Tag: COVID-19

  • opinion

    The Debate Over the Women’s Museum Was Never About Women

    “House Democrats oppose a bill for a Smithsonian women’s history museum.” This is not a sentence I ever expected to read. Aren’t Democrats supposed to be the feminists? The champions of inclusion? The self-appointed defenders of the “disadvantaged?” And on top of that, they are the ones who pushed for the Women’s Museum to begin…
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  • Reports: US, Iran Reach Agreement to Extend Ceasefire

    United States and Iranian negotiators have reportedly reached a settlement to extend the current ceasefire by 60 days. Axios first reported Thursday that White House officials confirmed a ceasefire agreement that would also launch a new round of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear facilities, including addressing its stockpile of enriched uranium. The deal is awaiting President Donald Trump’s approval….
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  • news

    Talarico Distances Himself From ‘Cringey’ Comments Ahead of Midterms

    Ahead of the November general election, Democrat Texas state Rep. and candidate for the U.S. Senate James Talarico is distancing himself from some of the “cringey” comments he has made. “There are some statements that I’ve made that I certainly regret. There are statements that I’ve made where I’ve missed the mark. I’ll be the…
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    Vance, Rubio in Dead Heat in Hypothetical 2028 GOP Race

    Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are now locked in a virtual dead heat in a hypothetical 2028 GOP presidential primary matchup, according to a new poll from Emerson College Polling. The poll, which shows Rubio gaining ground since February in the hypothetical matchup, comes as Vance denies a report that…
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    Irate Truck Driver Tells Off Anti-ICE Rioters at New Jersey Facility

    An ongoing protest outside a New Jersey Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility again turned violent as activists clashed with federal authorities Wednesday. Protesters surrounded the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, late Wednesday night and Thursday morning as agents deployed pepper spray and batons. Members of the crowd, many of whom were wearing…
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    California Dem Congressman Starts Prison Sentence for Fraud Conviction

    Former Democrat Rep. TJ Cox of California started his yearlong prison sentence Wednesday after being convicted of wire fraud last December. His surrender date was scheduled to allow him to attend his child’s graduation. Cox, who represented California’s 21st Congressional District from 2019 to 2021, was found guilty of setting up illegal bank accounts between…
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    Iran Strikes Threaten Fragile Peace Efforts

    As the United States seeks a peace agreement with Iran to reopen the global oil trade and set conditions on the theocratic state’s nuclear ambitions, continued strikes are straining the fragile “ceasefire” serving as the basis for negotiations. On Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced “Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by…
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  • opinion

    Netflix-WB Deal: Not Dead Yet?

    In late January, the Oversight Project released “Fedflix,” an interim report about Netflix’s suspicious relationship with law enforcement and the intelligence community. Our report highlighted how Netflix has a board of directors largely made up of highly partisan Democrat operatives and donors; pushes programming with LGBTQ+ content to children; and produces content that has been…
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    America Must Learn From Britain’s Mass Migration Disaster

    As America approaches the 250th anniversary of its divorce from England, Nick Freitas joins the “Signal Sitdown” podcast to discuss the state of the United Kingdom. This transcript has been slightly edited for clarity. Bradley Devlin: You were just in the United Kingdom. Nick Freitas: Yes, I was. Devlin: On our 250th birthday, you were…
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  • news

    California Advances Controversial ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’

    California Assembly Bill 2624, dubbed by critics the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” passed the California Assembly on Tuesday, raising concerns among opponents that undercover journalism and fraud investigations could be restricted—including investigations conducted by independent journalist Nick Shirley. Shirley, who uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars of daycare fraud in Minnesota and hospice fraud in…
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    Childcare Fraud Bills See Updates From Ohio Legislature

    A bill introduced in the Ohio General Assembly earlier this year is seeing changes as lawmakers craft how to deal with concerns about childcare centers. In January, Republican state Reps. Josh Williams and DJ Swearingen introduced House Bill 649, with the House Children and Human Services Committee continuing to review the bill. The bill requires…
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    Congress Investigates Alleged Taxpayer-Funded Prison Sex Scandal Newsom Funded

    The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has launched an investigation to determine whether Democrats are using American taxpayer dollars to fund an online, abusive sex scandal catering to inmates on death row. All California prisoners are given “free” government-issued tablets meant for “education, rehabilitation, family communication, and reentry support proven to reduce crime,”…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: What Did Democrats Say in Their 192-Page Autopsy?

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.   The Democrats have an autopsy report that was just released that supposedly would explain why they lost the 2024 election. They…
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  • news

    Florida Senate President in Hot Seat Over Pro-DEI College President Pick

    Florida Senate President Ben Albritton is attracting controversy after he allegedly greenlighted board appointments that paved the way for a candidate with a history of supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to become the sole candidate for the University of Florida presidency. “You can thank @Sen_Albritton for green-lighting these board appointments right before a new…
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  • opinion

    Cities Church Invasion Inspires Nationwide Movement to Protect Houses of Worship

    When a horde of agitators took over a St. Paul, Minnesota, church service in January, shouting, “Who shut this down? We shut this down!” it unwittingly inspired a nationwide effort to defend the sanctity of church services. Four states have already passed laws cracking down on disrupting church services, and more legislatures are considering action….
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  • opinion

    Young Adults Are Returning to Faith, but Will It Last?

    A few weeks ago, The New York Times reported on a new trend of young adults returning to or joining the Catholic Church, despite decades-long cultural attacks on that institution from political and cultural elites. The article quotes Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski of St. Louis, who said, “In our age of uncertainty, and in our age of great…
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    Texas, DC Republicans Rally Around Paxton to Battle Talarico

    After his Tuesday night shellacking of incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in Texas’ Senate primary runoff, Lone Star State Attorney General Ken Paxton is gathering some of the support he’ll need to battle Democrat state Rep. James Talarico. With President Donald Trump’s endorsement behind him, Paxton defeated Cornyn by more than 30 points. Republicans, including…
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    Mamdani Plans to Seize Property From Bad NYC Landlords, but the Government Has Been the City’s Biggest Slumlord

    The warmth of Mamdani’s collectivism is going to leave a lot of landlords and tenants out in the cold. On Tuesday, New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new city housing plan in which he provocatively said that for properties that have suffered through “chronic neglect,” the city will work to “transfer ownership”…
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  • analysis

    Mehek Cooke: Trump’s Endorsements Caused ‘Earthquake’ in Primaries

    Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst for The Daily Signal, said President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the Texas Senate race is a direct message to Republican incumbents that voters are no longer satisfied with party labels but instead desire results. Appearing on ABC News’ election coverage Tuesday, Cooke argued that Trump has become…
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    Virginia Bishop Urges Catholics to Vote ‘No’ on State Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Referendums

    During a recent episode of his “Walk Humbly” podcast, the Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, Michael Francis Burbidge, spoke out against two proposed constitutional amendments likely appearing before Virginia voters this November, describing them as measures “from the evil one.”  Among the constitutional amendments likely slated for Virginia’s November 2026 general election is a proposal concerning reproductive issues like abortion, contraception, and…
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