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The Sneaky Way DC Got Its Awful Reparations Bill Past Republicans in Congress
Washington, D.C., is not a state, and Congress has the authority to block its laws, but the district pulled a fast one on the Republican majority in Congress to get its “reparations” bill past its oversight. The Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act of 2023, which passed Washington’s City Council in January, was… -
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Trump Justice Department Could Enforce Expiration Date for Mail-In Ballots
A new Trump administration Justice Department could enforce a federal court’s ruling requiring only ballots arriving on or before Election Day to be counted, voter integrity advocates said. Just weeks before last November’s election, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a case from Mississippi that federal law requires mail-in ballots to arrive… -
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FDA Nominee Makary Calls for ‘More Humility in the Medical Establishment’
In his confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Martin Makary on Thursday decried the hubris of the medical establishment that he said was leading to a distrust of medical professionals by the American public. “We need more humility in the medical establishment,” Makary told the Senate Committee on Health,… -
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The 5 Fables Surrounding Trump
Fable One: Trump is appeasing Russia? Who wiped out the Wagner Group in Syria? Who sold offensive weapons to Ukraine first? Who warned Germany not to become dependent on the Russian Nord Stream 2 deal? Who withdrew from an unfair missile deal with the Russians? Who cajoled and berated NATO members to meet their military… -
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White House Hails Positive Jobs Report
The Trump administration celebrated its first monthly jobs report Friday, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics announcing the addition of more than 151,00 new jobs in February. “In one month under President Trump, the American economy is soaring back to greatness after the economic calamity left by Joe Biden,” said White House press secretary Karoline… -
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The Sanctimony of ‘Sanctuary’ Cities: The BorderLine
The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York were grilled at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday over their “sanctuary” policies that encourage illegal immigrants to live in their cities, obtain certain government benefits, and remain in the U.S. illegally. Ideally, a hearing would see members of Congress asking questions of witnesses who… -
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Trump to Sign Order Modifying Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Federal Employees
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Friday afternoon modifying the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to exclude organizations involved in illegal activities, a White House official said. The program allows government workers and employees of nonprofits to erase their student loan balance after 10 years of monthly payments. The problem with the program is… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…