Politics

National revenue collection may not have been an explicit part of Henry Clay’s plan, but it arguably constitutes his greatest success.

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In response to news that the Covenant School killer is transgender, liberal media outlets have pivoted their coverage of the tragic shooting to defend and... Read More

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The legislation is a tacit acknowledgment that California's travel boycott has not worked as intended.

Justin Sparks has devoted his life to public service, although he never expected to find himself representing his St. Louis community in the Missouri House... Read More

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U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Tarik Johnson expected a relatively easy day when he arrived at work at 7 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2021.  Johnson, a... Read More

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State of the Union: Banning TikTok is a popular proposal. But the RESTRICT Act is not the way forward.

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President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, Phil Washington, this weekend withdrew his name from consideration, blaming "cheap and unfounded partisan attacks." In reality, however, it wasn't Republicans who caused Washington's withdrawal—it was Democrats.

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State of the Union: The New York Times supports withholding information from parents to achieve a "democratic system of education." 

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R.) on Monday signed into law a universal school choice program, allowing families to apply for state funding to enroll in their preferred school.

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A new online documentary calls to mind today's universal moral questions that demand national attention.

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Former Fugees rapper Pras Michel is on trial in Washington, D.C., after he pleaded not guilty to conspiring with fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low.

Can someone be prosecuted for 'encouraging' illegal immigration or is it free speech? The Supreme Court will decide.

If filed, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s highly anticipated “hush money” indictment against former President Donald Trump will be unprecedented. No sitting or former president of the United... Read More

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Democrats used to favor nonintervention and Republicans were hawks. Now, not so much. Will the role reversal last?

Trump’s supposedly pending indictment is hardly a sign of stormy seas ahead.

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As he prepares for an expected 2024 presidential campaign, Biden has tried to distance himself from the left. The letter from Sens. Durbin, Schumer, Sanders, Warren and others amounts to a warning.

Rep. Ro Khanna of California will not run for Senate next year and is instead supporting Rep. Barbara Lee in her bid to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

California lawmakers are considering bills to address the housing shortage that's increased costs of living and worsened homelessness in the state.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to the crash site near Pulsar View Road and Chastity Road in an unincorporated area of Perris at 12:39 p.m.

Vice President Kamala Harris administers the oath of office to the former L.A. mayor, who fought for his new job for nearly two years.

Moderna will charge $130 for Covid vaccines, as though Americans haven’t paid enough already.

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At a congressional hearing, TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew faced questions on topics from election misinformation to the platform's impact on the mental health of young people.

State of the Union: The problem with ESG is not that firms are considering the morality of their investments.

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The deal will expand the ability of Canadian and American border officials to turn back asylum seekers who cross without authorization.

Former President Donald Trump, citing “illegal leaks” from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, posted the following on social media: ” … WITH NO CRIME BEING... Read More

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Corporate board rooms have a new friend in the ESG movement: the federal government.

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California workers from fast food to school staff are demanding better wages and benefits through legislation backed by unions.

Asa Hutchinson, a former governor of Arkansas, is considering running for the GOP presidential nomination next year. He is expected to announce his plans in April.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thinks he would beat President Joe Biden if he ran against him in 2024, the governor revealed in an interview with... Read More

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Newsmax had complained without evidence that DirecTV's actions were driven by a disdain for conservatives, which Segundo-based DirecTV denied.

Once considered politically impossible because of cost, requiring owners to retrofit their buildings gets overwhelming support from L.A. residents.

Twenty years after the Iraq invasion: Sometimes the story we want to tell about our national character is at odds with the actions that we take.

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The 79-page lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, raises questions about whether Fox News has sufficiently modernized its workplace culture since co-founder Roger Ailes was forced out in 2016.

Republicans in Congress launched an investigation of New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg as a grand jury mulled charges for Donald Trump's Stormy Daniels payoff.

Americans should be concerned about Donald Trump’s potential arrest and indictment regardless of their personal opinions of the former president, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said in... Read More

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Given the damage the Left and the Left’s political party, the Democrats, are doing to America, you would think conservatives would understand that defeating the... Read More

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State of the Union: It's what they've always wanted.

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State of the Union: A Democratic partisan wants to kneecap the chief political rival of the Democratic president.

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At issue is whether the Navajo Nation can press ahead with a lawsuit that seeks a federal plan to supply its residents' unmet need for water.

Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for sweeping mental health reforms to generate billions for behavioral health facilities throughout California.

Gender ideology is so pernicious, it turns the basic nature of parenting upside down. This week, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democrat, said it... Read More

The post Note to Peggy Flanagan: It’s Not ‘Our Job as Grown-Ups’ to ‘Affirm’ Children’s Dangerous Delusions appeared first on The Daily Signal.

In the brief but spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, we may just have witnessed the best banking crisis ever. It might even have been useful.

The contract with the nonprofit generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Civica would make insulin the first generic drug produced and sold under California's own label next year.

State of the Union: You may not wear a horned hat and face paint, but the regime thinks you're a QAnon Shaman, too.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Less than one month into her first term as Arkansas governor, Sarah Sanders was tapped to deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union, a speaking slot typically granted to rising stars in the party with the intent to elevate them onto the national stage. But stepping onto the national stage doesn't appear to be Sanders's goal—at least for now.

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OXON HILL, Md.—Rabbi Yaakov Menken, whose organization represents more than 2,000 Orthodox Jewish rabbis on public policy, told The Daily Signal that his group constitutes... Read More

The post Orthodox Rabbi Debunks Left’s Claim That Conservatives Want To Force ‘Christian Values’ Down Americans’ Throats appeared first on The Daily Signal.

What's happening: South by Southwest, the radical Big Tech woke corporate propaganda and music festival, started on Friday in Austin, Texas.

The post 'Equitable Psychedelics,' 'Building an Antiracist Newsroom,' and Other Woke Nonsense Panels Happening Now at South by Southwest appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

After reviewing some 41,000 hours of security camera videos, Tucker Carlson and his Fox News team this week refuted numerous lies that Democrats have trafficked... Read More

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What happened: Max Boot, the Washington Post columnist who wears a fedora to conceal his agonizingly hairless dome, formally renounced his neoconservative affiliation on Friday.

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