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    American Hieroglyphics

    In the year 1204, Arab scholar Abd Al-Latif Al-Baghdadi visited Egypt. Al-Baghdadi marveled at ancient monuments, including the Sphinx (then buried in sand up to the neck and nicknamed “Old Father Dread”) and of course the pyramids, which he described as “awe inspiring.” However, Al-Baghdadi found it disturbing that none of the Egyptians of his…
    Matthew Ladner
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    Evil Meat

    Do you eat steak? You’re killing the planet! So say climate activists. Silly media agree: Vox warns that beef is the “worst thing we eat when it comes to global warming.” The World Economic Forum, which says it’s “committed to improving the state of the world,” released a video promoting a future where “you’ll own…
    John Stossel
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    • Opinion

    Girl Boss vs. Trad Wife: Forced to Choose?

    Are you a “girl boss” or a “trad wife”? Maybe somewhere in between? Seems like society is pressuring women to pick a side instead of learning to “Lead Like Jael.” Emma Waters, a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Technology and the Human Person, joins “Problematic Women” us to discuss “seven timeless principles…
    Morgonn McMichael
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    • Opinion

    The Real Reason That Vanguard Settled

    When Vanguard Group announced that it would settle its portion of a lawsuit brought by 13 state attorneys general, opponents of “Environmental, Social, and Governance” (ESG) declared victory. And they weren’t wrong. The suit, led by Texas AG Ken Paxton, accused Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street of conspiring to push green-energy initiatives through their coal-company holdings,…
    Stephen Soukup
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    The Truth About Glyphosate: Genuine Concerns and Sobering Realities

    The use of the agricultural input glyphosate may be one of the most hotly contested issues within public health right now. For some, glyphosate is proof that modern agriculture is poison. For others, it is an example of anti-science panic. Both reactions avoid the hard truth: glyphosate is a critical agricultural input with contested cancer…
    Miles Pollard
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    • Opinion

    How the Media Erased Obama’s Damning Benghazi Confession to Re-Elect Him

    Democrats and their media allies are suddenly wrapping themselves in the First Amendment like it’s a campaign prop. As California Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million in defamation over its coverage of a phone call with President Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel blasts the FCC for an “attack on free speech” after his show was…
    Drew Allen
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    • News

    Do Trump’s Iran Strikes Poll Well? Opinions Differ.

    Does President Donald Trump’s war with Iran poll well with Americans? The answer is complicated. On Friday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt amplified new Politico polling, which shows 81% of self-identified MAGA Republicans approve of Trump’s military action in Iran. Leavitt previously touted the same group’s 100% approval of Trump in an NBC News…
    George Caldwell
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    State of Alaska Under Biden vs. Trump

    MIAMI—The Biden administration was “violently determined” to block the development and extraction of resources in Alaska, but that has changed since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to Gov. Mike Dunleavy. “Trump is all about opportunity. In other words, no limits, giving Alaska the opportunity to develop its resources, build things, market…
    Virginia Allen
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    Congressman Asks Trump to Press China to Release Prisoners

    Ahead of President Donald Trump’s next meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a Republican congressman is leaning on the president to fight for the liberation of prisoners in China. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., held an event on Thursday at the U.S. Capitol with the daughters of two figures being held prisoner in China: Hong Kong…
    George Caldwell
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    ‘ROAD MAP’ TO PROSECUTE ANTIFA: Texas ICE Riot Convictions Help Trump Counterterror Strategy

    Last week, a jury convicted eight alleged members of an Antifa cell for providing material support to terrorists, and the lead prosecutor says the case presents a “road map” to implement President Donald Trump’s strategy to combat domestic terrorism and organized political violence. The jury convicted eight people of riot, providing material support to terrorists,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Democrats Blame Trump for Elevated Terrorism Threat Despite DHS Shutdown

    In the wake of terror attacks across the United States, House Democrats told The Daily Signal that President Donald Trump is to blame for the heightened threat of terrorism. “Donald Trump has made our country less safe, that’s for sure,” Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, told The…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    • Opinion

    The Time Has Come to Deal With Insider Trading in Congress

    According to a poll from the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation, 86% of Americans “favor prohibiting stock-trading in individual companies by Members of Congress.” This includes more than 80% of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. The Stop Insider Trading Act (HR 7008) from Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., the chairman of the Committee on House…
    Daniel West
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    Blackburn Releases Framework for AI Rulebook

    Sen. Marsha Blackburn released a draft framework for a national rulebook on artificial intelligence to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order. The Republican senator from Tennessee previously told The Daily Signal that Trump asked her to introduce the framework to establish a national standard on artificial intelligence. When asked by The Daily Signal if the…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    • Opinion

    Why Are Our Young Women Unhappy and on Drugs?

    The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Emma Waters, a policy analyst in the Center for Technology and the Human Person at The Heritage Foundation and author of “Lead Like Jael: 7 Timeless Principles for Today’s Women of Faith,” on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on…
    Bradley Devlin
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    • News

    Judge Slaps Down Trump-Lake VOA Shake-Up, Orders 1,000+ Employees Reinstated

    A federal judge ordered more than 1,000 Voice of America employees removed from their jobs to be reinstated, in a blow to the Trump administration’s push to remake the entity and cut waste. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, of the District of Columbia, determined that the attempt to dismantle the taxpayer-funded media outlet was unlawful…
    Fred Lucas
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    • Opinion

    US Resolution to Protect Women and Girls Faces Uphill Battle at the UN

    The U.N. Commission on the Status of Women is wrapping up this week amid historic disagreement between delegations over what it means to be a woman. You read that right. Diplomats at the annual international meeting focused on “women’s issues” are engaged in negotiations and backroom maneuvers to avoid clearly defining what they mean by…
    Grace Melton
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    White House Provides Update on Negotiations to Fund DHS

    President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of being “totally unreasonable” in negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security. “The Democrats’ purposeful DHS SHUTDOWN is causing chaos at the airports. These Lunatics are being totally unreasonable in their Radical Left asks,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. “They are FULLY TO BLAME, and must pay…
    Virginia Allen
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    Christian Agency Calls on Trump Administration to Reinstate Adoption Visa Exception   

    Families pursuing international adoptions need clarity over a Trump administration policy that has left them uncertain of their ability to bring their children home, according to the head of a large Christian adoption agency. President Donald Trump has championed intercountry adoption, but recent actions from his administration send “a different message,” according to Herbie Newell,…
    Virginia Allen
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    • Opinion

    The Con at the Heart of the Blue State Model

    The entire rotten structure of the Left’s modern governing model is being exposed. Several stories in the last few weeks have uncovered how much of the American political system, in Democrat-dominated cities and states in particular, has been twisted to serve the interests of the Left and its wards rather than the American people. The widespread…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    • Opinion

    The Feminine Virtue of Discernment

    This is an adapted excerpt from Emma Waters’ new book “Lead Like Jael: 7 Timeless Principles for Today’s Women of Faith,” out March 24 from Regnery Faith. Growing up in the pine-shadowed backroads of rural South Georgia, the line between nature and the home was, at times, more of a suggestion than a boundary. Despite…
    Emma Waters
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