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Sen. Tim Scott Exposes Left’s ‘Blueprint of How to Ruin America.’
OXON HILL, Md. — A “blueprint on how to ruin America” is competing against a “new American sunrise,” Sen. Tim Scott said Thursday. The South Carolina Republican stepped from behind the podium and walked around before the front row of his audience at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration. (The Daily Signal is the news…Fred Lucas -
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Mike Lee Slaps Prince Harry for Lectures on US Democracy
OXON HILL, Md.—Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, used Prince Harry’s remarks on American politics to tear into the bureaucracy that has turned the once-limited U.S. federal government into a ravenous behemoth. Speaking at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit, Lee began by praising the “limited government, free markets, [and] individual liberty,” which he called “absolutely…Tony Kinnett -
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Win for the Patriarchy: Not 1 Democrat Votes to Protect Girls’ Sports
Not a single Democrat in the House of Representatives voted to protect women’s sports. Talk about being on the wrong side of history. “The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” introduced by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., passed the House Thursday in a 219-203 vote. The legislation would require that “school athletics comply with…Katrina Trinko -
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‘Rising With Courage and Vigor’: Kevin Roberts Lays Out Plan to Win Culture War
OXON HILL, Md.—The 2024 presidential election may be conservatives’ last chance to save America, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said Thursday. Roberts opened The Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit. He discussed the Left’s attack against America’s founding principles and how the Right can fight back and win the culture war. (The Daily Signal is…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Ralph Yarl Case Highlights the Left’s Favorite Lie
This week, a 16-year-old boy named Ralph Yarl—black—accidentally rang the doorbell of an 84-year-old white man, Andrew Lester. According to reports, Lester then shot Yarl twice through the door, wounding him in the head and the arm. According to Clay County prosecutor Zachary Thompson, “I can tell you there was a racial component.” This fact…Ben Shapiro -
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Overturning Roe Has Made the Battle to Protect Life Harder, Sidewalk Counselor Says
The fight to protect life is, in some ways, even more challenging today than it was a year ago, Brian Westbrook says. The Supreme Court’s June 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, was a major victory for life, according to Westbrook, founder and executive director of the…Virginia Allen -
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Trusting God While Running Small Businesses, Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories
Being a business owner is not always as glamorous as it looks, but it is highly rewarding, say entrepreneurs Hope Harvard and Macy Maxson. Harvard, founder of the makeup company Hope Beauty, was eager to find a new purpose after working in the Trump administration. The South Carolina native says the idea for a makeup…Virginia Allen -
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‘Leading the Way’: Mississippi Governor Signs 8 Pro-Life Measures Into Law
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed bills on Wednesday strengthening the state’s adoption system, increasing support for pregnancy resource centers, and protecting foster children. “Mississippi led the way to overturn Roe. Now, we’ll lead the way in supporting moms and babies,” the Republican governor told The Daily Signal, referring to Roe v. Wade, the 1973…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Democrat Blocks Sen. Mike Lee’s Resolution Honoring Heritage Foundation at 50
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., objected Wednesday evening to a Senate resolution honoring The Heritage Foundation on the leading think tank’s 50th anniversary. The commemorative resolution brought to the Senate floor by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, violates a committee policy, Durbin argued in blocking immediate adoption of the measure as part of a procedural courtesy called…Virginia Allen -
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Failing to Create Brotherhood of Man, UN Promotes Sex With Children
“Sexual conduct involving persons below the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent to sex may be consensual in fact, if not in law.” So says a March report released by the United Nations. In simpler terms, the U.N. is saying that minors can consent to sex, and that this is a human right. This tweet…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘They Should Be Worried:’ Teachers Union Attempts to Fight Moms Over Parental Rights Advocacy
A Pennsylvania teachers union conference featured a session on fighting parental rights advocacy. The Pennsylvania State Education Association’s southern region conference last week featured a session on “Combatting Moms for Liberty Attacks on our Teachers and our Schools.” Moms for Liberty is a grassroots nonprofit organization formed by moms who were former school board members…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Save the Planet, Invest in Fossil Fuels
Earth Day is Saturday! Hooray? “Saving humanity from the climate crisis,” says EarthDay.org, requires us to “push away from the dirty fossil fuel economy.” Sounds logical. But my latest video explains why doing that is cruel to poor people. “Three billion people in the world still use less electricity than a typical refrigerator,” explains Alex…John Stossel -
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EXCLUSIVE: This Department Was at the Center of COVID-19 Overreach. Here’s What a Conservative President Should Do With It
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of conservative leaders and former federal government political appointees has compiled a game plan for the next conservative president to restore the Department of Health and Human Services to a focus on health care rather than forcing a leftist agenda down Americans' throats. From the COVID-19 pandemic to abortion…Tyler O’Neil -
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Memo to Bud Light Defenders: Choosing Woke Donors Over Americans Is Woefully Foolish
Following the controversial decision by Anheuser-Busch to celebrate Dylan Mulvaney’s gender transition and a subsequent boycott by many Americans disgusted with the brand’s priorities, Donald Trump Jr. called for Americans to stop the “Bud Light boycott” immediately. “I’m not for destroying an American, an iconic company for something like this. The company itself doesn’t participate…Tony Kinnett -
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The Truth About America’s History of Slavery
A generation of Americans is being raised on half-truths and lies about the history of slavery in America. They are given the impression that America was uniquely bad and that American slavery was uniquely bad. They learn nothing about slavery elsewhere. Among the many lies they are told are that “black slaves built America” and…Dennis Prager -
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What We Know About Latest Leak of Top-Secret Intelligence
A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is accused of stealing and releasing hundreds of top-secret documents containing sensitive intelligence on the Russia-Ukraine war and other global hot spots. If convicted, Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira will join such infamous leakers as Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, who in their time caused severe…Thomas Spoehr -
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California Church Faces $1.2M Fine for Defying COVID-19 Mandates, Says Not 1 Case Traces Back to Worship Services
A California Superior Court judge ordered a church to pay more than $1 million in fines for refusing to comply with COVID-19 mask mandates during the pandemic. The church, Calvary Chapel San Jose, slammed the ruling and Santa Clara County's efforts to defend the fines in court, arguing that not one case of COVID-19 has…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: 2 FBI Agents Who Knelt at BLM Rally Gained Promotions
Kneeling could be an avenue to rise through the ranks at the FBI, judging by promotions for two agents who did so in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters. One of the two agents appears in a video for her alma mater saying that the FBI seeks a “diverse workforce” to ensure that the bureau…Fred Lucas -
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NPR Doesn’t Even Try to Conceal Its Hatred of Republicans, Fox News
National Public Radio left Twitter in a hilarious huff. In a statement, CEO John Lansing announced, “We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public’s understanding of our editorial independence.” This contains multiple layers of comedy. For starters, NPR is a platform that has…Tim Graham -
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The Only Way Out Is Through
In 2017, my friend Rod Dreher published his popular book “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation.” Dreher’s basic prescription, already intimately familiar to Orthodox Jews, is a localist focus on the cohesive formation of tight-knit, virtuous, religious communities as the best way of enduring the cultural onslaught of progressivism and…Josh Hammer