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After Botched Census Counts in 14 States, House Democrats Push Less Accountability for Bureaucrats
As the Census Bureau faces questions about a botched population count in 2020, the White House expressed conditional support Tuesday for legislation that would loosen the agency’s accountability to taxpayers and elected lawmakers. The Office of Management and Budget released a statement of President Joe Biden’s administration policy in support of HR 8326, a bill dubbed… -
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‘Careless’: Federal Government May Have Accidentally Sent $1.3 Billion in COVID-19 Relief to People in Foreign Countries, Inspector General Says
The Small Business Administration may have inadvertently sent over $1 billion in COVID-19 relief to individuals in foreign countries, a government watchdog said in a Monday report. SBA handed struggling small businesses and nonprofits up to $2 million in loans each through the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans program as well as grants and advances. But the… -
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‘Ripe for Abuse’: Sen. Hawley Slams Credit Card Companies Over Gun-Related Purchase Change
A Republican senator is calling on three major credit companies to reverse course after announcing new policies that would distinguish firearm-related purchases from other retail purchases, according to a letter sent Tuesday. “I write to express serious concern with your decision to separately categorize gun-related purchases from other retail transactions made with your payment cards… -
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California Is Both Increasing Electrical Demand and Cutting Off Access to Electricity Sources
California may be a trendsetter or bellwether in many ways, but after 10 grid alerts and emergency declarations in as many days, let’s hope that’s not the case when it comes to energy and climate policy. Over the past two weeks, shortly after state bureaucrats finalized a regulation banning sales of gasoline-powered cars after 2035,… -
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Forgetting Some Lessons of 9/11
On the 21st anniversary of Sept. 11, President Joe Biden repeated the same tired nostrums we have heard for the past several years on the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in American history: “We will never forget. We will never give up. Our commitment to preventing another attack on the United States is without… -
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Ken Starr, Rest in Peace
Famed lawyer Ken Starr died unexpectedly Tuesday following complications from surgery after a long and previously undisclosed illness. He had a long and storied—and somewhat controversial—career. Starr, 76, was born in Vernon, Texas, and was a Texan through and through. A graduate of George Washington University and Duke Law School (with a master’s degree from… -
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What Europe’s Energy Crisis Means for America
While serving as a U.S. ambassador to Denmark during the Trump administration, my fellow ambassadors and I warned our European allies not to rely on Russian energy imports. We knew that Russia views energy as a commodity that can and has been weaponized, and we led diplomatic efforts with Copenhagen and other major European capitals… -
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Should Conservatives Fight Fire With Fire, Seek to Cancel the Left?
The radical left wields immense cultural power in America. When a conservative crosses them, intentionally or otherwise, he or she is met with a volley of vile, leftist hatred. The left ruthlessly tracks down any information about the conservatives, their jobs, friends, and family and attempts to cancel them. The left views the loss of… -
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Does Your Kid’s School Librarian Need Parental Supervision? ‘Banned Books Week’ May Tell You.
Banned Books Week is coming to K-12 schools and city libraries across the nation September 18-24. This is a time for librarians to promote books that have been challenged for offensive content, such as sexually explicit writing and images, the promotion of so-called transgender lifestyles, and child sexual abuse. Librarians get to tout their activism… -
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7 Highlights From National Conservatism Conference
AVENTURA, Florida—Conservatives from across the United States gathered for the third annual National Conservatism Conference, hosted by the Edmund Burke Foundation. The Daily Signal was on the ground for the conference, held Sept. 11-13. Here’s some of the highlights from the conference: 1. Sen. Josh Hawley: ‘The American Revolution Is a Continuation of the Revolution… -
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Twitter Whistleblower Reveals No Other Choice: Congress Must Act to Protect Data Privacy
Hacker and network security specialist Peiter “Mudge” Zatko testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about allegations in his whistleblower report last month. The Senate hearing arose from intense concerns that Twitter executives have failed in their responsibility to protect user data. In his whistleblower report, Zatko detailed a systemic lack of institutional concern for… -
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Biden’s Proposed Public Benefits for Aliens Rule Akin to Unfunded Mandate
In its latest effort to “remove barriers” to immigration, the Department of Homeland Security is finalizing the long-awaited public charge rule, codifying a weak standard that upends congressional intent, decades of precedent, and the core American value of self-reliance. The term “public charge” first appeared in statute in 1882, when Congress barred the admission of… -
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‘Outrageous’: GOP Lawmakers Slam DOJ Official for Smearing Legal Defense Organization as ‘Hate Group’
Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm after a senior Justice Department official labeled a prominent religious liberty organization, Alliance Defending Freedom, as a “hate group.” “Alliance Defending Freedom is one of the nation’s foremost champions of religious liberty and the constitutional rights of all Americans,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in a statement provided… -
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Biden’s Title IX Rule Change Would Redefine Pregnancy to Include Abortion
The Department of Education’s 90-day comment period ended Monday for proposed rule changes for Title IX. What is the Biden administration trying to accomplish? Nothing less than the redefinition of sex—and of pregnancy itself. The landmark 1972 law known as Title IX ensures that women and girls don’t face discrimination based on sex in school… -
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Introduces Bill to Prohibit Abortion After Baby Can Feel Pain
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has introduced the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. If passed, the bill would prohibit abortion across America after 15 weeks in most cases. Flanked by pro-life leaders, Graham introduced the bill during a press conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday, saying the legislation aims to limit abortion after an… -
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Southern Poverty Law Center Takes Aim at School Boards, Local Elections With New PACs
The Southern Poverty Law Center, notorious for branding mainstream conservatives and Christians as “hate groups” and equating them with the Ku Klux Klan, is taking aim at school boards and local elections. The SPLC Action Fund announced the launch of two political action committees on Monday, targeting local government races in the South and countering… -
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Jill Biden Dismisses Parental Control of Books in School Libraries: ‘This Is America. We Don’t Ban Books.’
First lady Jill Biden said parents should not be able to exclude any books from school libraries in a Tuesday interview on the “Today” show. NBC News correspondent Sheinelle Jones had hinted at recent debates in asking her about school libraries. “Parents and politicians are now weighing in on what books should be in our… -
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‘Troubling’: Justice Department Hides Biden’s Voter Registration Plan
The Justice Department has refused to release its mandated strategic plan about ways to champion voter registration and participation, according to the Foundation for Government Accountability. President Joe Biden’s March 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting required every federal agency head to submit a plan within 200 days outlining methods the agency could use to promote… -
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Media Finally Notes Biden’s Border Mess When It Hits Acela Corridor
The New York Times published a lengthy news story the other day explaining how over 1 million “undocumented immigrants” have been “allowed into the country temporarily after crossing the border during President Biden’s tenure.” For many of those 1 million asylum-seekers—whose cases are at best a “long shot”—many “will have to wait seven years on… -
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‘Nice,’ Evil Aren’t Necessarily Mutually Exclusive
It can be said that gaining wisdom is a process of gaining some dark insights into life. One such insight is this: A lot of evil has been abetted by nice people. By “nice,” I am referring to the way people comport themselves in the personal realm. We refer to people as being “nice” if…