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The Daily Signal reports on Joe Biden’s current political role, public statements, and party influence, with updates on investigations, policy advocacy, and his standing among Democrats.
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Amid New Cognitive Questions, Edits to Biden Transcript Color Lawsuit Over Recording
In the transparency case over a recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, a lower court ruling could reach a verdict in August, one involved lawyer says. But he says that “fevered, emergency appeals” are likely to follow, regardless of the outcome. Biden invoked executive privilege to shield release of the audio…Fred Lucas -
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‘Badfellas’: Joe Biden and Robert De Niro, 2 Raging Peas in a Pod
“I’ll be damned if I’m going to let Donald Trump turn America into a place that is filled with anger, resentment, and hate,” President Joe Biden said May 29 in Philadelphia. So, why did America’s self-styled uniter-in-chief decide to “stop the shouting and lower the temperature”—as he promised in his inaugural address—by recruiting Robert De Niro,…Deroy Murdock -
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Jury Selected in Hunter Biden’s Drug-Related Gun Trial
A jury was selected Monday afternoon in the trial of presidential son Hunter Biden, after prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed on a dozen jurors from a pool that reportedly exceeded 200 potential members. The Delaware trial of President Joe Biden’s son is based on three charges related to lying on a form regarding a gun…Fred Lucas -
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The Many Ways Biden Doesn’t Measure Up
The story of America is scrappy, daring, and revolutionary. Our Founding Fathers took an idea—democracy—that had been dead for centuries and revived it with little more than an amateur militia and a dream for a better world. The great American experiment has been led by consequential presidents. They were warriors, leaders, and titans. Some of…Rep. Kevin Hern -
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Biden Turns American Dream of Retirement Into a Nightmare
If you’re one of the millions of Americans struggling to save for retirement today, get ready for more struggle, at least if President Joe Biden gets his way. He’s proposing a tax hike on savings that would mean a negative rate of return for many people after adjusting for inflation. As part of his trillions…EJ Antoni -
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Biden’s Housing Headache
President Joe Biden promised to lower housing costs during his State of the Union address earlier this spring. To date, his plan has been an utter failure. Just ask Anthony and Caitlin Fumo. A recently married couple with a newborn baby boy, they assumed their combined income would be enough to finance a move closer to their…Kevin Roberts -
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Biden State Department Spending Millions on Foreign LGBTQ Events as ‘Pride Month’ Approaches
The State Department is funding an array of LGBTQ pride events across the globe ahead of June, some of which include events focused on children, federal grant records show. President Joe Biden’s State Department is bankrolling a gay film festival, an LGBTQ community conference, and other pride events in Australia, the Czech Republic, and Bulgaria…Robert Schmad -
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Biden’s Regulations Cost American Households Tens of Thousands, Report Says
The Biden administration has set in motion a wave of new regulations that already have cost more than $1 trillion, which equates to thousands of dollars per family, according to a new report from the Job Creators Network. About $1.6 trillion in costs have been imposed by a total of 923 new regulations finalized under…Will Kessler -
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24 GOP Governors Warn Biden Against ‘Unconstitutional’ WHO Pandemic Agreement
As President Joe Biden considers adopting a global health agreement that would turn the power of the federal government over to leaders of a world government, dozens of governors have put him on notice that they “stand united in opposition” to handing over America’s national sovereignty. Nearly every Republican governor in the country has signed…Ben Johnson -
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Cruz Asks Biden Judge Nominee: Why Did You Order Male Trans ‘Serial Child Rapist’ to Be Housed in Women’s Prison?
Sen. Ted Cruz grilled U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn on Wednesday about a case centering on a serial child rapist during a judicial confirmation hearing. Netburn, who was nominated for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, was one of five judges testifying at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing….Harold Hutchison -
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Bungling Biden’s Commencement Whoppers
President Joe Biden made a well-publicized commencement address on May 19 at Morehouse College in Atlanta, a historically black college. The networks touted the speech but didn’t put any “fact-checkers” on it. It contained at least four fibs. In an echo of his 1987 lies that crumbled in his first presidential campaign, Biden claimed, “I…Tim Graham -
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Consumer Sentiment Continues to Slump Amid Inflation, Gas Prices Under Biden
With the November presidential election 24 weeks away, an index measuring consumer sentiment on the economy dropped to a six-month low after its largest decline since 2021. The plummeting confidence comes as President Joe Biden recently shrugged off the concerns while falsely claiming for the second time in less than a week that inflation was at 9%…Dan Hart -
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Biden DOJ Ramps Up War on Pro-Lifers With Lawsuit
Following the announcement of prison sentences for pro-life activists last week, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Monday against seven pro-life activists and two pro-life organizations. The DOJ’s lawsuit alleges that the pro-life organizations, Citizens for a Pro Life Society and Red Rose Rescue, as well as activists Laura Gies, Lauren Handy, Clara…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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EXCLUSIVE: HHS Chief Routinely Checked Progress of Biden Election-Meddling Directive, Records Show
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Aides to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra routinely inquired about how at least one agency under his control was putting President Joe Biden’s executive order on elections into action. At least one message suggested that Becerra’s office and the agency within HHS wanted to know whether private organizations that…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Education Department Shared Activists’ Memo on Mobilizing Dem-Leaning Voters
Biden administration officials circulated and discussed a memo authored by a coalition of liberal groups aimed at getting more college students to participate in elections as part of the Education Department’s presidentially ordered voter-registration efforts, newly surfaced emails show. Groups that donated millions to elect Democrats and are funded by major liberal donors submitted a…Robert Schmad -
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Biden’s Tariffs Are Bad. Biden’s Tariffs Coupled With EV Mandates Are Even Worse.
Not long ago, President Joe Biden promised to transform the American auto industry—”first with carrots, now with sticks,” is the analogy The Washington Post used. Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure I’d trust the president to drive my car much less dictate the future of industrial policy. Yet, Biden implemented draconian…David Harsanyi -
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Federal Judge Blocks Biden ATF Rule Expanding Gun Background Checks
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden administration from fully enforcing a gun background check rule Sunday night. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the rule covering background checks for firearms purchases April 10, claiming it was based on bipartisan legislation passed in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. United States District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk…Harold Hutchison -
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Biden Lied, Your Wallet Died
President Joe Biden’s retelling of economic history could win a fiction award. He recently claimed in an interview that inflation “was 9% when I came into office,” even though it was 1.4% at that time. Not only is Biden lying about the historical record, but it was his policies that fueled the inflation fire. The facts are…EJ Antoni -
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Biden Invokes Privilege, a Taxpayer-Funded ‘Catch and Kill’ Operation, to Block Release of Special Counsel Interview
President Joe Biden’s invoking of executive privilege to shield the audio recording of his interview with a special prosecutor about his retention of classified documents amounts to a taxpayer-backed “catch and kill” operation, contends one litigant seeking to obtain the audio. Biden’s position against releasing the audio of his exchanges with special counsel Robert Hur…Fred Lucas -
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Inspector General: Biden DOJ Broke Law on FBI Whistleblower Protection
The Department of Justice under President Joe Biden failed to comply with federal protections when suspending whistleblowers’ security clearances, according to a memo released Tuesday by the Office of the Inspector General. The inspector general found that the Justice Department doesn’t give employees a way to appeal suspended security clearances, which does not align with…Robert Schmad