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‘It’s Time to Saddle Up … to Take Our Country Back,’ Heritage Chief Says
“For every American who is discouraged about the American present and the American future, whatever the reason for that is, it’s time to saddle up, because we’re going to take our country back,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts promises. Roberts made that vow in a discussion with Joshua Treviño, chief transformation officer at the Texas Public…Christina Lewis -
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Heritage Foundation Ad Buy Backs Hegseth’s Bid for Defense Chief
The Heritage Foundation launched an ad campaign on Friday promoting President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth. On Nov. 21, The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America announced the launch of a $1 million campaign advocating for prompt Senate confirmation of Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Of that, $50,000 will go toward bolstering…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Could Biden Ignore the Law Yet Again to Bring a Million Gazans to the US?: The BorderLine
Imagine seeing this on tomorrow’s front page: Biden Announces New ‘Give It to Gaza’ Parole Program: 1,000 Palestinians per Week to Fly in From Designated Middle East Airports to Chicago, Detroit, and New York. That’s not a real headline—but it could be. “They can’t do that!” you say? Not so. Previous presidents realized they were…Simon Hankinson -
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House Report Finds (Nearly) Every COVID-19 ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Was True
The most thorough report ever released on America’s reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that virtually everything that would have gotten you banned from social media for spreading “misinformation” was true. After a two-year investigation, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released its 520-page report (titled “After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The…Ben Johnson -
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5 Reasons DC Shouldn’t Be a State
Many Democrats dream of ways to ensure they never lose power again. This is why they want to eliminate the Electoral College, pack the Supreme Court, and make the District of Columbia a state. As D.C. celebrates 50 years of “home rule,” here are five reasons that autonomy—let alone statehood—isn’t a good idea. 1. The…Simon Hankinson -
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Appeals Court Upholds Pending Law Requiring Chinese Company to Sell TikTok or Face Ban in US
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a law Friday requiring Chinese internet company ByteDance either to sell TikTok or for the social media platform to be effectively banned in America. The three-judge panel’s ruling paves the way for the law to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025. ByteDance is…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Why the Left Is Going Insane Over Trump’s Cabinet Nominees
Deflated by the resounding November defeat, the Left now believes it can magically rebound by destroying President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Many of Trump’s picks are well outside the usual Washington, D.C./New York political, media, and corporate nexus. But that is precisely the point—to insert reformers into a bloated, incompetent, and weaponized government who are…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Major Textbook Publisher Caught Spreading LGBTQ and DEI Ideology in Schools
“Pretty disgusting” and “grotesque.” That’s how a Florida parent described an online session for students on “gender” provided by two K-12 virtual public schools in November—a session that virtual school officials held without first informing parents. These schools’ attempt to sidestep families is just the latest in a long list of examples demonstrating that some…Jonathan Butcher -
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This Labor Leader Isn’t ‘Pro-Worker’ at All
Some union leaders are self-destructive idiots. America’s ports have fallen behind. Not a single one ranks in the top 50 worldwide. A big reason is that dock unions stop innovation. This fall, the International Longshoremen’s Association shut down East and Gulf Coast ports, striking for a raise and a ban on automation. They got the…John Stossel -
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Cruz Leads Brief to Supreme Court Over Mexico’s Lawsuit Against US Gunmakers
THE CENTER SQUARE—U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, led a bicameral coalition filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting it to uphold American sovereignty in a $10 billion lawsuit brought by Mexico blaming U.S. gun manufacturers for cartel gun violence in Mexico. The bicameral appeal was made in concert with one by a…Bethany Blankley -
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Why Biden’s Pardon of Son Hunter Miffed the California Judge in His Tax Case
Everyone has heard the old saw “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Well, perhaps we should add judges with life tenure to the list of those we ought not to anger. Just before exiting stage left Sunday for Africa to seek refuge from a hungry press, President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter…Paul J. Larkin -
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Trump Defense Cites Biden’s ‘Extraordinary Condemnation’ of DOJ in Motion to Dismiss NY Case
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Joe Biden, when he pardoned his son, conceded that his own Justice Department is politically motivated, attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump argue. In their latest motion to dismiss Trump’s New York case, defense attorneys pointed Monday to Biden’s claim Sunday that his son Hunter Biden was “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” with political…Katelynn Richardson -
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Arizona Couple Began ‘Transitioning’ Their Child as 1-Year-Old Boy
After the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in U.S. v Skrmetti, the case that will determine whether states may ban transgender medical procedures for kids, one mother told The Daily Signal that her child began to transition as a baby. “She knew since birth,” Michelle Callahan-DuMont said of her 10-year-old, a biological male who…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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In Praise of Giorgia Meloni’s Handling of a Migration Crisis
A continent once widely skeptical of Giorgia Meloni now looks to the Italian prime minister for a solution to the problem of rampant mass migration in Europe. A core tenet of Meloni’s 2022 campaign involved curbing illegal immigration flows to Italy. Italian dissatisfaction with the crisis partially propelled Meloni’s political success, as mass waves of…Sydney Hudson -
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7 Takeaways From Final Hearing of Task Force Investigating Trump Assassination Attempt
A House task force probing the attempted assassination in July of Donald Trump held a final hearing Thursday that contained some fireworks, promises to improve, and unanswered questions. Ronald L. Rowe Jr., acting director of the Secret Service, was the only witness to appear before the task force, which includes eight Republicans and six Democrats….Fred Lucas -
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Nice Work If You Can Get It? What a New Report Reveals About Federal Employees
Bring on the DOGE revolution. An explosive new report from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who chairs the Senate DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Caucus, notes that fewer than 1 out of every 10 federal employees (6%) work in an office full time, citing an April survey. “If you exclude security guards & maintenance personnel, the…Katrina Trinko -
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Trump’s Efficiency Department Secures Support From Dem Lawmakers
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s plans to cut waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal government’s nearly $7 trillion budget through President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency is beginning to attract support from a notable group: Democratic lawmakers. Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz is the first Democratic lawmaker to join the…Adam Pack -
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Radical NLRB Chief Should Be Replaced, Not Reappointed
Senators, yes, it’s the holiday season and a lame-duck session, but don’t get distracted from the reason you’re in Washington—namely, to improve Americans’ lives. Unfortunately, some Republican senators are failing to show up for votes to block outgoing President Joe Biden’s nominees, allowing Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to easily shepherd eight federal Biden…Carrie Sheffield -
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Nation’s Second-Largest School District Revises Race-Based Grant Program
In August, the nation’s second-largest school district announced a major policy shift that caused the soon-to-be-unemployed minds at the Los Angeles Times editorial board to collectively explode last month. Why? Because in the wake of a federal civil rights complaint filed by Parents Defending Education in 2023, the U.S. Department of Education forced the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to open up its $120 million…Nicole Neily -
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California’s Reparations Laws Single Out Black Residents
Although Donald Trump’s election was widely seen as a rebuke to the Left’s obsession with race, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised to “Trump-proof” his state, and that likely applies to the Democrat’s ongoing plans to give race-based handouts. This year alone, Newsom signed a slate of reparations bills into law. And although California won’t…GianCarlo Canaparo