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EXCLUSIVE: Oversight Committee Hearing Will Review Census Miscounts That Benefited Democrats
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—The head of the U.S. Census Bureau is set to face questions from Congress on Dec. 5 regarding its overcounting of residents of blue states and undercounting of those in red states. Such errors could aid Democrats politically by giving blue states a larger share of Electoral College votes as well as…Fred Lucas -
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‘Problematic Women’ Cook Thanksgiving Dinner
This Thanksgiving, “Problematic Women” is stepping out of the studio and celebrating the rich history and traditions of the holiday with a homemade meal. Join hosts Virginia Allen, Kristen Eichamer, Lauren Evans, and friends as they make Thanksgiving dinner together in this special cooking edition. Since its inception almost a decade ago, The Daily…Virginia Allen -
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Don’t Be a Turkey on Thanksgiving
“My Mom Voted for Trump. Can We Let It Go?” Read the headline for The New York Times’ “The Ethicist” piece Friday. The family dynamic no doubt is familiar to New York Times’ readers—the writer’s wife’s family members are committed Donald Trump haters, except his mother voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020. The writer…Debra Saunders -
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Walmart Abandons ‘Transgender’ Products for Kids, DEI Policies
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion—or DEI—policies, according to The Associated Press. The retailer confirmed that it would not renew a five-year commitment for a racial equity center created after the death of George Floyd in 2020, it would withdraw from a gay rights index…Ireland Owens -
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Netanyahu Agrees to Ceasefire Deal With Hezbollah After More Than Year of Conflict
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he agreed to a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah on Wednesday. Israel and Hezbollah have been locked in conflict since October 2023, and hostilities between the two have only risen in recent months. Netanyahu announced on Wednesday he would press his security cabinet to agree to…Jake Smith -
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Why Medical Establishment Deserves Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
I don’t always agree with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, but I can’t help but feel a bit of healthy schadenfreude at the prospect of America’s corrupt health care establishment getting the bitter taste of well-deserved disruptive medicine. Kennedy isn’t exactly a conservative….Tyler O’Neil -
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Leftist Protests Aside, Polls Show Americans Support Trump Cabinet Picks, Transition
The leftist media are describing President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term Cabinet picks and transition as a “fascist” onslaught, but the American people disagree. That’s according to a number of new polls from a range of ideological vantage points. From liberal-leaning Morning Consult (its operations director, for example, was a Hillary Rodham Clinton 2016 staffer and 2020…Carrie Sheffield -
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‘Accountability Is Coming’: Iowa’s Ernst Sends Musk’s DOGE $2T Worth of Ways to Gut Government Spending
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Sen. Joni Ernst sent Department of Government Efficiency cochairmen Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy a letter Monday with ideas for budget cuts that could save the federal government more than $2 trillion. Trump named Musk and Ramaswamy as cochairmen of DOGE on Nov. 12. In the seven-page letter, Ernst’s…Harold Hutchison -
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In Linda McMahon, Trump Makes Strong Pick for Education Secretary
Various polls show a majority of Americans support President-elect Donald Trump in his Cabinet picks and transition back to the White House. One strong choice for the Cabinet is Linda McMahon, nominated by Trump for secretary of the Department of Education. Although McMahon rose to prominence in the world of pro wrestling as cofounder of…Carrie Sheffield -
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Last, Best Hope to Lasso National Debt?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. The Biden administration is handing President-elect Donald Trump a lit fuse on a $37 trillion debt bomb. Because they’ve added $12 trillion in debt over the past four years—more than we added in the first 220 years of…Peter St. Onge -
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US Naval Academy on Trial for Unconstitutional Use of Race in Admissions (Part 2 of 3): The Witnesses
Can the U.S. Naval Academy continue to use race and ethnicity in admissions decisions, even though the U.S. Supreme Court expressly forbade the use of race in college admissions last year in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC? I believe the clear answer is “no,” as I have argued in this article in the…Cully Stimson -
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Waste of the Day: Fauci Still Getting Chauffeur, Security Detail
TOPLINE: Taxpayers have spent $15 million on security services for Dr. Anthony Fauci in the past two years, after he had already returned to life as a private citizen, according to a new report from OpenTheBooks.com. KEY FACTS: The security agreement took effect in January 2023, and extended to September 2024. The agreement states that the contract could…Jeremy Portnoy -
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How a Trump Nominee Protected Consciences of Pro-Life Doctors, Organizations
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the reason the government doesn’t give money to entities that discriminate against pro-life health care providers. In 2005, then-Rep. David Weldon, R-Fla., first proposed the Weldon Amendment, which prohibits Department of Health and Human Services funds from going to entities…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Does DOGE Need Congress for Massive Budget Cutting?
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, met over the weekend with President-elect Donald Trump and his choices to slash billions if not trillions of dollars in federal spending—entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The Musk- and Ramaswamy-led Department of Government Efficiency is expected to work closely with the new Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget to…Fred Lucas -
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Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Deal a Game of ‘Kick the Can,’ Expert Says
Israel and Lebanon’s militant group—and Iranian terror proxy—Hezbollah seem set to reach a temporary ceasefire deal, despite increased conflict over the weekend. The Israeli cabinet will meet Tuesday to discuss the prospect of a 60-day truce. The Israel Defense Forces reported that on Sunday, Hezbollah launched 250 rockets across the border from Lebanon into Israel,…Audrey Streb -
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Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Revamped: A Political Twist Sparks Heated Debate Among Audiences
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 —Todd Scofield portraying the character of “Lord Capulet,” pictured left, and Fran Tapia as “Lady Capulet,” pictured right, in the Folger Shakespeare Library’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” which ran Oct. 1- Nov. 10, 2024. (Erika Nizborski, Photographer.)Ann Moreno -
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‘Hell of a Vindication’: Detransitioner Speaks Out After Being Silenced by College, Threatened by Classmates
Threats and bullying from peers and censorship from his college couldn't stop detransitioner Simon B. Amaya Price from sounding the alarm on so-called gender transitions for children. Amaya Price, 20, was tasked with creating an event about social change for a class at Berklee College of Music, a private music college in Boston. He decided…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘There Would Be a Court Process’: UK Signals It Would Arrest Netanyahu If He Visits
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The United Kingdom signaled on Monday that it would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he paid a visit to the country. The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest on Thursday, arguing that he had violated international law and committed humanitarian crimes in his oversight of Israel’s ongoing war against…Jake Smith -
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Crime Rate for Illegal Aliens Vastly Understated, Data Shows
In June, illegal alien Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with the murder of Rachel Morin, a mother of five in Maryland. Police in Oklahoma tracked the accused repeat offender down with a sample of his DNA recovered from a Los Angeles home invasion in which a 9-year-old girl and her mother were assaulted. Police say Martinez-Hernandez…John R Lott Jr.