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‘Culture of Death Has Been Lifted Off Our Nation’: Pro-Life Women Celebrate Overturning of Roe v. Wade
For nearly 50 years, pro-life advocates have worked tirelessly to overturn the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. Now, with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe and its related 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. This is one of the most significant advances… -
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Caught Red-Handed: Critical Race Theory Taught at West Point
Various news outlets—Fox News, The Washington Times, the New York Post, and Breitbart, among others—have reported on a trove of documents obtained by Judicial Watch revealing that the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been indoctrinating cadets on critical race theory. That’s in spite of claims to the contrary made by various defense and… -
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Facing an Unexpected Pregnancy? Here’s Help
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by news of an unexpected pregnancy, but many resources are available to help parents and families with their respective needs. Here are seven resource pages, databases, and help lines designed to assist mothers in their decisions about pregnancy. Lifeline Children’s Services: Free, confidential adoption support to help expecting mothers look… -
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In Photos: How Pro-Lifers Are Celebrating Dobbs Decision
Ever since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization draft opinion leaked in early May, pro-life activists have gathered peacefully at the U.S. Supreme Court on decision days to eagerly await the ruling. That day finally arrived Friday. The following photos showcase their reactions. >>> Facing an Unexpected Pregnancy? Here’s Help Have an opinion about this… -
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Biden Rips Supreme Court’s ‘Extreme’ Reversal of Roe
President Joe Biden sharply denounced the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision earlier Friday overturning its Roe v. Wade ruling and ending abortion on demand in America after nearly 50 years. “The health and life of women in this nation are now at risk,” Biden said in remarks at the White House shortly after 12:30 p.m. Biden… -
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The Dobbs Decision, Explained
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned its abhorrent Roe v. Wade decision Friday, upholding a Mississippi law in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. How did the justices reach their decision? What is its historic significance? And what comes next for the pro-life movement? On this bonus episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast,”… -
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Sen. Mike Lee’s Report Offers Scathing Critique of Biden’s Leftist Economic Policies
Although required by law to submit a budget and Economic Report of the President to Congress no later than the first Monday in February, President Joe Biden waited until March 28 to turn in his homework, a nearly two-month extension many students would envy. Now, in a scathing rebuttal Friday to Biden’s report on the… -
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‘Dissolve the Supreme Court’: Liberals Go Ballistic Over High Court Upholding Gun Rights
Liberals criticized the Supreme Court Thursday after it ruled New York’s requirement that applicants for concealed carry permits must prove they have “good cause” violated the Second Amendment. “Because the State of New York issues public-carry licenses only when an applicant demonstrates a special need for self-defense, we conclude that the State’s licensing regime violates… -
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Senate Republicans’ Report Condemns ‘Biden’s Border Crisis’
Consumers of the mainstream media might think that all news stopped on Jan. 6, 2021, but readers of The Daily Signal know that illegal crossings at the U.S. border are at “astronomical and record-breaking levels,” as a just issued report from the Republican minority on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee puts it. The 47-page report,… -
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How Leftists Are Reacting to Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Democrat lawmakers and liberal activists shared on Twitter their reactions to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision Friday. “Today’s Supreme Court opinion will live in infamy as a step backward for women’s rights and human rights,” wrote former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, while… -
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What We Saw at Supreme Court Around Dobbs Decision
The Daily Signal was at the Supreme Court on Friday morning. Here’s what our team saw. -
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Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade in Dobbs Decision
The Supreme Court overturned its Roe v. Wade ruling Friday with a 5-4 decision in a Mississippi case that returns the issue of abortion to the American people and their elected lawmakers after nearly 50 years. The high court’s dramatic and historic ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was not a surprise to… -
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Beware Arrogance on the ‘Democracy Beat’
On CNN’s “Reliable Sources” on June 19, host Brian Stelter touted the growing new trend in the “objective” media of creating a “democracy beat” because former President Donald Trump and his devotees are a constant threat. Stelter compared it to a contractor fighting rot and mold in the house. There’s something obvious and desirable about… -
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Best Teachers Could Be Your Parents, ‘Homeschool Awakening’ Documentary Suggests
Actor Kirk Cameron’s new documentary “The Homeschool Awakening” features 14 homeschooling families. Those families, failed by the public education system, have embarked on a homeschooling journey, and they share how the decision has changed their lives. Like most other American families, those parents initially sent their children to public school because “it’s just what you do.” The… -
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Rep. Gary Palmer Exposes Biden’s Failures on Economy, Health Care
Americans have had more than a year to experience President Joe Biden’s administration. If Biden’s slouching poll numbers are any indication, Americans aren’t thrilled with the president’s performance. High inflation featuring rising food and gas prices, missing baby formula, and a hyperfocus on race and gender ideology seemingly are beginning to grate on the public’s… -
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Supreme Court to New York: Second Amendment Means What It Says
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued its first significant opinion in a Second Amendment case in well over a decade, striking down a New York state law that effectively denied ordinary residents the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense. This decision, in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, is… -
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By Inserting Gender Identity, Team Biden Muddies Title IX’s Protections for Girls, Women at School
On the 50th anniversary of Title IX protections for girls and women, the Biden administration proposed rule changes in enforcing the law that would have dramatic repercussions for publicly funded schools around the country. The Education Department released a 700-page document Thursday announcing the proposed changes to Title IX regulations. Perhaps most significantly, the changes… -
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Fewer Americans Believe in God Than Ever. Here’s Why It Matters.
Per a new report from Gallup, the percentage of Americans now saying they believe in God is the lowest since it first started doing the survey. In 2022, 81% of Americans say they believe in God. When Gallup first asked this question in 1944, 96% said they believed, and in the early 1950s, it was… -
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Boston Banned a Christian Flag but Raised a Communist One
Not long after al-Qaeda terrorists flew commercial jets into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Northern Virginia, Major League Baseball teams started playing “God Bless America” in the seventh inning of their games. Many of these games were played in stadiums owned by local governments. Did that establish a religion?… -
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Supreme Court Upholds Second Amendment in New York Gun Case Decision
Liberal states cannot require Americans to show “some special need” to exercise their constitutional right to carry guns in public for their own protection, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday morning. Instead, the court ruled, the Constitution recognizes each citizen’s right to self-defense in public places. The 6-3 ruling struck down a New York state…