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EXCLUSIVE: Government Expands List of Unvaccinated, Now Tracking Both Medical and Religious Exemptions
The Commerce Department is going to keep a record of all employees seeking a medical exemption from President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, under a proposed regulation. The new rule, placed on the Federal Register on Tuesday, will be the subject of public comment until March 28. The proposal comes as the Biden administration considers… -
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Award-Winning Coach Says Athletes Should Compete Against Gender They Were Born Into
Rice University swim coach Seth Huston challenged the NCAA’s transgender athlete policies in an interview with Swim Swam. “Lia has every right to compete,” Huston told the outlet, referring to transgender athlete Lia Thomas, a biological male who has been dominating women’s college swimming. “But I think, black and white right now, you compete as what you… -
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Talk Show Host Bongino Permanently Banned From YouTube
Conservative talk show host Dan Bongino had both of his YouTube accounts permanently banned Wednesday, a YouTube spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Bongino’s second channel, the Dan Bongino Show Clips, was initially suspended and demonetized for seven days after Bongino posted a video in which he said masks were “useless” in stopping the spread… -
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Texas Heartbeat Law Beats Strongly, Inspires Other States to Follow Suit
Around 150,000 people marched in the freezing cold last week at the March for Life, in honor of the more than 63 million babies who have been killed by abortion since Roe v. Wade. Texas has been doing its part to lower the death toll through the passage of the Texas heartbeat law, which has… -
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Why Masked, Unmasked Have Disdain for Each Other
Among the many unbridgeable divides between Americans is a completely antithetical view of mask wearing. On one side are those who wear masks almost everywhere outside their homes and who demand that others do so, including young children in class and on outdoor playgrounds, and 2-year-olds on airplanes. On the other side are those who… -
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8 Cities That Help Explain National Crime Wave
The rise in violent crime has become a national trend in the past few years as cities reach homicide rates not seen in decades. FBI statistics show a 30% increase in violent crime in 2020 compared to the previous year, the largest single-year increase since the agency began tracking those numbers in the 1960s. That… -
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1,800 Sign Letter Urging Fidelity Charitable Not to Bow to Leftists’ Demands
More than 1,800 financial advisers, investment professionals, recipients of charitable donations, and others signed a letter sent last week urging Fidelity Charitable to protect donor privacy and philanthropic freedom, following a petition from left-wing groups targeting certain groups receiving donations. The letter was in response to a petition from Unmasking Fidelity, a coalition of far-left… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Biologically Male Transsexual Tears Into Radicals Attacking Women’s Sports: ‘It Is Unfair to Expect Girls to Cede Their Hard-Won Rights’
A biological male who identifies as transsexual tore into opponents of a bill protecting women’s sports, telling Indiana state lawmakers Monday that “it is unfair to expect girls to cede their hard-won rights.” Following the testimony, 46-year-old Corinna Cohn expressed frustration to The Daily Signal on Monday afternoon that “trans activism has become a zero-sum… -
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This Mom Is Helping Parents Discover Pro-America Content for Kids
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools to in-person learning in the spring of 2020, parents across America began to see firsthand what their kids were learning via Zoom meetings and other virtual platforms. One of those parents, Jill Simonian of California, didn't like what she saw. Simonian decided to speak out. She began posting on… -
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26 of the Most Interesting Signs at ‘Defeat the Mandates’ Rally
On Jan. 15, Washington, D.C., became the latest American city to require restaurants and other businesses to demand proof of vaccination from customers. On Jan. 23, this Sunday, thousands protested COVID-19 mandates in the nation's capital. Photographer Taylor Dabney captured the following images for The Daily Signal: -
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It’s Time to Go on ‘Offense Every Single Day for the Unborn,’ Heritage’s Kevin Roberts Says
It is time for America to recognize that “abortion, just like slavery, is one of the greatest human evils that humans have ever experienced in world history,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said to a crowd of pro-life students and advocates Saturday. It’s time for the pro-life community to be on “offense every single day… -
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61 of the Best Signs From March for Life
At the 49th annual March for Life, thousands marched to defend the unborn. It was a unique year, given that the pending Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization could overturn Roe v. Wade. Marchers attending the event held signs reflecting their beliefs. Photographer Lydia Emrich captured many of those messages for… -
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Most Tax Credits Are Bad Tax Policy
Conservatives in Congress face a false choice: Extend unwarranted tax breaks to a few politically favored entities or allow the federal government to collect even more taxes to feed more reckless government spending. From that lens, it’s unsurprising that some choose to renew the tax breaks, even though it goes against a fundamental principle of… -
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Standing on Shoulders of Science to Turn Page on Roe v. Wade
My generation has never seen an America without Roe v. Wade. Since 1973, an estimated 60 million unborn children have been killed in the womb by abortion. Though the pro-life movement has remained steadfast in standing for the truth that every human life is valuable, scientific developments over the last few decades have only given… -
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It’s Time for Our Culture to Embrace Life
Today, thousands of pro-life advocates around the country gather in Washington to stand up and support the sanctity of life in America. Defending life has been one of the most meaningful fights I have contributed to during my first year in Congress. I have had the opportunity to stand with pro-life colleagues from across the… -
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In Remembrance of Brig. Gen. Charles McGee
Last Monday, our nation lost a leader, warrior, and one of America’s famed Tuskegee Airmen when Brig. Gen. Charles McGee made his last takeoff at the of age of 102. McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Dec. 7, 1919, and moved frequently with his father’s work throughout Ohio, Florida, West Virginia, Iowa, and Illinois…. -
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How America Can Fix Inflation
We likely all have felt the effects of high gas and grocery prices, but what is the government doing to address inflation? Policymakers’ negligence has left inflation to an overwhelmed Federal Reserve, a move that resulted in disaster in the 1970s. Four Heritage Foundation policy experts—Rachel Greszler, Katie Tubb, Peter St. Onge, and Daren Bakst—recently… -
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Protecting Unborn Children in a Post-Roe World
Tens of thousands of Americans from all walks of life will gather Friday in Washington, D.C., for the 49th annual March for Life. For nearly 50 years, the march has symbolized the pro-life movement’s quest to undo the disastrous 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on demand across America. This year’s… -
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It’s Time to Retire Funding Parity Talking Point
In congressional budget negotiations during the last decade, a favorite talking point used by legislators on both sides of the aisle has been achieving “parity,” which means increasing funding for defense and nondefense programs by the same amount. It’s time to retire that funding parity argument. With the continuing resolution providing appropriations through Feb. 18,… -
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Is America Heading for a Systems Collapse?
In modern times, as in ancient Rome, several nations have suffered a “systems collapse.” The term describes the sudden inability of once prosperous populations to continue with what had ensured the good life as they knew it. Abruptly, the population cannot buy, or even find, once plentiful necessities. They feel their streets are unsafe. Laws…