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‘We’re Being Overrun,’ Arizona Lawmaker Says of Border Crisis
Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., says his state is being overwhelmed by the crisis at the southern border. “We’re being overrun,” Gosar tells The Daily Signal. “I mean, I was down in Yuma a week and a half ago, and we saw ‘coyotes’ just bring children over and just give themselves up. One ‘coyote,’ in the… -
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The Stealth Edits Helping Stacey Abrams
When Democrats get caught in a political pickle, they can count on the borrowed authority of “journalists” and “fact-checkers” to bail them out. Take failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ pressuring corporations to put a financial squeeze on Georgia. She began a March 31 op-ed in USA Today by writing: “Boycotts work. The focused power… -
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Florida Senate Advances Voter ID, Other Election Reforms
Florida, the nation’s third-most populous state, could join scores of other states in enacting election reforms as the state Senate advanced a bill Monday to apply the same voter ID requirements to absentee balloting as in-person voting. The proposal, which awaits action in the Florida House of Representatives, is similar to a measure that passed… -
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Activist Judge Dismisses Connecticut Suit That Would Protect Girls’ Sports From Male Competitors
Can a judge who orders plaintiffs’ counsel to call biological boys “females”—even though the very nature of the Title IX lawsuit involves questions of males’ competitive advantage in scholastic sports—render an impartial ruling on defendants’ motion to dismiss the suit? It would seem the answer is “no.” A federal district court judge in Connecticut… -
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Female Athletes Appeal Judge’s Dismissal of Complaints Against Biological Males in Women’s Sports
Four female athletes are appealing a federal court's ruling that dismissed their challenge to a policy allowing biological males to compete in girls and women's sports. Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, Alanna Smith, and Ashley Nicoletti will continue to challenge the Connecticut policy, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, the law firm announced Monday. The four high… -
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John Kerry Denies Sharing Secret Intelligence About Israel With Iran
Former Secretary of State John Kerry vehemently denied Monday that he had provided Iran's foreign minister with secret information about Israel's strikes in Syria, an allegation seized upon by Republicans to call for Kerry’s ouster as the Biden administration's climate czar. “I can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false. This… -
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CBO Has Made Important Progress in Transparency, but Additional Steps Needed
In response to constructive criticism, the Congressional Budget Office has made substantial progress in transparency over the last several years. While there is more the CBO can do, this is a success worth celebrating. The CBO now features a section on its website dedicated to its transparency efforts. It has released additional data, such as… -
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Did Hunter Biden Violate Law in Buying Handgun? 3 Big Questions
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, seemingly faces no legal consequences for a possible deception during a background check while buying a gun. It’s not clear whether the younger Biden broke the letter of federal gun law, although several legal experts and commentators say the question warrants an investigation. Biden bought a .38-caliber revolver in Delaware… -
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‘It Hurts Voters of Arizona,’ Lawmaker Says as Election Bill Rejected
Election legislation sponsored by Arizona state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, who represents eastern Maricopa County, failed Thursday after state Sen. Kelly Townsend, a fellow Republican, changed her vote to no. Townsend represents portions of Maricopa and Pinal counties. Ugenti-Rita joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the bill, how its defeat hurts Arizonans, and whether lawmakers will… -
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Kamala Harris to Lead White House Task Force Encouraging Union Membership
The White House on Monday announced a new labor union task force, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, to encourage and promote union membership in the U.S. The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment will be comprised of several other top administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin,… -
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Texas Bill Would Provide Array of Supports to Women Seeking Abortion Alternatives
A new bipartisan bill in Texas, the Every Mother Matters Act, looks to offer women considering an abortion an avenue of support, highlighting the pro-life movement’s commitment to the aid and well-being of both the unborn and their mothers. Fully 75% of women seeking an abortion report that under different circumstances they would choose to… -
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Wealthiest Cities in Bluest States Reap Windfall From Democrats’ COVID-19 ‘Stimulus’
The website of the Beverly Hills city government touts the home of Hollywood celebrities as having “exceptional dining, entertainment, shopping and cultural experiences,” plus an “international reputation as a premier destination in which to live, work and play.” But Mayor Lester Friedman complained in a March letter that Beverly Hills faces “one of the most… -
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How Conservatives Are Being Excluded by ‘Inclusive’ Platforms Run by the Left
James O’Keefe of Project Veritas was permanently suspended from Twitter on April 15 for what the platform labeled “manipulation and spam.” Twitter claims that O’Keefe was banned for running multiple fake accounts. O’Keefe argues that he was banned instead after he released undercover video depicting a CNN staffer admitting to a Project Veritas journalist how the network was biased against conservatives and pushed leftist narratives. In one section of the video, the CNN staffer says, “Look what we… -
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What Is the Freedom of Association and Will the Supreme Court Protect It?
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez as well as a related case brought by the Thomas More Law Center, which challenge a California policy requiring nonprofits to disclose the names of their anonymous donors. The policy was initially created by then-state Attorney General Kamala Harris. The… -
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College of the Ozarks Stands Up to Biden’s Transgender Executive Order
Attorneys on behalf of the College of the Ozarks, a private, Christian school, have filed a lawsuit in a Missouri federal court against the Biden administration regarding the president’s January executive order, “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” The lawsuit, which attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom filed… -
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GOP Bill Would Ban Abortion Providers From Receiving COVID-19 Relief
Republican lawmakers will introduce a bill Tuesday that explicitly bans abortion providers from receiving coronavirus aid. The Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act, sponsored by Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., would “prohibit abortion providers from receiving a covered loan under the paycheck protection program,” according to a draft of the proposal provided to The Daily Caller News Foundation…. -
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Regular Americans Aren’t Going to Fall for Left’s Cynical Politics of Racial Division
The left and the right have been battling it out for months over who can freak out average Americans the most. Regular Americans were definitely not impressed by the photos of team QAnon in capes and horn helmets posing in the U.S. Capitol. Normal Americans may be mad at Washington, but they love our country… -
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GOP Lawmakers Question CDC Mask Guidance for Kids
Thirty-two Republican members of Congress have written to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asking how the agency came to its conclusion that children 2 years of age and older should wear face masks against the coronavirus when in public and around people who don’t live in their household. The lawmakers,… -
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Only ‘Sore Losers’ Want to Abolish Electoral College
Ever since George W. Bush defeated Al Gore in 2000, sore loser Democrats have been trying to destroy the Electoral College, so this isn’t an empty or even a new threat. A poll from 2019 revealed 60% of Democratic voters wanted to abolish the Electoral College—and just 21% want to keep it. Just last year,… -
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Trump Allies to Counter Left, Block Biden by Going to Court
A group of former Trump administration officials have formed America First Legal to stop the Biden administration’s executive actions and counter the radical left’s plans to transform our country. Led by Stephen Miller, former White House senior adviser and director of speechwriting, America First Legal promises to turn the tables on the left, which used…