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We Hear You: Missing Rush at the Golden Microphone
Editor's note: The death of talk radio titan Rush Limbaugh hit The Daily Signal's audience hard, judging by the mail bag. Here are some of the responses, along with comments on the second impeachment trial for Donald Trump. Be sure to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Thanks for Peter Parisi’s article about… -
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Why This Pastor Faithfully Confronted California’s Governor Over Shutting Down Churches
His church building in Sacramento is little more than a mile from the California State Capitol, where stringent COVID-19 restrictions originate, so the Rev. Steve Meister easily could make it there and back on his lunch break. Meister, a Bay Area native and lifelong California resident, has lived in various regions of the state but… -
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9 Things You Should Know About Ranked-Choice Voting
Editor’s note: New York City recently held its mayoral election, using ranked choice voting. While results aren’t expected until later in July, the process has already resulted in chaos, with the city’s Board of Elections releasing an erroneous count Tuesday that mistakenly included 135,000 test ballots. The count was later retracted. Interested in learning more… -
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CNN’s Finger-pointing on ‘Misinformation’ Should Be Done in Mirror
Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN’s in-house cheerleaders for censoring or squelching conservative media outlets, celebrated a letter in which Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee pressed TV providers to punish right-wing spreaders of so-called misinformation. Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney, both California Democrats, asked, “What moral or ethical principles (including those… -
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Planned Parenthood Is Providing Fewer Breast Screenings, Wellness Exams, and More Abortions, Transgender Services
This month, Planned Parenthood Federation of America quietly released its 2019-20 annual report to little fanfare. Like previous years, both the total number of abortions as well as taxpayer funding increased. Meanwhile, the amount of private funding and active individual contributors decreased—the latter dramatically so. The organization’s super PAC spent $45 million during the 2020… -
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Minimum Wage Increase Not Allowed in Biden Rescue Plan, Senate Rules Official Says
Democrats aren’t allowed to attach a provision increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour to their coronavirus relief package, a top Senate official ruled, according to reports. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who oversees the interpretation of the chamber’s rules and precedents, decided Thursday evening that the proposed minimum wage hike couldn’t be included… -
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Viral Video Shows Little Girl Bursting Into Tears of Joy When Her Mom Reveals School Is Open
Viral video footage shows a little girl bursting into tears when she discovers that she can finally return to the classroom. The account Reopen California Schools posted a video Wednesday showing a little girl sobbing in happiness when her mother tells her that she can go back to school next week. Reopen California Schools Director… -
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South Dakotans ‘Devastated’ by Keystone Pipeline Cancellation, Governor Says
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says President Joe Biden’s executive order canceling the Keystone XL pipeline has “devastated” residents of her state economically. Not only are thousands of workers left without jobs, Noem said, but communities were preparing for an influx of residents to work on the pipeline and the tax revenues it would generate. … -
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Biden’s Assault on Gun Owners
For the duration of his 2020 presidential campaign—which at first appeared to be a long shot, especially given the far left’s vocal disdain for “old, white men”—Joe Biden ran on the promise that he would unite the country. He repeatedly spoke about the importance of America’s institutions and norms, and to the many who ultimately… -
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No, We Don’t Need to Transform the American Food System
The American food system is a global leader when it comes to productivity, resiliency, and innovation. It provides an abundance of safe and affordable food to not only Americans, but people across the globe. And yet, some on the left want to radically change one of the most impressive food systems in the world. Here’s… -
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He Spent 14 Years in Prison. Here’s Why He’s Fighting for Criminal Justice Reform
Louis Reed spent nearly 14 years in prison on bank fraud and other charges. Since then, he has become an advocate for criminal justice reform and supported the First Step Act, a bipartisan measure to improve criminal justice outcomes, which was signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in December 2018. Reed joins “The Daily… -
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It’s Not a COVID-19 Relief Bill. It’s Christmas for Democrats.
Republicans should stop referring to the Democrats’ newest ideological wish list as a COVID-19 “relief bill” or “rescue bill,” or any of the other euphemistic misnomers used by the media. Surely, there is some GOP spin doctor who can come up with a catchier, more precise name for President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion partisan monstrosity?… -
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How the Gig Economy Helps American Workers, Explained
Sure, you know that being an Uber driver is great for someone who wants to make their own hours. But did you know that many Americans are choosing freelance work because they need flexibility because of family or other responsibilities? Did you know that small businesses rely on independent contractors? Or that Americans who were… -
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We Have Lost an American Genius
Rush Limbaugh created modern national talk radio as we now know it. For over three decades he kept at rapt attention—live from noon to 3 p.m. on weekdays—the largest conservative audience in broadcast history. More than 15 million tuned in each week. Last week, 32 years and more than 23,000 hours of on-air commentary after… -
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Rand Paul Is Right: Transgender Interventions for Kids Can Include ‘Genital Mutilation’
The left will stop at nothing to impose destructive gender ideology on our nation. So far, President Joe Biden has issued a radical transgender executive order and the Democrat-controlled House just passed the Equality Act—the goal of which is to establish transgender ideology as the new orthodoxy of our day. It seems his nominee for… -
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Rare Earth Elements Aren’t That Rare, but They’re Vital to National Security
For one-third of the price of one F-35 Lightning II, the Pentagon made a key investment to ensure its supply of rare earth elements. The Department of Defense earlier this month announced that Lynas USA LLC was awarded a $30.4 million technology investment agreement under Title III of the Defense Production Act. With that award,… -
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Standing Up to the Intolerant Equality Act
For years, Big Tech, Hollywood elites, and Democrats in power have stretched their reach to gain unprecedented control over our speech, our culture, and our way of life. From censoring conservative speech on social media to deplatforming a sitting president of the United States, the left has sought to win over public opinion through shaming… -
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Read Sen. Rand Paul’s Exchange With Biden Nominee Over Transgender Treatment for Kids
Editor’s note: During a Senate committee hearing Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., asked Rachel Levine, President Joe Biden’s nominee for assistant health secretary, about transgender treatment for children. Watch the exchange above or read the transcript: Sen. Rand Paul: Genital mutilation has been nearly universally condemned. Genital mutilation has been condemned by the WHO [World… -
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What to Cut? Plenty
President Joe Biden has challenged those who oppose the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion bill disingenuously dubbed “COVID relief,” or the more deceitful “American Rescue Plan.” “What would they have me cut?” he asks. Challenge accepted. Even The Washington Post editorial board thinks the spending is too much and misdirected: “ … concerns about the bill’s costs are growing across the… -
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Biden Scraps Trump’s Classical Architecture Executive Order
President Joe Biden on Wednesday scrapped former President Donald Trump’s executive order that promoted classical styles for all future federal buildings. The order, titled “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture,” signed in December 2020, harshly criticized modern architectural styles and instead lauded Roman-Greco-inspired buildings. But while it criticized modern and brutalist buildings, it did not mandate that…