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Dem Senator Blocks Hundreds of Trump Nominees
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz is blocking more than 300 of President Donald Trump’s nominees from swift confirmation votes despite previously criticizing efforts to stall nominations during the Biden administration. Schatz’s blockade on hundreds of Trump nominees and at least nine bipartisan foreign relations bills comes as Senate Democrats are escalating opposition tactics against…Adam Pack -
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To Team Trump, Tariffs Are a National Security Issue
WASHINGTON—“Don’t be a PANICAN,” President Donald Trump cautioned on social media. Critics have questioned the universal tariffs he unleashed last week, and Americans have had to steel themselves before checking the balance of their 401(k)s. The Trump tariffs came fast and larger than expected. The markets responded. Now Republicans and Wall Street big shots find…Debra Saunders -
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DOGE Exposed Our Immigration Asylum Disaster. That Was the Tip of the Iceberg
Elon Musk, Antonio Gracias, and the Department of Government Efficiency team recently exposed how rampant immigration fraud and government corruption became under the Joe Biden administration. Specifically, they showed how aliens “getting” asylum can receive work authorization and, with it, an automatic Social Security number, which enables them to obtain driver’s licenses, commit voter fraud, and receive…Lora Ries -
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Justices Hand Trump National Security Win That Protects Public From Illegal Alien Criminals
On Monday night, a 5-to-4 majority of the Supreme Court not only dissolved the controversial temporary restraining orders issued by Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, but the high court, in essence, took the case away from him. So much for any pending action by Boasberg to hold…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Save Your School, Don’t Donate Today
It’s no secret that American colleges and universities, once revered as pillars of intellectual integrity, have devolved into hotbeds of anti-American ideologies and radical left-wing activism. Rather than fostering critical thinking, they are actively pushing toxic agendas and even championing dangerous extremism. But now, we have a chance to change all that. President Donald Trump’s…Nora Sullivan -
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Biden State Dept. DEI Chief Asked: How Did It Advance US Interests Abroad?
The former head of diversity and inclusion at former President Joe Biden's State Department was asked point blank at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing Tuesday to justify diversity, equity, and inclusion in American foreign policy. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, who was chief diversity and inclusion officer at the State Department under Biden, testified before the Oversight…George Caldwell -
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What Would It Take to Destroy the United States?
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 was looking at the news this week and I thought of an experiment. What if…Victor Davis Hanson -
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DEI DOMINOES COLLAPSE: Yet Another Major Company Drops the Human Rights Campaign’s Index
The company that imports Corona beer into the U.S. rejected the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement Tuesday. Constellation Brands—which owns the rights to sell the Mexican-made beers Corona, Modelo, and Pacifico in the U.S.—told employees that it would cease DEI practices, stop working with the LGBTQ activist group the Human Rights Campaign, stop using the…Tyler O’Neil -
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Here’s Why One Colorado Democrat Voted Against the Bill Treating Transgender Wrongthink Like Child Abuse
One Democrat in the Colorado House of Representatives voted against a bill Sunday that would remove kids from parents’ custody for behaviors like “misgendering” and “deadnaming,” but he didn’t do so because he disagrees with transgender orthodoxy. The bill, HB 1312, passed with 36 votes in favor, 20 against, and nine absent. Among Democrats, only…Tyler O’Neil -
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Mitch McConnell Joins With Dems to Oppose Senior ‘America First’ Defense Nominee’s Confirmation Bid
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Senate voted largely along party lines to approve Elbridge Colby’s nomination to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy Tuesday afternoon. Senators voted 54 to 45 to confirm Colby with former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky the lone Republican to vote “no” on the nomination. Colby’s successful confirmation vote comes after reporting that…Adam Pack -
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Stop Freaking Out—DOGE Is Exactly What Washington Needs
Judging by the Left’s reactions over the past few months, you would think the Department of Government Efficiency was burning down the federal government. The protests. The headlines. The handwringing. All because someone finally asked the question Americans have been yelling for years: Where is our money going? Let’s set the record straight. President Donald…Sarah Selip -
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What Europe Overlooks About the Trump Administration’s Defense Policy
Since the election of President Donald Trump, Europeans have been vocal in their criticism of nearly every U.S. policy issue, often professing that “transatlantic relations are over” and “this government does not care much about the fate of Europe.” This negative sentiment, echoed by politicians and amplified by a biased media landscape, has led to a…Sarah Kuehberger -
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WATCH: What’s Changed at the Southern Border Under Trump
Since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office on Jan. 20, the number of illegal aliens crossing the southern border has plummeted. Not only did Border Patrol’s March southern border encounters fall to an all-time low of just over 7,000, the number of unaccompanied children arriving at the border is lower now than it…Virginia Allen -
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Farmers, Not Bureaucrats, Deserve Control of California’s Water: A Farmer’s Call for Stability
Farmers are at the heart of California’s water wars, but you wouldn’t know it from reading The New York Times. A recent feature on the removal of dams from the Klamath River highlighted environmental and tribal perspectives—yet it failed to incorporate the perspective of farmers like me who are directly affected by these decisions. This…Rodney Cheyne -
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Arizona’s Biggs Introduces Resolution to Support Trump on Deportation of Alien Gangbangers
A border state congressman has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize and declare members and affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as “alien enemies” under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and the criminal organization itself as a “terrorist organization perpetrating an invasion of the United States directly and…Jacob Adams -
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Trump to Sign Executive Order Reinvigorating Coal Industry
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Tuesday to “reinvigorate affordable, reliable, and clean coal,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on X. “Coal is critical to achieving American energy and [artificial intelligence] dominance,” Leavitt said. The order directs the chair of the National Energy Dominance Council to designate coal as a “mineral”…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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House Set to Vote on Bill to Revoke Biden-Era Overdraft Regulation
A Senate bill that would rescind a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on overdraft protection is headed for a vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told The Daily Signal that the regulation issued by the Biden administration would have led to few financial options for…Jacob Adams -
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Democrats Are the Seinfeld of Politics: They Are a Party About Nothing
For decades, Democrats have been telling us that the climate apocalypse was just around the corner. If we didn’t adopt renewable fuels and energy sources immediately, we would all bake to death from global warming. Democrats didn’t care about the jobs or economic growth they would destroy to appease their climate gods. “Learn to code,”…Michael Ginsberg -
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Johnson Seeks to Quell Conservatives’ Mutiny Against Budget Plan
Republican leadership in the House has its hands full this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to get about a dozen fiscally conservative Republicans to sign off on the Senate’s budget plan by the end of the week. President Donald Trump has urged the House to “quickly” pass the plan that the Senate approved on…George Caldwell -
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Watchdog Presses DOJ to Lift Secrecy on Congressional Spying Documents
The Justice Department’s effort to sweep up phone and email information from congressional staffers during a 2017 investigation into the leak of classified information to the media likely also identified whistleblowers who were reporting problems within the DOJ to congressional overseers. And a federal judge involved in a case where a watchdog group is suing…Fred Lucas