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opinion
Arrest That Man (Donald Trump). Crime to Follow.
Former President Donald Trump, citing “illegal leaks” from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, posted the following on social media: ” … WITH NO CRIME BEING ABLE TO BE PROVEN, & BASED ON AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE, THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED… -
opinion
In Texas, Democrats Struggle to Fight School Choice Bill as Support Booms
A Texas bill that would offer families an education savings account of $8,000 per child caused an extraordinary stir Wednesday at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. For the bill’s first hearing by a Texas Senate committee, advocates and critics flooded the hearing room to argue about the effects on students, families, and schools of… -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Bill Would Make Abortionists Report Victims of Trafficking
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Republican North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd is leading lawmakers in introducing the Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act. The legislation, co-sponsored by Republican senators Josh Hawley of Missouri, Roger Marshall of Kansas, and Rick Scott of Florida, would require abortionists and abortion providers to file reports with the National Human… -
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US Patent System Needs to Be Fixed, Inventor Rights Activist Says
An American inventor is speaking out about a law he says has significantly affected the country’s ability “to lead the world in innovation and stay ahead of our adversaries.” “We’re a 501(c)(4) [tax-exempt organization], and our mission is to restore to America something that has been actually just totally destroyed by Big Tech,” Randy Landreneau,… -
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Lawsuit Challenges Wyoming’s First-in-Nation Ban on Abortion Pill
The most utilized abortion procedure in America is now the abortion pill, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-choice research organization spun off from Planned Parenthood. More than half of all abortions in America are carried out using the abortion pill, but Wyoming just became the first state to ban the pill entirely. Wyoming Gov…. -
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Federal Agency Contradicts Biden, Says Student Loan Debt Cancellation Not in Effect
Another wrinkle has been introduced into the short, tortured existence of President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation plan. On Friday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued an opinion stating that the Biden administration’s student loan cancellation is not in effect because it’s a rule that “substantially impact[s] the rights and obligations” of private parties, and… -
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TikTok Threatens America’s Social Fabric, Tech Policy Expert Says
The American public needs to know how egregious of a threat the Chinese-owned TikTok app poses to our nation’s social fabric, the director of the Tech Policy Center at The Heritage Foundation says. In a conversation Tuesday with Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts on “The Kevin Roberts Show” podcast, Kara Frederick discussed what TikTok’s… -
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‘No Legitimate Basis’ for DOJ Targeting of Protesting Parents, House Panel’s Report Concludes
A House committee has found that there was “no legitimate basis” for the Biden administration to use Justice Department resources to target supposed “threats” to school boards across the country. “From the initial set of material produced in response to the subpoenas, it is apparent that the Biden administration misused federal law-enforcement and counterterrorism resources… -
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40 Years After Reagan, Neglected US Missile Defense Is Dangerously Obsolete
Forty years ago Thursday, President Ronald Reagan addressed the American people to announce his plan for a national ballistic missile defense system. This new program, known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, or SDI, was envisioned to eventually protect the United States from any Soviet nuclear attack. However, years of force degradation and confusing policies from… -
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Uyghur Muslims ‘Systematically Exterminated,’ Head of China Select Committee Says
The ongoing genocide of Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region “should serve as a warning” about the threat of the communist regime there, the chairman of the House’s select committee on China says. “The Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing Uyghur genocide reveals the party’s true nature,” Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., told The Daily Signal in an… -
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‘People Urinating in Our Field’: A Border Farmer’s Plight Under Biden Administration Policies
After Joe Biden became president, farmers in Yuma County, Arizona, watched as illegal aliens soiled large sections of their crops. “When the United States Border Patrol lost operational control of the border here in Yuma, we had a lot of people that were making it into the production areas,” farmer Cory Mellon told The Daily… -
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Facebook, Google, Amazon Share ‘Revolving Door’ With Justice Department
The Justice Department and Big Tech seem to have a revolving-door relationship, one watchdog group contends after doing an analysis covering over 20 years. Corporate brands such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon have hired former Justice Department senior officials while also serving as a farm team for the government agency. Big Tech firms hired about… -
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Diversity Training Disaster
All big American companies now require DEI training: diversity, equity, and inclusion. All big companies! Really. It sounds responsible. But it turns out DEI courses are often useless and sometimes racist. First comes groveling. My new video about DEI shows a conference that begins with a “land acknowledgement.” A Microsoft employee apologizes for taking land… -
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Arkansas Governor Signs Bill Banning Biological Males From Using School Girls’ Bathrooms
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, signed a bill Tuesday that bans biological males in public schools from using girls’ bathrooms. House Bill 1156 requires that public school districts or open-enrollment public charter schools rely on the students’ sex as listed on his or her original birth certificate “issued at or near the time… -
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Pence Pushes ‘Commonsense’ Reforms to Social Security, Medicare
Former Vice President Mike Pence called for “commonsense” reforms to Social Security and Medicare during remarks to college students at Washington and Lee University. “If we act in this moment with the support of this generation, we can introduce commonsense reforms that will never touch anyone who is in retirement, or anyone who will retire… -
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Nothing to ‘Bragg’ About: NYC Averaged More Than 1 Homicide or Manslaughter Daily in 2022
Three years ago, Jason Rivera wrote a letter to the New York City Police Academy, explaining why he wanted to be a police officer. “When I applied to become a police officer, I knew this was the career for me,” he said. “I would be the first person in my family to become a police… -
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Ammunition Containing Depleted Uranium Isn’t a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Mr. Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the United Kingdom of escalating the conflict in Ukraine by sending anti-tank rounds containing depleted uranium to Kyiv to defend itself against Moscow’s year-old invasion. In Moscow this week, Putin reportedly said, “If all this happens, Russia will have to respond accordingly, given that the West collectively is already… -
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Did Southern Poverty Law Center and James Madison Museum Team Up to Put ‘Anti-racist’ Curriculum in Virginia Schools?
The Albemarle County school district in Virginia has been subjected to two lawsuits related to its implementation of an “anti-racist” curriculum, which one parent said was “incubating a culture rooted in grievance, discord, and victimhood.” But parents in the school district near Charlottesville may be alarmed to discover that it is not just the school… -
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A Double Standard on Decorum in White House Briefing Room
The White House press corps is a microcosm of the national media. It is overwhelmingly liberal, stuffed with Joe Biden voters. So, it was downright weird when former press secretary Jen Psaki told the Los Angeles Times she sometimes thought, "I am an orderly in an insane asylum." The briefing room is usually a tank… -
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DeSantis Says If He Ran in 2024, He Would Beat Biden
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thinks he would beat President Joe Biden if he ran against him in 2024, the governor revealed in an interview with Piers Morgan. DeSantis definitively addressed 2024 when he told Morgan: “If I were to run … I’m running against Biden.” “Like, we are competing for the Republican, potentially, I get…