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We Went to the Women’s March with 2 Pro-Life OB-GYNs. Here’s What Happened.
Steps from the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. Susan Bane and Dr. Christina Francis stood holding a sign reading, “I’m a pro-life OB-GYN. Ask me Anything.” Women in pink hats and holding pro-abortion signs filed by during Saturday’s Women’s March, which was rebranded to the “People’s March.” Most marchers walked past seemingly unsure what a “pro-life” OB-GYN…Virginia Allen -
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Trump Should Reverse Biden’s Offshore Drilling Ban
This week President Joe Biden invoked the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas drilling in most of America’s offshore areas, in perpetuity—or so he thinks. President-elect Donald Trump called the order “ridiculous” and pledged to reverse it immediately. That’s precisely what Trump should do, but it won’t be easy. In 2019,…Mario Loyola -
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Armed Citizens Highlight the Critical Importance of Second Amendment
As 2024 drew to a close, examples abounded of ordinary Americans whose Second Amendment rights proved to be the ultimate defense against criminals. While the facts of these defensive gun uses were different, none of these encounters is necessarily “unique.” In fact, reliance on armed self-defense is almost routine. Almost every major study has found…Amy Swearer -
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California’s Politicians Didn’t Start the Fires, They Made Them Worse
Seeing homes in Malibu and the Pacific Palisades burn to the ground while fire hydrants ran dry is bad enough, but knowing the water shortage resulted from bad bureaucratic decisions makes the horrifying sights even worse. Water is everywhere in California. The Golden State borders the Pacific Ocean, which contains countless gallons that could be desalinated to…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Put Up or Shut Up: Time for Trump Derangement Syndrome Sufferer Celebrities to Leave Country
Cher has a new autobiography, “The Memoir,” which runs just over 400 pages, but apparently, that’s only half the story. We know that because the subtitle of the book, published in mid-November, is “Part 1.” “Part 2”—due out in mid-November 2025, but already available online for preorder by Cher’s biggest fans—presumably will be equally hefty….Peter Parisi -
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Trump’s Overture to Greenland Isn’t Just About Strategy. It’s About Reaffirming American Greatness.
Acquiring Greenland, or at least more closely partnering with it, is a critical element of President-elect Donald Trump’s shift on American foreign policy. In an age of increasing great power conflict, it might be necessary for the security of the United States. But it’s about more than just that. It could signal a great national…Jarrett Stepman -
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Political Tectonic Shift: Trump Gains Momentum as His Foes Stumble
“It is not enough in life that one succeed,” the droll economist John Kenneth Galbraith is supposed to have said. “Others must fail.” We’re at a moment, in this week before Donald Trump’s second inauguration, when the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president is succeeding at just about every enterprise he undertakes, while his political and…Michael Barone -
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End the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
With conservatives back in power, public media is getting back to what it really excels at. No, not objective, impartial reporting. If NPR and PBS focused on that, they wouldn’t need to be so good at their side hustle: desperately lobbying Congress not to defund them. Now that they’re good at. The lobbying efforts have worked every…Mike Gonzalez -
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Andrew Tate Is Not the Answer to Feminism—Christian Heroes Are
In a culture dominated by feminism, young men are starved for icons of masculinity. Young men crave heroes to imitate, but a neutered, castrated, effeminate society produces precious few, if any—and many of the heroes of history are hidden away and forgotten. Ever prescient, the author C.S. Lewis warned of the dangers of such a…S.A. McCarthy -
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‘Pure Socialist Wish Fulfillment’: Biden Attempts to Trump-Proof AOC’s Favorite Jobs Program
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches, President Joe Biden’s lame-duck administration is racing to Trump-proof its green jobs program. The Biden White House has “quietly been winding down” the American Climate Corps—a de facto environmental public works program established via a September 2023 executive order that hires and trains civilians to work on climate change…Owen Klinsky -
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Letting People ‘Self-Identify’ Gender on Government Documents Poses National Security and Fraud Risks: The BorderLine
The social media site Twitter now “identifies” as “X.” A different kind of “X” now marks the spot where radical gender ideology has trumped national security under the Biden administration. Over the past decade, encouraging people to be their “authentic selves” has left us with no clear and agreed upon terms for sex, gender, and…Simon Hankinson -
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Sen. Tuberville Calls Out Biden’s Defense Secretary for Alleged Violations of Federal Law
As Democratic senators attack Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth for alleged incompetence, Republicans are sounding the alarm on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s repeated disappearances for medical treatment, which were allegedly in violation of federal law. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has been a vocal critic of Austin in recent days. On Friday, the Alabama senator called out…George Caldwell -
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More Americans Favor Ban on TikTok Than Oppose It, Poll Finds
More Americans favor than oppose the U.S. government banning TikTok, according to a new survey by pollster Scott Rasmussen. TikTok, the Chinese-owned viral social media app, which has come under suspicion of surveilling American citizens on behalf of the Chinese government, will be banned as of Sunday unless the company complies with a federal order…George Caldwell -
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‘Restore Law and Order’: Cotton Responds to Additional Biden Commutations
In the twilight of his tenure in office, President Joe Biden declared on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of 2,500 inmates incarcerated on drug offenses. This is in addition to the 1,500 commutations he gave out last month. The president noted that his most recent use of the pardon powers given to him by…Jacob Adams -
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10 Senate Democrats Join Republicans to Advance Laken Riley Act
Ten Senate Democrats joined their Republican colleagues in a vote Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, teeing the bill up for final passage in the Senate as early as next week. The Democrats who voted in favor of the bill include: Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona; Jon Ossoff of Georgia;…Virginia Allen -
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Supreme Court Rebuffs Free Speech Defense in Upholding TikTok Divestment
At least one branch of the federal government is not prepared to make way for TikTok. On Friday, a mere seven days after oral arguments in TikTok v. Garland, the Supreme Court in a per curiam opinion unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the divestment law against challenges that it violated the First Amendment. The court…Jack Fitzhenry -
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Biden’s Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment Is Straight From the Land of Make-Believe
With just days before leaving office, President Joe Biden has shared his personal belief that the Equal Rights Amendment is now part of the Constitution. This isn’t the first time that he’s been wrong on both the facts and the law, but, even as personal observations go, this one is particularly absurd. Here, for the…Thomas Jipping -
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Has Trump 2.0 Learned From Trump 1.0?
It’s hard to believe, but we’re finally here. Four years after all the Sturm und Drang that followed Donald Trump’s 2020 electoral loss to Joe Biden, the maestro of Mar-a-Lago is set to be inaugurated once more on Monday as president of the United States. And what an absolutely wild ride it has been. In…Josh Hammer -
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Heritage Action Lobbies for Trump Nominees in Senate, Launching Ad Campaign and Petition
Advocacy organization Heritage Action for America is aggressively lobbying for the confirmation of Donald Trump’s nominees in the Senate, launching an ad campaign and a petition to urge senators to act. As part of this effort, Heritage Action will air a 30-second TV spot on Fox News Inauguration Day that highlights the shortcomings of the…George Caldwell -
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Trump’s First Battle: Bureaucratic Resistance
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A recent survey of senior government employees revealed that 42% of them plan to work against the incoming Trump administration. According to Tyler O’Neil, managing editor of The Daily Signal, “A surprising number of federal government employees admit they are gearing up to act like a deep state, opposing the incoming second…Newt Gingrich