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Biden DOJ Punishes Elderly Pro-Life Women for Trying to Stop Abortions; Both Face Jail Time
A federal jury convicted three pro-life activists on Friday for trying to stop abortions from taking place at a Washington, D.C., abortion facility. A jury convicted Jonathan Darnel (41), Jean Marshall (73), and Joan Bell (74) of a felony conspiracy against rights and a violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act…. -
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Biden Admin’s Latest Political Target: Christopher Rufo
The weaponization of the federal government against President Joe Biden’s political opponents and anyone fighting “woke” orthodoxy is going at such dizzying speed that it’s hard to keep pace. Now, the authorities are investigating Christopher Rufo, a conservative commentator who is on the board of the New College of Florida, for—among other crimes—refusing to address someone as… -
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What America’s National Debt and Pumpkin Spice Lattes Have in Common
Interest payments on America’s national debt have a troubling connection to the beloved pumpkin spice latte. America’s national debt is fast approaching $33 trillion. The interest alone on that debt is costing the American people about $2 billion a day, according to Heritage Foundation research. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage… -
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Conservatives, Moderates Reach Spending Deal That Includes Border Provisions
A group of House Republicans has released a draft bill to fund the government after weekend negotiations to avoid a shutdown. The bill, titled the Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024, was published and introduced in the House by Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida as a compromise between the House Freedom Caucus… -
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Biden Admin, California Regulators Aim to Force Carmakers to Produce ‘100% Electric’ Vehicles, Heritage Expert Warns
The Biden administration and regulators in California are “trying to force the auto industry to convert its production of vehicles from gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles,” warns Steve Bradbury, a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) “And they really have in mind a ramp… -
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‘Ministry of Truth’: Conservatives Warn About Washington State’s ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Effort
Washington's Democratic attorney general released a report late last year urging the state to crack down on domestic terrorism and enlisting an analyst at an organization notorious for putting conservative groups on a "hate map" alongside chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, a map that has inspired at least one act of terrorism. The attorney… -
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Why Were Students Afraid to Let This Princeton Professor Speak?
Chalk it up as another victory for the mob. Earlier this month, Princeton University professor Robert P. George was slated to give a talk at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, including “a discussion of the importance of free and open discourse during college of the great questions of human life.” That’s according to an email… -
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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Hispanic Leaders Celebrate Smithsonian Suspending ‘Marxist’ Latino Exhibit
The Smithsonian Institution reportedly has suspended an exhibit intended as a foretaste of the forthcoming National Museum of the American Latino in the nation’s capital. One of the critics whose work inspired the move is calling on Congress to defund the planned museum. The exhibit “¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States” opened at… -
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Sen. Mike Lee Tells How ‘The Firm’ Hijacks Legislative Process to Continue Reckless Spending
Another year, another “government shutdown” fight on Capitol Hill. As of this writing, 12 appropriations bills need to pass by Sept. 30 or the government will “shut down.” This means that some workers will be furloughed and most agencies will close temporarily. We had a similar situation last December and the result was a rather… -
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Nobody Wins in Musk vs. ADL
In the fight between Elon Musk and the Anti-Defamation League, Americans are the biggest losers. Antisemitism and woke politics are both cancers eating away at our civil society. We should be intolerant of both—and of those who ask us to pick a side. For starters, America has seen a saddening trend of civil rights organizations… -
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Pentagon’s ‘Clarification’ on Gender Pronouns? When You’re in a Hole, Quit Digging
Earlier this week, after we exposed the Pentagon’s woke gender-pronoun policy for the top joint military awards and the ensuing political firestorm it caused, the Pentagon issued a “clarification.” But here’s the problem: The clarification only confirms our worst fears and raises other related questions. This issue isn’t going away anytime soon. On Sept. 1,… -
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Biden’s Broadband Plan Subsidizes Delaware, Mansions, Vacation Homes, Senate Panel Finds
The Biden administration’s $42.5 billion high-speed internet program favors heavily Democrat regions and remote vacation homes, including President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware, according to a new report by Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee. The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, known as BEAD, designated as “unserved” locations places that include mansions, beachfront… -
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White House Whips Liberal Media for Not Being Pro-Biden Enough
When President Joe Biden’s aide Ian Sams wanted to leak his strongly worded memo to “Editorial Leadership at U.S. News Media Organizations,” he chose CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy, who is one of many enthusiastic White House spinners at CNN. Darcy and CNN didn’t have enough self-respect to push back on Sams for implying they… -
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House Oversight Committee Members Launch Probe Into Biden’s Maui Fires Response
House Republicans have launched a probe into the Biden administration’s controversial response to the Maui fires in August. House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced the investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s handling of the situation on Friday. Comer announced the probe in a joint press release with Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas,… -
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Harvard’s Free Speech Climate? Below Zero
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonprofit group committed to protecting free speech, and College Pulse last week released their annual report on the state of free speech on American college campuses. For the report, 55,102 students were surveyed across 254 colleges and universities over a six-month period from January to June. Harvard… -
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Here’s Why the Left Is So Determined to Destroy the New College of Florida
The Biden administration is attempting to crush a small Florida liberal arts school for not being left-wing. The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights recently announced that it would launch an investigation into the New College of Florida. The school, which previously had been known for its liberal politics, is being transformed by Florida… -
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Post-Postmodern America, Meet Mao’s Cultural Revolution
When the progressive woke revolution took over traditional America, matters soon reached the level of the ridiculous. Take the following examples of woke craziness and hypocrisy, perhaps last best witnessed during Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution: The Biden administration from its outset wished to neuter immigration law. It sought to alter radically the demography of the… -
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Hunter’s Gun Indictment Is Moment of Truth for Biden Regime
Thursday’s indictment of presidential prodigal son Hunter Biden on three gun-related criminal counts is the latest twist in the long, winding, and rapidly escalating saga that is the Biden crime family. The indictment, served up by U.S. Attorney—and now “special counsel,” despite the fact 28 Code of Federal Regulations Sec. 600.3 requires that a special… -
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Schumer’s Latest Talking Point Undermines His Attempt to Blame Tuberville for Holding the Military Back, Conservatives Say
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has blamed Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., for holding back the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s military appointees, yet on Thursday, Schumer tacitly admitted that Tuberville isn’t the problem—the Democrats’ own priorities are. Tuberville has put a “hold” on Biden’s military nominees, protesting the Department of Defense’s policy offering taxpayer… -
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Federal Spending Bills Must Address Border Crisis, Conservatives Say
If Congressmen are serious about border security, they will use the power of the purse to secure America’s borders, according to Lora Ries. Congress is gearing up for debates over the federal budget and some Republicans say they won’t support any spending bill that gives money to the Department of Homeland Security without action being…