Political Commentary & Opinion
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EXCLUSIVE: DC Library Sought to Hire Ex-Felon for Drag Queen Story Hour
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL: A District of Columbia library sought to engage a drag queen with a criminal background to perform at pride-themed Drag Story Hours for children. A staff member at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library solicited drag queen Latrice Royale, otherwise known as Timothy Wilcots, to sing and dance in drag… -
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‘I Just Really Wanted My Breasts Gone’: Detransitioner Explains How She Was Duped Into Transitioning
Detransitioner Camille Kiefel says that she and other victims of transgender surgeries “have been dismissed” by doctors pushing so-called gender-affirming care. “I struggled with childhood trauma,” Kiefel told The Daily Signal’s Mary Margaret Olohan. “My best friend had been raped by her brother when I was in sixth grade.” A detransitioner is someone who… -
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The More the Feds ‘Borrow,’ the More We Pay for Mortgages, Credit Cards, Student Loans
If you think the Treasury Department borrowing trillions of dollars is a problem only for future generations, think again. The interest rates on your credit cards, student loans—and even your mortgage—are all up now because of the Treasury’s borrowing spree, and it’s costing you thousands. The runaway spending in Washington has been a problem for… -
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‘Woke Kindergarten’ in California Blows Money on Odd Curriculum, Pensions
Topline: A California school spent $250,000 in federal funds to hire a teacher training service called Woke Kindergarten, but after two years student performance got even worse, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. An audit by researchers at OpenTheBooks.com revealed that almost two-thirds of employees at the low-income, underperforming Glassbrook Elementary School are making six-figure salaries. Retired… -
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Four Years Later: The Impact of ‘15 Days to Slow the Spread’
Four years ago, government officials told us, “Stay home!” We have “15 days to slow the spread.” Days turned into months and then years, while officials chipped away at our freedoms. I have long been wary of politicians but even I was surprised at how authoritarian many were eager to be. Some demanded police to… -
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‘Most Terrifying Poll Result I’ve Ever Seen’: Scott Rasmussen Surveys America’s Elite 1%
When veteran pollster Scott Rasmussen surveyed a group of Americans he calls the elite 1% earlier this year, he discovered a startling number who say it’s OK to win an election by cheating. The elite 1%—individuals who make over $150,000 a year, live in densely populated areas, and have postgraduate degrees—are overwhelmingly liberal. They give… -
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From the Perspective of the Embryo, IVF Is Not Very Pro-Life
The Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday held a hearing on in vitro fertilization and the future of reproductive rights. One witness, a female doctor from Texas, went so far as to say that she supported abortion with no restrictions. On the other hand, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., highlighted the need to have strong regulations… -
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Americans Flee Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Chicago, and Philadelphia
There is one competition where Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia aren’t beating other major locations in this country. It is in persuading people to stay there. The Census Bureau this month released its estimates on the populations for each American county as of July 1, 2023. In a release about this data, the… -
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CNN Goes Off Deep End, Redefining ‘Reality’ in Attack on Musk
Everything CNN does now underlines how then-CEO Chris Licht’s doomed attempts to calm it down are almost completely forgotten. On Monday, Oliver Darcy’s “Reliable Sources” newsletter was topped by the headline “Elon’s Reality Escape.” That’s because CNN defines what “reality” is, and “reality” has a virulent leftist bias. That bias makes you “reliable.” Darcy’s screed… -
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Democrats Push ‘Decency Agenda’ Focused on Porn for Kids
The term “Orwellian” is overused in modern political discourse. That’s because the authoritarian regime of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel is an easy comparison for whatever thing the speaker wants to argue against in the political debate du jour. But sometimes the comparison is truly deserved—like when politicians seek to quell political discourse by torturing… -
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Nonprofit Caught on Video Handing Residency Papers to Man Without ID
A nonprofit organization dedicated to “assisting migrants with their paperwork and legal needs” in New York City has been caught on video illegally filling out residency documents for a man without procuring any form of identification from him. Video shot by Muckraker.com and obtained by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project appears to show the nonprofit… -
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Egregious Examples of the Media Spinning Trump’s ‘Bloodbath’ Comment as Call for Violence
The legacy media is clipping and spinning Donald Trump’s comments where he stated that if he doesn’t get elected, the country’s going to experience a bloodbath, saying it’s a call to violence. The Context Trump spoke at a campaign rally Saturday for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, in Vandalia, Ohio. At the event, he said: Now,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Organizations Issue Recommendations on Regulating IVF
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two leading conservative organizations are calling for the regulation of the in vitro fertilization industry amid media hysteria over a recent Alabama state Supreme Court ruling and Republican consternation over how to handle the issue. Following the Alabama court ruling in favor of protecting embryonic human life, Republicans on Capitol Hill… -
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‘I Wish I Could Have Been There’: Laken Riley’s Father Breaks Silence
The father of slain nursing student Laken Riley is speaking out about his daughter’s murder on the campus of the University of Georgia. “I wish I could have been there to protect her,” Jason Riley said in an exclusive interview with NBC News that aired Monday. Police say that an illegal alien from Venezuela… -
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Why Small Businesses Cheer as Judge Strikes Down ‘Transparency’ Law
Lawmakers snuck the Corporate Transparency Act into the 1,480-page National Defense Authorization Act in 2021. The measure is targeted squarely at small businesses with fewer than 20 employees or $5 million or less in gross receipts. Companies larger than this are exempt. The Corporate Transparency Act also exempts companies in many lines of business (banks,… -
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Bentley Pushes Back Ambitious All-Electric Goals
British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors is pushing back its plans to have an all-electric vehicle offering by 2030, following other top vehicle manufacturers, according to CNBC. Bentley had originally planned to transition all of its vehicle sales to EVs by 2030 but announced that it would be looking to delay that change by a couple… -
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Special Counsel’s Testimony Again Reveals Media Bias in Political Scandals
“Both sides furious” was one reporter’s summary when special counsel Robert Hur testified in a House hearing to explain his decision not to prosecute President Joe Biden for willfully retaining classified documents, not just from his vice-presidential years but from his Senate career. The network TV stories that night were the closest thing to “fair… -
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NYT Report Concedes That Left-Wing COVID-19 Lockdown Policies Led to Generational Learning Loss
The COVID-19 school lockdowns created generational learning loss, The New York Times reports. Yes, just about four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times published an extensive set of data showing just how catastrophic the extended lockdown policies were for schoolchildren. That reality has been known for some time. Last… -
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Nothing Peachy About Georgia’s Willis-Wade Hanky-Panky Ruling
Fulton County, Georgia, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s decision is one fine muddle. McAfee ruled on Friday in the Fani Willis-Nathan Wade sexual-kickback case: It takes two to tango, but only one is too corrupt to stay on the dance floor. How does that work? McAfee gave Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis the option to continue her election-interference persecution against… -
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EXCLUSIVE: City Manager Association Censured a Man for Refusing to Enforce a Nonexistent Vaccine Mandate. Now, He’s Suing.
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The professional association for city managers issued a public censure against a Michigan city official in part because he promised firefighters and police that he wouldn’t impose a hypothetical vaccine mandate but would instead follow alternative COVID-19 protocols. Now, he’s suing to restore his good name. “I was honestly heartbroken to…