Commentary: Mainstream Media’s Attempt to Undermine Trump Is a Gift to Conservatives

Donald Trump

One pivotal byproduct of President Donald Trump’s second term is that it continues to expose the mainstream media’s brazen allegiance to propping up what remains of the Democratic Party at the expense of the American people.  

President Trump’s mere existence as the head of state is once again incensing the mainstream media and exposing their overly cozy relationship with the Democratic Party.

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Tyler O’Neil Details How Far-Left Dark Money Groups Infiltrated the Federal Government in His New Book ‘The Woketopus’

Tyler O'Neil

Tyler O’Neil, managing editor of The Daily Signal, previewed his new book titled, “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government” on Friday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, explaining how his latest publication explores how dark money groups “infiltrated and brainwashed the federal government” under the Biden administration.

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Judge Strips Immunity from Ohio State Officials for Firing Professor Who ‘Triggered’ Student

Ohio State University campus

Major decisions on campus free speech from the Supreme Court and an influential federal appeals court in recent years have apparently not reached public universities under their jurisdiction, given their treatment of faculty and a Christian apologist.

U.S. District Judge Michael Watson slapped down Ohio State University for allegedly violating its own lofty ideals by terminating a lecturer for his pedagogy in a “Crucial Conversations” class that he taught 48 times with no complaints from students, until one complained in the 49th.

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New Scientific Journal by ‘RealClearPolitics’ Parent Foundation Aims to Revolutionize Public Health Publishing

RealClearFoundation launches Journal of the Academy of Public Health

The RealClearFoundation – parent of RealClearPolitics – announced on Wednesday the launch of the Journal of the Academy of Public Health (JAPH). The journal aims to start a new chapter in the world of scientific publishing and shake up the field of public health with a commitment to open access, transparency, and scholarly inclusivity.

Leading the charge are co-founders Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Dr. Martin Kulldorff. Dr. Kulldorff now co-leads the journal as Editor-in-Chief with Dr. Andrew Noymer of the University of California, Irvine. Their vision, articulated in Kulldorff’s inaugural paper “The Rise and Fall of Scientific Journals and a Way Forward,” is to reform how scientific research is shared and critiqued.

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Former USAID Director Mark Moyar Spills Agency’s Abuse and Waste That He Says Runs Deep

Mark Moyar

A former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) director appeared Wednesday on Fox News to reveal details on what he said were the agency’s misused resources and deeply rooted corruption.

Dating back to the early days of the Trump administration, former director Mark Moyar, who took office in February 2018, recounted, on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” what he said was an agency culture steeped in inefficiency and malpractice, starting with an unconventional orientation exercise that labeled him as a Scandinavian woman in a “privilege walk.” This exercise, meant to highlight systemic privileges and disadvantages, instead served as a prelude to the deeper issues plaguing USAID.

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Commentary: Government Censorship of Americans Online Is Still a Bad Idea

Young girl using an iPad to work on school assignments at kitchen table

The last thing we need is more political censorship, and with Trump in the Oval Office, our future on this front looks bright. However, states across the country are introducing bills that aim to censor kids online and take parents out of the equation when it comes to deciding what is best for their children and technology. No matter how well-intentioned these ‘kids’ online safety’ bills may be, they present an unconscionable threat to our most fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of speech and parents’ rights. To protect these freedoms, we must categorically reject these bills and other efforts to empower the government to censor our speech.

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Before it Was Shuttered, USAID Routed Funds to Soros-Aligned Causes, Terrorists and Drag Queens

USAID Administrator Samantha Power

Before the Trump administration closed USAID’s doors, the agency regularly routed funding to causes aligned with George Soros’ nonprofit empire, terrorists and drag queens.

The agency came under scrutiny from the new administration over failures to ensure transparency in its funding to organizations across the globe and concerns that the leadership was not responding to explicit policy directives from the State Department and the wider executive branch to align its programs with Trump policies and the U.S. national interest.

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Tennessee Catholic Conference Praises ‘Landmark’ Education Freedom Act for ‘Empowering Parents’

Teaching Students

A statement released by the Tennessee Catholic Conference on Monday praised the Education Freedom Act, the school choice plan presented by Governor Bill Lee, endorsed by President Donald Trump, and passed by the General Assembly last month, creating 20,000 scholarships to help families choose alternative schools for their children.

The conference, the policy arm of the Catholic Diocese of Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, said it was celebrating the passing of the school choice plan, calling it “a significant step forward for advancing opportunities for all students across our state,” and “landmark legislation” that reflects the Tennessee’s commitment to giving children better education opportunities.

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Tennessee Had 5th Highest Opioid-Related Death Rate Among All 50 U.S. States in 2023, New Data Finds

Tennessee’s opioid-related death rate was ranked the fifth highest among all 50 U.S. states in 2023, a new study conducted by the law firm group White Law PLLC shows.

The study shows that a total of 79,355 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2023 – a 12 percent increase from 2022 and the highest recorded rate in history, averaging 217 deaths per day.

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Federal Mental Health Agency Scrubs Website of Resources Created by Transgender Activists

Trans flag

A federal mental health agency’s website no longer highlights government-funded resources promoting gender ideology.

