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opinion
Increased Illegal Immigration Brings Increased Crime: Almost 2/3 of Federal Arrests Involve Noncitizens
Customs and Border Protection encountered over 275,000 illegal aliens crossing our borders nationwide in April alone, setting a distressing precedent for increased illegal entries under the Biden administration. While the majority of illegal aliens seek a better life, the undeniable link between increasing illegal immigration and crime poses a significant threat to American communities. President… -
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‘I Stand With Clayton Kershaw’: Tim Scott Condemns Dodgers’ ‘Shameful and Disgusting’ Stunt With Anti-Catholic Drag Group
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., who is running for president, condemned the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to celebrate the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of drag performers who mock Christianity, and Roman Catholicism in particular, by dressing up as sexualized nuns and even sexualizing Jesus himself. “We should all be incredibly disappointed in the Los… -
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Far-Left Jurisdiction Appalled When Middle Schoolers Revolt Against Pride Day
Two hundred and fifty years after the Boston Tea Party, middle schoolers in a Boston suburb channeled its spirit against a new form of tyrannical oppression, LGBTQ+ Pride. Teachers, parents, and even administrators of the far-left jurisdiction were “shocked,” “horrified,” and “extremely disheartened” by these middle schoolers’ solid grasp of basic biology, and naturally they… -
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GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill Aimed at Protecting Student Loan Borrowers, Taxpayers
Three House Republicans introduced legislation Thursday that they say aims “to streamline and improve” the system for repaying federal student loans and “to protect borrowers and taxpayers.” Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.; Burgess Owens, R-Utah; and Lisa McClain, R-Mich., introduced a bill called the Federal Assistance to Initiate Repayment Act, or the FAIR Act, in response… -
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California Creates Baby-Selling Market Through ‘In Vitro Fertilization for All’
The latest trend to come from leftist lawmakers and the reproductive industry alike should shock everyone with a conscience: selling babies. For the sexual Left, children are no longer a gift received in marriage. Instead, they are a right that one may purchase based on the needs and desires of adults. A bill in California… -
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I Went to DC’s Pride Parade. Here Are 9 Things I Saw.
Warning: This report contains images and language that may offend some readers. Hundreds gathered Saturday at Dupont Circle in Washington to watch the city’s Capital Pride Parade, sponsored by Marriott International. The smell of marijuana hung in the air as hundreds of onlookers lounged on the grass and sidewalk, waiting for the parade to begin. … -
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No Time to Let Up on School Choice and Education Reform
In 1988, as an Arizona State Senate candidate, I explained to a PTA group my proposal to allow students to cross K-12 school attendance boundary lines, space permitting. They would then no longer be forced to attend their assigned school if their families thought a different one was better for them. My opponent countered that… -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Reps Condemn ‘Abhorrent’ SPLC Attack on Concerned Parents in House Resolution
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republicans in the House of Representatives have filed a resolution defending parental rights groups such as Moms for Liberty after a leftist group branded them "extremist" and put them on a "hate map" alongside Ku Klux Klan chapters. The resolution, which Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., filed Thursday, declares that "it is… -
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‘Tuition Price Gouging’ to Blame for Student Debt Crisis, Job Creators Network Head Says
The president of the Job Creators Network is voicing his support for a package of legislation introduced by a group of Republican senators to reduce the costs of higher education and student loan debt. “While we wait on the Supreme Court’s ruling on Job Creators Network Foundation’s challenge to the Biden administration’s illegal student loan… -
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Why Do Comey, McCabe, Clinton Continue to Get Total Prosecutorial Pass?
Walt Nauta is a 10-year veteran of the Navy and served as an aide to former President Donald Trump both in and out of office. Special counsel Jack Smith has now indicted him for allegedly “making false statements in interviews with the FBI.” The indictment’s subtext is that Nauta refused to cooperate with—and turn state’s… -
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Suarez for Prez: Miami Mayor Launches Bid for White House
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican, announced Thursday that he is running for president of the United States. “I have always been a runner. It’s the best place to charge my body and clear my mind. We lived right here in Miami. This is where my parents began their American dream,” Suarez said in a… -
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EXCLUSIVE: US Bishops Urged to Stop Trans Surgeries at Catholic Hospitals
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A health sharing group is urging the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to address reports that Catholic hospitals are performing hormonal and surgical sex-change operations on young people. Solidarity HealthShare's June 14 letter asks the bishops "to vote to revise their Religious and Ethical Directives for Catholic Health Care… -
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As Supreme Court’s Term Winds Down, Major Rulings on Horizon
The U.S. Supreme Court is nearing the end of its 2022-2023 term with a number of controversial cases awaiting decisions, including ones dealing with affirmative action, student loans, free speech, and immigration. The cases include Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North… -
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Families Are Bulwark Against ‘Government Overreach,’ Mom and Parental Rights Activist Says
Nicole Neily, a mother of two, says she couldn’t believe it when she learned that a far-left group had branded her parental rights organization an “antigovernment extremist” group. Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, says her organization teaches parents how to “engage with the process to help schools” by showing them how to submit comments… -
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative Is Far From Benign, House Panel Is Told
“China’s malign influence is growing exponentially, and its encroachment into the Western Hemisphere poses a clear and present danger,” Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a hearing Wednesday. “Now is the time to act and address this with the seriousness it deserves,” McCaul, R-Texas, said at the hearing,… -
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CRICKETS: Biden White House Silent When Asked if it Conspired With Leftist Group to Target Parents Again
The Justice Department backtracked on its 2021 memo urging the investigation of concerned parents, but the Left and the Biden administration seem to be gearing up for another round. President Joe Biden’s White House did not respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment about the ties between the administration and the Southern Poverty Law… -
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21 Federal Agencies Promote Pride Month With Taxpayer Dollars
While a number of companies have faced public criticism for promoting LGBTQ Pride Month in June, federal organizations promoting “pride” activities have mostly flown under the radar. One of the few times a federal entity came close to being scrutinized occurred when the Navy deleted a pride post on its Instagram account. Even after that… -
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CNN Can’t Find a Biden Scandal? It’s Not Looking
The networks that have obsessed 24/7 for years about how to “close the walls in” on Donald Trump and ruin him profess some fatigue with conservatives who ask about the Biden scandals. On “CNN This Morning” on Monday, guest host Phil Mattingly complained about the cover of the New York Post. He said: “It will… -
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With Order Making Maryland a Gender Transition Sanctuary, Governor Aids Sex Traffickers
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, issued an executive order Monday that makes the state a sanctuary for gender transition procedures on minors. Under the order, “all state agencies shall, to the fullest extent within their authority, take whatever action is necessary” to “protect people or entities in Maryland providing, receiving, assisting in providing or receiving, seeking,… -
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California Lawyer: Bill Would Make Parents Who Don’t ‘Affirm’ Trans Child’s New Gender Abusive
This is a lightly edited transcript of remarks Erin Friday made Tuesday during a hearing before the California Senate Judiciary Committee. Read below, or watch the video above. I am Erin Friday, lead of Our Duty, an attorney and a mother of a girl who used to believe that she was a boy. AB 957…