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opinion
Media Collusion Defused Bombshell Story About Hunter and Joe Biden
About three weeks before the 2020 election, the New York Post published a bombshell, election-changing story about presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, that, if true, derailed Joe Biden’s claim to know nothing about his son’s multimillion-dollar influence peddling. The Post claimed: “Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive… -
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Test for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
The Senate voted 53-47 on Thursday to confirm President Joe Biden’s nomination of D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Three Republican senators—Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, and Mitt Romney of Utah—joined all 48 Democratic senators and two independents in voting for Jackson. At 51 years old, Jackson… -
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Why US Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Must Include Taiwan
It’s regrettable that Washington is sending ambiguous signals to Taiwan on economic engagement. Taiwan, America’s longtime valued, like-minded, and willing partner, has voiced its strong desire to be a “full member” in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework of the United States. But at a March 31 hearing, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai declined to say whether… -
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Costa Rican President-Elect Faces Array of Challenges, Opportunities
Costa Ricans have elected a new president, Rodrigo Chaves, who will take office May 8 to succeed Carlos Alvarado. Here’s what you need to know about Chaves and his priorities, and how they might affect U.S.-Costa Rican relations. Q: Who is Chaves, and can you give us a brief sketch of the election? A: Chaves,… -
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University of Virginia Cavalier Daily ‘Journalists’ Show Cavalier Disrespect for Free Speech
“Here we are again,” began an editorial in The Cavalier Daily, the University of Virginia’s student newspaper, urging censorship of a speaker at the university. Here we are again, indeed—yet another column adding to the national chorus decrying free speech, this time authored by the newspaper’s very own editorial board. At this point, sadly, pieces… -
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Bakery Sues and Wins After College Promotes Protests, Labels Owners ‘Racist’ for Stopping Student Shoplifter
Periodically, in what seems like a never-ending assault on our basic values and the rule of law, good news emerges. The good news now is the unanimous decision of a panel of three judges on an Ohio court of appeals supporting a jury decision in favor of Gibson’s Bakery in its case against Oberlin College…. -
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HHS Secretary Dodges Lawmaker’s Questions on Requiring Toddlers to Wear Masks
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra evaded Rep. Elise Stefanik’s questions on why the agency still requires toddlers to wear masks in its Head Start program during a Wednesday hearing. “Mr. Secretary, I wanted to raise what I’m hearing from thousands of constituents who are very concerned about the mandate requiring masks for young… -
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Texas Governor Pledges to Bus Illegal Immigrants to Nation’s Capital
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will charter buses to send migrants entering his state illegally to Washington, D.C., in response to an expected border surge when the Biden administration ends a public health measure known as Title 42. “To help local officials, whose communities are being overwhelmed by hordes of illegal immigrants who are… -
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Biden Reportedly Did Favor for Son Hunter’s Chinese Business Partner
Emails from a laptop owned by Hunter Biden reportedly reveal that President Joe Biden wrote a college recommendation letter for the son of one of Hunter Biden’s business partners. Joe Biden, then vice president, sent the letter of recommendation for Christopher Li, son of BHR CEO Jonathan Li, directly to Brown University President Christina Paxson… -
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Don’t Be Fooled by Biden’s ‘Only Taxing the Rich’ Claims
On the campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed dozens of times that the 98% of Americans earning less than $400,000 per year wouldn’t pay a penny more in taxes if he was elected. Apparently, the federal government could spend trillions more on a big government social agenda at no cost to the average American…. -
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Oreos Gone Woke: Is Nothing Off Limits to LGBT Left?
“Milk’s favorite cookie” wants you to know it’s OK to be gay—again. I’m sure you’ve wondered, as you’ve dipped your delicious, cream-filled cookie (Double Stuf, please!) into a nice, cold glass of milk: What is Oreo’s policy about coming out? Wonder no more. Not even a Birthday Cake Oreo—or my kids’ favorite, the Fudge Covered… -
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3 Recent Examples of Government’s Environmental Extremism
Environmental extremism in government is increasingly becoming unhinged, both domestically and internationally. Here are three recent examples of this extremism: 1. John Kerry, the Biden administration’s special presidential envoy for climate, has made alarming remarks regarding climate change and the war in Ukraine. As reported in National Review, “Kerry fretted that the conflict [in Ukraine]… -
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Hunter Biden, the Invisible Government, and the Laptop From Hell
In 1912, President Theodore Roosevelt warned, “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics, is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.” This nearly 100-year-old warning… -
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Rep. Debbie Lesko Reveals GOP Plan to Lower Gas Prices
As gas and other energy prices continue to soar, Americans are desperate for relief. The question is, what does Congress plan to do about it? Rep. Debbie Lesko, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has some answers on today’s edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast.” Lesko, R-Ariz., pledges that if the GOP… -
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Upholding Rights for Women, Addressing Teen Girls’ Mental Health Crisis
On this edition of the “Problematic Women” podcast, we break down a new effort to defend the legal rights of women and girls. A document from the Independent Women’s Network, “The Women’s Bill of Rights,” calls for legally defining basic sex-based terms that activists have manipulated in recent years to alter the common public meaning… -
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Woke Disney Hates America. It Wasn’t Always This Way.
Leftists across the country reacted with abject horror after progressive juggernaut Disney announced last week it would expand Disney+ operations to several Middle Eastern and African countries that criminalize homosexuality. A day before, the company released a statement on its Twitter account excoriating Florida for passing a piece of parental rights legislation, maligned in the… -
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Immigration Experts Back Lawmaker in Decrying Biden’s ‘Reckless’ Plan for Border
Rep. Andy Biggs, a lawmaker from a border state, got support from former immigration enforcement officials Tuesday in assailing President Joe Biden's border security policies, calling them "reckless" and far from "humane." Their remarks came at a press conference called to respond to the Biden administration's decision to revoke Title 42, a policy that allows… -
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State Financial Officers Urge Biden to Prioritize American Energy
President Joe Biden should prioritize American energy independence and end reliance on adversaries such as Russia, Venezuela, and Iran, 27 state financial officers say in a letter Tuesday to the president. In their letter, they urge Biden to consider the consequences of foreign energy dependence for U.S. businesses and consumers. “Policies implemented during the last… -
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Over Democrats’ Opposition, South Carolina Passes Bill to Keep Males Out of Women’s Sports
South Carolina’s Republican-dominated House passed legislation Tuesday banning males from women’s sports despite Democrats’ stall tactics. Democrats attempted to delay the vote by proposing an estimated 1,000 amendments, according to The Associated Press. Debate on the amendments Tuesday lasted eight hours, with Democrats proposing measures such as renaming the bill the Discrimination Capital of the United States… -
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Why UN Should Suspend Russia From Its Human Rights Council
Russia isn’t known for treating its own citizens humanely, especially opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Russia earned a reputation for treating its targets in Chechnya, Georgia, and Syria even more brutally. The people of Ukraine are the latest victims. Russian forces have been shelling, bombing, and shooting targets across Ukraine since the invasion…