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Trump Antagonist Opposes Arizona Election Audit as Justice Department Official
A foe of former President Donald Trump is leading the Biden Justice Department’s push to discredit or halt an election audit in Arizona’s largest county—an issue that is heating up this week. Pamela S. Karlan, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, warned the leader of the Arizona state Senate…Fred Lucas -
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How Biden’s Open-Border Policies Are Worsening Scourge of Human Trafficking
One of my top priorities as state attorney general of Missouri has been to combat human trafficking. We have organized a number of operations to fight human trafficking with an unprecedented level of coordination among local, state, and federal law enforcement that have rescued victims and led to the arrest of traffickers. Further, through our…Eric Schmitt -
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I Spoke With Residents at the Border. American Citizens Are Paying Criminal Costs Because of Biden’s Policies.
The flood of illegal immigrants from across the southern border is only one of many threats to America’s national security that have increased recently, thanks to the Biden administration’s contempt for the rule of law. The administration’s actions at the border have left federal and local law enforcement, large-scale ranchers and small businesses, and families…Shea Bradley-Farrell -
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Biden Must Protect US Citizens From International Criminal Court
Almost 250 years ago, America’s Founding Fathers drafted the Declaration of Independence, cataloging the ways that King George III had infringed upon American liberties. King George’s offenses included “Transporting us beyond the Seas to be tried for pretended Offences.” Back then, the king presumed to have the authority to seize American colonists and prosecute them…Steven Groves -
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Did Hunter Biden Violate Law in Buying Handgun? 3 Big Questions
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, seemingly faces no legal consequences for a possible deception during a background check while buying a gun. It’s not clear whether the younger Biden broke the letter of federal gun law, although several legal experts and commentators say the question warrants an investigation. Biden bought a .38-caliber revolver in Delaware…Fred Lucas -
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Left’s Hidden Agenda in New Hate Crime Bill
The Senate is expected to vote soon on a bill touted as targeting hate crimes against Asian Americans. The legislation, authored by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., had not initially received widespread conservative support. >>> Update: The Senate passed an amended version of the bill Thursday afternoon by a surprisingly unified…Virginia Allen -
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The Media’s Selective Reporting of Alleged Criminals’ Race
On March 23, Mohammad Anwar of Springfield, Virginia, a 66-year-old immigrant from Pakistan earning his living as an Uber Eats driver, was killed by two girls, ages 13 and 15. They carjacked Anwar, Tasered him, and then, as he held on to the car (the source of his livelihood) in an attempt to stop them…Dennis Prager -
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Georgia Attorney General Fights for Keystone Pipeline as National Security Issue
More than 20 Republican state attorneys general have teamed up to oppose the energy agenda promoted by President Joe Biden. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss two lawsuits that he and other attorneys general have filed against the Biden administration in an effort to further American energy independence. Carr…Virginia Allen -
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‘Not That I Remember’: Hunter Biden on Dropping Off Incriminating Laptop for Repair
Hunter Biden cast doubt during an interview on claims that he dropped off his laptop at a Delaware computer repair shop in 2019, saying he doesn't remember doing so. In an interview that aired Sunday on CBS “Sunday Morning,” President Joe Biden's surviving son suggested that the laptop, contents of which were published weeks before the November…Chuck Ross -
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Hunter Biden Contradicts Own Texts in Questioning Secret Service’s Role in Gun Incident
Hunter Biden said he does not believe that the Secret Service got involved in a search for his handgun after his sister-in-law and then-girlfriend threw it in a trash can in October 2018. Biden’s comments in a "CBS This Morning” interview on Monday would appear to conflict with text messages he reportedly sent several months…Chuck Ross -
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Human Trafficking Is World’s Fastest-Growing Crime, Activist Says
Human trafficking is the fastest-growing crime in the world, but too few people are talking about it, says Sophia Fisher, executive director at Stop the Demand Project and a fierce foe of human trafficking. Fisher joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss her fight against human trafficking, how America is dealing with this horrible crime within…Douglas Blair -
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Society Pays When Prosecutors Fail to Punish Crime
Imagine a society where prostitutes could solicit johns for sex just yards from police officers who did little more than wave them on their way. Picture yourself walking through a park with your children as a homeless person is free to urinate and defecate beside the park bench where he is stashing the illegal drugs…Armstrong Williams -
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How Hunter Biden’s Interests ‘Overlapped’ With Banned Ukrainian Oligarch
The Ukrainian oligarch whom the Biden administration banned from the United States this month previously had overlapping financial interests with President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, according to government documents and earlier news reports. Igor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian billionaire known for hardball actions against competing companies, is a former government official in Ukraine and also used…Fred Lucas -
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Illegal Immigration Linked With Organized Crime, Border Expert Says
A direct link exists between criminal organizations and illegal immigration, former federal prosecutor Josh Jones says. Jones, now senior fellow in border security at Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss his recent report, “Joined at the Hip: Organized Crime and Illegal Immigration.” Jones explains how gangs and other criminal groups…Virginia Allen -
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The Untold Story Behind the Atlanta Murders
The killing of eight individuals at three Atlanta massage parlors has been framed, almost solely, as a case of race-based murder. This is piling distortion on top of tragedy. The Washington Post ran 16 separate pieces depicting the fatal shootings as racially motivated, while The New York Times settled for a mere nine stories reaching…Paula Rinehart -
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How ‘Minneapolis Effect’ Explains Surge of Violent Crime in American Cities
This past year, “defund the police” has been a frequent call from activists seeking systemic reform of the American criminal justice system. It became a popular rallying cry after the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. And Minneapolis is among cities that partially defunded police departments and proactive crime prevention…Jarrett Stepman -
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Earmarks Represent Corruption, Waste, and the Swamp. The Ban on Them Should Stay in Place.
After a decade-long ban, earmarks, the practice of Congress funneling your tax dollars to special interests, is set to make a comeback. Some members of Congress are now proposing a plan to bring earmarks back under the rebranded euphemism “community project funding.” Conservatives have long found against the practice of earmarking federal funds for special…Matthew Dickerson -
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More Children 14 and Under Are Murdered Than Die of COVID-19
American children 14 years and younger are more likely to be murdered than to die because of COVID-19, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Jan. 12, the federal agency’s National Center for Health Statistics published its final report on the death data for the United States in 2018….Terence Jeffrey -
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House Democrats Ignore GOP Calls to Investigate Cuomo Nursing Home Scandal
Some House Democrats have called for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign over allegations of sexual harassment, but aren’t willing to investigate his role in COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes. Cuomo’s fellow Democrats seem to be trying to “change the narrative” on the governor to avoid talking about the state’s nursing home deaths, said…Fred Lucas -
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He Was Murdered Over a Lie: What the Killing of Samuel Paty Means for Free Expression
Samuel Paty was decapitated on Oct. 16, 2020, outside the middle school in a north Paris suburb where he had taught history and civics for five years. The murderer, a radical Islamist terrorist, acted because Paty had supposedly shown his class images of the Prophet Muhammad from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in a…Douglas Blair