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JD Vance’s Redeeming Grace
In this age of cancel culture, the legacy media likes nothing more than claiming a scalp. We saw it play out in Washington this week with the abrupt resignation of a 25-year-old DOGE staffer named Marko Elez, whose now-deleted X posts were the subject of a Wall Street Journal exposé. Thanks to the intervention of…Robert B. Bluey -
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President Trump Offers Palestinians a Chance for Peace and Prosperity
Since President Trump’s reelection, we’ve seen the most momentous first two weeks of any presidential tenure. But even by Trump’s standards, this week’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu can’t be considered anything but historic. In his first term, their discussions produced the lauded Abraham Accords. This time, Trump came out and said what no American leader…Victoria Coates -
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Trump’s Gaza Gambit and the Art of the Ultimate Deal
Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the “ultimate deal” between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs to resolve the “war that never ends.” As Trump told The Wall Street Journal at the time: “As a deal maker, I’d like to do…Josh Hammer -
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MUSK-ETEERS: Legacy Media Melt Down Over Trump Admin Employing Talented Youths
The legacy media’s new freak-out—after they got finished with the “Elon Musk makes Nazi salutes” cycle—is that the new administration is bringing in too many young people. Yes, really. That’s their strategy to take President Donald Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Musk down a peg. Here’s an example of what lefties in the media are freaking…Jarrett Stepman -
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Mexico Is Our Enemy and We Should Act Accordingly
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. I’d like to talk today about the status of Mexican-American, not as a Mexican-American citizen, but Mexico’s relationship with the United States. What is the Mexican-American…Victor Davis Hanson -
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The GOP-Led Senate’s Rapid Pace of Trump Cabinet Confirmations
With the confirmation of Donald Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget Thursday night, the Senate has outpaced itself for the number of Cabinet confirmations completed by this point in time since the George W. Bush administration in 2001. Now, it’s down to the home stretch with crucial confirmation votes for director of…Moira Gleason -
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Heritage Experts React to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Budget Resolution
On Friday, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., released the Senate Budget Committee’s budget resolution for fiscal year 2025, which is anticipated to be the source of getting much of the MAGA agenda through Congress. Heritage Foundation experts analyzed the text and made suggestions. “To those who voted for and support real border security and a stronger…Jacob Adams -
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‘It Really Disturbs Me’: One Republican’s Dire Warning to His Party
Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., has a dire warning for his fellow Republicans—find a way to make President Donald Trump’s agenda affordable or face economic collapse. “I’m looking forward to us being the Congress that actually does something other than always talking a big game,” Brecheen told The Daily Signal. “Just a pronouncement of the problem…George Caldwell -
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Members of Congress Warn About Looming Debt Crisis
As Republicans in Congress explore how they will accomplish President Donald Trump’s agenda through budget reconciliation, concerns about a national debt crisis percolate in the background. “Whether new spending comes in the form of tax relief or actual new spending, such as a border wall … it will have to be offset, because it can’t…Jacob Adams -
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USAID and George Soros’ Foundation Bankrolled a News Outlet That Spurred the First Trump Impeachment
The U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with the Open Society Foundations, the funding network established by Hungarian American billionaire George Soros, to bankroll a news organization that attacks conservatives and seems to have inspired the first impeachment of President Donald Trump. USAID has received renewed scrutiny in recent weeks after Trump paused U.S….Tyler O’Neil -
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Foreign Funding, Ranked Choice Voting Top Election Integrity Concerns, Report Finds
The 2024 election concluded with few complaints or disputes from either side—but key improvements still need to be made to ensure free and fair contests, according to a new report from an election integrity watchdog. “The election integrity movement has had enormous success over the last four years. But make no mistake: The fight is…Fred Lucas -
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2 More States Moving Forward to Block Noncitizens From Voting
Two states advanced proposals this week to amend their constitutions to require citizenship for voting. The South Dakota Senate voted 33-2 on Tuesday for an amendment banning noncitizen voting. Two days later, the Kansas House of Representatives voted 90-28 for a similar amendment to its state’s constitution. The amendments would still have to be passed…Fred Lucas -
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Taxpayer-Subsidized College Tuition for Illegal Aliens—but Not for Citizens
Did you know that 25 states offer in-state college tuition to illegal aliens? Probably not. And did you know that there is a federal statute that prohibits states from offering in-state tuition to illegal aliens unless a state offers the same tuition break to students from other states? Didn’t think so. One of the…Hans von Spakovsky -
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What Does an Executive Action Add to the First Amendment?
It’s hardly a sign of civic health when a president begins his term by instructing his subordinates to abide by the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech. Yet within hours of his oath of office, President Donald Trump did just that. In an executive action styled as “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship,”…Jack Fitzhenry -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Roy Reintroduces Bill to Prohibit Inaccurate Pronouns on Passports
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced a bill Friday to prevent passports from being used to promote "radical gender ideology." The Passport Sanity Act prohibits the secretary of state from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified (X) gender designation. “Radical gender ideology must…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Hail Mary and Hallelujah: Jesus Takes Center Stage at Super Bowl LIX
Super Bowl LIX is shaping up to be a continuation of an emerging trend: football players becoming outspoken advocates for their Christian faith. Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles players spoke about the importance of their belief in Jesus and the Gospel during a series of interviews with Sports Spectrum this week. When asked by…R.E. Wermus -
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4 Charts Show Why Congress Must Embrace Spending Restraint
This year, Congress is expected to pass at least one major legislative package through what is known as the reconciliation process, which enables easier passage for certain types of budgetary changes. The top goal for reconciliation will be extending and improving on the success of the 2017 tax cuts, which were a big success for…David Ditch -
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Trump’s Tariff Diplomacy Is Working
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. I want to talk about tariffs. If you know, everybody’s noticed the hysteria that happened the last five or six days, that Donald Trump is going…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Female Athletes Celebrate as NCAA Changes Transgender Policy
Female athletes have lobbied the National Collegiate Athletic Association for years to limit women’s sports to biological women. After an executive order from the president of the United States on Wednesday to keep men out of women’s sports at institutions that receive federal funding, it’s finally happening. Members of Concerned Women for America and Independent…Moira Gleason -
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Trump Bursts Into His Second Term
President Donald Trump burst out of the gates into his second term with the speed of a Kentucky Derby winner. Executive orders turning the status quo upside have flown in gusts from the Oval Office ever since Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Nothing like this has been witnessed since former President Franklin Roosevelt’s first 100…Armstrong Williams