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Outcompeting China With Intellectual Property Leadership
Outcompeting other countries, especially China, was one of President Donald Trump’s core campaign promises and has been an initial point of emphasis early in his second term. Competition, especially with China, was also a recurring theme during the confirmation hearing for Trump’s Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, who now oversees the agency tasked with promoting… -
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Trump Makes Good on Threats to Pull Funding From Maine Due to Trans Sports Defiance
President Donald Trump has halted funding for research and programs at the University of Maine System following the state’s governor’s defiance of his executive order slashing funding for states that allow men to compete in women’s sports. Maine Gov. Janet Mills publicly opposed the Feb. 5 executive order protecting women’s sports from transgender intrusion. Mills yelled “See you in… -
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Inspector General Could Probe $6B in Tax Dollars Fueling Immigration Crisis
The government should investigate how $6 billion in tax dollars funded the nongovernmental organizations to move illegal immigrants across the country, Mike Howell, executive director of The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project, told a House panel. Congress has a role, and so does the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, Howell told the House… -
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‘Fight in the Streets’? A Bit of Advice to Hakeem, Zelenskyy, and Friends
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries recently declared Democrats would “fight in the streets” against President Donald Trump. Since then, everyone from “the squad” to “The View” to Mad Maxine Waters has pitched this notion of “takin’ it to the streets” to battle the president. Last Tuesday, they brought the fight inside the hallowed chambers of… -
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Trump Is the World’s Worst Dictator
Dictators crave power. President Donald Trump is using his power to give Americans more freedom. That’s a massive difference. Desperate to find an effective attack against Trump, some Democrats are recycling an old one. They claim he’s an authoritarian. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., invited laid-off federal workers to attend Trump’s recent speech to Congress. She… -
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Can Donald Trump Win a Trade War?
President Donald Trump knows better than to treat the “honeymoon” a president gets in his first months of office as a time to relax. He’s fighting as hard now as he did at the height of last year’s campaign. He’s even started what critics call a trade war. Every week, the White House astonishes liberals—and… -
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The Headlines Have Caught Up to Mike Rowe. Now What?
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Alex Bambino, 21, is the son of two educators. He’s busy working, welding a piece of material that will be used on a heavily armored military vehicle when finished. Despite two college-educated parents, who teach at the local Cambrian County schools, he wanted nothing to do with college following high school. “I like working… -
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What Does DEI Have to Do With Preserving American Battlefield Memorials?
On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he ordered all federal agencies to terminate all of their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and all DEI offices and positions, including “chief diversity officer” positions. One federal agency, the American Battle Monuments Commission, appeared to disobey that order until it came under scrutiny. Although Trump issued… -
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It’s Not Called the Kennedy Center for the Liberal Performers
Lost in the kerfuffle over the Democrats’ contemptible behavior during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress was a further example of the Left’s disconnect and disregard for the average American. Producers of the musical “Hamilton” canceled plans to bring the show to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington next year. Why? To… -
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Leftist ABA Used Its Accrediting Power to Force Law Schools to Violate the Law
Virtually every law school in America must be accredited by the American Bar Association, an organization that has abused this position of trust to push a radical leftist agenda on law students, including policies that violate the law itself. The American Bar Association has long held an undeserved position as a vaunted legal institution—largely through… -
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Pro-Hamas Columbia Student’s Arrest First of ‘Continuous and Ongoing Effort,’ White House Official Says
The arrest of terrorist-sympathizing former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is part of a larger effort to root out antisemitism from American universities, The Daily Signal has learned. Federal immigration officials arrested Khalil, a green card holder, for allegedly circulating “pro-Hamas propaganda flyers.” President Donald Trump said his arrest would be the “first of many,” and a… -
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Trump Has Many Reasons to Be Upset With Mexico
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. Last time I talked about our North American problems with Canada. Now I want to turn… -
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Government Shutdown Will Be on Democrats, Senate GOP Leader Says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune didn’t mince words at a Tuesday afternoon news conference. If a government shutdown happens, the South Dakota Republican said, it “will be entirely on the Democrats.” Thune reaffirmed that Senate Republicans are prepared to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open. Nevertheless, some Democrats would have to join… -
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House OKs Continuing Resolution Funding Government Through End of Fiscal Year
The House voted 217-213 Tuesday to pass the Republicans’ continuing resolution that would avert a partial government shutdown that was set to begin Friday. The bill will now go to the Senate, where its prospects remain uncertain. The GOP-backed CR passed the House along party lines with the exception of Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who… -
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Love Is Blind … and Intolerant Too, Apparently
Fellas, if a woman grills you on George Floyd, would you still marry her? While the rest of the country experiences a vibe shift toward diversity of thought, two women on “Love Is Blind: Minneapolis” are stuck in the past, letting their scruples get in the way of marriage. (Spoilers ahead for “Love Is Blind:… -
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GOP Lawmakers Aim to Codify Trump’s Executive Orders
GOP members of Congress on the Republican Study Committee promised Tuesday to fight to turn President Donald Trump’s executive orders into law. Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the RSC, was joined at a news conference by a dozen other Republican lawmakers, each of them touting their legislation. Pfluger began the press conference by praising… -
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The American Bar Association Is Wholly Compromised by the Left
The American Bar Association is the latest elite institution that’s expending the last fumes of its credibility on behalf of the Left. The ABA recently released a statement denouncing what it called the Trump administration’s attempt to undermine the courts and the legal profession. This is, frankly, laughable. The ABA holds enormous power over the… -
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3 Reasons Elon Musk and George Soros Are Fighting It Out in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race on April 1 may be technically nonpartisan, but it is already shaping up to be a battle between two billionaires with incompatible political worldviews: Elon Musk and George Soros. The race appears on track to become the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history. Democrats have spent almost $18 million… -
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ICE Arrests Nearly 550 Criminal Migrants in Massive City Sweep
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Federal immigration authorities arrested several hundred criminal migrants in a massive Houston operation that spanned only several days. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 646 illegal migrants, 543 of which were foreign nationals charged or convicted of a criminal offense and living unlawfully in the United States, according to a press release from the… -
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GOP Lawmakers File SCOTUS Brief Supporting Parents’ Lawsuit Against Schools Forcing Gender Ideology on Kids
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Dozens of congressional Republicans will file an amicus brief to the Supreme Court Tuesday morning in support of parents’ constitutional rights to opt their children out of left-wing gender ideology and sexuality content in schools. The 66 lawmakers signed on to an amicus brief in support of parents’ legal challenge to a Maryland…