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opinion
Vermont Law Bans Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers From Counseling Women
A new law in Vermont may end up shutting down pro-life pregnancy centers, banning them from offering non-medical services and providing post-abortion counseling, as well as subjecting them to steep fines if the state deems their advertising “misleads” women into thinking they provide or promote abortions. Two Vermont faith-based pregnancy centers have filed a lawsuit… -
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Federal Indictment of Donald Trump Is Weaponization of American Political System
The indictment of former President Donald Trump by special counsel Jack Smith—with the full approval of Attorney General Merrick Garland—is an attack on the American political system and fundamental rights protected by the First Amendment to freely discuss, debate, and contest serious election and political issues. It represents the ultimate weaponization of the Justice Department,… -
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Congressman Threatens to Cut DHS and DOJ Funding Ahead of Spending Fight
Texas Congressman Chip Roy says he will not approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security or Justice Department unless “changes” are made. “And I can tell you right now for all my colleagues, I will not vote for a continuing resolution or any funding for DHS or DOJ if we don’t get changes… -
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Child-Trafficking Bust Proves the Left Was Wrong About ‘Sound of Freedom’
While 126 more suspects in child trafficking and child sexual exploitation are eating prison food today, many legacy media outlets are eating crow. Less than a month after liberal and left-wing media outlets slammed the child sex-trafficking docudrama “Sound of Freedom” for supposedly being a rallying point for “QAnon supporters,” conspiracy theorists, and “Dads with… -
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Joe Biden Enjoys His 1967 Corvette While Forcing You to Go Electric
While President Joe Biden enjoys his beautiful gas-guzzling 1967 Corvette Stingray, he wants to dictate what kind of car you get to own. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed de facto electric vehicle mandate would force auto manufacturers to make nearly 70% of their new automobiles electric by 2032. Now, Biden’s Department of Transportation is following… -
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UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD: Pro-Trans Health Care Group Issues Contradictory Stance on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
Imagine the Food and Drug Administration announces a new drug with some known side effects and no proven benefits and says, "We're not quite sure this is safe for the public. We need to run more tests, but until we learn more, everyone should take it anyway." COVID-19 vaccines notwithstanding, the American public would rightly… -
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Abortion Activists Turn to Legislation to Target Pregnancy Care Centers, Pro-Life Advocate Warns
Pro-abortion forces have moved from physically attacking pro-life pregnancy care centers to weaponizing legislation against them, according to the Rev. Jim Harden. In recent months, “we started to see an ebb in the violent attacks against pro-life entities and a rise in potential weaponization of legislation specifically targeting pro-life activity in the public square, and… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Majority of GOP, Independent Voters Want to End US Aid to Ukraine
A majority of Republican and independent voters oppose additional U.S. aid for Ukraine, according to new polling data released today and shared with The Daily Signal. By a margin of 54% to 29%, Republicans do not want Congress to provide funding and supply weapons to Ukraine. Among independents, opposition jumps to 56% with a mere… -
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How the Biden White House, Facebook Quietly Censored Americans
Did you think what you saw on your Facebook feed was determined by your interests and your friends? Think again. New documents uncovered by Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who heads the House Judiciary Committee, reveal the Biden White House furiously pressured Facebook to censor content that raised questions about or criticized the COVID-19… -
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‘Snow White’ Is Latest Disney Film to Get Woke-Washed
To no one’s surprise, Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of “Snow White” is shaping up to be yet another left-wing, woke attempt to right the perceived wrongs of the original. “Snow White” was Disney’s first feature film, and it contained elements that do not fare well with the Left’s sensibilities almost a century later. Critics accuse… -
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Trump Says Supreme Court ‘Must Intercede’ in His Case
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that the Supreme Court “must intercede” in special counsel Jack Smith’s case against him. Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday in Washington, D.C., to four charges relating to his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election. He said Friday in a post on Truth Social that the indictments against him are “election interference” that… -
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Dreadful ‘Fascist’ ‘Barbie’ Dominates the Cinema
Anyone watching television in the last few months has been inundated with marketing for the “Barbie” movie. It wasn’t just in the movie commercials. It was in commercials for cars and other products. It was inserted into the plots of reality shows. It was everywhere. It’s not a movie I had any interest in seeing,… -
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The Pro-Trans Medical Establishment Does the Very Thing It Falsely Accuses Conservatives of Doing
Transgender activists often claim that when their opponents want to outlaw medical experiments on children, they are not opposing a grotesque alteration of the body, but forbidding doctors to provide any kind of medical care for a class of people—namely, those who identify as transgender. Yet we conservatives and our gender-critical allies wholeheartedly support requiring… -
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Joe Biden’s DOJ: Where Justice Goes to Die
The Department of Justice should be honest and call itself Biden Campaign Headquarters. As a fearsome whiff of East Germany wafts through its windows, this Cabinet agency persecutes Donald Trump, the president’s chief political rival, and keeps the heat off of the Bidens. Regardless, temperatures are hotter than July. Special counsel Jack Smith’s four-count indictment… -
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From Worst to Worster: Adding Xylazine to Fentanyl
Xylazine—a tranquilizer approved as a sedative for veterinary medical use but not for any use in humans—is currently worsening the opioid crisis. Known on the street as “tranq,” xylazine has become a common additive to substances like fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, whether taken orally, by smoking or snorting it, or by injecting it. It creates… -
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The Biden Administration Lost Contact With 85,000 Children. Here’s How Congress Is Trying to Find Them.
Congressman Chris Smith is preparing to introduce legislation that will require the federal government to locate the 85,000 migrant children it has lost contact with within the U.S. “This is all about accountability and effective interventions for these kids,” Smith, R-N.J., told The Daily Signal. The draft legislation is focused on “locating, establishing contact with,… -
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Transgender ‘Women’ Aren’t
Jess Hilarious, a well-known comedian and personality, has recently created quite a stir in the world of social media. She dared to voice her opinion on a trending video where a transgender "woman" claimed that "womanhood" and menstruation were not exclusive to biological women. Hilarious responded with the simple truth that only biological women can… -
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Biden’s Woke Housing Plan for All of Us
Rising interest rates and a shortage of lower-cost houses under the Biden administration continue to make homeownership unobtainable for many young families. Instead of working to solve actual problems like these, President Joe Biden is once again choosing to prioritize the expansive promotion of woke diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology in housing policies, as a… -
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2 Sets of Laws for 2 Americas
Two sets of laws now operate in an increasingly unrecognizable America. Consider the matter of unlawfully removing and storing classified papers. Donald Trump may go to prison for removing contested White House files to his home. So far, Joe Biden seems exempt from just such legal jeopardy. But as a senator and vice president with… -
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Mayorkas’ Reorganization of DHS Reeks of Scheme to Impact 2024 Election
Just three years ago, the Left led several efforts to defund the police. It came as a surprise, then, when Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday announced he’s moving the Office of State and Local Law Enforcement out of the small and little-known Office of Partnership and Engagement at Department of Homeland Security…