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Watchdog Seeks Answers on White House Involvement, Garland Conflict in Memo Targeting Parents as Terrorists
A watchdog group alleging the Justice Department’s controversial targeting of parents for speaking up on local school matters was a “White House priority” now seeks more information about Attorney General Merrick Garland and his son-in-law’s company to shed light on a potential conflict of interest. Garland, picked by President Joe Biden to lead the Justice…Fred Lucas -
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White House Fakery Defended by ‘Fact-Checkers’
When is a fake setting not a fake setting? When President Joe Biden sits in front of it. The “independent fact-checkers,” a phrase that in itself strains credulity, leaped to defend Biden after he received a COVID-19 booster shot in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Sept. 27. For political rookies, the EEOB is not…Tim Graham -
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Biden White House Tells Trump Appointees to Resign or Be Fired as Military Academy Advisers
The Biden administration told 11 former Trump officials to resign from their appointed positions on military service academy advisory boards or face dismissal, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Wednesday. The officials include former Senior Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, and former national security adviser H.R. McMaster, CNN reported….Sebastian Hughes -
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Ukraine’s Leader Visits White House 2 Years After Trump Asks Him for Probe of Biden
President Joe Biden met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a central figure in the first impeachment of Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden and Zelenskyy focused on security against Russian aggression, anti-corruption initiatives, and energy and climate goals, according to the White House. “We have to focus very much now on the security issues, which…Fred Lucas -
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What You Need to Know About Biden’s Ill-Conceived Executive Order on Electric Vehicles
President Joe Biden issued an executive order Aug. 5 calling for half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030. A president can’t exactly force Americans to buy an electric vehicle, and Biden largely meant his executive order as a messaging tool to fuel enthusiasm for his climate agenda….Katie Tubb -
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How Biden White House Got Border Crisis Wrong as ‘Seasonal Migration’
Border officials reported an increase in the number of encounters with migrants at the southern border in June, out of line with the Biden administration’s attribution to seasonal migration and historical trends showing a decrease in encounters after May. The number of encounters at the southern border was “somewhat overstated” due to pandemic-related expulsions allowing…Kaylee Greenlee -
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Kayleigh McEnany’s ‘Faith Journey’ From White House Intern to Trump’s Press Secretary
What would it be like to go from being an intern at the White House to being White House press secretary? Kayleigh McEnany, the fourth and final press secretary to President Donald Trump, experienced that unlikely journey. She joins me today on “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss that passage as well as her forthcoming…Rachel del Guidice -
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Biden White House Admits Using Big Tech to Silence Americans
In what rightfully can be described as one of the most anti-free speech pronouncements ever made by the U.S. government, the Biden administration has come clean on its incestuous relationship with Big Tech. The jaw-dropping news was first delivered July 15 by White House press secretary Jen Psaki when she said: “We are in regular…Chris Talgo -
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Ensuring Competition Requires Economic Freedom, Not an Executive Order
President Joe Biden’s July 9 executive order, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” states: “The American promise of a broad and sustained prosperity depends on an open and competitive economy.” The directive further notes: For workers, a competitive marketplace creates more high-quality jobs and the economic freedom to switch jobs or negotiate a higher wage. …Anthony B. Kim -
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Biden’s ‘Competition’ Executive Order Realizes a Central Planner’s Dream
President Joe Biden on July 9 issued an executive order, purportedly to promote competition. The order, though, is yet another far-left directive to promote federal government intervention in the economy, pushing policies that may not even be authorized by Congress and that could trample on states’ rights. It punishes economic success and presumes that when…Daren Bakst -
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Biden on Track to Have Most Expensive White House Staff in US History
President Joe Biden has wasted no time filling out his White House staff, employing 567 people at a projected cost of $200 million over his four-year term. That is compared to the Trump administration, which spent $164.3 million between 2017 and 2020, and the Obama administration spending $188.5 million between 2009 and 2012, both of…Adam Andrzejewski -
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With Trump Out of White House, Media Suddenly Finds ‘Lab Leak Theory’ Plausible
Former President Donald Trump is known for a lot of things, but one of his special powers is his ability to make the entire corporate media act in concert to bring embarrassment upon themselves. For nearly a year, almost every major news outlet declared that it was a debunked, fringe conspiracy theory to even discuss…Tim Murtaugh -
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White House Task Force Is Payoff to Biden’s Union Cronies
With little fanfare, President Joe Biden on April 26 signed yet another executive order, this one establishing a White House task force on “Worker Organizing and Empowerment.” Implicit in its title is the leftist core belief that individual workers aren’t smart enough to know what’s good for them, so the government is going to intervene….Rusty Brown -
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Kamala Harris to Lead White House Task Force Encouraging Union Membership
The White House on Monday announced a new labor union task force, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, to encourage and promote union membership in the U.S. The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment will be comprised of several other top administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin,…Thomas Catenacci -
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College of the Ozarks Stands Up to Biden’s Transgender Executive Order
Attorneys on behalf of the College of the Ozarks, a private, Christian school, have filed a lawsuit in a Missouri federal court against the Biden administration regarding the president’s January executive order, “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” The lawsuit, which attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom filed…Nicole Russell -
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Wind Played Role in Biden’s Stumbles, White House Suggests
President Joe Biden was all right after he stumbled three times Friday in "very windy" weather while boarding Air Force One, a White House spokeswoman said. Biden twice stumbled, catching himself on the steps, and then fell down while climbing to board Air Force One, video footage shows. Biden got up and proceeded onto the presidential jet after…Mary Rose Corkery -
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Reporters Cool Heels for Biden Press Conference, More White House Access
After giving his first prime-time address Thursday night, President Joe Biden walked away, ignoring a question called out by a reporter. In one sense, turning away is symbolic of the Biden White House’s attitude toward the media. The president has gone longer than any other president in 100 years without holding a formal press conference. …Fred Lucas -
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Rep. Devin Nunes Confronts Biden White House’s ‘Extreme Left-Wing Agenda’
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., a favorite of conservatives for his past leadership of the House Intelligence Committee, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his perspective on the Biden administration so far. For Nunes, “a big concern” is “this whole idea that we’re going to bring the country together.” He’s “never seen the country so divided”…Rachel del Guidice -
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Biden Scraps Trump’s Classical Architecture Executive Order
President Joe Biden on Wednesday scrapped former President Donald Trump’s executive order that promoted classical styles for all future federal buildings. The order, titled “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture,” signed in December 2020, harshly criticized modern architectural styles and instead lauded Roman-Greco-inspired buildings. But while it criticized modern and brutalist buildings, it did not mandate that…Andrew Trunsky -
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For Female Athlete, Biden’s Transgender Executive Order Is ‘Heartbreaking’
Under the guise of protecting all children, President Joe Biden created immediate controversy when he issued an executive order Jan. 20 directing federal agencies in effect to interpret existing anti-discrimination laws such that females no longer receive the umbrella of protection Title IX has long provided. That means women’s sports (along with their locker rooms) and other activities would…Nicole Russell