Previously live pages linking to an organization launched through a $3.5 million department grant — the Center for Excellence in LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity — and resources developed through the center now return 404 errors on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website.

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Commentary: Trump’s Spending Freeze Is a Major Step Towards Making America Great

President Donald Trump

Conservatives from all over the USA, the moment you’ve all been waiting for is here! The Trump Spending Freeze — an act of executive frugality so seismic, so chilling, that it has sent shivers down the spines of bureaucrats from Washington to the farthest corners of the federal empire. Yes, the gravy train has hit a sudden and screeching halt, and the nation now finds itself at a once-in-a-lifetime crossroads: do we blindly scream in horror at the halt of unchecked spending, or do we take a deep, patriotic breath and seize this as the greatest opportunity to reset our priorities before the entire federal apparatus eats itself into oblivion?

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Teens Who Drove Through Franklin, Tennessee Gun Store in Attempted Robbery Reportedly Illegal Immigrants Set for Deportation

Arms and Ammo security footage

A source familiar with the investigation told The Tennessee Star that the five teenage suspects arrested in connection to a January 20 attempted break-in at a gun and ammunition store in Franklin, Tennessee are Honduran nationals who were in the United States illegally at the time of their arrest, and that they are scheduled to be deported by federal immigration authorities. 

According to WSMV 4, the suspects ranged in age from 13 to 15, and were apprehended after a pursuit that involved multiple law enforcement agencies.

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Medicaid Fraud Implicated in Deaths of Native Americans Who Died in Phoenix Sober Living Homes, Governor Katie Hobbs Blamed

Group therapy treatment center

A massive Medicare fraud scheme has been unraveling in the state recently, involving sketchy sober living homes taking advantage of Native Americans, many who ended up dead. Scammers used hastily popped up sober living centers to take advantage of the program, which is operated under the state’s welfare system, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). Estimates of deaths range from two dozen to 200 people, with the fraud costing taxpayers up to $2.5 billion. Much of the blame has been placed on Governor Katie Hobbs for not stopping the fraud. 

Three wrongful death lawsuits have been filed related to the fraud. A 232-page class action lawsuit was filed in December. It alleged, “The grossly negligent and indifferent misconduct of Defendant STATE OF ARIZONA, including through its agencies AHCCCS and AZ-DHS, caused thousands of Native Americans, who are the class action Plaintiffs and proposed Class Members, to suffer and incur horrific injuries, deaths, dangerous drug addictions, fraudulent mental health services, homelessness, and other damages described herein that resulted in the so-called ‘sober living crisis.’ Defendant STATE OF ARIZONA is culpable for creating the crisis.”

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Commentary: Trump’s Executive Orders Are Taking a Massive Chunk Out of the Censorship State

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has hit the ground running, issuing a flurry of executive orders. Two of them are particularly welcome.

The first, “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship,” mandates agencies across the government cease funding and end any activities that would “unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen.” The other, “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” requires agencies “to identify and take appropriate action to correct past misconduct by the Federal Government related to the weaponization of law enforcement and the weaponization of the Intelligence Community.”

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Commentary: The Flaws of ‘Equitable Discipline’ and Its Impact on School Safety

Misbehaving class

In a December Education Week poll, teachers and administrators disclose that student behavior is worsening. Since pre-pandemic 2019, “there’s been a pronounced spike in behavior problems, ranging from minor classroom disruptions to more serious student fights broadcast on social media.”

The survey results reveal that 72% of educators say that students in their classroom, school, or district have been misbehaving either “a little” (24%) or “a lot” (48%) more than in the fall of 2019, the last semester before the COVID-19 shutdowns began.

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Federal Workers ‘Kicking and Screaming’ at Trump’s Buyout Offer

Federal government worker

Government workers are reeling after President Donald Trump’s administration presented a “payout” to federal employees refusing to return to the office on a full-time basis.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent an email to millions of government employees on Tuesday, offering eight months of pay if they resigned by Feb. 6. In response, federal employees and Democratic representatives have lodged anonymous complaints to media outlets.

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Searchers Recover 28 Bodies in American Airlines, Army Helicopter Crash Near DC Airport, No Survivors

Helicopter regional jet collision in DC

Officials said Thursday morning that searchers have recovered 27 bodies from the American Airlines flight that collided overnight with a military helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River along Washington, D.C.

They also said one body from the helicopter was recovered and that the emergency operation has moved from a search to a recovery effort. They also said nobody has been rescued from the crash.

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Credit Card Giant Tries to Scuttle Efforts to Guarantee Insurance for People Who Regret Sex Transition Surgeries

Visa

The Visa board of directors has asked shareholders to oppose a policy advocating the company address an apparent lack of health insurance coverage for detransitioners harmed by sex change interventions, such as hormone therapy and surgeries.

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) is bringing forward a proposal titled “Gender-Based Compensation Gaps and Associated Risks,” referred to as Proposal 4, at Visa’s annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday. The proposal suggests Visa may be at risk of litigation if it fails to provide insurance coverage for those seeking to pause or reverse the impact of cosmetic medical procedures aimed at changing their bodies to look like the opposite sex.

