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    SEC to Investigate Role of Alleged Activist Insiders in Corporate Voting

    The left-wing environmental, social, and governance movement, which only a few years ago was deeply embedded in corporate America, is now facing an assault on one of its greatest sources of leverage and control—the corporate proxy vote. Proxy voting is the process by which asset managers vote on corporate actions on behalf of the end…
    Kevin Stocklin
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    The Humble Arrival: Reflecting on the Incarnation’s Gentle Grace

    Think of all the grand gestures in this world. The motorcades, parades, and celebrations that occur when a president or prince visits a nation. The very foundation of the red carpet is glamour and awe. Modern rallies often welcome their distinguished guests to the stage with music blasting and sparks flying. Hardly ever do important…
    Sarah Holliday
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    America Must Continue to Heed the Lessons of the Battle of the Bulge

    As America soon celebrates its 250th anniversary, it would be wise to look back to understand what allowed a small collection of colonies on the edge of the world to rise to the great power it became. This year marks the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, which began on Dec. 16, 1944,…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    The Groundbreaking Impact of Christmas

    The Christmas celebration is one of joy and excitement. No matter your age there is always something special about Christmas morning and the days that follow. We know that we are a part of something unique and everlasting. Truly, Christmas reveals so much about life, faith and family. First, Christmas shows what life is about…
    Thomas Griffin
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    The War on White Men Is Real—Here’s the Proof

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. There’s been quite a controversial article by one Jacob Savage in the conservative magazine Compact. In…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    ‘I Want to Follow Jesus Still, but I Want to Slap Somebody’: John Kennedy Seeks Grace and Gratitude in Hard Left DC

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said Tuesday that navigating Washington’s hard-left culture requires a constant search for grace. The Trump administration has achieved positive economic results as the Consumer Price Index showed inflation easing to a 2.7% year-over-year increase in November from 3.0% in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Speaking with…
    Mariane Angela
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    ‘We’re Watching’: Members of Congress Travel 5,000 Miles to Send Clear Message to Nigeria’s Leaders  

    A small group of lawmakers recently flew over 5,000 miles to Nigeria to send a clear message to the leaders of the African nation where Christians are facing severe persecution.   “I wanted to do a trip to make a statement that we’re watching, that we’re paying attention, that we’re in solidarity with the Nigerian people,” Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., told The Daily Signal. Huizenga spent about…
    Virginia Allen
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    Meet the Real St. Nick

    The Christmas season is filled with busy schedules, parties, decorations, and joy. It is arguably the most special time of year.   Unfortunately, the secular nature of the holiday has dominated its celebration to such a large degree that we can too often neglect to remember the religious roots of the season. Of course, we…
    Thomas Griffin
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    ’60 Minutes’ Offers ‘Syrupy Minutes’ for the Left

    CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi raged against the network’s Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss when she delayed her story on how the Trump administration deported illegal immigrants from Venezuela to a “notorious” prison in El Salvador. Weiss wanted more reporting and more rebuttal from the Trump administration in it. “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes…
    Tim Graham
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    FDA Chief Shares Attainable Holiday Health Advice

    You don’t have to be up to the 100 pushup, 50 pullup “Bobby Kennedy Fitness Challenge” this Christmas to follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary’s holiday health recommendation. When asked by The Daily Signal how Americans can stay healthy during the holiday season, Makary gave a simple answer: drink more water….
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    A Christmas Gift to the World? Wars and Conflicts Trump Says He Ended in 2025 

    On Jan. 20, 2025, the American people knew President Donald Trump’s agenda included securing the southern border, removing criminal illegal aliens from the country, ending woke policies within the federal government, and increasing American energy production. But what Americans did not realize was just how concerned Trump would be during his first year in office with ending conflicts around the world.   “I’ve restored American strength, settled eight wars…
    Virginia Allen
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    Military Recruitment Exploded Under Trump. Here’s the Reason.

    The War Department announced Tuesday that the military has reached its highest level of recruitment in a decade and a half in a stunning, yet predictable, reversal from just a few years ago. “Since November 2024, our military has seen its highest recruiting percentage of mission achieved in more than 15 years,” Chief Pentagon spokesman…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    The Left Framed Trump on ‘Affordability’ Crisis. Here’s What Trump Must Do Now.

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. The 2026 midterms, as we’ve talked about, will be determined by the economy. That was brought…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    CCP Conducts Mass Arrests of Christians Days Before Christmas

    Hundreds of Christians in China will likely spend Christmas in jail this year, according to a recent report. Starting on Dec. 13, the Chinese Communist Party mobilized “more than a thousand police officers, SWAT units, anti-riot forces, and firefighters” in the Zhejiang Province’s Yayang Town in Wenzhou City, raiding churches and conducting mass arrests of Christians,…
    S.A. McCarthy
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    Here Are Some of the Wackiest Things Featured In Rand Paul’s New Report Alleging $1,639,135,969,608 in Gov’t Waste

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul released the latest edition of his annual “Festivus” report Tuesday detailing over $1 trillion in alleged wasteful spending in the U.S. government throughout 2025. The newly released report found an estimated $1,639,135,969,608 total in government waste over the past year. Paul, a prominent fiscal hawk who serves as the chairman of…
    Ireland Owens
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    Federal Judge ‘Fully and Permanently Dismantled Gender Secrecy Policies’ in California

    A federal judge ruled Monday against a California school district’s policy ordering teachers to hide kids’ transgender identities from their parents, in a ruling that a lawyer hails as the definitive end to gender secrecy policies in the Golden State. “The court has fully and permanently dismantled gender secrecy policies across the state of California,”…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Bars Global Censorship Agents From Entering US

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump is barring five “agents of the global censorship-industrial complex” from entering the United States, The Daily Signal can first report.  The State Department has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on five European individuals “whose entry, presence, or activities in the United States have potentially serious adverse foreign…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    DEEP STATE CLEARS OUT: DOJ Staff Resignations Prove Harmeet Dhillon’s Real Worth

    More than 200 former staff at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division signed a letter condemning Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, and in doing so, they outed themselves as deep state actors and demonstrated Dhillon’s effectiveness in restoring the division to its true mission. The lawyers wrote to “sound the alarm about the near destruction…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse Reveals He Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, Says He Is ‘Gonna Die’

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Sasse, 53, resigned from his second term in the Senate in 2023 to become president of the University of Florida. He later left that position in July 2024, citing concerns about the health of his wife,…
    Adam Pack
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    Recruitment Up Across 5 Branches of the Military

    The military reported its best recruitment numbers in more than 15 years in 2025, according to the Pentagon.   “In 2025, the department exceeded our annual active-duty recruitment accession goals across all five services,” Undersecretary of War for Personnel and Readiness Anthony J. Tata said Monday.  Tata credited President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with the influx of new recruits.  …
    Virginia Allen
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