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After Senate Republicans Rip ‘Schumer’s Shutdown,’ Top Democrat Abruptly Shifts Course
Editor’s note: After this article was published, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reversed course on the funding bill. “Either proceed with the bill before us or risk Donald Trump throwing America into the chaos of a shutdown. This in my view is no choice at all. While the [House bill] is very bad, the potential…Jacob Adams -
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It’s Time to Pull the Brake on California’s Bullet Train to Nowhere
The California bullet train to nowhere keeps going nowhere and the Trump administration might finally pull the emergency break. The California High Speed Rail project is no doubt one of the grandest boondoggles in American history. It was originally sold as an efficient, “green” method to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles. Since it was officially approved…Jarrett Stepman -
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A Perfect Storm Threatens Universities
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. Have you noticed the dilemma that higher education is in? Recently, the Trump administration cut off…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Trump Reacts to Biden Autopen Controversy: ‘Who Was Signing All This Stuff?’
Former President Joe Biden’s consistent use of an autopen e-signature during his presidency has become the talk of Washington, after a Heritage Oversight Project report called into question the validity and legal standing of Biden’s actions. An autopen, or signing machine, is a device that reproduces a signature without the signatory having to be present….George Caldwell -
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Zuckerberg’s ‘Free Speech’ Pivot Falls Short: Here’s How Meta Can Make It Right
For far too long, tech monopolies have controlled free speech and political discourse online. It’s been incredibly clear that they have regularly restricted conservative speech—whether it be as overt as silencing full media organizations for sharing the Hunter Biden laptop story or as unknown as suspending your grandmother’s Facebook account for sharing a “spicy” meme…Tim Young -
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The Meritless ACLU Lawsuit to Stop Trump From Sending Illegal Aliens to Gitmo
Earlier this week, the Trump administration brought about 40 illegal aliens it had taken to the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a detention facility in Louisiana. The reason behind the surprise move is unclear, but it likely has something to do with the lawsuit filed by the ACLU and others contesting the…Cully Stimson -
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AFPI’s New Leadership Team Promises to Advance America First Agenda
The America First Policy Institute announced changes to its leadership team Thursday to advance its mission after founders Brooke Rollins and Linda McMahon were tapped for Cabinet positions in the Trump administration. Greg Sindelar, chief executive officer of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, was appointed as the new interim president and chief executive officer of…R.E. Wermus -
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Dismantling the Education Department
Conservatives have been working to correct President Jimmy Carter’s mistake ever since he made federal education programs into a Cabinet-level agency. For decades, Republicans have said they wanted the U.S. Department of Education abolished as billions of dollars have been spent at the federal level, yet student test scores have steadily declined. Now, President Donald…Adam Kissel -
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Yes, Non-Citizen Terror Supporters Should Leave
It should go without saying, but America does not need more Hamas sympathizers. Yet this simple truth seems to confound a wide variety of commentators across the political spectrum. This week, the White House announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be deporting an apparently green card-holding Columbia University graduate student named Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil…Ben Shapiro -
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Course Correction Required for Naval War College’s Women, Peace, and Security Program
At a February town hall, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared: “Our strength is our shared purpose … ” and he has begun correcting misguided policies of the past four years. On the top of the list is expunging DEI. Likewise, the Naval War College’s Women, Peace, and Security program, or WPS, merits special attention…Rebecca Buis -
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Trump Delivers Update on Peace Negotiations With Russia
President Donald Trump said he’s getting word that conversations about a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia are “going OK” in Moscow. Trump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, trade, and defense production. “At this moment, we have people talking in Russia,” Trump said. “We have representatives over there,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Wyoming Bans Foreign Influence in Elections
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law a bill that bans foreign influence in Wyoming’s elections. House Bill 0337 prohibits any foreign national from participating in the decision-making of any group that is required to file with the secretary of state. That includes political action committees and organizations attempting to influence a statewide initiative or…Jacob Adams -
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Under Trump, FEMA Will No Longer Use These Terms in Official Documents
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reportedly gearing up to remove mentions of climate change and diversity, equity, and inclusion from its official documents. The agency is considering axing phrases such as “water conservation,” “electric vehicles,” and “fossil fuels” from official documents that direct its response to natural disasters, Politico’s E&E News reported Thursday. The…Ireland Owens -
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Judge: Trump Must Reinstate Fired Federal Workers
The Trump administration must reinstate some fired probationary government employees, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Six agencies must give jobs back to thousands of recently-hired employees whom President Donald Trump fired in an effort to eliminate “waste, fraud, and abuse” from the federal government by cutting the federal workforce. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said employees…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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With GOP Senate’s Approval of Labor Nominee, Trump’s Cabinet Is Almost Complete
The Senate set a modern-day record for confirming a president’s Cabinet appointments on Tuesday when it voted to confirm former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., as secretary of labor. The confirmation of Chavez-DeRemer means that all federal government Cabinet departments now have a Trump appointee leading them. The only Cabinet-level official yet to be confirmed by…Jacob Adams -
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Trump Is Right: ‘Everything’s Computer!’
“Everything’s computer!” President Donald Trump said on Tuesday while checking out a Tesla. The president might be right about that, not only regarding the Tesla, but for the future of the American economy: The Trump administration is attempting to usher in the AI economy while bringing the tech giants working on this technology to heel….Bradley Devlin -
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EXCLUSIVE: Seattle Children’s Hospital Renamed DEI Programs to Sidestep Trump, Employee Says
Seattle Children’s Hospital renamed its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to circumvent President Donald Trump’s directives, a whistleblower tells The Daily Signal. On Day One of his presidency, Trump signed an executive order to terminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) discrimination in the federal workforce and in federal contracting and spending.” For Seattle Children’s Hospital…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Nippon Steel Could Be a Shining Legacy for Donald Trump
Modern presidents have few opportunities for signature achievements to cement their legacies. But in the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has the opportunity to make one of the most important economic decisions of the decade by approving Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel. America’s steel industry directly employs over 140,000 Americans…Mike Feuz -
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When the Word ‘Insurrectionist’ Should Be Used
It would have been a dangerous drinking game during the Joe Biden presidency to chug every time the media broadly described Jan. 6 protesters as “insurrectionists.” It didn’t matter whether the protesters were violent or vocally supported overthrowing the government. That was the automatic journalistic assumption for every protester on the scene. So it’s remarkable…Tim Graham -
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NASA Promoted ‘Gender Affirmation’ and Workplace Diversity During DEI Spending Spree, Report Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration introduced a sweeping number of new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives under the Biden-Harris administration, a report released Wednesday found. NASA enacted various DEI-related efforts over the past four years, including issuing guidelines to its staff on ways to better support any employees going through “gender…Ireland Owens