Rating of US Military Strength as ‘Marginal’ Is Worrisome, Sen. Joni Ernst Says

The military strength of the United States is rated as only marginal in a new report from The Heritage Foundation, and the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate finds that disturbing. “As the index indicates, the United States is facing increasing global threats in all domains of warfare,” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, […]

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I Was a Crime Reporter in Maryland in the Early ’80s. I Never Heard of Teen Gang-Rape Parties

“Oh, I think everyone in the county remembers these parties,” Julie Swetnick says with a smile during her nationally televised interview. Um, not me, Julie. I had my first job as a reporter in Montgomery County, Maryland, at the time Swetnick claims Brett Kavanaugh and other teenage boys routinely were drugging and gang-raping girls at […]

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Why This Victim of Attempted Rape, Physical Assault Supports Kavanaugh

The leader of a conservative-leaning public policy women’s organization who says she was a victim of physical assault and attempted rape says the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have influenced the way she thinks about the #MeToo movement. “I think it has been painful. I think it is painful for victims, […]

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FBI Contacts Second Kavanaugh Accuser, Suggesting Wider Probe

The FBI has contacted Deborah Ramirez in connection with its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The bureau’s contact with Ramirez confirms it will not confine its inquiry to the first set of allegations brought by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, though it is not yet clear which other accusations federal […]

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FBI Contacts Second Kavanaugh Accuser, Suggesting Wider Probe

The FBI has contacted Deborah Ramirez in connection with its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The bureau’s contact with Ramirez confirms it will not confine its inquiry to the first set of allegations brought by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, though it is not yet clear which other accusations federal […]

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We Hear You: Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford State Their Cases to America

Editor’s note: Our audience had much to say in the days leading up to the extraordinary hearing Thursday where the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Here’s a sampling. Write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: How is it that Christine Blasey Ford remembers every […]

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Media Misses: Left Outraged at Kavanaugh, Graham’s Show of Emotion

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh battled for his reputation this week, and everything was on the line. But, it was Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who took matters into his own hands and stole the show. Graham vocalized what many people have been thinking, and called out the handling of allegations since they came to light.  […]

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