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    ‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams Dies at Age 68

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—“Dilbert” creator Scott Adams died on Jan. 13 at age 68 after publicly revealing his severe prostate cancer diagnosis on his “Coffee with Scott Adams” daily livestreamed show on May 19. Adams had suggested on the Jan. 1 episode of his show that the first month of the new year could be his last. His death followed…
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    Peter Navarro’s Book Is a Raw Retelling of His Experience in Prison

    Peter Navarro, who spent four months in federal prison for a contempt of Congress order over the Jan. 6 investigations and now serves as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, said in an interview about his newest book “I Went to Prison So You Won’t Have To: A Love and Lawfare Story in Trump Land”…
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    Teaching Is Sacred, Not Transactional

    Stephen Cutchins has more than 20 years of leadership experience in education and ministry across four states. He has been actively involved with Southern Evangelical Seminary for more than 17 years and currently serves as the executive director of the Center for Innovative Training, Truth That Matters. Virginia as a Case Study Stephen Cutchins has…
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    EXCLUSIVE: Consumer Group Targets ESG-Pushing Pact Under Antitrust Review

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the concerns of consumers called Consumers’ Research is calling out the U.S. Plastics Pact for pushing environmental, social, and governance policies that have made doing business more difficult in Ohio. While the U.S. Plastics Pact is hosting a conference in Columbus on Tuesday and…
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    The Left’s Narrative About ‘Book Banning’ Is Bogus

    The Left is obsessed with the idea that conservatives are the real book banners. California Democrat state Sen. Scott Weiner took to X recently to bash “MAGA” and assumedly Florida, accusing them of banning one of the most famous memoirs about the Holocaust. “Florida banning the Diary of Anne Frank tells you everything you need…
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    Faithful Children’s Books Shine With Word of Fire Votive

    Bishop Robert Barron’s evangelical powerhouse combines classic stories with truly unmatched aesthetics. What is a tongue-stone? Well, it’s just that: a triangular stone that looks an awful lot like a tongue, found in the high inland places of Europe since at least the Middle Ages. Their origin was mysterious until the 17th century, when a…
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    Up Close and Personal With David Mamet 

    Before he was David Mamet the acclaimed author, filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, he worked a variety of low-paying jobs well into his 20s: from kitchen help at a summer camp to a maintenance worker in a truck factory to working in the Merchant Marine doing maintenance on boats. Mamet said he knows what it’s…
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    WEIRD Protesters Should Stay Home

    When gray-haired white liberals take to America’s streets for “No Kings” protests, the only danger they’re exposing themselves to is ridicule. But what happens when progressive protesters head to a foreign war zone? Last weekend, the “Global March to Gaza” found out. Thousands flocked from wealthy European countries like Ireland and Luxembourg, joined by activists…
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    Kristi Noem Hospitalized After Allergic Reaction

    Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon due to an allergic reaction, the White House says. “Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering,” Assistant Secretary of Homeland…
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    The US and Philippine Alliance on Display: Balikatan 2025

    Balikatan 2025, the 40th iteration of the largest annual joint military exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines, commenced on April 21 at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila, Philippines. The opening ceremony featured the symbolic “crossing of hands” between U.S. and Philippines military officials, signaling the deep-rooted alliance between the two countries. This year’s iteration marked…
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    His Research Was Co-Opted to Develop COVID-19 Vaccines. Here’s His Take on the Deadly Virus.

    Five years later, the COVID-19 pandemic has left many scars on Virginia and the country. In addition to the death toll, the massive job losses, the lost years of our children’s education, and the harm to the economy that still exists to this day, it exposed the authoritarian power of state governments to control the…
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    Texas GOP Set to Limit Its Primaries to Registered Republicans Only

    The Texas Republican Party voted over the weekend to limit GOP primaries in Texas to registered Republican voters. The rule change would mandate that voters register as Republicans with the Texas Secretary of State prior to voting in the primaries. The move comes as senior Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is facing a primary challenger in…
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    Dodgers’ Kershaw Has Pitch-Perfect Response to Pride Night

    Clayton Kershaw may not have pitched Friday night, but he still made more headlines than most of his teammates. The Dodgers’ star, who happens to be an outspoken Christian, made a splash at the team’s Pride Night by putting a unique twist on Los Angeles’ gear. It was a simple but powerful statement that June…
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    Florida Bill Will Prevent Government Money Going to Media ‘Bias Monitors’

    A law preventing government collusion with media gatekeepers will go to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk. The Florida Legislature approved its 2025-2026 budget on Tuesday, which included a provision prohibiting state agencies from using funds “to contract with an advertising agency or other contractor who acts as or uses the services of media reliability and…
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    Pharmacy Benefit Manager Parasites Drive Drug Costs Ever Higher

    President Donald Trump is right. Too many pharmaceuticals are too damn high, especially compared to the flea-market prices that foreign patients pay for the same drugs.  Dr. Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow with the Pacific Research Institute, estimated last month that a 30-day supply of the weight-loss drug Ozempic costs $418.98 in the U.S. But it’s a mere $95.30 in the U.K.—a 77.25% discount. Jardiance, for…
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    Remembering Bunker Hill: 250 Years Later

    Today—the 17th of June 2025—marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The battle started when Col. William Prescott led 1,200 men onto the Charlestown peninsula in Massachusetts to erect defenses on Bunker Hill in defense against British plans to capture undefended high ground at Dorchester Heights and Charlestown. The British hoped that…
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    The Left’s 10 Most Outrageous Comments About LA Riots

    Although protesters injured 10 deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office on the first day of riots alone, the Left has attempted to portray the anti-ICE riots as “peaceful protests” that “America’s Hitler,” Donald Trump, is using as a pretext to call in the National Guard. The following are some of the most outrageous statements on the…
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    Chaos in LA Continues: Rioters Attack ICE, Police as Leaders Condemn Enforcement

    Protesters in Los Angeles once again launch violent assaults this weekend against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and law enforcement officers. Agitators at the Federal Building in downtown LA threw rocks, bottles, and fireworks. Police deployed tear gas, flash bangs, and rubber bullets to try and maintain order. Protesters even went after police horses. Over…
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    Fatherhood Takes Precedence Over PGA Win for Golfer JJ Spaun

    J.J. Spaun was born and raised in the Los Angeles suburb of San Dimas. He was the unlikely winner of the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday. At 34 years old, he had only one PGA championship win before winning the most difficult tournament in all of golf. He started the tournament just one shot behind…
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    The Absurdity of the ‘No Kings’ Protests

    “No Kings” protests of various sizes broke in mostly blue cities on Saturday. The defining feature of these rather tame demonstrations—that appeared to be mostly octogenarian boomers who just finished their shopping trip at Whole Foods—was that there was, well, no defining feature other than that they don’t like the duly elected President Donald Trump….
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