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Not a Joke: Biden-Harris Admin Targets Elon Musk
This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Recently, Elon Musk gave a talk detailing the government attacks on his companies since he came out as pro-free speech and, especially, since he came out as pro-Donald Trump. These include endless made-up environmental rules—including a study to see if…Peter St. Onge -
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Biden-Harris Admin’s New Student Loan Forgiveness Cancellation Plan’s Suspicious Timing
Just days before the election, the Biden-Harris administration has rolled out yet another plan to cancel student debt—this time aiming to clear the loans of millions of borrowers across the U.S. who are experiencing “hardship.” The timing is notable: With a hefty portion of young voters carrying student debt, some might say this is a…Madison Marino Doan -
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‘Climate Extremism’: Biden-Harris Admin’s Own Data Undermines Its Push to ‘Electrify Everything’
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden-Harris administration released data earlier this month suggesting its push to electrify everything will ratchet up costs for American households, contradicting one of the White House’s favorite selling points for its green agenda, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Biden-Harris administration has cracked down on residential fossil fuel consumption, a…Owen Klinsky -
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‘QUIET AMNESTY’: 1 Million Illegal Aliens Get Assist From Biden-Harris Admin, House Report Reveals
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Nearly 1 million illegal aliens in the United States have benefited from “quiet amnesty” by the Biden-Harris administration’s immigration court system, according to a report released Thursday. Over 700,000 illegal migrants have had their cases administratively closed, terminated, or dismissed, allowing them to remain in the country “indefinitely” without being subject to…Jason Hopkins -
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Child Services Dept Working With Biden-Harris Admin Tracked ‘Trans Kids’ on Secret Database
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An Ohio child welfare agency created a “confidential spreadsheet” tracking the sexual orientation and transgender identity of children as young as 5, according to a document exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services created a database tracking the sexual orientation, transgender identity, and…Megan Brock -
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‘Break Up Family Relationships’: Biden-Harris Admin Pushes Judges to Bring Gender Ideology Into the Courtroom
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Parents increasingly find family court judges, who make life-changing decisions involving children, have fully bought into the agenda pushed by Biden-Harris administration-backed transgender activists. State courts have for years independently hosted transgender activist groups to lecture judges on appropriate pronoun usage and the importance of “affirming” a child’s perceived identity. But now the federal…Katelynn Richardson -
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3 Charts Show How Biden-Harris Admin Grew Debt by $8 Trillion
President Joe Biden will leave office on Jan. 20, 2025. Although the Biden-Harris administration has been riddled with flawed and failed policies, perhaps the most lasting damage will be from its reckless approach to the federal budget. When Biden and Harris took office on Jan. 20, 2021, the gross national debt was $27.8 trillion. It's…David Ditch -
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Biden Administration Gives Panama ‘Jack’ to Help Control Border: The BorderLine
Immigration is a top issue for voters. Unfortunately, the real picture is obscured by several zombie lies—false narratives that are kept alive for political value. One is that the terrible “bipartisan” Lankford-Sinema Senate immigration bill that failed earlier this year would have done more good than harm. Another is that there is any serious “vetting”…Simon Hankinson -
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Sex Trafficking of Migrant Girls Exploded Under Biden-Harris Admin, Expert Says
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An activist who fights sex trafficking argues that the trafficking of migrant girls has exploded since the beginning of the Biden-Harris administration, according to The Free Press. A woman who identifies herself as Lisa and runs a nonprofit dedicated to dismantling sex trafficking rings said that the number of girls being trafficked…Jason Hopkins -
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Biden-Harris Admin Paves Way for Bureaucrats to Take Gender-Confused Kids From ‘Non-Affirming’ Parents
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—“Transphobia is child abuse,” Alex Roque, who runs the Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBTQ+ youth in New York City, asserted on a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services webinar last fall. In less than three minutes, he cast a vision for completely transforming child protective systems nationwide. Family rejection of…Katelynn Richardson -
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Biden-Harris Admin’s Medicare Shock for Seniors
“We finally beat Medicare,” President Joe Biden claimed during his calamitous June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump. The White House later clarified: “He meant to say that he beat big pharma.” But seniors’ wallets are taking the beating. Changes made to Medicare’s prescription drug coverage by the Biden-Harris administration and congressional Democrats—with not…Edmund Haislmaier -
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‘Transparently Crooked’: Biden-Harris Admin Buying Votes With Medicare Changes, Experts Say
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in September that it would be reducing certain Medicare prescription drug premiums in what experts who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation called a ploy to buy votes before the November election. Enrollees in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit are slated…Owen Klinsky -
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Biden-Harris Admin Raids FEMA Funds to Resettle Illegal Aliens
Editor’s note: This commentary originally was published in September 2023. Federal spending is hard enough to keep track of at the best of times, but the Biden-Harris administration is highly adept at hiding how it funds its open-borders agenda. In a cynical budget negotiation tactic, the White House is trying to push through a $40…Simon Hankinson -
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Just How Deep of a Hole Is the Biden-Harris Administration in, Anyway?
