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Biden’s Misguided Priorities: Ukraine, Illegal Aliens vs. Hawaii
Hawaii, once a symbol of nature’s grace, now lies devastated, a chilling semblance of a war zone. At least 100 lives have been lost to the flames of a devastating wildfire, with hundreds of homes obliterated and families shattered. But in the face of this profound tragedy, President Joe Biden has responded with a suggestion… -
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The Urgency of the Quantum Computing Race With China
Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster film “Oppenheimer” tells the story of the Manhattan Project director who raced to develop the world’s first atomic bomb before Nazi Germany could. J. Robert Oppenheimer successfully exploited the revolutionary discovery of quantum physics to provide decisive technological superiority to the United States. In an echo of the past, the U.S…. -
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‘It’s Almost Everywhere,’ Scholar Says of China’s Infiltration of America’s K-12 Schools
China’s infiltration of American K-12 schools is “almost everywhere,” according to Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars. “That is, in every state that we’ve looked at, we have found instances of it, but I would say it’s concentrated in the feeder schools to elite education, which means mostly West Coast and East… -
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Timeline of Ukrainian Pay-to-Play Scheme Confirms Bidens’ Corruption
The Biden crime family’s multimillion-dollar bribery and money-laundering operation has more moving parts than an 80-year-old grandfather clock. Even news-aholics find it tough to follow this scandal’s interlocking meetings, phone calls, trade junkets, wire transfers, and shady characters with unpronounceable names. As just-appointed special counsel David Weiss soon will learn that, unlike “White House Aides… -
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‘It’s a Little Late,’ Lawmaker Says of Biden’s Executive Order on US Investments in Chinese Technology
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at restricting U.S. investment in certain Chinese high-tech, including artificial intelligence, microelectronics and semiconductors, and quantum information technologies. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., however, thinks “it’s a little late.” “China has been stealing our technology for decades,” says Green, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: New Mexico Pays Hefty Fee for Trying to Hide Voter Information
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver’s office settled a public records lawsuit over voter records with a think tank, paying out a $22,000 settlement after initially denying access to voting information. The Southwest Public Policy Institute announced first to The Daily Signal that it reached the settlement in its… -
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US Aid to Ukraine Amounts to $900 Per American Household, Economist Says
Congressionally approved aid for Ukraine has cost each U.S. household hundreds of dollars, Heritage Foundation budget expert Richard Stern says. “The formal aid packages alone amount to a staggering $113 billion—roughly $900 per American household and almost 12 times the spending cuts promised by House leadership in the annual spending bills,” Stern, director of The… -
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Biden’s Flip-Flops on Weapons for Ukraine Put the Flapjack Cooks at IHOP to Shame
President Joe Biden’s flipping puts the flapjack cooks at IHOP to shame. Sadly, he’s not flipping delicious pancakes, but America’s strategic positions on sending certain weapons to Ukraine. Biden’s pattern of initial reluctance to send advanced weapons, followed by a change of heart under pressure from the media and allies, sends a dangerous message to… -
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State Schools Chief Seeks Answers on District’s Reported Ties to Chinese Government
Parents Defending Education’s new report, “Little Red Classrooms,” offers some worrisome information about China’s reach in U.S. K-12 schools through so-called Confucius Classrooms. The report notes that Parents Defending Education “uncovered contracts that show Confucius Classrooms, or other Chinese government-backed programming, are still in operation” in a number of schools throughout the U.S., including Tulsa… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Majority of GOP, Independent Voters Want to End US Aid to Ukraine
A majority of Republican and independent voters oppose additional U.S. aid for Ukraine, according to new polling data released today and shared with The Daily Signal. By a margin of 54% to 29%, Republicans do not want Congress to provide funding and supply weapons to Ukraine. Among independents, opposition jumps to 56% with a mere… -
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Is China Influencing What Your Child Is Learning in School?
Parents Defending Education has released a new report that offers some unsettling information about the reach of the People’s Republic of China in U.S. K-12 schools through so-called Confucius Classrooms. “Confucius Classrooms are a program that is intended to teach children Chinese language and culture, which on its face sounds benign, but some of your… -
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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… -
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Ukraine Drones Bring War to Moscow. Russia Threatens Use of Nukes.
Russian officials say three Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow over the weekend, and one of those drones struck a skyscraper in the city. Ukraine has now taken responsibility for the attack. “Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia—to its symbolic centers and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural, and absolutely fair process,”… -
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More Oversight for Ukraine Aid on the Way?
The push for greater oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine is making progress. Wednesday night, a bipartisan majority of senators—including nearly every Republican—voted to create a lead inspector general for Ukraine assistance. In June, the House of Representatives agreed to a similar measure, establishing a special inspector general for Ukraine assistance as part of its… -
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Will Hollywood Learn From Disappointing ‘Barbie’ Payoff for Pandering to China?
Last weekend, the highly anticipated film “Barbie” made a killing at the global box office. One country where it didn’t do so well, however, was China. That’s unfortunate for the producers, who worked so hard to please Beijing, only to watch the film come in sixth place in opening-day ticket sales in China. Though viewership… -
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Prioritizing Ukraine Aid Threatens Deterrence by Denial in the Pacific
Since war broke out in February 2022, advocates for increased support of Ukraine have argued that a Ukrainian victory over Russia is critically important for deterring China. As Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., put it recently, “There can be no backing off of helping Ukraine because if we fail here, there goes Taiwan.” No doubt, this same thinking motivates many of… -
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Could China’s Low Birthrate and Aging Population Weaken Its Ability as US Foe?
One way to win a war is to let your opponent commit suicide. Americans have a habit of thinking about China in this light. For the longest time, the intelligentsia in our country assumed Beijing’s communist system would collapse on its own, just as the Soviet Union’s did. Of course, the West had a policy… -
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Criminal Gangs, Arms Traffickers in Ukraine Snatching Weaponry, DOD Inspector General’s Report Says
This article was corrected to reflect that the origin of the weapons and ammunition including grenade launchers obtained by criminal gangs and arms traffickers in Ukraine was not identified in the available portions of the report. Criminal gangs, arms traffickers and other bad actors in Ukraine accessed dangerous weapons including grenade launchers, machine guns, bulletproof… -
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Europe Demonstrates False Underlying Assumption of Mainstream Environmental Policy
A July 2022 International Monetary Fund working paper found that in Europe, within the prior year, “oil prices had doubled, coal prices tripled, and natural gas prices increased more than fivefold.” Further, about half of all inflation could be linked to this increase in energy prices. And perhaps most importantly, the study noted: “Higher energy prices… -
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Canada’s Assisted-Suicide Program Set to Take Another ‘Prudent’ Step on Road to Perdition
The literal suicide of the West continues apace in Canada. Starting in March 2024, people with mental illness will be able to avail themselves of medically assisted suicide. That represents the latest expansion in the Medical Assistance in Dying, or “MAID,” law that launched in 2016. Some Canadians are getting ready to take advantage of…