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Kamala Harris’ PR Trip to Paris Does Nothing to Help Her Approval Ratings
When past presidents have seen their approval numbers take a dive, they went on foreign trips. Sometimes this works, but more often it doesn’t, because failure at home often follows them abroad. World leaders can sense failure and its twin, weakness. Vice President Kamala Harris, whose poll numbers and favorability among the public and even… -
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6 Details That Reveal Long Reach of Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for private employers often is described as requiring employees of large companies either to be vaccinated or be tested weekly. But when you dig into the details, the mandate is far more invasive than that. Nonvaccinated employees must wear masks, even if they are being tested weekly. Employers must maintain… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Hawley Rouses Idle Men From Their Basements, Porn, and Video Games: ‘You Can Be a Tremendous Force for Good’
Sen. Josh Hawley emphatically urged idle American men to shoulder responsibility and become contributing members of society during a Wednesday interview with The Daily Signal. The Missouri Republican criticized the liberal label “toxic masculinity” and called for a new message to be sent to the men of America: one that focuses on the good that… -
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Congress’ Wasteful Spending Spree Must End With Infrastructure Bill
Last weekend, the House finally passed the nearly $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The vote followed months of tedious back-and-forth drama between various factions within the Democratic Party. Ideally, that would be the final act in an overly long spending spree from Congress that began last year, but there’s an all-too-real chance the worst is yet… -
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When Brian Stelter Can’t Handle the Truth
No one can be surprised that when Democrats lose elections (and almost lose elections that “weren’t supposed to be close”), the liberals blame an infernal “right-wing media machine.” That’s what Brian Stelter did in his “Reliable Sources” podcast on Nov. 4. Stelter turned to professor Brian Rosenwald, author of “Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry… -
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Enforcement a Huge Challenge for Biden’s Vast Vaccine Mandate
If the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers survives legal challenges, it will include criminal prosecution for employees who lie about their vaccine status and thousands in fines for companies that don’t comply. But enforcing the mandate covering 84.2 million Americans working for 164,000 different businesses and other organizations could pose a significant… -
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Inflation Surges to Highest Level in 30 Years
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.9% in October, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 6.2% as supply shortages continue and demand grows, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday. The year-over-year inflation figure is an increase from September’s 5.3% level, marking the highest level in 30 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report…. -
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‘Build Back Better’ Bill Would Build a Bigger, but Not Better, IRS Bureaucracy
According to Gallup, only 37% of Americans view the Internal Revenue Service favorably, making it one of the least popular federal agencies. Even among self-identified liberals, the IRS only has a 38% approval rating. A paltry 8% of Americans rate the IRS’ performance as excellent. Little wonder the IRS is unpopular, with its history of… -
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Employee Suspended From His Job After Refusing to Get Vaccinated Shares His Story
COVID-19 vaccine mandates are wreaking havoc across the country as employees are forced to get vaccinated or possibly risk losing their jobs. Employees' religion-based objections to vaccination are clashing with those mandates, and often, the mandate wins out. Hunter Creger was suspended from his job at a Colorado-based spacecraft launch service after he refused the… -
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Pelosi Says Women Face Particular Dangers From Climate Change
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., stated that climate change poses a greater risk to women than men across the world. “[Climate change] is the existential threat of our time,” Pelosi remarked Tuesday at COP26, the ongoing United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, according to The New York Times. “It’s a threat multiplier that amplifies and accelerates existing inequities. Eighty… -
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Let Parents Choose
As Virginia’s gubernatorial election drew to a close last week, Democrat Terry McAuliffe brought in teachers union President Randi Weingarten. He thought that would help? I suppose he, like many progressives, believes everyone thinks the way he does. “I’m not going to let parents come into schools and … make their own decisions,” he’d said…. -
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My Son’s English Teacher Showed a Transgender Activist’s Video in Class. Here’s What I Did Next.
My eighth grade son recently got a “lesson” in English class that featured a video of a transgender activist making a speech that includes sexually suggestive language. As a society, we have seen this sort of thing play out time and time again in recent years. First the left asks for tolerance, then acceptance, and… -
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The Political Center Is Gone
In a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll, President Joe Biden’s approval is down to 38%. Which looks pretty good compared to Vice President Kamala Harris, whose approval now stands at 28%. Democrats have just been reprimanded by voters, with the upset victory of Republican candidate and political novice Glenn Youngkin in the governor’s race in… -
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I Live Here. Voters’ Choice for City Attorney Provides Hope That We Can Take Back Seattle.
SEATTLE—Did my city put an end to the chaos with last week’s election? It took an off-year election for Seattle voters to stop the city’s ever-devolving political scene, where anti-police activists routinely gain more power. Last Tuesday, voters said there is a limit to their tolerance of progressive and socialist tendencies. In three out of… -
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In ‘Deep Blue’ New York, Voters Reject Democrats’ Push for Election Changes
In one of the bluest states in the nation, voters soundly rejected proposed changes to election law that congressional Democrats are trying to impose nationally. New York state voters voted “no” on Democrat-supported amendments to the state Constitution, pitched as “voting rights” measures, that would have expanded absentee voting, allowed same-day voter registration, and changed… -
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To Protect Women, Trust the Science on Abortion
Trust the science. These three words, when heeded, have the potential to save thousands of lives. As a rule, our leaders should defer to peer-reviewed medical research in all matters related to public policy. But in one critical area, they have failed us time and time again: women’s health. As the Supreme Court prepares to… -
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Iranian Drones Cast Intimidating Shadow Over Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an armed drone attack Sunday on his official residence in Baghdad that wounded seven of his guards. The attack, which involved Iranian-made drones, was an assassination attempt that sends a message of intimidation to Kadhimi and any other Iraqis who pose a challenge to the influence of Iran and… -
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Principal at Fairfax County High School Told Mom Who Exposed Pornographic Books That Parents Aren’t Allowed in District’s Libraries
Editor's note: This article describes graphic sexual content in a book. A Fairfax County, Virginia, mother told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the principal at her son’s school told her that parents are not allowed to check out books at its library. On Oct. 27, Stacy Langton, a mother of six kids, went to… -
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With So-Called Build Back Better Bill, Socialist Health Care Agenda Is Closer Than You Think
Politico got it right: “Democrats’ social spending proposal represents a sweeping expansion of the health safety net … .” Despite claims that negotiations among Democrats are leading to a smaller and less radical proposal, the latest version of the “Build Back Better” tax-and-spend bill still represents a massive government expansion in health care. As a… -
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EXCLUSIVE: HHS Secretary Becerra Refuses to Address GOP Accusations That He Violated Federal Conscience Protections, Worked at ‘Behest of Abortion Lobby’
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is refusing to address Republican allegations that he violated federal conscience protections and worked at the “behest of the abortion industry,” a letter obtained by The Daily Signal shows. “Xavier Becerra is too busy protecting hospitals that violate the rights of their nurses to give a straight answer,”…