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‘December Was the Only Month in Biden’s Presidency When Prices Fell,’ Economist Says
An economist says "consumers are still being crushed" despite the December inflation report released Thursday showing a "slight reduction" in prices. The consumer price index, a key inflation measure, decreased 0.1% in December, up 6.5% from December 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. "The slight reduction in the overall prices for December was…Samantha Aschieris -
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Why the Biden Administration Is So Interested in Your Gas Stove
Your stove might become illegal. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering creating regulations, and even a ban, on natural gas stoves over concerns that research links harmful air pollutants with such stoves. Gas stoves have been linked to respiratory issues such as asthma, commission member Richard Trumka Jr. says. The agency is still…Virginia Allen -
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Numbers Don’t Lie: America’s Border Crisis Is Biden-Made
The Biden administration’s open-border policies and its refusal to fully enforce federal immigration laws have imposed huge costs on local communities across the country. Border states are groaning under the enormous cost of sheltering, feeding, educating, policing, and providing medical care for tens of thousands of illegal aliens. There are humanitarian costs, as well, paid by those…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Biden Grew National Debt $3.67 Trillion in 2 Years, Yet Underfunded Border Protection
President Joe Biden, working with a Democrat-controlled Congress, increased the federal debt in 2022 by approximately $11,374 per every American worker. On Dec. 31, 2021, according to the U.S. Treasury, the federal debt was $29,617,214,856,051.75. By Dec. 30, 2022, it was $31,419,689,421,557.90. So, in calendar year 2022, the federal debt increased by $1,802,474,565,506.15. As of…Terence Jeffrey -
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Supreme Court Bars Ending Title 42, but Border Crisis Will Continue Because Biden Won’t Enforce It
The southern border will remain in a state of emergency unless and until the Biden administration gets serious about enforcing our immigration laws. The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending Title 42 in a 5-4 ruling. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and…Jarrett Stepman -
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Looking Back on Biden’s Muddled Christmas Message
Imagine being a speechwriter for a so-called devout Catholic president and being asked to write a Christmas speech. It sounded like the first instruction was: Don’t say the words “Jesus Christ.” There’s mention of “the birth of a child—a child Christians believe to be the son of God; miraculously now, here among us on Earth,…Tim Graham -
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Biden Administration ‘Intentionally Unsecured’ Border for ‘Perceived Political Benefit,’ Mark Morgan Says
The Biden administration “intentionally unsecured” the southern border because “they see a perceived political benefit from open borders,” according to Mark Morgan, former acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Morgan, now a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, says President Joe Biden has what he needs to secure…Virginia Allen -
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No Surprise: Republicans Won’t Hold Biden Accountable
In just two weeks, Republicans will control the U.S. House of Representatives. They’ll be able to conduct oversight of the Biden administration that’s badly needed after two years of unified Democrat government. And yet, even before House Republicans get the gavel, they are about to lose their leverage to hold the Biden administration accountable. Why?…Robert B. Bluey -
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Biden-Created Border Crisis About to Get Whole Lot Worse
One of the last serious border enforcement policies left under the Biden administration is just days away from being removed. If it can be believed, things look to become much worse at the southern border, where tens of thousands of illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers are currently gathering. Title 42 is a public health policy implemented…Jarrett Stepman -
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Here’s What the Biden Administration Should Learn From the Nonbinary Baggage Theft Fiasco
LGBT activist and Biden administration official Sam Brinton no longer is an employee of the Energy Department. The news came Monday after Brinton, who identifies as nonbinary and gender-fluid, was accused in recent days of stealing two suitcases—one each from airports in Las Vegas and Minneapolis-St. Paul. It wasn’t clear whether Brinton, 35, was fired…Virginia Allen -
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Biden Signs Radical Respect for Marriage Act Into Law, Surrounded by LGBTQ Lawmakers and Drag Queens
President Joe Biden has signed the so-called Respect for Marriage Act into law, spurning warnings the act will impede religious freedom, and surrounded by LGBTQ activists, lawmakers, and drag queens. "Today is a good day," Biden said Tuesday as he signed the legislation. "A day America takes a vital step toward equality, for liberty and…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Lankford Vows to Block DOD Nominees Until Biden Admin Explains Why It Denied Military Religious Accommodations
Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford has promised to block Department of Defense nominees until President Joe Biden’s administration explains the tens of thousands of religious accommodation requests it never granted or even answered. “This is not over,” Lankford told The Daily Signal on Monday evening during a press call. The senator emphasized that the Department…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Average American Family Has Effectively Lost $7,100 Under Biden, Economist Says
An economist says the average American family has effectively lost more than $7,000 due to inflation and higher interest rates since President Joe Biden took office. The consumer price index, a key inflation measure, increased 0.1% in November, up 7.1% from November 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The figure marks a slowdown…Samantha Aschieris -
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Who’s Really Facilitating America’s Border Crisis? Biden Isn’t Acting Alone
Catholic Charities and other non-governmental organizations are working in concert with the Biden administration to facilitate the worst border crisis in American history, according to an investigation that examined the movement of 30,000 mobile devices in the United States. The shocking report is a snapshot of the border crisis over the course of just one…Robert B. Bluey -
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What’s Really Behind Biden Administration FCC-Approved Sale of Spanish-Language Radio Stations
By greenlighting the sale of 18 Spanish-language radio stations to a group linked to billionaire George Soros, the Biden administration is handing millions of unwary listeners over to far-left activists. The reason? Hispanics continued their overall migration toward the Right in November’s midterm elections, an evolution that shatters the Left’s playbook. The Left, thus, has a two-pronged response to…Mike Gonzalez -
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A Hard Winter Looms for Americans’ Energy Bills and Wallets. Blame Biden.
This is going to be a hard winter for your wallet. President Joe Biden’s war on American energy has not reached its peak. Gas prices remain high, and the Biden administration has no workable plan to reduce them. The rise in energy prices is visible every time Americans fill up their vehicles. In November, the…Paxton Wagner -
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Venezuela Is Bizarre Piece of Biden’s Incoherent Energy Policy Puzzle
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the Biden administration announced an easing of sanctions on Venezuela. With the midterm elections safely behind President Joe Biden, the administration likely hoped that Americans would be too busy finishing their turkey dinners to notice the administration’s latest turkey—a giveaway to Venezuela. The Treasury Department issued limited sanctions relief…Katie Tubb -
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Revival of Biden’s Child Tax Credit Would Hurt Economy and People It’s Supposed to Help
This month’s midterm elections might have come with a high price tag. The outgoing majority might attempt to push through the last of its remaining agenda before the year ends. That could include using the lame-duck session to pass an extension of President Joe Biden’s child tax credit, which provided unconditional, work-free monthly cash payments…Robert Rector -
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EXCLUSIVE: Jill Biden Got a Raise. Here’s What She’s Earning for Teaching at a Community College.
First lady Jill Biden got a raise at her faculty job at Northern Virginia Community College, where she teaches English. The community college confirmed to The Daily Signal that the first lady’s salary is $90,299. That’s up from the $85,999 a year for her previously reported contract stretching from August 2021 to May 2022. While…Fred Lucas -
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‘This Is an Investigation of Joe Biden,’ House GOP Lawmaker Says in Announcing Probe
A key House committee will investigate the overseas business dealings of President Joe Biden and his family when Republicans take over Jan. 3, GOP lawmakers announced Thursday. “The Biden family’s business dealings implicate a wide range of criminality from human trafficking to potential violations of the Constitution,” Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., expected to become the…Samantha Aschieris