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Almost 20 professors at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School sent a letter urging the school’s president to crack down on pro-Hamas, anti-Israel activity in the student body. Three GMU students of Middle Eastern origin have had recent run-ins with the police over weapons and pro-terror materials, The Daily Signal previously reported. Two of…
One year ago, almost to the day, I used this column as a “post-wedding dispatch” to offer some (very) preliminary thoughts on marriage. The column was published five days after my wedding. Now, almost exactly one year later, I am using this column as a “post-birth dispatch” to offer some (very) preliminary thoughts on another…
After a tumultuous 48 hours and change, the House has voted in favor of a continuing resolution that funds the government until March. The continuing resolution passed under suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds majority of the lower chamber. With the Senate’s approval and President Joe Biden’s signature, the government shutdown scheduled to…
America’s largest health insurance company covers double mastectomies for some 17-year-old girls who identify as transgender. UnitedHealthcare’s “Gender Dysphoria Treatment” guide, which took effect Dec. 1, says: “For mastectomy or breast reduction, individuals must be at least 18 years of age; however, individuals within one calendar year of turning 18 can be considered on a…
Religious liberty law firm Alliance Defending Freedom will meet with The Walt Disney Co. in early January to question its collusion with a now-defunct advertising giant known to censor news outlets and personalities. The Global Alliance for Responsible Media likely violated federal antitrust laws by censoring and boycotting the speech of conservative news outlets and personalities,…
After the second must-pass bill to fund the government failed in the House of Representatives Thursday night, a conservative member who voted against the spending bill called for a new path forward. Republican and Democratic leadership in the House and Senate drafted a compromise bill, known as a continuing resolution, to fund the government through…
During the Obama administration, Alejandro Mayorkas and Tom Homan had a positive working relationship. Not so much now. Mayorkas, then director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Homan, then associate director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, largely appeared to agree on immigration policy, as Homan recalls. “I used to respect him,” Homan,…
Hours after President-Elect Donald Trump endorsed a new bill to fund the government, the House of Representatives took the first of multiple expected votes on the bill. The House first voted on whether to suspend the rules to pass the bill, the American Relief Act of 2025. That vote failed, 174 to 235, with both…
The drama and legal saga adjacent to Hunter Biden’s conduct isn’t over yet. Lawyers for the two IRS whistleblowers in his tax evasion case contend it would be bad news for future whistleblowers if their defamation case against the prominent lawyer for President Joe Biden’s son is dismissed. In what was likely a reference to…
A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified Fani Willis, the scandal-plagued prosecutor leading a racketeering case against Donald Trump and his 2020 campaign supporters. The appeals court left the criminal charges in Georgia stemming from the 2020 presidential election in place but booted Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, and determined that a new prosecutor…
Political agendas have “co-opted” science in America, according to the founder of an organization that helps consumers spend their health care dollars on proactive, preventative solutions like fitness, nutrition, and innovative health technology. In recent years, Calley Means, founder of Truemed and co-author of “Good Energy,” says science has become intermingled with public policy, which…
Amid the uproar over the spending bill, some are suggesting it’s time for a new House speaker. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, suggested on X that Republicans should replace Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, who will head President-Elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., floated Musk…
President-elect Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans on Wednesday to renegotiate a spending bill designed to avert a partial government shutdown. Entering the final month of Joe Biden’s presidency, leaders of Trump’s government efficiency panel also strongly oppose the so-called continuing resolution as drafted. The 1,547-page spending bill would increase congressional salaries from $174,000 to $243,000,…
U.S. elections are “under attack” from foreign influence by both individuals and hostile state actors, experts told a House panel on Wednesday. Although foreign individuals and entities already are prohibited from contributing to American elections, foreign actors find a way, House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., says. “Foreign adversaries still have loopholes they can exploit…
Paul Vaughn, a Christian father of 11 convicted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act for praying outside an abortion clinic, testified Wednesday that the weaponization of the U.S. Justice Department against pro-lifers is more than a catchphrase to his family. It’s their life, he said. “Since my arrest, I’ve been restricted to…
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance want House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans on Capitol Hill to play hardball with obstructionist Democrats in the ongoing government funding fight. On Tuesday night, Congressional leadership released the text of the continuing resolution that will fund the government until March 14, 2025. With funding set to…
Americans don’t trust public health institutions, the virologist who used to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. “We have lost public trust, there’s no doubt about it, and it really harms public health in a big way,” Robert Redfield said Wednesday during an event at The Heritage Foundation, adding, “We’ve lost, I think,…
Ohio’s lead government attorney for appeals cases is this year’s recipient of The Heritage Foundation’s Distinguished Intern Alumni Award. T. Elliot Gaiser, tapped late last year as the 11th solicitor general of Ohio, interned 10 years earlier at Heritage. Derrick Morgan, Heritage’s executive vice president, presented Gaiser with the award Dec. 9 at the…
In a significant shift away from reflexive support for minors undergoing “gender transition” procedures, The Washington Post editorial board published an op-ed on Sunday that called for more robust scientific research to be conducted to determine the health outcomes of puberty blockers and hormones on children. The Post, considered among the most preeminent outlets of the legacy…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Members of Congress are slated to receive a pay raise for the first time in 15 years if the massive spending bill released by House leaders Tuesday evening passes both chambers and is signed into law. The 1,574-page bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), contains language allowing for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA),…