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WATCH: We Can’t Have Honest Discourse on Alex Pretti. ‘Toxic Empathy’ May Be at Fault.
As new footage allegedly shows Alex Pretti violently attacking law enforcement in Minnesota just one week before he was fatally shot, the political Left continues to lean hard into emotional narratives to pressure the Trump administration on deportations. But is this empathy honest … or toxic? From celebrity tears to moments of silence at NBA… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Ramaswamy Will Make Ohio the Model State
Columbus, Ohio—Vivek Ramaswamy is on a mission to make Ohio the state everyone is talking about by making it affordable for young people. On Wednesday, the Republican candidate for governor spoke at a Young Republicans meeting where he was joined by Senate President Rob McColley, his lieutenant governor running mate. Affordability is the Name of… -
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‘HUGE DEAL’: Thune Pledges Election Security Vote in Senate
Some Senate Republicans supported Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s promise to hold a vote on an amended election security bill. Thune, R-S.D., on Wednesday called for adding a voter ID mandate to a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in a federal election. “At some point, we’ll have that vote,” Thune said of the… -
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CAIR Participates in Anti-ICE Protest, Attracts Remarks From GOP Lawmakers
This article has been corrected to reflect that President Donald Trump’s executive order exclusively targeted elements of the Muslim Brotherhood, that Gov. Greg Abbott’s November proclamation on CAIR did not include a ban on the organization operating in Texas, and that the EPIC City development, which CAIR defended against attacks in an August report, denies… -
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Trump Reveals When He’ll Announce Next Fed Chair
President Donald Trump said he will announce his appointee to chair the Federal Reserve Board of Governors next week. “We’re going to be announcing the head of the Fed, who that will be, and it’ll be a person that will, I think, do a good job,” Trump said at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting. “We’re paying far… -
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Former Polish President Andrzej Duda Joins Heritage Foundation as Visiting Fellow
The Heritage Foundation has announced that former Polish President Andrzej Duda has joined the organization as a distinguished visiting fellow. “I am honored to join The Heritage Foundation as a Visiting Fellow,” Duda said in a Monday press release from The Heritage Foundation. “As President of Poland, I saw firsthand how deterrence, defense investment, strong… -
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Fox News Just Beat a Broadcast Giant in TV Ratings
Fox News Channel continued its unprecedented dominance of cable news in January, marking 24 consecutive years as the top-rated network. The cable channel’s ratings rivaled those of broadcast TV networks and beat CBS, even though those channels are more widely available to a bigger audience. CBS suffered its worst ratings this century across multiple programs, according to Nielsen data… -
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Congress Probes as Newsom Seeks $33 Billion Relief Package
Marking one year since the devastating California Pacific Palisades fire, Congress is investigating the tragedy “thoroughly” as Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks $33 billion in federal funding to rebuild. “This was not a failure of effort by firefighters,” Patrick Butler, California fire chief and harbor master, testified, “It was a failure of leadership above them.” The Palisades fire burned in California for nearly all… -
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Before FBI Raid, Georgia Elections Board Questioned Fulton County Over Voter Rolls
One week before the FBI raid of the Fulton County elections office to gather information on the 2020 election, members of the Georgia State Election Board questioned the county for alleged mismanagement of voter registration rolls. State officials have been demanding answers from Fulton County election staff about ongoing matters such as double voter registrants… -
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Republicans Defect as Senate Funding Vote Fails, Making Shutdown Likely
Eight Senate Republicans joined Democrats in blocking a six-bill funding package Thursday, greatly increasing the probability of a partial government shutdown. The Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold necessary to end debate on a package that would fund the State Department and financial regulators, as well as agencies overseeing homeland security, war, education, labor,… -
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Tom Homan Explains ICE ‘Drawdown’ Plan in Minnesota
The “withdrawal” of some immigration agents from Minnesota is dependent upon state and local officials cooperating with federal law enforcement, according to Border czar Tom Homan. If there is “commonsense cooperation” that will allow for the “drawdown of the number of people we have here. Yes, I said it, draw down the number of people… -
opinion
Parents Are Back in Charge, and Voters Are With Them
Parents didn’t ask for an education revolution. They were pushed into one. When schools closed, lessons moved online, and basic expectations broke down, parents got a front-row seat to a system that too often puts bureaucracy ahead of kids. What they saw changed everything. Parents want control back, and most Americans agree. A national poll… -
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New Video Shines Light on Alex Pretti’s Confrontation With Federal Agents
State and federal authorities are investigating the shooting death of Alex Pretti, 37, at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents on Saturday, but newly released video confirms Pretti had a previous confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement this month. The video, captured by The News Movement, shows Pretti shouting at federal agents before kicking… -
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Celebrating Catholic Schools
“United in Faith and Community.” That’s the theme of this year’s Catholic Schools Week, which takes place between Jan. 25 and Jan. 31. In 1974, the National Catholic Educational Association, or NCEA, established this tradition to typically fall during the last full week of January to coincide with the beginning of enrollment season. NCEA states… -
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Democrats’ Response to Minneapolis Chaos Could Be to Their Detriment
The unrest surrounding federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis did not arise by accident. It is the product of a combustible mix: deliberate obstruction by Democrat officials, wall-to-wall legacy media coverage and two tragic incidents that were mishandled by senior figures inside the Trump administration. Together, these forces have produced exactly the chaos critics warned about—and… -
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Josh Shapiro Criticizes Vance Despite Similar Holocaust Remembrance Day Posts
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro criticized Vice President JD Vance for his Holocaust Remembrance Day post on X, despite shocking similarities between the two men’s posts. Vance took to X on Tuesday to memorialize Holocaust Remembrance Day. “Today we remember the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust, the millions of stories of individual bravery and… -
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Ohio’s Haitians Made Headlines in 2024 Election, But Will They Head Home in 2026?
The town of Springfield, Ohio, unexpectedly found itself in the national spotlight in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. At question was the town’s sizable community of Haitian migrants, which had grown mightily during former President Joe Biden’s administration. And Springfield might soon be in the national spotlight once again because Temporary Protected Status… -
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7 Extreme Democrat Attacks on ICE Help Explain Why Some Americans Are Losing Their Minds
Every day, it seems anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement agitators perpetrate a new atrocity against innocent people, and Democrats demonizing ICE arguably bear some of the blame. On Sunday, they effectively laid siege to the Home2 Suites by Hilton Hotel, smashing the windows and spray-painting anti-ICE slogans, leading both state police and federal agents to respond…. -
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Go Big, Then Go Smart: Trump, ICE, and the Law. How to Skip the Left’s PR Trap.
The current obstruction and violence against federal agents trying to expel illegal aliens—committed by far-left activists and encouraged by left-wing politicians—is unacceptable. In June 2025, in Los Angeles, agents carrying out due process against illegal aliens were assaulted. Mayor Karen Bass blamed federal enforcement for her city’s lawless protests, only ordering a curfew when dozens of businesses… -
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Pastor Tells of ‘Massacre’ Under Iranian Regime
An Iranian-born pastor told The Daily Signal that four members of his family were shot in Iran during the recent protests against the regime, and that the death toll of protesters may exceed current estimates. “Just imagine if four in one family can be shot, imagine the scale of the massacre,” said Ramin Parsa, an Iranian-born…