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Blue City Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote Ruled Unconstitutional
A New York City law that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections was deemed unconstitutional by a state appeals court on Wednesday. The law would have allowed roughly 800,000 green card holders and individuals with federal work authorization living in the Big Apple to vote in the city’s elections, including in mayoral and… -
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Bipartisan Maryland Bill Would Make Gender Surgery on a Minor Without Parental Consent Illegal
Amid a national epidemic of child-focused transgender policies that leave parents out of the equation, a Maryland bill enshrining parental rights appears to be garnering bipartisan support. Maryland’s HB 722 would forbid health care providers from providing any transgender medical procedures, commonly called “gender-affirming care,” to minors without parental knowledge and consent. Under the bill,… -
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Registration Drives Boost Noncitizen Voting in Arizona, Research Finds
Arizona’s second-largest jurisdiction provides a glimpse into the battleground state’s obstacles in keeping dual voter lists, an election watchdog group says. Pima County—the second-largest county, including the state’s second-largest city, Tucson—has removed a total of 186 noncitizens from its voter registration lists since 2021, according to data gathered by the Public Interest Legal Foundation. Of… -
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Our Sneaky Phones Are Spying on Us
The government and private companies spy on us. My former employee, Naomi Brockwell, has become a privacy specialist. She advises people on how to protect their privacy. In my new video, she tells me I should delete most of my apps on my phone. I push back. I like that Google knows where I am… -
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Solving the Literacy Crisis
Learning to read is trending. The most fundamental of K-12 subjects is fueling YouTube videos and feature stories in People magazine and is now the subject of a report from Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Let’s hope the renewed interest spreads, because a shocking… -
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‘Screaming,’ ‘Barking’: Trans Activist Barrels Into Student Group at Virginia March for Life
An activist waving a transgender flag assaulted pro-life students at the Virginia March for Life on Wednesday, video footage shows. Pro-life Virginians gathered Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia, to march in support of unborn babies and against efforts to expand abortion in the state. Speakers included Winsome Sears, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, Liberty University President… -
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Forget Poland. Who Will ‘Deprogram’ the Radicals at National Public Radio?
One of the grandest fictions of our leftist media is that somehow, championing “social change” is what makes you a “bona fide news organization.” Anyone who resists that siren song isn’t a professional, but a propagandist. One-sided coverage is great—if you’ve picked the right side. On Monday, National Public Radio displayed this fiction with an… -
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NY Cardinal Praises Cathedral’s Handling of ‘Sacrilegious’ Funeral for Trans Prostitute
Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, addressed the outcry following a “sacrilegious” funeral held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral last week, in which wildly dressed transgender activists celebrated the life of an atheist, trans-identifying male prostitute. “I think our cathedral acted extraordinarily well,” said Dolan, as he discussed the incident with Father Dave… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Diaper Company Pushes Atlanta to ‘Make More Babies’ in Massive Billboard
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Pro-life diaper company EveryLife is launching a campaign message Wednesday to those in Atlanta through a towering billboard that reads “Make more babies.” EveryLife, which describes itself as “America’s leading pro-life diaper company,” is pairing the billboard message with a post on X (formerly Twitter) from the social media platform’s owner,… -
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The Climate Conundrum of Project Tundra: More Emissions Than Solutions
A “green energy” project in rural North Dakota is yet another such initiative that misses the mark. Despite the Energy Department’s admission that the Tundra Project would emit three times more carbon dioxide than it captures, a department grant worth up to $350 million is going to this proposed carbon capture and storage endeavor. The… -
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The Pandemic Treaty That Won’t Prevent a Pandemic
If a “pandemic treaty” fails to account for the dismal international response to COVID-19 and isn’t focused on preventing future pandemics, is it really a “pandemic treaty”? Yet that’s the current state of a draft “pandemic treaty” being negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization. The failures of the international health system’s response… -
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Report: Abraham Lincoln Pardoned Biden’s Great-Great-Grandfather
President Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather received a pardon from President Abraham Lincoln in 1864, according to The Washington Post. Biden’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Moses Johnson Robinette, was convicted of stabbing a fellow Union Army employee, the Post reported. Robinette allegedly stabbed John J. Alexander, a civilian brigade wagon master, after he was confronted for allegedly making an inappropriate… -
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In Chicago, Violent Criminals Go Free While This Man Languishes in Jail
A nasty divorce case has put a man behind bars for 18 months in Chicago’s Cook County Jail despite what he says is a clean criminal record. Thanks to a law first proposed by Illinois’ black lawmakers after the George Floyd protests of 2020, thousands of dangerous inmates are being released onto the streets of… -
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Texas High School Refuses to Remove ‘Adult’ Library Books Before 22 Years of Review
A high school principal in Texas slow-walked a review of nearly 200 books in the school library that parents flagged for sexually explicit material, setting a timetable of 22 years to reconsider them, according to documents and emails obtained by The Daily Signal. Parents in Llano, Texas, told The Daily Signal that they began expressing… -
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Partnership With ADL Compromises FBI’s Integrity and Fairness
Most Americans recognize that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as a far-left, dark-money behemoth with assets of nearly a quarter-billion dollars. The once-respected FBI is now viewed as being similarly politicized. Overall support for the agency has nose-dived to only 37% among the general public and a meager 17% among Republicans. Yet few Americans realize how closely the ADL works with… -
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Delaware’s Loss Is Texas’ Gain: Musk Moving SpaceX’s HQ to Lone Star State
Elon Musk announced Wednesday that SpaceX is moving its state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware, a move hailed by the Lone Star State’s governor. The decision followed a recent ruling by a Delaware judge that sided with a Tesla shareholder’s lawsuit challenging Musk’s $56 billion pay package as being excessive. Musk is the CEO… -
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Retirement-Focused Workforce Means Work Ethic in Decline
The most important factor in work is having a strong work ethic—a force that drives our society, but one that seems to be on the decline, said the author of the new book “Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life.” Author David Bahnsen said he’s “against the idea of work-life balance.” Instead, he believes in… -
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Why the WHO Pandemic Treaty Threatens Freedom of Expression
Despite the immense influence wielded by the United Nations, attention to its rumblings is typically rare outside the international crisis du jour. Breaking from this trend, the ongoing negotiation of a pandemic treaty at the World Health Organization has captured the global spotlight long before reaching its anticipated conclusion. Yet, despite this heightened attention, the… -
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EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Hiding Data on FACE Prosecutions, Congressman Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: The Department of Justice must comply with lawmakers’ requests for data on how it is prosecuting Americans under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, Congressman Chip Roy said in a letter sent Friday. The Texas Republican, who has introduced legislation that would repeal the FACE Act, called on… -
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Actors on ‘The Chosen’ Explain Joys, Challenges of Portraying Biblical Characters on the Big Screen
The Bible provides readers with glimpses into the personalities of Jesus’ Twelve Apostles, but little is known about the details of their lives. That can be both a challenge and creative opportunity for the actors and writers on the set of the hit series “The Chosen.” “We know he’s known as ‘Doubting Thomas,’” says Joey…