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Judge Temporary Blocks Trump From Terminating Legal Status for 530,000 Illegal Aliens
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal status and work permits for over 530,000 illegal aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot terminate the legal status of the migrants “without case-by-case review.” The Biden administration program… -
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New Shipbuilding Deal Promises Swifter Sailing for the US Navy
Last week, America’s largest military shipbuilder signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, the global leader in shipbuilding with a roughly 10% market share. This new agreement comes as President Donald Trump has just issued an executive order on “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” to “revitalize and rebuild domestic maritime industries and… -
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Trump Appointee Saves Tens of Millions by Cutting Funding for Child Sex Changes
The Trump administration’s decision to prohibit Medicaid coverage of child sex-change procedures will save taxpayers at least $18.5 million. Between 2019 and 2023, the total submitted charges for child sex-change surgeries in the U.S. amounted to $108,516,134, of which $18,476,978 were submitted to Medicaid, including traditional Medicaid and managed Medicaid, according to data from medical… -
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Democrats Mislead Public About Benefits of GOP Tax Cuts
It’s Tax Day in the United States. “Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the Democrats believe every day is April 15,” President Ronald Reagan quipped during his 1984 reelection campaign. But Tax Day will be much worse next year if Republicans don’t extend our signature 2017 legislation—the Tax Cuts and Jobs… -
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Legislation Introduced to Protect Federal Workers, Despite Mounting Challenges
THE CENTER SQUARE—In an attempt to blunt the Trump administration’s culling of the federal workforce, a group of Democrats in Congress is proposing to protect federal workers despite facing a Republican majority and a recent court ruling in favor of the president. The Stopping to Efficiently Review Varying Impacts of Cuts to Employment Act—or SERVICE… -
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Arkansas to Allow Christian Adoption and Foster Care Groups to Bypass Same-Sex Homes
An Arkansas bill prohibiting state officials from forcing faith-based adoption and foster care organizations from placing children in homes that go against an agency’s religious or moral beliefs was signed into law by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Sanders, former White House press secretary for President Donald Trump, signed Act 509 last Thursday along with… -
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Trump’s Campus Crackdown Is Long Overdue
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 a little bit today about the universities in general and specifically the… -
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GOP Sues Over Virginia Law Allowing Dems to Select Its Candidates
Virginia’s new “convention ban” outlaws the ability of political parties to choose their candidates through their own conventions and instead virtually requires them to use taxpayer-funded primary elections where voters from the opposing party can interfere in the candidate selection process. Now, a local Republican Party is challenging the law as an unconstitutional violation of… -
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Second Time’s the Charm? Rogers Takes Another Shot at Michigan Senate Race
Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., on Monday announced his 2026 run for the soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat of retiring Michigan Democrat Sen. Gary Peters. Rogers, a veteran of Michigan politics, who lost to Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in his 2024 Senate run, represented Michigan’s 8th Congressional District from 2001 to 2015. He lost by fewer than… -
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Former Washington Post Writer Gushes Over ‘Handsome,’ ‘Morally Good’ Accused Killer
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz described accused murderer Luigi Mangione as “morally good” and “handsome” during a Sunday appearance on CNN. Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested Mangione in December 2024 following a five-day manhunt after UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a shooting just outside a Manhattan hotel while en route to… -
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A Budget Battle That Could Determine Speaker Johnson’s Future
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is staking his political future on one daunting task—delivering a budget reconciliation bill that will satisfy both houses of Congress. In order to pass “one big, beautiful bill” to fulfill President Donald Trump's campaign promises, Johnson, R-La., will have to make good on his own commitments to the most… -
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Salvadoran President Won’t Send Deported Illegal Alien Back to US
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, will not release Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien deported from the U.S. to El Salvador. “How can I return him to the United States?” Bukele said when asked whether he would return Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland until March. “Can I smuggle him… -
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Sen. Schmitt Proposes Legislation to Create Easter Federal Holiday
Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar, should have its own federal holiday, according to a Republican senator. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., wrote in an X thread Monday that he introduced legislation to create a federal holiday for Easter. It would fall on the Monday after Easter Sunday. Schmitt wrote that while “81%” of Americans celebrate Easter, “our current… -
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Idaho AG Hails Pro-Life Win
Idaho has won a major pro-life victory in state court. Judge Jason Scott of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District Court on Friday held that there was no expansive right to an abortion under the state’s constitution while acknowledging the state’s two exemptions to the general ban on the procedure. The ruling follows a separate win last… -
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DOGE Shocker: Biden Gave Terrorists Social Security Numbers and Welfare Benefits
The Center Square—The Biden administration not only released a record number of known or suspected terrorists into the U.S. but also gave them Social Security numbers and taxpayer-funded welfare benefits, according to a new analysis by the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE posted its latest findings of alleged government waste, fraud, and abuse, fully funded… -
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The Standardized Testing Pendulum Swings Back
In the name of “equity,” many competitive colleges had stopped using entrance exams in their application process. Now, the pendulum has swung: Realizing that standardized tests actually do help school officials evaluate applications, administrators at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Brown, MIT, and more have reinstated use of the SAT and ACT. This is a good course… -
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Disturbing Details Emerge Surrounding Shapiro Arson Attack
In the aftermath of an act of arson against Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive residence in the state capital of Harrisburg, police are slowly releasing details about Cody Balmer, 38, the suspect in the attack. At around 2 a.m. Sunday, Shapiro and his family were awakened by firefighters responding to a blaze in the governor's… -
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Following Release of Propaganda Video, Parents of American Hostage Issue Plea to President Trump
Yael and Adi Alexander say their “hope and trust rest” with President Donald Trump to bring home their son, Edan Alexander, after Hamas released a propaganda video of him. “We implore you to use your leadership and negotiation skills to secure a deal that will bring all 59 hostages back to their families—including our… -
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Now That Trump Is President, He Can Remind America That Christ Is King
It is easy to overlook, but attentive visitors to George and Martha Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon will notice a small stone above their graves, etched with these words from John 11: “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” Though subtle, this… -
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Lincoln Was a ‘Threat to Democracy’
One hundred sixty years ago tonight, at Ford’s Theater, John Wilkes Booth put a bullet in the head of President Abraham Lincoln. What motivated the 26-year-old actor? Fame? No, he had plenty of that. His photos were outsold only by Honest Abe himself. Acclaim? No, contrary to tales told in school that he…