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Texas Senate Reviews Foreign Surrogacy Amid Birthright Citizenship Debate
Earlier this year, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the 2026 interim legislative charges, directing lawmakers to examine the exploitation of surrogacy and review the unethical and foreign interests operating within Texas’ surrogacy and fertility industries. On Wednesday, the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services heard testimony on foreign nationals contracting with Texas… -
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Abbott Calls for Ban on AI Data Centers in Rural Texas Neighborhoods
Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for new AI data centers to be blocked from development in rural neighborhoods across Texas amid growing backlash over their effects on residential communities and water supplies. During a property tax event in Bullard, a rural community located south of Tyler, Abbott said he would push back against AI data centers… -
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Maine Democrats Want Their Nominee Out. There’s Just One Problem.
The Maine Democratic Party is working “around the clock” to replace Graham Platner, but as the Democrat Senate nominee, he has leverage—and he’s using it. A civil war is brewing in Maine. As calls continue for Platner to step down, he has stayed silent and continues to deny multiple allegations of sexual assault. According to… -
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Report Shows Mass Failure in NYC Schools as Spending Keeps Soaring Under Mamdani
New York City, like so many other big, blue cities, serves as an excellent model for how spending overwhelming amounts of taxpayer money can get so much less than underwhelming results. A recent report created a damning picture of New York City public schools as mass factories of educational failure. New York Success Academy, a… -
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Virginia’s Gun Law Under Fire in Courts: Cuccinelli
Virginia’s governing Democrats made it a crime to buy, sell, manufacture, or swap so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. The law’s July 1 enactment, however, sits in a legal limbo as a wave of lawsuits moves through various courts. Plaintiffs in four state jurisdictions have sued to… -
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How Long Can Graham Platner Make Demands?
The scandals involving Graham Platner, still the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, continue. Nevertheless, Platner looks to be making demands. On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Platner should “step aside.” Platner has until next Monday to decide. Otherwise, his name remains on the ballot. Despite declining support from his once top supporter,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Poll Shows Jackson Leads Gov’s Race, Ossoff Ahead for Senate
A new poll shows Rick Jackson leading the Georgia governor’s race, Sen. Jon Ossoff ahead in the race for U.S. Senate, and steady numbers for President Donald Trump despite uncertainty over the economy and an unpopular war with Iran. The poll of 1,175 likely voters, conducted June 27-30 by market research and polling firm Wick,… -
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Daily Signal Launches Georgia Bureau With State-Based Correspondent
The Daily Signal is expanding its state-based reporting initiative to Georgia with Peach State native Rebecca Buis joining the team as our first-ever Georgia correspondent, based in the metro Atlanta area. Buis brings a strong foundation in conservative policy and politics to the role. She is a graduate of Liberty University, where she earned her… -
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Bernie Moreno Has Had Enough of Cincinnati’s DEI: ‘Must Be a Better Steward of Public Funds’
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is taking issue with a new policy adopted by the Cincinnati City Council, the DEI Procurement Ordinance, calling it “potentially illegal and wasteful” in a July 2 letter to Democrat Mayor Aftab Pureval. Moreno went into detail about the waste involved, writing that “the DEI Procurement Ordinance expands an already bloated… -
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The Socialist Surge Reaches Wisconsin: Governor Candidate Tests the Left’s Limits
The socialist wave has already crashed well beyond New York City. Now the Democratic Socialists of America is even taking swings at swing states. The latest far-left darling is Francesca Hong, a leading candidate to win the Democrat primary in the Wisconsin governor’s race. One might call her the Zohran Mamdani of the Midwest, but… -
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Homeowner Faces $100 Fine for Flying American Flag in California HOA
One California neighborhood says it’s fighting for patriotism after its homeowners association banned residents from flying the American flag. Amy Cooke, a resident of this San Marcos, California, community, was told she would be fined $100 if she did not remove the flag she has displayed outside her home for the last 20 years. “I’m… -
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Talarico’s Affordability Message Faces Questions Over Past Tax Votes
As Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico campaigns across Texas touting his commitment to affordability, his legislative record tells a different story. Talarico has made multiple campaign stops across the state, speaking with residents about lowering costs for everyday Texans. During campaign events, he has argued that “all of us are struggling to afford basics.”… -
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VA250 Exhibit Rolls Across the Commonwealth
Virginia is taking a unique victory lap as the country celebrates its 250th birthday this year. The commonwealth was a leader in the rebellion against King George III and then in the building of the United States that followed American independence from Great Britain. Today, it is a leader in finding creative ways to tell… -
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Spanberger’s Backfiring Gun Stance
Who is the best gun salesperson in Virginia? Gov. Abigail Spanberger—that’s who. According to the FBI background check registry—more about that in a moment—there were 124,319 firearm background checks conducted just in the month of June. Wrap your head around that. That’s more privately owned firearms sold just in June than exist in the entire… -
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Democrats Follow Their Leader, Refusing Moral Clarity on Platner
Hours after Graham Platner, Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, was accused of sexual assault, his party abandoned him. While Democrats claim to be taking the moral high ground, their timeline says otherwise. Monday afternoon, Politico reported another Platner scandal that the political world had sensed was coming after he canceled his campaign events… -
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Schools, Counties Losing Thousands After Firings Over Kirk Comments
THE CENTER SQUARE—Schools and government entities in Georgia and Tennessee are paying large sums of money to settle lawsuits with educators fired because of their comments about Charlie Kirk, the slain Turning Point USA founder. Most of the posts, which were viewed as celebrating Kirk’s death, were on personal social media pages and were reposted… -
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Florida Just Showed Us How to Fight Back Against Media Blacklists
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis put his signature on the state’s new budget last week and tucked inside is a provision worth celebrating. State agencies in Florida are now barred, for a second straight year, from hiring advertising firms that use “misinformation” ratings to decide which news outlets deserve ad dollars and which don’t. I’ll be… -
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Filthy Rich Democrats JB Pritzker, Ro Khanna Attack the Wealthy
Democrats are at a crossroads as Democratic Socialists of America candidates win primaries, even unseating incumbents. Particularly vexed are well-off Democrat politicians as the DSA engages in its war against the wealthy. Two prime examples: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and California Rep. Ro Khanna. Pritzker is a billionaire in a party that demonizes wealth. Khanna,… -
Early Voting Begins for the Late David Scott’s Congressional Post
THE CENTER SQUARE— Early voting began Monday in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District to determine who will fill the last months of the late U.S. Rep. David Scott’s term. Four Democrats and two Republicans are on the ticket, with the winner to be decided on July 28, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. Among the… -
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Not Just West Virginia or Idaho: Supreme Court Protects Women’s Sports in Several States
As part of the cases handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court this term, the six conservative justices delivered a win for women’s sports last week. While the cases came out of West Virginia and Idaho, the high court’s majority sent a message that reverberated in 25 states, including Ohio. In the combined cases of…