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Hundreds are expected to join the “March for the Martyrs” in Washington, D.C., next week as they peacefully march in solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world. On Sept. 30, the nonprofit organization For the Martyrs will host its annual march to raise awareness about increasing persecution of Christians across the globe. The 2023 march…
Sen. Tommy Tuberville is planning to force his Senate colleagues to vote on Gen. Eric Smith’s promotion to U.S. Marine Corps commandant—a new tactic in the Alabama Republican’s monthslong dispute with the Defense Department over its taxpayer-funded abortion policy. At a meeting Tuesday with his Senate Republican colleagues, Tuberville secured the backing of at least…
Illegal alien encounters on America’s southern border approached record highs between Friday and Monday. In just four days, Customs and Border Protection has encountered more than 35,000 illegal aliens on the U.S. border with Mexico, according to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin. When you do the math, “that’s almost 9,000 every single day,”…
A federal judge has blocked a Southern California school district from punishing teachers who notify parents about their child's purported gender transition in violation of district policy. One of the lawyers who represented the teachers claims the ruling provides a "framework" for striking down policies banning parental notification across the country. "It’s hard to overstate…
The influence of the Chinese Communist Party “is rampant in America’s classrooms,” Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., said Tuesday during a hearing on Capitol Hill. “Over 500 K-12 schools across the United States have allowed the CCP to establish itself in their halls under the guise of Confucius Classrooms,” Bean, chairman of the House Education Committee’s…
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he will implement “automatic voter registration” ahead of the 2024 election. The governor rolled out his plan on National Voter Registration Day to “streamline” the voter-registration process, which he argues will “save taxpayers time and money,” according to an announcement video. Shapiro’s plan will automatically enroll Pennsylvanians in the…
Health officials in San Francisco said Monday the number of people dying from drug overdoses is on its way to a record high, according to Fox KTVU 2 News. There were 84 deaths from drug overdoses in August, which puts San Francisco on the path to setting a record-high number of overdose deaths for the year,…
When Roe v. Wade was finally overturned—a victory that pro-life advocates had been striving toward for decades—40 Days for Life President Shawn Carney expected that his organization would probably shrink considerably. But he was underestimating the impact that the monumental June 2022 Supreme Court decision would have on the American public, he said in an…
U.S. senators on the Intelligence Committee are demanding the nation’s top law enforcement agency explain why it was targeting Catholics. Eight members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence published a letter last week to FBI Director Christopher Wray, giving him until Sept. 29 to explain how the Richmond, Virginia, field office crafted a memo detailing plans…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — As pro-life activists face prison time brought on by Department of Justices charges, Republican members of Congress are introducing legislation targeting the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy introduced a bill Tuesday to repeal the FACE Act, which "prohibits threats of force,…
Former President Donald Trump has promised he will pardon or commute the sentences of sidewalk counselors, pro-life advocates, and “every political prisoner who’s been unjustly persecuted by the Biden administration” on the first day he returns to office, he told the 2023 Pray Vote Stand Summit on Friday. Trump also vowed he would prohibit transgender procedures for…
As Mike Pence addressed the Pray Vote Stand Summit on Friday in the nation’s capital, the former vice president appeared to be a long-shot candidate for president, according to the latest Fox News primary poll, which found him tied for fifth place with the support of 3% of respondents. In a speech that zeroed in on painting…
Former President Donald Trump is drawing fire from pro-life leaders for describing Florida’s heartbeat protections for the unborn as “terrible.” “I think what he did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake,” Trump told NBC’s new “Meet the Press” host, Kristen Welker, in an interview that aired Sunday. The former president was referring to…
The Heritage Foundation on Monday threw its support behind a spending agreement reached as a compromise among House Republicans. The budget deal was reached between leaders of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and the Republican Main Street Caucus, a group of House members that describe themselves as pragmatic conservatives. “The proposal cuts spending and seeks…
A federal jury convicted three pro-life activists on Friday for trying to stop abortions from taking place at a Washington, D.C., abortion facility. A jury convicted Jonathan Darnel (41), Jean Marshall (73), and Joan Bell (74) of a felony conspiracy against rights and a violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act….
A group of House Republicans has released a draft bill to fund the government after weekend negotiations to avoid a shutdown. The bill, titled the Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024, was published and introduced in the House by Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida as a compromise between the House Freedom Caucus…
Washington's Democratic attorney general released a report late last year urging the state to crack down on domestic terrorism and enlisting an analyst at an organization notorious for putting conservative groups on a "hate map" alongside chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, a map that has inspired at least one act of terrorism. The attorney…
The Smithsonian Institution reportedly has suspended an exhibit intended as a foretaste of the forthcoming National Museum of the American Latino in the nation’s capital. One of the critics whose work inspired the move is calling on Congress to defund the planned museum. The exhibit “¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States” opened at…
The Biden administration’s $42.5 billion high-speed internet program favors heavily Democrat regions and remote vacation homes, including President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware, according to a new report by Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee. The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, known as BEAD, designated as “unserved” locations places that include mansions, beachfront…
House Republicans have launched a probe into the Biden administration’s controversial response to the Maui fires in August. House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced the investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s handling of the situation on Friday. Comer announced the probe in a joint press release with Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas,…