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Here’s How Green Groups Get Their Agendas Implemented in the Administrative State, Bypassing Congress
Most Americans may not have heard of the Department of the Interior, but this powerful administrative agency oversees more than one-fifth of America’s land area and much of its mineral and ocean resources. The Left’s dark money network has wielded influence at this massive agency to undermine oil and gas production and advance less reliable… -
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17 State AGs Refuse to Allow Biden to Insert Abortion Into Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
As the Biden campaign continues to push abortion as a primary focus ahead of the November elections, the Biden administration made yet another move to ensure that abortion remains front and center by inserting the issue into the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act—earning a strong rebuke and lawsuit from a group of 17 Republican state attorneys general. In… -
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Texas Lawmaker Reminds GOP of Madison’s Words About Power of the Purse
For Rep. Chip Roy, it’s a frustrating conversation that happens all too often with fellow lawmakers on his side of the aisle. “‘Chip, we have a razor-thin majority. We just have to win the White House; we just have to win the Senate,’” the Texas Republican recalled in a speech Tuesday. When he hears colleagues… -
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DHS Finally Declares Year-Old Cyber Emergency for Aviation
Only a quarter of the way through 2024, an undeniable reality has emerged: America’s critical infrastructure faces an unparalleled threat of cyberattack. As foreign adversaries, emboldened and armed with advanced tools, push the boundaries of our cybersecurity measures and prime themselves to launch attacks, Americans must ask: If the federal government is taking action, is… -
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Where Are the Executive Actions to Secure the Border? A Look Back at 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001, is etched in our collective memory as a day of profound tragedy and heroism. It was a time when duty demanded unwavering resolve in the face of unprecedented threats. On that day, I was a lieutenant in the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., responsible for the security planning for all the… -
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‘Economic Suicide’: Biden Admin Justifies Tax Hike Based on Racial Criteria
The Biden administration’s analysis of its revenue proposals for fiscal year 2025 argues targeted tax hikes that disproportionately affect white people would ease racial wealth inequality. Increasing taxes on capital gains and income-based wealth would reduce racial wealth inequality for black and Hispanic families, the Treasury Department outlined in the analysis published in mid-March. The Treasury points out… -
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NY Judge Fines Trump for Violating Gag Order, Warns of Possible Jail Time
Judge Juan Merchan fined former President Donald Trump $9,000 on Tuesday and held him in contempt for violating his gag order, warning he may impose jail time for future violations. Merchan ordered Trump to remove the offending posts by 2:15 p.m. Tuesday and to pay the fine by May 3. He rejected Trump’s defense that he was… -
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Well, That Was Fast: 3 Federal Lawsuits, Dropping Simultaneously, Challenge Education Department’s New Title IX Rule
Monday may have been Education Secretary Miguel Cordona’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. The ink was barely dry on the Education Department’s vast rewrite of Title IX before three separate federal lawsuits were filed in quick succession in courthouses in Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama. The essential elements of each lawsuit share a common… -
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EXCLUSIVE: CDC Must Provide Transparency on Troubling IVF Practices, Congressman Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Republican Oklahoma Rep. Josh Brecheen is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide transparency on in vitro fertilization practices in the United States. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal and sent Tuesday, Brecheen points out that other Western countries prohibit clinics from “practicing… -
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Unraveling the Damage Done by Our Welfare System
Education, employment, and family formation are “the building blocks for a flourishing life,” says the leader of the Georgia Center for Opportunity. But, unfortunately, America’s welfare system includes penalties for both work and family formation, Randy Hicks says. Although the safety net may not intend to punish work or the family, Hicks says, it does… -
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‘NYPD KKK’: What I Saw at Columbia Encampment When the Deadline to Leave Struck
Daily Signal columnist Jarrett Stepman was at Columbia University in New York City at 2 p.m. Eastern Monday. Columbia officials had told students in the encampment that they were violating university policies, and needed to leave or risk suspension. Here’s what happened: Pro-Israel supported got surrounded. She was followed by people shouting “free Palestine” and… -
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44 Signs and Chalk Messages Tell It All at GW’s Pro-Palestine Encampment
Pro-Palestine protests continued Monday at George Washington University in the nation’s capital after erupting Thursday, over six months after Hamas terrorists crossed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7 and slaughtered 1,200 people. Homemade signs opposing Israel and implicitly supporting the terrorist organization that rules Gaza could be seen across GW’s University Yard… -
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K-12 ‘Action Civics’ Trained Students Encamped on College Campuses. Here’s What Parents Need to Know.
Parents asking why their college student’s graduation is canceled this year need only remember when their child was in high school. K-12 schools have been training students to disrupt the systems around them for years through the teaching of “action civics,” which primes students to be activists even if it deprives them of understanding if,… -
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Leftist Reporters Pretend They’re Not Partisan News Squashers
Eight years ago, the leftist media took great offense to being dismissed by Donald Trump as “fake news,” but they never seemed to grasp this is exactly how they painted the conservative media, as truth-defying propaganda outlets. When the Trump trial turned to the National Enquirer, we could find national unity that the Enquirer defines… -
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Inclusion Center at UF Faces ‘Elimination’ If Found to Violate Florida’s Anti-DEI Law
The University of Florida’s Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement may be next on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “chomping” block for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the home of the Gators. UF’s Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, or CIME, “celebrates and empowers diverse communities and advocates for an inclusive campus for all students… -
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Deface Statue of George Washington
Pro-Palestine protesters have defaced a statue of George Washington on the George Washington University campus in Washington, D.C. The statue is draped in a Palestinian flag, while a black and white scarf is wrapped around the statue’s neck. Stickers reading “End the Genocide Free Palestine,” “The Students United Will Never Be Divided,” and “Anti-Fascist… -
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‘Harassment’: Feds Impose Trans Agenda on Employers for Pronouns, Bathrooms
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Under new federal guidelines, an employer would be guilty of harassment for requiring someone to use a restroom that comports with his or her biological sex, or for referring to someone by a pronoun the person doesn’t want used. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published the guidance on Monday. The guidance… -
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Arabella Network’s Leftist ‘Dark Money’ Influence Expanding, Author Reveals
The left-wing Arabella Advisors network has raked in more money than either of the two major political parties and affects almost every element of public policy and elections, argues Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, a Washington-based investigative think tank. Walter’s new book “Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming… -
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6 Reasons Chinese Nationals Are Illegally Crossing California’s Southern Border
Chinese nationals are crossing America’s southern border at a rapid rate. On Wednesday alone, the U.S. Border Patrol encountered 206 Chinese nationals crossing into the San Diego sector, Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported. But the illegal entry of Chinese nationals into America through the Border Patrol’s San Diego sector isn’t new. Chinese individuals long… -
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Germany Allows Parents to Change Their Baby’s Gender
When it comes to gender politics, many in opposition acknowledge that adults have the ability to choose for themselves whether they pursue hormone therapy or body-mutilating operations, because adults can better weigh the risks of their decisions. Children, on the other hand, are quite different from adults. Opponents of gender ideology are steadfast in the…