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Congress Was Doing ‘Girl Math’ Before It Was Cool
It’s been more than 20 years since the federal government last balanced the budget. While Americans are obligated to lenders and creditors for overspending, the government has made a habit of spending more than it takes in. You could say that Congress was doing “girl math” long before it was cool. Popularized on social media,… -
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Scott Rasmussen’s 2024 Election Breakdown: Polling Surprises and Swing State Showdowns
Pollster Scott Rasmussen shares his insights on the latest polling data and discusses the political landscape as the presidential race reaches the critical month of September. Watch or listen to our full interview on the latest episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast.” With only small margins separating Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in… -
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6 Takeaways From Trump Town Hall That Was Supposed to Be a Debate
Former President Donald Trump spoke about a wide range of issues Wednesday during a town hall event that was initially scheduled to be a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. The event was in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one of the most fiercely contested battleground states in the country. Trump announced last month that his campaign reached… -
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Students at Prestigious DC University Call for Intifada
Students have returned to their college campuses for classes, clubs, and, if you’re a student at Georgetown University in D.C., maybe a protest or two. Several hundred pro-Palestine protesters marched through Georgetown University Wednesday evening shouting “there is only one solution, intifada revolution.” “Intifada” is an Arabic word meaning “shaking off” or “uprising” and, as… -
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WATCH: The Tortoise and the Harris
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we take a look at a classic fable “The Tortoise and the Harris”—er, I mean “the Hare.” Does expending all of your electoral credibility in the first three weeks of a campaign leave you with more options, or fewer? What happens to both the election and… -
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New York Indictment Highlights China’s Infiltration of State Governments
On Sept. 3, U.S. federal agents arrested Linda Sun, a former aide of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both Democrats, for allegedly acting as an unregistered agent for China. The incident is the latest indication of the lengths Beijing goes to infiltrate state governments and should stand as a warning… -
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California City to Sue State Over Anti-Parents’ Rights Policy
The city of Huntington Beach is set to file a lawsuit against California's "unconstitutional" law requiring school districts to hide students' gender identity from their parents, the city's attorney tells The Daily Signal. The Southern California beach community's City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night establishing itself as a "Parents' Right to Know" city. The… -
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Kamala Harris’ Past Support for ‘Reparations’ Could Come Back to Haunt Her
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Vice President Kamala Harris’ previous stance on reparations could cause problems in her coalition as the November election approaches. Harris, at multiple points in her 2020 campaign for president and during her time as a senator, appeared to endorse the idea of giving some sort of reparations to the descendants of slaves, though her… -
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School Board President Shares Strategies Handling ‘White Parents’ in Presentation at ‘White Privilege’ Conference
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An Illinois school board president gave a presentation at a "White Privilege Conference" accusing "white parents" of stirring controversy against racial progress, according to documents obtained by Parents Defending Education and shared with The Daily Signal. Pat Savage-Williams, the school board president at Evanston Township High School District 202 in a… -
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Censorship Crosses the Pond as Brazil Bans X
The censorship regime that threatens Europe has crossed the Atlantic and has landed in the New World. Brazil became the latest example of a reputed “democracy” opting for a totalitarian evisceration of free speech in the name of combating “misinformation.” On Saturday, a Brazilian court ruled that the social media platform X would be banned… -
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State Lawmakers Expect Big Wins on Referendums on Citizen-Only Voting
State lawmakers expressed confidence that ballot initiatives to ensure that only citizens vote will win “overwhelming” support—including in two battleground states. North Carolina and Wisconsin—where polls are tight in the presidential race and have been close in recent statewide contests—will be voting on the matter. Other states with citizen-only voting referendums are red states Idaho,… -
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Would Harris Secure the Border That Biden Did Not?
East Blake Lane Park in Oakton, Virginia, sits about 16 miles down the road from the White House, where President Joe Biden lives, and about 17-and-a-half miles from the Naval Observatory, where Vice President Kamala Harris resides. Shortly after 3 p.m. on July 20, according to a statement published on July 22 by the Fairfax… -
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‘Woefully Unprepared’: Whistleblower Alerts Hawley That Security Agents at Trump Rally Lacked Proper Training
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A whistleblower told Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri in a letter released on Tuesday that the Homeland Security Investigations agents assigned to former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, were “egregiously under-prepared.” The whistleblower told Hawley that the HSI agents were taken off child exploitation cases and reassigned in partnership… -
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Breaking the Power of the LGBTQ Mafia
While transgender orthodoxy seems rooted ever deeper in American education, entertainment, and society, the LGBTQ lobby's stranglehold over big business is finally loosening. A key organization that uses mafia-like tactics to pressure companies to toe the line on gender ideology has faced setbacks. Molson Coors Beverage Co., the company that produces Coors Light beer, announced… -
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Why Health Care Is Not a ‘Right’
Sigh. Here we go again. The 2016 Democratic Party platform proudly proclaimed, “We believe as Democrats that health care is a right, not a privilege.” In 2020, the party doubled down, saying, “We must guarantee health care, not as a privilege for some, but as a right for every single American.” The drumbeat continued in… -
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Greta Thunberg Nabbed by Cops During Anti-Israel Protest
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Climate change activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by Danish Police in Copenhagen, Denmark, during a pro-Palestine protest, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Thunberg and five others associated with Students Against the Occupation were arrested during a 20-student protest that blocked the entrance to a building at the University of Copenhagen, demanding an “academic… -
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The Evil of Cowardice
On Saturday night, the Israeli military made a macabre and horrifying discovery: the slain bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. All six hostages had been shot point-blank in the head some 48-72 hours prior, presumably upon the approach of Israel Defense Forces soldiers; Hamas terrorists chose to murder the… -
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What Really Happened to JD Vance in Erie
ERIE, Pennsylvania—The chaser last Wednesday in Sen. JD Vance’s, R-Ohio, trip to this all-important county in the northwestern corner of Pennsylvania came when the Republican vice presidential nominee said Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris can “go to hell” for her handling of the 2021 attack at Abbey Gate in the final days of President Joe… -
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HHS Pushes Child Gender Transitions With Threats of Suicide
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is using “Suicide Prevention Awareness Month” this September to push the lie that transgender medical interventions stop children from committing suicide. The Daily Signal obtained a newsletter the HHS sent on Friday sharing resources on suicide prevention for “LGBTQIA2S+ Youth.” The resources promote the idea that LGBTQ+… -
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Meet the Detransitioner Suing Planned Parenthood
Cristina Hineman grew up in a happy, healthy, loving home. She was homeschooled from kindergarten through the eighth grade and had close relationships with her parents and younger sister. Though Hineman knew by the age of 12 that she was attracted to other girls and experienced some confusion over this, she never experienced any discomfort…