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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… -
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There’s More Than Enough Evidence for a Joe Biden Impeachment Inquiry
“Without evidence.” They want those two words imprinted in your mind whenever you hear about the House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. “Since gaining the House majority in January,” writes The Associated Press, “House Republicans have aggressively investigated Biden and his son, claiming without evidence that they engaged in an influence-peddling scheme.” Many other… -
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House Passes Bill to Protect Gas-Powered Cars Amid California’s Electric Vehicle Push
The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to protect cars with internal combustion engines amid new regulations from California that would limit them. The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, introduced by Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., would prevent states from adopting emission standards for new vehicles that restrict the sale of gas-powered cars, as some… -
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WATCH: Former Border Official Shares ‘Visceral’ Reaction to 2 Deaths Caused by Human Smuggler
“My reaction to this video is visceral,” former homeland security official Mark Morgan said after watching Elisa and Emilio Tambunga tell their story in a video report by The Daily Signal. “I’m angry,” Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection during the Trump administration, told The Daily Signal after watching the video report… -
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Deliberately Distorting Data to Downplay Devastation of Bidenomics
Jared Bernstein has once again demonstrated his complete ignorance of both economic theory and fact—an alarming trait for the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. In his attempts to defend the abysmal record of “Bidenomics,” Bernstein is resorting to misrepresenting data and making false statements. That does nothing to ease the financial pain of the… -
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Defense Expert: America’s Ability to Defend Itself Declining as Result of Several Bad Choices
The United States military’s ability to defend this nation and her interests is declining by choice, and that is creating unacceptable risk, according to national defense expert Robert Greenway. That decline is not only because of a reduction in military spending and the aging out of equipment that’s not being replaced quickly enough, it’s also… -
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House GOP to Probe ‘All Manner of Corruption’ in Biden Impeachment Inquiry
Republicans anticipate unearthing more information about Biden family profiteering in the House’s new impeachment inquiry—and even one of the chamber’s more reluctant members agrees. Among the most vocally restrained Republicans on the question of impeaching President Joe Biden has been Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. Buck, however, voiced support Wednesday for the impeachment inquiry authorized this… -
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A Time for Brave Words From Pope Francis
When I saw that Pope Francis would participate as a speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative this month, my heart sank. Frankly, and I say this as a Catholic, former President Bill Clinton is one of the last people I would like Francis to prominently engage with. Sure, world leaders (and Francis is one) may… -
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Nebraska Detransitioner Sues Medical Providers for Removing Her Breasts at 16
Detransitioner Luka Hein is suing the medical providers who surgically amputated her breasts at the age of 16 in 2018, “leaving her physically and psychologically scarred.” “Proceeding straight to breast amputation in a depressed, anxiety-ridden, gender-confused adolescent, who was incapable of understanding the lasting consequences of her decision, constitutes negligence for which Defendants are jointly… -
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Donald Trump Pledges to Champion Homeschool Families
Former President Donald Trump pledged Thursday to champion American homeschoolers if he should again become president in 2025. “As president, it was my honor to support America’s homeschool families—and to protect the God-given right of every parent to be the steward of their children’s education,” Trump said in a new Agenda47 video released on social… -
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Hunter Biden Indicted on Drug-Related Gun Charges
Special counsel David Weiss indicted Hunter Biden on three drug-related gun charges Thursday, just two days after the House opened a formal impeachment inquiry targeting his father, President Joe Biden. The three-count indictment accuses Hunter Biden of lying on a form to purchase a Colt Cobra revolver by not revealing his addiction to crack cocaine…. -
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Unraveling Morality, Rising Anger: A Disturbing Trend Among Young People
If you go to Google and type “heinous crimes up with young people,” you’ll see over 2 billion results. It’s a stark reminder that the alarming trend of young people committing gruesome acts isn’t a new phenomenon, but the sheer proliferation and frequency of these acts most certainly is. Our society is grappling with a… -
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New Mexico Governor’s ‘Insanely Unconstitutional’ Gun Edict Slapped Down in Court
A federal judge has blocked New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency public health order restricting gun rights following a few shootings. “This was inevitable for an order that everyone—except, apparently, the governor herself—knows is insanely unconstitutional,” Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal in a statement… -
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3 Things Parents Should Know as Kids Head Back to School
As the fall season kicks off, parents across the country are searching for new notebooks, bigger backpacks, and maybe even better schools for their children at the start of the new academic year. Schools serve as crucial environments for teaching, discourse, and the imparting of values, and they are the arenas—second only to the home—that… -
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Yes, It’s Possible to Raise ‘Conservative Kids in a Woke City.’ Katy Faust Explains How.
Many parents, regardless of their religion, quote this biblical truth found in Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” But in today’s culture, parents aren’t the only ones seeking to “train up” a child in the way he or she… -
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‘Muzzling Speech’: Federal Appeals Court Shoots Down California Gun Ad Law
A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled against a California law banning certain gun advertisements. The California law prohibits firearm advertisements that could be construed as “designed, intended or reasonably appears attractive to minors.” But since minors can't purchase firearms, and California already takes steps to prevent youth gun violence, the laws serves the purpose of… -
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‘School Choice for Me but Not for Thee’: New Report Reveals Backroom Deals Between Teachers Unions and Louisiana Schools
A new report published by the Pelican Institute, a Louisiana think tank, reveals a series of detrimental, hypocritical, and possibly illegal deals brokered between teachers unions and several public school systems—including clauses giving teachers who have kids school choice opportunities that other parents can’t access. Six Louisiana school systems and two New Orleans charter schools… -
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‘Double Standard’: Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Christian Athletic Club Ousted From California School District
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a California school district violated the rights of a Christian athletics club by forcing it off campus. In 2019, the San Jose Unified School District derecognized the Fellowship for Christian Athletics after a teacher made complaints that the club was sharing its faith on campus, which included… -
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DOD Backpedals on Gender-Neutral Pronouns. Gen. Milley’s Citation Won’t Use ‘Themself.’
A Department of Defense policy incorporating “gender-neutral” language into award citations will be amended to clarify that it does not ban using “himself” or “herself,” a defense official told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday. The DCNF previously reported that the end-of-tour award for Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would… -
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Vivek Ramaswamy Floats Plan to Cut These 6 Agencies
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he would eliminate five federal agencies if elected. Ramaswamy, a successful entrepreneur and businessman, says he is eyeing the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Education, and the Commerce Department, Axios first reported Wednesday. The Republican hopeful also targets the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Bureau of…