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How Ruling Against Affirmative Action Does Black, Hispanic Students a Huge Favor
The Left has panicked since America’s top tribunal decided last month, 6-to-3, that racial preferences in college admissions are unconstitutional. “The Supreme Court ruling has put a giant roadblock in our country’s march toward racial justice,” complained Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Former first lady Michelle Obama moaned: “Today, my heart breaks for any young person out there who’s wondering what their… -
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Jim Jordan Threatens to Hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in Contempt of Congress
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray Monday threatening to hold him in contempt of Congress after the FBI allegedly failed to comply with subpoenas issued earlier in the year. Jordan, R-Ohio, wrote that the FBI’s compliance in two separate subpoenas has been “wholly inadequate” and warned the House Judiciary… -
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Meet Some of the 34 Professors Who Protested My Speaking at Arizona State University
In February, I was invited along with Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, and Robert Kiyosaki, author of the bestseller “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” to speak at Arizona State University at a conference titled “Health, Wealth and Happiness.” The invitation came from the T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development, an independent center affiliated… -
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International Cycling Union Bans Men Identifying as Women From Competing in Female Events
In a massive win for the movement fighting for the integrity of women's spaces, an international cycling union has formally banned biological men who identify as transgender women from competing in women's events. "The meeting of the UCI Management Committee was held following a seminar on the conditions for the participation of transgender athletes in… -
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The Secret Service Makes Me Nervous
Irving Berlin’s last musical was a largely forgotten show called “Mr. President” (1962). One of the silly songs below his usual high standards included the lyric “The Secret Service makes me nervous.” That’s how I felt after the agency, charged with protecting the president, delivered a report that said it could not find the person… -
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Sen. Hawley Blasts Biden’s Decision Authorizing Sending Reserve Troops to Europe
President Joe Biden’s decision to authorize reserve troops to be sent to Europe is “a sign that the Ukraine policy has become just another endless war,” Sen. Josh Hawley says. “I mean, this is all about Ukraine. This is exactly what I said would happen, that we have to send more troops there,” says Hawley,… -
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Sen. Cruz Warns of Long-Term Consequences If Flow of Fentanyl Into US Isn’t Stopped
Sen. Ted Cruz says “a whole lot more Americans dead” will be the No. 1 long-term impact if the flow of the illicit drug fentanyl into the U.S. is not stopped. “You look at last year: We had over 100,000 overdoses last year. That’s the highest rate of overdoses in the history of our nation,”… -
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How Democrats and Their Media Allies Cooked Up a Phony Supreme Court ‘Legitimacy Crisis’
The legacy media has signaled that it’s all in on the Left’s cooked-up Supreme Court “legitimacy crisis.” This week, Senate Democrats plan to vote on Supreme Court ethics rules that are clearly meant to give them the ability to hector and harass the court to get the decisions they want. The vote coincides with an… -
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GASLIGHTING 101: How Biden and the Left Create Their Own Villains
Hate is on the rise! Not only are hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan in every state in America, but antigovernment groups lurk in plain sight, spreading baseless conspiracy theories and plotting to stage another Jan. 6. These radicals may claim they are advocating “parental rights,” “religious freedom,” or “border security,” but they’re… -
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‘Sound of Freedom’ Makes Box Office History, Continues to Beat Summer Blockbusters
Bucking film critics and the Left, a film showcasing the reality of child sex trafficking holds second place at the box office—after finishing No. 1 over Independence Day weekend—as it continues to outperform the summer blockbusters. Box Office Mojo, a website that calculates box office revenues, reported that “Sound of Freedom” beat out other expected… -
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Popular Social Media Platform’s New AI Feature Gives ‘Advice’ to Kids About Gender Confusion
It’s attractive, easily accessible, and easily understood. It’s also nearly impossible to remove from this popular social media app. And it’s primed to deliver dangerous gender ideology narratives to vulnerable children. Meet Snapchat’s latest feature, which goes by the catchy name “My AI” (artificial intelligence). Snapchat is an instant messaging smartphone application that allows users… -
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California Democrats Vote Against Anti-Child Trafficking Bill, Then Reverse Course
Last week, one Democrat in the California state Assembly made a rare public apology—not over a scandal, but over her position on a vote that had taken place the same week. Assembly member Liz Ortega had joined fellow Democrats just a few days earlier in blocking a bill aimed at cracking down on human trafficking… -
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Supreme Court Term Limits: Still a ‘Solution’ in Search of a Problem
Whoever came up with the axiom “It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, but how you play the game” probably didn’t lose very often. The Left today is losing at the Supreme Court, and they don’t like it one bit. They respond by smearing the justices responsible for decisions they don’t like with fake… -
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Some Supreme Court Justices Have a Slippery Handle on Facts
The U.S. Supreme Court is finished for the term, but questions about accuracy should follow some justices into the next session in October. For example: Was Justice Sonia Sotomayor correct in her description of a key historical event in a recent dissenting opinion—or did she obscure details to suit her purposes? And with the revelation… -
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Vivek Ramaswamy Releases Supreme Court Picks
Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy released a list of judges Monday that he will consider for top judicial appointments should he become president of the United States. Ramaswamy's list of Supreme Court candidates includes James Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit; Lawrence VanDyke of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the… -
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Reporter Savannah Hernandez Describes Massive Religious Protest Against Anti-Catholic Bigotry
Field reporter Savannah Hernandez was one of the only reporters on the ground covering the massive religious protest against anti-Catholic and anti-Christian bigotry. Hernandez joins today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the protesting against the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the anti-Catholic “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” — a group of trans-identifying and queer… -
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Donald Trump Promises: ‘I Will Prevent World War III’
PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a speech to college students and conservative Americans on Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump promised that he would not allow the United States to head into a third world war. "I'm the only one that can make this promise," Trump said, amid concerns over President Joe Biden's approval of the… -
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Megyn Kelly Thinks It’s Time for DeSantis to ‘Get Out There and Fight’ on Liberal Networks
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Podcast host Megyn Kelly disagrees with some Republican takes that 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis floundered through Friday's town hall with Tucker Carlson. And she thinks it is time for the Florida governor to make a stir on liberal television networks. "I think DeSantis is starting to find his groove," Kelly… -
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Ron DeSantis: ‘DC Elites’ Should Pay Attention to Our Borders, Not Ukraine’s
“I’m very confident that the freedom in Florida is what more people would choose rather than the public defecation on the streets of San Francisco,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, said at the end of an interview Friday with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Given the difference between Florida’s priorities and… -
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Here’s What Really Led to Capitol Riot, Vivek Ramaswamy Tells Tucker Carlson
Censorship of Americans’ opinions led to the Capitol riot two weeks before President Donald Trump left office, entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says. Former Fox News host Tucker Carson questioned Ramaswamy regarding what happened Jan. 6, 2021, during an onstage interview Friday in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Family Leadership Summit, a…