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Teachers Get to Choose Who Represents Them
For the first time in half a century, teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district have a chance to choose who will represent them in negotiations with the Miami Dade Public School District. United Teachers of Dade has had a monopoly on labor representation ever since the Dade County Classroom Teachers Association merged with the… -
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Shutdown Averted, But Will It Come Back to Haunt Mike Johnson?
The House and Senate voted in favor of a measure to fund the government until December on Wednesday evening, averting a government shutdown that was set to begin Oct. 1. While Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La, was ultimately able to muster the votes to avoid a government shutdown, Wednesday night’s vote on the measure, known as… -
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Eric Adams Claims Innocence, Says Biden-Harris Admin Targeted Him
THE DAILY CALLER FOUNDATION—Democratic Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said on Wednesday that he was “innocent” after being indicted by a federal grand jury following multiple federal investigations, accusing the Biden administration of retaliating against him for criticizing its “broken immigration policies.” Federal prosecutors in New York secured an indictment against the former New York… -
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Harris, Trump Duking It Out in Critical Pennsylvania, Poll Finds
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are running neck and neck in Pennsylvania, with the vice president holding a one-point lead over the former president, according to a new poll in the battleground state. Harris, the Democratic nominee, held a 48% to 47% advantage over Republican nominee Trump, with 3% saying they’ll vote for another candidate… -
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Has Elon Musk Gone Too Far? The Truth About Deepfakes
After entrepreneur Elon Musk, a leading voice on AI technology and development, shared a deepfake campaign ad for Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed bills to crack down on the use of such technology in election campaigns. “Safeguarding the integrity of elections is essential to democracy, and it’s critical that we ensure… -
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US Energy Costs Would ‘Go Down Substantially’ If Alaska’s Resources Were Fully Tapped, State Revenue Chief Says
Energy costs across the U.S. “would probably go down substantially” if the U.S. sharply increased mining and production of Alaska’s natural resources, according to Adam Crum, commissioner for the Alaska Department of Revenue. Geographically, Alaska is by far the largest U.S. state at more than 663,000 square miles. It is also among the most natural… -
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U.S. Naval Academy on Trial for Unconstitutional Use of Race in Admissions (The Legal Arguments: Part 1 of 3)
Can the United States Naval Academy (USNA) continue to use race 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… -
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Get Ready for Another Mail-In Ballot Fiasco
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Many states are sending out mail-in ballots now for the Nov. 5 presidential election. Yet at the same time that so many more voters are depending on the mail to cast their ballots, the two leading national organizations of election officials wrote the U.S. Postal Service to demand immediate action to avoid confusion and… -
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Why Are Working-Age Men Leaving the Workforce? Immigration Sheds Light on Issue, Expert Says
The illegal immigration crisis at the southern border has not only created a culture of lawlessness at the Southern border, it has also adversely affected the labor and housing markets. That’s according to the testimony of Center for Immigration Studies director of research Steven Camarota at a hearing of the House Oversight subcommittee on National… -
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Fact Check: Springfield, Ohio, Claims Haitian Migrants Are ‘Legal.’ Are They?
The Rust Belt community of Springfield, Ohio, now has a page on its website dedicated to answering common questions about the flood of illegal aliens, mostly Haitians, who have arrived there in recent years. “The City of Springfield has experienced a surge in our population over the last several years, primarily due to an influx… -
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Weaponization Probes Vindicated FBI Whistleblower, Stalled Jan. 6 Report
The Justice Department’s top watchdog and a successful FBI whistleblower took questions Wednesday from a House panel investigating the weaponization of government. Key witnesses testified before the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government, noting how such weaponization applies to larger problems within the FBI. The Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General… -
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Economic Bunk From a Former Cabinet Secretary
Former Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich now makes videos, like I do. In fact, his channel, Inequality Media, is very much like Stossel TV. He also reaches people via social media platforms, gets millions of views and covers economic topics. Reich, who served in President Bill Clinton’s administration, does almost exactly what I do, except… -
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Savings Plunge as Americans Tap Out
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Americans are running out of money. According to the Federal Reserve, America’s savings rate just hit a fresh low while credit card balances hit a record high—with 25% interest. In short, the median American is currently scrounging for… -
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GOP Challenger Gains in Ohio Senate Race as Trump Leads Harris, Poll Finds
The U.S. Senate race in Ohio between Republican challenger Bernie Moreno and incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown is too close to call, although Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris by 11 percentage points in the presidential race. That’s according to a recent poll of 781 likely voters conducted by RMG Research from Sept. 18-20. The margin of… -
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EXCLUSIVE: University Health System Organizing Voter-Registration Drives in Heavily Democratic Area of Philadelphia
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Temple Health is using tax-exempt university resources to operate a get-out-the-vote effort in a predominantly Democratic area. The university health system, affiliated with Temple University in Philadelphia, is operating a voter-registration drive and get-out-the-vote effort in North Philadelphia, which is predominantly liberal and votes overwhelmingly Democratic, according to internal documents obtained by… -
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Israel Finally Brings the War to Hezbollah
Israel’s attacks in Lebanon are part of a renewed effort to reestablish deterrence against Hezbollah. Since October, Israel has been unwilling to escalate on its northern border while the Israeli Defense Forces are engaged in kinetic operations to destroy Hamas and rescue its hostages in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, Israel has also been unable to… -
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WATCH: Harris/Walz Momentum Experiences ‘Cardiac Arrest’
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we watch in awe as the Harris/Walz campaign goes into “Kamalardiac” arrest. Despite unleashing forty-two different political strategies to give the Harris/Walz campaign momentum, this election still appears to be a dead heat. What do Taylor Swift, star-studded interviews, a convention spectacle, Oprah, and a sitcom… -
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With Good Reason, More Americans Are Skipping College
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Is college still worth it? According to Newsweek, millions of Americans are just saying “no.” Why? Because, according to a new poll, many see universities as a place where political agendas replace useful skills, and they walk away… -
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Efforts by UN, Biden to Eliminate Fossil Fuels Would Leave Billions in Poverty Worldwide
It’s Climate Week at the United Nations in New York, and the U.N. General Assembly on Sunday voted to phase out fossil fuels, at the same time abandoning its sustainable development goals of eliminating poverty and hunger. That’s because no nation has ever eliminated poverty and hunger without fossil fuels. Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t… -
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Majority of Americans Admit to ‘Self-Silencing’ on Hot-Button Issues, Survey Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Nearly two-thirds of Americans conceal their political opinions on contentious issues in public, according to a new Populace Research/YouGov survey. Most Americans, 58%, said they cannot express their private opinions publicly, and 61% admit to “self-silencing” their political views, according to the survey. At the same time, Americans publicly claim to have higher trust…