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OB-GYN Responds to Biden’s Touting Abortion During State of the Union
President Joe Biden took a few moments of his second State of the Union address to advocate abortion, and invited a guest who was personally affected by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in June. Amanda Zurawski and her husband Josh were seated in first lady Jill Biden’s box during Biden’s speech Tuesday… -
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Biden’s Biggest Blunders in State of the Union
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Sarah Sanders Slams Biden’s ‘Left-Wing Culture War’ in State of the Union Response
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, celebrated a new generation of leadership battling radical left-wing agendas in her response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday. “A new generation of Republican leaders is stepping up … not to be caretakers of the status quo, but to be changemakers for the American… -
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FACT CHECK: Biden Calls Inflation ‘Global Problem’ Caused by ‘Putin’s War’
In his second State of the Union address, President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday night about inflation, which has risen steeply during his presidency. “Inflation has been a global problem because of the pandemic that disrupted supply chains and Putin’s war that disrupted energy and food supplies,” Biden said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Feb…. -
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FACT CHECK: Democrats Applaud Biden’s Call for Police Reform, Despite Blocking Recent Effort
President Joe Biden introduced the parents of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, as he called for police reform Tuesday night during his State of the Union address. Biden left out the fact that Senate Democrats blocked a police reform bill in 2020. “There are no words to… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Christian Actor Kirk Cameron to Start 14-City Christian Story Hour Tour
Kirk Cameron will go on a 15-library Christian story hour tour starting in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday to “take back the hearts and minds of children in the country,” the Christian actor told The Daily Signal. Cameron will read his children’s book on the fruits of the Spirit, “As You Grow,” published by Brave… -
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FACT CHECK: Biden Touts Success at Southern Border During State of Union Speech
President Joe Biden touted his policies at the southern border Tuesday night during his second State of the Union address. “We now have a record number of personnel working to secure the border, arresting 8,000 human smugglers and seizing over 23,000 pounds of fentanyl in just the last several months,” Biden said. U.S. Customs and… -
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ANALYSIS: Biden’s Plan to Provide Universal Pre-K Education Raises More Problems Than Solutions
President Joe Biden claimed that “12 years is not enough to win the economic competition for the 21st century” in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. “If you want America to have the best-educated workforce, let’s finish the job by providing access to preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds,” Biden continued. Although providing opportunities… -
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Republicans Erupt, Call Biden ‘LIAR’ Over Medicare Claims
House Republicans booed President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening over the president’s claim that the GOP wants to cut Medicare and Social Security. “Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset every five years,” Biden said. “That means if Congress doesn’t vote to keep them,… -
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FACT CHECK: Biden Boasts That His ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Drove Down Health Costs
President Joe Biden touted the $740 billion spending bill Democrats dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, claiming during his State of the Union address Tuesday night that the new law will decrease health care costs. “With the Inflation Reduction Act that I signed into law, we’re taking on powerful interests to bring your health care costs… -
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FACT CHECK: Biden Paints Lifesaving, Pro-Life Laws as ‘Extreme’
President Joe Biden painted lifesaving legislation restricting abortion as “extreme” during his State of the Union remarks on Tuesday. “Congress must restore the right the Supreme Court took away last year and codify Roe v. Wade to protect every woman’s constitutional right to choose,” Biden said. “The vice president and I are doing everything we… -
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FACT CHECK: Biden Touts Reopening of Schools After COVID-19, but Republicans Were a Year Ahead of Him
President Joe Biden opened his State of the Union address Tuesday with, “Two years ago, COVID had shut down our businesses, closed our schools, and robbed us of so much. Today, COVID no longer controls our lives.” While Biden now celebrates victory over COVID-19 and the ending of pandemic school closures, his appointees and poor… -
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FACT CHECK: Biden Calls Jan. 6 Worst Attack on Democracy Since Civil War
During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden celebrated how far the country has come since the COVID-19 pandemic-induced recession, but he also referenced the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, repeating his claim that it was the “greatest threat” to American democracy since the Civil War. He noted that his second State… -
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Biden Keeps Making Claims About Economy That Just Aren’t True
President Joe Biden has gotten into a revisionist history habit. He has repeatedly claimed that he inherited an economic disaster. It was his policies, he alleges, which brought us back from the brink—and Biden is likely to repeat that narrative in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The only problem with Biden’s… -
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Border Patrol Agents Should Be Fired for Working With SPLC-Designated ‘Hate Groups’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., suggested Tuesday that Border Patrol agents should be fired for working with organizations that the Southern Poverty Law Center brands “hate groups.” Ocasio-Cortez asked John Modlin, Tucson sector chief for the Border Patrol, if he knew that members of a militia group that the SPLC brands a “hate group” had “regular… -
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Female Swimmer Who Competed Against Male Will Attend State of the Union, Force Biden to Acknowledge He Has Said ‘I Don’t Matter’
Swimmer and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines will be one of the faces President Joe Biden will see in the crowd as he delivers his second State of the Union address Tuesday night. “I think my presence here gives a face for Joe Biden to look at and tell me, … in my eyes with me… -
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FDA Lacks Authority to Approve Abortion Pills, Claims First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit. The Left Is Apoplectic.
Liberals are predictably apoplectic about a recent case that makes a first-of-its-kind claim: that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration never had the authority to approve the chemical abortion pill mifepristone when it did so in 2000. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs—a coalition of national medical associations and doctors experienced in caring for pregnant and… -
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Childhood Obesity Epidemic Calls for Cutting Screen Time in Schools
As the American Academy of Pediatrics issues new guidelines recommending the radical solutions of weight-loss drugs and even surgery for curbing childhood obesity, it’s worth revisiting an obvious but largely ignored treatment for poor health: turning off the screens. Screen time skyrocketed for children during the COVID-19 pandemic—by 52% according to some studies and closer… -
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Indiana Teacher ‘No Longer Employed’ After Sexually Charged Messages Unearthed
Following an exposé from The Daily Signal about sexually charged text messages sent to a high school student, Indiana teacher Ben Yoder is no longer employed by Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate School, according to the Hamilton Southeastern Schools district. Yoder, a 37-year-old teacher and LGBTQ+ advocate, taught at the school in Fishers, Indiana, for 11 years…