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Why Johnny Can’t Read
Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country, as national testing results keep documenting. Illiteracy rates are rising: The number of 16- to 24-year-olds reading at the lowest literacy levels increased from 16% in 2017 to 25% in 2023, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. In some inner-city schools, less…Stephen Moore -
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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘The West Is Slouching Toward Open Season on Jews. It’s Just Sick.’
In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc dissect Australia’s reaction to the Hanukkah massacre and how the West flicks aside antisemitic violence. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Erika Kirk Endorses ‘My Husband’s Friend’ JD Vance for President
PHOENIX—At Turning Point USA’s 2025 America Fest Thursday, Erika Kirk pledged the organization’s support behind one possible 2028 presidential candidate. “We are going to get my husband’s friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible!” said Kirk, whose husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated in September. Turning Point Action, the organization’s grassroots…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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BREAKING: Suspect in Brown University Killing Found Dead, Also Suspected of MIT Murder
The suspect in last weekend’s fatal shooting at Brown University has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a storage unit he rented in Salem, New Hampshire, Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez announced Thursday night. The suspect has been identified as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national. U.S. Attorney for…Daily Signal Staff -
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EXCLUSIVE: Red-State AG Demands Governor Designate CAIR a Terrorist Group
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is calling on Gov. Mike Braun to join other Republican governors in branding the Council on American-Islamic Relations a terrorist organization. “It’s high time that Indiana declare CAIR a foreign terrorist organization,” Rokita told The Daily Signal in an interview Thursday. “I completely agree and I…Tyler O’Neil -
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War With Venezuela Could Break Trump’s MAGA Base
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. There are war drums beating about the United States and the Trump administration’s interdiction of narco-trafficking,…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Oversight Project Demands DOJ to Act on Trump Reversal of Biden Autopen Clemency
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Oversight Project is calling for the Justice Department to keep incarcerated prisoners whose Biden autopen clemencies were voided by President Donald Trump. The watchdog group shared a video with The Daily Signal that focused on two individuals whose sentences former President Joe Biden had commuted. The Oversight Project was the…Fred Lucas -
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SCOOP: ICE Agents Are Becoming Burned Out as Trump Administration Pushes for More Deportations
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are becoming burned out, according to multiple sources. ICE agents are “maxed out,” a senior Trump administration official told The Daily Signal, and yet there is “frustration” within the administration that deportation numbers aren’t higher. “I think it is just an enormous challenge to get 20 million people out of this country,” the official said, referring to an estimation of the number of illegal aliens…Virginia Allen -
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The Orwellian Excuse the Congressional Black Caucus Gave for Trying to Block My Congressional Testimony
When the Congressional Black Caucus and 260 left-leaning organizations sent letters trying to prevent me from testifying before Congress, they claimed to be opposing efforts to “undermine civil institutions” and to prevent the use of “government power to silence people.” This is deeply ironic because the House Judiciary Committee had invited me to testify on…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump Makes Blunt Remarks on Conservative Opposition to Weed
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday classifying marijuana as a less dangerous substance, despite concerns from GOP lawmakers that the move will “send the wrong message to America’s children.” Trump signed an order changing the classification of marijuana from a Schedule I drug, which includes the most dangerous substances, such as heroin,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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EEOC Urges White Males to Report Discrimination—And Promptly
White males who have faced discrimination should file a federal complaint, the head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says. In a video posted on social media Thursday, EEOC Acting Chairwoman Andrea Lucas advised potential victims of discrimination to file complaints in a timely manner. “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at…Fred Lucas -
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Judge Indira Talwani Attempts to Override Congress, Forcing Taxpayers to Pay for Abortions
California and Rhode Island judges won our October and November “Dishonorable Conduct Award” for their judicial misbehavior. The December award winner, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, is a super legislator who identifies as a federal judge. In a ruling in July, Talwani, a Biden appointee in Massachusetts—call us shocked—tried to override Congress’ constitutional authority over the federal purse and force taxpayers to subsidize Planned Parenthood. Some judges who…Thomas Jipping -
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Expands ‘Worst of the Worst’ Searchable Website
The Department of Homeland Security’s “Worst of the Worst” website is growing. DHS has added the names, photos, and criminal backgrounds of an additional 5,000 illegal aliens to the searchable platform, bringing the number of listed criminals to 15,000. “This new update represents just a small sample of the total number of arrests we’ve made—70% of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]…Virginia Allen -
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Kamala Harris Goes to Bat for Biden Administration Over Not Releasing Epstein Files
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Vice President Kamala Harris defended former President Joe Biden’s administration’s decision on Wednesday to not release the files surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Harris said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that former administration officials like herself respected the Department of Justice’s own independent decision to not release the files. The current DOJ…Nicole Silverio -
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‘MALPRACTICE’: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces 6 Moves to Crack Down on ‘Sex-Rejecting Procedures’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced six moves to crack down on the “malpractice” of “sex-rejecting procedures” Thursday. “This is not medicine; it is malpractice,” Kennedy said of the transgender medical interventions euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.” He warned that doctors have engaged in “needless and irreversible sex-rejecting procedures that…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘Uninformed Posturing’: Ohio Swing District Race Heats Up as Kaptur Responds to Challenger
This week, The Daily Signal’s Bradley Devlin spoke with Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams on “The Signal Sitdown.” When Devlin asked about the race for the redistricted 9th District during the show, Williams had some choice words for the Democrat who currently holds the seat, Rep. Marcy Kaptur. But Kaptur is not taking Williams’ comments…Rebecca Downs -
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Trump Announces How America Will Celebrate 250th Birthday
President Donald Trump revealed how the nation’s capital will celebrate America’s 250th birthday next summer. “2026 will be a celebration of America like no other, honoring our nation and all of its glory,” he said. Trump’s plans will be carried out through a public, private partnership called Freedom 250. “We will renew the patriotism, pride…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump’s Executive Order on AI Might Be a Bridge Too Far
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Dec. 11, titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” Its broadly stated goal is “to sustain and enhance the United States’ global AI dominance through a minimally burdensome national policy framework.” With more details to come, we hope Trump’s approach properly respects federalism established in…Thomas Jipping -
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When Republicans Do Long Interviews With Liberal Journalists
Whenever Republican officials sit for an extensive interview or series of interviews with a liberal media source, their supporters ask: Why did you have to do that? Why does Donald Trump need to speak to Michael Wolff or Bob Woodward? Now, it’s Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles talking to author Chris Whipple for the…Tim Graham -
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Maduro’s Narco-Terrorism Plot Against America Unraveled by Defectors
One by one, they are singing, the men who used to do dirty deeds for the late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro. Nobody knows what’s going to happen, whether the United States will attack, and whether Maduro will fall. But these Venezuelans sniff change in the air. As more countries exit Venezuela’s…Mike Gonzalez