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opinion
Virginia Public School District Wants Teachers to Enforce ‘Woke’ Revolution, or Else
What has gotten into the water in Virginia? The commonwealth has quickly gone from a purple-state battleground to embracing a kind of left-wing extremism that makes California seem almost normal by comparison. The latest insanity comes from Loudoun County, where the school board is set to vote on a radical new code of conduct policy… -
opinion
Releasing a List of Supreme Court Nominees Brings Transparency to the Process
By now, we’re all familiar with President Donald Trump’s 2016 pledge to nominate someone from his list of potential Supreme Court nominees. In fact, the president updated his list last month, not long before the unexpected death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. True to his pledge, his nominee to ultimately fill the vacant seat, Amy Coney Barrett, was on this list. As with the president’s previous two nominations, many individuals—voters and senators alike—were already… -
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Election Politics Aren’t Slowing Down Border Security Efforts
A year ago, it looked like there was no stopping the administration’s plan to secure the border and stem the tide of illegal immigration. Today, that prediction looks about right. Just a few days ago, a caravan aiming at the U.S. border to coincide with the election campaign was broken up in Guatemala in cooperation… -
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Rulings Show Barrett Takes Limits on Federal Courts’ Jurisdiction Seriously
This op-ed is part of a series that explores the writings and jurisprudence of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president’s nominee for the United States Supreme Court. To many Americans, the word “jurisdiction” conjures up memories of old G-men movies, in which local police and dark-suited FBI agents argue about who gets to call the… -
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‘Religious Institutions Have Been a Problem’: Andrew Cuomo Threatens to Shut Down Churches, Synagogues
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened Monday to close down religious institutions, specifically Jewish synagogues, if they do not follow his coronavirus restrictions. “We know religious institutions have been a problem,” Cuomo said at a Monday press conference. “We know mass gatherings are the super spreader events. We know there have been mass gatherings… -
opinion
These 4 Immigration Opinions Demonstrate Amy Coney Barrett’s Faithful Adherence to the Law
This op-ed is part of a series that explores the writings and jurisprudence of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president’s nominee for the United States Supreme Court. Like all federal circuit courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit handles a fair number of immigration cases. In her three years on the… -
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Who Is Amy Coney Barrett? A Closer Look at Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
Today’s “Daily Signal News” podcast features a panel discussion on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett sponsored by The Heritage Foundation. (To tune into more Heritage Foundation events, subscribe to the “Heritage Events” podcast wherever you get your podcasts.) We also cover these stories: President Donald Trump returns to the White House on Wednesday evening… -
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Trump Returns to White House After 3-Day Hospitalization for COVID-19
President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday evening after being discharged from a military hospital where he was treated for COVID-19 for three days. Within an hour, the president released a video in which he urged Americans not to let the disease “dominate your lives.” After disembarking Marine One, the helicopter that flew… -
opinion
The Slow Suicide of New York City
“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the world.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby” Listen: The sound you just heard was of a distinct lack of traffic, a dearth of hum, the slight… -
opinion
Tens of Thousands of Cases of Possible Voter Fraud Cited in New Report
One of the constant refrains from those who oppose election reforms designed to protect the security and integrity of the voting process is that serious vote fraud is a myth. But as a shocking new report from the Public Interest Legal Foundation shows, those naysayers could not be more wrong. The foundation’s report, “Critical Condition,” highlights the… -
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‘Vote for America’ Ad Campaign Focuses on Dangers of Far-Left Policies
The Heritage Foundation on Monday announced a new $1.1 million “Fight for America, Vote for America” advertising campaign. The three 30-second ads will air for four weeks on the Discovery Channel, HGTV, the History Channel, and Fox News, and will focus on the “dystopian goals of the extreme left and activate the nation for a… -
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Black Leaders Seek Pro-Life Ruling in Alabama on Equal Protection Grounds
African American leaders are asking the Alabama Supreme Court to ensure equal protection under the law for black women and unborn black babies in the state targeted by the abortion industry. In November 2018, Alabama voters backed a state constitutional amendment, called Amendment 930, that explicitly recognizes and protects the rights of unborn children in… -
opinion
Ensuring the Integrity of Our Election System
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of “Mandate 2020” here. The progressive left has created a false hue and cry about a supposed… -
opinion
(Identity) Politics as Usual Must Change
For months, we have seen what identity politics has unleashed on America. We’ve watched our cities burned down and looted, our fellow American citizens attacked. We’ve been led to believe that these awful events are “politics as usual” because we’ve been conditioned to think that identity groups are finally having their say. This is a false narrative. Identity politics, defined as “a tendency… -
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California Policies Foreshadow a Nation Enslaved to Identity Politics
While a pandemic has swept the country and wildfires rage through the West, California’s leadership and Legislature are spearheading a movement to ensure that the state is enslaved to identity politics. This is a harbinger of things to come across the entire country. No one policy or bill exposes California’s far-left agenda. But taken together, it appears the state’s lawmakers have passed… -
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US Africa Institute Latest Example of America’s Leadership on COVID-19
American leadership is clear as COVID-19 continues to wreak damage around the globe, including over a million deaths worldwide and trillions of dollars in lost economic growth. In leading the response globally, the State Department recently said, the U.S. allocated more than $1.6 billion in “emergency health, humanitarian, economic, and development assistance aimed at helping… -
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Why Court-Packing Would Be Devastating to Our Republic
President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Sept. 26 to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “If Republicans confirm Judge Barrett,” tweeted Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., in response, “end the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.” In other words, if at first you don’t succeed, rig the rules. Numerous other Democratic politicians have either… -
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Could It Happen Here? The Parallels Between Soviet Bloc and Modern US
Disturbing parallels can be drawn between the United States and the Soviet bloc of Eastern Europe, commentator and bestselling author Rod Dreher says. Dreher, a senior editor at The American Conservative, received a phone call in 2015 that sent him on a journey to investigate whether America is losing its freedoms in the same way… -
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Trump ‘Doing Really Well,’ Could Be Released From Hospital Soon, His Doctor Says
President Donald Trump could be released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he’s being treated for COVID-19, as early as Monday if his condition continues to improve. “The fact of the matter is, is that he is doing really well, that he is—he is responding,” Trump’s doctor, Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley, said… -
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We Hear You: Why America Is Exceptional
Editor's note: We're back with more from the mailbag that reflects what's on your minds. Be sure to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Our nation’s history is a source of fascination and inspiration to me. The more I study the people, events and miraculous occurrences that shaped our past, the more I…