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PBS Gushes Through ‘Democrat Week in Review’
At 3:39 p.m. on Dec. 2, Elon Musk announced he’d release internal documents exposing how Twitter went about heavily suppressing The New York Post and its mid-October 2020 scoops from Hunter Biden’s laptop. Journalist Matt Taibbi began tweeting out documents three hours later, and not surprisingly, there was no time for it on the evening… -
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Same-Sex Marriage Bill Is an ‘Absolute Abomination’ for Religious Liberty, Chip Roy Says
The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act, 258-169, on Thursday and it now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. The measure, which seeks to codify the legalization of same-sex marriage into federal law, has come under attack from Republican lawmakers who see it as a threat to religious liberty. “It’s an absolute… -
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Pharmaceutical Trials: When Left’s Obsession With Race Kills
One of the last things Francis Collins, then-director of the National Institutes of Health, did before retiring was to pressure Moderna into delaying the release of its COVID-19 vaccine because he wanted more minorities in its clinical trials. Moderna’s CEO, Stephane Bancel, was happy to oblige him, saying that diversity “matters more to us than… -
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Biden’s Student Loan Bribe in Midterms: Unconstitutional but Successful
As the dust settles on the midterm elections, and the Republican Party emerges victorious in its bid for control of the House of Representatives, we can take a moment to reflect on the reasons behind the outcome. But, as we move forward, we must not forget the underhanded tactics employed by the Biden administration in… -
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‘Mike Gallagher Is Exceptionally Qualified’: McCarthy Reveals Select Committee on China Chairman
A Republican lawmaker has been tasked with chairing the Select Committee on China in the new Congress. “The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest geopolitical threat of our lifetime. We need a whole-of-government approach that will build on the efforts of the Republican-led China Task Force and ensure America is prepared to tackle the economic… -
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Republicans Shouldn’t Fall for Lame-Duck Session Fool-Me-Twice Immigration Bill
If Sam Bankman-Fried offers a new cryptocurrency investment scheme, are you in? Not likely. I’d rather trust the ghost of Bernie Madoff with my money. Once bitten, twice shy. That’s why conservatives don’t trust the immigration “compromise” proposals being discussed on Capitol Hill in the lame-duck session of Congress just weeks before control of the… -
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Biden Apparently Prioritizes ‘Ice Cream’ Over Border, Rep. Dan Crenshaw Says as GOP Unveils Border Security Plan
Texas House Republicans presented their plan to secure America’s southern border, and one of them attacked President Joe Biden for misplaced priorities on the issue. Texas Congressmen, led by Jodey Arrington and Chip Roy, unveiled a border security agenda for the new Congress, which begins January 3, during a press conference Thursday morning. “We… -
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‘Respect for Marriage Act’: You Will Be Made to Celebrate
In March 2013, nearly a decade ago, in this space, I made a prediction. “Within the next few months,” I wrote, “Justice Anthony Kennedy will likely rule that same-sex marriage is mandated by the Constitution of the United States … states will be forced to recognize same-sex marriages; same-sex marriage will enter the public-school lexicon;… -
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Bloomberg Could Benefit From Climate Rules He Helped Craft
Billionaire businessman Mike Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and presidential candidate, is poised to benefit financially from proposed rules requiring climate disclosures for businesses that he had a hand in crafting, policy analysts say. President Joe Biden’s Securities and Exchange Commission proposes that publicly traded companies disclose to investors what the commission describes as… -
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Rachel Levine Enlists Doctors as Evangelists to Preach the Gospel of Transgenderism
Dr. Rachel Levine, a man who identifies as a woman, tried to enlist children’s doctors and nurses into the transgender activist movement, urging them to become evangelists and preach the gospel of transgenderism. Anything less would be a betrayal of their profession and science itself, he argued. Levine, assistant secretary of health at the U.S…. -
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Major News Style Guide Tells Reporters ‘Don’t Use Pro-Life, Pro-Choice or Pro-Abortion,’ Instead Say ‘Anti-Abortion or Abortion-Rights’
