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Trump Can Use Congressional Review Act to Nullify Biden’s Rules
In advanced number theory, there are “countable infinities” (which go on forever), “uncountable infinities” (which are infinitely larger), and finally, there are the biggest infinities of all, which are called “federal rules.” In truth, no one knows how many federal crimes and liabilities Americans are subject to because these pseudo-laws are buried in an ever-expanding… -
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‘It Stole My Childhood’: Supreme Court Urged to Protect Kids From Online Porn
Taylor Muthoka was first exposed to pornography at the age of 7. A friend showed it to her online, and all the children had to do to access the website was check a box saying they were 18. Little did she know that moment would lead to a 10-year addiction. “That one moment of exposure… -
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Anarchists Versus Libertarians
“Donald Trump will be a tyrant!” So my neighbors claim. I live in Manhattan. Feel for me. Yes, Trump says wild things, like riffing about “terminating” parts of the U.S. Constitution. But I don’t think he means it. As Joe Rogan said to Trump when candidate Trump came on his show, “You say a lot… -
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President Trump’s CIA Pick Faces Grilling in Confirmation Hearing
John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, faced a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday, where Democrats pressed him on the claim he “politicized intelligence” while serving as director of national intelligence in Trump’s first administration. According to his prepared opening remarks to the committee, Ratcliffe… -
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The More Democrats Go to Church, the More They Look Like Republicans: Study
The more often Americans attend virtually any Christian denomination, as well as Jewish services, the more likely they are to adopt conservative political views, according to a recent statistical analysis. “The more Democrats go to church, the more they look like Republicans,” states the study. “Being politically liberal and being highly religious are just not… -
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The Buck Never Stopped With Joe Biden
When Donald Trump is sworn in next week, America will have a president for the first time in four years. The Joe Biden era hasn’t been a presidency but an interregnum, with seemingly no one in charge in Washington. The sign on Harry Truman’s desk used to say, “The buck stops here.” Where did it… -
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How Biden Tried to ‘Trump-Proof’ Government With Federal Telework
As taxpayers have spent billions to pay for mostly vacant federal office space, President Joe Biden’s administration worked with federal employee unions to lock in telework levels to help “Trump-proof” agencies, according to a congressional investigation. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released a report Wednesday morning ahead of a hearing titled, “The Stay-at-Home Federal… -
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3 Republican Senators Respond to Poll Showing Nearly Half of DC Federal Bureaucrats Aim to Oppose Trump
Republican senators highlighted a growing deep state opposition to President-elect Donald Trump, citing a revealing new poll on the federal bureaucracy and urging Trump to be vigilant as he enters office next week. The poll, which the firm RMG Research conducted on behalf of the Napolitan Institute and released Monday, revealed that 42% of what… -
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Trump’s ‘Art of the Troll’ on Canada, Greenland, ‘Gulf of America,’ Panama Canal
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 very briefly about the matter of Trump trolling. I’m kind of… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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”… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…