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Trump Is Bringing About a Regime Change Not Seen Since 1933
The second Trump administration is engaged in the first real transfer of power since 1933. What is taking place is an attempt at national transformation, and that is never quiet. “Buckle up, there’s more to come,” I tell friends—not only here but especially those overseas—who express anxiety with what they see as turmoil. Transfers of power produce…Mike Gonzalez -
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Trump’s Pick to Head NIH Did Not Follow the COVID-19 Herd
WASHINGTON–When Stanford epidemiologist Jay Bhattacharya challenged COVID-19 lockdown orthodoxy in 2020, critics glued posters of his face across the campus–which he saw as an incitement to violence–and colleagues tried to marginalize him for spreading misinformation. It didn’t matter that he was right. But it matters now. President Donald Trump chose Bhattacharya to head the National…Debra Saunders -
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Our Closest Friend Is Becoming Our Frenemy
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 want to talk, in a two-part video this time, about President Donald Trump’s problems he’s…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Trump Is Draining the Higher Ed Swamp
A reckoning is coming for higher education. On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it would pull $400 million in grants from Columbia University on Title IV grounds that the school has failed to protect students from repeated cases of antisemitism. As a follow up in a weekend of bad news for Columbia, one of its students…Jarrett Stepman -
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EXCLUSIVE: As DOGE Targets Spending, 2 State Attorneys General Groups Seek to Protect Foreign Grants
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As the Department of Government Efficiency continues to flag unusual federal government expenditures, state attorneys general are asking the Trump administration to secure funding for their initiatives in Mexico and Costa Rica meant to train foreign prosecutors. Seven state attorneys general from both parties signed a letter insisting the programs are…Fred Lucas -
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Democrats ‘Craving’ Government Shutdown, GOP’s Emmer Says
House Republicans are looking to pass a continuing resolution on Tuesday to keep the government running. If a resolution isn’t passed by Friday, then nonessential parts of the government will temporarily shut down. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told The Daily Signal that congressional Democrats appear to be angling to shut the government down….Jacob Adams -
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Teacher Fired for Not Using Student’s Trans Pronouns Wins Settlement
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A Wisconsin school district on Friday agreed to pay out $20,000 to a teacher who was terminated for refusing to use preferred names and pronouns for transgender students. Jordan Cernek, an English teacher, sued the Argyle School District in July 2024 after his contract was not renewed, alleging the district violated his right to…Katelynn Richardson -
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Restoring Trust in Public Health: Don’t Trade Lives and Livelihoods for Lockdowns Unsupported by the Data
This is the seventh in an eight-article series on “Restoring Trust in Public Health: Lessons from COVID-19.” Four years of the Biden-Harris administration has left Americans rightly skeptical of public health institutions. This series highlights key findings from several congressional oversight reports, including the final report of the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic,…Robert Moffit -
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Canadian Liberals Pick Mark Carney as New PM
Canada's Liberal Party has chosen a new prime minister in former economist Mark Carney, who will take over from outgoing PM Justin Trudeau. Carney received over 85% of the Liberal Party vote on promises of resisting President Donald Trump's tariffs. The 59-year-old will now become the face of the Liberal Party shortly before federal elections,…George Caldwell -
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‘Thank You DOGE’: Rubio Cancels 83% of USAID Contracts
THE CENTER SQUARE—Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that 83% of contracts at the U.S. Agency for International Development have been officially canceled. The announcement is the crescendo to several weeks of controversy and drama at the federal foreign aid agency as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency unveiled a string of…Casey Harper -
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Illegal Immigration Worsens Housing Crisis, Vance Tells Cities’ Leaders
Illegal immigration raises demand for housing, which increases costs for American citizens, Vice President JD Vance said Monday. And when Americans can own houses, they are stakeholders in the nation, which makes them better citizens, he said. “We want our citizens to feel that investment in their own country, and it’s hard,” he said. “It’s…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Amid DOGE, Most Say Washington Is Corrupt, Doesn’t Listen to Voters Enough, Poll Finds
The vast majority of U.S. voters say that the federal government is corrupt, and most say federal bureaucrats don’t listen to voters as they should. A whopping 98% of respondents in a recent survey agreed that there is at least some corruption in the federal government. The finding comes amid the work of the fledgling…Tyler O’Neil -
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CBP One Is Gone, Replaced With CBP Home to Encourage Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport
The Trump administration is launching a mobile application to help illegal aliens self-deport. The CBP Home app provides illegal immigrants with a way to report their planned self-deportation to the Department of Homeland Security. “The CBP Home app gives aliens the option to leave now and self-deport, so they may still have the opportunity to…Virginia Allen -
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Trump Job Approval Wins Majority Backing, Poll Finds
A majority of registered voters approves of President Donald Trump’s job performance, according to a poll released Friday by the Napolitan Institute that found the president’s job approval rating at 51%, with 32% strongly approving. The 51% approval rating in the poll of 2,000 registered voters conducted March 3 to March 6 was unchanged from…Jacob Adams -
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Daylight Saving Time: A Metaphor for Government Idiocy
In the wee, small hours of Sunday morning, most of the United States engaged in the semiannual idiocy known as daylight saving time. “The typical implementation of DST is to set clocks forward by one hour in spring or late winter, and to set clocks back by one hour to standard time in the autumn,”…Seton Motley -
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The Daily Signal Names Veteran Virginia Broadcaster Joe Thomas as Its First-Ever State Correspondent
The Daily Signal today announced that Joe Thomas will be its first-ever state correspondent and that Virginia will be the first location for its expansion into the states. This hire marks the launch of the growing news outlet’s plan to establish a network of state-based journalists across the country. Since its founding in 2014, The…Robert B. Bluey -
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Countdown to Shutdown? Trump Backs Spending Deal, Dems Opposed
Despite President Donald Trump urging Republicans to unite behind a continuing resolution spending proposal to keep the government open, some GOP lawmakers expressed skepticism Sunday, while Democrats are resolutely opposed. Congress faces a Friday deadline to pass a continuing resolution and avert a partial government shutdown. Despite some hesitation, no Republican lawmakers have outright opposed…Fred Lucas -
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Does Newsom Really Think Boys in Women’s Sports Is Unfair? Something Doesn’t Add Up.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, perhaps with an eye to 2028, is suddenly positioning himself as aligned with most Americans on the issue of male athletes playing on women’s sports teams. But do his actions match up with his words? In an interview last week with conservative podcast host Charlie Kirk on his new podcast, “This Is…Katrina Trinko -
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‘Green Computing’ and Woke AI are Gifts to China
At the recent AI Action Summit in Paris, Vice President JD Vance declared that artificial intelligence must remain “free from ideological bias and … not be co-opted into a tool for authoritarian censorship.” But China’s rise as a global AI power poses serious challenges to Vance’s bold vision. Chinese companies under the watchful eye of the Chinese Communist Party are quietly wiring digital authoritarianism into…Daniel Cochrane -
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SENIORS BACK DOGE: Conservative Alternative to AARP Members Embrace Cutting Waste and Abuse
Democrats warn that the Department of Government Efficiency may threaten seniors’ benefits, but members of the conservative alternative to AARP express great confidence in DOGE and its cost-cutting measures. The Association of Mature American Citizens polled its members on the program, and the response was deafening. A whopping 76% of AMAC members said DOGE should…Tyler O’Neil