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Destruction of Rule of Law in Fani Willis’ Georgia Star Chamber
The attack on the First Amendment and the very structure of the American legal system by the Star Chamber of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis is a profound assault on our democratic republic and the rule of law. There’s no other way to characterize the politically partisan indictment of former President Donald Trump… -
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Did American Diplomacy Under Biden ‘Lose’ Niger?
Niger’s Presidential Guard, led by Gen. Abdourahmane “Omar” Tchiani, staged a coup July 26 that replaced President Mohamed Bazoum with a National Preservation Council. That body then named an interim leader: Tchiani. Although some civilians have been appointed to positions in the new government, it is clear where power resides. Niger is only the latest domino… -
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Kansas Legal Battle Gets to the Heart of How Transgenderism Aims to Redefine Reality
In the lead-up to the Civil War, pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers rushed to Kansas to determine whether the Sunflower State would enshrine the "peculiar institution," releasing a bloodletting that foreshadowed the larger war to come. This year, Kansas finds itself in the middle of a similarly ideological battle, a focal point in a debate about… -
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Deadly Hawaii Fires Are Result of Political and Policy Failures—Not Climate Change
Hawaii has suffered through one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent American history. Predictably, the left-wing political and media narrative-making machine has sought to turn the Hawaii fires into another lesson about climate change. The facts draw a drastically different picture. The extent of the damage on the island of Maui isn’t fully… -
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Obama Still Scolds Americans for Offering ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ During Maui Tragedy
After the horrific wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui last week that took the lives of at least 99 and left more than 1,000 unaccounted for, many Americans are donating money to help the victims. Many more are offering their thoughts and prayers, including former President Barack Obama, who grew up in Hawaii but… -
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Appeals Court Upholds Pro-Life Activists’ Claim DC ‘Selectively’ Enforced Statute to Arrest Them But Not BLM Protesters
A federal appeals court ruled 3-0 Tuesday that the Washington, D.C., District Court had wrongly dismissed pro-life activists' lawsuit accusing the city of violating their First Amendment rights. The city had arrested pro-life activists for chalking a message on the sidewalk while permitting Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters to mark property without consequences. During the… -
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California AG Hints at Investigating Second School Board to Back Parental Rights on Kids’ Gender Transitions
Parental rights advanced last week in deep blue California, as another school district required teachers to notify parents if their children begin to identify as transgender. The school board of the Murrieta Valley Unified School District adopted a Parental Notification Policy by a 3-2 vote Thursday. Under it, teachers must contact a parent or guardian within three days if… -
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Hillary Clinton Laughs at News of Trump’s Indictment Over 2020 Election
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who famously lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, laughed at news of the latest indictment against her former campaign opponent on Monday night. “All over the country right now, people are wondering what Hillary Rodham Clinton is thinking, watching things unfold in Georgia,” MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow said… -
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School District Allowed to Keep Child Gender Transitions From Parents, Court Rules
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a Maryland school district can continue to keep students’ gender transitions from their parents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit dismissed a coalition of parents’ lawsuit against Montgomery County Public Schools alleging that the district’s gender support plan, which allows students to change their gender without their… -
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It’s Not Hard to Tell Good Guy From Bad Guy, as 12 More Defensive Gun Uses Show
In a recent opinion piece in The Kansas City Star, sociology professor and military veteran Doug McGaw argues that the Second Amendment is “a relic of the 18th century” that needs to be repealed. Although McGaw certainly is entitled to his opinion, his “argument” boils down to little more than a litany of common gun… -
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In 24 Hours, RFK Jr. Backtracks on Abortion Limits
Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walked back his position on the unborn on Monday, clarifying that he does not support restrictions on abortion. "I am a firm supporter of the principles laid out 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade," Kennedy said in a statement Monday. "For constitutional and moral reasons, I… -
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The Urgency of the Quantum Computing Race With China
Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster film “Oppenheimer” tells the story of the Manhattan Project director who raced to develop the world’s first atomic bomb before Nazi Germany could. J. Robert Oppenheimer successfully exploited the revolutionary discovery of quantum physics to provide decisive technological superiority to the United States. In an echo of the past, the U.S…. -
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Why Are More Americans Than Ever Committing Suicide?
The New York Post reports: About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but available data suggests suicides are… -
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8 Democrats Who Have Declared States of Emergency Over Border Crisis
Most elected Democrats across the country have either been silent about or openly promoted the Biden administration’s border policies. But once the effects of those policies were felt at home, putting thousands of illegal aliens in their own backyards, several Democrats have acknowledged there is a problem. Democratic leaders in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York,… -
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House GOP Investigates State Department Grants Promoting Atheism Abroad
The Biden administration, which came under fire earlier this year for an internal FBI memo targeting anti-abortion Catholic activists as “potential” domestic terrorists, is facing new questions from top House Republicans over its decision to fund a program promoting atheism overseas. Rep. Mike McCaul, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and… -
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‘It’s Almost Everywhere,’ Scholar Says of China’s Infiltration of America’s K-12 Schools
China’s infiltration of American K-12 schools is “almost everywhere,” according to Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars. “That is, in every state that we’ve looked at, we have found instances of it, but I would say it’s concentrated in the feeder schools to elite education, which means mostly West Coast and East… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Florida Schools See Decline in Teacher Vacancies
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Florida schools saw an eight percent decline in teacher vacancies heading into the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year compared to the previous year, The Daily Signal has learned. Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. will announce Tuesday that Florida schools will have 4,776 total teacher vacancies as students head into… -
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HE’S BACK: Biden Returns to Court Over Exceeding Authority to Cancel Student Debt
The dead and resurrected schemes of the Education Department to cancel student debt are like horror films, only with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in the role of Jason from the “Friday the 13th” series and President Joe Biden as Michael Myers from the “Halloween” franchise. The latest lawsuit to stop Cardona from implementing Biden’s student… -
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A Journalist’s Profile in Courage
Earlier this month, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation sent out emails soliciting nominations for its 2023 Profile in Courage Awards, to be presented Oct. 29 at an annual awards gala. The yearly awards honor “individuals who demonstrate politically courageous leadership in the spirit of ‘Profiles in Courage,’” the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1956 book of the… -
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4 Takeaways From Former FBI Agent’s Testimony on Tipoff in Hunter Biden Case
A key House committee released a 65-page transcript Monday of testimony by a former FBI supervisory special agent who said he encountered obstacles in leading an investigation of Hunter Biden. Restifying to committee investigators behind closed doors July 17, the former FBI agent provided details about December 2020, a month after the last presidential election,…