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Jimmy Lai’s Family Looks to Trump, World Leaders
Family members and friends of Jimmy Lai, a businessman and a pro-democracy newspaper owner in Hong Kong, are holding out hope that he can still be released after his guilty verdict on national security and sedition charges, if President Donald Trump and other world leaders put pressure on Chinese leader Xi Jinping to free him….Susan Crabtree -
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EXCLUSIVE: Hawleys Tout Polling Showing Where Americans Stand on Pro-Family Policy
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Josh and Erin Hawley’s new pro-family nonprofit is touting polling showing the majority of Americans believe society should provide pregnant women with better options than abortion. The polling, conducted by OnMessage Inc. on behalf of the Love Life Initiative, showed that 84% of Americans agree that “many pregnant mothers face difficult…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Family Sues School After Teen ‘Censored’ for Tribute to Charlie Kirk
A North Carolina teen painted a tribute to Charlie Kirk on her school’s “spirit rock,” and was promptly censored, according to Alliance Defending Freedom. Now, Gabby Stout and her parents are suing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education for violating the student’s First Amendment rights. “[School officials] have unconstitutionally censored [Stout’s] speech that the First Amendment protects, retaliated against her for…Virginia Allen -
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Congress’ Week of Crazy, Part One: A Legislative Body or a Dysfunctional Family Drama?
Fox News announced Thursday that California-based reporter Bill Melugin has been “promoted” to congressional correspondent. He might as well have stayed in Los Angeles covering the Kardashians, for all the reality show-level drama and hijinks on display last week on Capitol Hill. From boozing to busts, from calls for rebellion to cavorting with convicted pedophiles,…Al Perrotta -
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Why Are Young Women Rejecting Marriage? The Reason Matters
Is the next generation of romantic comedy viewers … boys? Two recent surveys suggest that it’s younger men, not women, who are more focused on getting married and having children. Seventy-four percent of 12th-grade boys say they will likely choose to get married, according to a November Pew Research Center analysis. In contrast, only about…Katrina Trinko -
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Why the Supreme Court May Never Review Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a former Kentucky county clerk’s case that could have potentially challenged the 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges, which nationalized same-sex marriage. “This was completely predictable,” Thomas Jipping, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal. “It was not the right case to raise the issue…Fred Lucas -
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Economy Shows Promising Trends as Trump Prioritizes ‘Typical Hardworking Family’
Even as Senate Democrats continue to prevent the end of the federal government shutdown, there are promising signs in the economy under President Donald Trump. “Our opponents are offering an economic nightmare—we are delivering an economic miracle … . They want higher spending for government and illegal aliens—we want bigger paychecks for American workers and…Jacob Adams -
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Strengthening the Family a Key Theme of Heritage-Sponsored Annual Essential Summit
If one theme emerged from the second annual Essential Summit in Columbus, Ohio, it’s that it’s as important as ever to stand up for the family. In fact, this year’s event, put on by the Center for Christian Virtue, was titled “Reviving the Roots—Restoring the Family.” The Heritage Foundation and The Daily Signal were key…Rebecca Downs -
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Chicago Public Schools Offer ‘Family Planning,’ Condoms, Abortion Information to Students
The Chicago public school system is offering “family planning” services and condoms to students as young as 12. Under school system policy, schools teaching fifth grade and up must make condoms “freely accessible” to all students 12 and older, according to The Daily Signal’s review of the district’s website. The system also requires schools to…Mary Mobley -
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Comey Charges Reportedly Looming Days After Prosecutor With Family Ties to Ex-FBI Chief Resigns
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former FBI Director James Comey could be indicted in the coming days, according to multiple reports. President Donald Trump appointed Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide and his former personal attorney, on Monday to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia, which is running the investigation. Erik Siebert, who, public reports…Katelynn Richardson -
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Heritage Foundation Offers a ‘New Blueprint’ to Revive the Black Family
The Heritage Foundation headquarters in Washington-Wednesday September 17Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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More than $3 Million Raised for Charlie Kirk’s Family in Less Than 24 Hours
Donors gave more than $3 million for the family of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk in less than 24 hours through a GiveSendGo campaign. ALP Pouches, a nicotine pouch company, launched the campaign, with a goal of $5 million. The company contributed $1 million. Neil Patel, co-founder of both the Daily Caller and the Tucker…Fred Lucas -
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Vance to Visit Family, Friends of Charlie Kirk After Assassination
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, will meet with Charlie Kirk’s family and a number of his close friends in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Signal. Air Force Two will then fly Kirk’s casket, along with his family and friends, to Phoenix,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Speak Up: Share How Gender Ideology Has Harmed Your Family
One of the better ways for ordinary Americans to keep our vast, federal bureaucracies in check is to submit public comments about their rulemaking. Federal agencies open rules up for “notice and comment,” a process by which citizens have a chance to weigh in on regulatory rules and policies. It’s a way to not just…Jarrett Stepman -
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Protecting the Unborn Means Restoring Marriage and Family
On July 28, an Obama-era judge blocked a key provision of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act: the one-year ban on taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. This latest ruling is just one of many setbacks the pro-life movement has faced since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. But that’s not…Jay Richards -
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America’s ‘Happiest’ Golfer Has a Timeless Message: Family First
Every recreational golfer of my generation shares at least two things in common: We grew up revering Tiger Woods, and we know “Happy Gilmore,” the 1996 Adam Sandler golf comedy, like the back of our hands. Which millennial, while lining up a putt on the green, hasn’t told himself at some point to just “tap…Josh Hammer -
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Solution to Birth Rate Decline: Defund Federal ‘Family Planning’—It’s Population Control
As the White House looks at policy options to reverse the U.S. birth rate decline and incentivize more couples to have children, nobody seems to be talking about the fact that the U.S. has been funding domestic population control programs for decades now. These programs have been disguised under the name of “family planning” and…John Amanchukwu Sr. -
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‘By the Grace of God’: Virginia Governor’s Family Survives Texas Floods
Flooding over the Independence Day weekend in Texas’ Hill Country caused devastation throughout the state and even affected the Virginia governor’s family. Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Tuesday that his wife, Virginia first lady Suzanne Youngkin, and other family members were vacationing at the Youngkins’ property along the Guadalupe River in Hunt when the flood occurred…Philip Roberts -
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When It Comes to Marriage, Faith Matters
Focus on the Family recently surveyed more than 3,800 Americans on how faith impacts personal decisions about marriage and recorded married respondents’ self-assessments of their unions. The good news is that 74% of all married couples described their marriages as “healthy.” But even more encouraging is that convictional Christians—those who actively live out and practice their…Timothy Goeglein -
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Enduring Evil: Getting Put on a ‘Hate Map’ With the KKK Is Just One More Cancel Culture Attack for Focus on the Family
When the Southern Poverty Law Center put Focus on the Family on its “hate map,” listing the conservative Christian nonprofit alongside chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, it made life a bit tougher, but the Christian group had already faced so many “cancel culture” attacks, it was ready for the blowback. “We are Christians, we’re…Tyler O’Neil