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Elon Built the DOGE Rocket and It’s Going to Keep Flying
Elon Musk has led the Department of Government Efficiency to incredible success in a mere four months, exposing hundreds of billions of dollars in government waste. However, with his tenure as a special government employee ending, what becomes of DOGE and the waste it’s identified? What about Tesla and SpaceX? The answers to all these questions…EJ Antoni -
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The Deadly Consequences of Campus Chants
Ideas have consequences. The ideas pushed on many college campuses have deadly consequences. Elias Rodriguez stands accused of murdering two Israeli Embassy staffers. The shooting happened recently outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The victims were Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a young couple who were about to be engaged. The propaganda press has…Victor Joecks -
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UTTERLY INEXCUSABLE: Here’s How 1,000 FBI Employees Responded to the Anti-Catholic Memo
This week, we got another glimpse at just how bad things were at the FBI under President Joe Biden, and let me tell you, it's not pretty. You may remember that in February 2023, the FBI rushed to rescind a memo it had issued on “radical traditional Catholics.” The FBI rarely comments on news, but…Tyler O’Neil -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Is the Age of American Empire Over or Just Beginning?
President Donald Trump returned to Washington in January with a mandate from the American people to end mass migration. That same month, however, the foreign-born population living within America’s borders hit a record high, in an echo of the Roman Empire. Is it too late to save America from mass migration? Even if America is…Bradley Devlin -
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House Anti-Opioids Bill Easily Passes Despite Unexpected Opposition
A bill on the normally bipartisan issue of combating America’s opioid epidemic faced some opposition from Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, but still passed handily. Dubbed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, the legislation reauthorizes funding for the fiscal years 2026 to 2030 for grants and other programs…Jacob Adams -
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Heritage Foundation Awards Another $1M to Groups Putting Conservative Principles Into Action
The Heritage Foundation awarded a total of $1 million Wednesday morning to several organizations that are successfully putting conservative principles into action. Awards went to groups that advocate for children’s rights, promote the pro-life cause, fight against sexual exploitation, and more. “This year’s Innovation Prize winners are doing what the Left fears most: telling the…Quinn Delamater -
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WATCH: Biden Judge Blocks Deportation of Family of Egyptian Held in Colorado Terrorism Case
U.S. District Court Judge Gordon Gallagher on Wednesday issued a temporary block on the planned deportation of the family of the illegal immigrant charged in the terrorist attack on pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday. Gallagher is an appointee of former President Joe Biden. Daily Signal White House correspondent Elizabeth Mitchell joins us for…Tony Kinnett -
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The Left Is Alienating Its Minority Base
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. I’d like to talk about a more sensitive topic today, and that’s this new appearance or…Victor Davis Hanson -
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House DOGE Panel Members Assess Musk’s Legacy
In the wake of Elon Musk ending his short stint in government service, members of the House DOGE Subcommittee are weighing in on what he accomplished. Musk, who served as a senior adviser to the president, celebrated his departure with President Donald Trump on Friday in the Oval Office. The technology magnate was designated by…Jacob Adams -
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Karine Jean-Pierre Ditches Democrat Party
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Wednesday that she’s leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent. In a video promoting her forthcoming biography, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” Jean-Pierre writes about her experience in the White House and her decision to “step beyond party lines to…Lorenzo Prieto -
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Marc Elias Moves to Thwart Trump DOJ’s Litigation Over Alleged Voter Inaccuracies
Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias moved this week to intervene in a Trump Justice Department lawsuit filed last week against North Carolina for the state’s alleged inaccurate voter registration rolls. The Justice Department’s lawsuit alleges North Carolina’s Board of Elections used a state voter registration form that failed to require voters to provide identifying information…Fred Lucas -
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Meet Trump’s Judicial Nominee Under Scrutiny for Christian Faith
Former colleagues of one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees praise him as the “the most brilliant attorney” they’ve ever “had the opportunity to work with.” Trump nominated Joshua Divine to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri on May 6. Divine serves as Missouri’s solicitor general, but his resume…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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House Republicans Dispute CBO’s Deficit Scoring of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Congressional Budget Office, Congress’ scorekeeper on the fiscal impact of legislation, released a report Wednesday predicting a deficit increase if Republicans’ “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill is enacted. Republicans dispute that claim, contending that those predictions come from a misguided view of the economy. The report projects that the House bill would heap an…George Caldwell -
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Americans Rate Mike Johnson’s Performance as House Speaker
More Americans hold a favorable opinion of House Speaker Mike Johnson after he secured passage of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” last month. The new poll from Napolitan News Service gave Johnson his highest favorability rating since being elected speaker in 2023. The poll, conducted in late May, revealed that 38% of voters view Johnson,…Lorenzo Prieto -
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Return of Warfighters: Army Hits Recruitment Numbers Four Months Early
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth promised to restore the “warfighting” ethos to the military and now warfighters are signing up in droves to serve our country. The Army announced Tuesday that it has surpassed its recruitment targets “with more than 61,000 future soldiers—a full four months before the end of the fiscal year.” Fox News…Jarrett Stepman -
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Defeated Democrat Reportedly Won’t Seek Rematch for House Seat From Pa.
Former Democrat Rep. Matthew Cartwright has reportedly decided not to run in 2026 to try to reclaim his congressional seat in Pennsylvania. Democrats had contemplated recruiting the six-term ex-congressman to try to unseat freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., who ousted Cartwright in last November’s election. That race was decided by fewer than 7,000 votes. Bresnahan…Jacob Adams -
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Democrats’ $20 Million Study of Men Produces Laughably Obvious Results
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—New findings from the Democrats’ costly and widely panned Speaking with American Men (SAM) project found that many young men view the party as “weak” while seeing the Republicans as “strong,” Politico reported on Wednesday. An initial round of research from SAM—first reported by Politico—showed that many young men think that “neither party has…Ireland Owens -
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Speaker Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene at Loggerheads on Artificial Intelligence Regulation
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene strongly disagree over a provision in the “big, beautiful bill” that he considers vital for national security, but that she views as a violation of states' rights. Greene, R-Ga., spoke out Tuesday against the bill's 10-year moratorium on states “limiting, restricting, or otherwise regulating…George Caldwell -
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US Attorney Claps Back at Boston Mayor for ‘Inflammatory Statements’ Made Against Immigration Agents
U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Leah Foley has fired back at Boston Mayor Michelle Wu after Wu called federal agents making immigration arrests “secret police.” Recently, “Wu made reckless statements and inflammatory statements regarding enforcement efforts made by federal immigration authorities across the commonwealth,” Foley said. In an interview at the…Virginia Allen -
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Harvard Hits Rock Bottom
They say the first step in addiction recovery is admitting a problem—but typically only after the patient reaches rock bottom. Relations between Harvard and the Trump administration have hit rock bottom over Harvard’s addictions to the liberal bubble of woke ideology; to marginalizing conservative students, speakers, and professors; and to its appeasement of antisemitism. Harvard President…Carrie Sheffield