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opinion
Trump’s Tariff Critics Are Trading on Overblown and Unfounded Fears
The market analysts and so-called economists panicking over President Donald Trump’s tariffs must be at least somewhat relieved that he’s agreed to pause the ones he wants to impose on Mexico. But they shouldn’t have been worried in the first place, because their fears are misplaced. Trump understands the harsh reality of the situation: Other nations have… -
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Ancora Wants to Make US Steel Great Again
PITTSBURGH—The investment firm Ancora is pushing U.S. Steel shareholders to drop the Nippon Steel merger and oust CEO David Burritt, a move that would align with President Donald Trump’s insistence that U.S. Steel stay in American hands. It is unclear from its statement how big a stake in U.S. Steel the Cleveland-based finance company currently… -
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Elon Musk Should Take on Social Security
If I say that Elon Musk is the smartest, boldest, most creative entrepreneur in the world, I don’t think I will get pushback. President Donald Trump’s move to bring him to Washington and put him at the top of a new Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, to do the seemingly impossible—to streamline a vastly outsized… -
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Most Americans Support Trump’s Use of Tariff Threats Against Colombia in Deportation of Illegals, Poll Finds
Most Americans support President Donald Trump’s recent use of tariff threats to pressure Colombia to accept American deportation flights, a poll by Scott Rasmussen’s Napolitan Institute finds. In late January, Trump successfully persuaded Colombian President Gustavo Petro to accept repatriation flights of Colombian illegal immigrants in the U.S. by threatening 50% tariffs after Petro initially… -
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Washington State Bill Would Force Catholic Priests to Violate Church Law
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession. The bill would amend the current state law that requires law enforcement, teachers, medical professionals, or child care providers to report cases of child abuse or neglect to include church clergy that… -
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Expert: US Also Protected by Its Investment in Israel
The relationship between Israel and the U.S. is not one of charity, according to national security expert Victoria Coates. Over the years, the “material assistance” the U.S. has provided Israel has shifted from largely being economic to “become security assistance,” Coates, vice president of the Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage… -
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Trump Bars Men from Women’s Sports, Women’s Groups Urge Congress to Codify Protections
Two conservative women’s groups urged the Senate to enact into law protections for women’s sports as President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring men from women’s sports Wednesday. “The war on women’s sports is over. Should have been done long ago,” Trump told a room packed with female athletes, government officials, and supporters. The… -
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‘Reflecting Biological Reality’: Education Department Publishes New College Student Aid Form
The Department of Education released an updated version of its Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly referred to as FAFSA, to better align with President Donald Trump’s executive order on biological sex after The Daily Signal drew attention to the issue last month. “President Trump has put an end to the previous administration’s charade… -
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Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Supreme Court Justices
After an escalation in political violence over the past several years, including protesters at the homes of Supreme Court justices, several United States senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to increase the penalties for those that threaten federal judges, including Supreme Court justices. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Mike Lee,… -
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How USAID Damages US Relations With Foreign Countries
The federal government hasn’t just been wasteful. It’s been funding and organizing toxic projects around the world that have damaged the reputation of the United States. That’s what a professor at a university in the country of Georgia said in a letter provided to The Daily Signal on Wednesday that highlights issues at the heart of recent… -
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Border Patrol Says It’s Ready for Increased Threats
The Border Patrol is prepared to face down any increase of violence or threats along the southern border, according to a Border Patrol official who spoke on background with The Daily Signal. If needed, Border Patrol will surge additional resources to the border to ensure the safety of its agents, the official explained. … -
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Trump Has Become 21st-Century George Patton
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 about this frenzied activity of Donald Trump’s and the reaction that the Democrats are exhibiting. Remember Donald Trump, almost by fiat, has… -
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Independent in Name Only: Maine Senator Consistently Votes Liberal Democratic Party Line
Sen. Angus King of Maine bills himself as an “independent,” but his voting record is such that if it could, the Federal Trade Commission might want to charge him with false advertising. That’s because, when Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York says “Jump,” King—like the Democrats he caucuses with, despite being a nominal… -
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¡No Mas!: Time to Halt Funding of Smithsonian’s Latino Museum
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump decisively dismantled the Biden administration’s wasteful and immoral “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives. An easy and obvious next step in this bold effort to “dewokefy” federal institutions and cut waste would be to put a halt to the recently established Smithsonian Museum of the American… -
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‘The War on Women’s Sports is Over’: Trump Bans Males in Female Athletics
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Wednesday protecting women’s and girls sports from biological male athletes who identify as transgender. “The war on women’s sports is over,” Trump said. “We will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls,” he continued. “From now on, women’s sports will… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Bill Demands Accountability for Universities’ Investments in Foreign Adversaries
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Burgess Owens introduced a bill on Wednesday to hold private universities accountable for investments they make in entities located in hostile foreign countries. “It is unacceptable for American universities to funnel millions to foreign adversaries without transparency or accountability,” the Republican congressman from Utah told The Daily Signal. The Reporting… -
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Speaker Johnson Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., expressed support for President Donald Trump’s ambitious foreign policy goals at a news conference Wednesday, praising the president’s talk of redeveloping Gaza and downsizing the U.S. Agency for International Development. Johnson’s backing came the day after Trump stunned the world with his remarks at a joint press conference… -
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Netanyahu and Trump Discuss Fate of Middle East
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday for the first time since Trump’s return to the White House to discuss national security issues in the Middle East, including Israel’s war with Hamas. At two separate press conferences Tuesday, Trump struck a friendly tone with his Israeli counterpart. “We have the… -
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Vance Addresses Religious Liberty Leaders in Washington
At a time when nongovernmental organizations are under intense scrutiny for what they are doing with federal funding, religious leaders, nonprofit executives, and religious liberty advocates gathered Wednesday to hear Vice President JD Vance articulate the Trump administration’s position on religious freedom. “Now, our administration believes we must stand for religious freedom, not just as… -
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Future of Charter Schools Jeopardized by Their Own Political Shortsightedness
A decade ago, charter schools were heralded as the crowning achievement of bipartisan education reform efforts. But during last week’s National School Choice Week observations, charters were barely an afterthought, their political energy having been largely reappropriated to newer, more robust systems of school choice. The future of the charter school movement is likely to be…