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The American education system used to be the envy of the world, and we need to return to the tried and true ways of traditional classical education, according to the founder of a standardized test for classical education that’s an alternative to the College Board’s SAT. “The mainstream education system is at fault in a…
As Moms for Liberty galvanized concerned parents across the country, a left-leaning group called Defense of Democracy sprouted up to oppose the growing parental rights movement. Now, a Nevada superintendent has become the first top school district leader to sign this new organization’s pledge to put “education professionals” ahead of parents when it comes to…
Update: Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has officially announced he's running to be the next House speaker. Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern of Oklahoma are privately gauging support for potential speakership bids after Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ousting Tuesday, a person familiar with their actions…
A Department of Energy lab in Illinois logged over $160 million in questioned costs due to lost invoices, excessive reimbursements, and holiday pay, according to a recent audit by the agency’s inspector general. The audit examined costs incurred in 2018 by Fermi Research Alliance LLC, the contractor that operates the Fermi National Accelerator Lab near Batavia,…
Florida’s new law permitting the death penalty for pedophiles went into effect this week, the state’s governor announced Tuesday evening. “Florida’s law allowing the death penalty for child rapists is now in effect,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a post on social media. “The minimum sentence is life in prison without parole. In Florida, anyone…
Congressman Jim Jordan is officially running for speaker of the House of Representatives, the congressman’s office confirmed to The Daily Signal Wednesday. The Ohio Republican’s confirmation comes just one day after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. Eight Republicans and all Democrats present voted to remove McCarthy, who has said that he will not run again for speaker….
A majority of American voters oppose Congress continuing to provide funding and weapons for Ukraine’s war with Russia, according to polling data released Monday and shared with The Daily Signal. By a 44% to 36% margin, Americans want their dollars out of this conflict. Of those who identify as Democrats, 52% want continued funding for…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Sen. J.D. Vance is introducing legislation requiring a person's actual, biological gender on their United States passports. The Ohio Republican's Passport Sanity Act would require the secretary of state to ensure that all applications for passports, passport cards, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad documentation include only the gender designations…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Administrators focused on diversity, equity and inclusion have ballooned in public school districts across the country, but their presence doesn’t translate to educational improvement for black and Hispanic students, nor to the inclusion of parents in decisions about their kids’ health and well-being. According to a new report from The Heritage…
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted as House speaker earlier Tuesday, says he will not run again to be House speaker. “I may have lost a vote today, but I fought for what I believe in—and I believe in America. It has been an honor to serve,” McCarthy posted on X, the platform formerly known…
President Joe Biden has provided “record funding” for securing the southern border and is “doing everything that he can to deal with the border” while House Republicans are “trying to politicize it and make it worse,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. The assertions Monday by Biden’s spokesperson came after major Democrats, including New…
The federal government’s debt increased by $2,238,422,431,416.43 in fiscal year 2023, according to data published by the U.S. Treasury Department. On Sept. 30, 2022, the last day of fiscal year 2022, the federal debt was $30,928,911,613,306.73, according to Treasury Department data. By Sept. 29, 2023, the last business day of fiscal year 2023, it had climbed to…
“I’m sick and tired of the gamesmanship when we’re dealing with people’s lives,” a Republican congresswoman from Indiana says, threatening to quit over the GOP House leadership’s inaction on the national debt, the open southern U.S. border, and Ukraine war funding. Rep. Victoria Spartz, in her second term representing Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, joined The…
A new lawsuit is accusing the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Space Force of punishing a reservist for speaking out against the "enforcement tactics" of those he says are quashing courage and truth within the military. Space Force reservist Jace Yarbrough delivered remarks in uniform in early 2021 at the retirement ceremony…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his position Tuesday afternoon. Eight Republicans and all Democrats present voted to remove McCarthy. “The office of speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant,” Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., who was presiding over the House chamber, said following the vote. Rep….
Hunter Biden, the embattled son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drug-related gun charges in federal court in Delaware. Special counsel David Weiss, who is investigating the younger Biden on tax-related matters, last month secured a grand jury indictment on three gun charges related to his purchase of a Colt Cobra 38SPL…
A Waukesha County Circuit Court ruled Tuesday in favor of Wisconsin parents, deciding that a Wisconsin school district "abrogated" parents' rights when it decided to socially “affirm” their daughter as a transgender boy against their wishes. Represented by Alliance Defending Freedom and the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, two sets of Wisconsin parents had…
The Pentagon still has billions remaining for military assistance to Ukraine after Congress’ stopgap government funding bill omitted any provisions for aid, but concerns remain about the Pentagon’s ability to replenish stockpiles of U.S. weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Defense Department officials. Officials said they were not sure how much longer the funding…
New York City’s health system has become the first in the nation to offer “on demand” virtual “abortion access,” the city announced on Monday. NYC Health + Hospitals and New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched the abortion program through “Virtual ExpressCare,” according to a news release from the city’s health system. “Beginning this week,…
The Biden administration doesn’t “have any reason to believe” that Iran infiltrated the State Department, an agency spokesman said. During a press conference Monday, spokesman Matthew Miller first said no evidence suggests an Iranian influence network had infiltrated the State Department, then immediately confirmed that an investigation into Rob Malley, the department’s special envoy for Iran, is…