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‘No Evidence’ McConnell Suffered Stroke or Seizure in Latest Freeze, Doctor Says
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did not suffer a stroke or seizure after his latest freeze in public, according to a doctor’s note released by his office on Tuesday and shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation. McConnell, R-Ky., 81, froze during a press conference in Kentucky on Aug. 30 and was unable to continue… -
opinion
California Mom Wins Settlement Against School District That Socially Transitioned Her Daughter
California mom Jessica Konen won a $100,000 settlement from her daughter’s school district, Spreckels Union School District, after Buena Vista Middle School had socially transitioned her 11-year-old daughter, Alicia, without her knowledge or consent. The school district still refuses to admit that it’s at fault. Many are calling this a landmark case, saying it will make… -
opinion
FBI Greatly Undercounts Active-Shooting Incidents Stopped by Armed Citizens
Americans are constantly debating policing and gun control. But to discuss these issues, we have to depend on government crime data. Unfortunately, politics has infected the data handling of agencies such as the FBI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, the CDC became the center of controversy when it removed its… -
opinion
Parents’ Nightmare Shows It Matters How States Implement School Choice
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that we were not able to reach Christine Accurso prior to publication. (We reached out to Ms. Accurso's former place of work and a phone number provided to us.) At the end of this article, we have added Ms. Accurso's full response. This article has also… -
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From One Unapologetic Media Hoax to the Next
Joe Biden lied repeatedly when he claimed he knew nothing of his son Hunter’s influence-peddling businesses. The president further prevaricated that he had no involvement in Hunter’s various shakedown schemes. Yet, the media continued to misinform by serially ignoring these facts. Had journalists just been honest and independent, then-candidate Joe Biden might have lost a… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Real War on Women’: Biden Team Denied Couple Paid Parental Leave He Claims to Support
The Family and Medical Leave Act was a “first step” when it became law 30 years ago and should be expanded, President Joe Biden said earlier this year. But some employees hired by Biden's predecessor apparently didn't deserve the benefit, The Daily Signal has learned. Department of Homeland Security records reveal that Biden’s presidential transition… -
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‘China Is in a Challenging Moment Right Now,’ Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation President Says
More than 100 million people. That’s how many people “communism as an ideology has killed,” says Andrew Bremberg, president of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. “I just want that to sink in. That is an incredible number to try to fathom or … imagine,” Bremberg, a former ambassador, says, adding: And that includes not just… -
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‘We Finished the Race,’ Coach Kennedy Says After Taking Knee in Prayer on Field Following Supreme Court Victory
BREMERTON, Wash.—Fans from both teams cheered as Joe Kennedy knelt in silent prayer for 10 seconds at the 50-yard line. It was the moment of culmination after a more than 7-year legal battle over prayer that ended with a victory for Kennedy at the Supreme Court. “I used to run marathons quite a bit and… -
opinion
New York Times Column Strains to Find Nefarious Reason Conservatives Oppose Chinese Totalitarianism
The Chinese Communist Party under Xi Jinping has oppressed its own people, putting millions of Muslim Uyghurs in slave labor camps, suppressing forms of Christianity outside the state church, and twisting the screws on Hong Kong and Tibet. It has rattled its sabers in the Pacific, stolen U.S. intellectual property with impunity, sent a spy… -
opinion
Yes, Washington Is a Gerontocracy. And It’s Our Fault.
For the second time in recent months, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze in the middle of a press conference, staring off in silence before being saved by an aide. The episode was widely covered by the establishment media—and fairly so, considering his position and power. It would be nice, and ethical, if the same… -
opinion
NEVER AGAIN: No Return to Arbitrary COVID-19 Lockdown State
Never again. That should be the unflinching answer to the growing calls in some circles to bring back mask mandates and lockdowns amid the current COVID-19 variant wave. Don’t think there aren’t some circles that aren’t deeply invested in returning to the medical lockdown state. President Joe Biden has requested additional funding for a new… -
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COVID-19 ORIGINS: Experts Consulted by Fauci Suddenly Changed Their Minds
More revelations concerning the initial responses of top officials at the National Institutes of Health about the origins of COVID-19, which killed an estimated 1.1 million Americans, keep dripping out of the federal bureaucracy. Top officials’ initial narrative hardened into a stubborn insistence on natural origins for COVID-19. However, most leading virologists consulted by Anthony… -
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What Big Labor Doesn’t Want You to Know This Labor Day
This Labor Day, the Biden administration and Big Labor will no doubt tout the alleged successes of President Joe Biden’s “whole of government” push to increase unionization in the workplace and unions’ modest successes in breaking into a few big corporations. But those stories will also leave a lot out. They’ll leave out the side… -
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THOUSANDS of Minors Went Under the Knife to ‘Affirm’ a Transgender Identity, Study Shows
Transgender advocates repeatedly claim that minors only take "puberty-blocking" drugs or cross-sex hormones, but never undergo surgeries in an attempt to force their male or female bodies to resemble the opposite sex, yet a new study estimates that more than 3,000 minors underwent transgender surgeries in a five-year period, and more than 400 of them… -
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‘The Labor Market Is Weakening,’ Head of Job Creators Network Says of August Jobs Report
The U.S. unemployment rate increased in August, reaching the highest number since February 2022, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday. "There’s no question about it now: The labor market is weakening," Alfredo Ortiz, chief executive officer and president of the Job Creators Network, said in a statement. "August marks the third… -
opinion
New Department of Defense Rule Neuters the Brave Men and Women Who Serve in the Armed Forces
Change 5 to the Manual of Military Decorations and Awards took effect on Aug. 7, 2023, and hardly anyone noticed. That is until last week, when the Office of the Secretary of Defense returned the draft citation for the end-of-tour award for none other than the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, four-star Army… -
opinion
Democrats Are Shoving a Religion Down Students’ Throats and Seeking to Keep Parents in the Dark
This week, the top law enforcement officer in America’s most populous state took a school district to court for the alleged crime of notifying parents when their kids claim to identify as transgender. That school district has gone out of its way to promote mental health and suicide prevention, and it has resources devoted to… -
opinion
Committees and Hearings: Behind the Scenes of How Congress Really Works
Committees and hearings play a critical role in the operations of Congress. But how are members assigned to committees? And do congressional hearings actually advance legislation and investigations? Kyle Brosnan, chief counsel for The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project, goes beneath the surface in today’s edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain how Congress really… -
opinion
Biden’s MIA Presidency
The basement campaign turned into the vacation-home presidency for President Joe Biden. Typically, a president’s vacation schedule is little more than a partisan football. Almost every modern president has been criticized by opponents for spending too much time away from the White House. It’s generally not a big deal. Being the commander in chief is… -
opinion
In the Last Days of Summer, Government Comes for the Ice Cream Trucks
This Labor Day, people all over the country will be savoring the last days of summer with ice cream. But some New York City politicians want to eliminate even that small sweet treat. What does New York have against ice cream? Already home to crazy ice cream rules that prohibit folks from enjoying the summertime…