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    Jeffries and Schumer Denounce Trump’s ‘Racist’ Video—but Who Are They to Complain?
    On President Donald Trump’s social media platform, someone in the administration—the White House offered different versions of how this happened—posted a 62-second cartoon video set to the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” This was posted on a Thursday night and, following cries of “racism,” was removed by noon the following day. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt…
    Larry Elder
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    Harvard Sued for Stonewalling on Race-Based Admissions
    The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is suing Harvard, accusing the university of unlawfully withholding admissions data necessary to help the government determine if race-based discrimination is occurring. In Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College in 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges cannot consider race in the admissions…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    How to Fall in Love With America Again
    Americans are losing love for their country. The education system is taking our young in a different direction by dismissing our nation’s past and introducing ideologies contradicting our founding principles. Much of our culture seems determined to treat America’s 250th birthday with condemnation rather than celebration.  Yet, in this age of pessimism toward our nation’s past, Matthew Spalding offered a new invitation: to fall in love…
    Reagan Campbell | Jenna Lee
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    Former Obama WH Counsel Resigns From Goldman Sachs After Epstein Disclosures
    Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler has resigned after documents released by the U.S. Justice Department last month showed Ruemmler accepted gifts from late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and advised him on how to address media inquiries regarding his crimes. Ruemmler previously served as White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, before leaving her post…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    MONUMENTAL: Trump Admin Unleashes American Energy With Key Regulatory Move
    It’s hard to wrap your head around the massive news President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Thursday. Trump and Zeldin estimated that the EPA will save taxpayers over $1.3 trillion by eliminating the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, which served as the bedrock for a host of greenhouse gas emissions…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Shut Up and Slide, Team USA
    “I learned a long time ago, keep your d— mouth shut if you want to stay in show business,” said the great Dolly Parton. Do you know where she stands on immigration enforcement, veganism, or Gaza? Me neither.  Uninformed virtue signaling is a staple of the U.S. entertainment industry. Freeing Tibet, global warming, masking, and…
    Simon Hankinson
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    House Votes to Revoke Trump’s Tariff Power
    The House of Representatives voted to revoke President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration over the flow of drugs from Canada, his legal method of imposing tariffs on Canadian imports. The Wednesday vote, by a 219-211 margin, is the result of a rare revolt against Trump’s tariff policies. Six Republicans voted to deprive Trump of his…
    George Caldwell
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    US Olympic Athletes Trash-Talking USA? Didn’t Megan Rapinoe Teach Them Nothing?
    When it comes to the Olympics, certain things are no-brainers. Don’t ski jump in high heels. Don’t do mixed doubles curling with an ex-spouse. Don’t do a two-man luge with JB Pritzker on top. I would add, “Don’t trash the nation you’re there to represent.” Apparently, several members of Team USA don’t have brains. It…
    Al Perrotta
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    Trump Admin Unveils New Initiatives to Bring ‘Real Food’ to Americans
    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced new initiatives to encourage Americans to “Eat Real Food.” “I’m happy to announce that today we are at [the Department of Agriculture] releasing new guidance for all regional and state directors of our child nutrition programs,” Rollins said Wednesday. She…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump Indicates All Options on Table With Iran After Netanyahu Meeting
    President Donald Trump held a “very good” closed-door meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss Iran, but acknowledged no definitive decision was reached on how the United States will proceed toward the Islamic Republic. The “tremendous relationship between our two Countries continues,” Trump wrote on Truth Social after…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump’s DOJ Seeks Justice for Victims of Benghazi
    It happened exactly 11 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, was visiting the State Department’s mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi, where the CIA also maintained a nearby Annex. On Jan. 15, 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence published a detailed report…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    Slotkin Celebrates Victory Over Trump Admin’s Indictment Attempt
    A grand jury has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to indict several Democrats over a video where they told members of the U.S. military and intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders.” Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., praised the grand jury’s decision, calling it a “score” for the “Constitution, our freedom of speech, and the rule of…
    Virginia Allen
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    House GOP Members Revolt Against Trump’s Tariffs
    Defecting Republicans tanked a leadership-backed measure on Tuesday night that would have blocked future attempts to restrict President Donald Trump’s tariff authority. The vote’s failure means House members can still advance legislation reining in Trump’s ability to declare national emergencies, his preferred legal method of imposing tariffs. The rule vote Tuesday was an attempt to…
    George Caldwell
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    10 Threats Against Trump Admin Officials in 2026
    This year may have barely begun, but it has already witnessed many threats to President Donald Trump and members of his administration. Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024, and he faced another serious assassination attempt in West Palm Beach, Florida, two months later. The first assassin died in the attempt,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EPA to Announce ‘Largest Act of Deregulation’
    President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency plans to undo an Obama-era greenhouse gas rule used to justify nationwide climate regulations. On Wednesday, the EPA will roll back the Obama administration’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” which identifies six greenhouse gases that pose “a threat to public health and welfare,” The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. As the finding…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Rating Site Sues Trump Admin Over Probe of Alleged Suppression of Conservative Media
    A media ratings website is suing the Federal Trade Commission for investigating alleged efforts to blacklist conservative news outlets, in a clash that is effectively dueling accusations of censorship. NewsGuard Technologies sued the FTC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, alleging the Trump administration was trying to censor it,…
    Fred Lucas
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    What Lawyer for Jailed Epstein Ally Told Congress About Trump, Clinton
    Ghislaine Maxwell, sentenced to 20 years in prison for assisting convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, didn’t answer questions from a House panel Monday, as her lawyer attested to the innocence of both President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton in the Epstein matter.   The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is investigating the close ties Epstein had with…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Slams Anti-ICE Super Bowl Singer for ‘Slap in the Face’ to US
    President Donald Trump slammed artist Bad Bunny for performing “one of the worst” Super Bowl halftime shows in history. “The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Super Bowl LX Program Features Heritage Foundation Ad
    This year’s Super Bowl program features stories about the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, ads for major brands, and—thanks to The Heritage Foundation—a tribute to America’s founding. For the first time in its 53-year history, Heritage is advertising in the official Super Bowl LX program. The policy organization purchased an ad marking the 250th…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    ‘Melania’ Shows First Lady Living With Purpose and Style
    ‘Melania’ sets the stage for the golden age of political storytelling. If “the medium is the message,” the documentary giving audiences an inside look at the first lady’s life in the 20 days leading up to the 47th presidential inauguration hits the mark on both. The film grossed over $7 million in it’s opening weekend, making it the highest grossing, non-music, documentary in a…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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