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4 Key Takeaways From IRS Whistleblowers’ Insights on Impeded Hunter Biden Probe
A key House committee heard testimony Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers who detailed what they said was Justice Department officials’ efforts to slow or impede an investigation of presidential son Hunter Biden for unpaid taxes. Committee Republicans sought to extract as many details as they could from the two veteran IRS employees, while Democrats seemed… -
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‘America’s New Slave Trade’ Is Here at Hands of Mexican Cartels, Border Expert Tells Lawmakers
Jaeson Jones held up a handful of colored wristbands during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday. “What I’m holding in my hand before you today, I want to be very clear, this is America’s new slave trade,” Jones, a former captain for intelligence and counterterrorism at the Texas Department of Public Safety, testified… -
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Cruz, Paul Speak Out After White House Changes Press Rules Affecting Daily Signal Reporter’s Credentials
Two conservative senators are speaking out about The Daily Signal’s chief news correspondent, Fred Lucas, losing his “hard pass” access to the White House when new rules go into effect July 31. Lucas has covered the White House for the past 14 years. The new rules will require that all White House “hard pass” holders… -
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White House Accused of Preparing for Another ‘Basement Campaign’ by Restricting Press
Press have long struggled to gain access to Joe Biden, a president who largely steers clear of sit-down interviews and unexpected press time. But new rules from the administration will further hamper access by enacting stricter regulations for reporters to obtain White House "hard passes." And if reporters don't act in a manner that the… -
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YouTube Censored Detransitioner’s Story While ‘Glamorizing’ Pro-Trans Content
YouTube has censored the story of a young woman who underwent an irreversible surgery as part of an attempted gender transition. Meanwhile, pro-transgender videos of biological women who underwent double mastectomies remain on the platform uncensored. Prisha Mosley spoke to the Independent Women’s Forum’s Kelsey Bolar, also a contributor to The Daily Signal, in December… -
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We Hear You: How Do We Fix the FBI? Is Wokeness Infecting the Military?
Editor's note: We're back with letters from The Daily Signal's audience, this time dominated by responses to our coverage of the cloud over the FBI and concerns with wokeness in the military. Here’s a sampling from the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: It's misleading to state that FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before… -
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Canada’s Assisted-Suicide Program Set to Take Another ‘Prudent’ Step on Road to Perdition
The literal suicide of the West continues apace in Canada. Starting in March 2024, people with mental illness will be able to avail themselves of medically assisted suicide. That represents the latest expansion in the Medical Assistance in Dying, or “MAID,” law that launched in 2016. Some Canadians are getting ready to take advantage of… -
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Germany’s Irrationality Against Fossil Fuels Has Made It More Dependent on Them
Governments around the West are currently scrambling toward adopting more and more renewable, environmentally healthy energy sources—with the notable and regrettable exception of nuclear energy—and to set a path for a world of zero emissions in the coming decades. There is no doubt that the goal of reaching a greener and cleaner future is laudable… -
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Dark Side of All-Powerful AI Predicted in 1966 Science Fiction Novel
Massive uncertainty hangs over the human race as artificial intelligence advances daily. No, this isn’t the message of a contemporary speculative piece, but from British writer D.F. Jones’ science fiction novel “Colossus.” Jones’ bestselling thriller, published in 1966, became a hit movie in 1970 with the title “Colossus: The Forbin Project.” “Collosus” is one of… -
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Citing Unpursued Evidence, IRS Whistleblower Calls for Special Counsel to Probe Biden Case
A previously unidentified IRS whistleblower publicly told Congress on Wednesday that federal prosecutors investigating presidential son Hunter Biden were “hamstrung” by political pressure and called for appointment of a special counsel in the case. Former IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler—a Democrat who identifies himself as a gay married man—previously gave anonymous testimony to the House… -
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Unused Wall Materials Have Sat ‘on Border for Over 2 Years’ on New Mexico Ranch, Lawmakers Are Told
Unused border wall materials are still sitting on Russell Johnson’s family ranch in New Mexico near the border with Mexico. “This material has been sitting on the border for over two years,” Johnson told members of Congress at a hearing Tuesday. “Taxpayer dollars are being stockpiled, rather than being utilized for their intended purpose.” Johnson’s… -
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Louisiana Overrides Dem Governor to Ban ‘Transgender’ Surgeries, Puberty Blockers for Minors
Louisiana has become the 20th state to protect minors from irreversible “transgender” procedures, including surgeries and cross-sex hormone injections, over the veto of its Democratic governor. Members of the state Legislature assembled in a special veto override session in Baton Rouge Tuesday to pass the Stop Harming Our Kids Act (HB 648), which prevents surgical… -
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Consumers’ Research Head Breaks Down Dangers of ESG Policies in Investing
Will Hild, executive director of Consumers’ Research, has a message for everyday Americans. “Here’s the only definition of ESG you really need to remember,” Hild says, talking about environmental, social, and governance standards. “ESG is when the financial services industry uses their market power to push through environmental and social policy that they could not… -
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Southern Poverty Law Center: Will Smear for Cash
The Southern Poverty Law Center just released a report claiming there are 1,225 hate and anti-government groups in America. These groups cause “fear and pain [in] black, brown, and LGBTQ communities.” The SPLC lists such groups on its “hate map.” I once believed the center. Well-meaning people still do. Apple once gave them $1 million…. -
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Here’s the Real Reason Obama Went Out of His Way to Defend Librarians in a ‘Banned Books’ Letter
Former President Barack Obama just came out in favor of porn in schools. Sure, the former president didn’t say that outright. He released a letter lamenting the supposed trend of “banned books” and standing with school librarians as if they were under siege. “In a very real sense, you’re on the front lines — fighting… -
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The Sick Strategy of Smearing Moms as Nazis
“I like Hitler,” New York Times columnist David French said in a recent podcast while explaining that there are “countless reasons” to read the German dictator’s book “Mein Kampf.” Anyone who isn’t politically demented or arguing in bad faith might pause before concluding from that snippet that French is actually a closeted Nazi sympathizer. After… -
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Michigan Bill Making ‘Misgendering’ a Hate Crime Is Unconstitutional
Last month, the Michigan House passed HB 4474—legislation that would expand the state’s existing Ethnic Intimidation Act beyond current protections for religion, ethnicity, and race to categories including sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. HB 4474 would make it a felony hate crime offense to cause someone to “feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened” with… -
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These 18 States Count Votes for Days and Weeks After Election Day
Election Day may be more of an expression than a reality in 18 states and the District of Columbia, all of which accept mail-in ballots after that once-fixed day. Of those 18 states, nine accept ballots more than a week after in-person voting ends—and the breakdown isn’t strictly by red and blue states. In North… -
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As White House Limits Access to Press Briefings, Daily Signal Reporter Loses Credentials
Two weeks from now, The Daily Signal’s chief news correspondent, Fred Lucas, will lose his White House press credentials. It’s the latest—and perhaps most brazen—attempt by President Joe Biden to limit media access to what he regularly calls “the People’s House.” The White House Press Office will implement new rules July 31, when all “hard… -
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Detransitioner Accuses Doctors of ‘Medical Malpractice,’ Harmful Hormone Treatment, Removing Her Breasts
Another female detransitioner is suing the doctors who facilitated her attempted gender transition when she was a vulnerable teenager, accusing them of medical malpractice and of using "unfair and deceptive trade practices," causing her years of both psychological and physical pain. Prisha Mosley says she suffered severely from mental and emotional health issues as a…