Political Commentary & Opinion
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Google Takes Massive Hit as Federal Judge Rules It Violated US Antitrust Law
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Google took a massive hit Monday after a federal judge ruled the company violated U.S. antitrust law through its search business, according to a court filing. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta submitted the ruling, rebuking one of Google’s oldest businesses that the company has spent billions on through exclusive contracts in order to… -
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It’s Time Republicans Really Put Family First
This is a lightly edited version of remarks delivered July 25 in Washington by Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts at the Social Conservative Policy Conference, dubbed So-Con-Con and organized by the Family Policy Alliance Foundation. Before I begin, I want to commend the Family Policy Alliance Foundation for putting on another tremendous conference this week…. -
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WATCH: Kamala’s Bratcession
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” grab the parachute cord as stock markets around the globe enter freefall in the administration’s very own bratcession. The Nasdaq falls over 1,000 points for the first time in history. President Joe Biden is nowhere to be seen, and Vice President Kamala Harris is taking no… -
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Friendship in The Crucible: Ten Years of Forge Leadership Network
The Forge Leadership Network is building foundational relationships that have been critical for conservative policy victories. In January, the Ohio House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto, enshrining the “Save Women’s Sports” bill into law. Behind the four-year push to enact the Save Women’s Sports Act were three young women, whose friendship… -
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Kamala Harris’ Anti-Women Agenda
During the “White Women: Show Up for Kamala Harris” Zoom call, actress Connie Britton described the joy created by supporting the vice president: “Have you seen Kamala glisten in the brilliance and shine of her true power and leadership? And what does that feel like? Feels like self-love.” Women, prepare to be pounded with messages… -
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Gorsuch Warns Against Too Many Laws, Defends Independent Judiciary
A U.S. Supreme Court justice is warning Americans of the dangers of “too much law.” Ahead of the publication of his new book, “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law,” Justice Neil Gorsuch discussed in an interview on Sunday how an “explosion” of new laws could severely limit Americans’ freedom. “Some professors say that there… -
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GOP Vote-Fraud Foes Should Fight Fishy Addresses
Dirty voter rolls yield dirty elections. Alas, America’s voter files are filthy. The good news is that a high-tech security expert has carved a pristine path out of this dump. Will Republicans be smart enough to follow it before Demokleptocrats steal the White House again? Austin, Texas-based Jay Valentine is vice president of operations with Fractal Computing, LLC. He and his company… -
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5 Things to Know About Bernie-Backed VP Front-Runner Tim Walz
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is expected to announce her vice president pick Tuesday, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz may be her second-most-likely choice. Professional oddsmaking companies BetOnline, Oddschecker, Polymarket, and PredictIt all show Walz behind Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as Harris’ most likely pick, The Center Square reported. Because of his rural Midwestern heritage and… -
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Kamala Harris’ Husband Acknowledges Cheating on His First Wife With the Nanny
Following a Daily Mail report that second gentleman Doug Emhoff cheated on his first wife with his children’s nanny, Emhoff acknowledged the affair in a statement to CNN. The story comes as Vice President Kamala Harris, Emhoff’s current wife, has become the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went… -
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6 Things to Know About Josh Shapiro
Vice President Kamala Harris has a short list for running mates, and it seems Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is her most likely choice. Both Harris and former President Donald Trump will campaign heavily in the Keystone State, as it is considered pivotal for both of their paths to victory in the Electoral College in… -
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Kamala Harris’ ‘Reproductive Freedom Week of Action’ Is a ‘Lie,’ Pro-Life Activist Says
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, dubbed last week the “Fight for Reproductive Freedom Week of Action.” Democrats say abortion empowers women, but research shows that most women would have chosen life if they had more emotional and material support, Emily Erin Davis, vice president of communications for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life… -
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That ‘White Dudes for Harris’ Zoom Call Was … Weird
The “White Dudes for Harris” Zoom call last Monday night, with some 90,000 registered to participate, was surely a landmark in political history. Nearly 200 years ago, when the Democratic Party was being formed to elect and reelect Andrew Jackson, the entire American electorate, with exceptions, such as black New Englanders, property-owning black New Yorkers,… -
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Secret Service Whistleblowers Say Acting Chief Cut Security Assets
Just days after Ronald Rowe, acting director of the Secret Service, denied playing a direct role in rejecting repeated requests for added security measures and assets to protect former President Donald Trump, whistleblowers came forward to refute those claims. The whistleblowers also blamed Rowe for some security failures that led to the July 13 assassination… -
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Harris Recycles the 2020 Democrat Campaign
Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election through a successful tripartite subterfuge. One, Biden never really campaigned. His handlers rightly assumed that the more the public and the media saw a debilitated Biden in the flesh, the less they would want him as president. So, the Biden campaign used the COVID-19 lockdowns to ensure that… -
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Women’s Group Warns Harris on Potential Josh Shapiro VP Pick
Amid talk of Kamala Harris’ veepstakes, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro faces renewed scrutiny for how he addressed sexual harassment allegations against a key member of his Cabinet. Last year, the Democratic governor’s office paid $295,000 in tax dollars to settle the complaint of an employee there who claimed Shapiro’s legislative affairs secretary, Mike Vereb, sexually… -
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Over Past Year, Working Age Population Increased by 1.8 Million; Only 1 in 32 Equal New Workers
A smaller percentage of Americans are working today than did four years ago. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that payroll employment edged up by 114,000 in July as the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. Aside from the pandemic, the last time the unemployment rate was 4.3% or higher was almost seven years ago, in… -
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Legal Group Launches 7 Investigations Into Kamala Harris’ Record of ‘Failure’
A conservative legal organization has launched seven investigations into Vice President Kamala Harris’ record of service in California state government. “The American people deserve to know the facts about Kamala Harris’ time in California government,” a spokesperson for America First Legal told The Daily Signal. Harris, now the presumed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, served in… -
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New Hate Map Counters SPLC Narrative That Violence Is ‘Exclusively the Domain of the Far Right’
A new nonprofit organization has released a map revealing leftist groups spewing hate and inspiring violence, countering the narrative that all animus and political violence comes from the Right. The map aims to balance the notorious far-left bias of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which gained its reputation by suing Ku Klux Klan groups into… -
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$3 Trillion a Year for Nonexistent ‘Climate Crisis’? Seriously?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says governments will need to spend $3 trillion every year to fight climate change. Bend over and open that wallet wide, here it comes again. Meanwhile, a new peer-reviewed study finds that carbon dioxide… -
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Kamala Harris’ Oakland Is a Disaster
The San Francisco Bay Area represents a microcosm of California’s mockable form of untethered-from-reality leftism. That matters for America in 2024. Not only is Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee a Californian, she’s also a product of Bay Area politics. Now that Vice President Kamala Harris has suddenly become that presumptive nominee, it’s worth examining the kind…