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Government to Farmers: Host Same-Sex Wedding or Pay a $13,000 Fine
Should the government be able to coerce a family farm into hosting a same-sex wedding? In a free society, the answer is no. Family farms… Read More
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Why the White House Is Now Trying to Be Besties with Big Business
Ready for a backroom deal brokered by the White House? White House officials met Monday with business leaders and interest groups to talk about executive… Read More
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Want a Happy Marriage? Avoid These Three Behaviors
Whether you live happily ever after could have more to do with what happens before you say “I do” than people may realize What men… Read More
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This Chart Proves It Doesn’t Have to Cost $245,000 to Raise a Child
The average cost of raising a child is over $245,000 – and that doesn’t cover college costs. That number comes from a report released Monday… Read More
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Q&A: Jeff Bridges, Taylor Swift, Government Overreach, and ‘The Giver’
For 14 years, film producer Micheal Flaherty made it his mission to bring “The Giver,” Lois Lowry’s award-winning 1994 novel, to the big screen. Flaherty, president and co-founder… Read More
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Arrested Reporter Fires Back at Scarborough: Stop Sipping Your Starbucks and Come to Ferguson
After being shot at with rubber bullets and sprayed with tear gas, The Washington Post’s Wesley Lowery was in no mood for MSNBC host Joe… Read More
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4 Reasons Obama Shouldn’t Abuse His Executive Power and Grant Amnesty
President Barack Obama is reportedly considering using prosecutorial discretion to effectively legalize millions of illegal immigrants. He shouldn’t, for four reasons: 1. It would be… Read More
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Rand Paul’s Confusing Views on Marriage
Where does Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., stand on the issue of marriage? If you go to his own website to find out, you’ll come away… Read More
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A Look Inside One of America’s Immigration Courts
OMAHA, Neb.—In an office building near Omaha’s airport, stern-faced, gray-haired immigration judge Jack Anderson presides over removal hearings in a courtroom filled with juveniles, most… Read More
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Is the Navy Removing Bibles From Hotel Rooms?
A new directive from the Navy has raised concerns about the potential removal of Bibles from Navy lodge rooms and guest quarters, according to Fox… Read More
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‘Secretive’ Government Move Relocates a Bit of the Border Crisis to a Virginia Suburb
BRISTOW, Va. — Corey Stewart, who made his name in politics by implementing what he calls the nation’s “toughest” crackdown on illegal immigration, lives in… Read More
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Cartoon: What Obama Does as Countries Explode
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‘Get a Horse Whip,’ Planned Parenthood Sex Counselor Advises ‘Teen’ Client
A Planned Parenthood counselor was caught on video telling someone she thinks is 15 that if she’s too young to buy sex toys across the… Read More
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It’s Absurd to Say Government Can’t Afford to Detain Criminal Illegal Immigrants
“The fact is if the government needs money to detain illegal immigrants, especially those with felon backgrounds, I think we can find that money when… Read More
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‘The Giver’ Graphically Shows the Consequences of Big Government Domination
If you don’t know freedom, how can you want it? In the classic young adult novel, “The Giver,” the government has gone to great lengths… Read More
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Violations of Religious Freedom Persist in Cuba
A State Department report on religious freedom released in July showed that repression of religious belief is still the norm in Cuba. The report explains… Read More
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Judge Upholds State’s Authority to Define Marriage as Union of Man and Woman
Last week a judge in Tennessee upheld that state’s Constitutional authority to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Though the… Read More
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Why Barack Obama Will Support Hillary Clinton for President
Hillary Clinton may have earned headlines this week for criticizing President Obama on foreign policy, but make no mistake: Obama will likely support her presidential… Read More
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If ‘bin Laden’ Could Cross the Border, ‘Do You Feel Safe?’
A new video in which filmmaker James O’Keefe crosses from Mexico into the U.S. while costumed as Osama bin Laden dramatizes the need for better… Read More
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Are the Media Helping Hamas? Watch S.E. Cupp and James Zogby Square Off.
“Crossfire” host S.E. Cupp went head to head on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” with James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, on the issue of… Read More
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This City Being the Second Most Liberal Doesn’t Bode Well for the Nation’s Future
The second most liberal city isn’t New York, famed for its war on Big Soda. It isn’t Chicago, where President Obama’s former chief of staff… Read More
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As School Year Begins, Class Will Be In Session for Up to 50,000 Immigrant Kids
The new school year will soon be in session, and according to USA Today, possibly overcrowded. Federal law mandates that all children enroll in public… Read More
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Detroit: Helping the Poor amid Water Woes
Detroit is facing a “water crisis,” a mess that has erupted since the city filed for bankruptcyprotection last year. Weak enforcement combined with city mismanagement… Read More
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What Would Happen if Watergate Occurred Today? Sharyl Attkisson Weighs In
As the nation observes the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal, Daily Signal senior contributor Sharyl Attkisson weighed in on how the infamous… Read More
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Q&A: Why Hahn Family Is Glad They Joined Hobby Lobby to Fight Obamacare’s HHS Mandate
Media coverage of the two Supreme Court cases challenging Obamacare’s HHS mandate for employers to provide workers with “free” coverage of abortion-inducing drugs largely focused… Read More
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Is the IRS Going to Censor Sermons at Your Church?
An atheist group wants to censor what priests, pastors, rabbis and other clergy say in their sermons by threatening an IRS challenge of their tax-exempt… Read More
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Is America Heading In the Right Direction?
You’ve no doubt seen those polls in which Americans are asked if they think our country is heading in the right direction. Perhaps you’ve even… Read More
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Meriam Ibrahim Is Safe. But Millions More Live Under Oppression.
As The Daily Signal reported last week, Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, the Suadenese mother sentenced to death for her Christian faith, has arrived safely in… Read More
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How Surrogacy Can Create Victims
A baby born to a surrogate mother Wednesday entered the world amid a messy custody battle. Former “View” host Sherri Shepherd and her estranged husband… Read More
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Krauthammer: Wrong and Right on Border Security
On Fox News, conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer rightly took President Obama to task for his tragic mismanagement of border security and immigration reform. With the… Read More
