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The Lost Agrarian World
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 do something a little bit different. I want to talk about a lost… -
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The Sneaky Way Government Unions Rake in Taxpayer Money, and How Congress Can Fight It in Reconciliation
While public-sector unions file lawsuits to block President Donald Trump’s reforms to the bureaucracy, federal government workers are getting paid by the taxpayer for time they spend doing work for those very same unions. The little-known practice of “official time” allows bureaucrats to bill the taxpayer for hours they spend doing work for the union…. -
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Books Banned in Prisons, but Allowed in Schools? Texas Mom Wants Them Out
A Texas mother is looking to pass several bills through the state legislature this session after discovering what she calls “vulgar,” “profane,” and “indecent” books in public school libraries across the state. Bonnie Wallace, a member of the Llano County Library Advisory Board and mother to a former Llano County Independent School District student, began… -
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School Districts Linda McMahon Must Investigate on Day One as Education Secretary
In his short tenure in office, President Donald Trump has already taken swift action to eliminate radical gender ideology and “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives from public institutions, including K-12 schools. Trump has signed multiple executive orders that would eliminate federal funding to any school that continues to promote these dangerous ideologies. As a result,… -
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Libs, Leave Greg Abbott Alone. Disability Is Not DEI.
Leftists are attacking President Donald Trump, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and other conservatives for dismantling “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs, unfairly lumping together people with disabilities with people who exploit DEI for unfair gain. Yet forcibly requiring an agency or organization to hire someone—the DEI approach—versus not allowing them to be discriminated against (e.g., through… -
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What Has Changed in the Darien Gap Under Trump’s Presidency?
Human migration through the Darien Gap connecting Panama and Colombia has fallen by more than 90% when compared with the same time last year, according to Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies. “The numbers are fractional compared to where they were,” he said, adding that he asked a… -
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‘We Will Kill You’: Senior Trump Official Lays Out New Counterterrorism Strategy
Sebastian Gorka, senior director for counterterrorism for President Donald Trump, is “recalibrating” the whole intelligence community toward one message, he said. “The No. 1 thing the president and [National Security Advisor Mike] Waltz cares about, whichever region of the world you’re talking about,” he told The Daily Signal, “is whether it [that region] is being… -
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Trump Vows to Deport Illegal Aliens at Unprecedented Scale in Speech to Conservatives
OXON HILL, Md.—President Donald Trump slammed left-wing politicians for sending the American military abroad instead of protecting the southern border. “After years of politicians using our military to defend foreign borders while leaving our country defenseless, helpless, we deployed a group of people, active duty troops, to defend our border and repel the invasion of… -
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Trump Is ‘Reclaiming Control’: Senior White House Official Issues Warning to Defiant Bureaucrats
OXON HILL, Md.—White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said President Donald Trump is “reclaiming control” of the federal government after four “painful” years. “Every single day, the entire White House staff, the entire administration, the entire Cabinet on behalf of President Trump and his extraordinary leadership is getting the lies out of our… -
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Trump’s UN Ambassador Elise Stefanik Calls for a Global DOGE
Editor’s note: Following are the lightly edited remarks of Rep. Elise Stefanik at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 22. Hello America First Patriots!!! It is great to be back at CPAC with a Republican trifecta! A Republican House, a Republican Senate, and of course, President Donald J. Trump in… -
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The Policies of European Elites End in Tears
If you follow these things closely, you may have seen a clip of the chairman of the Munich Security Conference breaking down in tears, unable to speak any further while reflecting on Vice President JD Vance’s speech there. This breakdown is remarkable because the chairman, Christoph Heusgen, is not a minor apparatchik but a sophisticated… -
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Coach Fired for Defending Women’s Sports
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order called “Keeping Men out of Women’s Sports.” Among other things, it stops the federal government from subsidizing institutions that allow athletes born male to compete against females. It’s a popular cause. Author J.K. Rowling approvingly posted an iconic image of Trump at his desk proudly holding up… -
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Trump ‘Dictates the Message’ of the White House, Spokeswoman Leavitt Says
President Donald Trump is involved in every aspect of the White House’s communications strategy, press secretary Karoline Leavitt says. “He’s the president of United States. He’s also the communications director of the White House, because he dictates the message. He executes the agenda,” she said Friday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. “One of… -
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Unlawful Border Crossings Plummet by 94% Since Last Year
What a difference a new year and a new president makes. More and more good news from the southern border highlights how the Biden administration intentionally created a catastrophe and how President Donald Trump—through a change in policy and rhetoric—has reversed the system practically overnight. We didn’t need the phony “border security” bill President Joe… -
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New Housing Chief ‘Ready to Rebuild and to Revitalize American Communities’
Scott Turner, the new secretary of housing and urban development, in his speech Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference promised government accountability and to tackle the housing crisis and to rebuild American society. “We will be mission-minded at HUD, so I’m ready. I’m ready to do the work. I’m ready to rebuild and to… -
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Deep State Accountability? GOP Lawmakers Push Measure Amid DOGE Audits
As the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency duel with bureaucrats over waste, House and Senate Republicans are pushing reforms to hold entrenched federal employees accountable. On Thursday, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., proposed a Senate version of the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act, or MERIT Act. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., introduced… -
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Kari Lake: Voice of America Winning ‘Information War’ Can Stop Trillion-Dollar Wars
Kari Lake blasted the legacy media Friday but vowed a “golden age in journalism” as President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Voice of America. “VOA has been telling America’s story to the world for 83 years this Monday. Now, sometimes the coverage has been incredible and sometimes it’s been pitiful,” the former TV journalist… -
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At CPAC, Byron Donalds Hints of Bid for Florida Governor
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., teased a possible run for governor of Florida in his remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, as he touted the Sunshine State as a model for conservative governance. Donalds’ speech to the annual gathering, held just outside Washington, came the day after President Donald Trump endorsed his likely… -
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Ric Grenell Says He Will Run for Governor of California on Only One Condition
OXON HILL, Md.—Ric Grenell, former ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration, said he might run for governor of California, but only under one condition. Dasha Burns, the White House bureau chief for Politico, interviewed Grenell on the main stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday…. -
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After Censorship Scandal, Are CISA Staffers Off the Hook After 130 Were Fired?
The firing of federal bureaucrats from an agency a congressional panel accused of engaging in a broad censorship effort may be too light a punishment, says the former No. 2 at the Department of Homeland Security. The Trump administration slashed the workforces of several agencies last week, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known…