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Washington Reacts to Hegseth Confirmation Hearing
Lawmakers and allies weighed in on Tuesday as the Senate Armed Services Committee held its confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the former Army National Guard officer, former Fox News host, and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense. “I’ve known Pete for some time. I was a female in the military. We want to…Jacob Adams -
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Hegseth’s Right, Dems Are Wrong. DEI Didn’t Make Military More ‘Lethal,’ It Fueled Historic Recruiting Crisis.
A focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion has damaged the effectiveness of the U.S. military and hurt recruitment numbers. Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee grilled President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, on Tuesday. One exchange in particular highlighted the wrongheaded thinking that infects some in the current U.S. leadership…Jarrett Stepman -
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The Shameful Call for Clemency of a Tax Return-Stealing Felon
It is bad enough that President Joe Biden has pardoned hundreds of drug dealers, embezzlers, thieves, and other dangerous criminals; commuted the death sentences of dozens of murderers; released ruthless terrorists from Guantanamo Bay so they can unleash more brutality into the world; and to top it all off, given his son a “get-out-of-jail-free card”…Hans von Spakovsky -
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‘REPREHENSIBLE’: LA Fire Victims Sick of Democrat Politicians
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles residents who lost their homes in the ongoings California wildfires are sick of their Democratic leaders dodging responsibility for poor preparation and slow response time. “It feels like the C-team is running the show,” a Democrat who lost his home in the Palisades fire told The Daily Signal. “We don’t have the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Pete Hegseth Survives Contentious Hearing in Key Senate Confirmation Battle
Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, veterans advocate, and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Some senators tested the nominee’s mettle on defense issues, while others—primarily Democrats on the panel—honed in on allegations, most of them made anonymously, of…Bradley Devlin -
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US Gearing Up to Go on Offense Against China, Experts Say
As former Congressman and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee this week for possible confirmation as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Central Intelligence Agency director, experts say the selection is a signal that the incoming Trump administration will take a far more aggressive approach to countering China’s espionage and…Dan Hart -
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Two House Democrats Vote to Pass Bill Protecting Women’s Sports from Biological Male Infiltration
The House passed legislation Tuesday to protect women’s and girls school sports from biological male athletes. “The last time my bill passed the House, not a single Democrat supported it,” bill sponsor Rep. Greg. Steube, R-Fla., told The Daily Signal. “The Democratic Party should listen to the mandate we just received from America: 70% of moderate…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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GOP Culture War Fights Were Instrumental to Trump Win, Report Says
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Republicans’ embrace of the culture war was a massive part of President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding win in 2024, according to an American Principles Project report released Tuesday. Republican messaging on transgender issues such as child sex changes, men in women’s sports, and taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for prisoners swayed voters by 1.3…Wallace White -
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Special Counsel: ‘Well-Educated’ Hunter Biden Aware of Crimes
Hunter Biden knew exactly what he was doing when he committed felonies related to gun possession and not paying his taxes, special counsel David Weiss argued in his final report of outgoing President Joe Biden’s son. After a sweeping pardon in December, the president sought to cast his son in a sympathetic light. Weiss—who led…Fred Lucas -
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‘They Will Get It Done’: Trump Leads Negotiation to End Hamas Hostage Ordeal, Warns ‘A Lot of Trouble’ If It Falters
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—As negotiations over the Hamas hostage deal near completion, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday on Newsmax that failure to secure the hostages’ release could unleash “a lot of trouble.” During an appearance on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Trump said the negotiation is close to getting done. The deal aims to secure the release of hostages…Mariane Angela -
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To Stop Wildfires, Burn Wokeism
Wildfires are inevitable. The apocalyptic devastation seen in Los Angeles isn’t. The Palisades Fire started recently in west Los Angeles. Driven by intense Santa Ana Winds, the fire quickly spread into the residential area of Pacific Palisades. That fire, along with others in LA, forced more than 175,000 residents to flee. The fire destroyed more…Victor Joecks -
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Why Jack Smith Passed on Charging Trump With Incitement
Special counsel Jack Smith’s final report asserted federal prosecutors lacked grounds to charge President-elect Donald Trump with incitement for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protests, while it also said there was not a significant enough amount of fraud that it altered the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The Smith report’s concession on incitement…Fred Lucas -
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I Live in Pacific Palisades and I Know Who Caused the Fire
As officials investigate what caused Los Angeles’ devastating fires, I know the answer. It was the homeless. The Los Angeles Fire Department reports that 54% of fires in 2023 were started by homeless. They responded to almost 14,000 fires that year alone related to homelessness. Regardless of whether the Pacific Palisades fire was directly started…James Breslo -
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Felon Who Stole and Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns on Biden’s Clemency List
REALCLEAR INVESTIGATIONS—The Biden administration is formally considering commuting the sentence of the convicted felon who stole and leaked incoming President Trump’s tax records along with those of thousands of other taxpayers, in the biggest tax data heist in U.S. history. A search of the Justice Department’s pardon database reveals Charles Edward Littlejohn—who just began his five-year sentence…Paul Sperry -
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Shunning Cancel Culture, Carrie Underwood to Perform at Trump Inauguration
Country music superstar and “American Idol” alumna Carrie Underwood is set to perform at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C., adding to the ranks of A-list entertainers rejecting the pressures of cancel culture. The news of Underwood’s performance went viral when a photo of a program for Trump’s inauguration…Elise McCue -
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Medal of Honor Recipient David Bellavia Comes to Pete Hegseth’s Defense
Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia stood up for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal Monday, arguing that his longtime friend has been the victim of a smear on the part of “grifting frauds.” In the weeks since President-elect Donald Trump announced Hegseth as his nominee, the legacy…George Caldwell -
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Heritage Foundation Launches Ad Supporting Former Dem RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Heritage Foundation on Monday launched an advertisement campaign supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to direct the Department of Health and Human Services. The ad, first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, touts Kennedy as “fearless,” and promotes his policy agenda to make America healthier and combat the chronic disease…Ireland Owens -
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Newsom’s Governorship Going Up in Smoke
California’s Democrat Party elites are feeling the burn of their own failures to protect their state from devastating, uncontrolled fires. No politician’s reputation has been sullied as much as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s. As the wildfires in Los Angeles continue to rage, Newsom has sputtered and flailed—sometimes literally. He’s becoming the object of ire for appropriately…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘FINAL POTSHOT’: What to Expect From Merrick Garland’s Release of Special Counsel Report
The first volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report–cleared for release this week–may be little more than a parting shot by the Biden administration’s Justice Department days before Donald Trump’s second inauguration. “There could be a few interesting tidbits about who testified to the grand jury and so forth, but as for hard evidence,…Fred Lucas -
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‘75% Incompetence’: Dem Ex-Lawmaker Rips California Leaders’ Wildfire Failures
PALOS VERDE, Calif.—Years of policy failures, bookended by insufficient preparation in the days leading up to the California wildfires, laid the groundwork for historic destruction, former California state Rep. Mike Gatto says. “When the history of these fires are written, people will conclude that it was 25% the weather and 75% incompetence and poor management,”…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell