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Evangelicals ‘More Likely to Be Shaped by Culture Than to Influence It,’ Report Says
George Barna, director of research at Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, released new data earlier this month that “reveals the limitations of Christian evangelicalism in American society.” The events from recent years have caused “millions of Americans to realize just how depraved American society has become,” the report stated. “Corrupt politicians, dishonest journalists and media outlets,… -
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How Federal Prison Officials May Violate State Laws by Registering Inmates to Vote
Federal government officials have promoted voter registration and voting for prison inmates that might be inconsistent—or outright violate—state laws on prisoner voting and restoration of felons’ voting rights, legal experts say. As The Daily Signal has reported, an executive order signed in 2021 by President Joe Biden directs every federal agency to help boost voter… -
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New Jack Smith Indictment Against Trump Much Like the Old One
In an attempt to salvage his prosecution against Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith secured a reindictment Tuesday against the 45th president on four felony charges in his Washington, D.C., election interference case. The case revolves around Trump’s various challenges to the 2020 election outcome, most notably his effort to prevent Congress from certifying Joe… -
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WATCH: Winning 2024 by ‘Any Means Necessary’
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we dive into the worst dumpster fire of a political scandal in decades: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. After Americans have been told for years that the government wasn’t pressuring social media companies to censor certain political opinions, Matt Taibbi’s “Twitter… -
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Critical Race Theory Is Still Plaguing Some K-12 Schools. Here’s How Parents, Lawmakers Can Fight Back.
Critical race theory gripped the nation’s attention after the summer of 2020 and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. According to Google Trends, the search term peaked in June 2021, then interest tapered off going into 2022. But the radical philosophy has not disappeared from public life. Rather, Americans are more familiar with this… -
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Biden-Harris Admin Rapidly ‘Trump-Proofing’ Justice Department as Election Looms
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden-Harris administration has deployed a little-known hiring mechanism to staff key divisions of the Department of Justice ahead of the 2024 election, according to documents provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation by Protect the Public’s Trust. Hundreds of people, primarily lawyers and judges, have been appointed to the Environmental and… -
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As Usual, The Washington Post Gets an Election Story Wrong
One of the problems with reporters for The Washington Post is that they repeat the claims of liberals as if they are facts, without questioning the claims or pointing out the patently obvious problems with clearly false accusations. You can see that in a Page One story Saturday in which the Post blithely reports that… -
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Zuckerberg Says Biden-Harris Admin Pressured Facebook to Censor Content
The Biden-Harris administration pressured Facebook to censor content on its platform relating to COVID-19 and other major stories, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed in a Monday letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. “In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor… -
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RFK Jr. Didn’t Leave Democratic Party. It Left Him.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has effectively quit the race and endorsed former President Donald Trump, popping media heads across America. This is obviously great news for Trump’s odds of winning come November. But it’s even more… -
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China Set to Cut Off US Military From Key Mineral as America’s Own Reserves Remain Buried Under Red Tape
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—China is planning to restrict exports of a key mineral needed to make weapons while a U.S. company that could be reducing America’s reliance on foreign suppliers is languishing in red tape, energy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Chinese government announced on Aug. 15 that it will restrict exports of antimony,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Heritage Action Scores Bill Defining Male, Female as Key Vote
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Heritage Action for America is treating the Defining Male and Female Act, a bill that would define sex based on biology, as a key vote in scoring how lawmakers stand on issues of concern to conservatives. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., introduced the legislation at the end of July to establish in federal… -
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Universities Have Vital Partnerships With Military, but More Security Needed
Higher education drives some conservatives and even some leftists crazy, but conservatives should support universities’ historic role in advancing national security interests. Republican leadership’s ongoing investigations into national security risks involving institutions of higher education are both praiseworthy and, from a national security point of view, absolutely necessary. But maintaining universities’ role in national security—while… -
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What Is Secret Service Hiding About Trump Assassination Attempt?
It’s been six weeks since the attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the American public’s questions about the nature of the attack and the security failings that led to Trump’s brush with death largely remain unanswered. Jason Chaffetz, a Fox News contributor and former Utah congressman… -
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Trump vs. Kamala on Inflation
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. How would Donald Trump and Kamala Harris do inflation differently? With her brain-dead price controls, Kamala is finally fleshing out an economic plan. So far it’s pretty bad: more spending, taxes, mandates, amnesty, subsidies for the rich, and… -
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Government-Encouraged Censorship of Conservatives May Only Get Worse
The Supreme Court had multiple opportunities during the last term to end the censorship of conservatives by social media. It chose a different path. Now, Democrats are free to double down on the Biden-Harris administration’s massive censorship enterprise. There is every indication they intend to do so. The bedrock of American democracy, the First Amendment,… -
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WATCH: Gabbard, RFK Jr. Declare ‘All Hands on Deck’ for Trump
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we examine the fallout from the the Democratic National Convention and the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Every pollster has his or her own take—and, as usual, no one is using their common sense. With former Democrat Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard… -
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Anti-Trump PAC Continues to Shuffle Millions of Donor Dollars to Firms Owned by Insiders
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Roughly one-third of the funds spent by The Lincoln Project, a political action committee founded by former Republican political consultants with the aim of stopping former President Donald Trump, this election cycle has gone to firms controlled by its senior operatives, Federal Election Commission records show. The Lincoln Project has spent $12.8… -
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Free Speech Victory for New York Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
A federal district court ruled Thursday that pro-life pregnancy centers in New York may inform women “that the abortion pill reversal (‘APR’) protocol is safe and effective for a pregnant woman to use, with her doctor, to reverse the effects of a first chemical abortion pill and thereby, help to save the life of her unborn child.”… -
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Why Did Advocate of Diversity and Nuclear Disarmament Get Key Job in This Nuclear Security Agency?
The Biden-Harris administration announced early this year that Sneha Nair would become a special assistant in the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration, which is the government agency charged with building the nation’s nuclear warheads and maintaining its nuclear stockpile. What the National Nuclear Security Administration does is one of the most critical elements—and technically… -
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Secret Service Has ‘Routinely’ Misled American Public, Ex-Congressman Says
The Secret Service has a “culture of deception,” former Rep. Jason Chaffetz says. “What they tell the public has routinely been inaccurate, if not an outright lie,” said Chaffetz, a Republican who represented Utah’s 3rd Congressional District and who is now a visiting fellow with The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. The former congressman made his…