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Can the FBI Be Salvaged?
The Washington, D.C.-based FBI has lost all credibility as a disinterested investigatory agency. Now we learn from a whistleblower that the agency was allegedly investigating moms and dads worried about the teaching of critical race theory in their kids’ schools. In truth, since 2015, the FBI has been constantly in the news—and mostly in a…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Are Parents Being Tagged as ‘Domestic Terrorists’ by the FBI? Justice Department Needs to Show Its Cards
It is time for Attorney General Merrick Garland and the FBI to lay their cards on the table—and fast—or else they will find themselves enveloped in a burgeoning scandal that will further damage their already-teetering reputation and in a way that will do lasting damage to free speech. In a recent letter, Rep. Jim Jordan,…John G. Malcolm -
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As Biden Met With Pope, His DOJ Argued for Right to Abort Baby With Beating Heart
The activities of the Biden administration this past Friday featured two remarkable and profoundly contradictory events. In Rome, President Joe Biden met with Pope Francis. In Washington, his Justice Department filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing there is a “right” to kill an unborn baby with a beating heart. What transpired in Washington…Terence Jeffrey -
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EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Demand Answers From Garland on Reported $450,000 Payments to Illegal Aliens
Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from President Joe Biden’s administration on reported massive payments to be made to illegal immigrants, a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal shows. “Recent reports indicate that the Biden administration, as part of negotiations with a left-wing activist group, is considering paying $450,000 per person to aliens who entered…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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New Bill Helps Trial Lawyers Instead of Victims of Sexual Assault and Harassment
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on legislation Thursday that purportedly delivers justice to Americans who have been victims of sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces. Everyone agrees that workplace sexual assault and harassment is abhorrent and should be swiftly dealt with. But the legislation under consideration in the Senate is a gross miscarriage…Cindi Castilla -
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Biden Justice Department Advances Voter Fraud Case in Philadelphia Begun Under Trump
A probe of voter fraud begun by the Trump administration’s Justice Department that ensnared a former House Democrat and former Philadelphia election officials has resulted in additional charges under the Biden administration. In October, acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams charged Marie Beren, a former staffer for Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla, on four…Fred Lucas -
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EXCLUSIVE: Marsha Blackburn Calls for Attorney General’s Ouster for Targeting Parents
Attorney General Merrick Garland should resign or be fired or impeached for unleashing the FBI on public school parents, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told The Daily Signal in an interview. “We have all these problems with China that the FBI needs to be looking at,” Blackburn said in the interview Thursday. “We have problems at…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Biden Pick Becerra’s Indecent, Indefensible Legal Assault on Nuns, Human Life
The following is excerpted from Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s new book “Radical Nation: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Dangerous Plan for America.“ It is available here and elsewhere. Founded in France in 1839, the Little Sisters of the Poor is a Catholic order of nuns who operate 29 care homes across the United…Sean Spicer -
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‘Just Unconscionable’: Parents Protest Outside Justice Department Against ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Label
Frustration at school boards boiled over for some parents and activists who protested outside of the Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., Sunday. A small crowd gathered for the "Parents Are Not ‘Domestic Terrorists’ Rally," a reference to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Oct. 4 memorandum that called on the FBI to “use its authority” in response to…Kendall Tietz -
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Parents of Girl Allegedly Assaulted in School Bathroom to Pursue Legal Action Against Loudoun District
The family of a girl who was allegedly assaulted in the bathroom of a Virginia high school plans to pursue legal action against Loudoun County Public Schools over the incident and the aftermath. “The Smith family has retained the Stanley Law Group of Virginia,” according to a statement from the firm released Thursday. The firm will not…Harold Hutchison -
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4,676,300 Unborn American Babies Murdered in Pelosi’s First Speakership
During the first four years that Nancy Pelosi served as speaker of the House of Representatives (2007 through 2010), approximately 4,676,300 unborn babies were aborted in the United States, according to estimates published by the Guttmacher Institute. To put that in more precise language, adopting the accurate wording to describe abortion that Pope Francis recently…Terence Jeffrey -
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Schools Group That Urged Attorney General’s Anti-Parent Initiative Has Ties to Democrats, Unions
The National School Boards Association, which urged the Biden administration to use federal law enforcement to investigate parents who speak out on local education matters as potential domestic terrorists, has political ties to the Democratic Party and labor unions. The national association represents members of locally elected school boards, which usually are officially nonpartisan, and…Fred Lucas -
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State School Board Groups Disavow National Entity’s Call for DOJ to Investigate Parents
At least 11 state school board organizations are distancing themselves from a National School Boards Association letter asking President Joe Biden to take action against parents protesting progressive school policies. School board organizations in Virginia and Louisiana criticized the national association’s letter in public statements earlier this month, saying they were not consulted on it and suggesting that the National School Boards Association discourages the “active participation” of parents in school governance….Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Biden Exempts Some Crimes by Illegal Immigrants as Basis for Deportation
Federal immigration officials no longer will view unlawful entry into the country as the sole basis for detaining and deporting illegal immigrants, under a new Biden administration policy. The policy will limit deportation to what immigraion officials call aggravated felons, such as violent gang members and others who commit violent crimes. Critics of President Joe…Fred Lucas -
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Threatening Memo From Attorney General Merrick Garland to Parents Comes With Serious Conflict of Interest
Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a threatening memo on Monday calling on the FBI to address “violent threats against school officials and teachers.” It was an obvious shot at parents who oppose schools and school boards that promote woke ideology and critical race theory in classrooms that exploded this year. Somehow, the story gets even…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘Arrest Me!’: Mom Challenges Attorney General’s Call for Probing Threats to School Boards
Rhode Island mom Nicole Solas says she is just one of many parents “with legitimate concerns about our kids’ education.” Solas drew national attention earlier this year when her local school board in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, threatened to sue her over public record requests she made to learn what her local school district was…Virginia Allen -
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Attention LA County District Attorney: Where’s the Justice for Murder Victim Michelle Avan?
Michelle Avan, a Los Angeles bank executive, was tortured and beaten to death, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. He faces murder and first-degree robbery charges that, without so-called special circumstances, would allow him, if convicted, to serve less than 10 years. But Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon refuses to permit any special circumstances charges…Larry Elder -
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Biden’s Justice Department Clueless That Censoring Parents Is Sure to End Badly
It sounds like hyperbole, but it’s true: A progressive education association wants parents attending school board meetings to be treated like terrorists. It has asked President Joe Biden to criminalize parent opposition to critical race theory and COVID-19 mandates, a burgeoning grassroots movement that has caught radicals by surprise. The move to suppress First Amendment rights came from the National School…Jonathan Butcher -
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What This Justice Department Official Said About Treating Parents as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Two Senate Republicans tangled Wednesday with one of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s key deputies over her boss’ proposal to use federal anti-terrorism laws against parents who speak out against critical race theory, mask mandates, or other contested issues in their public school systems. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for civil…Fred Lucas -
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State Attorneys General Warn Against ‘Weaponizing’ FBI to Target Parents
Republican attorneys general in states across the country are criticizing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for inserting the federal government into protests against school boards that center on such issues as mask mandates and critical race theory. “In recent months, there has been a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school…Harold Hutchison