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Amid Biden Press Purge, DeSantis, GOP Candidates Step Into Enemy Territory on Interviews
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: At a time when President Joe Biden’s administration is yanking more than 440 White House press passes, Republican candidates who want to replace him are not shying away from journalists—even in hostile settings. Since announcing his reelection campaign on April 25, Biden has given just five interviews, all with friendly…Fred Lucas -
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Supreme Court Reinstates Biden Rule Regulating Gun Part Kits as Traditional Firearms
The Supreme Court stayed Tuesday a lower court decision to vacate a rule designed to crack down on "ghost guns” by regulating gun parts kits as traditional firearms. The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on July 27 to restore the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “Frame or Receiver” rule, which expands the definition of firearm…Katelynn Richardson -
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Joe Biden Enjoys His 1967 Corvette While Forcing You to Go Electric
While President Joe Biden enjoys his beautiful gas-guzzling 1967 Corvette Stingray, he wants to dictate what kind of car you get to own. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed de facto electric vehicle mandate would force auto manufacturers to make nearly 70% of their new automobiles electric by 2032. Now, Biden’s Department of Transportation is following…Alex Gage -
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How the Biden White House, Facebook Quietly Censored Americans
Did you think what you saw on your Facebook feed was determined by your interests and your friends? Think again. New documents uncovered by Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who heads the House Judiciary Committee, reveal the Biden White House furiously pressured Facebook to censor content that raised questions about or criticized the COVID-19…Katrina Trinko -
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6 Key Takeaways From Devon Archer’s Testimony About Joe and Hunter Biden
A U.S. vice president, a Russian oligarch’s widow, and a Greek Orthodox priest walk into a cafe. That’s not the opening line of a joke; it’s part of the story told from the transcript of Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer, in a closed-door interview with members and counsel of the House Oversight and…Fred Lucas -
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CHILLING: Biden’s DOJ May Be Working With Leftist Group to Silence Parents Again, America First Legal Warns
A conservative group is demanding answers about whether the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden is repeating its 2021 strategy of targeting concerned parents after the Southern Poverty Law Center just added concerned parents to its "hate map." SPLC staff have met with Biden at the White House, and the administration has adopted the…Tyler O’Neil -
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Biden Quietly Acknowledges His 7th Grandchild
President Joe Biden has finally publicly acknowledged the existence of his seventh grandchild. After 5 p.m. on Friday night, People magazine published an exclusive statement from the president recognizing 4-year-old Navy Joan Roberts, the daughter of first son Hunter Biden and ex-girlfriend Lunden Roberts. “Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to…Virginia Allen -
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Pro-Life Father Targeted by Biden DOJ Announces Congressional Run
Mark Houck, the father of seven arrested and charged by President Joe Biden's administration for his pro-life advocacy, is now running for Congress. “I am running for Congress to further protect my family, those in the 1st district & the Republic," Houck says on his campaign website. "I will focus on restoring traditional values &…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Leading Republicans Press DOJ for Answers on Unusual Hunter Biden Plea Deal
Three leading House Republican committee chairs have joined forces to challenge the Department of Justice’s handling of Hunter Biden’s plea deal after the unusual court proceedings last month and new evidence showing the DOJ may have interfered with the investigation for political reasons. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; House Oversight and Accountability Committee…Casey Harper -
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What’s Next in the Hunter Biden Case
Despite the Hunter Biden plea deal falling apart in federal court last week, the case will almost certainly not go to trial, legal experts say. Still, the investigation could expand if the House Oversight and Accountability Committee probe into the Biden family business deals turns into a criminal referral, former federal prosecutor Robert Ray said. …Fred Lucas -
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Biden Punishes a Pro-Life State
President Joe Biden’s administration will no longer move the U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama, despite the government’s own analysis showing the move made sense. The Associated Press first reported the news, citing unnamed government officials as sources. So what’s up? Well, it’s likely retaliation against Alabama for its pro-life policies. For months, Democrats have…Katrina Trinko -
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Why a Judge Refused to Rubber-Stamp the Shady Hunter Biden Plea Deal
A funny thing happened in the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika last week. Hunter Biden’s lawyers and the Department of Justice tried to pull a fast one on her, but she refused to play her designated part, declining to “rubber stamp” an intentionally opaque plea agreement. Plea agreements are generally straightforward. The…John G. Malcolm -
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BUSTED: Why Hunter Biden-Justice Department Plea Deal Collapsed
Hunter Biden and his lawyers walked into a courtroom prepared to enter a plea deal with the Justice Department last week. The deal fell through. President Joe Biden’s son was prepared to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and to lying on a gun purchase form. The DOJ lawyers and the younger Biden’s attorneys…Virginia Allen -
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‘Get the Facts’: Sen. Rick Scott Praises House Approach to Biden Impeachment, Calls for Mayorkas to ‘Resign’
Sen. Rick Scott supports the House investigations of the Biden family, saying, “let’s get the facts.” “I don’t think anybody wakes up any day and says, ‘Oh, gosh, we hope our president gets impeached.’ Nobody wants to do that,” says Scott in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal. The Florida Republican has praise for…Tony Kinnett -
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Democratic Leaders Tell Biden NYC at ‘Breaking Point’ After Receiving More Than 90,000 Illegal Aliens
New York City is “at a breaking point” after more than 90,000 illegal aliens have arrived in the city since last spring, according to city leadership. A group of 54 NYC Democratic elected officials, including state senators and assembly members, sent a letter to President Joe Biden Wednesday asking him for “help.” “Our City…Virginia Allen -
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Likely Voters Weigh in on Whether Biden Should Acknowledge ‘Illegitimate’ Grandchild
A supermajority of respondents in a new poll say President Joe Biden should acknowledge the existence of his seventh grandchild and nearly as large a majority opposes the idea of the federal government using tax dollars for slavery reparations. In a poll released Wednesday and conducted from July 18 to July 22 by WPA Intelligence…Gigi De La Torre -
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The Collapse of Hunter Biden’s Sweetheart Plea Deal
There were clearly some bizarre twists and turns in federal court Wednesday in Delaware, as Hunter Biden’s anticipated sweetheart plea deal collapsed. So, what happened? That is hard to say for sure, as a transcript of the colloquy between the lawyers and the judge has not been released. Basically, it seems that there was a…John G. Malcolm -
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‘Mission Accomplished’: Judge’s Concerns in Hunter Biden Case Tracked Heritage’s Oversight Project’s Legal Brief
The federal judge’s concerns about the Hunter Biden plea deal closely aligned with that of an amicus brief filed a day earlier by the Oversight Project, the watchdog arm of The Heritage Foundation. “Mission accomplished,” Mike Howell, director of the Oversight Project and an investigative columnist for The Daily Signal, said Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware,…Fred Lucas -
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Hunter Biden Plea Deal Collapses, Trial Increasingly Likely
Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with federal prosecutors on tax and gun charges—panned by critics as “a sweetheart deal”—fell apart in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday after a federal judge scrutinized the agreement. Although the president’s son on June 20 reached a deal to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and to lying…Fred Lucas -
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White House Dodges Questions on Impeachment Inquiry, Hunter Biden Business Partner Testimony
Less than a week after the release of an FBI form alleging President Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe while serving as vice president, the White House won’t comment on a pending House impeachment inquiry. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also declined to comment on pending testimony to Congress by former Hunter Biden…Fred Lucas