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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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Biden Administration and University Leaders Hold Summit to Strategize Continuing Racial Discrimination
President Joe Biden’s Department of Education is attempting to circumvent the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against using racial discrimination in college admissions. In its ruling, the Supreme Court found that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina had limited the admission of Asian candidates in favor of other “racial groups.” Citing the 14th Amendment…Tony Kinnett -
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LA Times Columnist Tries Desperately to Lionize Lying Kamala Harris
One of the most annoying ploys of liberal journalists is to advise Republicans that the truly wise path in politics is to surrender to liberals on everything, and the dumbest path is to oppose them emphatically. The latest flagrant example of this is a column in the Los Angeles Times with the provocative headline “Republican…Tim Graham -
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Harris Rejects DeSantis’ Challenge to Discuss Florida’s African American History Curriculum
Vice President Kamala Harris has rebuffed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ offer to discuss Florida’s African American history curriculum, which she has been criticizing since late last month. “Well, I’m here in Florida, and I will tell you, there is no roundtable, no lecture, no invitation we will accept to debate an undeniable fact: There were…Elise McCue -
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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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Details of IRS Whistleblowers’ Testimony That Knocked Biden Administration on Its Heels
Last week, IRS Special Agent Gary Shapley and IRS criminal investigator Joseph Ziegler testified in detail about how Justice Department lawyers and FBI officials hindered their investigation of Hunter Biden‘s financial dealings. Based on the preponderance of evidence about these and past abuses, there is no longer any question that the FBI must be reformed…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Kamala Harris’ Smear of Florida’s Black History Curriculum Implodes
A shamefully bogus story promoted by Vice President Kamala Harris has taken an amusing turn. You might call it a “self-own.” First, a little backstory. In January, the Florida Department of Education rejected the Advanced Placement standards for African American history produced by College Board. The department cited a lack of educational value and historical…Jarrett Stepman -
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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 -
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The Biden Administration’s Plot to Kneecap Merit in Federal Hiring
In yet another example of the Biden administration’s aggressively woke diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is now proposing to kneecap the government’s ability to hire the most qualified candidates for federal job openings. Its specious reasoning? To close the supposed federal “wage gap” between male and female or white…Benjamin Paris