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House Republicans Probe EPA Official’s Ties to Chinese-Controlled University
Republican members of a key House committee are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency provide records related to a political appointee’s continued ties with a university controlled by the Chinese government. Christopher Frey, the deputy assistant administrator of EPA for science policy who was appointed in early February by President Joe Biden, disclosed in his… -
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The Female American Mind
Feminism has never gotten American women quite right. It has done its best, going through various evolutions and grasping at ideas from abroad. Yet French and Marxist feminists have never captured the American character. The female American mind is animated by both spirited femininity and Americanism. Feminism at various times has misunderstood or rejected one… -
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Fight Over Texas Abortion Ban Reflects Semantics, Societal Decline
In the matter of a new Texas law banning abortions six weeks after gestation, when a fetal heartbeat can usually be detected by vaginal ultrasound, suppose the headlines had been different? Instead of words like “most restrictive in nation” (The Wall Street Journal) and “Supreme Court refuses to block Texas law” (The Washington Post), along… -
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Florida Counties Return Unused Zuckerberg Election Funds
Florida counties that received money from a nonprofit financed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg either have paid back or are in the process of paying back all funds that weren’t spent during the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election. The move is in compliance with a new Florida law that restricts private money from funding… -
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Texas Governor Signs Election Reforms Into Law Over Liberals’ Objections
Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday signed Texas’ election reform bill into law, ending a monthslong political fight over the controversial legislation. Abbott, a Republican, traveled to Tyler, Texas, to sign SB 1, which repeals many of the voting measures that large cities in the state implemented amid the pandemic and overhauls the state’s mail-in voting and… -
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Video Game CEO Ousted After Expressing Support for Texas Heartbeat Law
The head of a video game studio stepped down Monday evening after speaking out in support of the Texas Heartbeat Act on Saturday. John Gibson left his position as chief executive of Tripwire Interactive following a Saturday tweet in which he voiced his approval of the Texas Heartbeat Act, a law banning abortions after the unborn baby’s heartbeat… -
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An Example of How Transgender Rights Affect Women’s Safety
In June, Instagram user “CubanaAngel” posted a video featuring a woman demanding of an employee at Wi Spa in Los Angeles why a man was being allowed in the women’s area. “It’s OK for a man to go into the women’s section, show his penis around the other women, young little girls underage, your spa,… -
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Marxist Nature of Black Lives Matter Exposed in New Book
America has spent years fighting communism outside its borders, but now a Marxist threat is growing from within the country, Heritage Foundation senior fellow Mike Gonzalez says. Gonzalez, author of “BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution,” says the Black Lives Matter organization has encouraged Americans, especially young people, to embrace communist ideology. In… -
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Is Big Business Finally Realizing Not Everyone in America Is Liberal?
Something funny is happening in Texas. In the last few years, a solid pattern has emerged around successful conservative legislation that becomes law: Big businesses speak out, perhaps even threatening boycotts or to not do business in the state, and are roundly applauded on social media and by media. Yet in Texas, where a law… -
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Biden Chief of Staff Backs Green Energy Despite His Costly Role in Solyndra Scandal
When President Joe Biden signed an executive order early in August calling for half of all new vehicles to be electric by 2030, White House chief of staff Ron Klain predicted success. “In the effort to combat the climate crisis—and create a lot of great jobs in the US doing it—today will be a historic… -
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We Hear You: Losing Ballots, Stiffing Landlords, and Rethinking Afghanistan
Editor's note: Here's a sampling of your responses to some of The Daily Signal's recent coverage, gleaned from the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Regarding Fred Lucas’ article, mail-in voting is an invitation to cheat, period (“15 Million Votes in 2020 Election Not Accounted For, Report Finds”). It was not necessary to institute… -
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How Is the Biden Administration Vetting Afghan Refugees?
Afghan refugees are subject to security and health screening performed by Department of Homeland Security officials before they’re evacuated to the United States or a third country for additional processing, a Biden administration senior official said. Afghans must clear biometric and biographic vetting—including iris scans, palm and voice prints, and photographs—before they’re evacuated from the… -
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Antifa Teacher’s Indoctrination Attempts Should Outrage—and Mobilize—Public School Parents
“Public schools are trying to indoctrinate our kids!” When parents hear statements like this, all too often they dismiss it as a right-wing conspiracy theory. But the evidence is piling up that shows this is not just a theory, and it’s time for parents to start taking indoctrination in school seriously. The latest example of… -
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Move to Block Newly Cleared Climate Regulations
No sooner did a Pennsylvania state commission narrowly approve new climate regulations this week than state lawmakers advanced a resolution to prevent those rules from taking effect. The five-member Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve “cap and trade” regulations to limit carbon dioxide emissions, endorsed by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a… -
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‘Fact-Checkers’ Rush to ‘Correct’ Grieving Gold Star Parents
America’s leading “fact-checkers” describe themselves as “independent.” But watching their energetic defenses of President Joe Biden’s politically damaging behavior reveals they are taking a side. In the first 100 days, I found PolitiFact evaluated Biden’s critics eight times more often than it “fact-checked” the president. It was truly shocking when Biden was caught on video… -
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Florida Set to Levy $5K Fines Against Businesses Requiring Proof of Vaccination
The Florida Department of Health will start fining businesses $5,000 for violating the state’s ban on vaccine passports. The state agency’s rule, “Penalties for COVID-19 Vaccine Documentation Requirements,” says it will impose the fine on “any business entity, governmental entity, or educational institution.” The $5,000 fine will apply “per individual and separate violation,” and must be… -
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Why Isn’t Biden to Blame for COVID-19 Deaths?
One of the most morally revolting talking points taken up by Democrats in their effort to deflect attention from President Joe Biden’s deadly incompetence in Afghanistan is to minimize the deaths of 13 troops in Kabul, Afghanistan, by pointing out that more people are dying from COVID-19 every day. First of all, if we use… -
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Psaki Dismisses Male Reporter’s Abortion Question: ‘You’ve Never Faced Those Choices’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki dismissed a male reporter’s question on President Joe Biden’s Catholicism and abortion by telling the reporter, “I know you’ve never had to face these choices.” EWTN’s Owen Jensen asked the White House press secretary why Biden supports abortion when “his own Catholic faith” teaches that the procedure is morally… -
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Biden Depends on Taliban for Safety of Americans Stranded in Afghanistan
The Biden administration is completely reliant on the Taliban to evacuate hundreds of Americans stranded in Afghanistan after the U.S. military pulled out, two experts on the long war there told The Daily Signal. At the same time, Senate Republicans are pressing President Joe Biden for precise figures on how many Americans remain in a country… -
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Texas Gets Election Reform Right, ‘Mainstream’ Media Gets It Wrong
The Texas Legislature passed the state’s election reform package, SB 1, designed to protect voters by fixing vulnerabilities in the registration and election system. This happened only when Democrats finally returned to the state after fleeing to the nation’s capital in May to avoid the special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott. This bill’s biased…