After a disastrous vice presidential debate, embarrassment on the world stage from Israel and Iran, and a crippling longshoremen’s strike, a desperate last-minute move signals that the Harris/Walz campaign has finally run out of ”vibes,” “joy,” and ideas. On this latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we dig into each of these three reasons…Tony Kinnett -
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‘Unprecedented’: Retired Border Patrol Chief Blows Whistle on How Biden-Harris Admin Hid Border Crisis
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Retired Border Patrol chief Rodney Scott blew the whistle to the Daily Caller News Foundation on what he calls the Biden-Harris administration’s going to great lengths to hide the illegal immigration crisis from the public, just days after a current sector chief made similar claims. Aaron Heitke, a former chief patrol agent for the…Jason Hopkins -
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Biden-Harris Admin’s Border Crisis Was by Design, House Report Says
Unprecedented numbers of violent gang members, drug cartel operatives, and aliens on the terror watchlist are among the estimated 11.6 million illegal aliens expected to have entered the United States during the Biden-Harris administration, a report released Wednesday by the House Committee on Homeland Security states. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ open…Brandy Perez -
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Eric Adams Claims Innocence, Says Biden-Harris Admin Targeted Him
THE DAILY CALLER FOUNDATION—Democratic Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said on Wednesday that he was “innocent” after being indicted by a federal grand jury following multiple federal investigations, accusing the Biden administration of retaliating against him for criticizing its “broken immigration policies.” Federal prosecutors in New York secured an indictment against the former New York…Harold Hutchison -
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8 Dems Vote With Republicans Against Biden-Harris Admin’s Electric Vehicle Mandate
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The House passed a bill Friday that would overturn the Biden-Harris administration’s de facto electric vehicle mandate if it becomes law. By a 215-191 vote, the House approved H.J. Res. 136, a bill that would vacate the Environmental Protection Agency’s tailpipe emissions standards for light-duty vehicles if it passes the Senate and is signed…Nick Pope -
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‘Optics Over Security’: House Committee Faults Biden-Harris Admin for Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal in New Report
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The House Foreign Affairs Committee released a report on Sunday detailing the Biden-Harris administration’s failures that led to the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal in August 2021. The Biden-Harris administration failed to properly coordinate and adhere to recommendations from NATO and senior military officials regarding the withdrawal, endangering American troops and resulting in the Abbey…Rebeka Zeljko -
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Biden-Harris Admin’s EV Mandates Destroy Car Choice
This Labor Day weekend, the AAA expects tens of millions of drivers on the road—10% more than last year—most of them in safe, affordable cars and pickup trucks. Consumers have choice, based on their own preferences and needs, not the dictates of government. Now you can travel in your choice of electric vehicle, hybrid, or…Diana Furchtgott-Roth