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Biden Reportedly Did Favor for Son Hunter’s Chinese Business Partner
Emails from a laptop owned by Hunter Biden reportedly reveal that President Joe Biden wrote a college recommendation letter for the son of one of Hunter Biden’s business partners. Joe Biden, then vice president, sent the letter of recommendation for Christopher Li, son of BHR CEO Jonathan Li, directly to Brown University President Christina Paxson… -
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Don’t Be Fooled by Biden’s ‘Only Taxing the Rich’ Claims
On the campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed dozens of times that the 98% of Americans earning less than $400,000 per year wouldn’t pay a penny more in taxes if he was elected. Apparently, the federal government could spend trillions more on a big government social agenda at no cost to the average American…. -
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Oreos Gone Woke: Is Nothing Off Limits to LGBT Left?
“Milk’s favorite cookie” wants you to know it’s OK to be gay—again. I’m sure you’ve wondered, as you’ve dipped your delicious, cream-filled cookie (Double Stuf, please!) into a nice, cold glass of milk: What is Oreo’s policy about coming out? Wonder no more. Not even a Birthday Cake Oreo—or my kids’ favorite, the Fudge Covered… -
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3 Recent Examples of Government’s Environmental Extremism
Environmental extremism in government is increasingly becoming unhinged, both domestically and internationally. Here are three recent examples of this extremism: 1. John Kerry, the Biden administration’s special presidential envoy for climate, has made alarming remarks regarding climate change and the war in Ukraine. As reported in National Review, “Kerry fretted that the conflict [in Ukraine]… -
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Hunter Biden, the Invisible Government, and the Laptop From Hell
In 1912, President Theodore Roosevelt warned, “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics, is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.” This nearly 100-year-old warning… -
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Rep. Debbie Lesko Reveals GOP Plan to Lower Gas Prices
As gas and other energy prices continue to soar, Americans are desperate for relief. The question is, what does Congress plan to do about it? Rep. Debbie Lesko, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has some answers on today’s edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast.” Lesko, R-Ariz., pledges that if the GOP… -
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Upholding Rights for Women, Addressing Teen Girls’ Mental Health Crisis
On this edition of the “Problematic Women” podcast, we break down a new effort to defend the legal rights of women and girls. A document from the Independent Women’s Network, “The Women’s Bill of Rights,” calls for legally defining basic sex-based terms that activists have manipulated in recent years to alter the common public meaning… -
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Woke Disney Hates America. It Wasn’t Always This Way.
Leftists across the country reacted with abject horror after progressive juggernaut Disney announced last week it would expand Disney+ operations to several Middle Eastern and African countries that criminalize homosexuality. A day before, the company released a statement on its Twitter account excoriating Florida for passing a piece of parental rights legislation, maligned in the… -
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Immigration Experts Back Lawmaker in Decrying Biden’s ‘Reckless’ Plan for Border
Rep. Andy Biggs, a lawmaker from a border state, got support from former immigration enforcement officials Tuesday in assailing President Joe Biden's border security policies, calling them "reckless" and far from "humane." Their remarks came at a press conference called to respond to the Biden administration's decision to revoke Title 42, a policy that allows… -
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State Financial Officers Urge Biden to Prioritize American Energy
President Joe Biden should prioritize American energy independence and end reliance on adversaries such as Russia, Venezuela, and Iran, 27 state financial officers say in a letter Tuesday to the president. In their letter, they urge Biden to consider the consequences of foreign energy dependence for U.S. businesses and consumers. “Policies implemented during the last… -
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Over Democrats’ Opposition, South Carolina Passes Bill to Keep Males Out of Women’s Sports
South Carolina’s Republican-dominated House passed legislation Tuesday banning males from women’s sports despite Democrats’ stall tactics. Democrats attempted to delay the vote by proposing an estimated 1,000 amendments, according to The Associated Press. Debate on the amendments Tuesday lasted eight hours, with Democrats proposing measures such as renaming the bill the Discrimination Capital of the United States… -
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Why UN Should Suspend Russia From Its Human Rights Council
Russia isn’t known for treating its own citizens humanely, especially opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Russia earned a reputation for treating its targets in Chechnya, Georgia, and Syria even more brutally. The people of Ukraine are the latest victims. Russian forces have been shelling, bombing, and shooting targets across Ukraine since the invasion… -
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When Will Big Tech, Big Media Apologize for Lying About, Censoring Hunter Biden Story?
President Joe Biden says he never talked business with his son. Maybe he didn’t. Maybe that Ukrainian gas company paid Hunter Biden half-a-million dollars because he has unique business skills that no one else noticed. It’s possible. But unlikely. Now a Justice Department investigation may tell us whether Hunter Biden is a sleazy opportunist who… -
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How Socialist Policies Destroyed His Home Country of Venezuela
Two decades ago, Venezuela was a thriving country. Today, Venezuela is ranked 176th on The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom, just above North Korea. How did Venezuela fall from prosperity so quickly? How did socialist policies affect the nation’s economy? Is there any hope for its future? Jorge Galicia, a refugee from Venezuela and… -
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LGBT Left Is Aggressor in Culture War
Last week, reporter Christopher Rufo released video footage of top Disney employees vowing to inject their radical LGBTQ agenda into children’s programming. Disney producer Latoya Raveneau told an all-hands meeting that her team works to push a “not-at-all-secret gay agenda” in programming aimed at kids and sought to add “queerness” to such content. Disney corporate… -
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States Move to Limit Abortion Ahead of High Court Ruling in Pivotal Dobbs Case
A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that more American voters support a ban on abortion after 15 weeks than oppose it. “With lawmakers in several states pushing forward with bills that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, 48% of voters said they would strongly or somewhat favor such restrictions, with exemptions to… -
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5 Biden Transportation Potholes Making Motorists’ Lives Miserable
Just a few months ago, Washington celebrated the passage of a bloated infrastructure bill. Supporters trotted out tired claims about fixing “crumbling roads and bridges” using gobs of taxpayer money. Yet even if we assume a certain amount of waste, fraud, and abuse due to the problems inherent with federal involvement, Americans might reasonably expect… -
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House Panel Pushes to Further Fragment Our Immigration System by Moving Courts
In a move that will prove to be all smoke and mirrors, the House Judiciary Committee is set to consider a bill that would displace immigration courts and their parent agency from the Justice Department and create an independent court outside the executive branch. Although touted as a way to cut down on bureaucracy and… -
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Biden’s Order on Gender Transitioning Kids Shows Left Is All In on the Culture War
The president thinks that if you don’t want children to receive life-altering chemical treatments based on an ideological definition of gender, you’re “hateful.” The Department of Health and Human Services recently released an order that said it would be adding federal protections to ensure “transgender youth receive the care they need.” During a video commemorating… -
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What Brings You More Joy, Your Child Getting Into a Prestigious College or Getting Married?
The second of my two sons got married last week, and it prompted me to consider the question: What brings parents more joy: their child getting into a prestigious college or their child getting married (presumably to a good person)? Three things prompted this question: my joy and pride, the joy of those who attended…