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How a Democrat Allegedly Used DEI and Bureaucracy to Commit Fraud and Attain Power
The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., on the “Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on the Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EST on April 23. In the past few weeks, Rep. Greg Steube was leading the charge to bring to the…Bradley Devlin -
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Swalwell Gubernatorial Campaign Implodes Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announced Sunday that he would be suspending his California gubernatorial campaign due to allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has denied. “I am suspending my campaign for Governor,” Swalwell announced on X on Sunday. “To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made…Angelina Delfin -
Vimeo Restores ‘Affirmation Generation’ Documentary Exposing Transgender Medical Scandal After Daily Signal Report
Following a report in The Daily Signal, the video platform Vimeo quietly restored the account hosting the documentary “Affirmation Generation,” a film exposing the medical scandal of experimental transgender interventions. "Vimeo quietly—without an email reply to my appeal as of Thursday a.m.—has reinstated our film on the original link," Vera Lindner, the film's producer, told The Daily…Tyler O’Neil -
Vimeo Removes ‘Affirmation Generation’ Documentary Revealing the Medical Scandal of Transgenderism
The video platform Vimeo locked the account hosting the documentary "Affirmation Generation," a film exposing the medical scandal of experimental transgender interventions. "Our film represents that which is currently being silenced because it's unpopular with the tenets of the mainstream media," Joey Brite, the film's executive producer, told The Daily Signal in a statement Wednesday….Tyler O’Neil -
As Media, Biden Scramble to Explain Document Scandal, the Real Issue Is Unaccountable Bureaucracy
Even more classified documents were discovered recently at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. This news came shortly after the announcement that classified materials had been found earlier at Biden’s former private office at a supposed Washington think tank, the Penn Biden Center. You can see the media narrative morph in real time, from…Jarrett Stepman -
What’s Really Going On With the Phony Trump/Biden Document Scandal
Even by Washington standards, all the fake posturing and hypocrisy over the Trump/Biden classified documents scandals is reaching new heights. The Donald Trump era, which we are still in by many measures, has shattered many norms. Some of it has been healthy. A lot has not. The vigor by which the Left and some of…Neil Patel -
House Panel Probes Biden Family’s ‘Suspicious’ Finances, Twitter’s Suppression of Scandal
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has asked three former Twitter executives to answer questions about suppressing negative news of Hunter Biden before the 2020 election. The committee, now under Republican control, also seeks more information about financial transactions by President Joe Biden’s son as well as the president’s brother, Jim Biden. Oversight Chairman James…Fred Lucas -
Balenciaga Scandal Highlights Rampant Sexualization of Children and Larger Porn Issue, Expert Says
Calls to cancel Balenciaga continue following the company releasing an ad campaign featuring children holding a teddy bear handbag wearing a bondage harness. The images are proof we are in a “downward spiral” when it comes to the sexual exploitation of children, Lisa Thompson, vice president of research for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, told The Daily Signal…Virginia Allen -
Suddenly, the Liberal Media Are Now Scandal Deniers
The media excoriate “election deniers,” but when it comes to the Bidens, they sound like scandal deniers. Suddenly, the cheerleaders and champions of live prime-time hearings of the Pelosi-picked Jan. 6 panel are scolding Republicans that they shouldn’t waste everyone’s time and money with hearings on Biden scandals. Four years ago, Axios was touting “Democratic…Tim Graham -
7 Elections Reversed After Ballot Harvesting Scandals
This is an adapted excerpt from Fred Lucas’ new book “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean Elections,” now out from Bombardier Books. The paid operatives are sometimes called “ballot brokers.” In Florida, they were known as “boleteros,” and in Texas they were called “politiqueras.” Both of these states passed laws to…Fred Lucas -
IRS Official in Charge of 87,000 New Agents Played Key Role in Obama-Era Targeting Scandal
House Republicans say they will keep a “watchful eye” on the Internal Revenue Service official tapped to run the centralized office housing 87,000 incoming new agents because she has ties to the IRS’ targeting of tea party groups during the Obama administration. The Daily Signal first reported that IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig had appointed Nikole…Fred Lucas -
How Democrats’ IRS Expansion Would Empower Ruling Elites to Target Americans
“He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.” Those were the words of Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, referring to the depredation of King George III. The sentence was part of a long list of grievances that bolstered…Jarrett Stepman -
The Inconvenient Truth About COVID-19 Relief Scandals
Raise your hand if you’re surprised that the trillions of dollars spent on COVID-19 relief gave way to billions of dollars in government waste, fraud and abuses. I’m not, but based on recent reporting, you might think this type of carelessness with taxpayers’ money has never before happened. Sadly, such waste and fraud are normal…Veronique de Rugy -
Arlington Bishop Addresses ‘Catholics for Choice’ Scandal, Youngkin Executive Order on Mask Mandate
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington said Friday that the pro-abortion Catholics for Choice group’s projection of a pro-abortion slogan on the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was “chilling.” The bishop discussed the incident with The Daily Signal Friday afternoon at the 49th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. “It was…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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…Fred Lucas -
President’s Assassination, Corruption, Gang Violence Accelerate Haiti’s Downward Spiral
The assassination last month of Haitian President Jovenel Moise has made already difficult daily life for Haitians even harder. In the absence of a new (and unlikely) intervention by the Western powers, more violence is likely on the way that will further weaken what little rule of law remains in the Caribbean island country. >>>…James M. Roberts -
Biden Nominee Wins Only Democrats on Senate Panel Amid Tree-Spiking Scandal
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee split along party lines during a Thursday morning vote on President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Democrats on the committee unanimously backed the nominee, Tracy Stone-Manning, in the face of fierce Republican opposition over her involvement in a 1989 ecoterrorism incident and her…Andrew Kerr -
Pervasive Corruption, Lack of Economic Freedom Pose Bleak Future for Russians
In a recent commentary, “When the former Soviet Union nearly became a democracy,” former Navy Secretary J. William Middendorf offered some timely observations on the Russian economy. Middendorf noted: We know that Russian progress with market-oriented reforms has been uneven and often reversed at the urging of those with an interest in maintaining the status…Anthony B. Kim -
More Economic Freedom in Balkans Requires Reducing Government Corruption
The U.S. sanctions recently slapped on Albania’s former prime minister for corruption represent the latest in a string of events highlighting shortfalls in government integrity in the Balkans. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken explained that Sali Berisha, Albania’s prime minister from 2005 to 2013, was “involved in corrupt acts.” Blinken specified “misappropriation of public…Patrick Tyrrell -
Earmarks Represent Corruption, Waste, and the Swamp. The Ban on Them Should Stay in Place.
After a decade-long ban, earmarks, the practice of Congress funneling your tax dollars to special interests, is set to make a comeback. Some members of Congress are now proposing a plan to bring earmarks back under the rebranded euphemism “community project funding.” Conservatives have long found against the practice of earmarking federal funds for special…Matthew Dickerson