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Lesson From Virginia Election: Education Can Be Winning Issue for Republicans
“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” That was the message parents in Virginia got from former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who was seeking a comeback, in their 2021 gubernatorial election. As it turns out, parents thought otherwise. That’s a major takeaway in Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin’s victory this week over… -
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‘Don’t Mess With Our Kids’: Nikki Haley Celebrates GOP Wins, Warns Republicans Against Arrogance
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley celebrated Republican electoral victories in Virginia on Wednesday, cautioning the GOP not to become arrogant, but rather to focus on the tasks at hand. “This is parents’ way of telling government: Don’t mess with our kids,” Haley said Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation as she delivered the annual Margaret Thatcher… -
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Fact Check: Is Critical Race Theory Taught in Virginia Schools?
Throughout election night, as it became clear Republican Glenn Youngkin would win the Virginia governor’s race, numerous left-leaning media commentators insisted that critical race theory isn’t being taught in Virginia public schools. Various media personalities—some professing to be on the news side, others on the opinion side—repeated the assertion both before and after the election… -
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Virginia Election Outcome Was About Education. Here Are 4 Actions Youngkin Should Take to Address Parents’ Concerns.
Glenn Youngkin’s victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race is an indisputable vindication of the values-based case for school choice and parental empowerment. Voters had two clear and diametrically opposed paths from which to choose. One path labeled parents who were concerned about critical race theory being taught in the classroom as racists. It forced them… -
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Voters Reject Government Overreach at All Levels, but Leftists Won’t Listen
It’s pretty fitting that voters elected Glenn Youngkin as governor of Virginia on the same night that the Atlanta Braves won the World Series. Youngkin focused largely on public schools in his campaign, with parents outraged over leftist curricula. His victory over Democrat Terry McAuliffe can be seen as a triumph over the woke revolution…. -
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Were Biden’s Claims at COP26 Climate Change Summit Accurate?
President Joe Biden returned from Scotland early on Wednesday after delivering his climate change agenda at the COP26 climate change summit. From energy policy to the supposed costs imposed by climate change, the president’s remarks covered a range of topics. To better understand the president’s climate change agenda, The Daily Signal spoke with Katie Tubb,… -
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Climate Democracy Dies in Darkness, Censorship, and Groupthink
A British leftist group calling itself the Center for Countering Digital Hate has issued a report on what it calls the “Toxic Ten,” which are so-called fringe websites spreading “climate change denial.” The 10 include our group, the Media Research Center, as well as Breitbart, The Daily Wire, Townhall Media, Newsmax, The Washington Times, and… -
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Biden’s Climate Policy a Titanic Disaster in Waiting
Rather than spending trillions that we do not have and making promises that cannot be kept, Congress and the administration should focus on implementing policies that reduce regulatory barriers to energy innovation, streamline permitting and regulatory reviews, and promote pro-growth tax policy. President Joe Biden’s approval ratings are more underwater than the Titanic. With rising… -
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Virginia Election Proves That Americans Reject Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory proponents have just learned the hard way the folly of their strategy. The American people reject the politicization of the classroom, the office, the military, and the houses of worship that has exploded since the civil disturbances of 2020. But the lesson cuts both ways. Now, politicians who have discovered they can… -
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Under Biden’s Scheme, Taxes and Inflation Could Claim 100% of Some Capital Gains
A common misconception is that the U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21% means that business owners keep 79 cents on the dollar. That, however, ignores the many layers of taxation they face. In fact, if President Joe Biden’s 5% to 8% “surcharge on high-income individuals” is enacted, after accounting for inflation, some investors could… -
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UN Expert Calls for Countries to Embrace Radical Gender Theory
Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nations’ independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered his latest report to the U.N. General Assembly last week that should set off alarm bells around the world. The report concludes that the world must choose between a path of “exclusionary narratives” advanced by “ultraconservative political leaders and religious groups”… -
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House Progressives Detach From Reality
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a left-wing “squad” member in the House, attacked Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., for his opposition to the multitrillion-dollar Build Back Better Act. Manchin is “anti-black, anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-immigrant,” according to Bush, because of his opposition to this mega-spending welfare bill. If Bush wants to identify politicians hurting blacks, children, women,… -
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New Book Explains ‘How the Left Changed the Way You Vote’
The 2020 election was unprecedented, what with the COVID-19 pandemic and controversy over expanded early and mail-in voting. “There were more lawsuits filed last year before the election trying to change the laws and the rules governing the election process than in any year in our entire history,” Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal… -
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Too Close to Call in Razor-Thin New Jersey Governor’s Race
The New Jersey governor’s race between Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat fighting for a second term, and his Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli was shockingly close in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Murphy came out to speak just before 12:30 a.m. as Ciattarelli held a lead of 50.1% to the governor’s 49.2.% with 80% of… -
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Meet the Parents Behind Youngkin’s Victory
Glenn Youngkin’s win in the Virginia gubernatorial race was driven by Virginia parents standing up against radical gender policies and critical race theory infiltrating public schools. On the eve of the election, The Daily Signal attended a Parents Matter rally in Loudoun County packed full of invigorated families. Parents tell us they voted for Youngkin… -
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Winsome Sears, Virginia’s Next Lieutenant Governor, Makes History as First Black Woman to Win Statewide
Republican Winsome Sears became the first black woman to be elected statewide in Virginia, narrowly winning the lieutenant governor’s race Tuesday as part of a Republican sweep of state offices. Sears, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, defeated Democrat Hala Ayala, a current House member. The polls in Virginia closed at 7… -
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‘We Need the Police’: Minneapolis Voters Reject Measure to Abolish Police
Minneapolis residents overwhelmingly rejected a measure to replace the city’s police department with a public safety force on Tuesday. Voters rejected the measure by a margin of roughly 56% to 43%, according to the Minnesota state database. The measure proposed to alter the Minneapolis City Charter to completely eliminate the existing police department and replace it with… -
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Former NYPD Captain Eric Adams to Become NYC Mayor
In a campaign featuring two candidates with backgrounds in law enforcement, Democrat Eric Adams defeated Republican Curtis Sliwa on Tuesday to become the next mayor of New York City. The Associated Press called the race for Adams at 9:20 p.m., shortly after the polls closed. With 62% of the vote counted as of 10:42 p.m.,… -
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Republican Glenn Youngkin Wins Virginia Governor’s Race, Stunning Democrats
Former business executive Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, becoming only the fourth Republican candidate to win the office in the past 40 years in what used to be a solidly red state. By 9:15 p.m., Youngkin appeared to be well on his way to thwarting McAuliffe’s attempt to… -
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American Media Companies Give Rise to Taliban’s Soft Power
The embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan has reminded America that the threat of a second 9/11 is real. For the past 20 years, American forces have engaged terrorist organizations within the Middle East to prevent them from organizing and refitting for attacks against the mainland of the United States. However, the Taliban is stronger than ever…