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    Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘60 Minutes’ Answer Gives Away the Left’s Game on Cultural Issues
    Summary Far-left darling Abdul El-Sayed went on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday and unintentionally revealed the Left’s dishonesty about their sudden pivot away from talking about transgender and other social issues. El-Sayed, who is running for Senate in Michigan, was interviewed by CBS correspondent Ross Douthat, who posited that in cases of transgender kids…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Inside the Vance Family’s Harry Potter Halloween
    The second family hosted a Halloween party on Saturday night, featuring trick or treating, Harry Potter-themed decorations, and a soup collection for the hungry. “Halloween is a wonderful time to bring together family, friends, and neighbors and celebrate the spirit of community,” Second Lady Usha Vance said in a statement to the Daily Signal. “This…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Allie Beth Stuckey Launches a New Space for Christian Women and Moms
    Allie Beth Stuckey is a Christian, wife and mother, bestselling author, podcast host, a leader to hundreds of thousands of Christian conservative women, and now the founder of a new app. In January 2025, speaking at a pro-life conference in Washington, D.C., she had an idea that after nearly two years of work has come…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    What Democrats Would Do to America 
    Seven years ago, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is now the Democrat leader in the House of Representatives, signed on as a co-sponsor to a bill that would have prohibited preventing biological males from using women’s restrooms and locker rooms.  Titled the “Equality Act,” it stated that “an individual shall not be denied access to…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    The Fight Against ESG Is the Fight Against Cultural Marxism 
    Summary This is a story I’ve told before, but it’s worth telling again, in light of recent news.  Exactly seven years ago today, I sat in a room full of people who had, in my estimation, the power to decide the fate of Western civilization.  If that sounds a little hyperbolic, well, maybe you’re right….
    Stephen Soukup
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    GAIN-OF-FUNCTION MARXISM: How ‘Woke 1.0’ Gave Birth to a New, More Virulent Strain of Socialism
    Summary A new form of socialism has escaped from the lab of “Woke 1.0,” and it seems intent on taking over the Left. The strain of socialism driving movements like the Democratic Socialists of America goes far beyond the traditional definition of government ownership of the means of production—it marries economic socialism to identity politics….
    Tyler O’Neil
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    When Politics Run the School
    Summary News Alert! The congressional midterm election is this year. (Oh! That’s what all those ads I must watch before Instagram opens are all about!) More to come about those, but right now we need to look at why the 34 municipal school board elections in Virginia should be important to you. *A (Satirical) Editorial…
    Joe Thomas
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    Why George Washington Would Deport Mahmoud Khalil
    Summary Mahmoud Khalil wants to take the case against his deportation all the way to the Supreme Court—and if the justices accept it, they will be deciding one of the oldest and most controversial questions in American politics, a dispute more than 200 years old. Khalil is not an American: He’s a Syrian-born Palestinian, but…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    Kissing Makes It Snow: Hallmark’s ‘Countdown to Christmas’ Is Underway
    The Halloween candy may not yet be purchased, but the Christmas season is officially underway—at least for fans of cable Christmas movies. Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” kicked off last Friday night with “’Tis the Season for Setups.” A heartwarming holiday romance. This was followed Saturday night by “Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story.” A heartwarming…
    Al Perrotta
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    Apu Is Back on ‘The Simpsons,’ but Don’t Forget Why He Disappeared
    Summary After nearly a decade in cartoon purgatory, “The Simpsons” is resurrecting Apu from the woke graveyard of canceled characters. “The Simpsons” show, which—let’s be honest—should have been wound down about the time when those now reaching the legal drinking age were born, announced the Indian cartoon character’s return on X with a preview of…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    WNBA Disqualifies ‘Men’ From Playing but Still Can’t Define What a ‘Woman’ Is
    The Women’s National Basketball Association declared two former male professional basketball players ineligible to join the league because they aren’t women. However, the league did not provide a definition of “woman” in its announcement.  While responding to an inquiry from several members of Congress about player safety and the league’s definition of a woman, WNBA…
    Malia Loock
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    The Socialists Want to Hold Congress Hostage
    Hakeem Jeffries has a problem. The Democratic Socialists of America is already discussing what it will demand in exchange for helping him become the next speaker of the House of Representatives. And it isn’t being subtle about it. An Oct. 14 article in the DSA’s magazine Democratic Left was titled “Socialists in Congress Should Hold…
    Michael Freund
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    Democrat Senator Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Making Trump Admin Jobs Radioactive
    As Democrats eye the prospect of taking back power in Washington, they seem intent not just on investigating President Donald Trump’s administration, but also on launching a cancel culture campaign that scares prospective young staffers away from public service. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., may have said too much last week at the University of Chicago…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Europe Lost 2 World Wars—and America Inherited Its Self-Hatred
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: “It seems to me that postmodernism or French philosophy instilled in my sons the notion of oppressed-oppressor. Rationality is…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Inside Biden’s DOJ: How LGBTQ Activist Groups Helped Set the Agenda for the Civil Rights Division
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Newly released documents reveal the extent to which LGBTQ activist groups helped set the agenda for the Justice Department under President Joe Biden. The DOJ Civil Rights Division’s LGBTQI+ Working Group convened quarterly stakeholder meetings with organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, the Southern…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    4 Major Banks Used SPLC in Adverse Decisions Affecting Conservative, Christian Groups, Federal Review Finds
    Four of America’s largest banks relied on the Southern Poverty Law Center in decisions affecting conservative and religious organizations, according to a newly released federal debanking report. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency report, released Wednesday, details instances involving JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, and TD Bank, all of which referenced the…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Documentary Claims Muslims Want America to Be Islamic State 
    Muslims in America want to transform the country into an Islamic state governed by Sharia law, according to Daily Signal contributor Steve Cortes’ latest documentary, “Muslims and Michigan: Opposites Don’t Attract.”  In his 20-minute YouTube film, Cortes takes to the mosque-lined streets of Dearborn, Michigan to warn audiences about how Muslim politicians use their power…
    Malia Loock
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    The War on Columbus Was Never Really About Columbus
    Christopher Columbus is having a revival thanks to President Donald Trump and the good sense of the American people. This is a remarkable change from just a few years ago, when it seemed likely that the country was ready to purge Columbus, the Founding Fathers, and pretty much any notable figure from our past. It…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    The Activist Pipeline That Explains Why Biden’s DHS Only Investigated 496 Visa Overstays Despite Getting 3.1M Tips
    The many ties between the Biden administration and immigration activist groups likely help explain why Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested only eight people out of more than 3.1 million visa overstay leads, according to a Department of Homeland Security inspector general report. The report attributes the low number of investigations, in just 496 visa-overstay cases,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Rubio’s Rousing Athens Speech Highlights the Infrastructure Demonizing the West
    The West has lost faith in itself, embracing an ideology of mediocrity rather than its God-given inheritance of self-government, prosperity, and excellence. When Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a clarion call for the West to re-embrace its heritage, amid a backdrop of the Parthenon in Athens on Wednesday, he simultaneously indicted the universities, activist…
    Tyler O’Neil
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