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Spanberger Faces Tough Questions on Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Activist
On March 10, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a tweet on X stating, simply: “Free Mahmoud Khalil.” Khalil, a green card holder, is one of the organizers of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. For two academic years those protests have terrorized Jewish students, occupied buildings, destroyed property, and injured campus employees. The Trump…Michael Ginsberg -
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EXCLUSIVE: Number of Unaccompanied Alien Children Arriving at Border Hits Record Low Under Trump
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The number of migrant children arriving alone at the southern border reached an all-time low in March. Border Patrol encountered 631 unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border last month, down 97% from the record high of 18,716 under the administration of then-President Joe Biden in March 2021, according to…Virginia Allen -
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We Were Paying for What? Trump HHS Slashes Hundreds of Millions in Woke LGBTQ Grants
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Department has canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in grants dedicated to researching illegal sexual behavior in children, pregnancy prevention for “transgender boys,” and so-called sleep inequality affecting black sexual-minority men. In March, HHS canceled at least $530 million of funding for LGBTQ+ health…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Yes, Trump Could Serve a Third Term. Law Professor Explains How
President Donald Trump could not run for a third term, but he could be president a third time, according to Cornell law professor Bill Jacobson. The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is clear that no one can be elected to the office of the president “more than twice.” “But there’s nothing in the…Virginia Allen -
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Trump Backs Luna’s Bill to Allow New Parents in Congress to Vote by Proxy
President Donald Trump has endorsed the bill that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., left the House Freedom Caucus over, which would allow proxy voting for members of Congress who are new parents. “I don’t know why it’s controversial,” the president told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday. Luna left the conservative Freedom Caucus over…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Backs Senate’s Budget Plan: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
President Donald Trump threw his support to the Senate’s budget plan Wednesday, as he called on Republicans to unify and pass a bill that would ensure that his 2017 tax cuts are extended and funding is provided for border security and other campaign promises. “Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John…George Caldwell -
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Grassley Teams With Democrat on Senate Bill to Claw Back Tariff Authority From President
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday introduced legislation with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to bring back congressional authority over tariffs. The bill, the Trade Review Act of 2025, would require the president to notify Congress of any new tariffs within 48 hours of their imposition. The bill also…Jacob Adams -
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Department of Education Met With Far-Left Groups While Discussing Pro-Trans Title IX Rewrite
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights under President Joe Biden held multiple stakeholder meetings with leftist groups—including the Human Rights Campaign—while attempting to finalize its pro-transgender Title IX rules, new documents show. Between April 2023, when the civil rights office released its first draft of rules, and April 2024,…Tyler O’Neil -
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What Was the Purpose of Opening Our Southern Border?
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. Now that we’ve seen, in the first eight weeks of the Trump administration, a 96% reduction…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Senate Follows House in Killing Biden Reg Imposing Curbs on Energy Use of Walk-In Coolers
Senate Republicans voted to repeal a Biden administration regulation pertaining to walk-in freezers and coolers Thursday, in a move they say will save small-business owners money. The resolution, HJ Res. 24, passed 53-42 on a straight party-line vote. The Congressional Review Act resolution eliminates then-President Joe Biden’s 2024 limits on the energy use of walk-in…George Caldwell -
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California Democrats Defy Federal Law, Reject Bills to Protect Girls Sports
California Democrat lawmakers killed two bills meant to protect girls sports Tuesday despite pressure on Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom to limit girls and women’s sports in the state to biological females. Just this week, the state of Maine lost education funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for violating federal law and President Donald…Moira Gleason -
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Boston Judge Mark Summerville Should Go Back to Law School
Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville must have flunked Constitutional Law 101 from whatever law school he managed to graduate from. He apparently doesn’t realize that he can’t go after federal agents for enforcing federal immigration law. Summerville held an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent named Brian Sullivan in contempt for detaining an illegal…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Democrat Fundraiser ActBlue Faces Hill Scrutiny of Its Operations
Top Republican House leaders have formally requested that ActBlue, one of the Democratic Party’s largest political action committees, turn over documents related to its governance and operations. In a letter dated April 2 to ActBlue President and Chief Executive Officer Regina Wallace-Jones, the chairmen of the House committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform,…Jacob Adams -
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‘Set Us Free’: Ice Cream Socialists Want Their Brand Back After Melting Down Over Trump
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Ben & Jerry’s founders are trying to take their brand back after parent company Unilever allegedly barred them from criticizing President Donald Trump in the lead-up to his return to the White House. Co-founder Ben Cohen is now publicly lobbying to buy Ben & Jerry’s back as Unilever prepares to spin off…Thomas English -
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These Poor Countries Are Getting the Miracle Cure From Oil and Gas
Nations once relegated to the margins of economic discourse are now sprinting toward prosperity, their trajectories propelled by a single, unifying force: energy. Energy is indispensable. From the huge AI data centers in the U.S. to the mega-scale manufacturing factories in China, affordable and dependable energy supplies make all the difference between living and thriving….Vijay Jayaraj -
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‘Breathtaking’: New Heritage Foundation Documentary Exposes Dramatic Chinese Nuclear Weapon Expansion
Not long ago, the United States was an uncontested superpower. Nor was it that long ago that the United States fielded a military that was qualitatively unrivaled, and perhaps the most powerful and most advanced military in history. But that supremacy may be in danger unless the U.S. initiates drastic reforms. To spread awareness of…Anna Gustafson -
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European Leaders Ask for Negotiation on Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on dozens of foreign trading partners have unleashed a rapid response abroad, as Europeans leaders urged negotiations while pondering retaliatory measures Thursday. Trump spoke of such negotiation requests in his Wednesday speech as he previewed the tariffs, saying, “To all of the foreign presidents, prime ministers, kings, queens, ambassadors, and…George Caldwell -
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Exposing NIH-Funded Research: Why I’m Blowing the Whistle on Corruption
I once stood within the halls of academia, benefiting from the generous funding of the National Institutes of Health. I was part of the system, a researcher fueled by grants that were supposed to propel scientific progress. But after years inside the machine, I have come to a sobering conclusion: The NIH is fundamentally broken…Isaiah Hankel -
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Sen. Roger Marshall: Dr. Oz Will Save Medicare, Strengthen Medicaid, Secure a Healthier America
Medicaid and Medicare are on a path that should concern all Americans, but with the right leadership, we can turn their trajectory around. On its current course, Medicare, the government-run health insurance program for seniors, will fall off a financial cliff in as little as a decade—maybe even sooner. Meanwhile, Medicaid, the program that pays…Sen. Roger Marshall -
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Jeffrey Goldberg Congratulates Himself All Over PBS
At the Capitol grilling of the PBS and NPR CEOs on March 26, Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, asked PBS boss Paula Kerger, “Would you believe that PBS is fair and objective and nonpartisan?” Kerger said, “Yes.” Fallon then noted that on “Washington Week with The Atlantic” in 2023, host and Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg…Tim Graham