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What You Need to Know About Trump’s Social Media Executive Order
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on social media Thursday. Klon Kitchen, director of the Center for Technology Policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss what the order does, how it affects tech companies, and the future of free political speech online. Read the lightly edited transcript, pasted below, or… -
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In the Wake of George Floyd’s Death, What These Black Leaders Think Should Happen
Americans must not miss the opportunity to advance the cause of justice in the wake of a black man’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, black leaders and commentators told The Daily Signal. The digitally recorded images of George Floyd’s dying breaths under the knee of a city police officer Monday evening sparked large… -
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Police Officer Charged in George Floyd’s Death Had 18 Complaints on Record
The veteran Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of a man in his custody had 18 previous complaints of misconduct against him, according to news reports. Only two of the old complaints against Derek Chauvin resulted in disciplinary actions, according to The Wall Street Journal. Chauvin, 44, who is seen with a knee pressed… -
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How US Can Continue to Push Back Against Beijing
Remember the old public relations maxim: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity”? Try telling that to Beijing. Having loosed a pandemic, China finds itself (quite deservedly) deluged with bad publicity. Yet, oddly, the regime seems to think the best way out of its image nightmare is to make it worse. Well, alrighty then. If that’s its play, the U.S. ought to spend more… -
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The Folly of Twitter’s Fact Check
No American, not even the president, has an inherent right to a social media account. Tech companies are free to ban any user they see fit. They’re free to fact-check anyone they want, to create a framework of acceptable speech, and to enforce their policies either consistently or capriciously. They’re free to accuse Donald Trump—and… -
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Why All-Mail Elections Are Too Risky and Unwarranted
The push in Congress and in many states to force an all-mail national election in November and in the remaining state primaries is both unwise and unnecessary. It is unwise because absentee or mail-in ballots are voted outside the supervision and overview of election officials—thus destroying the secret ballot, an important hallmark of American elections… -
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UK Reverses Course on Huawei on 5G and Stands Up to China
It’s been a bad few days for the Communist Party-led government in Beijing in its efforts to gain economic and strategic influence in the United Kingdom and Europe. China’s flagship technology company, Huawei, is finding that its welcome mat is being taken away in London, the world’s biggest financial center, with major implications for its… -
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15 Images Show the Horrific Toll of Unrest in Minneapolis After the Death of George Floyd
On Friday morning, Minneapolis looked more like a war zone than an American Midwestern city. The death of George Floyd, an African American man, has sparked riots, protests, and looting across Minneapolis and in other U.S. cities. Floyd, 46, died on Monday after a police officer, Derek Chauvin, arrested him and proceeded to press his… -
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6 Things to Know About the Mayor of Minneapolis
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey became a fixture of Americans’ TV screens after a man’s video-recorded death in the custody of city police. Frey has clashed verbally with President Donald Trump in the wake of protests and riots following the incident. George Floyd, 46, died Monday evening after a police officer pressed a knee into Floyd’s… -
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‘Total and Complete Victory’: Illinois Governor Withdraws Worship Restrictions
The governor of Illinois has withdrawn restrictions on religious services amid the coronavirus pandemic following lawsuits from the Thomas More Society. The nonprofit law firm hailed Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Thursday announcement as a victory after the governor said he would remove mandates on Illinois churches requiring no more than 10 people to be… -
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Pivots Back to Peace Talks With Russia’s Putin
KYIV, Ukraine—As Ukraine’s coronavirus lockdown incrementally winds down, Kyiv is pivoting its focus back to ending the war in the eastern Donbas region, where Ukrainian troops have held a Russian invasion force at bay since spring 2014. At a press conference last week to mark his first year in office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made… -
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How COVID-19 Shows Church More Than a Building
Creativity and determination are two of the most appropriate words to describe many churches’ response to COVID-19. Stay-at-home orders and social distancing measures closed the doors of houses of worship across America, so without the ability to meet in person, some churches went out of their way to practice their faith in new and creative… -
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Hillsdale College President Explains Why Campus Will Be Open This Fall
Hillsdale College will be one of the only colleges, if not the only college, this year planning to hold an in-person commencement ceremony for its graduates. Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale College and a trustee of The Heritage Foundation, joins The Daily Signal Podcast today to discuss why the college has chosen to take this… -
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In Georgia, 6 Owners of Small Businesses Eye Coming Back From COVID-19
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reopened much of his state's economy a month ago, making Georgia one of the first states to begin to do so during the coronavirus pandemic. The Peach State’s stay-at-home order expired April 30 and now only a few kinds of businesses, such as amusement parks, are closed through the end of… -
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Canada OKs Huawei Exec’s Extradition to US to Face Bank Fraud Charges
Canadian courts on May 27 cleared the first hurdle for the transfer of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei, to the United States. Meng is alleged to have informed various banks that Skycom Tech was an independent company, rather than a subsidiary of Huawei. That was intended to facilitate its access to international… -
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How Big Abortion Has Circumnavigated State Restrictions Amid COVID-19
If there were a fire in your house, what would you save? It’s a timeless question, and one that’s been relevant in the COVID-19 pandemic. State officials have been forced to ask: To prevent loss of life from the novel coronavirus in our state, what should stay open? What is “essential”? As state officials asked… -
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In History of Congress, House Democrats’ New Proxy Voting Is Radical
We have been reminded in this time of pandemic that necessity is the mother of invention. People have modified many regular activities. They’ve gone to telework and contactless delivery and even virtual church services. And now the House of Representatives has adopted a resolution that, for the first time, no longer would require members to… -
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There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around for COVID-19 Pandemic
The big coronavirus debate is between blaming President Donald Trump and blaming China for the pandemic. The usual suspects are lined up on each side. To anybody who pauses to think for a second, it’s clear the two options are not mutually exclusive. But that’s still how the debate is playing out in the press…. -
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Church Attendance Essential to America’s Greatness
President Donald Trump stepped up to declare houses of worship “essential places that provide essential services” to the American people. “The governors need to do the right thing and allow these very important, essential places of faith to open right now for this weekend,” he said. The president raised eyebrows by declaring that he will… -
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Attorney General Appoints Federal Prosecutor to Review ‘Unmasking’ of Trump Associates
Attorney General William Barr appointed a federal prosecutor to review so-called unmasking requests that Obama administration officials submitted against Trump associates, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department said Wednesday. Kerri Kupec, the Justice Department spokeswoman, said on Fox News that Barr appointed John Bash, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, to conduct…