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Voters Split Over Obama’s Action on Illegal Immigrants
Americans are fairly evenly divided over President Obama’s decision to go around Congress and grant legal status to up to 5 million illegal immigrants, a… Read More
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See George H.W. Bush’s Face When He Realizes He’s on the Kiss Cam
When George H.W. Bush leaned in for a kiss with his wife Barbara, he may not have known that tens of thousands were watching. But… Read More
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Award-Winning TV Journalist Jamie Jackson Joins The Daily Signal
Jamie Jackson, a former Capitol Hill aide and TV journalist, joined The Daily Signal this week to oversee the news organization’s multimedia and video content…. Read More
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After Debate, Massachusetts Town Won’t Ban All Sales of Tobacco
Smokers and nonsmokers alike in Westminster, Mass., came together to push back against a move by the town’s board of health to ban the sale… Read More
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9 Out of 10 Hispanics Support Obama’s Immigration Move, Poll Finds. Or Do They Really?
A national poll of Hispanic voters found that 89 percent support President Obama’s decision to go around Congress and grant legal status to up to… Read More
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Family Gets Relief From Obamacare’s Mandatory ‘Abortion Fee,’ but Pro-Lifers Aren’t Rejoicing Just Yet
A pro-life family won’t be forced by Obamacare to pay for others’ abortions through a “secret fee” after all. Barth and Abbie Bracy, who have… Read More
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Obama Downplays His Role in 2016: Voters Want ‘That New Car Smell’
President Obama doesn’t expect to be heavily involved in the 2016 presidential election because voters will be looking for “that new car smell,” he told… Read More
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Ted Cruz on ‘SNL’ Skit: ‘Really Sums Up What the President Is Doing’
You can count Sen. Ted Cruz as a fan of the “Saturday Night Live” parody of President Obama’s executive action on immigration. On this morning’s… Read More
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How Travis Crockett Leaned on God and Helping Hands to Lift Himself From Poverty and Mean Streets
When he was 5 years old, Travis Crockett saw his mother’s close friend shot dead on the street. “Why are you crying?” his mom asked,… Read More
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Cruz: Obama Action Same as ‘Counterfeiting Immigration Papers’
Sen. Ted Cruz today described President Obama’s move to shield 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation as essentially the same as counterfeiting. Appearing on “Fox News… Read More
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‘Obama’ Rolls Immigration Bill in ‘SNL’ Riff on ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’
“Saturday Night Live” last night mocked President Obama’s executive action to grant legal status to 5 million illegal immigrants by twisting a staple of the… Read More
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Krauthammer Calls Obama’s Executive Action a ‘Gigantic Neon Sign’ Welcoming Illegal Immigrants
Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer didn’t mince words when asked about President Obama’s decision to defer deportation of an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants. Watch… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How Conservatives Can Attack Obama’s Immigration Plan Without Alienating Hispanics
At stake in the fight over President Obama’s executive action on immigration could be the future voting patterns of Hispanics—not just of the 5 million or… Read More
SocietyCommentary
You’ve Never Heard of This Legislation. But If Passed, It Would Increase the Welfare State.
Before Congress recessed for the midterm elections, lawmakers announced plans to use the current lame-duck session to work on passing a bill called “The Achieving… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Obama’s Next Step: Government Task Force for ‘New Americans’
Fears that President Obama would attempt to assimilate immigrant communities into a new America that entrenches multiculturalism and acceptance of large government—in other words, an… Read More
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Undaunted by District Attorney’s Investigation, Republicans Found a Way to Win in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis.—Even after a wave of Republican victories in this month’s elections, targets of a Milwaukee County district attorney’s investigation say the probe effectively chilled conservative donors and volunteers…. Read More
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Democrat Scolds GOP: ‘Stop Whining and Crying’ About Obama’s Immigration Action
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., has a blunt message for critics of President Obama’s immigration plan: “Stop whining and crying about what the president did.” Appearing… Read More
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Voters Rejected Amnesty on Election Day
Last month, in a speech at Northwestern University, President Barack Obama declared that the midterm elections were actually a referendum on his policies. “I am… Read More
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Congress Will Be in Session Longer Next Year. Will It Make a Difference?
The House of Representatives will be in session for 132 days next year, 20 more days than in 2014. According to the official House calendar, released… Read More
SocietyCommentary
17 Photos Take You Inside Museum of the Bible, Opening in 2017
A new multimedia history museum is now under construction in Washington, D.C.—an eight-story, 430,000 square-foot experience dedicated to the best-selling, most-read and most-banned book of… Read More
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Conservatives Warn of ‘Underreacting’ to Obama Immigration Decree
A day after President Obama announced he will reshape the immigration system on his own, conservative lawmakers, policy experts and pundits spoke out against what they… Read More
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29 Tweets About Obama’s Immigration Speech
If you caught President Obama’s immigration speech last night or have scanned the conversation on Twitter today, you might have read some congratulatory remarks as… Read More
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This Week’s News in 19 Photos
Immigration, immigration and more immigration. After reports surfaced about President Obama’s 10-step plan to take executive action on immigration, lawmakers and the media flooded our… Read More
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Cartoon: Obama, the Constitution and Immigration
Earlier this week, Heritage’s Hans von Spakovsky and John Malcom wrote: According to the Associated Press, as well as House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Reps…. Read More
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Tom Steyer, Largest 2014 Donor, Says Americans Worry Big Political Donors Get ‘Special Privileges’
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, the largest donor in the 2014 election cycle, says the way to win the debate on the environmental issues he… Read More
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Obama’s Most Vocal Immigration Critic Speaks Out. You Can Watch It Live Here.
Sen. Jeff Sessions will outline his critique of President Obama’s executive action on immigration at a Heritage Foundation event today at 11:30 a.m. The Alabama… Read More
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Announcing His Lawless Executive Action on Immigration, Obama Takes Aim at Straw Men
Tonight, President Obama called for reasonable debate while attacking an army of straw men: those who want to rip children out of the arms of… Read More
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DeMint on Obama’s Immigration Plan: ‘It’s Unfair to Those Who Have Come Here the Legal Way’
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint called on lawmakers in Congress to cut off funding to stop President Obama’s executive order granting amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants. DeMint… Read More
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What You Need to Know About Obama’s Executive Move on Immigration
President Obama tonight announced he will begin to fix the nation’s broken immigration system by allowing millions here illegally to stay and to get work… Read More
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Watch Obama Say Over and Over He Won’t Take Executive Action on Immigration
In the past, President Obama has been adamant that he won’t use executive action on immigration reform. To cite just one example, he said in… Read More
