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Leavitt Slams ‘Judicial Activists’ for Injunctions Against Trump
While legacy media claim there is a “constitutional crisis” in the Trump administration, the real crisis comes from federal judges blocking President Donald Trump’s executive orders, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. “The real constitutional crisis is taking place within our judicial branch,” Leavitt said at a press briefing, “where district court judges…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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MASSIVE DOWNSIZE: Why Trump’s Latest DOGE Order Will Help Restore Sanity to Our Government
While many Americans may be familiar with the three branches of government in the Constitution, fewer are aware of the fourth branch of government—a vast bureaucracy of “alphabet soup” agencies (think the IRS, FDA, DOJ, and many, many more) that technically answer to the president but enjoy civil service protections that make them hard to…Tyler O’Neil -
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Here’s Why a Judge Can’t Block Trump’s Pause on Spending
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump, quite sensibly, paused some federal spending programs to see whether they are lawful and advance America’s interests, which he had promised voters he would do. That temporary delay, however, set off a firestorm among the liberal states and organizations that, as recent disclosures have revealed, have benefited immensely…John G. Malcolm -
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Vance Outlines an Open, Forward-Looking AI Agenda
At the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance articulated a positive vision for American leadership in technology—one that is more innovative than the European Union’s, more aligned with American values than Big Tech’s, and more impervious to the Chinese Communist Party. Addressing these three audiences, Vance put their artificial…Wesley Hodges -
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LAWFARE: Web of Leftist Groups Working in Tandem to Tie Up Trump Agenda in Court
Lawfare hasn’t stopped since Donald Trump became president again, but has been repackaged into civil litigation to stop his second term agenda—and most of the civil lawfare can be traced to groups affiliated with a coalition known as Civil Service Strong. Members of the coalition scored federal court wins in recent days to temporarily block…Fred Lucas -
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‘Let Freedom Ring’: British MP Hails Return of US as ‘Shining City Upon a Hill’ With Trump Back in Office
“The United States is once again the ‘Shining City Upon a Hill,’ to which the U.K. and, indeed, the world will once again look for leadership, for courage, for freedom.” Those are unambiguous words amplified by the Right Honorable Suella Braverman, king’s counsel and member of Parliament, former home secretary and attorney general of the…Anthony B. Kim -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Banks Introduces Bill to Give Parents Greater Freedom in Child Care Choices
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a bill to give parents more power over their child care decisions. The Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act reforms a federal child care funding grant to better align it with the needs of families, according to Banks. The Indiana Republican says he wants to let parents…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘No Exceptions’: Pentagon Schools Defy Hegseth by Renaming DEI Efforts
In preparation for Donald Trump’s second presidency, the Pentagon’s school system attempted to conceal its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts under a different name. The Department of Defense Education Activity agency renamed social-emotional learning as “resilience,” according to a Jan. 6 meeting recording obtained by The Daily Signal. During his first two weeks in office,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Here’s Why Obama Created DEI
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 the controversy over diversity, equity, and inclusion, but in a…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Trump Is Reverse Engineering DEI Revolution in Science Institutions
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the federal government has sent shock waves through science institutions around the country. Way back in 2021, I wrote about how institutions of medicine were promoting transgender ideology with little scientific justification. They used their institutional credibility to promote left-wing political views. It went beyond just…Jarrett Stepman -
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Anna Paulina Luna to Lead House Investigation Into JFK Assassination, Jeffrey Epstein, and UFOs
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced Tuesday that she would lead a House Oversight subcommittee to provide more answers on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as on UFO sightings and Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. “I’m proud to announce the creation of the Task Force…George Caldwell -
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CULTURE SHOCK: Why Super Bowl LIX Was More Significant Than Met the Eye
In what turned out to be hardly a showdown at all between the triumphant Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl LIX still surprised audiences with its pro-America themes throughout. Here is your cultural rundown of what happened during the big game Sunday night: Player and Prayers The two biggest players in Sunday night’s…Elise McCue -
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Immigration Industrial Complex Struggling to ‘Keep Their Lights on’ After Trump Decree
Did you know that your tax dollars have been propping up a system of nonprofit organiations that house and transport illegal aliens across the country? President Donald Trump has paused some of the programs that propped up that system, and now those nonprofits are taking him to court. HIAS (formerly Hebrew Immigrant Aid Services) and…Tyler O’Neil -
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Who’s Afraid of School Choice—and Food Trucks—in Wyoming?
Teacher unions are racing to stop greater education choice from spreading to Wyoming. But parents there already know that more education options would be valuable for them, and special interest groups’ latest dirty political tactics only make them look desperate. “It’s either, you support families or you don’t,” says Mary Schmidt, a Wyoming parent who…Jonathan Butcher -
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Speaker Johnson Addresses Budget Questions: ‘Take a Deep Sigh of Relief’
The House Republican leadership is still working on ironing out differences between members surrounding the budget reconciliation process as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., gave an update Tuesday that he expected progress to be made this week. The budget reconciliation process is an important tool to ensure that President Donald Trump has the funding and support…George Caldwell -
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Netanyahu Puts Hamas on Notice: Release the Hostages or ‘Ceasefire Will End’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an ultimatum to Hamas on Tuesday: Release the remaining hostages who are alive by noon Saturday or the ceasefire agreement will end. “If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end, and the [Israel Defense Forces] will resume intense fighting until the final defeat…Virginia Allen -
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Republicans Look to Redirect Global AIDS Relief Funding Diverted by Biden to Support Abortion Promotion
The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief is supposed to be a major lifesaving program from the United States to the world. Under then-President Joe Biden, however, it was used to promote abortion abroad. Now, Republicans in Congress are seeking to remove the PEPFAR’s promotion of abortion through its sponsorship of organizations that support the…Jacob Adams -
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Why College Students Have Trouble Reading
We have a national reading problem in the U.S. The widespread lament over the further decline in children’s reading scores underscores the failure of our country’s public schools, but the predicament is not limited to primary education. It extends all the way up into America’s elite colleges and universities as well. A firestorm recently erupted…John Goyette -
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4 FEMA Employees Fired as Trump Calls for Termination of Agency
President Donald Trump called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday morning. “FEMA spent tens of millions of dollars in Democrat areas, disobeying orders, but left the people of North Carolina high and dry,” Trump wrote. “It is now under review and investigation. The…Virginia Allen -
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‘Tearing the School Apart’: How DEI Changed Kentucky Country Day School
“Despite the occupation, despite the apartheid, Palestine will one day be free,” declared Mahmoud Kutmah, the valedictorian of Kentucky Country Day School’s class of 2021, at the end of his graduation speech. What followed that May 2021 commencement ceremony set off a chain reaction that enabled education consultant Rodney Glasgow to enter the picture and…James Lalino