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House Can Sue to Block Biden’s Student Loan Bailout
In February, the Supreme Court will hear not one but two cases challenging President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debt. The most important question remains, however: Will the high court reach the question of whether Biden has the authority to cancel student debt? To most, it seems the court has only two options:… -
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Republicans Make Midterm Gains With an Unlikely Group: Young Americans
Republicans made gains in the midterm elections among voters under 30, a demographic that tends to lean heavily Democratic, according to The Associated Press. Young voters swung 53% for Democratic House candidates and 41% for Republican candidates, AP reported. The result marks a decline for Democrats from recent elections: In 2020, voters under 30 chose Joe… -
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Black Guns Matter
We know about Black Lives Matter. My new video is about a group called Black Guns Matter. Maj Toure, a Philadelphia high school dropout-turned-activist, tells me he started it after he got tired of hearing people endless chanting, “Black lives matter,” but saying nothing “when it’s time for black people to defend their lives.” Toure… -
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‘Children Are Such Judgment-Free Beings’: Drag Performer Touts White House Invite to Respect for Marriage Act Signing
When President Joe Biden signs the radical Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, at least one Drag Queen Story Hour performer will likely be in attendance. “To be a non binary drag artist invited to the White House is something I never imagined would happen,” Marti Cummings said in a Twitter post featuring an invitation… -
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Transportation Chief Buttigieg Uses Taxpayer-Funded Private Jets Despite Calling for Curbing Carbon Emissions
A Biden administration Cabinet member has taken at least 18 taxpayer-funded private jets since taking office despite a strong stance on curbing carbon emissions, according to a Monday release by Americans for Public Trust. Pete Buttigieg, the 19th secretary of transportation, has reportedly taken a minimum of 18 taxpayer-funded flights while using private jets managed by… -
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DOJ Official Admits Targeting Pro-Lifers Is Response to Overturn of Roe
The Justice Department has been targeting pro-life activists through the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act as a response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade, according to Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. Gupta delivered remarks at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division's 65th Anniversary earlier this month. The associate attorney general described the… -
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If Title 42 Ends, Biden’s Broken Border Will Only Get Worse
Open-borders activists may construe immigration laws to fit their agendas, but those who see the need for a secure border work to uphold those laws. One regulation that finds itself caught in partisan crosshairs is Title 42, a COVID-19 public health authority used to swiftly turn back migrants at the southern border that, if ended,… -
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Psychotherapist: I Warned About Sam Brinton, the Nonbinary Biden Official Now Arrested for Theft, but No One Listened
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL: A licensed psychtherapist who testified against laws banning so-called conversion therapy says he warned Americans about Sam Brinton, the non-binary Biden administration nuclear official who is facing charges for allegedly stealing two pieces of luggage at two separate airports. "My colleagues and I warned lawmakers in California and Massachusetts, and the… -
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The Chinese Communist Party’s Alleged Influence on College Campuses, Explained
As students head to college each semester, the influence of the Chinese Communist Party on their campus is an unlikely point of discussion. However, John Metz, the president of the Athenai Institute, said his group is “committed to removing the influence of the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party from U.S. college campuses.” Metz… -
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Unhappy New Year: CBO Forecasts Poor Economy, Soaring Deficits in 2023
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Nov. 29 released an analysis describing its “current view of the economy in 2023 and 2024 and the budgetary implications.” In short, everything looks bleaker than it did a little more than six months ago, when the CBO published its Budget and Economic Outlook report in May. In the… -
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Public Library Pays Ibram X. Kendi $22,500 to Deliver Woke, ‘Anti-Racist’ Message
A woke sermon—from a well-paid minister who speaks his truth—is coming to a public library near you. Controversial author Ibram X. Kendi spoke Wednesday evening at the Fairfax County Public Library in Virginia, just outside the nation’s capital. Kendi, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, is the author of the 2019… -
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American Girl Falls to Radical Transgender Ideology. How Many Children Will Suffer?
It was Christmas 2001 and I was 8 years old. Running down the steep steps of my family’s New England home, I barreled into the living room to find wrapped presents plus one unwrapped gift by the fireplace—Josefina, an American Girl doll. I spent hours of my childhood playing with Josefina and a collection of other… -
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‘After School Satan Club’ Persists in Effort to Meet at Elementary School
News that a Satanic temple is attempting to start an after-school club for children on school property in Virginia is the latest in a rising pattern of public activity by groups that openly identify as followers of Satan. Reports surfaced Tuesday that The Satanic Temple in Chesapeake, Virginia, had been approved to use a room at… -
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GOP Should Fight Democrats’ Dodgy Voting Schemes in Court, Not Surrender and Play Catch-Up
The white flags of surrender are flapping in the breeze, thanks to Republicans willing to accept as permanent the “emergency” election rules that Democrats demanded during 2020’s COVID hell. Longing for the elusive red wave, some GOP officials and operatives now suffer Stockholm Syndrome: They think it’s time to surrender to Democrats, swallow their dodgy… -
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‘State-of-the-Art’ Video Reveals Beauty of Unborn Baby Growing in Mother’s Womb
One of the top pro-life organizations in the United States has released a video focusing on the beauty and humanity of an unborn baby as he grows in his mother’s womb. In “Along for the Ride,” Live Action uses “state-of-the-art technology” to demonstrate an unborn baby’s journey through different stages of growth, ability, and size…. -
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The Real News About Twitter Files: The Left, Democrats, Legacy Media Don’t Care
New Twitter owner Elon Musk gave reporter Matt Taibbi of Substack access to internal Twitter documents about the social media platform’s decision to spike the Hunter Biden laptop story and about how “the Biden team” had a direct pipeline to Twitter executives. Taibbi tweeted: “By 2020, requests from connected actors to delete tweets were routine…. -
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Pro-Life Activist Who Discovered Preemie-Sized Babies Jailed for Attempting to Block Abortions
Pro-life activist Lauren Handy tried to stop the abortions of unborn babies at an abortion clinic in 2019. Now she's spending 45 days in jail. A Michigan judge sentenced Handy and three other pro-life activists with the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) in mid November for impeding abortions from taking place at a Michigan abortion clinic… -
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The FBI Arrested Pro-Life Dad Mark Houck. Now, He’s Accusing the DOJ of Viewpoint Discrimination, Selective Prosecution
Attorneys for Mark Houck are moving to dismiss federal charges against the pro-life father arrested in a dramatic FBI dawn raid in front of his children. Houck's legal team filed a motion to dismiss charges this week in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that the Justice Department is… -
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BlackRock CEO Should ‘Resign or Be Removed,’ State Treasurer Demands
The state treasurer of North Carolina demands that BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink "resign or be removed" immediately in a letter Friday to the board of directors of the multinational investment company. "As keeper of the public purse, my duty is to manage our investments to ensure that the best interests of those that teach,… -
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Former Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Reinstated by Court After Firing Over Pro-Life Views
A federal judge has ordered Southwest Airlines to rehire a flight attendant and award her damages, back pay, and interest after she was fired in 2017 for stating her pro-life views on social media. The ruling marks a victory for the religious freedom rights of Christians in the workplace at the same time that the…