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    When ‘Pants on Fire’ Fact Checks Are About Biden’s Pants

    The so-called fact-checkers are energetic defenders of President Joe Biden—almost like they’re his siblings or his nephews. No cockeyed critique of Biden is silly enough for them to forgo the urgent need to “check.” They’re perpetually poised to pounce! PolitiFact gave us two examples on Feb. 10. Both were “Pants On Fire” warnings, but only…
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    Biden Proposal Puts Climate Agenda Above America’s Defense

    Every few days, it seems the U.S. military shoots down another unexplained object drifting over our airspace—and at least one was a Chinese spy balloon. These incidents are also coming on the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, the most destructive fighting in Europe since World War II. Surely, at this critical juncture, the…
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    Derailment Disaster Highlights Buttigieg’s Incompetence

    Sooty plumes of toxic smoke towered stories above the quiet, evacuated village of East Palestine, Ohio, last week as officials tried to contain what might be the worst rail disaster of the decade. As usual, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has stayed as far from the crisis as possible. Approximately 50 rail cars derailed Feb. 3 near the town on…
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    ‘Vanishing Habitats’ for Wildlife Greatly Exaggerated in Push for ‘Biodiversity,’ Biden’s ’30 by 30′ Land Grab

    First of three articles on wildlife trends in America. Decades-long mantras about “vanishing habitat” and ever-growing threats to wildlife have long been used to justify locking up more land through federal ownership or other restrictive measures.  The perfect example is the Biden administration’s proposal to conserve 30% of the nation by 2030—aka “30 by 30.”…
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    ‘Conservatives Need Not Apply’ Under Biden Administration’s Proposed Hiring Rules

    In a move that has gotten little notice in the press, the Biden administration is proposing federal hiring rules that easily could be abused to deny employment to anyone who questions liberal, woke policies, criticizes the government, or belongs to a politically incorrect organization. The vague, nebulous language of the proposed changes in existing government…
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    Don’t Fall for Biden’s Fractured Economic Policy Fairy Tales

    Like Nero bragging about rebuilding Circus Maximus after burning it down, President Joe Biden took to the podium Tuesday night to take credit for solving a slew of problems he helped create. At the top of his State of the Union address, the president boasted that he had “more jobs created in two years than…
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    Biden Administration’s ‘Stupidity Never Ends,’ Rep. Kat Cammack Says

    The Biden administration recently announced it’s considering declaring a “public health emergency” on abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling in June that overturned Roe v. Wade.  “This stupidity never ends with this administration,” Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., told The Daily Signal when asked about the possible…
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    Breaking Down Biden’s State of the Union Speech: What He Got Right, Where He Missed Mark

    In his second State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Tuesday night covered everything from the economy and Medicare to gun control, fentanyl, and Big Tech in remarks lasting about an hour and 12 minutes. Ryan Walker, vice president of government relations for Heritage Action for America, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to…
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    Biden’s Misguided Policies in State of the Union Address

    President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday night. (His address in 2021 was to a joint session of Congress but not a true State of the Union speech because he had just taken office, although that’s a distinction likely lost on audiences outside Washington.) Meanwhile, RealClearPolitics co-founder and President Tom…
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    Fact-Checking 7 Claims in Biden’s State of the Union Address

    During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden made several notable claims. The Daily Signal team checked them out to see if the facts add up—or if some crucial context was missing. 1. Inflation Reduction Act and Health Care Costs Biden touted the $740 billion spending bill Democrats dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, claiming…
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    Biden’s Biggest Blunders in State of the Union

    Check out President Joe Biden’s gaffes and strange claims in this video.
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    Sarah Sanders Slams Biden’s ‘Left-Wing Culture War’ in State of the Union Response

    Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, celebrated a new generation of leadership battling radical left-wing agendas in her response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday. “A new generation of Republican leaders is stepping up … not to be caretakers of the status quo, but to be changemakers for the American…
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    FACT CHECK: Democrats Applaud Biden’s Call for Police Reform, Despite Blocking Recent Effort

    President Joe Biden introduced the parents of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, as he called for police reform Tuesday night during his State of the Union address.  Biden left out the fact that Senate Democrats blocked a police reform bill in 2020.  “There are no words to…
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    FACT CHECK: Biden Touts Success at Southern Border During State of Union Speech

    President Joe Biden touted his policies at the southern border Tuesday night during his second State of the Union address. “We now have a record number of personnel working to secure the border, arresting 8,000 human smugglers and seizing over 23,000 pounds of fentanyl in just the last several months,” Biden said. U.S. Customs and…
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    ANALYSIS: Biden’s Plan to Provide Universal Pre-K Education Raises More Problems Than Solutions

    President Joe Biden claimed that “12 years is not enough to win the economic competition for the 21st century” in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.  “If you want America to have the best-educated workforce, let’s finish the job by providing access to preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds,” Biden continued. Although providing opportunities…
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    Republicans Erupt, Call Biden ‘LIAR’ Over Medicare Claims

    House Republicans booed President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening over the president’s claim that the GOP wants to cut Medicare and Social Security. “Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset every five years,” Biden said. “That means if Congress doesn’t vote to keep them,…
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    FACT CHECK: Biden Boasts That His ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Drove Down Health Costs

    President Joe Biden touted the $740 billion spending bill Democrats dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, claiming during his State of the Union address Tuesday night that the new law will decrease health care costs. “With the Inflation Reduction Act that I signed into law, we’re taking on powerful interests to bring your health care costs…
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    FACT CHECK: Biden Calls Jan. 6 Worst Attack on Democracy Since Civil War

    During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden celebrated how far the country has come since the COVID-19 pandemic-induced recession, but he also referenced the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, repeating his claim that it was the “greatest threat” to American democracy since the Civil War. He noted that his second State…
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    Biden Keeps Making Claims About Economy That Just Aren’t True

    President Joe Biden has gotten into a revisionist history habit.  He has repeatedly claimed that he inherited an economic disaster. It was his policies, he alleges, which brought us back from the brink—and Biden is likely to repeat that narrative in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.  The only problem with Biden’s…
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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Border Patrol Agents Should Be Fired for Working With SPLC-Designated ‘Hate Groups’

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., suggested Tuesday that Border Patrol agents should be fired for working with organizations that the Southern Poverty Law Center brands “hate groups.” Ocasio-Cortez asked John Modlin, Tucson sector chief for the Border Patrol, if he knew that members of a militia group that the SPLC brands a “hate group” had “regular…
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