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opinion
The Melting Pot Is Boiling Over
In one sense, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are the foundation of the country’s government. The Declaration laid out the principles we aspire toward. The Constitution established the three branches of government. It contains many brilliant mechanisms to check the government’s power. The Bill of Rights offers another layer of protection. But mere… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Urged to Make Reforms to Lower Health Care Costs
A national grassroots nonprofit is urging President Donald Trump to take “swift action” on a policy that it believes would directly impact affordability: health care price transparency. Save Our States Executive Director Trent England sent a letter to Trump supporting his work on lowering health care costs and urging him to require mandatory advanced notice… -
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Trump Accuses Ilhan Omar of Marrying Her Brother
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump accused Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota of marrying her brother during an interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns released Tuesday. Questions about whether Omar committed immigration fraud have dogged the Somali-born Minnesota congresswoman since she was elected to Congress in 2018, with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune uncovering inconsistencies regarding her marital… -
Democrat Elected Miami Mayor for First Time in Nearly Three Decades
REUTERS—Democrat Eileen Higgins became the first member of her party in nearly three decades elected mayor of Miami on Tuesday, defeating a Republican backed by President Donald Trump in a Hispanic-majority city in the heart of his Florida stronghold. CNN and the Associated Press called the election for Higgins less than an hour after polls… -
SLAPP DOWN: Court Defends Trans Activists Who Allegedly Lied to Get Real Estate Agent Fired
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transgender activists are “weaponizing” a law meant to protect participation in public debate, flipping it “on its head” to further a “personal vendetta” against a Georgia mom and real estate agent whom the activists previously tried to get fired, the mom’s lawyer says. Julie Mauck, the Georgia mom, publicly addressed a… -
‘STUNNINGLY UNINFORMED’: Republican Slams Hegseth Scouting Memo
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, a co-chair of the Congressional Scouting Caucus, told The Daily Signal that he is attempting to meet in person with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to discuss the memo on the Department of War separating from Scouting America, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America. Sessions called the… -
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EXCLUSIVE: The Heritage Foundation to Promote Golden Age Vision in New National Campaign
The Heritage Foundation launched a new ad campaign Tuesday posing a new strategy and a provocative idea for 2026: “The Golden Age is a choice.” The Washington-based think tank’s mission has not changed, but its strategy has shifted. The campaign introduces what the influential conservative organization calls “Heritage 2.0.” Heritage 2.0 will focus on four… -
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Teaching Is Sacred, Not Transactional
Stephen Cutchins has more than 20 years of leadership experience in education and ministry across four states. He has been actively involved with Southern Evangelical Seminary for more than 17 years and currently serves as the executive director of the Center for Innovative Training, Truth That Matters. Virginia as a Case Study Stephen Cutchins has… -
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Growing Pile of Data Shows That Voter Fraud Is a Real and Vast Problem
This week, The Heritage Foundation is updating its Voter Fraud Database with 89 new entries, including 75 convictions and a slew of overturned elections and civil fines targeting vote fraudsters. With these latest additions, the database now documents 581 cases of proven voter fraud and 848 criminal convictions. Heritage’s database proves not only that voter… -
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Heritage Foundation Opens Applications for $1 Million in Innovation Prizes
The Heritage Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2026 Innovation Prizes, which provide a total of $1 million annually to conservative organizations pitching creative policy solutions. Each year since 2022, Heritage has recognized conservative nonprofits for projects involving education, outreach, communications, litigation, and research for ideas promoting self-governance in America. “America is at one… -
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Bill Middendorf: The Man at the Turning Point
If you want to understand why there’s hope for a rebirth in America—restoring it to once again cherish faith, family, and country—remember Bill Middendorf, who recently passed away at the age of 101. At every turning point in modern history, Bill helped turn the USA the right way. Bill was part of the “greatest generation.”… -
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3 Out of 4 Terrorists Since 9/11 Are Foreign-Born, but More Than Half Citizens
@SecNeilsen says the report “is a clear reminder of why we cannot continue to rely on immigration policy based on pre-9/11 thinking.” When someone tweets the published story by clicking on the Twitter icon above it, this text appears along with photo, SEO headline, and meta description; all three elements should work together and cause… -
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Heritage President: ‘We Can’t Compromise With the Left’
Charlie Kirk’s assassination shocked the world last week. Americans are grieving his loss and figuring out how to overcome the sorrow and anger from the tragic killing. Heritage President Kevin Roberts, a personal friend of Kirk, spoke with me on the “Heritage Explains” podcast about Kirk’s impact on our nation. We discussed his Christian faith,… -
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Charlie Kirk Lived Out a Mission Some Conservatives Thought Was Impossible
Great minds have spent generations debating over the most effective ways to win hearts and minds to a cause, but all agree on one thing: If you reach the young, you will determine the course of a nation’s future. Charlie Kirk knew this and lived it. Kirk’s mission to reach young people may have stemmed… -
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Generation Z’s Conservative Shift: Trump, COVID-19, and Social Media’s Role
From its youngest members to its eldest, Generation Z is turning to conservatism. It turns out, social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, and President Donald Trump have all played a role in this shift. Let’s start with the latter and then work our way back, exploring the why and how, with voices straight from the source…. -
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‘National Conservatism’ Has Changed the Direction of the Right
The Trump administration has launched a counterrevolution in American culture and government. As much as the credit for this sudden and dramatic reversal belongs to the president, it is further being fueled by larger changes in the conservative movement. These changes were set in motion in part thanks to the annual National Conservatism Conference, initially created by… -
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Levin’s Latest Tackles Thorny Issue of Power
Mark Levin has written a brand-new book on a huge subject: “On Power.” How do you boil that subject down to 208 pages? In America, the founders and their current admirers have been all about limiting power, having the humility about human nature to understand that people lust for power. Early on, Levin quotes C.S…. -
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‘Onward!’ My Boss Ed Feulner Built a Movement and Cared for People
“Onward!” Along with a dozen other sayings, this was the signature of Edwin J. Feulner, who passed away Friday. There is not a week that goes by that I do not quote him. He was a giant of the conservative movement, but I got to work with him day to day as his chief of… -
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Ed Feulner, Heritage Foundation Founder and Conservative Movement Giant, Dies
Edwin J. Feulner Jr., founder of The Heritage Foundation and a longtime leader of the conservative movement, died Friday. He was 83 years old. Heritage announced Feulner’s death in a statement released by President Kevin Roberts and Board Chairman Barb Van Andel-Gaby. They praised Feulner as “more than a leader—he was a visionary, a builder,… -
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Up Close and Personal With David Mamet
Before he was David Mamet the acclaimed author, filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, he worked a variety of low-paying jobs well into his 20s: from kitchen help at a summer camp to a maintenance worker in a truck factory to working in the Merchant Marine doing maintenance on boats. Mamet said he knows what it’s…