Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden. Conservatives stymied on cultural issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a defense policy bill Thursday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, overcoming objections from some conservatives concerned the measure did not do enough to restrict the Pentagon’s diversity initiatives, abortion travel policy and gender-affirming health care for transgender service members. The $ 886 billion bill was approved by a vote of 310-118 and now goes to President Joe Biden after the Senate had overwhelmingly passed it Wednesday. It is likely the last piece of major legislation Congress…

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Biden’s Economic Formula to Win in 2024

President Joe Biden and Democrats cannot win the debate over the economy without fundamentally reframing the terms of the choice they are offering voters, an extensive new research study by one of the party’s prominent electoral-strategy groups has concluded. The study, scheduled to be released today, seeks to mitigate one of the party’s most glaring vulnerabilities heading into the 2024 election: the consistent finding in surveys that when it comes to managing the national economy or addressing inflation, significantly more voters express confidence in Republicans than in Democrats. To close…

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The BorderLine: Climate Change Is Not Responsible for Mass Migration

The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ——————————————————— To avoid admitting that President Joe Biden’s own policies are responsible for mass illegal migration, his administration is keen to implicate “climate change” as the root cause instead. Biden has done everything in his power to facilitate unlimited immigration, from setting up overseas “Safe Mobility…

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MoveOn: Every House Republican Just Caved to MAGA Trump Impeachment Ploy

House Republicans ignore American people’s priorities and vote for impeachment inquiry designed to hurt President Biden and reelect Trump Washington, D.C. – Following House Republicans’ – including the 17 Republicans from swing districts Biden carried in 2020 – voting in favor of an unfounded impeachment inquiry, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “House Republicans just voted for an illegitimate Biden impeachment inquiry after failing to pass any meaningful legislation in 2023. Their near-final act before the end of the year tells us everything we need…

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Hunter Biden tax evasion indictments shields president from Burisma scrutiny

The nine-count tax fraud indictment against Hunter Biden delves into sex workers and drugs but overlooks unpaid taxes from his million-dollar salary at Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company that new whistleblower emails suggest received a helping hand from then-Vice President Biden. The Washington Times stories: White House

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