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opinion
Another Example of Why Media Won’t Earn Back Americans’ Trust
Only about a quarter of Americans currently trust the media—and a recent decision by a prominent college media conference shows why. MediaFest25, which starts Wednesday and describes itself as the “nation’s largest media convention for pros and college students,” originally greenlit my colleague Virginia Allen and my former colleague Mary Margaret Olohan as speakers. It… -
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The Hidden Lesson From Katie Porter’s Media Meltdown
At long last, Katie Porter has gotten what she’s always wanted and believes she deserves: attention. Last week, Google searches for “Katie Porter” hit an all-time high, according to CNN’s Harry Enten. The spike followed Porter, a Democrat candidate for California governor, self-immolating and then walking out during an interview with CBS local news reporter… -
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Trump Vows Expiration Date for ‘Semi-Communist’ Government Programs
President Donald Trump said he would decide on Friday which “Democrat programs” to permanently end as the federal government shutdown drags on. “The Democrats are getting killed, and we’re going to have a list of them on Friday, closing up some of the most egregious socialist, semi-communist—probably not full communist, we’re saving that for New… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Nonprofit That Advised Trump on Transgenderism Will Invest Millions to Defeat Dems
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republicans must keep their focus on “Democrats’ gender extremism” to beat the odds in the upcoming off-year and midterm elections, according to the conservative nonprofit that influenced the Trump campaign on pro-family issues. American Principles Project penned a memo, obtained by The Daily Signal, laying out the conservative playbook for leveraging… -
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Debunking Abigail Spanberger’s Ad on Men in Girls’ Bathrooms
Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s campaign is boosting an ad attempting to defuse one of her Republican opponent’s attacks: that Spanberger supports allowing men in women’s intimate spaces, such as bathrooms and locker rooms, if they claim a transgender identity. “I’m Abigail Spanberger, mom to three girls in public school,” the ad begins. “Nothing… -
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EXCLUSIVE: RNC Takes Election Integrity Fight Across the Pacific Ocean
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Republican National Committee is taking its fight for election integrity all the way to Hawaii. The RNC filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Hawaii’s chief election officer for allegedly violating the law by refusing to provide public voter roll maintenance. “Hawaii citizens deserve to have confidence that their state is properly… -
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Jack Smith Called to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former special counsel Jack Smith has been called to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Smith, who led two prosecutions against President Donald Trump that were ultimately dismissed after he won the 2024 election, is “ultimately responsible for the prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional abuses” of his office, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim… -
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Hamas Carries Out Executions in Gaza
Shouts rang out with each gunshot as at least five individuals, hands bound, fell forward in a video shared to social media. Following the release of the 20 living hostages from Gaza on Monday, Hamas reportedly began carrying out public executions of Gazans who it said had collaborated with Israel. “Hamas back to their… -
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Newsom Forces Schools to Promote Radical Trans Group’s LGBTQ ‘Hotline’ on Student IDs
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law requiring student IDs to include a radical transgender advocacy group’s LGBTQ+ youth hotline—and then attacked MAGA in a response to the Daily Caller News Foundation defending the bill. California law already required public and private schools to print a general suicide prevention… -
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Win the Spin: GOP’s Messaging in the Ongoing Shutdown
Now two weeks into the federal government shutdown, Republicans say they like the contrast between themselves and Democrats—with President Donald Trump halting a devastating conflict in the Middle East, while Democrats continue to vote against reopening the government. “President Trump has continued to do his job for the American people, and thank God, because the… -
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Maryland Supreme Court to Decide Landmark Climate Case Against Oil Companies
The nationwide campaign of climate-driven lawsuits made its way to the Maryland Supreme Court on Oct. 6, as a lawyer for Baltimore, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County told justices that Marylanders had suffered costly damages from rising seas and bad weather, due to a failure by oil and gas companies to warn them that using… -
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2 Former Democrat Presidents Give Trump Credit for Israel-Hamas Peace Deal
Former Presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton, both Democrats, issued statements giving President Donald Trump credit for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal. “I’m grateful that a ceasefire has taken hold, that the last 20 hostages have been freed, and that desperately needed aid has begun to flow into Gaza,” Clinton said in a… -
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Mamdani’s Wife Grieves for Notorious Pro-Hamas Influencer Who Celebrated Oct. 7 Slaughter
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The wife of socialist New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani appeared to mourn the death of a Palestinian influencer who celebrated Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. Saleh al-Jafarawi, a popular social media influencer and activist who gained notoriety after posting a video celebrating the Oct. 7 massacre, was… -
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Trump Targets Antifa, With Good Reason
President Donald Trump correctly designated Antifa a domestic terrorist group. “Individuals associated with and acting on behalf of Antifa further coordinate with other organizations and entities for the purpose of spreading, fomenting, and advancing political violence,” his Sept. 22 executive order declared. “This organized effort designed to achieve policy objectives by coercion and intimidation is domestic… -
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Democratic Party Adds New Lawyer in Defamation Case in ‘Deliberate’ Effort to Circumvent the Law, Plaintiff Says
After a judge ordered Virginia Democrat governor nominee Abigail Spanberger to give sworn answers in a defamation case against the Virginia Democratic Party, the Democrats hired a new lawyer in what the plaintiff says is a transparent effort to cocoon Spanberger from political peril ahead of the November election. Thomas Speciale, a retired Army intelligence… -
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Is a Leftist-Created Corner of the Bureaucracy Defying the Government Shutdown?
In the middle of a government shutdown, as federal employees are facing layoffs, one agency is reportedly hiring. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—the brainchild of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren while she was still a law professor at Harvard—plans to add legal staff, American Banker reported. The outlet first reported on Friday about an internal CFPB… -
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Here’s How James Comey Hopes to Stop His Case From Going to Trial
DAILY CALLER NEWS ORGANIZATION—Former FBI Director James Comey’s defense team wants to kill the Trump administration’s case before it goes to trial, but legal experts say their chances of success are slim. Comey’s attorney Patrick Fitzgerald indicated Wednesday that the defense intends to file motions alleging vindictive and selective prosecution “at the direction of President [Donald] Trump,”… -
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Trump Casts Vision of Prosperous, Peaceful Middle East Following Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
President Donald Trump cast his vision for a prosperous Middle East as he spoke before world leaders in Israel and Egypt. Together, Israel and America will “build a legacy that all the people of this region can be proud of,” Trump said while standing before the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, only hours after the 20-remaining living… -
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Virginia Attorney General Race May Show Proof of the Charlie Kirk Effect
WASHINGTON — In a better world, Democrats would be running at full speed away from Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee in the Virginia attorney general race. As the National Review reported Oct. 3, in 2022, Jones, a former lawmaker, actually fantasized about killing Todd Gilbert, the then-Republican Speaker of Virginia’s House of Delegates, because Gilbert… -
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Univ. of Florida Provost Plots to Undermine DeSantis’ DEI Ban
Even after years of reforms and personnel changes, University of Florida is a bastion of DEI holdouts who clearly hope that Florida’s higher education reformers lack the bandwidth to deepen and broaden the reshaping of Florida’s flagship university. The latest illustration comes from a job search for the Director of UF’s Center for Latin American Studies (LAS), a position…
