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opinion
Media Should Not Have ‘Called’ This Election
Joe Biden has made it clear that he will do his best to “unify” the country following an election in which more than 71 million Americans—nearly half the electorate—voted for Donald Trump. It is an admirable goal. But any chance of that happening depends on the American people having confidence that the election outcome resulted… -
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Meet Rachael Rollins, the Rogue Prosecutor Whose Policies Are Wreaking Havoc in Boston
This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros and Cari Tuna, and the threat those prosecutors pose to crime victims and others alike. Previous entries in the series focused on prosecutors in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The goal… -
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The Mayflower Compact and the Foundations of Religious Liberty
The Heritage Foundation and the Religious Freedom Institute launched a webinar series Thursday that explores the enduring significance of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims and the signing of the Mayflower Compact. The series will examine the meaning of the shortest document in the American canon—barely 200 words—and its impact on the… -
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Problematic Women: Why Election 2020 Is a ‘Proud Lady Moment’ in History
The 2020 election was a major win for conservative women in the House of Representatives. Come January, more women will have seats in Congress than ever before in the history of the nation. Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action for America, the grassroots partner organization of The Heritage Foundation, joins “Problematic Women” to discuss… -
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Meet 5 of the Newly Elected Republican House Members
Conservatives won House races on Election Day and many of these new members are expected to bring fresh perspectives to Capitol Hill as they represent millennials, minorities, the disabled, and immigrants, among others. Here are five of the House's incoming freshman Republicans. 1. Kat Cammack, 3rd District of Florida Kat Cammack defeated Democrat Adam Christensen to… -
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Questions About His Son and China Follow Biden to White House
Editor’s note, March 30, 2022: Sixteen months before The Washington Post’s report today on Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China, The Daily Signal published this article on the overseas business affairs of President Joe Biden’s son. Legal questions surrounding the Biden family’s business deals with a Chinese energy conglomerate almost certainly will follow Joe Biden… -
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Should Blacks Support Destruction of Charter Schools?
The academic achievement gap between black and white students has proven resistant to most educational policy changes. Some say that educational expenditures explain the gap, but is that true? Look at educational per pupil expenditures: Baltimore city ranks fifth in the U.S. for per pupil spending at $15,793. The Detroit Public Schools Community District spends… -
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Here’s the Latest on Litigation Over Election Results
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito ordered county election boards in Pennsylvania to comply with guidance requiring them to keep ballots received after 8 p.m. Election Day “in a safe, secure, and sealed container separate from other voted ballots,” as Newsweek and other outlets reported Friday. How could Alito’s directive affect returns for the presidential election?… -
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Biden Likely Would Issue Flurry of Executive Orders on Climate, Abortion, Immigration
The outcome of the 2020 presidential election continues to be hotly contested. But a transition of power from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden, if it happens, would have immediate and dramatic policy consequences. If Biden actually does win the presidential election, the former vice president likely will be faced with a divided legislative branch…. -
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Justices Hint That Obamacare May Survive Another Legal Challenge
Most of the Affordable Care Act appeared likely to survive yet another legal challenge as five justices indicated that they were not inclined to strike down the law. The court on Tuesday heard Texas v. California, a suit brought by multiple Republican attorneys general that argues that the individual mandate, a signature part of the… -
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After the Election, the Left Demands Purges
Joe Biden is calling for unity following the 2020 presidential election, but it’s clear that many of the former vice president’s supporters view postelection unity as something to create by force and intimidation. That sort of unity is enforced by ruthless institutional pressure and cancel culture. It’s a tactic that the left already uses through… -
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McCabe Says He Would Not Have Signed Carter Page Spy Warrant Given Recent Revelations
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told a Senate committee on Tuesday that he would not have signed an application for a warrant to surveil a former Trump campaign aide had he known it contained inaccurate information. “If you knew then what you know now, would you have signed the warrant application in June 2017… -
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In ‘What It Means to Be Human,’ Carter Snead Challenges Our View of Culture, Law
Notre Dame Law School professor Amy Coney Barrett—now a newly minted Supreme Court justice—is in the spotlight these days, and properly so. Practically overnight, she has become a transformational figure on the high court and in our culture. But another titan of the Notre Dame Law School has just released a book that promises a… -
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Press’ Premature Biden Celebration Fuels American Mistrust
When residents in Washington, D.C., heard the media call the election for Joe Biden, they erupted in celebration—whooping and hollering, banging pots together on their front steps, honking car horns, and generally behaving as if Munchkin Land had been freed from the wicked witch. The media, too, gleefully danced upon President Donald Trump’s alleged political… -
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Mayor Bill de Blasio Says New Yorkers Should Avoid ‘Big Meals Together’ as COVID-19 Cases Spike
Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city’s residents should avoid “large meals together” as the area experienced a recent uptick in coronavirus cases. “The holidays we associate with travel and the holidays we associate with big indoor gatherings, big meals together—that, unfortunately, this year can’t be the case,” de Blasio said… -
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Jordanians Head to the Polls Amid Mounting Economic and Health Crisis
A spike in COVID-19 cases and deteriorating economic conditions has cast a shadow over Tuesday’s parliamentary elections in Jordan. These elections are widely seen as a political mechanism to mitigate the growing anger over COVID-19-related hardships, which have recently taken a turn for the worst. Jordan’s strict lockdown measures in the beginning of the pandemic… -
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Why Vets’ Service Is Worthy of Reflection on Veterans Day—and the Rest of the Year
This Veterans Day, we have great reason to thank our many veterans and reflect on the immeasurable value of their service. Celebrated every year on Nov. 11, what we now know as Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, which honors the day in 1918 when a ceasefire was called, leading to the end World… -
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What You Need to Know About Election Litigation in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona
Even though former Vice President Joe Biden has claimed victory in the presidential election, the Trump campaign has filed lawsuits contesting the results with current litigation in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona. In Pennsylvania alone, there are at least 21,000 dead people on the voter rolls. Is there a possibility that some of these… -
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GOP State AGs Urge Supreme Court to Overrule Pennsylvania Court’s Election Law Changes
Republican state attorneys general say the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has jeopardized the nation’s constitutional balance of power by legislating from the bench and allowing late-arriving ballots to be counted. Now, they’re calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. Three of the state attorneys general—Jeff Landry of Louisiana, Eric Schmitt of Missouri, and Mike Hunter… -
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4 Things to Know About Voting Machine Company That’s Causing Stir
Amid litigation and recounts in the presidential election, significant attention is focused on a Denver-based company with strong political ties. Dominion Voting Systems, a voting machine manufacturer founded in Canada, made equipment that is used in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. All those states have seen razor-thin margins in returns from the…