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opinion
3 Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy
Last week, just days into the new school year, a 23-year-old transgender gunman targeted a Minneapolis Catholic school that he used to attend, opening fire on students through the windows of the church where they’d gathered for a special mass. He killed two students and wounded nearly two dozen additional victims before taking his own… -
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Trump DOJ Takes Illinois to Court Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Laws
The Department of Justice is taking Illinois to court over state laws it says unlawfully offer in-state tuition and scholarships to illegal aliens. The DOJ filed a complaint Tuesday asking a federal court to prevent Illinois from enforcing those laws, which it says are both unlawful and unconstitutional. “Under federal law, schools cannot provide benefits… -
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US Trade Rep Outlines Policy That Puts Middle Class First
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday declared the need for an economy that “emphasizes a large middle class that makes and grows, rather than a small elite that extracts, reallocates, and squanders.” “Ultimately, to support a conservative society as conservatives, it’s been drilled into us to always lament that politics is downstream from culture,… -
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Fireworks Erupt at House Judiciary Hearing as Jordan, Raskin, and Nigel Farage Scorch Europe—and Each Other
Fierce invective flew back and forth at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, with Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; and Nigel Farage putting on the gloves and removing the restraints. The hearing, titled “Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation,” was held to discuss EU and U.K. censorship, including acts… -
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What School Choice Options Are Available for Virginia Families?
School choice continues to be a hot topic among parents in Virginia, especially in an election year when the Governor’s Mansion and House of Delegates are up for grabs. The commonwealth has limited options and doesn’t have true choice for every student. The Virginia Education Opportunity Alliance will hold a statewide education summit in Richmond… -
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2 Virginia School Districts Sue to Keep Males in Female Spaces
As an Arlington, Virginia, taxpayer, it’s upsetting that my taxpayer money—along with that of neighboring Fairfax, Virginia, taxpayers—is being used to sue the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Education. Arlington and Fairfax schools want to block the civil rights of schoolgirls and boys and deny them their Title IX protections by allowing members of the… -
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House Passes Bill to Hold China Accountable for Its Role in Fentanyl Crisis
The House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at holding China accountable for its role in the fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl is the leading cause of death in America for people between the age of 18 and 45. “The Chinese Communist Party has played a key part in the deadly fentanyl crisis plaguing Kentucky and… -
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Keep Children Safe From Transgender Politics
Before Robin Westman murdered two children and wounded many more at Minneapolis’ Annunciation Catholic School, Robin was Robert, a troubled teenager whose mother worked for the parish. Robert’s mother approved the name change, but after Robert became Robin in 2020, the teen’s psychological problems obviously didn’t go away—they led, five years later, to carnage. A… -
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WATCH: Speedboat Said to Be Carrying Venezuelan ‘Narcoterrorists’ in Caribbean Destroyed on Trump’s Order
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. had carried out a strike against a speedboat said to be carrying narcotics in the southern Caribbean. “Earlier this morning, on my orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,” Trump wrote on… -
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Will Congress Extend Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown Authority?
Returning to the Capitol after a monthlong recess, lawmakers face a tough question: whether or not to extend President Donald Trump’s 30-day control of Washington. Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973, Trump’s authority to control D.C.’s law enforcement expires on Sept. 10, after which it will require approval from Congress to… -
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14,000 Migrants Turn Back Amid News of Closed Border, Report Finds
In a trend known as “reverse flow,” about 14,000 migrants, who had sought to reach the U.S. border, have turned around since the start of the Trump administration, according to an estimate in a recent report. A large percent of the migrants who have turned back are from Venezuela, according to the report from… -
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Left’s Litigators, Federal Union Launch New Alliance to Protect ‘Deep State’
Left-leaning organizations launched a partnership to provide legal support and advice to “deep state” employees ousted during President Donald Trump’s second term. The new initiative, called the You Are Not Alone Project, is comprised of three organizations: Democracy Forward’s Civil Service Strong, the American Federation of Government Employees, and the Partnership for Public Service. … -
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West Virginia Lawmaker Outlines What It Will Take to Credibly Deter China
“We cannot deter China in this state of industrial atrophy,” Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., declared on Tuesday at the fifth National Conservatism Conference in Washington. The West Virginia lawmaker, who some see as a rising star in the Republican Party, outlined how it would take U.S. reindustrialization to credibly deter China in an age of… -
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Court Strikes Down Obama Judge’s Ruling—Again
A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday, clearing the way for it to continue terminating $16 billion in “climate” grants to nonprofits to reportedly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A split panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for D.C. ruled 2-1 to overturn U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan’s order that… -
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Trump Finds Unlikely Partner in DC Mayor
The Democrat mayor of Washington, D.C., will partner with the Trump administration to fight crime in the nation’s capital, she announced Tuesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order saying that the Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center will continue to manage the city’s response to the presidential declaration of emergency and the Safe and Beautiful… -
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JD Vance Continues to Be Vindicated About Free Speech in the UK
Vice President JD Vance continues to be completely vindicated about the disintegration of free speech in Europe and the U.K. In February he told The Daily Signal’s Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell that “there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British … but also affect American technology companies, and, by extension, American citizens.” At… -
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I Wrote to My Alma Mater Seeking Tolerance for Conservatives. I’m Still Waiting for a Reply.
I recently wrote a letter to my alma mater urging the school to embrace ideological diversity rather than pushing its liberal agenda on students. It fell on deaf ears. I graduated from Davidson College in May with a B.S. in biology and a plan to pursue a physician assistant school. But during the fall of… -
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Sen. Schmitt at NatCon 5: What Is an American?
The following are remarks as prepared by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sept. 2 at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C. There’s a special significance to this conference this year. Donald Trump’s victory was not just a victory for his movement, but for the ideas of the people in this room. National conservatism is… -
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One Picture Worth Just 15 Words Could Change the Entire Virginia Governor’s Race
While the expression is “a picture is worth a thousand words,” as the race for Virginia’s next governor heats up, could it be worth only 15? That’s not due to inflation. It’s just that sometimes, 15 words may be all that are needed to change the course of history. >>> Sign up for our Virginia… -
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The Little Sisters’ Fight for Freedom Continues in the Courts
They say that no good deed goes unpunished. There’s even a song called “No Good Deed” in a hit Broadway musical. If anyone ever had a reason to say that, it would be the Little Sisters of the Poor. Free exercise of religion may be a fundamental right in America, but they’ve been fighting for…
