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‘UNBELIEVABLY DAUNTING’: Kennedy Allies Launch Nonprofit to Help RFK Reform the Public Health Establishment
Allies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gathered Thursday to launch the Make America Healthy Again Institute, an organization aiming to outsource the Health and Human Services Department’s oversight and reform efforts. “The people in the bureaucracies like the status quo, and so Bobby Kennedy and all of the great people who are at the top… -
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5 Takeaways From Oral Arguments on Universal Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday on whether nationwide injunctions violate the Constitution, after lower courts have issued 40 nationwide injunctions against the second Trump administration. “Universal injunctions exceed the judicial power granted in Article III which exist only to address the injury to the complaining party,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued. The… -
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‘Waste of @#$% Time’: Under Fire From Other Democrats, Michigan Lawmaker Drops Trump Impeach Effort
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., dropped his ill-fated effort to force the House to vote on his impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump following widespread pressure from fellow Democrats to stand down. Thanedar, an embattled two-term lawmaker facing a primary challenge from the Left, filed a privileged resolution Tuesday that would have forced House Democrats… -
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The Man Who Helped Prove Biden Wasn’t Actually Running the Country
No other organization was a bigger thorn in the side of former President Joe Biden’s administration than the Oversight Project. The group sued the Biden administration about 100 times on issues ranging from lawfare to illegal immigration during the former president’s tenure. Biden may be gone, but the Oversight Project continues to push for answers… -
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Trump Speaks to US Troops in Middle East: ‘We Don’t Care If You’re Politically Correct’
Troops chanted “U.S.A.” at the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East as President Donald Trump took the podium before them on Thursday. The president touted the changes his administration has already made to the U.S. military, such as reinstating service members expelled under the Biden administration for not taking the COVID-19 vaccine… -
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Pope Leo XIII Rejected Socialism, Defended Private Property. Will Leo XIV Follow Suit?
When Pope Leo XIV addressed the College of Cardinals two days after he was elected to the papacy, he explained why he took the name that he did. “Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV,” he said. “There are different reasons for this, but mainly… -
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What Makes US-Israel Relations Special?
The relationship between the United States and Israel is usually seen as “special” because of technical matters. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. Israel and the U.S. share vitally important intelligence and technology. But what about shared values? Shortly after America’s new ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, arrived at his post, he… -
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California Considers Downgrading Soliciting Minors for Sex to Misdemeanor
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. Recently, a rather bizarre topic came up here in California. There was a bill introduced in… -
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Most Favored Nation Is a Most Flawed Notion
Last November, American voters overwhelmingly sent the GOP to Washington, D.C., to Make Government Small Again. So, why are Republicans importing socialist drug prices from foreign, single-payer, medical bureaucracies? This, alas, is exactly what President Donald Trump did on Monday, with a stroke of the First Sharpie. His executive order ties U.S. pharmaceutical costs to the… -
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Trump’s Core Strategy in the Middle East
There is an opportunity for the Middle East to be defined “by commerce, not chaos,” President Donald Trump said, speaking at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. The president is using the universal language of economic prosperity as he visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates this week, reminding… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lankford to Introduce Bill Protecting Conscience Rights
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., was set to introduce legislation on Wednesday to safeguard religious freedom and conscience protections. The Conscience Protection Act of 2025 would bar any federal, state, or local government from discriminating against or penalizing a health care provider if they won’t perform, refer for, pay for, or participate in abortion services. As… -
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Michigan Court Says State Constitution Allows No Abortion Limits
The Michigan Court of Claims held on May 13 that state laws requiring informed consent for abortion violate the unlimited right to “reproductive freedom” that voters placed in the Michigan Constitution in 2022. This is the first of many lawsuits using these radical state charter provisions to dismantle any limits on abortion and a host… -
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Kennedy Defends HHS Budget, Staffing Cuts in Face of Democrats’ Criticism
At a hearing before a Senate panel Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made the case that he’s running a cost-efficient, yet effective, HHS. “When my team and I took the helm at HHS, we set out with clear goals,” Kennedy said told members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and… -
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House Considers Bipartisan Jewish American Heritage Month Resolution
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a resolution Wednesday evening that would call on elected officials and other civic leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of Jewish Americans for Jewish American Heritage Month. The resolution calls on the executive branch and state and local leaders to take… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Emails Reveal Anti-Trump Lawyer, Pundit Briefed Democrat Governors on Resistance
A former counsel for the first Donald Trump impeachment—who vowed to file 100 lawsuits this year against the second Trump administration—was scheduled to advise the staffs of Democrat governors from across the country on how to defy federal policy, according to emails. On Jan. 21, a day after Trump’s second inauguration, Governors Safeguarding Democracy scheduled… -
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Michigan Lawmaker’s Bid to Impeach Trump Draws Pushback From Fellow Democrats
A Michigan Democrat congressman is facing pushback from party colleagues over his recent filing of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, which they say is a waste of time since Democrats don’t have the votes to either impeach the president or remove him from office. The House of Representatives requires only a simple majority… -
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Border Patrol Applications Highest in US History Under Trump
THE CENTER SQUARE—Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Border Patrol has seen an unprecedented surge in applications from men and women who want to serve at the U.S. borders. From January to April 2025, Border Patrol received 34,650 applications, representing a 44% increase over the same four-month period in 2024, U.S. Customs and… -
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Johnson Threads Needle in Stitching Together ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Placate Factions
House Republican leadership is facing a herculean task right now, as it seeks to appease various factions with strong opinions on the budget reconciliation bill: fiscal hawks, Medicaid defenders, and tax cut advocates. Pleasing all of those groups would be an Olympian achievement, given Republicans' narrow majority in the House of Representatives. Speaker of the… -
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What Colorado’s New Voting Law Means for Jail Inmates and Gender Identity
A new Colorado voting law carves out special voting rights protections for jail inmates, as well as for gender identity. On Monday, the state’s Democrat Gov. Jared Polis signed the law, which is framed as a state version of the federal Voting Rights Act. Democrat lawmakers in the state contend the Trump administration and federal courts… -
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Defensive Gun Uses Demonstrate Life and Death Benefits of Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision
In a 2022 case called New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court affirmed that ordinary Americans have a right to bear arms in public for self-defense, and struck down New York’s restrictive framework for issuing concealed carry permits. This framework, in effect, left most civilians in the state without any…