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House GOP Eyes Investigation of Big Tech-Aligned Election Grants
A new round of private grants to local election offices not only should be investigated but be grounds for legislation, congressional Republicans say. As reported previously by The Daily Signal, the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence provided grants to 10 jurisdictions ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million. A total of 24 states banned or restricted… -
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House Republicans Ramp Up Probe of Biden Classified Documents
Two House committees on Friday cranked up inquiries into President Joe Biden’s apparent mishandling of classified material, one day after the attorney general named a special counsel to investigate the matter. Oversight and Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., made a follow-up inquiry to the White House, while Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sought answers from… -
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Experts Explain Real Reason Biden Administration Suggested Banning Gas Stoves
“Someone cooked this up,” says one expert of the Biden administration’s claims that gas stoves pose a health hazard. Steven Milloy, author of multiple books including “Green Hell” and “Scare Pollution,” is one of several experts in energy, the environment, and public health who are calling the administration’s bluff on the danger of gas stoves…. -
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Privatization Could Rescue South Africa’s Politically Corrupt Power Sector
Despite vast reserves of coal, Eskom, the largest government-run utility in South Africa and on the continent, fails to provide reliable power and operates at only 50% of capacity. South Africa used to have a well-functioning energy sector that was the envy of all Africa, but because of ongoing government corruption and incompetent management, its… -
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Biden’s Misguided Cuba Policy, Havana’s Master Spy, and the Danger of Wishful Thinking
The Biden administration’s Cuba policy—a return to that of the Obama administration, based on a misreading of history and misinformation spread by agents of influence in Washington—does not bode well for U.S. interests. The reality is that Cuba’s dictatorship is a criminal enterprise that has spent more than six decades destabilizing democracies in the Americas and succeeded in ending them in… -
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Female Athletes Threaten Legal Action If NCAA Continues to Let Males Compete in Women’s Sports
An organization of female athletes sent a letter Thursday to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, demanding that the NCAA reverse its policy of allowing male athletes who identify as women to compete on women’s teams, or face legal action. A group of current and former collegiate and professional female athletes also protested Thursday outside the… -
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Biden Education Department Targets Texas Superintendent for Removing Explicit Books From School Libraries
A Texas superintendent is under investigation for trying to protect students from sexually explicit books in public school libraries. The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation based on the American Civil Liberties Union’s complaint against the Granbury Independent School District and Superintendent Jeremy Glenn, which centers on the removal of controversial books, as well as related comments… -
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A Modest Proposal on Where Tyrants Can Put Their Gas Bans
I support a woman’s right to choose whether or not to cook on a gas stove. Too bad allegedly “pro-choice” Democrats disagree. Preventing women (and men) from using natural gas has become all the rage among today’s totalitarian Democrats. Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. just proposed to ban gas stoves. New York Gov…. -
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Perpetual Optimist ‘Stacy on the Right’ Urges Her Listeners to Have a Purpose in Life
Stacy Washington wants to tear down the wall separating religion and politics. Her book, “Eternally Cancel Proof: A Guide for Courageous Christians Navigating the Political Battlefront,” chronicles her journey as a Christian and her own conversion from the political Left to conservatism. Washington is host of the popular show “Stacy on the Right,” which airs… -
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Twitter Knew a Democrat Attack on Devin Nunes Was False, but Declined to Debunk It Publicly
In January 2018, Democrats and left-leaning media outlets tried to delegitimize a key House Republican’s investigation of the FBI’s Russiagate probe by claiming that Russia supported it, and Twitter failed to set the record straight even though the social media giant’s staff knew there was no evidence behind claims of Russian involvement. Reporter Matt Taibbi… -
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Biden’s Border Disaster Isn’t Incompetence. It’s Intentional.
The primary policy of the Biden administration has been to create the illusion of normalcy and expect the compliant media to smooth out the rough edges for it. During his southern border photo-op visit on Sunday, President Joe Biden threw out this whopper: “Our problems at the border didn’t arise overnight, and they’re not going… -
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Nanny State Throws Kitchen Sink, Aiming for Stove
To some, our public schools are the “nurseries of democracy.” It would be just as accurate to describe the administrative state as the nursery of despotism. Not the cruel “blood and iron” despotism of silly-saluting dictators and their drab-is-fab troopers, but the semi-saccharine, overweening despotism that turns adult citizens into infants compliantly awaiting the next… -
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Radical ‘Right to Build Families Act’ Would Unleash IVF and Commercial Surrogacy
In the final days of the just-ended 117th Congress, Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Patty Murray of Washington introduced the Right to Build Families Act of 2022. The bill would prohibit any legal limits on assisted reproductive technology. The bill failed to receive unanimous consent in December, but it’s on the docket for… -
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5 Things to Know About Special Counsel Investigating Classified Documents Held by Biden
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a veteran federal prosecutor to investigate whether any laws were broken when President Joe Biden held on to classified documents from his eight years as vice president. Robert K. Hur, the new special counsel, isn’t as widely known as past special prosecutors appointed to investigate presidents, among them former FBI… -
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Rep. Kevin Hern Stands by Previous Call to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary
The chairman of the House’s biggest Republican caucus says he “stands by” his call for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allowing hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens to cross the southern border. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., first advocated that the House impeach Mayorkas in October, and earlier this week Rep. Pat… -
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Amid Aviation Crisis, Buttigieg’s Transportation Department Expands Vacation
"Secretary Pete" seems more focused on holiday leave than fixing issues with the Department of Transportation. Things aren’t going to well for Pete Buttigieg on a number of fronts. As the secretary of transportation, he is also in charge of the Federal Aviation Administration. Wednesday morning, the FAA halted all outbound flights throughout the country… -
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Not Just Misinformation: In Emails to White House, Facebook Admits Suppressing ‘Often-True Content’ on COVID-19 Vaccines
Facebook told an official at the Biden White House that the Big Tech company not only suppressed misinformation but took action against the "virality" of "often-true content" regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released the documents earlier this week. Bailey obtained them through a court case, Missouri v. Biden, alleging that some… -
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Combating Loneliness Epidemic: How Participation in Church Community Can Help
The following is excerpted from Ericka Andersen’s new book “Reason to Return: Why Women Need the Church & the Church Needs Women,” set for publication Jan. 17. The faith community has long been a source of support for people around the globe. As church attendance dwindles, more people find themselves isolated, unsupported, and mentally unwell…. -
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Garland Names Special Counsel to Investigate Classified Documents in Biden’s Possession
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s possession of classified documents from his years as vice president. Garland named Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney for Maryland appointed by President Donald Trump, as special counsel. Hur currently is a partner in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn… -
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What Caused the Political Hysteria?
The Left has gone mad over former President Donald Trump—past, present, and future. The current Democratic Party and NeverTrump “conservatives” assumed that Trump was and remains so obviously toxic that they do not have to define exactly what his evil entails. Accordingly, they believe that any means necessary are justified to stop him. And furthermore,…