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A Historian’s Perspective on White House Rivalries, From Truman to Trump
Today’s podcast features an interview that first appeared on our sister podcast “The Right Side of History.” Co-hosts Jarrett Stepman and Fred Lucas speak with presidential historian Tevi Troy about his most recent book “Fight House: Rivalries in the White House From Truman to Trump.” Troy describes how rivalries and conflict on the president’s staff… -
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What Kenosha Looks Like After Riots and Looting
In just 48 hours, over 40 businesses in the quiet city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, were ravaged by violence, according to the Kenosha Area Business Alliance. Rioters looted and torched shops on the nights of Aug. 23 and 24. The Daily Signal traveled there to see what it looked like. The city of 99,000, situated on Lake… -
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Faced With Lawsuit, Cuomo Reverses Closure of Jewish School in New York City
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio have spent months targeting the Jewish community for gathering for worship services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, some families have become fed up with this behavior, which they consider religious discrimination. Yitzchok and Chana Lebovits send their daughters to Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam,… -
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New Trump Rule Aims to Protect Us From Criminal Aliens Exploiting Asylum System
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced the publishing Wednesday of a final rule that seeks to protect both Americans and immigrant communities from domestic abusers, drunken drivers, felons, gang members, and other criminal aliens who are seeking asylum in the United States. This commonsense rule will protect the integrity of the asylum process… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Executive Order Aims to Rein in Bureaucracy’s Role in Policymaking
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at making federal bureaucrats engaged in policymaking more accountable. The order is intended to address what Trump administration officials say is a concern about the growth of the federal bureaucracy and about an increasing willingness by Congress to delegate policymaking authority to executive branch agencies. Because… -
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In Staying Closed, Schools Ignore Low COVID-19 Rates, Needs of Families
At what would normally be the end of the first academic quarter for most K-12 schools, millions of students still have not set foot in a classroom. Many haven’t done so since March. Evidence continues to mount that COVID-19 affects children the least, and ad hoc school district e-learning platforms, hastily assembled in the spring,… -
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Amy Coney Barrett Has More Support Than 2 Other Trump Supreme Court Nominees, Poll Shows
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has more support than either of President Donald Trump’s previous nominees, a poll released Wednesday found. A Morning Consult poll released Wednesday found that 51% of voters said the Senate should confirm Barrett, numbers which have risen 3 percentage points from last week. The poll surveyed 1,994 voters between Oct. 16… -
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Appeals Court Rules North Carolina Absentee Ballots Postmarked by Nov. 3 Are Valid If They Arrive Before Nov. 12
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday, allowing it to count absentee ballots that arrive before Nov. 12 as long as they were postmarked by Nov. 3. “All ballots must still be mailed on or before Election Day,” said Circuit Judge James… -
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This Mother Is Fighting Woke Activism in Public Schools
In the past two decades, left-wing ideology has been seeping into our public schools at an accelerated rate. In the months since the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we have witnessed the complete and bold hijacking of the public schools’ curriculum in broad daylight by radicals with a left-wing agenda. The floodgates… -
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The Enduring Wisdom of Russell Kirk
Far from the madding crowd, in the middle of Michigan’s lake-dotted stump country, a special occasion is taking place in the tiny town of Mecosta. Here, a group of conservatives, including the pre-eminent historian of American conservatism, George Nash, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Russell Kirk Center today. Since it is also a… -
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What to Expect Ahead of Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Vote Next Week
Senate Republicans are looking to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett next week, likely on Monday. The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to vote on the nomination of Barrett, currently a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on Thursday. >>> Who’s the real Amy Coney Barrett? Here’s what some of… -
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Yes, a Pro-China Group in America Supports a Black Lives Matter Founder
The Daily Signal last month revealed links between the Black Lives Matter organizations and the Chinese Progressive Association of San Francisco. My piece went viral—and for good reason. It broke news that the liberal-dominated media would prefer to ignore. A writer for the online publication Axios now has launched an attack on my work. I… -
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Social Media’s Preemptive Spiking of New York Post Story Shows Bias Against Conservatives Continues
Twitter and Facebook are quickly backpedaling after suppressing a New York Post story damaging to former Vice President Joe Biden, but that doesn’t erase the fact that just weeks before an election, the social media platforms continue to enforce their rules differently for those with whom they disagree politically. When the Post published a story… -
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CHOP Zone Businesses Pursue Lawsuit Against Seattle
The 21 plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the city of Seattle for not enforcing the law against the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, will get their day in court, though the city’s liability in such matters remains in question. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly of the Western District of Washington issued an… -
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San Francisco Aims to Strip the Names of Founders, Abraham Lincoln, and an Abolitionist From Public Schools
San Francisco takes the war on history very seriously. Forget the pandemic, rising crime, economic uncertainty, and the buildup of human waste and tent cities on the streets. That can all wait. San Francisco’s real priority is changing school names to ensure that they all conform to the ever-evolving standards of the woke left. The… -
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How the 3 Seas Initiative Enhances an Important Pillar of America’s Transatlantic Relationship
“The United States has skin in the game, and we look forward to every member of the Three Seas Initiative contributing as well.” Those were the unmistakable words of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday at the Three Seas Initiative summit hosted by Estonia, highlighting that America is firmly committed to forward-looking engagement with… -
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Ted Cruz Says Twitter and Facebook Face ‘Serious’ Campaign Finance Violations for Censoring Stories Critical of Biden
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas told reporters Monday that Facebook and Twitter could face “potentially serious campaign finance violations” for censoring stories unfavorable of Democrats while letting critical coverage of Republicans run rampant on their platforms. “Giant multibillion-dollar corporations are making multibillion-dollar contributions to support [Democratic presidential nominee Joe] Biden,” Cruz said in response… -
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What Happens on Campus Doesn’t Stay on Campus: Why Socialist Organizing Should Concern Us All
Just last year, the Xavier University student newspaper announced nine new student clubs, including a chapter of the Network of Enlightened Women, which I serve as president. What caught my eye is that the Xavier Socialists Club was started at the same time. According to the Socialists Club president, the organization is for students interested… -
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Federal Appeals Court Reminds Judges Not to Change Rules Before or During Election
The Supreme Court advises that judges should not change state and county election rules right before an election, a Cincinnati-based appeals court has reminded a lower court. The Ohio case, like others this election season, involves the use of ballot “drop boxes” and restrictions that officials may put on them while attempting to maintain the… -
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Biden’s Health Care Plans Would Spell End of Private Insurance
President Donald Trump’s key debating point on health policy is substantively correct: Former Vice President Joe Biden’s health proposal would progressively eliminate Americans’ private health insurance and back Americans into a single-payer system of government-controlled health insurance. No need to take Trump’s word for it, either. Weeks ago, the Biden campaign team confirmed that Trump’s…