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Dems Slam Trump for Family Separation … and Family Preservation
President Donald Trump is the most powerful man on Earth. World powers bow down before him. But the one thing that he cannot do is make his Democrat-Left critics happy. If Trump wakes up tomorrow at 6:00 a.m., they will complain that he is hyperactive and endangers his own health by not getting enough sleep…. -
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Johnson Says He’s Measuring GOP’s Success by the Strength of the American Family
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined pro-life members of Congress on stage at the 2026 March for Life in Washington, D.C., as tens of thousands of marchers showed their commitment to the cause of life. “For the first time, our greatest metric of success is not just the size of the gross domestic product or highs in the stock market,” said Johnson. “It… -
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Heritage Report Warns: Family Decline Threatens America’s Next 250
The Heritage Foundation released a new report last week outlining a plan to save the American family. The report, titled “Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years,” encapsulates how policy and culture can solve what the organization expects will be a bipartisan issue: saving the deteriorating American family. On… -
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These Policies Could Reverse US Declining Marriage, Birth Rates
Federal policies should encourage marriage and children, says a new Heritage Foundation report that proposes ways to reverse the trends of broken homes, declining marriage rates, and low fertility rates in the United States. The conservative think tank released the report, titled “Saving America by Saving the Family,” on Thursday, which detailed a set of… -
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GOP Lawmaker Reveals Playbook for Banning Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes
When Rep. Mary Miller saw President Donald Trump’s announcement of plans to ban large investors from buying single-family homes, she immediately volunteered to introduce a bill to codify it, she said. “It’s been an issue that the Family Caucus has been discussing, and I’m thrilled to see President Trump’s tweet and that he’s making this… -
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‘GROW OUR FAMILY’: Karoline Leavitt Makes Major Announcement
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that she is expecting a baby girl to be born in May. “My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother,” she wrote on Instagram. “My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing… -
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How Mary and Joseph Can Strengthen Marriages
The time leading up to the celebration of Christmas Day is often chaotic. Families are frantically finishing up their final shopping and gift wrapping. Traffic increases and patience seems to run thin as we rapidly approach the celebration of the birth of God in time. However, it also teaches us a tremendous amount about the power of marriage. In the words, witness, and experience of Mary… -
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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…. -
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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… -
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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… -
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Parenting in a Digital World: A Heartbreaking Image and Its Warning
Recently, the world witnessed the assassination of Charlie Kirk with the gruesome video of the incident circulating online in real time. National attention quickly zeroed in on the assassin and in that process a powerful image surfaced. The image was that of a young Tyler Robinson sitting in front of a laptop. Dressed in Avengers pajamas and surrounded by what appears to be Christmas candy, Robinson’s lips are curved… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Gen Z Men Are Struggling
The current generation “Z”—those now roughly between 13 and 28 years old—is becoming our 21st-century version of the “Lost Generation.” Members of Gen Z are often nicknamed “Zoomers,” a term used to describe young adults who came of age in the era of smartphones, social media, and rapid cultural upheaval. Males in their teens and… -
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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,… -
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Make Etiquette Great Again
We’ve all been there. Standing at the holiday party with nothing to say to a room full of well-dressed strangers. Or wondering what fork we are supposed to use for the salad. And does it even matter what side of the plate you put your water glass on? Etiquette has become a lost art in much of American… -
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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… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Sad, Conflicted State of Young American Men
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss the troubling state of young American males, and how the education system has stripped young men of the desire and ability to be responsible adults. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Charlie Kirk Was Role Model for What It Means to Be a Man
Popular culture has two competing narratives about manhood. Charlie Kirk rejected both of them—and set an example that young men should follow. The dominant view is that masculinity is toxic. In 2018, the American Psychological Association issued guidelines declaring that “traditional masculinity ideology” limits “males’ psychological development.” It also has negative influences on mental and…