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EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Group Alerts Congress to Kamala Harris’ Record
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Vice President Kamala Harris “owns each and every one” of President Joe Biden’s failures, according to a conservative organization that sent a list of Biden’s policies Thursday to every congressional office. “Though the Left and media are out to wipe out the past failures of Harris during the Biden administration, her… -
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Coup Upon Coup Upon Coup
In March 2020, all the major Democratic primary candidates abruptly, mysteriously, and in near unison withdrew from the presidential race, ceding the nomination to Joe Biden. Yet Biden had lost the first three races in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada—and only won his first victory in South Carolina. Suddenly, on the eve of the Super… -
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Why Hasn’t ‘Doonesbury’ Lampooned Biden or Harris Over the Past 3-1/2 Years?
President Joe Biden grudgingly announced he was abandoning his bid for a second term in office on Sunday—just one day after marking three-and-a-half years in the White House. That same day, as Democratic Party bosses finally succeeded in pushing the cognitively impaired Biden out of the race (more than three weeks after his disastrous debate… -
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Likely Harris Nomination Dampens Enthusiasm of Swing State Dems
Democratic Party elites have all but coronated Vice President Kamala Harris as their new presidential nominee, after pushing President Joe Biden out of his own reelection campaign. But even so-called mainstream media outlets warn that she may not succeed against former President Donald Trump. A recent New York Times analysis piece ranked Harris as the least likely… -
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Canada’s Standard of Living, Economy Is Suffering Downturn. Blame Trudeau.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Canada’s standard of living is on track for its worst decline in 40 years, according to a new study by Canada’s Fraser Institute. The study compared the three worst periods of decline in Canada in the last 40… -
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WATCH: ‘Biden’s Last Day in Office’
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we wade through the muddled mess of President Joe Biden’s 11-minute address to the nation Wednesday night, which somehow managed to say two minutes’ worth of words and leave everyone confused for hours. Rebecca Downs from Townhall.com stops by to chart out the worst of the… -
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George Washington Foresaw Today’s Irresponsible, Immoral Leadership in Washington
In President Joe Biden’s announcement on social media of his decision not to run for reelection, he ticked off the many wonderful achievements during his three and a half years in the nation’s highest office. But if things are so great, as Biden seems to think, why are Americans so dispirited? Biden’s polling is horrible…. -
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ORWELLIAN: Biden Would Destroy Democracy in Order to ‘Save’ It
President Joe Biden gave a 10-minute speech Wednesday night attempting to provide a post hoc rationale for his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. He did not mention pressure from former President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He did not mention his age or his horrific debate performance last… -
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District Takes Down ‘LGBTQ Resources’ Link to Org With Transgender Surgery Information After Daily Signal Exposé
A California high school took down its “LGBTQ Resources” webpage shortly following The Daily Signal’s report exposing it. Newport Harbor High School in the Newport Mesa Unified School District had posters around its halls and classrooms with scannable QR codes that take students to a number of “LGBTQ+ Resources,” including the LGBTQ Center of Orange… -
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How History Will Remember Biden
When Vice President Joe Biden met in 2011 with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing, the two men joked about their age. “I note that we were born in the same year,” Wen said when the two made a joint public appearance. “You have spent about 35 years in public service, and I’ve been working… -
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6 Dems Vote in Favor of Resolution Bashing Biden and ‘Border Czar’ Harris’ Failures
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Six House Democrats voted in favor of a resolution condemning President Joe Biden’s administration and Vice President Kamala Harris for their “failure to secure the United States border” on Thursday. HR 1371 was introduced by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to formally condemn “Border Czar” Harris’ immigration policy after she was tasked with reducing illegal immigration over… -
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House Passes Bipartisan Resolution Establishing Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The House passed a resolution to form a bipartisan task force on Wednesday to investigate the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13. HR 1367, which was spearheaded by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., passed the House in a unanimous vote. The task force… -
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The Most Important 42 Miles in American Politics
BUTLER, Pa.—The drive between Butler, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio village of East Palestine is less than 42 miles long. In between are the villages and boroughs of Lyndora, Connoquenessing, and Evans City on the Pennsylvania side before you cross the state line directly into the village of East Palestine. It is a stretch of geography… -
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Harris Campaign Admits to Misleading Voters on Trump, Project 2025
A campaign official for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris acknowledged Wednesday that the vice president is deliberately misleading voters about Project 2025. CNN first reported the stunning admission as part of a fact-check article accusing Harris of making false claims about Project 2025 and former President Donald Trump’s stance on Social Security. CNN’s Daniel Dale… -
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Yes, the Past 30 Days Have Been Insane. Here’s a Time Line to Prove It.
Elections often come with big surprises, but if July was competing for the most hectic news cycle during campaign season, so far it would take home the Olympic gold. It hasn’t even been 30 days since President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump stepped foot on the debate stage at CNN studios in Atlanta… -
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A Harris Administration Would Be ‘Biden-Plus,’ Congressman Warns
If she wins the Democratic nomination and is elected president, a Kamala Harris administration would be “Biden-plus,” a Texas congressman says. A Harris administration would mean a further “move towards socialism and a more liberal government,” says Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, adding, “and that’s further away from that conservative value system, that conservative foundation that… -
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What We Saw at a Mostly Peaceful, Slightly Fiery Anti-Netanyahu Protest in DC
What began with a few “man on the street” interviews at a pro-Palestine rally quickly descended into a witness to violence, arson, and unmistakable vitriol against America and Israel. It all unfolded at a rally and march in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington on Wednesday to address a joint session… -
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In Dropout Speech, Biden Calls for ‘Supreme Court Reform’
President Joe Biden said Wednesday night that he reveres the presidency, “but I love my country more.” “It’s been the honor of my life to serve as your president, but in defense of democracy, which is at stake, I think it’s more important than any title,” Biden said in a televised address from the Oval… -
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Feds Were Reportedly Instructed to Clear Scene of Illegal Immigrants During Harris’ Border Trip
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Federal immigration authorities were instructed to clear the streets of migrants ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ one and only border trip, according to sources that spoke with the New York Post. Before Harris made her first and only trip to see the U.S.-Mexico border in June 2021 in El Paso, Texas,… -
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Netanyahu Almost Drowned Out by Standing Ovations From Congress
“In the heart of the Middle East, standing in Iran’s way, is one proud, pro-American democracy—my country, the state of Israel!” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting Washington amid the Israel-Hamas war, spoke these words Wednesday to enthusiastic applause during an address to a joint meeting of Congress that some Democrats boycotted. The Hamas terror…