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opinion
California Mom Speaks Out Against Bill: ‘My Daughter Was Murdered by Gender Ideology’
Watch Abigail Martinez’s testimony at a California Judiciary Senate hearing Tuesday, above, or read the lightly edited transcript below: [My] name is Abigail Martinez. It has been three years and 164 days since I lost my daughter Yaeli. I miss her every single day. Let me tell you how she died. My daughter was murdered… -
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Archdiocese of Washington Tiptoes Around ‘Pride Mass’ at Biden’s Parish
An LGBTQ+ "Pride Mass" scheduled to take place Wednesday evening at President Joe Biden's preferred parish appears to have the support of the Archdiocese of Washington. Asked if the archdiocese supports the Mass, Paula Gwynn Grant, secretary of communications for the Archdiocese of Washington, pointed The Daily Signal to "our Holy Trinity parish website." She… -
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John Roberts Doesn’t Follow Own Advice in Supreme Court’s Alabama Redistricting Case
Chief Justice John Roberts famously wrote in a 2007 case: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” He was exactly right in saying so in that Supreme Court decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1. Too bad… -
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BREAKING: California Bill Would Charge Any Parent Who Doesn’t Affirm Transgenderism With ‘Child Abuse’
A recently amended California bill would add “affirming” the sexual transition of a child to the state’s standard for parental responsibility and child welfare—making any parent who doesn’t affirm transgenderism for their child guilty of abuse under California state law. AB 957 passed California’s State Assembly on May 3, but a co-sponsor amended it after… -
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3 Arrested After Antifa Clashes With Armenian Parents at California School Board Meeting
Several fights broke out between Antifa and parental rights activists Tuesday night outside the Glendale Unified School District’s administration building in Glendale, California, during a school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ curriculum. Law enforcement arrested three individuals amid the mayhem after the protest "exceeded the bounds of peaceful assembly," the Glendale Police Department announced Tuesday night…. -
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Former New Jersey Governor Launches Presidential Bid
Chris Christie launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday during a town hall in New Hampshire. “All throughout our history there have been moments when we’ve had to choose between big and small, and I would tell you the reason I’m here tonight is because this is one of those moments, and… -
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Antifa Urged to Battle California Parents Over Elementary School’s LGBTQ+ ‘Pride Day’
After parents in Glendale, California, protested a scheduled “Pride Day” at their local elementary school, the Southern California chapter of the violent extremist group Antifa called for progressives to stand up to “hate groups” at a school board meeting Tuesday night. In late May, Glenoaks Elementary School planned and announced a “Pride Day” for students… -
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Space Command’s Move to Alabama in Jeopardy After Biden Visit to Colorado
President Joe Biden appears increasingly likely to overrule the military’s decision to move U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama. Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, a Republican, shared details of his private meeting Thursday with Biden before the president spoke at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony just north of the Colorado city. “As a… -
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Vermont Settles With Family Over Biologically Male, Trans Student in ‘Resounding Victory for Freedom of Speech’
A Vermont school district punished a father and his daughter for speaking out against a biological male in the girls’ locker room. Now, The Daily Signal has learned, the district has settled with the Allen family in what its legal team is hailing as a “resounding victory.” That settlement requires that the Vermont School Boards… -
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Chinese Communist Party Infiltrates New York University at Cutting Edge of Army Missile Technology
Spy balloons hovering high overhead in U.S. airspace are one thing, but the Chinese Communist Party also has interests on the ground here. Take Alfred University, for example. Alfred is a small (1,600 students), private institution in upstate New York. It is not known for much, but it has one important distinction; namely, its College… -
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14 GOP Governors Sending National Guard Troops and Resources to Texas to Secure Southern Border
Republican governors are sending National Guard troops to the southern border. Governors of Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia announced this week they will send troops and resources to Texas to support the work of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Operation Lone Star to secure the… -
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Pro-Life Laws Can Be Easily Fixed by Legislature
The headline blared “Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Abortion Laws Unconstitutional.” Wait, what? In Oklahoma? Yes, in two recent decisions, the Oklahoma Supreme Court decided that three recently enacted pro-life laws violated the state constitution. While abortion advocates are claiming victory, the state Legislature can easily correct those narrow decisions. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court… -
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New York Wedding Photographer Won’t Share Her Beliefs About Marriage Because Speaking Out Could Put Her in Jail
ORLANDO, Fla.—Emilee Carpenter, a Christian wedding photographer, had to turn to her lawyer when asked about her religious beliefs about marriage because New York law prevents her from speaking about those beliefs in conjunction with her business. “So New York’s law is actually so severe, I think I need to pass this over to my… -
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GOP Presidential Candidates Head to Iowa for Sen. Joni Ernst’s Annual Roast and Ride
It’s not every day there is an opportunity to ride a motorcycle alongside a U.S. senator, but on June 3, hundreds of Americans will do just that. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is hosting her annual Roast and Ride Saturday. Motorcyclists are invited to join Ernst in a ride to the Iowa State Fairgrounds to enjoy… -
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Ohio Bill Would Roll Back DEI in State’s Public Colleges and Universities
Ohio college students should thank Jerry Cirino. The Republican state senator has written a bill designed to spare those students instruction in the type of sordid thinking that sees all of life in terms of group power dynamics, cancels opposing views, preaches color consciousness, and discourages merit. In other words, Cirino wants to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion, or… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Maine School Board Asks Church What It Believes About Marriage, Abortion, Gender Before Denying Lease
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Maine church that outgrew its meeting space applied with the local school board to lease space at a high school for worship services, but the school board appeared to apply a religious test to the church and negotiations fell through. Now, the church is suing. "Public institutions that seek to… -
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Texas Bill Prohibiting Sexually Explicit Content in Public Schools Heads to Governor’s Desk
A bipartisan bill banning sexually explicit content in public school libraries has passed the Texas Senate and is on its way to the governor’s desk. HB 900, dubbed The READER Act, specifies what “sexual content” is and prescribes actions by Texas public schools to ensure that children aren’t given access to pornographic, sexually explicit, or… -
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How Blacks’ Experience in Idaho Differs From National Narrative
A remarkable study highlights a barely known exception to the generally accepted truism that black Americans’ poverty and unemployment rates are considerably higher than those of whites. Idaho is the only state in the nation where blacks earn more than whites, and their income also tops that of all other races and ethnic groups, according… -
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Tennessee to Send 100 National Guard Troops to Southern Border
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is sending 100 National Guard troops to Texas to help secure the southern border. Lee made the announcement late Wednesday night, two days after he and eight other Republican governors met with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Austin, Texas, to discuss how states can support Operation Lone Star and work together… -
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Kentucky Democrat Who Lost Bid to Unseat McConnell Fined $10K for Ethics Violations
The Executive Branch Ethics Commission of Kentucky has finally completed its investigation of Democrat Alison Grimes, a former secretary of state who ran an unsuccessful campaign for Senate against Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2014. The commission, in a unanimous vote, has fined her $10,000 for abusing “her position and influence” to provide 18 Democratic candidates…