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The Terroristic Meanings Behind Those ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Protest Slogans: A Guide
Terrorist-supporting students and their off-campus allies took over yet another building at Barnard College in New York on Wednesday. The protesters blocked students from attending class, disrupted students studying in the library, and lynched Barnard’s president in effigy. As midterm exams approach and protest season comes into full swing, it’s an opportune time to explain…Jason Bedrick -
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Border Security Advocates Critique Democrat Mayors on Sanctuary City Policies
Democratic mayors, testifying Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee, consistently minimized the problems associated with their “sanctuary city” policies, which limit local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with federal border enforcement—and urged Republicans not to carry out deportations. Their assertions were met with considerable pushback by border security hawks, however. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, for…George Caldwell -
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Trump Administration Will No Longer Use Emergency Room Law to Mandate Abortions
To say that a lot of things are changing since President Donald Trump took office for the second time is like saying a hurricane has rearranged some features of a neighborhood. In addition to rescinding scores of President Joe Biden’s executive orders and canceling ideological policies across executive branch agencies, the Trump administration is changing…Thomas Jipping -
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EXCLUSIVE: Did Biden Admin Use AI to Censor Speech? FOIA Request Aims to Find Out.
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A nonprofit legal group focused on upholding free speech is investigating whether the Biden administration used artificial intelligence tools to censor speech. Alliance Defending Freedom filed a freedom of information request on Friday asking the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which houses the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, to hand over…Virginia Allen -
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The Democrats in Disarray
This week, I had the opportunity to attend President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress as a guest of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. The energy in the room was palpable … at least on the Republican side. But while Republicans celebrated their 2024 election victory and cheered Trump’s list of…Ben Shapiro -
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EXCLUSIVE: Senators Demand Documents on How Much COVID-19 Cash Planned Parenthood Illegally Received
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two U.S. senators are demanding documents from the Small Business Administration regarding how much COVID-19 relief aid Planned Parenthood chapters received. Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Rand Paul, R-Ky., sent the letter Friday to Kelly Loeffler, the SBA's administrator. The letter concerns funds from the Paycheck Protection Program, a creation of…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Poisoning of the Democrat Mind
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump stood in the House of Representatives and introduced DJ Daniel, a 13-year-old boy battling brain cancer who desperately wants to be a police officer. His local police department made DJ an honorary officer. Last year, a video went viral of people ridiculing DJ for proudly wearing his uniform. He…Erick Erickson -
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MSNBC Is a ‘Money-Losing Operation’
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’d like to talk about some hypocrisy that’s been in the news lately. And it tends…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘Off the Hook’: SEC Sides With Major Bank on Government Weaponization Inquiry
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Bank of America will not conduct a review regarding customer data policies highlighted by a congressional investigation on weaponization of government, the Securities and Exchange Commission determined. As The Daily Signal first reported in December, the National Legal and Policy Center submitted a shareholder proposal seeking an internal review by the…Fred Lucas -
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It Wasn’t Enough for Payton McNabb to Be Permanently Injured by a Male in Women’s Sports. Her Sorority Also Kicked Her Out.
Payton McNabb, the former high school volleyball player whose sports career was ruined after a male spiked the ball in her face, also faced punishment from her sorority for the crime of confronting a man who was using the women’s restroom. McNabb’s story has gained more attention after President Donald Trump invited her to his…Lesley Davis -
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Inside the House Freedom Caucus’ Meeting With President Trump
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus opened up to The Daily Signal about their meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss avoiding a government shutdown and passing the Trump agenda. The caucus met with Trump on Wednesday to discuss the plans to continue to fund the government while the president implements his reforms of…Jacob Adams -
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‘Surveillance State’: Bill Would Tackle Government Collection of Investor Data
Republicans in Congress are pushing back on what some consider another front on the surveillance state—in this case, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s collection of investors’ personal data. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., is the lead sponsor of the Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act, which would restrict the SEC’s automatic collection of investors’ personal identifiable…Fred Lucas -
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Trump Is Right. It’s Time to Make Shipbuilding Great Again.
America desperately needs to make shipbuilding great again. President Donald Trump announced in his Tuesday night address to Congress that he will sign an executive order creating an office of shipbuilding to “resurrect the American shipbuilding industry, including commercial shipbuilding and military shipbuilding.” Trump’s announcement, though it may be surprising, is long overdue. The total collapse in…Jarrett Stepman -
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Blue State’s ‘Domestic Extremism’ Task Force Stacked With Leftist Groups, Critics Fear
Washington state has launched a domestic extremism task force, and conservatives are sounding the alarm about task force members’ ties to an organization notorious for branding mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups.” State Senate Bill 5950, signed by then-Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, on April 1, 2024, established a “Domestic Extremism and Mass…Tyler O’Neil -
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Restoring Trust in Public Health: Lessons From Flawed COVID-19 Mask Mandates
This is the sixth 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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‘He Needed to Be Censured,’ House Freedom Caucus Members Say of Texas Democrat
Americans witnessed an unprecedented display of incivility during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night when Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, had to be physically removed from the House chamber after disrupting the president’s speech. Now, the Houston-area congressman has been censured by his colleagues, on a vote of 224-to-198….Jacob Adams -
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‘One Garment at a Time’: How Rebuild and Renew Is Restoring Hope for Los Angeles Fire Victims
In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, two friends are stepping up to provide clothing and essentials to victims who have lost everything. Courtney Mizel and Erin Feniger Maggio run Rebuild and Renew, a Santa Monica-based pop-up boutique and nonprofit where individuals and families affected by the recent fires can rebuild their wardrobe with…R.E. Wermus -
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‘Whoa!’: CNN’s Harry Enten ‘Truly Surprised’ That ‘Majority’ of Americans Want Trump and DOGE to Cut Gov’t
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten expressed surprise on Thursday about the popularity of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the federal government. DOGE, which has laid off thousands of federal workers in an effort to drastically reduce federal bureaucracy, claims on its website to have saved taxpayers an estimated…Jason Cohen -
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Democrat Sore Losers Staged Epic Fail During Trump’s Soaring Speech
President Donald Trump’s triumphant address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night won the widespread approval of the American people. A CNN poll reported 69% positive responses among viewers. A CBS study measured 76% support. Congressional Democrats, not so much. Soon after Trump began his buoyant recap of his momentous first 43 days back in office, he eyed his scowling detractors. “I look…Deroy Murdock -
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Education Department Launches ‘End DEI’ Portal for K-12 Discrimination Reporting
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Department of Education has launched the “End DEI” portal for parents to report instances of race or sex-based discrimination in K-12 schools. End DEI is “a public portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly funded K-12 schools,”…Tate Miller