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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… -
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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,”… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Study: Gen Z Has More Traditional Views of Marriage Than Their Parents
A recent study found that members of Generation Z are more traditionalist and conservative when it comes to marriage—more so than their Millennial parents. According to The Times Generation Z study, “only a fifth of 18 to 27-year-olds believed that marriage was ‘irrelevant,’ while a third thought it better for a couple to be married before… -
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Celebrating Sen. Slotkin’s Shameless Speech
Everyone knows that winning the assignment of officially responding to a State of the Union speech can be a curse, not a blessing. But it depends on which party is responding. Last year, the media ripped apart freshman Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., as a ditz. PBS analyst Jonathan Capehart made a “Legally Blonde” joke: “After… -
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The Democratic Fork in the Road and the Woke Repudiation Imperative
Yogi Berra, the mid-century New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher known for his pithy and often humorous life observations, once famously quipped: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” It was sound advice, perhaps, for a traveler on the go and in search of a quick meal. But the modern… -
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Socialism Is a False Dawn
The evidence has been conclusive from time immemorial. Economic systems flourish with private incentives that gratify the innate craving for material acquisitions. Adam Smith called it an “invisible hand” in his landmark “Wealth of Nations,” gospel for the nation’s Founders. Merchants or professionals can become rich only by satisfying the wants of others by offering… -
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The Fight to Protect Female Sports Persists Across the Country
Three cases, three states, one crisis: men hijacking women’s sports—on the field and in the courts. Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order barring men from competing in female athletics, men continue to intrude. In fact, resistance to Trump’s emergency order emerged almost immediately, with some school districts publicly proclaiming their intentions to defy the order…. -
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A Formidable President Storms Ahead
Some thoughts spring to mind after President Donald Trump’s 100-minute address to Congress. The first is that this 78-year-old man has amazing resilience and perseverance. Consider that in the past 12 months, he has had to spend hours listening to a kangaroo court proceeding before a hostile judge in New York, has maintained a campaign… -
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The Death of Europe
America needs more rules to protect workers, say some from both parties. Sen. Josh Hawley wants more rules empowering unions. Barack Obama’s labor secretary says there’s “no fairness, no equity, no concern for safety, no concern for children, even!” European countries, they say, have more laws protecting workers, and so “Europe is better.” That’s nonsense,… -
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The Joe Biden ‘Now They Tell Us’ Phenomenon
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 today about this sudden phenomenon of “Now they tell us.” I don’t… -
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‘Vibe Shift’ Is Real But the Left Is as Unhinged as Ever
The Democrat Party is controlled by the woke Left and one seismic election loss isn’t going to change that. Right now, they are in chaos and looking for answers about how to wiggle their way back into power. On one hand, you have congressional Democrats making fools of themselves by using the absurd protest tactics… -
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‘RECORD PACE’: Trump Administration Has Hired Over 2,000 People in Just Weeks
President Donald Trump and his administration have hired more than “2,000 people in these last few weeks,” Presidential Personnel Office Director Sergio Gor said Thursday. “It’s a record pace in hiring across the entire federal government, but it’s also the quality we’re looking for: Great people who will deliver on that mandate for the president.”… -
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20 Attorneys General Sue Trump Admin to Shield Recently Hired Bureaucrats From Being Fired
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday for firing thousands of probationary federal workers without providing advance notice. Led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the plaintiffs argue the mass terminations violate federal law, which they argue mandates at least 60 days’ notice before… -
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Lawmaker Vows to Push Bill to Repeal FACE Act ‘Irrespective of Normal Procedures’
Rep. Chip Roy vowed Thursday to move forward with his bill to repeal the law used by the Biden administration to arrest, prosecute, and jail pro-life demonstrators. The Texas Republican’s bill would repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act, which former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice weaponized against 23 pro-life… -
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Trump Supporters Oppose Medicaid Funding Cuts, Poll Finds
Most Americans who voted for President Donald Trump oppose proposed cuts to Medicaid funding, according to a poll released Friday. As Congress considers changes to the Medicaid program during budget conversations, a poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that fewer than 1 in 5 adults (17%) want to see government decrease spending on Medicaid. …