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Starbucks Loses Bid to Delay Union Election Count Again as It Cuts Worker Hours

The labor board has denied another Starbucks bid to delay union ballot counts as workers say that the company has started slashing hours without prior warning, endangering employees’ finances. The National Labor Relations Board, (NLRB), ruled in favor of the company’s argumentUnion elections should be held regionally rather than store-by–store. This means that ballots for […]

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Dark Money Groups Fighting Biden’s Supreme Court Pick Funded Trump’s Big Lie

Conservative dark money groups that are fighting President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court also helped fund conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and rallies leading to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to a new reportAccountable.US, a watchdog group The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN), which played a key […]

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War Brings Rise in Sexual Violence and Anti-Trans Oppression

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video on Monday to admonish Russia for breaking promises to let Ukrainian citizens evacuate safely through “humanitarian corridors,” as Russian forces have continued to lay siege to civilian centers. We travel to western Ukraine in order to meet Olena Schevchenko, Ukrainian human right’s and LGBTIAn activist who fled the […]

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500 Students Walk Out of Florida School in Protest Against “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

On Monday, hundreds marched out at an Orange County high school to protest a bill that would restrict discussion of LGBTQ issues in schools across the state. More than 500 students participated in a protestWinter Park High School has been organized to resist legislation — colloquially known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — Currently, […]

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A No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Could Unleash Untold Violence

As war rages on in Ukraine, diplomacy continues to take a back seat in spite of the heartbreaking devastation Russia’s invasion has wrought. The post-World War II global architecture is simply incapable of regulating issues of war and peace, and the West continues to reject Russia’s security concerns. There are also calls for a no […]

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Biden Is Considering Extending Student Loan Pause as Activists Ramp Up Pressure

A top White House official stated last week that the Biden administration was considering extending the student loan payment freeze. It expires on May 1st. — The administration was reportedly open to cancelling student debts before repayments resume. Interview on podcast Pod Save America White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said, “the president is […]

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Trump Outraged That His Social Media Site Has Had Many Problems So Far

Donald Trump’s social media site Truth Social continues to have issues, and the former president is not happy about it. According to reporting from The Daily Beast, Trump has been berating aides and others close to him about the social media app’s poor rollout — contradictory to the glowing praise he’s given the site in […]

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Greene Bought Oil, Defense Stocks While Complaining About War Profiteers

New financial filingsIt was revealed that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far right Republican from Georgia, bought up to $15,000 of stock in defense companies and energy companies just two days before Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Greene bought shares in Lockheed Martin, the defense industry giant, as well as Caterpillar military supplier. She also purchased […]

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How Conservatives Can Engage Latino Voters

Recent elections have seen a rise in Latino voter engagement for conservatives. What is driving this increase in conservative Latino engagement with the party? FreedomWorks vice president of policy Cesar Ybarra joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to dive into the reasons. “The Democrats label [Donald] Trump as the most racist, anti-Hispanic president in America in […]

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Liz Cheney’s Unjust War Against Trump

Who’d believe that two liberal-left newspapers might keep former President Donald Trump out of the slammer? This reporter is not the one. But it’s true. I love reading The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other conservative publications. They can be biased and they often get harsh criticism from their critics. They will occasionally […]

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