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Veterans Affairs Resources Are Being Diverted to Help Illegal Aliens, Disabled Vet Says
Federal Veterans Affairs resources are being used to serve illegal aliens, says Army veteran Derick Carver. “Essentially, what’s happening is, the VA was caught moving processors from the VA to support [Immigration and Customs Enforcement Health Services Corps] processing detainee medicals,” he says. “We’re talking over 1.1 million people,” said Carver, who currently serves as… -
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From Liberty to Tyranny: How Attacks on Checks and Balances Threaten Our Republic
One of the ways our Constitution provides for a “more perfect” union is by establishing a variety of checks and balances on federal government power. But a nation that can be “more perfect” can also become “less perfect,” and advocates for the elimination of those checks and balances are heating up the water in the… -
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‘Beatdown’ for GOP Candidate: How Michigan Combats Election ‘Misinformation’
When a Republican primary candidate for a local township post in Michigan made posts on social media, she didn’t anticipate what she characterized as a “Shut up, lady” letter from the state attorney general’s office threatening to prosecute her. The GOP candidate, Kerry Lynn Elieff, described new polling locations in a June 12 post on… -
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Will ‘Misinformation’ Prosecutions Go Viral Under a Harris-Walz Administration?
The top prosecutor’s office in the state of Michigan has threatened to prosecute a citizen for spreading allegedly “false election information” in the swing state months ahead of the 2024 presidential vote—an ominous sign critics warn could metastasize throughout society in a Harris-Walz administration, since the Democratic vice-presidential candidate has said the First Amendment does… -
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Harris’ Consistent Role in Fundamental Transformation of America
Since Vice President Kamala Harris’ coronation as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, much of the media has been laser-focused on her “vibes.” They are frantically working to ensure that Harris is “unburdened by what has been,” to use her own pet phrase, and persuade voters that she is the answer to all our problems. However,… -
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9 Facts About Tim Walz’s Church
Vice President Kamala Harris selected Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., as her running mate on Tuesday, and many Americans are naturally curious to know more about him, including his religious beliefs. Walz does not often discuss his faith, but he occasionally mentions that he attends Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, (both instances are from 2020). Here are nine… -
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Critical Race Theory Organizers Plot Their Return to the Classroom
The top practitioners of critical race theory just held a weeklong “summer school” in Nashville, Tennessee, to strategize, assess the movement, and debate how best to proselytize the next generation. It was an instructive six days of revolutionary agitprop. Two things immediately stood out. The first is that, yes, despite its protestations to the contrary, the architects… -
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‘Marxist Professors Leaving’: DeSantis Explains How He Saved Education in Florida From Leftist Indoctrination
ATLANTA—Taxpayer dollars shouldn’t fund education systems that seek to undermine American values, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. “We have a radical idea that the tax dollars that Floridians pay should not go to fund universities that are hostile to our freedoms and way of life,” DeSantis, a Republican, said at conservative commentator and radio… -
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What These 11 Examples of Self-Defense With Guns Ought to Teach Liberals
Vice President Kamala Harris just announced her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the Nov. 5 presidential election. As governor, Walz routinely touts his gun ownership and affinity for duck hunting as a reason why people should take his opinions in favor of more gun control seriously. He completely misses… -
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Pence: ‘I Cannot Endorse’ Either Major Presidential Ticket in 2024
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday warned Republicans not to abandon “principles,” as he explained why he “cannot endorse” the GOP presidential ticket in the November elections. “For my part, you know, I’m staying out of the presidential campaign,” Pence told conservative commentator Erick Erickson in an onstage interview at Erickson’s Atlanta conference dubbed… -
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NY Fed Reports Perilously High Household Indebtedness
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Household debt in America just hit a new record of $140,000 per family in America. Keep in mind that’s separate from your $280,000 share of the national debt. Or the half-million you owe in unfunded Social Security and… -
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WATCH: Mystery Deepens: Who’s Running US in Joe and Kamala’s Absence?
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we dig into the biggest mystery of the 21st century: If no one is in the White House, who’s running the country? What’s at stake with a president who can’t tie his own shoes and a vice president who is busy reading scripted speeches off teleprompters… -
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‘He Asked for It’: Victor Davis Hanson on Tim Walz Meltdown
Victor Davis Hanson joins “The Tony Kinnett Cast” to highlight the critical controversies surrounding Gov. Tim Walz the media are currently being forced to reckon with. He outlines the key factors in turning any election around in less than 100 days, and cites the key moments in the late 20th century that “everything changed in… -
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Teachers Unions Donated Over $135K to Walz. Parents Say ‘No Difference’ Between Their Far-Left Agendas.
Teachers unions are among the largest donors to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats’ vice presidential candidate, giving over $135,000 to his campaigns for governor and, before that, Congress. Walz, who once taught high school social studies, sides with teachers unions instead of everyday Minnesotans, some parents say. “When it comes to education, the policies of… -
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Israeli Youth Ultimate Frisbee Teams Banned From Major European Competition
The Israeli youth Ultimate Frisbee teams have been banned from competing in a major championship in Belgium. “It is heartbreaking,” coach Daniel Ben David told The Daily Signal. The coach arrived in Belgium on Monday with his teenage players in tow. After playing Ultimate together for three years, the coach of the under 17 open… -
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The Harris Flop Would Be Scarier Than Her Flip
President Joe Biden won in 2020 on the premise that until the November election, he would pose as good ol’ Joe from Scranton and not scare voters. So Biden talked about “unity” and “competency.” He erased his prior wild primary pandering to left-wing voters about shutting down fracking and opening the border. But as soon… -
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Senate’s Superficial Response to Military Recruitment Woes: Drafting Your Daughters
As the Senate embarked Aug. 2 on its monthlong August recess, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left a significant piece of legislation unaddressed: the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. Included in this year’s Senate NDAA bill is a controversial provision to amend the Military Selective Service Act and mandate that women between the… -
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US Women’s Soccer Team Silences Politically Incorrect Player
Is it a new era for the U.S. women’s soccer team? On Saturday, the team will face off against Brazil in the gold medal match at the Olympics, after scoring wins over Zambia, Germany (twice), Australia, and Japan. [Update: The U.S. women’s soccer team beat Brazil 1-0, and won gold.] For years, the U.S. women’s… -
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Kamala Harris and the Civilizational Jihad of Democratic Street Thuggery
On Jan. 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands of feminists wearing pink “pussyhats” protested the prior day’s presidential inauguration of Donald Trump by rampaging throughout Washington, D.C. The “Women’s March on Washington,” an extension of the riots and protests that shook the capital on Inauguration Day itself, was not exactly a peaceful affair. Hundreds of anarchists… -
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OLIVE BRANCH: Georgia’s Kemp Aims to Mend Rift With Trump to Defeat Democrats
ATLANTA—Republicans need to set aside past grievances and unite to win the presidential election in November because America cannot withstand four more years with radical Democrats in the White House, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday. Kemp spoke at radio talk-show host Erick Erickson’s The Gathering conference on Friday morning in Atlanta, days after former…