI is investigating the climate change alarmists with the group Declare Emergency who defaced the protective box around Edgar Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” statue at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the investigation, which is still active,” said Kaywin Feldman, director… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Villanova Students Required to Read Graphic Trans Sex Scene Between Minors, Student Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: An English seminar class at Villanova University reportedly required students to read a play depicting a graphic sex scene between minors, one of whom identifies as transgender. Jennifer Joyce teaches the Core Literature and Writing Seminar Class at Villanova, ENG 1975-020, titled Narratives of Belonging in Contemporary Irish Literature. The… -
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School Allows Reading of LGBT Book to Second Graders Despite State Law Requiring Parental Consent
A Missouri elementary school allowed a parent to read the transgender-promoting children’s book “I Am Jazz” to a second-grade class without first informing other parents, although state law requires school districts to notify parents beforehand about lessons on sexuality. Webster Groves School District, located in the suburbs of St. Louis, allowed the parent to read… -
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These Senators Have Committed to Back McCarthy’s Debt Limit Package
Republican’s debt ceiling bill likely faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 as the debt ceiling debate continues in the nation’s capital. Now, the Senate has the opportunity to vote on the bill, which would “limit federal spending, save taxpayer dollars,”… -
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Dismisses Disney Lawsuit as ‘Political,’ Without Merit
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said Thursday that The Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against him and other Florida officials not only is “political” but lacks merit. “They’ve been treated much different than Universal, SeaWorld, and all these other places [in Florida] and so they’re upset because they’re actually having to live by the same… -
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Biden-Garland Lawsuit Against Tennessee Ban on Transgender Procedures for Kids Is Baseless, Legal Scholars Say
The Justice Department filed suit on Wednesday against a new Tennessee law prohibiting doctors from performing irreversible transgender procedures on minors. The federal lawsuit asserts the law violates the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause by denying what it calls “medically necessary care” to minors. The complaint asks the court to issue an immediate stay to prevent the law… -
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Job Creators Network CEO Issues Dire Recession Warning After ‘Anemic’ Growth Report Under Biden
The president and chief executive officer of the Job Creators Network says “the economy is stagnating” following the release of the gross domestic product report on Thursday. “Today’s GDP report confirms what ordinary Americans and small businesses already know: The economy is stagnating,” Alfredo Ortiz said in a statement. “The continuation of the slow- or no-growth economy… -
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Let’s Demolish ‘Second Prison’ Keeping Ex-Cons From Becoming Productive Citizens
I walked out of prison at age 30 with high hopes after serving nearly eight years for armed bank robbery. I was fortunate to be rescued by a few of the rare hands reaching out to offer help to someone like me. Others aren’t so lucky. Even with helping hands, personal change is hard. Research shows it… -
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Democrats Aim to Pass Amendment That Died Decades Ago
Democrats are living in a fairy tale over the Equal Rights Amendment and would do well to take a note from Disney’s “Frozen” and “Let It Go.” The ERA expired in 1982, yet Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote on the amendment this week. “In this ominous hour of American history,… -
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‘True Things Prevail’: Read Tucker Carlson’s New Message About His Future
This is a lightly edited transcript of Tucker Carlson’s remarks released on Twitter Wednesday night discussing his future after his abrupt departure from Fox News: Good evening. It’s Tucker Carlson. One of the first things you realize when you step outside the noise for a few days is how many genuinely nice people there are… -
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4 Highlights From Teachers Union Head Randi Weingarten’s Testimony on School Lockdowns
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, fielded lawmakers’ questions Wednesday about her powerful union’s role in school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Weingarten, who leads the nation’s second-largest teachers union, testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on why the AFT pushed school lockdowns. The New York Post reported… -
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House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Package
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 as the debt ceiling debate continues in the nation’s capital. House speaker Kevin McCarthy introduced the legislation on April 19, which would “limit federal spending, save taxpayer dollars,” and “grow the economy.” The legislation passed 217-215. Four Republicans voted against… -
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222 Noncitizens Ousted From Voter Rolls of Arizona’s Largest County
Maricopa County, Arizona, a lightning rod during recent elections, has removed 222 foreign nationals from the voter registration rolls over the past seven years, according to a new report from the Public Interest Legal Foundation, an election watchdog group. Nine of those 222 noncitizens cast 12 ballots across a total of four federal elections, the… -
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‘Distortion of Constitutional Government’: DeSantis Says Founders Would Oppose Administrative State
The “reservoir of freedom” that is the state of Florida should give Americans hope about the state of the nation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says. “Florida really should be a source of hope for people, because as all these other problems mounted throughout our country, we were able to get the big things right,” DeSantis, a… -
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Hearing on Abortion After Dobbs Shows Democrats’ Extremism
The Supreme Court is activist, abortion is health care, pro-life laws are confusing, and abortion drugs are safe. Those were the talking points from Democratic senators and their witnesses at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held on April 26 titled “The Assault on Reproductive Rights in a Post-Dobbs America.” Committee Chairman Richard Durbin, D-Ill., opened by… -
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What Bud Light Scandal Could Teach Us About School Choice
One of the most effective levers of influence in a free market system is the ability for consumers to take their business elsewhere. When Gillette released a marketing campaign in 2019 designed around criticizing “toxic masculinity,” alienating millions of men around the country, consumers responded by taking their business (about $5 billion of it) elsewhere. … -
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Good Riddance to Kim Foxx, Chicago’s Soros-Backed Rogue Prosecutor
The first big city, George Soros-backed rogue prosecutor, Chicago’s Kim Foxx, announced Tuesday that she won’t seek reelection next year as the state’s attorney of Cook County, Illinois. In a defensive, rambling speech at the City Club of Chicago, the controversial Foxx, a Democrat, claimed that she never wanted to make a career out of… -
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Beijing’s Hypocrisy Hits New High With Missile Defenses
For years, China complained about the development and deployment of American missile defenses, a capability that Beijing didn’t have and claimed would undermine strategic stability and security in Asia. It’s funny how you don’t hear Beijing protesting about the development and deployment of U.S. missile defenses anymore now that China itself is developing and deploying… -
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Virginia Governor Elevates State’s Economic Partnership With Taiwan
“Together, we will continue to build a deep and lasting partnership.” That was the unmistakable, powerful message Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin conveyed Monday to President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan and the people of the Asian island nation. In his first official overseas trade mission for the commonwealth of Virginia, Youngkin made a notable visit…