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Illinois’ Amendment 1 Would Cement Fiscal Train Wreck Into Law
If Illinois residents think things can’t get any worse economically, just wait. On Nov. 8, they’ll vote on an amendment to the state’s constitution that would guarantee it. Rising public sector pension costs are already causing property tax increases and forcing cuts in public safety and other vital services. Now along comes Amendment 1. It’s… -
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Here Are the Most Important Election Cases Playing Out in Courts Before Midterms
With Election Day just around the corner in what might turn out to be one of the most significant midterm congressional elections in many years, lawyers are still in the courts fighting over the rules governing the casting and counting of votes. From the status of undated mail-in ballots to the legality of drop boxes… -
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Another Year Brings More Autocratic Victories Over the Democratic Members of Interpol
The most recent annual meeting of Interpol’s governing body brought more bad news for its democratic member states, including the U.S. Interpol’s General Assembly concluded on Oct. 21. Interpol is still governed by a committee on which stable democracies are in the minority, it is still kowtowing to China over Taiwan, and is still refusing… -
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Iran, Ukraine, and Trump Behind Closed Doors. Former EU Ambassador Tells All in New Book.
President Donald Trump’s greatest foreign policy achievement was the Abraham Accords advancing peace in the Middle East, says Gordon Sondland, who served as ambassador to the European Union under Trump. “I think the strategy behind the Abraham Accords was you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different result,” Sondland says. The Abraham… -
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Probe Launched Into Homeland Security’s ‘Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Campaign’
House Oversight Committee Republicans are kicking off an investigation into what they called a “taxpayer-funded censorship campaign” at the Department of Homeland Security. Since 2020, the federal agency has been under fire for working with Big Tech companies to censor certain viewpoints mainly related to election integrity. The GOP launched its investigation after Monday’s report… -
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These 400 Elections Over 2 Years Show How 1 Voter Can Make a Difference
As voting is about to conclude Tuesday in the nation’s midterm elections, data shows that one vote can matter more often than Americans might suspect. More than 400 elections ended in ties or were decided by a single vote in 2021 and 2022, according to a tally by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, an election… -
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1 State Seeks to Prevent Its Own Roe Among Midterm Choices on Abortion
Having returned the issue of abortion “to the people and their elected representatives” in June with a watershed opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court paved the way for a flurry of state-level activity regulating abortion. Since the high court issued its Dobbs opinion, 13 states have fully outlawed abortion, and… -
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America’s National Security Is Dependent on Critical Rare Earth Minerals—and Worse, on China
The U.S. is currently heading for a major national security train wreck. Bewildering environmental policies, energy plans detached from reality, and an incomprehensible practice of trusting China to provide critical components for both civilian and military technologies is an unsustainable trajectory. The administration has rejected fossil fuels, driving us commercially and across the defense industry… -
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Vacuuming, Moaning: NPR Plays Abortion on Air
On Thursday morning, NPR played an abortion on air. NPR’s Michigan “Morning Edition” on Thursday featured Kate Wells explaining that a Michigan woman aborted her 11-week-old baby at Northland Family Planning in metro Detroit. “Like many patients at Northland, she said I could record her procedure,” Wells, a reporter, says of the mother in the… -
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Libs of TikTok Slams NBC News for LGBT-Themed Attack Piece Showing ‘Zero Journalistic Integrity’
An NBC News reporter has faced backlash for running a hit piece on several conservative commentators and outlets before reaching out to them for comment. Libs of TikTok owner Chaya Raichik, one of the commentators mentioned in the piece, said NBC reporter Matt Lavietes reached out to her for comment 15 hours after his article… -
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Why International Climate Summits Are Doomed to Fail, Part 2: Upward Mobility for Poor Depends on Energy
Second of two articles. The first article can be read here. Here’s a reality-framing statement for the roughly 190 countries headed to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt that opens on Sunday: Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2022 appear to be higher than pre-pandemic levels, again, and yet, according to the U.N., greenhouse gas emissions… -
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The Violent Attack on Paul Pelosi: Bring on the Left-Wing Hypocrisy
Days before the upcoming midterm elections, a hammer-wielding mentally ill man—who, according to the New York Post, was illegally in the U.S.—broke into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and attacked her husband, Paul. Mr. Pelosi suffered a fractured skull, underwent surgery, and is expected to make a full recovery. At the time… -
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How Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Becoming an Economic Crisis
Europe’s energy crisis is becoming an economic crisis. Skyrocketing energy prices are causing companies of all types across the region to cut thousands of jobs, dramatically roll back production, and in some instances, halt business altogether. In Western Europe, French glass company Arc International has made significant cutbacks due to rising energy prices. The company… -
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Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron: Prioritizing ESG Investments ‘Inconsistent’ With Law
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron previously warned that the state pension funds cannot legally make environmental, social, and governance considerations when investing the dollars of public employees. This week, Cameron and state Treasurer Allison Ball, both elected Republicans, asked two state pension systems to provide proof that pension funds are primarily focused on return on… -
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Polls Reveal the Central Flaw in Democrats’ Abortion Midterm Strategy
President Joe Biden and his party fear a defeat at the polls next week amid historic inflation, high gas prices, and rising crime in Democrat-controlled cities. Facing the prospect of a Republican wave election, Democrats have turned their focus to abortion, banking on the overturning of Roe v. Wade to motivate voters. While polling appears… -
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Anne Hathaway Calls Abortion ‘Another Word for Mercy’
Actress Anne Hathaway called abortion “mercy” on ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday. Hathaway joined the show’s all-female panel and shared her perspective on abortion, saying, “My own personal experience with abortion, and I don’t think we talk about this enough—abortion can be another word for ‘mercy.’” Hathaway added: “We know that no two pregnancies are… -
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‘There Are Some Hills That Are Worth Dying on,’ Says Teacher Fired Over ‘Preferred’ Pronouns
Peter Vlaming believes words have power, a conviction that cost him his job. Vlaming was fired from his position teaching French at West Point High School in Virginia in 2018 for refusing to call a female student by male pronouns. Vlaming said he was essentially given the option to either “deny” his own “Christian belief,… -
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Fact-Checking 5 Biden Warnings About Dangers to Democracy
President Joe Biden warned that democracy was in peril and on the ballot during a primetime speech Wednesday from Union Station in Washington, D.C., near Capitol Hill. Biden referenced the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, and talked several times about former President Donald Trump. He also said that political violence is on the rise. Here… -
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DOJ: Attacks on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers ‘Can Be Prosecuted’
The Department of Justice told a United States Conference of Catholic Bishops committee that attacks on pro-life pregnancy resource centers can be prosecuted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, according to an email obtained by The Daily Signal. The revelation is significant as the Justice Department faces intense criticism for failing… -
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7 Elections Reversed After Ballot Harvesting Scandals
This is an adapted excerpt from Fred Lucas’ new book “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean Elections,” now out from Bombardier Books. The paid operatives are sometimes called “ballot brokers.” In Florida, they were known as “boleteros,” and in Texas they were called “politiqueras.” Both of these states passed laws to…