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opinion
Democrat Unwittingly Reveals the Ugly Truth of Transgender Ideology
Sometimes, transgender advocates‘ own words form the best argument against them. A Democrat’s recent argument for a bill combating “conversion therapy” actually made a strong case against his measure, which would effectively prevent counseling to help young people come to terms with their biology. This counseling may be the only real solution for gender dysphoria… -
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Ben Carson: There’s a Solution to Having Democrats Undermine the TSA
The Transportation Security Administration has been in the news a lot lately. The TSA is part of the Department of Homeland Security, and today it is responsible for securing the nation’s transportation systems. The most visible part of this is screening passengers and baggage at airports. Democrats in Congress, upset about how a different part… -
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Mamdani’s Free Bus Plan Likely Not Happening This Year
One of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s big campaign promises was that under his leadership, everyone in the city would be able to ride “free” buses, but the idea is reportedly now on pause. “Mamdani’s highly-touted demands for free buses has fallen to the wayside in both state and city budget proposals,” the New York Post reported on… -
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New York’s Racial Equity Plan Shows Democrats Haven’t Learned a Thing
Remember when New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on the campaign trail that he wanted to increase taxes on richer, “whiter” residents? It seems he meant what he said. That much should be obvious following New York Mamdani’s announcement on Monday that he’s going forward with a so-called Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan. The plan released by… -
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Democrats Have Devolved Into the Party of Cruelty and Sadism
As the Department of Homeland Security shutdown slouches through its seventh week, this outrage should convince voters that the Democrats have devolved into a delivery system for pain. Yet again, the so-called “Party of the Little Guy” relishes in making regular Americans writhe in agony so Democrats can score political points and weaponize whatever partisan… -
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Democrats Sue to Stop Trump’s Latest Election Integrity Effort
THE CENTER SQUARE—Democrat officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia announced Friday they’re suing to block President Donald Trump’s recent executive order regulating mail-in and absentee ballots. The suit was slated to be filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. A copy of the lawsuit wasn’t available as of press… -
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Trump Attends SCOTUS Argument, Prompts Tirade by Angry House Democrat
President Donald Trump arrived at the Supreme Court chamber on Wednesday morning for oral arguments over the birthright citizenship case. The potential landmark case marks the first time a sitting president has attended a Supreme Court argument. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., expressed outrage in a post at 1:03 a.m. on X over Trump’s attendance. Other… -
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Mamdani Walks Into a Passover Seder With Don Lemon and Drag Queen Rabbi, Gets Heckled
Zohran Mamdani is clearly aiming to convince the world that he isn’t antisemitic in the most lefty-coded theater-kid way possible. It didn’t quite go as he planned. The New York City mayor attended what The New York Times called a “hip” Passover Seder on Monday. The event was also attended by former CNN host Don… -
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Democrats Want to Lower Taxes. Has Hell Frozen Over?
Democrats are publicly crawling over each other to see who can cut taxes more than the next one. Has hell frozen over? Or maybe this is just one more example of Democrats saying one thing while doing another. The new Democrat governor of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, ran as a moderate. However, as soon as she… -
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White House Investigates Ilhan Omar Immigration Fraud
Vice President JD Vance alleges that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., committed immigration fraud. “Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,” he said when asked if Omar committed fraud by conservative activist and podcast host Benny Johnson on “The Benny Johnson Show.” Omar is a founding member of “the squad,” a… -
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GROTESQUE: Barack Obama’s Orwellian Push for Virginia Redistricting Is Something to Behold
What do you call it when a politician tells you to put elections “back on a level playing field” by voting for a redistricting map gerrymandered to give Democrats 10 seats to Republicans’ one? “Lying” doesn’t quite foot the bill. “Rank deception” is closer, but I think this kind of rhetoric calls for the big… -
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California’s DEI Obsession Derails Democrat Primary Debate
It’s amazing how much California does these days to roll into its stereotype as a dysfunctional, woke-ified political wasteland. On Tuesday, the University of Southern California canceled its scheduled gubernatorial debate after several top Democrats reportedly waged a pressure campaign to put a halt to it. The field is currently wide open with Democrat Gov…. -
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The Democrats Have Descended Into Utter Nihilism
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. I’d like to talk a bit about Democratic nihilism. By that, I mean the Democratic Party, such as it is in the… -
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Democrats Say Chinese Spying at Universities a ‘Xenophobic Conspiracy Theory’
At a Thursday hearing, Democrats claimed Republicans are engaging in “xenophobia” by looking into Chinese espionage on American college campuses. “We should not be launching xenophobic attacks on our students,” Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., stated at a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing Thursday morning. The hearing, titled “U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign… -
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White House Gives Message to Democrats as TSA Officers Work Without Pay
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had a message for Democrats who voted against reopening the Department of Homeland Security during a 40-day shutdown. “For the Democrats in Congress, the cruelty of this shutdown is the point,” Leavitt said. At Wednesday’s White House press briefing, she told the story of a father of three who… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Poll Finds Virginia Voters Reject Democrats’ Redistricting Push
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Democrats are attempting to redraw the Virginia congressional map to put four of the commonwealth’s five Republican-held seats in their hands. However, new polling finds that Virginia voters, across party lines, largely oppose their efforts. The Daily Signal obtained a Heritage Action poll that found that 70% of Virginia Democrat voters think that electoral maps favoring one political party should not be allowed. However, Democrats in the… -
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Consent Decree Marks Final Defeat of ‘Orwellian’ Biden ‘Censorship Regime’
During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal health agencies and the White House under President Joe Biden pressured social media companies to censor speech that contradicted the federal government’s narrative, but two Republican attorneys general secured a consent decree Tuesday that will prevent the government from returning to that “Orwellian” strategy. “It was absolutely Orwellian,” Louisiana Attorney… -
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Democrat Governor Celebrates Ramadan at Hamas-Linked Mosque
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, celebrated Ramadan at a mosque whose co-founder was convicted of funneling money to Hamas and with an imam who faced deportation proceedings over alleged Hamas ties. This imam also called for a “new intifada.” “Thank you to the Islamic Center of Passaic County for welcoming me to join… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Airport Billboards Blame Democrats for Long TSA Lines
Mobile billboards are being deployed Tuesday morning at the three Washington, D.C.-area airports amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that has led to long security lines at airports across the nation. “You’re waiting in line because millions skipped it. Tell Chuck Schumer: Fund DHS,” the billboard reads, referring to the millions of illegal aliens… -
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Even Amid Lawsuit, Democrat AG Won’t Swear Off Using Far-Left ‘Hate Map’ That Allegedly Inspired Terrorist Attack
Michigan’s Democrat attorney general cited the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate map” when announcing a “hate-crimes unit” in 2019, and after one of the conservative groups on the map sued, the AG’s office won’t say whether it will refuse to cite the SPLC in the future. The American Freedom Law Center, a Judeo-Christian public interest…