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House Considers Federal Ban on Private Money to Run Elections
Eight House Republicans have introduced a bill to block the use of private money to operate elections and curb the controversial process called ballot harvesting. If enacted, the Protect American Election Administration Act would block what the bill’s sponsors call a “private takeover of government election administration.” The legislation, introduced Thursday, also would prevent private… -
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Here’s How You Can Fight Biden’s Crusade to Put ‘Transgender’ Males in Women’s Sports, From the Comfort of Your Own Home
Your teenage daughter is training seven days a week, going for that college scholarship. She’s worked her whole life to excel, only to come up short thanks to a biological male who claims to identify as a girl. This nightmare could be yours, courtesy of President Joe Biden. Every day, it seems the federal government… -
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Energy Department’s Costly Bid to Regulate Gas Stoves Out of Existence Inflames Consumers
The Department of Energy’s controversial conventional cooktops rule would introduce draconian energy-efficiency standards for gas stoves, making them unaffordable for many Americans. Gas stoves are the top choice for many people, because the temperature can be quickly adjusted. It’s not surprising that the prospect of eliminating gas stoves is unpopular, and that Americans want the… -
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Parents Get Back in Charge of Their Children’s Education
Parents in the pandemic era have asserted themselves with new vigor for the sake of their children. Parents no longer presume that the zoned public school is the right fit, or that the school puts students first. Nor do parents presume that most teachers wish to reproduce the values of the community. Since 2020, Americans’… -
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European Commission Undermines Western Innovators, Boosts Chinese Dominance of Telecom Sector
On Thursday, the day after World Intellectual Property Day, the European Commission—the self-proclaimed world regulatory superpower—officially proposed a massive regulatory regime of patents that will benefit China and undermine Western innovators in both Europe and the United States. Led by the Gaullist technocrat Thierry Breton, head of the Internal Markets Ministry, the European Commission released… -
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Media’s Gorsuch Hit Continues to Delegitimize Supreme Court
As with ProPublica’s recent smear of Justice Clarence Thomas, there’s a lot of excitement across the left-wing Twittersphere over a Politico hit on Justice Neil Gorsuch. But even as a transparent piece of partisan propaganda, it is poorly conceived. Politico kicks off the piece “Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property” with a purposefully deceptive claim:… -
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Green Manufacturing Boom Will Lead to Dangerous Bust
“America is Back in the Factory Business” declared a recent Wall Street Journal headline. On its face, this should be good news. Investments in expanding manufacturing capacity are a sure sign of a strong economy. Moreover, bringing more manufacturing back to the United States is a good way to mitigate the risks to America’s global… -
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Why Trump, or Next Conservative President, Needs Project 2025 to Curb the Deep State
A coalition of conservative leaders and former political appointees has compiled a game plan for the next conservative president to restructure the federal government’s bureaucracy to make it more cost effective, high performing, and accountable to Americans. If that project had existed in 2016, Donald Trump would have achieved more faster as president, a leader in… -
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4 Takeaways as House Looks to Restore Confidence in Elections
Voter ID requirements, dead people on the voter rolls, foreign nationals voting, and even Hunter Biden’s laptop were on the minds of lawmakers and expert witnesses Thursday during a House hearing. The House Administration Committee held the first in a series of hearings leading up to reintroduction of the American Confidence in Elections Act, dubbed… -
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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…