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Judge Who Blocked Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Faces Misconduct Complaint
A preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender-identifying individuals from serving in the U.S. armed forces. Executive Order 14183, Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness, was signed by Trump on Jan. 27. It held that “expressing a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s… -
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Supreme Court to Decide if States Can Withhold Medicaid Funding From Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court could soon strike a blow to America’s largest abortion provider. Amid growing concerns about the quality of care at Planned Parenthood facilities and the fact that taxpayer funding is going to facilities that provide abortions, the Supreme Court could effectively decide whether states can withhold taxpayer dollars from the organization in an… -
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BETRAYAL: Chief Justice John Roberts Takes the Side of Deep State Swamp Creatures Against Trump
The deep state and its allies have launched a torrent of lawsuits, teaming up with activist judges to try to tie President Donald Trump’s hands on policy, and when the chief justice of the Supreme Court finally intervened, he did so on behalf of the lawless aggressors. Make no mistake: He sided with the revolt… -
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Want to Fix the Birth Dearth? Make Marriage Matter
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about birth data for 2023 is out. For everyone concerned about the long-term decline in America’s birth rate, the report doesn’t show strong signs that much has changed. Why should we care about declining birth rates, and what’s driving the trend? As a recent… -
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Biden Autopen Actions ‘Non-Delegable’ and ‘Invalid,’ Legal Analysis Finds
The pardon authority is the president’s alone and cannot be delegated, according to a legal analysis by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. The watchdog group—which first conducted an analysis of former President Joe Biden’s White House use of autopen—released a memo late Monday night on the matter, bringing the numerous acts of clemency into question. … -
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Trump Admin Gives Hunter Biden IRS Whistleblowers Their Careers Back
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump’s administration is hiring two IRS agents who alleged a cover-up of Hunter Biden’s tax crimes, tasking them with leading “reform” at the agency. The Treasury Department announced in a Tuesday press release that whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler will be senior advisers at the department. The agents came… -
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Trump Cuts Millions From Alma Mater of Trans Swimmer Thomas
President Donald Trump has paused $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania for violating his executive order banning biological men from women’s sports. Pennsylvania is the alma mater of William “Lia” Thomas, the biological male swimmer who competed against and tied with Riley Gaines in the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships three years… -
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Department of Veterans Affairs to No Longer Provide Gender Transition Procedures
The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer provide “medical or surgical therapy for gender dysphoria,” the department announced Monday. “I mean no disrespect to anyone, but VA should not be focused on helping Veterans attempt to change their sex,” stated VA Secretary Doug Collins. “All eligible Veterans—including trans-identified Veterans—will always be welcome at VA and will… -
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Federal Government Finds Maine Defying Federal Law for Still Allowing Males in Female Sports
Maine is violating federal law as it continues to allow males to compete in girls sports in defiance of the president’s executive order barring such competition. That’s according to the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey have both made… -
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Why Trump Should Ignore the Stock Market
President Donald Trump’s economic priority shouldn’t be preventing a recession. Stock prices are always a bit of a roller coaster. Over the last month, it’s mostly been a downhill ride. In mid-February, the S&P 500 hit 6,144. It’s now dipped below 5,525. That’s around a 10% drop, which means the market is in correction territory…. -
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Small Businesses Have Been Battered, But Confidence Is Rising
SAXONBURG, Pa.–Small businesses have been the backbone of the United States since its founding. The Hotel Saxonburg, which has also been known as the Vogeley House, the Belvedere House, the Laube House, and the Central Hotel, opened in 1835 and has lasted most of our nation’s existence. The new owners abruptly closed the hotel March… -
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Faith Narratives Gain Traction in Hollywood With Amazon’s ‘House of David’
Most people know the story of David and Goliath. It’s an epic tale of a shepherd boy vanquishing a giant with nothing more than a pebble and sling, putting him on a path to become the most famous king of Israel. The story has war, politics, fracturing kingdoms, powerful seers, an underdog hero, and of… -
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‘COMPLETE LUNACY’: Parental Rights Leaders Slam ‘ABCs’ Mural Celebrating Men as Part of ‘Women’s History Month’
Parental rights leaders are condemning a "Women's History Month" mural in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., which celebrates men who claim to be women. Fairfax County Public Schools, the school district overseeing West Springfield High School in northern Virginia, says students designed the mural, but critics still condemn the display as "complete lunacy." The Women's… -
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After More Than 60 Years, JFK Assassination Records Released
The declassified files on the assassination of the 39th president, John F. Kennedy, more than 60 years ago were released Tuesday, in response to an executive order by President Donald Trump. The documents were released by the National Archives just before 7 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, USA Today reported. “President Trump is ushering in a new era… -
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Foundation Aims to ‘Decolonize’ Shakespeare in His Own Hometown
It seems that wokeness in its most toxic and obnoxious forms has been forced into retreat here in America, but in the England, it’s apparently still burning out of control. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which manages William Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, has reportedly announced that it will “decolonize” future celebrations of the great playwright over… -
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They Live and Work on the Border. Here’s What’s Changed Since Trump’s Return.
It’s “beautiful” to see more Border Patrol agents back on the southern border since President Donald Trump entered the White House, Efrain Sella said. Sella spent 25 years with the Border Patrol before retiring in 2019. Speaking with The Daily Signal at the Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Officers Association's March meeting, he said… -
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The Cost of an Open Border? Enormous.
Our southern border isn’t a line on a map. It’s a gaping hole in our national security and it’s bleeding us dry. Mexican cartels flood our streets with fentanyl, traffic humans, and exploit vulnerabilities that could allow terrorists to slip through. President Joe Biden spent four years pretending it wasn’t a problem, letting chaos explode… -
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What Trump Memo on Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Means for Federal Employee Unions
Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to improve efficiency, accountability, and transparency in the federal government include minimizing the amount of taxpayer-funded time that federal employees spend working for their unions instead of doing the jobs they were hired to perform. This “paid union leave” is otherwise known as “official time.” A Feb. 27 memo… -
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Gavin Newsom’s California in ‘Existential Free Fall’
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. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as I had mentioned earlier, has had a series of podcast interviews and… -
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Republican Race for Virginia Governor Intensifies as Nation Watches
Virginians are bracing for another onslaught of national politicians and pundits hell-bent to prove during the commonwealth’s upcoming off-year gubernatorial election that Donald Trump’s win in November was either a mandate or a fluke. And for once, there appeared to be a clear, primary-free, path for Republicans in the state to rally early around a…