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Shrouded in Secrecy, Facing Litigation, ‘Bidenbucks’ Celebrated in Democrats’ Platform
The Democratic Party platform praises President Joe Biden’s controversial “all-of government” executive order to get out the vote, which some critics call “Bidenbucks.” As The Daily Signal has reported, Executive Order 14019—signed by Biden in March 2021—puts the power of federal agencies behind registering and turning out voters. Federal agencies partnered with numerous left-leaning nonprofits… -
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9 Takeaways From Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention
Democrats convened for night two of the DNC in Chicago on Tuesday, featuring the Obama family, Sen. Bernie Sanders, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Americans can hope to be enlightened by the theme of the night, “A Bold Vision for America’s Future,” as Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has said little about… -
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LIVE from Chicago: The Democratic National Circus
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we watch some of the best footage from inside and outside the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Riots, protests, sermons, awkward applause, old men yelling, scrawny college students vandalizing—we’ve got it all! Have you ever experienced the joy of watching bitter old people attempt to… -
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‘Are We to Buy That?’: Fox News’ Bill Hemmer Confronts Harris Campaign Official About Excuse for Biden’s Late Speech
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Fox News’ Bill Hemmer challenged Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign communications director Michael Tyler on Tuesday about his justification for President Joe Biden’s speech not starting until late the night before. Biden took the stage long after he was scheduled to give his prime-time address to headline the first night of the Democratic National Convention,… -
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Elizabeth Warren’s Dangerous Push for a Truth and Healing Commission
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., long has used American Indian issues to further her own political goals—from controversially proclaiming herself to be of American Indian ancestry to enhance her academic career to today, when she exploits sensitive American Indian issues as part of her own racially divisive political ploys. As an example, look no further than… -
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Google Finally Gets Its Comeuppance
In a recent court order, federal district court Judge Amit Mehta said what most of us have suspected for years: Google’s market dominance in online searches isn’t a result of “happenstance,” but deliberate and intentional misconduct. As Mehta said in his Aug. 5 ruling: “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to… -
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Group That Pushes Finance to Blacklist Conservatives Calls Debanking a ‘Conspiracy Theory’
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which pressures financial institutions to blacklist the mainstream conservative and Christian organizations it places on a “hate map” with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, published an article purportedly “debunking ADF’s ‘debanking’ conspiracy theory.” Alliance Defending Freedom, the organization SPLC attacked, has raised the alarm about financial institutions denying banking… -
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Death Camp Survivor, Pro-Life Activists Convicted Over Peaceful Pro-Life Protest
A Michigan jury has found seven pro-life activists guilty of engaging in a conspiracy against rights and violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE, Act for peacefully protesting outside of an abortion clinic. The charges against the pro-life activists were brought by President Joe Biden’s administration, specifically the Justice Department’s Civil… -
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What LA Times Calls ‘Harassing’ Trans Kids Is Simply a Request for Parental Involvement
More than 100 years ago, the Supreme Court recognized that the right to direct the care, education, and upbringing of one’s children is both fundamental and predates the Constitution itself. In 2000, it reiterated this premise, saying that the parental right was perhaps “the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests” ever recognized by the court…. -
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Health Insurance Can Raise Prices of Care, These 2 Doctors Say
Health care can be more affordable when medical doctors don’t take health insurance, two doctors say. Dr. Josh Umbehr and Dr. Jules Madrigal join this episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss health care reform opportunities that would give patients control over their experience. “We need to make health care more affordable in the first place so that… -
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3 Themes That Set the Tone for the DNC on Night One
Democrats gathered in Chicago, Illinois on Monday to kick off the first day of the Democratic National Convention with the ostensible theme “For the People.” Despite the theme, the stage was mostly dominated by political and cultural elites when compared to the Republican National Convention last month in Milwaukee. Rather, it was three other themes… -
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15 Things We Saw at the Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO—The Daily Signal is on the ground at the Democratic National Convention, where Democrats will formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for vice president. We saw crowds begin to form on Sunday and filmed anti-Israel protesters breaking through the security perimeter on Monday. Here’s a list of what… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Daily Signal on Scene as Protesters Break Through Secret Service Perimeter at Democratic Convention
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Anti-Israel protesters broke through the first fence in the Secret Service perimeter around the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Monday evening. Daily Signal reporters Tim Kennedy and Tony Kinnett were on the scene live as it happened. The reporters captured footage of an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protester cutting part of the perimeter… -
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Meet the Democrats Holding Out on Harris
When President Joe Biden was deposed from his perch atop the Democratic ticket nearly one month ago, fellow Democrats and the corporate media were swift to take up arms for his endorsed successor, Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite the rapid convergence behind Harris, though, some Democrats are not as keen on Kamala as former House… -
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Is This Year’s Democratic Convention Going to Be a Repeat of 1968?
Editor's Note: Protests are building at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In May, The Daily Signal's Jarrett Stepman wrote a short history of the 1968 DNC where—just like today—a Democrat incumbent president stepped down for a vice president. The party was deeply divided over the Vietnam War and today is divided about the war… -
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‘Retaliation’: Nurse Who Blew the Whistle on Child Sex-Change Program Says Texas Children’s Fired Her
Former Texas Children’s Hospital nurse Vanessa Sivadge says that she has been terminated after blowing the whistle on the hospital’s alleged use of Texas Medicaid to cover attempted sex changes for children. Texas Children’s has denied that it used Texas Medicaid to cover cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors, as Sivadge has alleged. The… -
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DNC Protester Says Police ‘Wounded,’ ‘Tackled,’ ‘Choked’ Her ‘Peers’
A student protester outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago claimed police who “wounded, tackled, and choked” her “peers” are the same ones who “profit from the constant oppression of all people.” Anti-Israel, pro-abortion, and Marxist demonstrators joined forces to protest at the convention this weekend. “Police and the same people have profited off of… -
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Don’t Be Fooled by the ‘Propaganda Extravaganza’ Coming to Chicago This Week
The Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago on Monday, giving Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz an opportunity to present their vision for America. But don’t be fooled by the Democrats’ glitzy gala, says John Tillman, CEO of the American Culture Project and chairman of the Illinois Policy Institute. He offered a… -
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Biden’s Disappearing Act Reveals the Real Power in Washington
Our increasingly imperial executive branch has become the center of American politics as the presidency itself shrinks into irrelevancy. It is a dangerous dynamic that threatens the future of our country, and it’s been exposed during our current president’s lamest of lame-duck final months in office. President Joe Biden—if we can still give him that… -
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The Washington Post’s ‘Rambunctious Rah-Rah’ Coverage of Walz
The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, but it reads like it’s owned by the Democratic National Committee. Consider the bias by omission. On Aug. 9, Washington Examiner reporter Gabe Kaminsky found an uncomfortable story: “Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, on at least five occasions as governor of Minnesota, hosted a Muslim cleric…