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ADAM’S APPLE SHAVE? LGBTQ Mafia Demands Companies Cover New Forms of Transgender ‘Health Care’
Even as transgender “health care” is losing steam in the medical industry, a powerful LGBTQ+ activist group is expanding its demands for the kind of “gender-affirming care” that companies provide—including cosmetic interventions like an Adam’s apple shave and liposuction. The Human Rights Campaign, which bills itself as America’s “largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization,” has long… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Kristi Noem Failed at DHS
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” with Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Kristi Noem. Any thoughts that you want to share about her firing and her tenure as… -
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Trump Slams Democrats for Shutting Down DHS Amid Terrorism Threats
President Donald Trump slammed congressional Democrats for holding out on funding the Department of Homeland Security amid threats of terrorism from Iran. When asked about reports that Iran has activated terrorist sleeper cells abroad, Trump said his administration is “very much on top of it,” though the ongoing DHS shutdown is a challenge. “One of… -
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‘Great’: Trump, Lake Celebrate Report That FBI Seized Arizona Election Records
President Donald Trump celebrated a report that the FBI obtained election records from Arizona’s largest county, a move that follows a federal raid last month on a Georgia county’s elections department. Maricopa County, the site of the reported FBI raid, has been a contentious jurisdiction for elections, particularly after Joe Biden beat Donald Trump narrowly… -
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Iran’s Selection of New Supreme Leader Tells World ‘Regime Isn’t Reformable’
The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s new supreme leader sends a clear message that “the regime isn’t reformable,” one foreign policy expert says. The 88 senior Shiite clerics who met to name Ali Khamenei’s successor could have chosen to largely hold to their “national priorities” and… -
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Colorado Democrat’s Head-Scratching Reason for Killing His Own Bill to Decriminalize Prostitution
Colorado’s Republican House leader is calling foul after a Colorado state senator says he is effectively killing his own bill to decriminalize prostitution—in order to protect “sex workers” from the trauma of having to testify. State Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, the main sponsor of SB26-097, told the Colorado Sun that his bill lacks the necessary support… -
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Gulf States Are Not Firing Back at Iran. Why?
Iran has targeted its neighbors in the Persian Gulf by firing missiles and conducting drone attacks, but despite the attacks, the Middle Eastern countries have not fired back and for good reason, a foreign policy expert argues. “Never say never, but with very high certainty, I can say that the Gulf [states] are not partaking… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Taxpayers Will Finally See Which Foreign Entities Fund US Universities
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education will soon require universities to publicly disclose the counterparties of foreign funding, a senior Education Department official told The Daily Signal. Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires higher education institutions to report gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more to the Department of Education,… -
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Media, Mamdani Spin Absurd Tale About NYC ‘ISIS-Inspired’ Terrorist Attack
Never underestimate the Democrat-media complex’s ability to tag-team and instantly spin a narrative about a news incident that is literally the opposite of reality. An attempted terrorist attack by two “ISIS-inspired” radicals in New York City Saturday could have been a mass casualty event. But if you listened to the media and some of the… -
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OSU President Is Leaving After ‘Inappropriate Relationship’
Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. has resigned as president at Ohio State University, citing an “inappropriate relationship” with an unnamed person seeking public resources. He has only served as president since Jan. 1, 2024. According to 10TV, Carter’s resignation followed a Saturday board meeting, with the board of trustees accepting the resignation on Sunday, the same… -
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Trump Says War Against Iran Is ‘Very Complete,’ CBS News Reports
REUTERS—President Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran “is very complete” and that Washington was “very far ahead” of his initial four- to five-week estimated time frame, according to a CBS News reporter on X, who cited an interview with him. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no… -
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DOJ, NYPD Call New York Terror Suspects ISIS-Inspired
The Justice Department brought federal terrorism charges Monday against two men tied to the bombing of a New York City protest. One of the suspects threw a homemade bomb that was inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group, said Attorney General Pam Bondi. “We have charged the two alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists who attempted to bomb… -
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Texas Senate Candidate Raises Eyebrows With Answer to What He Loves Besides Friends and Family
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Texas state Rep. James Talarico said that he loved transgender children when asked to name something he loved other than family and friends during a May 11, 2023, episode of “A Superbloom Podcast.” Talarico has a long record of pushing his left-wing agenda on schools, including opposing restrictions on child… -
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What to Know About Judge Who Blocked Trump Immigration Court Reform
An Obama-appointed judge blocked key portions of the Trump administration’s policy to restrict the appeal process for illegal immigrants facing deportation. In a Sunday ruling, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of immigration groups that sued the Trump administration in the case of Amica Center for Immigrant Rights v. Executive Office for Immigration… -
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No One Should Fear Violence in a House of Worship. Ohio Is Leading the Way.
Across the country, churches are becoming targets. When people disrupt worship and nothing happens, when there are no meaningful changes or follow-through, it tells the next group of agitators they can do it again. Ohio can change that by treating intimidation inside a sanctuary like what it is: unacceptable. “It takes an act of Congress” is an old… -
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Emails Reveal What US Officials Knew—and Feared—About Wuhan Lab
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In the summer of 2019, the Wuhan Institute of Virology was set to become the headquarters for the Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, according to documents from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In less than a year, biosafety seemed an unlikely description for… -
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The MAHA Vote Could Decide the Midterms. What Can Trump Do to Secure It?
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order prioritizing production of the pesticide glyphosate, conservative influencer Alex Clark received hundreds of messages from Make America Healthy Again advocates saying they would no longer vote Republican. “I have received hundreds of DMs saying I’m either not voting in the midterms or I’m considering not voting because… -
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Poll Reveals Popularity of Trump’s Iran Performance
The public approves of President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict in Iran at roughly the same level as his overall job performance, a new poll finds. A national NBC News poll reports that 41% of the public approves of Trump’s “handling of the situation in Iran” and 54% disapproves. NBC News, in partnership with… -
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High Oil Prices ‘Small Price to Pay’ for ‘Peace,’ Trump Declares
President Donald Trump says a sharp increase in high oil prices is a “small price to pay” in the fight against Iran. “Short-term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, are a very small price to pay for the U.S. and world safety and peace,” Trump… -
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Mainstream Media Ignored Gabbard’s Stark Warning on Islamist Ideology
America’s mainstream media mostly ignored Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s detailed warning about the growing threat of Islamization in the United States, which was issued a few days before Christmas last year during a Turning Point USA event. Conservative media like The Daily Caller devoted significant space to the speech, but a search of The New York Times…