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Advice for Ivy League Universities: Take the Trump Deal, Before It’s Too Late
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’ve talked about higher education before, but now it’s come into sharper focus with the Trump… -
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Netanyahu Denies Israeli Security Chief’s Surveillance Allegations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied allegations that he asked Israel’s domestic spy chief to surveil protesting citizens and demanded personal loyalty. The claims come from Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s internal security agency, Shin Bet. Bar’s allegations are from an affidavit made public on Monday as part of a legal case about… -
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Beijing Vows Retaliation Against US Trading Partners’ Deals ‘at the Expense of China’s Interests’
China is sending a stern message to countries across the globe that are cutting trade deals with the United States: Stop it or face retaliatory measures. China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday told its allies not to reach agreements that would come at the expense of the Chinese government. China “firmly opposes any party reaching… -
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Children ‘Do Not Belong to Government,’ Education Dept. Warns Colorado on Transgender Bill
As Colorado lawmakers consider a bill that would take custody rights away from parents who diverge from transgender orthodoxy, the Trump administration’s Education Department says that children aren’t the property of the government. “Children do not belong to the government. They belong to parents,” Education Department spokeswoman Julie Hartman told The Daily Signal. The Colorado… -
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The Left’s Mount Rushmore
Carved into the stone of the Black Hills of South Dakota, four faces look down upon this great nation: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt. Four American heroes, revered, respected, and representing the noblest aspirations of the American people. The gentleman farmer-turned-general who took down the most powerful army in the world,… -
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‘Moving at Trump Speed’: White House Has 18 Trade Deal Proposals, Leavitt Says
The White House has “18 proposals on paper” from foreign countries for trade deals, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday. “Again, these are proposals on paper that countries have proposed to the Trump administration and to our government,” Leavitt said. “You have Secretary Bessent, Secretary Lutnick, Ambassador Greer, Director Hassett and Peter Navarro,… -
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4 Takeaways as Supreme Court Hears Maryland LGBT School Books Case
During oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, Justice Samuel Alito asked about the ages of Maryland elementary school students taught from LGBTQ books in their class. “These books were approved for pre-K, which in Montgomery County could start as early as three if they are going to turn four that fall,”… -
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Trump Admin to Overhaul Database Used to Track Noncitizens’ Status
The Trump administration announced Tuesday the overhaul of an online database used to verify the status of noncitizens in the U.S. The changes to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database are aimed at allowing officials to quickly verify the status of a noncitizen, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The Systematic Alien… -
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Who’s Leaking at the Pentagon?
The Pentagon has a leak problem, and high-ranking Defense Department figures are not shying away from making accusations against those they suspect of speaking to the press off the record. High-profile leaks in the past months include reports of Elon Musk’s communications with Pentagon officials, the contents of Signal chats that included top Cabinet members,… -
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Andrew Cuomo Faces Criminal Referral to DOJ for Allegedly Lying to Congress
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky on Monday afternoon referred current New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. Comer said the former governor “knowingly and willfully made false statements to Congress” regarding his involvement in a state government report that underreported the… -
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Doctor Fired for Criticizing Child Sex Changes Wins $1.6M Settlement
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A child psychiatrist who voiced concerns about sex changes for minors won a settlement against the school that fired him over his comments. The University of Louisville agreed to pay Dr. Allan Josephson $1.6 million to end a six-year legal battle over a talk he gave at a conservative think tank in… -
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Papal Conclave to Enjoy Friendlier White House Than When Francis Was Chosen
Almost immediately after the announcement of the death of Pope Francis yesterday, observers of the Vatican began speculating about who would succeed the late Argentinian pontiff. The gathering to choose the next pope, known as a conclave, is happening at a time when the U.S. has an administration that is one of the most supportive… -
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Think Electric Vehicles Are ‘Green’? Think Again, Larry Elder Says in New Film
Radio host and former California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder set out to discover the real truth about electric vehicles, and he’s releasing his new documentary on the subject on Earth Day Tuesday. While environmental activists and EV manufacturers have crafted a narrative that EVs are not just the cars of the future but our only… -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Showcase How Trump ‘Restored Law and Order’ to US Borders
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House Homeland Security Committee released its latest “Border Brief” Tuesday, highlighting significant changes at the border since President Donald Trump took office, and a staggering year-over-year decline in the number of illegal immigrants attempting to enter the United States. “Southwest border crossings have hit another record-low because we now have a… -
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Trump Administration Is ‘All Hands on Deck’ for Making American Food Safer, Ag Secretary Says
The Trump administration is “all hands on deck” to ensure the food in the supply chain is “safe and healthy,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told The Daily Signal. “The bottom line is this: We have to make sure that the food that we’re putting into the supply chain is safe and it is healthy for… -
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Could New York Attorney General Letitia James Become the Next Marilyn Mosby?
In an attempt to get a lower mortgage rate on a vacation home in Longboat Key, Florida, one controversial elected prosecutor in a major U.S. city drafted a letter to United Wholesale Mortgage. At closing, the prosecutor signed the application for the $428,400 mortgage and attested to the accuracy of her answers in the application…. -
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Supreme Court to Hear Maryland Parents’ Plea to Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ+ Indoctrination in Public Schools
Raising a child means guiding their values, nurturing their spirit, and preparing them for life’s challenges. It’s a profound duty, one that parents hold dear. Yet, a Montgomery County, Maryland, school board policy is undermining this role, requiring young children to read LGBTQ-themed storybooks without giving parents the chance to opt out or even be… -
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Trump’s Courage to Fight the Good Fight
When the White House invoked the “Immortal Chaplains” to illustrate the history between the United States and Greenland, it touched on a theme emerging in the second Trump administration: the importance of courage. On Feb. 3, 1943, the American steamship SS Dorchester embarked with 902 souls—soldiers, merchant seamen, and civilians—bound for a U.S. Army base in southern Greenland to… -
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The Mainstream Media’s Everlasting Love Affair With Joe Biden
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 Hansen, for the Daily Signal. I’d like to look at Joe Biden’s speech, if I could, for a moment. It was… -
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Greece Unveils Ambitious Modernization of Its Armed Forces
On April 2, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in parliament that the country will invest €25 billion as part of a 12-year defense strategy in the “most drastic transformation in the history of the country’s armed forces.” Greece has decided to enhance its high-tech warfare technologies, including an overhaul centered on a new anti-aircraft…