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Putin Just Attacked Ukraine’s Sovereignty Yet Again
Just 72 hours after the election of former actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Ukraine’s next president, Russian President Vladimir Putin has given him his first geopolitical challenge. Putin signed a decree on Wednesday stating that those who live in the parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions that are currently controlled by Moscow-backed separatists… -
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Ukraine’s New President-Elect Stands Up to Putin
KYIV, Ukraine—Less than a week after he won Ukraine’s presidential election, 41-year-old comedian Volodymyr Zelensky proved he has the chops to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the world stage. Putin signed a decree on April 24 that expedited Russian passport applications for Ukrainians living in the two war-torn, Russian-sponsored breakaway territories in… -
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Cheap Shots Against State Department Official Show Critics Aren’t Serious
It’s fair to say most of the foreign policy establishment has no use for the president’s foreign policy. What they seem to hate even more is that it seems to be working. The administration is putting the heat on authoritarian leaders in Latin America; stiff-arming Russian President Vladimir Putin in Europe; crushing the ISIS caliphate… -
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Why Clinton Might be Fixated on Maintaining Collusion Falsehood
Hillary Clinton recently editorialized about the second volume of special counsel Robert Mueller’s massive report. She concluded of the report’s assorted testimonies and inside White House gossip concerning President Donald Trump’s words and actions that “any other person engaged in those acts would certainly have been indicted.” Psychologists might call her claims “projection.” That is… -
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This Man Grew Up in Venezuela. Here’s His Message to Americans Who Want Socialism.
Socialism is just a theory, an ethos, for many born and raised in the United States. But for Ricardo Pita, who was born and raised in socialist Venezuela and came to America about a decade ago, socialism is not just theoretical. He has a message for those who haven’t experienced it and think it will… -
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Betraying Its Own Bias, Journalism Group Smears Daily Signal as Fake News
Update: Poynter announced late Thursday night it was taking down the list of unreliable news sites. “We began an audit to test the accuracy and veracity of the list, and while we feel that many of the sites did have a track record of publishing unreliable information, our review found weaknesses in the methodology,” writes… -
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This Labor Department Decision Could Save Uber, Lyft, and Other App-Based Platforms
Internet platforms and their workers are facing a tough question that is unique to our time: Are gig workers, such as Uber drivers and TaskRabbit providers, independent contractors or employees? The answer to that question has far-reaching implications, including potentially the end of gig work altogether. If gig workers are deemed “employees” under law—as some… -
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‘Blame America First’ Crowd Is Undermining the Fight for Freedom in Venezuela
Have you ever watched that inspiring speech at the 1984 Republican National Convention by Jeanne Kirkpatrick, the great conservative scholar and ambassador to the United Nations? The one where she defended President Ronald Reagan’s actions to save the Caribbean island nation of Grenada from terror and totalitarianism? Kirkpatrick scorched Reagan’s critics who refused to blame… -
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Advancing Economic Freedom Is Key to Realizing Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative
Highlighting her recent trip to Africa, Ivanka Trump penned a commentary that makes a strong case for the Trump administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. “Despite the incredible difficulties they face, women in Africa are already transcending poverty, creating jobs, and pioneering a brighter future,” the first daughter wrote in an op-ed for CNN…. -
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Would-Be Builder of Border Wall Ready to Do ‘Impossible’
COOLIDGE, Arizona—The vice president of a family-owned construction company says his firm is competing for one of the nation’s most talked-about contracts because its leaders believe they can do what many say can’t be done. “Two years ago, when the president said he wanted to build a wall [from] sea to sea … many people… -
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Should the Muslim Brotherhood Be Labeled Terrorists?
Whether the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered a terrorist group is a question that has swirled in Western policy circles for years. Several U.S. allies in the Middle East have a clear position. The Brotherhood was banned by the Egyptian government as a terrorist group in December 2013. Saudi Arabia did the same in March… -
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Republican Study Committee Offers Bold Vision for a More Prosperous Future
As news circulated Tuesday that President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are eyeing a $2 trillion infrastructure spending package, the House Republican Study Committee introduced a budget proposal that recognizes that America’s $22 trillion—and rapidly growing—national debt is unsustainable, and that Congress must change course. “Preserving… -
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Former Border Patrol Chief Explains Why Border Crisis Is Worst It’s Been in US History
In an exclusive interview, former Border Patrol chief Mark Morgan shares with The Daily Signal’s Rob Bluey why it’s urgent we take action on the border crisis, and the importance of building a wall. Read the interview, posted below, or listen to it on the podcast: Or watch the interview: We also cover these stories:… -
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Problematic Women: Where’s the Phyllis Schlafly of Our Time?
Following the attack on a California synagogue that left one worshipper dead and three others wounded, Amy Swearer, a senior legal policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, joins us to discuss the complicated questions surrounding the Second Amendment, gun violence, and mental health. We also take on a New York Times column asking, “Where Are… -
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7 Big Moments in William Barr’s Senate Testimony on Mueller Report
Amid partisan clashes over the aftermath of the special counsel’s Russia report, Attorney General William Barr faced tough questions Wednesday from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barr will not testify as scheduled Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee, however, after the Democrat-controlled panel voted to have staff lawyers question him. The attorney general has… -
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Trump Is Asking for Emergency Border Funds. Is Congress Still AWOL?
Reach back into the deep recesses of ancient history—a few months ago, when the president shut down the government over omnibus spending because the Congress wouldn’t provide funding for the border wall. At the time, the president’s opposition in Congress refused to budge because they claimed there was no crisis. Now, because nothing was done,… -
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Export-Import Bank Is Not the Way to Fight China
The U.S. economy is thriving, with impressive growth in gross domestic product, wage and employment gains, and record trade. Those are the facts, in contrast to the rhetoric from proponents of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which is misleading at best. Although obscure to most Americans, the Export-Import Bank (aka Ex-Im) is the object of protracted… -
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Mixing Business With Pressure
Inside the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, workers are already ripping up the ancient teal carpet. By summer, the outside columns will be covered in scaffolding—part of an expensive renovation project meant to give the 100-year-old headquarters a new look. But as far as most conservatives are concerned, the chamber’s real transformation was already well underway:… -
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There’s a New Push to Review Judicial Misconduct Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh
A judicial ethics panel has been asked to review orders dismissing misconduct complaints against Justice Brett Kavanaugh relating to his emotionally charged testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The petition, from a New York attorney called Jeremy C. Bates, was sent to the Judicial Conference of the United States, the policymaking entity of the federal… -
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Lies Are Fueling the Rise of Anti-Semitism
A 19-year-old man on Saturday opened fire in a synagogue filled with hundreds of Jews celebrating the final hours of Passover. His hate-fueled act ended the life of Lori Gilbert Kaye—a woman dearly loved by her family and community. The bullets severed the finger of Rabbi Goldstein and wounded several others. The trauma, anguish, and…