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opinion
The Minnesota Incident: A Case Study in Media Narrative Versus Reality
A woman is dead in Minnesota. An ICE officer killed her. Those two facts are undisputed. Everything else has become a Rorschach test for American politics. Within hours of the incident, the narrative crystallized: federal agents had become death squads hunting immigrants. Protests erupted. Politicians demanded accountability. Mainstream news ran wall-to-wall coverage of a deportation… -
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It’s Time To Get Creative With Greenland
Recent remarks by the Trump administration about Greenland have sparked a crisis with America’s NATO allies. And, of course, European states have exasperated President Donald Trump, and many conservatives, with their demands for indefinite U.S. support of Ukraine in its stalemated conflict with Russia. It’s time to get creative. A grand bargain could solve both… -
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Questions Surround Minnesota Bureaucrat Who Went on to Work for Church Whose Grant She Approved
A new report in Minnesota highlights how a former bureaucrat involved in granting a church millions of dollars later went to work as a consultant for the church. The audit also says that the church failed to provide necessary reporting for hundreds of thousands of dollars of state funding. Both the church and the former… -
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Donalds Has Commanding Lead in Vital Florida Race, Poll Shows
A new poll on Florida’s gubernatorial race shows Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., ahead of his primary challengers by 30 percentage points or more. The Mason-Dixon poll released on Wednesday showed the South-West Florida congressman counting on the support of 37% of Republican voters. Donalds’ closest opponent, current Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, polled at 7%…. -
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Hyde Amendment Absent from Trump Health Plan, but White House Promises ‘Strongest Possible Pro-Life Protections’
President Donald Trump’s long-awaited health care framework doesn’t mention the Hyde Amendment, but a White House official said the president will work with Congress to ensure that the “strongest possible pro-life protections” make it into the bill. The White House on Thursday called on Congress to pass Trump’s new “Great Health Care Plan,” which promises… -
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New Videos Show Mamdani Housing Czar’s True Socialist Agenda
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s housing czar is back in the news for a resurfaced podcast episode, where she calls for the tanking of housing markets to usher in a socialist utopia. “We decided that fighting for rent control was a strategic and critical first step in the fight for full social housing,” Cea Weaver,… -
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White House Answers If Men Can Get Pregnant
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed a doctor who was unable to answer the question of whether men can get pregnant. “Anyone in their right mind with common sense who’s speaking honestly and candidly will say that men cannot get pregnant,” Leavitt said on Thursday in response to a question from The Daily Signal,… -
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Trump Nemesis Leads Multistate Challenge to Gender Order
In another clash with President Donald Trump and his administration, New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging an executive order halting federal funding of gender ideology promotion. New York state is the lead plaintiff, joined by 11 other states, in a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services filed in the U.S…. -
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‘I Can’t Thank You Enough’: Victor Davis Hanson Shares His Gratitude and the Latest on His Recovery
Editor’s note: Thursday afternoon, Jack Fowler, co-host of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” received a note from Hanson that the iconic historian wanted him to share with the public. As Fowler said, if you’re looking for the “official word” on Hanson’s health and status, “this is it.” I want to thank all the… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawmaker Introduces ‘Common Sense’ Bill to Eliminate Capital Gains Taxes on Home Sales
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Texas congressman has introduced a bill to eliminate all capital gains taxes on primary residence home sales, if the homeowner has lived at the property for at least two years. Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Texas, introduced the Don’t Tax the American Dream Act, aiming to incentivize older homeowners to sell their homes… -
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US Charges 26 People With Rigging College, Chinese Basketball Games
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (Reuters)—Pennsylvania federal prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against 26 people for allegedly rigging bets on college and Chinese professional basketball games, the latest case to accuse athletes of cheating at legalized sports betting that has exploded in popularity in the U.S. A 70-page indictment names more than a dozen former National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball players, a… -
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GOP Rep Says Some Republicans Will Back Impeachment If Trump Invades Greenland
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said on Wednesday that if President Donald Trump were to acquire Greenland by military force, “it would be the end of his presidency.” “I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,” Bacon told the Omaha World-Herald. “If he went through with the threats, I think it would… -
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‘SYSTEMATICALLY AND UNLAWFULLY’: DOJ Alleges Minnesota Discriminates in Hiring
The legal standoff between Minnesota and the federal government continues to escalate, as the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division sued the state on Wednesday over its race-based and sex-based hiring policies. The litigation comes the same week that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a joint lawsuit by the state and the cities of St…. -
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Texas Poll Shows Tough Primary for Cornyn and Crockett
A new poll on the Texas Senate primaries reveals incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is facing tough Republican competition, and Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s path to a nomination will not be easy, either. The Senate race, which pits recognized Washington politicians against Austin-based rivals, could determine the ideological direction of both political parties. A Tight… -
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Sick and Tired: Why Universal Health Care Threatens My Survival
Democrats like to say, for a lack of a better term, that Republicans hate sick people. I have cystic fibrosis: a chronic, life-threatening genetic disease, and I’m sick and tired of Democrats lying and fear mongering to people who are already sick and tired. The Affordable Care Act was fundamentally flawed from the start, and… -
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Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota
President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the U.S. military in Minnesota following attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the state. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will… -
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Federal Officer Shoots Illegal Alien After Being Attacked With Snow Shovel
Protests erupted again in Minneapolis after a federal law enforcement officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg Wednesday night after being attacked by him and two others wielding a snow shovel and a broom. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the Venezuelan man was an illegal immigrant who fled a traffic stop by federal agents in… -
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Mace Warns Walz and Omar to ‘Be Afraid’ of MN Fraud Probe
On Wednesday’s night’s episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said elected officials, such as Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz should “be afraid” of the Treasury Department’s investigation into recently reported fraud in Minnesota. During her interview, Mace added that she “is deeply frustrated” over the “lack… -
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‘No Idea’ of Threat Posed by Afghan Parole Program, Senator Warns
The U.S. has “no idea” of the possible threat posed by some Afghan nationals admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, according to Sen. Josh Hawley. About 200,000 Afghans were allowed into the U.S. during and after the U.S. withdrawal from the country in 2021 under President Joe Biden. Among those paroled, “we have no idea of their potential terrorist… -
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Why Refugee Flood Isn’t a Smart Policy
The saga of federal benefits fraud in Minnesota is still being told. Democrat Gov. Tim Walz dropping out of his bid for reelection to a third term is only the latest chapter. Reports of fraud in child care operations, and the connection to Twin Cities’ Somali immigrants, go back almost a decade. But state politicians and the legacy media initially ignored…