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China’s Next ‘5-Year Plan’ Likely to Increase Animosity Between Washington and Beijing
The Chinese Communist Party’s leadership will meet this week to formalize its plans for the next five years (2021-2025). This will be the 14th “five-year plan” created by the Communist Party Congress, and is likely be adopted early next year. These five year plans play a central role in Chinese economic and broader policy planning,…Riley Walters -
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‘Kavanaugh Sleaze Machine Is Back’: Washington Post Article Belittles Barrett as ‘Handmaid’
Conservatives are condemning a Washington Post article Tuesday suggesting that Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett should be questioned during her confirmation hearings next week on her connections with a religious group. “The Brett Kavanaugh sleaze machine is back,” said Judicial Crisis Network’s Carrie Severino in a morning tweet today, adding that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Thousands Expected to Attend Franklin Graham’s First-Ever Prayer March on Washington
Thousands of people are expected to convene in Washington, D.C., Saturday for Franklin Graham’s inaugural Prayer March, according to organizers. Tens of thousands have expressed interest in the Prayer March, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told The Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday. Franklin Graham, son of the American evangelist preacher Billy Graham, announced on Twitter his spearheading of the Prayer…Bernadette Breslin -
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DC Mayor Embraces Report Calling for Removal or Contextualization of Washington Monument
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she looks forward to advancing the recommendations made in a report that urged her to remove, relocate, or contextualize the Washington Monument because of its “disqualifying” history. District of Columbia Facilities and Commemorative Expressions (DCFACES) said in a report Monday that it was tasked with evaluating whether statues and memorials in the…Andrew Kerr -
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The Washington Post’s ‘Fact Checker,’ Not Pence, Deserves the 4 Lying ‘Pinocchios’
Glenn Kessler, the so-called “fact checker” at The Washington Post, this week called out Vice President Mike Pence’s answer to an interview question about election fraud. But it’s Kessler, not Pence, who deserves four “Pinocchios” for many of the misleading claims he makes about it in his column. Pence said: “Make no mistake about it….Hans von Spakovsky -
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Why George Washington Was ‘Better Than His Era’ and a Great Businessman
As mobs push to tear down statues of George Washington across the country, author John Berlau points out that the first president and revolutionary general was clearly better than the era he lived in. Berlau joined “The Right Side of History” to discuss his new book “George Washington Entrepreneur: How Our Founding Father’s Business Pursuits…Fred Lucas -
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Tweets of Washington Journalists Betray ‘Groupthink,’ Study Finds
Washington journalists’ tweets and interactions on Twitter show that those delivering news on government and politics to most Americans live in “more insular microbubbles than previously thought,” according to a new study. These journalists display a “vulnerability to groupthink and blind spots,” the study says. The study, by journalism professors Nikki Usher and Yee Man…Fred Lucas -
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House Transit Bill Is an Expressway to More Debt and Centralized Power in Washington
Independence Day weekend, typically a festive time, saw many parades and parties canceled as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, the House went into the holiday weekend doing what it loves most; namely, passing legislation to spend trillions of taxpayer dollars and further centralize power in Washington. The bill in question, the…David Ditch -
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Correcting the Record on George Washington’s Mother
A pivotal moment in world history occurred when Mary Ball Washington forbade her eldest son from joining the British navy as a cabin boy—one-third of whom died at sea. After obeying his mother this time, George Washington lived to fight and lead another day. Despite a sometimes complex relationship with his mother, he said a…Fred Lucas -
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George Washington University Apologizes for Sharing Email About Police Recruitment Fair
George Washington University issued an apology Wednesday to students after sending an email about an upcoming police employment fair. The chair of the sociology department, Hiromi Ishizawa, said the employment email sent a few days prior “hurt many people in this context of national and international focus on police violence and police abuses, especially against…Jake Dima -
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Trump a Pragmatist and Washington Had to ‘Adapt,’ Kushner Says
President Donald Trump has “grown and grown” in popularity over the course of three years in office because he has taken on Washington, son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner told conservative activists Friday. “He didn’t adapt to Washington. Washington adapted to him,” Kushner told the annual Conservative Political Action Conference just outside Washington, prompting a huge…Fred Lucas -
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Booker T. Washington: A Legacy of Enterprise and Education
Author and educator Booker T. Washington played a critical role in the promotion of education and free market enterprise among black Americans at the turn of the century. Alabama businessman and political consultant Richard Finley joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss what the legacy of Washington, who died in 1915, means to him and…Robert B. Bluey -
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Nationalism Would Transfer Power From the People to Washington
This is adapted from a talk Jack Spencer gave at The Heritage Foundation’s December event “The Problem of Nationalism.” Let me start by saying that I understand why some folks are attracted to elements of nationalism. For some, it’s an expression of love of country—it’s a way for us to say that we love the…Jack Spencer -
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Washington Post Concedes That Government Spending on Education Has Increased, Not Decreased
“The biggest problem plaguing U.S. public schools [is] a lack of resources.” So claims Robert Pianta, dean of the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education, in an op-ed published last week in The Washington Post. In fact, Pianta asserts, government spending on K-12 education actually has declined since the 1980s. These claims are inaccurate,…Lindsey Burke -
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How Washington Wastes Your Tax Dollars on Art
Should your tax dollars be spent on art of Che Guevara? Watch the video above to learn more about how Washington is funding “art” with your money.Sen. Rick Scott -
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Nation’s Report Card Shows Why We Should Get Washington Out of Education
Across the country, math and reading scores have continued a yearslong stagnation, with students largely showing no progress in academic achievement. That’s one major takeaway from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress, released earlier this week by the National Assessment Governing Board. Often referred to as the Nation’s Report Card, the assessment tracks the…Lindsey Burke -
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Sen. Joni Ernst Wants to Cut Absurd Washington Spending
As the national debt grows larger and larger, our lawmakers continue to spend obliviously—and even on frivolous things. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is not happy about how much government agencies are spending on swag, and she recently introduced legislation to end things like the government spending over $600,000 on coloring books. Read a lightly edited transcript…Rachel del Guidice -
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Impeachment Push Bares Ugliness of Washington Establishment
In those monster movies so popular at Halloween, it usually takes a while for the killer to be revealed. But when he is, the terror he inspired among his targets often comes to a frightening conclusion for viewers. This analogy perfectly fits the impeachment scenario now playing out in Washington. The nation is beginning to…Cal Thomas -
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Washington Post’s Headline on ISIS Chief’s Death Shows Moral Gulf Between Left, Right
The headline to The Washington Post obituary read, “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48.” “Austere religious scholar”? How about terrorist?! After Twitter world went berserk, the Post obituary reappeared with a new headline: “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, extremist leader of Islamic State, dies at 48.” At a time…Star Parker -
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Kellyanne Conway Skewers Washington Post for al-Baghdadi Headline
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway ripped into The Washington Post on Monday for the newspaper’s headline calling ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi an “austere religious scholar.” The Post changed its Sunday headline after facing criticism for referring to the leader of a terrorist organization as a “religious scholar.” The original headline read “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,…Shelby Talcott