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‘Maternal Instinct’ Is Socially Constructed ‘Myth,’ Arizona State University Professor Declares

Professor Lela Rankin

The “maternal instinct” is a socially constructed “myth” rather than an innate biological trait, Arizona State University Professor Lela Rankin said at an on-campus event Thursday.

At the event, titled “Dismantling the Maternal Instinct,” she criticized the “myth” for enforcing “gendered” caregiving roles and contributing to an unequal burden placed on women in family structures.

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Taxpayers and Students Are Funding $2 Billion in DEI Course Mandates at Public Universities, New Report Finds

The Goldwater Institute (GI) issued a report this month exposing how much DEI course mandates at public universities nationwide cost taxpayers and students. The report found that the cost is over $1.8 billion and could be as high as $3.8 billion, requiring 40 million hours. 

The report observed that the free speech advocacy organization Speech First found that 67 percent of U.S. colleges and universities require students to take a DEI course. Parents Defending Education revealed that the Department of Education awarded over $1 billion in grant funding for DEI courses within the past four years to K-12 schools and universities.

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50K People Expected to Protest Trump Inauguration in Washington This Weekend

Women's March

Protest organizers expect approximately 50,000 people to gather in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration.

The number is drastically smaller than the 500,000 people that protested Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, but experts told The Hill that the protest this year is to keep voters engaged rather than portray the emotions that are felt regarding Trump’s second victory. 

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Review: Norm Grant’s ‘Tales of Young Patriots’

Tales of Young Patriots

P. Norman Grant has written “Tales of Young Patriots,” a delightful collection of 12 short stories of historical fiction celebrating the story of America, and the virtues that made our people great, through the eyes and ears of young participants in key moments in our country’s history.

From the ocean passages of the 1600s to our modern desert wars, Young Patriots contains lessons in virtue driven by action. The stories are written in a style and with language to appeal to middle or high school students of social studies or history.

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‘It Stole My Childhood’: Supreme Court Urged to Protect Kids from Online Porn

Kid on phone

Taylor Muthoka was first exposed to pornography at the age of 7. A friend showed it to her online, and all the children had to do to access the website was check a box saying they were 18. Little did she know that moment would lead to a 10-year addiction.

“That one moment of exposure stole my innocence, and it stole my childhood, with no barriers in place, no meaningful age verification,” Muthoka said. “I was exposed to violent and disturbing content that no one should ever see, especially not a child.”

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Commentary: Citizens-First Immigration Reform Is Top of Mind for Americans

President Donald Trump was elected in 2016 – and again in 2024 – on a mandate from the people to put an end to the illegal immigrant crisis and implement citizens-first immigration reform.

The mandate was clear: America is a nation of laws, and illegal immigration violates our laws and presents an array of criminal and economic issues that cannot be ignored.

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Deaths Will Outpace Births in Eight Years, According to Dire Government Prediction

Annual deaths are expected to exceed annual births in the United States by 2033, a new report estimates.

Population growth in the U.S. is expected to stagnate between 2025 and 2055 as fertility rates continue to decline, a report released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found. A predicted significant decline in illegal immigration as well as many women choosing to delay motherhood are two contributing factors.

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Bitter Kamala Refuses to Invite Vances to Veep’s Residence

JD Vance, Naval observatory (V.P. residence)

Vice President Kamala Harris has not extended a formal invitation to JD Vance and his family for a tour or sit-down at the Naval Observatory, where they are scheduled to move on Jan. 20, multiple sources from both parties disclosed to CBS News.

As Vance, his wife Usha, and their three young children prepare to move into the Naval Observatory residence on Jan. 20, they will set foot in the mansion for the first time—a residence that has hosted vice presidents since the 1970s. In a bid to prepare the home for their children—all under the age of eight—the Vances, through intermediaries, reached out to the current occupants, Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, last November.

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Commentary: If You Care About Healthy Food, Confirm RFK Jr.

Mollie Engelhart, Robert F. Kennedy Jr

As a vegan chef turned regenerative cattle rancher, I’ve traversed the narrow divides between two worlds: the health-conscious, progressive enclaves of Los Angeles and the rugged, often misunderstood landscapes of rural Texas. For years, I lived and breathed the principles of organic farming and plant-based eating, firmly rooted in the belief that our food systems should be safe, resilient, and free from harmful chemicals. My community was predominantly left-leaning, passionate about clean water, food safety, and the dangers of over-medication. It felt like common sense.

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Commentary: Intifada in America

Crown Heights Shrmira Attack

On the same day that an ISIS-inspired terrorist killed 15 civilians in a deadly car attack in New Orleans, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors marched in Times Square chanting, “There is only one solution: intifada revolution.” After a year of such scenes and with domestic terror attacks escalating, the threat from those calling to “globalize the intifada” has never been more acute.

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Spirit Airlines Expanding Service at Nashville International Airport with Five New Routes

Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines is expanding its services at Nashville International Airport (BNA) this year by offering five new routes to destinations in three states beginning in March, the airline company announced.

The company is adding two destinations – George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas (IAH), and Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts (BOS) – to its Nashville route map beginning on March 5.

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