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America Should Stop Funding This Compromised UN Agency Whose Employees Praise Palestinian Extremism
The horrific attacks in Israel committed by Hamas have spurred a fundamental revaluation of Palestinian policies by U.S. and Israeli officials. It has become crystal clear that control of the Gaza Strip cannot be left to a terrorist group whose stated purpose, as acknowledged by President Joe Biden, is “the annihilation of the state of… -
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The BorderLine: Revoke the Visas of Students Who Support Terrorists
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ———————————————————- The United States is a tolerant society with… -
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The Scourge of Child Marriage in Third World
Globally, 100 million girls are at risk of being forced into child marriage over the next decade, according to UNICEF. In certain parts of Africa and Asia, girls from minority religions face the added human rights violation of being forced to change their religion in conjunction with forced marriage. Those tragic experiences of girls as… -
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Why Is Education Department Afraid of Innovation in Higher Ed?
Online learning has revolutionized higher education, but a recent move by the federal Department of Education is threatening to tear down systems that are helping millions of students learn. An extremely wide diversity of students choose to take online courses or to get entire online degrees. Colleges that offer them need to be nimble as… -
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Jim Jordan Calls Off Third Speaker Vote, Temporarily Backs McHenry
Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has called off the third speaker vote for now and plans to back Patrick McHenry of North Carolina as the temporary speaker of the House of Representatives, the Daily Signal has learned. A source familiar with the congressman's plans told The Daily Signal that Jordan will not be dropping out,… -
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‘Even ISIS Didn’t Do Things Like This,’ Global Ministry Leader in Israel Says
“Israel is a country who cherishes life,” Yael Eckstein says, “and our enemies know that.” Those enemies use that fact as a tool against Israel, adds Eckstein, president and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, who is today’s guest on “The Daily Signal Podcast.” Hamas killed 1,300 Israelis and took hostage… -
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Major Companies Ditch College Degree as Job Requirement
Major businesses are moving away from requiring college degrees for an increasing number of positions. Instead, they’re focusing on applicants’ skills, experience, passions, and even their cultural fit. Fox News reports that companies such as IBM, Bank of America, Accenture, Walmart, and Google are reducing the number of corporate jobs that require a four-year college… -
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‘THAT’S SICK’: Republicans Grill Biden’s NIH Nominee on Transgender Study in Which 2 Kids Committed Suicide
President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health testified before the Senate’s health committee Wednesday, responding to questions from Republicans who pressured her on transparency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and NIH’s research on transgender medical interventions. Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, director of the National Cancer Institute, spoke before the Senate Committee on Health,… -
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Biden Pick for Ambassador to Israel Confronted on Iran Deal, Misleading Congress. Here Are 4 Takeaways.
Former Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew’s role in sanctions relief for Iran proved to be a key aspect Wednesday in his Senate confirmation hearing as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel. Several Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed Lew, 68, on whether he misled Congress about allowing Iran to access the U.S. financial… -
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Police Arrest Over 300 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Inside Congressional Office Building
U.S. Capitol Police on Wednesday arrested hundreds of protesters occupying a congressional office building and calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, according to a number of reports. Large crowds of largely pro-Palestinian protesters had gathered in the streets of Washington on Wednesday calling for a cease-fire. The demonstrations came in the wake of Hamas terrorists… -
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Narrative About Israeli Airstrike on Hospital Collapses—Along With Corporate Media Credibility
Another day, another black mark on the legacy media for promoting narratives rather than truth. On Tuesday, numerous media outlets reported that Israel bombed a Palestinian hospital. Did they actually see Israel strike the hospital and kill hundreds of people or confirm that it happened? No, they were just reporting it as if it were fact…. -
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‘Expect Escalation’ in Left’s Desire to Control American Kids and Institutions
If we don’t teach students about the truths of liberty and freedom, then the Marxists will teach them their version. That’s why the Right needs to be just as bold in taking back our children’s education as the Left was in taking it away, said the conservative author of “Hide Your Children: Exposing the Marxists… -
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California’s Environmental Regulations Are Crushing Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Peter Brothers Trucking delivers goods all across America. Owner Brian Wanner says Pennsylvania bureaucrats now are driving him out of his home state. “We have no say,” complains Wanner in my new video. “We can’t do anything about it.” “No say” because Pennsylvania’s new rules don’t come from Pennsylvania. They come from California. “I… -
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$6B Prisoner Swap Was ‘Just a Drop in the Bucket’ for Iran. Here’s How Much Tehran Has Raked in Under Biden.
Republicans have castigated President Joe Biden’s administration for freeing up $6 billion in funds for Iran’s Islamist regime, money that likely contributed to Tehran’s funding of Hamas, the genocidal terrorist group that slaughtered more than 1,400 Israelis and took about 200 hostage Oct. 7. Yet the Biden administration’s policies freed up far more than $6… -
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‘Blood Libel’: Orthodox Jewish Rabbis Condemn Rashida Tlaib for Echoing Hamas Propaganda
The Coalition for Jewish Values, which represents 2,500 Orthodox Jewish rabbis in American public policy, condemned Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for rushing to blame Israel for the Wednesday bombing of a hospital in Gaza, despite increasing evidence that a misfired missile launched by the terror group Islamic Jihad caused the blast. “Rep. Tlaib has repeatedly… -
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Why America Shouldn’t Resettle Palestinians
As if they haven’t done enough damage to the U.S. with their open-borders agenda, progressives now call for America to resettle Palestinian “refugees” from the Israel-Hamas war. Americans, including all rational leaders, must strongly and successfully reject this demand. Socialist leaders of the past would be proud of how the Biden administration has burned down… -
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FACT CHECK: Biden’s Speech to LGBTQ Group Was Fraught With Falsehoods, Fables
President Joe Biden spoke Saturday at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual national dinner. Biden said it was his fourth appearance at the annual event, which is billed as “a national gathering for champions of LGBTQ equality.” Although the 80-year-old president rarely makes public appearances before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m., he made an exception for his close allies,… -
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Multiple Republicans Defect From Jim Jordan in Second Round Speaker Vote
Multiple Republican members of Congress who yesterday voted for Congressman Jim Jordan to become speaker of the House of Representatives chose to vote for other candidates on Wednesday. Twenty-two Republicans voted for candidates other than Jordan, meaning that the Ohio Republican does not have the votes necessary to become speaker. Four Republicans withdrew their support… -
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With US Distracted, Biden Admin Quietly Funds Open Borders Allies
Amid the prospect of a possible government shutdown over the fiscal 2024 budget, the Biden administration’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced $22 million in grants for organizations to “help prepare lawful permanent residents for naturalization.” The announcement drew little attention. After all, helping legal immigrants become citizens hardly seems scandalous, compared with the… -
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Catholics Around the World Pray, Fast for Peace in Holy Land
Catholics around the world prayed and fasted on Tuesday for peace in the Holy Land as Israel continues to respond to attacks by Hamas terrorists. Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, not only invited believers to join with the Catholic Church in dedicating Tuesday to prayer and fasting but also declared Oct….