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Ohio House Votes to Override Governor’s Veto of Bill Protecting Kids From Transgender Surgeries, Hormones
The Ohio House of Representatives voted Wednesday to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would protect children from irreversible transgender sex-change procedures and medical interventions, such as puberty blockers and hormones. The state’s House of Representatives met Wednesday afternoon to vote 65-28 to override the governor’s veto. It now heads to… -
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A Real Woman Explains Why Ohio’s Governor Was Wrong to Veto Bill to Curb Transgenderism
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, on Friday issued an executive order prohibiting gender-transition surgeries on minors in his state and issued draft administrative rules on so-called gender-affirming care for minors and adults. DeWine’s directives came a week after his Dec. 29 veto of House Bill 68, the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which would… -
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Trump Files Flurry of Motions Seeking to Dismiss Georgia Election Charges
Former President Donald Trump filed three motions Monday to dismiss his Georgia 2020 election case, including one claiming presidential immunity prevents his prosecution. The motions argue for dismissal based on due process grounds, double jeopardy and presidential immunity. The claims in Trump’s presidential immunity filing mirror those made in his bid to dismiss the federal indictment brought by special… -
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Supreme Court to Expedite Review of Colorado’s Unilateral Removal of Trump From State’s Ballot
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to kick him off the state’s ballot. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Dec. 19 that Trump is ineligible to be on the state’s primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The… -
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In Texas, Cruz Celebrates Win to ‘Bring Manufacturing Back From China’
Sen. Ted Cruz is celebrating the passage of bipartisan legislation that stands to decrease America’s manufacturing dependence on China. The legislation cuts bureaucratic red tape to build or expand four bridges across the Rio Grande in Texas and “benefits national security, because it makes it easier to bring manufacturing back from China, either to… -
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Ohio Gov. DeWine Signs ‘Emergency’ Executive Order Banning Transgender Surgeries for Minors After Vetoing Similar Bill
Editor’s Note: Since this article was published, the Ohio House of Representatives voted to override the veto mentioned in this story. The Ohio Senate is expected to take up the issue soon. Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, signed an “emergency” executive order Friday banning transgender surgeries for minors, one week after he vetoed a bill… -
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Haley, Christie Silent on Ohio Governor’s Veto of Bill Protecting Children From Gender Ideology
Two of the Republicans vying for the GOP presidential nomination are refusing to weigh in on a key culture-war moment—the governor of Ohio vetoing a bill protecting children from gender ideology. That bill, called the Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, would bar physicians from performing transgender-reassignment surgeries on children as well as from prescribing… -
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Speaker Johnson, 60 House Republicans See Illegal Aliens Approach Texas Border
A group of illegal aliens attempting to cross the southern border into Texas on Wednesday could be seen just feet away from congressional Republicans discussing the border crisis. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and 60 other House Republicans visited Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss the worsening border and illegal immigration crisis. During one leg of the visit,… -
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Biden Admin Takes Dispute Over Barbed Wire at Texas Border to Supreme Court
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow the Border Patrol to remove barbed wire installed along the Texas-Mexico border by state authorities. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month issued an order blocking the Biden administration from removing the wire while it considers the appeal from Texas. The Department of Homeland… -
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Missouri Governor Bans Chinese Purchase of Farmland Near Military Sites
Missouri is banning individuals and groups tied to China from purchasing agricultural land near military installations. Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order on Tuesday prohibiting any entity tied to the Chinese Communist Party from buying up land within 10 miles of any “critical military facilities,” according to a statement from Parson’s office. There are several firms with… -
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Trump Slams Ohio Governor for Caving on Gender Ideology
Former President Donald Trump condemned Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for vetoing a bill that would have protected children from experimental transgender surgeries and hormonal interventions. “DeWine has fallen to the Radical Left,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday, vowing that he would no longer promote the Republican governor. “No wonder he… -
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‘Election Interference of the Worst Kind’: Maine Secretary of State Strikes Trump From Ballot Amid Colorado Case
Two Democratic officials moved to boot former President Donald Trump off the ballot in their states Thursday, even as one of them acknowledged that voters would be able to select the 2024 Republican front-runner until further notice. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that Trump would remain on the ballot until the U.S. Supreme… -
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Feds Threaten to Sue Texas Over State Law Enabling Arrest of Illegal Immigrants
The Justice Department threatened to sue Texas if the state enforces a new law empowering local officials to arrest migrants who enter illegally, according to the Houston Chronicle. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton told Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that the law is unconstitutional because the federal government is responsible for controlling international… -
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Anti-Choice Position on Schooling
Liberal activist Kirk Bangstad’s Minocqua Brewing Co. SuperPAC on Oct. 12 filed a petition with the Wisconsin Supreme Court that sought to dismantle the state’s popular school choice programs and shutter the state’s independent charter schools. Bangstad hired international law firm Perkins Coie LLP—armed with more than $1 billion in revenue and 1,120 attorneys—to take… -
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Michigan Supreme Court Declines to Remove Trump From State’s 2024 Ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court declined Wednesday to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot. The court wrote that it was “not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court” before rejecting the case on procedural grounds, according to a brief order. Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was ineligible to… -
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The BorderLine: Chicago Mayor Lashes Out as Illegal Aliens Flood His Sanctuary City
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to its impact on cities and states throughout America. We also will shed light on other critical border-related issues such as human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. *** Chicago, like New York City, is struggling amid mass arrivals… -
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Washington Subway’s Financial Woes Underscore Folly of Virginia Sports Arena Plan
It would be nearly impossible to make the folly of government economic development more obvious than two recent announcements in the Washington, D.C., area. On Dec. 13, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a $2 billion arena project in suburban Alexandria, Virginia, that would be the new home for the NHL’s Washington Capitals and NBA’s Washington Wizards of the NBA, who now… -
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Oklahoma Becomes Latest State to Condemn DEI on Campus
Criticism continues to mount against so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion offices on college campuses. And the list of state policymakers calling for defunding the offices and eliminating their discriminatory practices is also growing—just in time for state legislators to work on the issue in the new year. The latest lawmaker to prohibit the use of taxpayer spending on DEI… -
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Texas Comes Out Swinging in Fight to Restore States’ Role in Curbing Illegal Immigration
Texas has begun the campaign to restore the role of states, especially border states, in combating illegal immigration. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law SB No. 4, which authorizes state authorities to arrest and order illegal aliens to return to the foreign nation from which they entered. State authorities may do so… -
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Michigan Law to Register Prisoners So They Can Vote Upon Release
A new law in Michigan means that inmates leaving prison will be registered automatically to vote, among other election-related measures signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat. Michigan is one of 23 states that already allow those with felony convictions to reclaim their voting rights, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. However, under…