Journalists are being told not to use the terms “pro-life” and “pro-choice” when writing about abortion. The Associated Press issued new guidelines for the topic of abortion Monday. The writing stylebook says to now “use the modifiers anti-abortion or abortion-rights; don't use pro-life, pro-choice or pro-abortion unless they are in quotes or proper names. Avoid… -
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Root Cause of Human Trafficking Is ‘Individuals Who Decide to Exploit’ Vulnerable People, Expert Says
Today, there are believed to be more people trapped in slavery than at any other time in history. These are individuals who are victims of sex trafficking and forced labor. They are women, men, and children. There are “27.6 million people [who] are estimated to be victims of trafficking,” John Richmond, the former U.S. ambassador… -
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Pentagon Report on China’s Military Highlights Nuclear Buildup That Could Overtake America
The Pentagon’s new China Military Power Report provides troubling insights on the extent of the growth of the communist regime’s nuclear arsenal. It describes a nation bent on multiplying its nuclear forces. First and foremost, the 2022 report reveals that China could field 1,500 nuclear weapons by 2035. This effectively would equal the nuclear arsenal… -
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Coke and MLB Must Apologize to Georgia for Peddling Left’s Lies, Honest Elections Project Says
The Coca-Cola Co. and Major League Baseball both owe Georgia an apology, according to the Honest Elections Project. The voter integrity group has launched a five-figure ad campaign targeting Coke and MLB, which claimed that Georgia’s election reform law—passed in 2021—would lead to “voter suppression.” “Coca-Cola is based in Atlanta, and it bought into the… -
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Who’s Really Facilitating America’s Border Crisis? Biden Isn’t Acting Alone
Catholic Charities and other non-governmental organizations are working in concert with the Biden administration to facilitate the worst border crisis in American history, according to an investigation that examined the movement of 30,000 mobile devices in the United States. The shocking report is a snapshot of the border crisis over the course of just one… -
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GOP Senators Press Homeland Security Chief on Why 63,500 Cases Against Illegal Aliens Were Dropped
The failure of the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security to carry out the most basic enforcement of U.S. immigration laws has led to skyrocketing crime and drug deaths, a Republican senator told The Daily Signal. “While illegal immigration and the resulting fentanyl overdose deaths and violent crime continue to skyrocket, the Biden administration must… -
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‘Food Inflation Is New Grinch’ as Survey Finds Nearly 70% of Shoppers Struggle to Afford Groceries
Many Americans are struggling to afford groceries and have adjusted their grocery shopping habits throughout the past year, according to a new survey released Wednesday. “The grocery sector is at a turning point. After massive e-commerce growth throughout the pandemic, we are beginning to see a transition as consumer spending is tested by inflation and… -
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The Supreme Court Is Considering 2 College Admissions Cases. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s many cases this term include two that pertain to affirmative action in college admissions. The justices of the nation’s highest court heard arguments for about five hours Oct. 31 in the cases. One is Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College; the other is Students for Fair… -
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China Benefits If Congress Rearranges Deck Chairs of Legal Immigration as Southern Border Burns
The House is about to debate a wrongheaded bill that is touted simply as a mechanism to speed up the availability of green cards for certain employment-based applicants. But the bill, HR 3648, actually would upend the nation’s legal immigration system while benefiting China and inviting an immediate, immeasurable influx of new applicants to overwhelm… -
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Claims of Free Speech, Anti-Gay Discrimination Clash at Supreme Court in Website Designer’s Case
In an already packed Supreme Court term—one in which the justices will consider everything from racial preferences in the college-admissions process to President Joe Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan—one case looms large: 303 Creative v. Elenis. In this high-profile controversy, the court has been asked to decide whether the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act—the state’s public accommodations nondiscrimination…