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Biden Administration’s New Gender Identity Policy Could Force Health Professionals to Violate Conscience
President Joe Biden’s new policy redefining sex puts doctors at risk, American Principles Project President Terry Schilling told The Daily Caller News Foundation Monday. The Biden administration announced Monday that it would reinterpret “sex” in the context of health care anti-discrimination laws to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity,” reversing a Trump administration policy that…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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5 Things You Need to Know About Biden’s $1.8 Trillion American Families Plan
Strong families and hard work have formed the foundation for healthy development, meaningful relationships, and economic well-being ever since America’s inception. Now, President Joe Biden has a new vision: one in which progressive politicians and government bureaucrats sit at the helm of American families, financed through $1.8 trillion in new taxpayer spending. Through a laundry…Marie Fishpaw -
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Devil’s in Details in Biden’s ‘30×30’ Conservation Plan
The Biden administration on Thursday released its preliminary report on the president’s so-called 30 by 30 conservation initiative. Initiated in Executive Order 14008, President Joe Biden directed the Department of the Interior to develop a plan to conserve “at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030” in collaboration with the departments of…Katie Tubb -
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Biden’s ‘Infrastructure’ Plan Largely About Leftist Goals, Not Roads and Bridges
Well, they’re at it again. Since the left can’t sell its ideas to the American public honestly, it’s changing the definitions of words yet again to get its agenda passed. This time, it’s the word “infrastructure,” as in President Joe Biden’s recent “infrastructure” bill. Biden used his address to Congress last week to try to sell…Kay C. James -
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Biden’s Era of Big Government
When I began my work 25 years ago, my vision for fixing our poor, broken communities was driven by my belief in America and what made it successful. It’s what I call the three C’s: the principles of Christianity, the virtues of capitalism, and the rule of law outlined in our Constitution. After the civil…Star Parker -
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In First 100 Days, Biden Shows He’s Divider-in-Chief
The first 100 days of a president’s term can reveal a new administration’s priorities. Unfortunately, the first 100 days of the Biden administration—which the president marked on Thursday, the day after his address to a joint session of Congress—reveal an executive branch determined to advance an aggressively intolerant ideology. President Joe Biden claims to promote…Ryan Bangert -
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Biden vs. Scott
The contrast between President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress last Wednesday night and the Republican response delivered by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., reminded me of another occasion between one long-winded and another profound speaker. It was 1863 and the nationally known orator Edward Everett was the featured speaker in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the…Cal Thomas -
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Media Promotes Fake Narrative That Biden a Moderate
Stephen Collinson is well-known among conservatives as the most hackneyed of the hacks at CNN. The Twitter account called CNN Politics promoted Collinson’s latest online essay with the words “President [Joe] Biden to showcase his moderate radicalism in his big congressional address.” “Moderate radicalism”? Doesn’t that make about as much sense as “quiet loudness”? Collinson…Tim Graham -
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Fact-Checking 7 of Biden’s Claims in His Address to Congress
President Joe Biden delivered his first address to a joint session of a downsized Congress on Wednesday night, nearly 100 days into his presidency. Biden spoke to only 200 masked lawmakers in the spacious House chamber, even though most, if not all, members of Congress have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and federal health guidelines don’t…Rachel del Guidice -
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Biden’s 5 Blunders in Congressional Address
President Joe Biden discussed distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, gun control, taxes, elections, and free preschool in his address to Congress Wednesday. But the president didn’t tell the full story in his remarks. To learn more, check out our video.Daily Signal Staff -
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Unintended Consequences of Biden’s Rescinding of Mexico City Policy
Rushing through policy often leads to unintended consequences. The Biden administration certainly has been rushing to implement executive orders to undo the policies of President Donald Trump. One unintended consequence of those actions is the possibility that your tax dollars are going to organizations that are complicit in coerced abortions overseas. One can only hope…Sarah Stewart -
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Biden’s Climate Denialism
In anticipation of the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, a two-day global gathering of more than 40 world leaders, President Joe Biden declared that the United States had a “moral imperative” to adopt an “ambitious” goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and 100% by 2050. Such an effort,…David Harsanyi -
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The Watchdogs Nap for Biden
President Joe Biden averaged a 56% job approval rating from his inauguration through March, according to Gallup, about the same as the ratings of former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and much higher than former President Donald Trump’s (42%). One factor in that approval might be the tone of press coverage. Rich Noyes…Tim Graham -
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Biden Administration Wants Schools to Teach Prejudice. Here’s What Parents Should Know.
President Joe Biden’s administration wants you to know your children are biased, and Washington has a plan to fix them. This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that officials are preparing to use taxpayer money for K-12 schools to advocate the idea that America is systemically racist, and anyone who thinks differently, children included,…Jonathan Butcher -
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Biden Team Reverses Trump’s Ban on Using Aborted Fetal Tissue for Taxpayer-Funded Research
President Joe Biden’s administration has reversed former President Donald Trump’s ban on using aborted fetal tissue for taxpayer-funded research. The National Institutes of Health announced Friday that “[the Department of Health and Human Services] is reversing its 2019 decision that all research applications for NIH grants and contracts proposing the use of human fetal tissue from…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Why the Media Deserves a Failing Grade During Biden’s First 100 Days
President Joe Biden waited longer to hold his first press conference than any other president in the past 100 years. After waiting 64 days, the media had a chance on March 25 to ask the president about his agenda. Tim Murtaugh, communications director for President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, was disappointed by what he…Robert B. Bluey -
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How Biden Administration Redefines Words, Reshapes Facts to Serve Its Purpose
We’ve always known that President Joe Biden has a way of misremembering his own record that is—shall we say—often unrelated to the truth. But Biden and his team have now developed a strategy that purposely redefines words and describes things as they demonstrably are not. And in many cases, the media help them along. The…Tim Murtaugh -
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Pompeo Urges Biden Not to Rejoin Nuke Deal With ‘Evil’ Iran Regime
As the Biden administration moves to reenter the Iran nuclear deal at a conference in Vienna, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Wednesday against dealing with the “evil” and “anti-Semitic” Iranian regime. Pompeo said the “world’s foremost sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, today is in Vienna,” meeting directly with U.S. diplomats,…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Nominee for Border Chief Called Covington Kids ‘Cruel,’ Questioned Their ‘Parenting’
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection jumped on the bandwagon in 2019 against a group of Kentucky high school students who were falsely accused of harassing a Native American man in Washington, D.C. Chris Magnus, the Biden nominee, accused the Covington Catholic High School students on Twitter of engaging in “cruel” behavior…Chuck Ross -
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Amid Economic Woes, Biden Pushes to Make Megan Rapinoe Richer
In the middle of a self-proclaimed economic crisis, President Joe Biden took to the bully pulpit to advocate not for the middle class but for those seeking to make millions kicking a ball. That’s right, you were told to stay home, miss family holidays, not go to church, and deal with the economic fallout. You…Mike Howell