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opinion
Fact-Checking 6 Claims at Senate Democrats’ Voting Law Hearing
Senate Democrats took their push to nullify state election laws on the road Monday, holding a “field hearing” in Atlanta to attack Georgia’s recent election reforms and promote their bill to eliminate voter ID and other requirements. Only Democrat members of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee showed up to question witnesses, also all Democrats. … -
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Democrats’ Budget Agreement Would Burn Economy
July is normally the time of year for vacations and barbecues. Yet instead of grilling steaks or hot dogs, Congress is preparing to send America’s economic recovery up in flames. This week, the Senate will begin a series of votes on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that includes highways, mass transit, airports, intercity rail, and… -
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Joe Biden’s Disgraceful Voting Rights Speech
Republican “anti-voting” laws, President Joe Biden claimed during his demagogic speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia last week, are the most “significant test of our democracy since the Civil War.” Those laws are “odious,” “pernicious,” “vicious,” “unconscionable,” a “subversion” and “suppression,” the “21st-century Jim Crow,” and the sure sign of an emerging “autocracy.”… -
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The Big Lie About Election Reforms in Texas and Other States
President Joe Biden claimed in a recent speech that state election reform efforts are “the 21st-century Jim Crow assault” and “the most dangerous threat to voting and integrity of free and fair elections in our history.” This has to one of the most foolish things he has ever said. It also displays a fundamental ignorance of the real… -
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11 Examples of Why Government Shouldn’t Go After Lawful Gun Industry
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently issued a “first in the nation” executive order on gun violence, declaring it a “disaster emergency” in his state and vesting himself with the authority to treat it as a “public health crisis” just like the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuomo, a Democrat, also signed into law a bill to hold… -
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‘A Good Sign’: Fewer People File for Unemployment in States Cutting Federal Bonus, Data Shows
States that withdrew from the federal pandemic unemployment bonus in June saw improving jobs numbers and fewer individuals filing for benefits compared to other states, according The Daily Caller News Foundation’s analysis of federal data. The states, most of which are Republican-led, that stopped offering residents the federal benefit in early June experienced a 33%… -
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Catherine Lhamon’s Record, Answers Disqualify Her to Serve as Civil Rights Chief
A presidential appointee must take an oath “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States” in order to be sworn into office. Catherine Lhamon, President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, could not take that oath in good faith. Last week, when asked at her… -
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Why Families Are Key to Saving America
There are special-interest groups dotting the landscape in Washington, D.C., for just about any cause you could imagine. They’ve been quite successful, too. But as Terry Schilling, a husband and father of five kids, surveyed that landscape, he saw a void. That’s why his organization, the American Principles Project, has embarked on a new initiative… -
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We Hear You: Supreme Court Abandons Christian Florist
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience appears flabbergasted that the Supreme Court refused to hear the case of a florist in Washington state who declined to do floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding. Here's a sampling from the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: In his story "Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of… -
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What the Protests in Cuba Tell Us About the Left’s Agenda for America
As the American left argues openly for socialism, it’s helpful to keep in mind just how dreadfully those policies have failed—and just how viciously socialists have responded to those who got in the way—in countries throughout the world. Watch the recent protests in Cuba and you will see how regular people feel about the direction… -
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‘Let Them Die,’ Intolerant PTA, NAACP Official Says of Critical Race Theory Foes
If you oppose critical race theory, you should die. That was the message sent Thursday by an official of both the Virginia Parent Teacher Association and the state NAACP to a group of critical race theory supporters. Here’s what Michelle Leete, vice president of communications for the Virginia state PTA and first vice president of… -
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Democrats Openly Assault Honest Elections, Ohio’s Top Election Official Says
The partisan divide in Washington is clear on a bill in Congress to eliminate most state voter ID laws while nationalizing election laws, but bipartisan consensus exists among local election officials, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says. “I can tell you in Ohio, as I talked to election officials—men and women that actually work… -
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‘Woka-Cola’: Ad Trolls Coke for Defending China, Giving Americans Diabetes
Consumers’ Research, a consumer advocacy group, launched a series of advertisements Thursday calling out Coca-Cola’s “woke hypocrisy” for its reported defense of China and alleged health concerns associated with its sugary drinks. Part of the campaign is a video advertisement satirizing a Coca-Cola commercial, which is set to music with lyrics like “Just drink Coke, the road… -
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Why Are Defense Department Schools Transitioning Students’ Gender Behind Parents’ Backs?
Our men and women in uniform are prepared to lay their lives on the line every day to uphold the Constitution and protect the nation from enemies who would do us harm, but what many service members may not realize is that a personal threat to their families exists much closer to home. As parental… -
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Ensuring Competition Requires Economic Freedom, Not an Executive Order
President Joe Biden’s July 9 executive order, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” states: “The American promise of a broad and sustained prosperity depends on an open and competitive economy.” The directive further notes: For workers, a competitive marketplace creates more high-quality jobs and the economic freedom to switch jobs or negotiate a higher wage. … -
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Inconvenient Truth: No One Actually Changes Gender, Only Persona
If they only knew the truth, they would be more likely to not attempt what is impossible to do. Language matters. The meaning of words matters. That’s especially true when it comes to the idea that gender or sex can change. Gender identity is an invented term that obscures the truth. Gender identity, which refers… -
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White House Working With Facebook to Flag ‘Disinformation,’ Psaki Says
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the White House is not only working with Facebook to flag disinformation on vaccines—it’s also asking Facebook to share data on the reach and engagement of posts deemed disinformation. “We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation,” the White House press secretary said. Facebook, which… -
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Free to Learn Coalition Wants to Take Politics Out of Classroom
The Free to Learn Coalition is a nonpartisan organization that wants to take politics out of the classroom. Alleigh Marre, president of the coalition, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” today to discuss how she hopes to do that. “We started to hear a lot more about how there’s been more of an emphasis on activism,… -
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Arizona Senate Seeks More Voter Data as Election Audit Raises Questions
The Arizona Senate will seek more voter information from the state’s most populous county after a hearing Thursday about an audit’s findings on election results there, The Arizona Republic reported. The findings on Maricopa County’s presidential election results prompted auditors to pursue a door-to-door canvassing of suspect voters. This was a step that the Republican-controlled… -
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6 Things to Watch During Cuba Protests
The pro-freedom protests in Cuba are fluid, but the communist dictatorship there seems willing to soften its tone and allow travelers to bring in food and medicines amid the unrest. Still, mass arrests and detention of peaceful protesters continued. In the United States, Republicans called for the Biden administration to be more active in supporting…