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Trump Announces ‘Golden Dome’ Missile-Defense System
The U.S. will build a “Golden Dome” to guard against missile attacks, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. “In the campaign, I promised the American people I would build a cutting-edge missile-defense shield to protect our homeland from the threat of foreign missile attack,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “That is what we are…Virginia Allen -
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4 Takeaways From RFK’s Health and Human Services Budget Testimony
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified Tuesday before a Senate panel about waste in his department, as Democrats became testy over several points. During the hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Kennedy noted, “This agency has a budget that is comparable…Fred Lucas -
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Democrat Cuts Off Lee Zeldin as He Mentions Evidence of Self-Dealing at Biden EPA
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin slammed Democrats and the legacy media Tuesday for insisting that he has “no evidence” that the EPA under President Joe Biden wasted or abused tax dollars. Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said Zeldin had produced no evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse from the previous administration,…Tyler O’Neil -
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Justice Jackson’s Hypocrisy
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson may have a problem being consistent across cases when her politics align with one case but not another. Compare her dissent Tuesday in Libby v. Fecteau with her statements in oral argument during Allen v. Milligan. In Libby, the Supreme Court granted emergency relief to Laurel Libby, a conservative member of…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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Undoing Decades of Administrative State Tyranny
President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency have made great headway in slashing regulations, but this work could be short-lived unless Congress makes these changes permanent. For 40 years, the Chevron doctrine, also known as Chevron deference after a 1984 Supreme Court decision, has empowered the administrative state to extend the power of…Rep. Mark Green -
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The Timing of Biden’s Cancer Announcement Is Suspicious
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. We had a bombshell report this week that former President Joe Biden—not more than, oh, 100-plus…Victor Davis Hanson -
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FDA to Set Higher Bar for Clinical Trials for New COVID-19 Booster Shots
The Food and Drug Administration will issue guidelines requiring clinical trials prior to the approval of new COVID-19 boosters, a spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Signal. The FDA’s new framework for vaccine approvals will prioritize high-risk populations while requiring gold-standard clinical data for individuals under 65 at low risk of COVID-19, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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AP’s Shift to the Left Coincides With Support From Leftist Donors
Much has been made of The Associated Press getting the boot from the White House. It’s even sparked a protracted legal battle between AP and the Trump administration. The AP’s sudden difficulty getting access to the president has been a long time coming as the news organization has drifted strongly to the left in recent years. What’s equally important…Jarrett Stepman -
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Democrats Compared Parental Rights Groups to the KKK While Passing a Transgender Law. Now, Those Groups Are Suing.
While the Colorado Legislature passed a new transgender bill, sponsors compared parental rights groups to the Ku Klux Klan. Now, those groups are suing to block the legislation, mere days after Gov. Jared Polis signed it. "The State of Colorado cannot stifle viewpoints it doesn’t like simply because it finds those views offensive or disagreeable,"…Tyler O’Neil -
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Elite Law Firms in Trouble With Civil Rights Law Again
The nation’s elite law firms are on the wrong side of the nation’s civil rights laws again. In March, many of those firms received letters from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission demanding information about their allegedly racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices. In April, several of those firms settled with the EEOC and promised not…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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Scalise Delivers Apocalyptic Message on GOP Mega Bill
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise suggested the stakes for passing the House version of the budget reconciliation package are nothing short of apocalyptic. “You didn’t come up here to vote no and let America crash and burn,” Scalise said of his message to members still holding out on a deal. Fresh from the House GOP’s…Bradley Devlin -
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Fact-Checking Justice Sotomayor’s Imaginary Birthright Citizenship Cases
Last week, the Supreme Court held oral arguments in Trump v. CASA, Inc., a case that stems from President Donald Trump’s January executive order on birthright citizenship. At this point in the litigation, the court isn’t addressing the constitutionality of the order itself, but instead will resolve an important procedural question over the power of…Amy Swearer -
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The EPA’s 007 Rule: Licensing California to Kill the Gas-Powered Engine
This week, the Senate will likely vote on whether to invoke the Congressional Review Act of 1996 to nullify an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would grant California a “license to kill” the gas-powered engine on a nationwide basis. The act exists precisely to empower Congress to quickly review and squelch grossly improvident agency rules…Paul J. Larkin -
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‘Victory for Girls and Free Speech:’ Supreme Court Sides With Lawmaker Censured for Defending Women’s Sports
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Maine lawmaker who was censured for defending women’s sports from male intrusion. “This Supreme Court decision is a victory for girls and free speech, and a defeat for woke gender advocates who want to deny biological reality,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told The Daily Signal. “It…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Reins in Bureaucrats’ Criminal Code
In 2020, boat crewmen John Moore and Tanner Mansell found what they thought was an illegal fishing line off the Florida coast. Believing it the work of poachers, they cut the line, freed several entangled sharks, and called the authorities. In response, the authorities charged and convicted them of felony theft of government property. Moore…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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Comey’s ‘8647’ Post Opened Floodgates for ‘Copycat’ Threats Against Public Figures, FBI Says
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A social media post from former FBI Director James Comey aimed at President Donald Trump has sparked threats to other public figures, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said. Law enforcement brought Comey in for questioning on Friday after he posted a picture on Instagram of seashells spelling out “8647,” which is understood in internet slang as a call…Hudson Crozier -
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Here’s What Trump Told House Republicans Behind Closed Doors
President Donald Trump met with the entire House Republican Conference on Tuesday and delivered a strong message—namely, that the time for negotiations on the budget reconciliation bill is over. A number of House Republicans leaving the meeting said that Trump cautioned fiscal hawks against pushing for major reductions in Medicaid and cautioned blue state Republicans…George Caldwell -
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EXCLUSIVE: New SBA Database Aims to Boost Supply Chains to ‘Make Onshoring Great Again’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration has launched a new tool to help small businesses identify American manufacturers and producers. Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler on Tuesday announced a “Make Onshoring Great Again” portal, which will feature a database of more than 1 million American suppliers. “The SBA is proud to support President…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Rubio Warns During Hearing of Possible New ‘Full-Scale Civil War’ in Syria
Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out the Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda and defended government reforms from attacks by Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday. Broadly addressing the shake-up at both the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, Rubio said that the agencies were soliciting comments during a…Jacob Adams -
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‘We’re Just Getting Started,’ Noem Tells Senate During DHS Budget Hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before a Senate panel Tuesday on her department’s budget request for fiscal year 2026, touting the work the Department of Homeland Security has already accomplished under President Donald Trump while responding to questions on the budget and legal matters related to the detention and deportation of illegal aliens. “Now, at…Virginia Allen