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Because of Political Differences, Sanders Refuses to Sign Statement Condemning Sinema Bathroom Protesters
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., opted not to support a joint statement condemning protesters who followed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., into a bathroom because the condemnation did not rebuke Sinema’s moderate political views. The decision was revealed in an email chain first reported by Axios. The leaked emails emphasize the division between Democrats’ moderate and left wings as they… -
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Federal Judge Blocks Texas’ Pro-Life Heartbeat Law
A federal judge has halted the enforcement of Texas’ Heartbeat Act, which banned abortions in the state after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected. “It is ordered that the State of Texas, including its officers, officials, agents, employees, and any other persons or entities acting on its behalf, are preliminarily enjoined from enforcing Texas Health… -
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In Temporary Win, Mom Gets Dirty Books Removed From School Libraries
Northern Virginia continues to be a battleground between parents and their school boards over what should be taught in public schools. One of the latest incidents involves books in the libraries of Fairfax County Public Schools that contain graphic depictions of sex between children and adults. Stacy Langton, a Fairfax County mother, made headlines after… -
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Is It OK for Activists to Corner Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in Restroom to Demand Her Vote?
Pro-amnesty activists followed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into a ladies’ room at Arizona State University over the weekend to demand that she support fellow Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social spending bill. Video of the intruders lecturing Sinema, D-Ariz., from outside a closed stall door Sunday—while other women went about their personal business—quickly went viral. “Yesterday’s behavior was… -
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State Attorneys General Warn Against ‘Weaponizing’ FBI to Target Parents
Republican attorneys general in states across the country are criticizing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for inserting the federal government into protests against school boards that center on such issues as mask mandates and critical race theory. “In recent months, there has been a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school… -
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Don’t Be Tricked Into Allowing Big Tech to Weaponize ‘Misinformation’
Tuesday’s Senate hearing with Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen was part of a slick, well-produced rollout of a former Facebook employee, complete with a prerecorded and well-timed “expose” on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” harmonious media cheerleading, and paid Democratic consultants. With this razzle-dazzle, the witness and her handlers want the audience to use the pretext of child… -
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How Our Children’s Addiction to Technology Hurts the Country
Parents, wake up! Your children are being taken from you without you realizing. Think for a second about the last family dinner you had with your son or daughter. What were they doing? Were they present in the conversation, enjoying the meal with you? Or were their heads stuck in their phones, giggling every now… -
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How China’s Economic Freedom Deficit Distorts Markets Beyond Its Borders
In an attempt to lay out the Biden administration’s approach to charting the course of the U.S.-China economic relationship, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai underscored that the bilateral relationship is “complex and competitive.” More importantly, Tai noted, “In recent years, Beijing has doubled down on its state-centered economic system. It is increasingly clear that China’s… -
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Sen. Josh Hawley Questions ‘Weaponizing’ of FBI to Silence Parents
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., sharply questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland’s deployment of the FBI to intervene in local school board matters in an exchange Tuesday with one of Garland’s deputies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. In a memo the day before, Garland instructed the Justice Department and FBI “to address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward… -
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Adding Dental Benefits to Medicare Is a Solution in Search of a Problem
The massive government expansion bill that congressional Democrats are currently trying to enact includes provisions that would add new dental benefits to Medicare, the federal health insurance program for seniors. Yet that might prove to be an unpopular move once seniors realize that the proposed changes could leave them with worse dental coverage than they… -
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7 States Push Noncitizen Voting, 4 States Say No
Litigation in Vermont has highlighted the expanding trend of noncitizen voting, which two cities in that state recently allowed. Municipalities in California and Maryland similarly allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Other jurisdictions are considering doing so. So far, these efforts to allow noncitizens to vote don’t apply to national elections for president or… -
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What If Political ‘Polarization’ Isn’t the Big Problem?
The University of Virginia Center for Politics this week released a poll surveying Americans’ feelings about their political opponents. According to the poll, 80% of Biden voters and 84% of Trump voters believed that elected officials of the opposite party present a “clear and present danger to American democracy”; 78% of Biden voters believed that… -
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In Afghanistan Evacuation, Air Force Once Again Rises to an Enormous Challenge
The air evacuation out of Afghanistan was, in a word, amazing. Despite immense obstacles, U.S. Air Force airmen were able to rise to the challenge and evacuate 124,000 U.S. personnel and refugees out of Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. While you may be thinking it was unprecedented for an Air Force that just… -
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This Group Is Suing Biden Administration Over Vaccine Mandates
Small businesses around the country are attempting to bounce back from the devastating effects of the pandemic. But vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden administration, critics say, threaten to crater the progress made by small companies just as they’re starting to get back on their feet. Alfredo Ortiz is president and CEO of Job Creators… -
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And Jews Will Still Vote Democrat
There is almost nothing Democrats can do to damage America or Israel that would change most American Jews’ political leanings. The latest example took place just last week. A college student speaking to Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, condemned America for supporting Israel, and charged Israel with committing “ethnic genocide” against Palestinians. Harris’ said,… -
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Attorney General Garland Abuses Power He Doesn’t Have to Threaten Parents
Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo on Monday directing the Department of Justice and the FBI to “launch a series of additional efforts in the coming days designed to address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel.” The Garland memo looks like an effort to use the FBI to threaten and silence… -
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The Irony: UN Women Says Word ‘Women’ Is Exclusionary
U.N. Women, the United Nations organization responsible for furthering the cause of women all over the world, seems out to erase itself and any credibility it has as a women’s rights organization. U.N. Women announced in July 2019 it would focus on “equality of all genders” (as I wrote about here) instead of solely women’s rights…. -
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We Hear You: Amazon’s Scary Reasoning for Rejecting a Book Ad
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience was critical of Amazon for blocking advertising for Heritage Foundation scholar Mike Gonzalez's book on Black Lives Matter for several days before allowing the ad after concluding employees incorrectly applied standards. A sampling of your response leads off today's dip into the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal:… -
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‘Build Back Better’ Plan Puts in Place a Government Option and Sets a Path to Single-Payer
As negotiations over the staggering $3.4 trillion “Build Back Better” plan price tag continue to raise concern, the health policy agenda put forth in the plan is equally alarming. At first glance, some might argue the Build Back Better plan takes a more modest approach on health care by avoiding the inclusion of a full-blown,… -
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Why We Don’t Need ‘Human Infrastructure’
Self-styled progressive Democrats demand that Congress pass a “human infrastructure” package that would provide funding for “free” college and preschool, alongside other social agenda items. Jon, a man whose story I know, would have called it a “government package.” Jon, who is middle-aged, had a HUD housing voucher and food stamp benefits, and was on…