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The incoming wave of Republicans who will shake up Washington’s political landscape includes some tea party candidates who promise to promote an agenda based on conservative principles such as limited government, traditional American values and a strong national defense. For those who’d like to get to know these fresh faces, The Daily Signal created a…
Two high-ranking Navy SEAL officials are scolding any current or former members of the service who would “advertise” their service or “seek recognition” for their actions. A letter signed by Force Master Chief M.L. Magaraci and Rear Adm. B.L. Losey, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, is believed to be a preemptive response to a Fox News…
Congresswoman-elect Mia Love of Utah’s fourth district is the first black female Republican elected to Congress. During a CNN interview regarding her election, host John Berman called her election “historic” and asked “why it took so long” for Republicans to elect a black woman. Love responded that her election had “nothing to do with race.”…
Eric Holder is on his way out, and the New York Post reports that President Obama is considering a surprising replacement: Alejandro Mayorkas, the man who oversaw a controversial immigrant visa program at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “Alejandro Mayorkas created a dangerous ‘get to yes’ culture at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, where…
MADISON, Wis. — Sparta Area School District Superintendent John Hendricks has had little to say about his proposal to allow transgender students to use school restrooms of the gender with which they identify. When asked why he proposed gender identity guidelines for his district, Hendricks said only that he thinks “it’s always advisable for an…
Republicans’ heady win on Election Day, in which they regained control of the U.S. Senate and increased their majority in the House, soon will give way to sober reality. While awaiting their newly elected colleagues’ arrival in January, GOP lawmakers will be faced with a "lame duck" session that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has designs…
The Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate may have been the biggest election news. But the most consequential storyline resonates beyond Washington and into the heart of the country, as Americans delivered Republicans firm control of the nation’s state capitals. Republicans picked up Democratic-held governorships in traditionally liberal states such as Massachusetts, Maryland and Illinois,…
All she wanted to do was run a small farm and be part of her community. But an eight-year legal battle with a conservation group working in apparent collusion with the local government got in the way of living out that childhood dream. As investigative reporter Kevin Mooney has documented in a series of articles for The…
At the 48th annual Country Music Association Awards, hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood once again found a way to weave politics and public policy into their opening monologue. Last year, it was their satirical spoof “Obamacare By Morning” that took the political world by surprise. >>> Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Mock Obamacare at Country…
Martha Boneta’s years of struggle with a powerful conservation group could come to the beginning of an end this week. Boneta owns the 64-acre Liberty Farm in the Paris area of Fauquier County, Va. Almost since her family bought the property in 2006, she has been embroiled in a series of disputes with the Piedmont Environmental Council….
A group of Senate conservatives vowed to “use all procedural means necessary” to fight back against President Obama’s use of executive action to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants. Despite yesterday’s electoral losses, Obama is reportedly moving forward with an immigration plan before the end of the year. In a letter today to outgoing Senate Majority…
At the polls Tuesday, Oregon voters overwhelmingly rejected a law passed by the state legislature last April that granted driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants residing in the state. The measure was put to voters after Oregonians for Immigration Reform, an immigration enforcement group opposed to the driver’s license benefit, initiated a citizen’s referendum and successfully…
In the wave of Republican victories Tuesday, one traditionally Democratic measure succeeded in several conservative-leaning states. Minimum wage ballot initiatives passed in Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota and another is expected to pass in Alaska. Politico characterized this victory as “some rare good news to Democrats in desperate need of some.” According to CNN Money:…
Starbucks has a new dress code for its baristas and other employees: no engagement rings allowed. The Seattle-based company blames federal food safety guidelines for the anti-jewelry policy. Even though engagement rings—and wedding bands with a stone—aren’t allowed, the company is now OK with nose studs and tattoos. >>> What do you think? Leave a…
Residents of Washington, D.C., overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults tonight. Late into the evening, Oregon and Alaska followed suit. The District of Columbia’s measure to legalize pot was backed by nearly 70 percent of voters. The referendum makes it legal for those 21 and older to grow and possess marijuana in the…
Liberal pundit Ed Schultz called Republican electoral gains “huge.” And no race was bigger, in his opinion, than Gov. Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin. “What hasn’t this guy done against the progressive movement? And he’s been victorious at almost all of it,” Schultz said on MSNBC. Schultz, an outspoken critic of Walker, rallied liberals in…
Fox News’ Megyn Kelly grilled House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., about whether a Republican-controlled Congress would seek to repeal Obamacare. After repeated questions from Kelly, McCarthy said, “I would press for [a vote to repeal Obamacare] when we have ability to replace it at the same time.”
Despite losses in the U.S. House and Senate, one liberal congressman wants President Obama to offer amnesty to upwards of 6 million illegal immigrants after Election Day. Speaking on MSBNC, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill., said, “The president has to stand up for a community of people that have stood up for him. … The immigrant…
U.S. Senate candidate Ed Gillespie ran this ad last week during Monday night football—and some are speculating it’s the reason the Virginia Republican, who was lagging significantly behind incumbent Sen. Mark Warner in the polls, is doing so much better than expected. .@BretBaier speculates that Gillespie’s pro-Redskins ad was effective. #vasen — Kevin W. Glass (@KevinWGlass) November 5,…
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comMitt Romney predicted tonight that if the Republicans retain the House and win the Senate, they will pass bills to fix the immigration system. “They’ll probably have bills that are passed with regards to securing our border,” Romney told Fox News, speaking about a Republican-led Congress. “I hope they are also…