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Another ‘Potential Criminal Element’ in Hunter Biden Scandal?
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are silent about whether anyone shared the allegations of IRS whistleblowers with either the White House or the Justice Department in advance of a plea deal Hunter Biden struck with federal prosecutors. Among allegations by two IRS agents in sworn testimony was that Justice Department officials “tipped… -
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Biden Border Chaos Eclipses Refugee Program
As the United Nations recognized World Refugee Day on June 20, the Biden administration used the fig leaf of refugee policy to distract from the millions of illegal aliens flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border under its parole programs. The U.N. recognized World Refugee Day with a statement estimating that there are 35.4 million refugees and… -
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Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal: Something Smells Rotten Here
In what only can be described as a bizarre and disturbing turn of events, after a five-year investigation the Justice Department this week announced a plea agreement with Hunter Biden, the troubled son of President Joe Biden. Under the deal, the president’s son would plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay… -
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Joe Biden Is Not OK
On June 16, President Joe Biden ended a big gun-control speech in Connecticut with the words, “God save the queen, man.” Why did the president express adoration for the departed Brit monarch? Was he confused about royal succession? Who knows. When asked about the incident, White House aides offered nonsensical and conflicting answers—because they have… -
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‘God Save the Queen, Man’: With Biden, Talk of 25th Amendment Is Muted
Who decides a president’s fitness for office? We, the people, do. Or, at least that’s how our republican system of government is supposed to work. In the past few years, however, that idea has been seriously challenged. President Joe Biden delivered a speech at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in… -
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Lessons From Swedish Border Ignored by Biden, Mayorkas
It wasn’t exactly profundity on display when Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson declared earlier this month that “massive immigration and poor integration simply do not work.” To the contrary, it was a keen grasp of the obvious, but one that’s been lost to willful blindness on the part of President Joe Biden and his hapless… -
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Why Hunter Biden Plea Deal Could Advance Congressional Probe of Biden Family Influence Peddling
The Hunter Biden plea agreement reached Tuesday “enhances” the congressional probe digging into the Biden family’s alleged influence peddling, in closing the Justice Department’s argument of an ongoing investigation, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday. The plea agreement filed in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday came as the House Oversight and Accountability Committee,… -
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No Jail Time for Hunter Biden in ‘Sweetheart’ Plea Deal
After an investigation of nearly five years, Hunter Biden has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on two tax matters and one gun crime—but President Joe Biden’s son would avoid any jail time under the deal. Under the proposal, which still has to be approved by a federal judge, the younger Biden would reportedly get… -
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How James Comer Emerged as the De Facto Special Counsel Probing Biden Bribery Scandal
Farm policy was once a bigger focus for U.S. House Oversight Chairman James Comer than was holding the government accountable. But after the former Kentucky state president of the Future Farmers of America was elected as the Bluegrass State’s agricultural commissioner, his first move in that position risked putting him on the wrong side of… -
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If ‘Banned’ Books Are Harmless, Joe Biden Should Read Them to Kids
Editor’s note: The following material contains explicit references and may be offensive to some. Joe Biden recently hosted a Pride Month event for families with LGBTQ kids on the White House South Lawn. Ahead of the event, he announced that he’ll appoint a “banned book” czar whose job it will be to try to compel… -
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Biden, Austin Making ‘No Effort’ to End Tuberville’s Blockade of Pentagon Promotions
President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are making “no effort” to reach a resolution with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is blocking the promotions of approximately 250 military generals and flag officers until the Pentagon changes its abortion policy. Current policy uses taxpayer funds to pay for certain expenses associated with service members’ abortions…. -
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CRICKETS: Biden White House Silent When Asked if it Conspired With Leftist Group to Target Parents Again
The Justice Department backtracked on its 2021 memo urging the investigation of concerned parents, but the Left and the Biden administration seem to be gearing up for another round. President Joe Biden’s White House did not respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment about the ties between the administration and the Southern Poverty Law… -
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CNN Can’t Find a Biden Scandal? It’s Not Looking
The networks that have obsessed 24/7 for years about how to “close the walls in” on Donald Trump and ruin him profess some fatigue with conservatives who ask about the Biden scandals. On “CNN This Morning” on Monday, guest host Phil Mattingly complained about the cover of the New York Post. He said: “It will… -
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Biden Health Secretary Defends Forcing 2-Year-Olds to Be Masked During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended a policy overseen by his department that required 2-year-olds to wear masks through the COVID-19 pandemic during a Tuesday House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing. Republican California Rep. Kevin Kiley asked Becerra what the benefits were of a mask mandate on 2-year-olds put in… -
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CNN’s Mostly False Take on Biden’s Stance on Abortion
As CNN looks for a new leader, then-CNN host Brian Stelter proposed this as the most important question: “What should an anchor do when a guest says something untrue?” The public could turn this question around: “What should a politician do when a CNN host says something untrue?” The Stelters of this world cannot imagine… -
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GOP Lawmakers Rip Biden for Giving LGBTQ Banner Treatment Equal to That of US Flag
People visiting Washington, D.C., this weekend probably expected to see a white house on Pennsylvania Avenue. Instead, the president’s residence was plastered in rainbow and transgender colors, an over-the-top display of the current resident’s LGBTQ fixation. It was a stark contrast to the mood in the rest of America, where the fury over “Pride” displays has… -
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This One Tool Helped Delay Biden’s Attack on Women’s Sports, and You Can Use It to Fight His War on Gas Cars
Cars are already more expensive than they were three years ago, but if the Environmental Protection Agency under President Joe Biden has its way, we’ll be pining for the good old days of 2023. Imagine selective abortion meets “Grand Theft Auto,” as a Heritage Foundation scholar recently dubbed it. The kind of cars most Americans… -
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Biden Accused of Taking $5M Bribe, According to FBI Document
President Joe Biden has been accused of taking a $5 million bribe from an executive of the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings, according to a Fox News report on Thursday. Biden’s son, Hunter, sat on the board of the gas firm. The accusation was described by a “confidential human source” in a June 2020… -
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Biden Defends Handout to Elites
If you’re an affluent American, President Joe Biden—to steal a phrase popularized by our former Emoter-in-Chief—feels your pain. With a stroke of his pen Wednesday night, Biden vetoed a bipartisan bill that promoted fairness by nixing student loan cancellations likely to significantly benefit wealthier Americans. Biden’s student loan cancellation agenda, which he tyrannically muscled in… -
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Catholic Super Bowl Champ Surprises Biden White House With Pro-Life Message
When the Kansas City Chiefs visited the White House on Monday to celebrate their Super Bowl win, one of their star players was sporting a pro-life message. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s tie read “Vulnerari Praesidio,” which translates from Latin to mean “protect the most vulnerable.” That tie was designed for him by the pro-life organization…