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Democrats’ Brazen Hypocrisy on Senate Filibuster
Addressing the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting Sept. 10, 2022, in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, Vice President Kamala Harris boasted about how, as president of the Senate, she had broken “John Adams’s record of casting the most tiebreaking votes in a single term.” Harris was reliving how, a month earlier on Aug. 7, she had…Peter Parisi -
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Former Planned Parenthood Chief Needs Our Prayers, Not a Presidential Medal of Freedom
In a private ceremony Wednesday, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood. Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, this honor is awarded by the president of the United States and is “the nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary…Mary Szoch -
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Every Political Action Has Its Equal and Opposite Reaction. Trump’s Backlash Has Been Well-Earned.
Isaac Newton’s third law of motion famously states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction: If you push an object, for example, the object pushes back against you with equal force. It turns out this isn’t just a law of physics. It’s a law of politics. President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks…Ben Shapiro -
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What Trump’s Pick for NATO Ambassador Says About Likely Foreign Policy in Trump’s Second Term
As President Joe Biden’s administration attempts to handcuff President-elect Donald Trump’s ability to secure a just peace through unnecessary escalation in Ukraine, Trump has chosen a bull in the china shop as his NATO ambassador. Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to NATO, with Trump making that announcement…Bradley Devlin -
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BREAKING: Matt Gaetz Withdraws Attorney General Nomination
In a surprise move Thursday, former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination to become attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Gaetz—who had won reelection Nov. 5 to a fifth term representing Florida’s 1st Congressional District before abruptly resigning the seat on Nov. 13—said the move followed many “excellent meetings” with senators, who would…Tyler O’Neil -
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MSNBC Host Tells Dems to Ignore Voters and Keep Pushing ‘Transgender’ Athletes in Women’s Sports
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—MSNBC host Jen Psaki urged Democrats not to go along with what she claimed was a “manufactured panic” about biological men playing in women’s sports. The Trump campaign ran ads featuring Vice President Kamala Harris discussing how she pushed “behind the scenes” for “transgender” prisoners to receive sex changes, while now President-elect Donald Trump…Harold Hutchison -
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Lesson of Pennsylvania: Biden 2020 Was the Fluke, Not Trump in 2016
President-elect Donald Trump’s win two weeks ago in Pennsylvania was always right in front of you if you were objectively listening to the concerns of the people and the data showing the most important, but misread trend of all: The Republican Party had now become the party of work. In interview after interview, waitresses, welders,…Salena Zito -
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10 Examples of Defensive Gun Use Show It’s Time to End War on Lawful Gun Owners
Major gun control groups are already lamenting the outcome of the Nov. 5 election, decrying the results as detrimental to public safety. In reality, though, President Joe Biden’s yearslong war on law-abiding gun owners repeatedly and wrongfully placed them at the center of the federal government’s target. But ordinary lawful owners of firearms never have…Amy Swearer -
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Heritage President Kevin Roberts Can’t Thank Harris Campaign Enough
In the aftermath of a presidential election campaign in which Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts and The Heritage Foundation were constantly in media headlines, Roberts joined “The Signal Sitdown” to discuss his new book “Dawn’s Early Light.” In my interview with Roberts, we reflect on the election results and the unorthodox, previously unimaginable coalition that…Bradley Devlin -
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‘War on Gender’: GOP Lawmakers Forge Game Plan to Protect Children From Transgender Ideology
Republican lawmakers laid out their game plan to purge transgender ideology from American society at a Wednesday panel discussion. Republicans will soon introduce the STOP Act, or the Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors Act, to prohibit transgender medical interventions for children, said Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan. “Everybody changes after you get your hormones,” Marshall…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Democrats Sold 2024 as ‘Last Election,’ but Now Promise ‘Peaceful Transfer’ of Power?
John Adams demonstrated what a transfer of power ought to look like in America when he handed over the presidency to his successor, Thomas Jefferson. The 1800 presidential race between Adams and Jefferson was an intense battle between two friends-turned-adversaries. But despite a contentious press and a heated political climate, neither the Federalists nor the…Christina Lewis -
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Michigan Democrats Want to Teach Minors About Abortion as ‘Family Planning’ Option
Michigan Democratic lawmakers have sponsored a bill to remove the state’s ban on teaching abortion as a “method of family planning” from the sex education curriculum. State Rep. Rachel Hood, D-Grand Rapids, introduced an overhaul of Michigan’s sex ed standards, crossing out the sentence: “Clinical abortion shall not be considered a method of family planning,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Biden Met 3 Times With Leader of Genocidal Regime
President Joe Biden met last week for the third time with Chinese President Xi Jinping—the leader of a regime Biden’s own administration has repeatedly declared is engaging in genocide. No White House statement about any of these three meetings has indicated that Biden specifically made this genocide an issue with Xi. The day before Biden…Terence Jeffrey -
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Call Your Governor: Florida College Shows How to Reform Woke Public Universities
A new book out this week gives a blueprint for freedom-loving governors to fight back and stop the waste of taxpayer money subsidizing public universities that are cesspools of Marxism and propaganda undermining Western civilization. This book, which supplies a path out, is titled “Storming the Ivory Tower: How a Florida College Became Ground Zero…Carrie Sheffield -
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SEE YOU IN COURT? Babylon Bee Weighs ‘Legal Action’ After SPLC Doxxes Anonymous Writers
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Christian satire site The Babylon Bee is considering legal action after the Southern Poverty Law Center revealed the names of anonymous contributors who write for Not the Bee, the satire site’s real-news partner. “We are considering all our options, including legal action,” Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon told The Daily…Tyler O’Neil -
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Congressman: Pete Hegseth Must Reform ‘Woke’ Military
As Democrats deride President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, one congressman says Hegseth is just the man to turn the Biden-Harris administration’s “woke and weaponized” military into a “strong and focused” fighting force. Trump’s proposal to remove underperforming or politicized generals would actually depoliticize a Pentagon that once…Ben Johnson -
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‘Women Deserve Women’s Only Spaces’: Johnson Says Capitol Bathroom Access Should Be Based on Biological Sex
House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for banning incoming Rep. Tim McBride, who identifies as a woman and wishes to be called Sarah, from women’s spaces in the Capitol, in comments Wednesday. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings—such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms—are reserved for individuals of that biological…Katrina Trinko -
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Trump Responds to Laken Riley Murder Conviction
Jose Antonio Ibarra has been found guilty of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Ibarra, 26, is an illegal alien from Venezuela. He waived his right to a jury, leaving his fate in the hands of Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard, who sentenced Ibarra Wednesday to life in prison without parole. Haggard found Ibarra…Virginia Allen -
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Laken Riley Murder Case Highlights Systemic Failures in Justice System
Editor’s note: A Georgia judge on Wednesday morning found Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal alien from Venezuela, guilty on all 10 counts in the murder of nursing student Laken Riley. Ibarra, who faces life in prison, waived his right to a jury trial. The trial of the man accused of brutally murdering 22-year-old Laken Riley…Jennifer Harrison -
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Texas Lawmaker Urges GOP to ‘Get the Nerve’ to Repeal Law That Biden Weaponized Against Pro-Lifers
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Chip Roy said Congress should vote by the end of the year to repeal the law used by the Biden Department of Justice to throw pro-lifers in prison. “Obviously, we need to move the bill forward, and it would be critical because of what we’re seeing with respect to the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell