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#MeToo Hypocrisy? Leftists Silent as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Faces Domestic Violence Claim
Left-leaning domestic violence prevention groups and legacy media figures have touted Doug Emhoff, the husband of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, as a positive example of masculinity, yet they have remained silent after Emhoff faced an accusation of domestic violence. Last week, The Daily Mail reported that Emhoff assaulted his then-girlfriend while waiting… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Denying ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ to Children Is ‘Ageist,’ Family Therapists Learn in Training
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A group of family therapists learned that denying so-called gender-affirming care to children is an example of "implicit bias" in a Zoom call recorded Monday and obtained by The Daily Signal. The Zoom-based training, titled "Recognizing Bias: Avoiding Pitfalls in Gender-Affirming Care," was hosted by family psychologist Dr. Shawn Giammattei, who… -
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The Kamala Harris ‘Media Blitz’ Is a DISASTER
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we watch with morbid fascination as the Harris-Walz campaign flips from a basement strategy to a strut through a media tour (well, a tour of the media that sings its praises). Vice President Kamala Harris horrifies Americans on friendly interview shows as hurricane survivors attempt to… -
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FEMA Is Broke
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. It’s America last as the nation’s disaster relief agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, reports it is broke because it wasted billions on illegals, Ukraine, and other foreign aid instead of, say, the American people. So says the… -
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Gulf Dividing Ruling Elites, Average Americans Is Wide and Deep, Poll Finds
American elites really have become a toxic, ideological class apart—even if they don’t want to admit it. A recent survey by Scott Rasmussen called “Elite 1%,” which was conducted by RMG Research for the Napolitan News Service, reveals that there’s a stark divide between the viewpoints of ruling elites and the rest of the American… -
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FEMA Doled Out Millions Pushing ‘Equity,’ Prioritizing ‘Underserved Communities’ Leading Up to Hurricane Season
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Federal Emergency Management Agency in May 2023 launched a $12 million grant program designed to increase “equity” in disaster responses by making greater investments in communities with high concentrations of racial and sexual minorities, documents show. FEMA’s 2023 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program sought to disburse multimillion-dollar grants designed to bolster… -
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Over 50 Jihadist Cases in 29 States Show ‘Persistent Terror Threat,’ House Report Says
THE CENTER SQUARE—A new report published by the House Homeland Security Committee finds that “foreign jihadist networks and homegrown violent extremists” represent a “persistent terror threat to America.” The committee’s report identifies over 50 cases in 29 U.S. states between April 2021 and September 2024, including dozens of attempts to provide material support to designated… -
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Americans Can Now Own a Piece of a Conservative Credit Card Company
America’s major credit card companies donate millions of dollars to leftist causes every year. Rob Collins says he saw that conservatives were tired of supporting woke corporations, but wanted “something more than outrage and boycotts,” so in 2022, Coign was born. Coign is the first Visa credit card created by and for conservatives. With steady… -
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Harris Tries to ‘Run Out the Clock’ on a Tie Game
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we observe the unusual strategy of the Harris-Walz campaign trying desperately to pad out the remainder of the election season with less than a month to go. Vice President Kamala Harris may be able to stick this tie game out, but only time and the prophetic… -
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What’s Next for Israel and Iran in Middle East War?
It has been a year since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. In the early morning hours, the terrorist organization Hamas launched surprise attacks in southern Israel. The blitzkrieg proved to be the bloodiest such attack in Israel’s history. Hamas terrorists rampaged through towns and ravaged communities, killing 1,200 civilians, including 40… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Do House Democrat’s Mass Mailings Run Afoul of Law and House Rules?
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., appears to have used tax dollars to communicate with constituents too close to the Nov. 5 election. Both federal law and House ethics rules restrict the use of taxpayer-funded resources to communicate with constituents within 90 days of an election. Photos provided to The Daily Signal show… -
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Untapped Relief: FEMA Is Sitting on Billions of Unused Disaster Funds
Although the Federal Emergency Management Agency told Congress last month that it had $4 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund, officials also warned that the fund could have a shortfall of $6 billion by year’s end, a situation FEMA says could deteriorate in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. While FEMA is expected to ask Congress for new… -
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Hurricane Helene’s North Carolina October Surprise
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the deepest red areas of North Carolina. Hundreds are dead and missing in the region. Destroyed roads and bridges and lack of water and electricity will make voting a challenge in a region that contributed a net of 231,000 votes for Donald Trump’s 2020 margin of 74,000 votes in the state…. -
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FEMA Whistleblowers Say Agency Wildly Mismanaged
Whistleblowers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency have come forward in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to accuse the agency of misappropriating funds and generally mismanaging its responsibilities. This is according to a letter sent by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whose department includes FEMA. FEMA has come under fire for its response… -
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‘Rings of Power’: 4 Great Sins of Season 2
Warning: This review contains spoilers for the Amazon series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” Season 2. The second season of Amazon’s “Rings of Power” somehow managed to be worse than the first season of the show, which is a rather high bar. The first season showed a disrespect for J.R.R. Tolkien’s… -
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Caveat Emptor
A few days ago, Iran launched approximately 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. Some of Iran’s missiles were hypersonic missiles traveling 10,000 miles an hour. Israel, the United States, and other allies were mostly able to stop the missiles. A few days before, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Iran was within weeks of producing… -
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The Cost of a Workforce That Doesn’t Want to Work
Like millions of Americans each year, you order a package, food, or valuables. Delivery day arrives. You open the door. You discover the product was damaged. Or it was stolen. Or it is missing. Why are the mishaps growing by leaps and bounds? Food delivery apps such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub, and mail… -
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How to Blow Up the Middle East War in 5 Easy Steps
When Joe Biden became president, the Middle East was calm. Now it is in the midst of a multifront war. So quiet was the inheritance from the prior Trump administration that nearly three years later, on Sept. 29, 2023—and just eight days before the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre of Israelis—Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan,… -
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Bias by Omission, Commission: Network News’ Partisan Political Slant
It’s late in the campaign, so the network “news” programs often seem indistinguishable from the cascade of negative campaign ads that air around the harrumphing anchormen and anchorwomen. Rich Noyes at NewsBusters reported that the tone of coverage about the Trump-Vance ticket (excluding statements by politicians) from July 21 to Sept. 27 was 96% negative… -
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The Flood That Might Sink Kamala Harris
Hurricane Katrina, historian Douglas Brinkley wrote for Vanity Fair on the 10th anniversary of the 2005 storm, was the “Flood That Sank George W. Bush.” Ten years from now, the American people might look back at the current natural disaster and say that Hurricane Helene was the flood that sank Vice President Kamala Harris. Although…