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‘That’s the Leverage’: Democrats Shrug Off FEMA and TSA Funding Concerns as Partial Shutdown Looms
As the House Homeland Security Committee heard testimonies from top Department of Homeland Security officials on Tuesday, Republicans are warning Democrats about the consequences of a partial government shutdown. Congress is facing yet another potential partial government shutdown this Friday as funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire. Democrats have made their demands clear,… -
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Democrat Asks ICE Leader If He Is ‘Going to Hell’
Democrats aired their grievances against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown at a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, even questioning the salvation of agency leaders. Questioning grew so contentious that Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., slammed his gavel to remind his colleagues of House “decorum” standards. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was questioning Todd Lyons, the acting… -
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Democrats’ Demographic Doom Spiral Has No Exit
President Donald Trump isn’t just deporting illegal immigrants. He’s deporting the people Democrats need to offset their demographic challenges. The Census Bureau recently released updated population figures through June 2025. The country grew slightly, but that growth wasn’t equally distributed. Many red states, like South Carolina, Idaho, and Texas, grew significantly. In just one year,… -
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Democrats Champion Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show, Attack Turning Point USA Alternative
While President Donald Trump criticized Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, Democrats celebrated it and ridiculed Turning Point USA’s alternative performance. Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, whose stage name is Bad Bunny, made headlines at Sunday’s show by performing mostly in Spanish, celebrating his Puerto Rican heritage, and using songs with sexually explicit lyrics. President Donald… -
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Even CNN Is Questioning Hakeem Jeffries Shutdown Strategy
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—CNN’s Dana Bash pointed out to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday that a partial government shutdown over Democrats’ demands for restrictions on enforcement by federal agents would primarily affect agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration. Despite Democrats’ new list… -
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Newsom Won’t Cut Ties to Homeless Fraudster Firm
Borrowing from novelist James Hilton, who coined the word “Shangri-La” to describe a Tibetan utopia in a 1933 novel, Franklin Roosevelt gave that name to the peaceful retreat we know as Camp David. For California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Democrats, Shangri-La hasn’t become synonymous with a place that connotes peace on earth. It… -
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Newsom ‘Taking the Mask Off’ in New Memoir
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to release a memoir in late February as the Democrat is considered a front-runner for the Democrat presidential primary in 2028. Newsom’s memoir, titled “Young Man in a Hurry,” covers Newsom’s personal life and early career, but ends his book before his controversial tenure as California governor. “This is… -
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White Males Have Been ‘Left Behind’ in Civil Rights for Too Long, Agency Head Says
Chair Andrea Lucas wants to return the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to its roots in the civil rights movement, after previous chairs ignored discrimination that didn’t advance a diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda, she says. “My goal is complete and absolute reform of the agency to go back to principles that were good and right… -
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Jeffries Will Not Vote to Oust Alleged Fraudster From Congress
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., says he will oppose Rep. Greg Steube’s, R-Fla., motion to remove Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., from Congress as other Democrats are expected to vote against the effort. “I’m a hard no, as it relates to the efforts to expel her, and it is going to fail,” Jeffries told reporters… -
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They Disrupted a Congressman’s Event at a Jewish Center. Now the DOJ is Investigating.
The Department of Justice is investigating a disruptive protest of a Democrat congressman’s speaking engagement at a Jewish temple. On Jan. 27, protesters with the left-wing activist group Climate Defiance interrupted a constituent event of Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., at the Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn, New York. Suozzi was one of seven Democrats to… -
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Democrats Who Condemned Lemon’s Arrest Silent on the Invasion of Cities Church
Democrats loudly condemned the arrest of former CNN host Don Lemon on Friday, but they have not condemned the invasion of a Minnesota church in the middle of a service—the incident for which Lemon faces charges. Lemon, now an independent journalist, has claimed that he covered the invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Documents Show Biden Admin Interaction With Trump Elector Probes
The Biden administration’s Justice Department interacted with Democrat state attorney general’s offices that prosecuted or considered prosecuting 2020 alternate electors, according to public record responses. These contingent electors were in place to back Donald Trump if any of his election challenges were sustained in states that Joe Biden won. In November, Trump pardoned the alternate… -
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Do These Democrats Really Want to Carry Water for Don Lemon and the Church Invaders?
Last year, Democrats largely stood by Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones, who wished death on the children of his political opponent. Now, they’re carrying water for anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement agitators who invaded a church service and traumatized children. Make no mistake: When agitators invaded Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan. 18,… -
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The Real Reason Democrats Are Threatening Noem Impeachment, One Member Says
Americans should not be surprised by the House Democrat leader’s threat to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, says the chair of the House border security subcommittee. “If you remember, just two years ago, Republicans conducted a very thorough investigation, and we impeached [Homeland Security] Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for failure to perform his duties,” Rep…. -
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Democrat Faces Expulsion Over Findings of MASSIVE Fraud
After the House Ethics Committee announced it found over two dozen instances of “serious financial crimes” against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., announced on Thursday night he will be filing a resolution to expel the congresswoman. “In November, I filed a resolution to expel [Cherfilus-McCormick] following her indictment by the [Justice Department],” Steube posted on X. “Today’s… -
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Democrats’ Response to Minneapolis Chaos Could Be to Their Detriment
The unrest surrounding federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis did not arise by accident. It is the product of a combustible mix: deliberate obstruction by Democrat officials, wall-to-wall legacy media coverage and two tragic incidents that were mishandled by senior figures inside the Trump administration. Together, these forces have produced exactly the chaos critics warned about—and… -
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7 Extreme Democrat Attacks on ICE Help Explain Why Some Americans Are Losing Their Minds
Every day, it seems anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement agitators perpetrate a new atrocity against innocent people, and Democrats demonizing ICE arguably bear some of the blame. On Sunday, they effectively laid siege to the Home2 Suites by Hilton Hotel, smashing the windows and spray-painting anti-ICE slogans, leading both state police and federal agents to respond…. -
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Senator Warns Democrat Shutdown Could Endanger Americans Facing Winter Storm
An impending government shutdown would “stall funding” for the Federal Emergency Management Agency shortly after a “crippling” winter storm, Sen. Marsha Blackburn told The Daily Signal. “Most of the Democrats do not want a shutdown,” Blackburn said. “I think also it’s important to realize we have had a massive storm. It has crippled much of… -
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HHS Scraps Biden-Era Abortion Pill Mandate for Pharmacies
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday reversed a Biden-era mandate that pharmacies carry abortion drugs. The agency, under President Joe Biden, sent a notice to about 60,000 retail pharmacies in 2022 stipulating that they had to provide drugs as a condition of serving patients with Medicare, Medicaid, or other federally funded coverage…. -
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Court Blocks Virginia Democrat Redistricting Plan
A Virginia judge on Tuesday blocked a Democrat redistricting plan designed to give the party more seats in Congress. Judge Jack Hurley Jr., a judge on the Tazewell County circuit court, ruled that the Democrat-controlled state Legislature did not follow procedure to approve a state constitutional amendment on redistricting. Democrat Speaker Don Scott of the…