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    First American-Born Pope Draws Praise From Trump, Across Political Lines

    President Donald Trump and other political leaders from both sides congratulated the first American-born pope Thursday after the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will lead under the name Pope Leo XIV. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,” President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social. “It is such an…
    Fred Lucas
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    President Trump Announces Trade Deal With Britain to ‘Fast-Track American Goods’

    President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday along with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “This will be a great deal for both countries,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “It’s going to fast-track American goods.” The president said U.S. products will “receive new market access for American industrial products that…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    How Pollsters Rig the Numbers Against Trump

    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. We’ve touched on polls before, but I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite as egregious in…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Trump Administration Asks for Help in Uncovering Big Tech Censorship

    The Trump administration has vowed to root out Big Tech censorship that was openly practiced under former President Joe Biden. In 2021, Biden administration press secretary Jen Psaki—now a host for MSNBC—admitted that the government coordinated with Big Tech to weed out “misinformation” on social media platforms. “We are in regular touch with these social media platforms,…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Trump’s Rumble on Sesame Street

    President Donald Trump has fought plenty of political heavyweights, but now he’s up against a foe far tougher than Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris: Big Bird. The president is ordering federal agencies and the taxpayer-funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop supporting National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. His May 1 executive order…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    Trump Says He’s Directing DOJ to Work on Release of Tina Peters

    THE CENTER SQUARE—President Donald Trump says he’s directing the U.S. Department of Justice “to help secure the release” of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who’s in a Colorado prison for her role in tampering with election equipment. Peters, who was the Republican clerk of the western Colorado county during the 2020 election, was found guilty by…
    Derek Draplin
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    WATCH: Trump Declares War on Hollywood Outsourcing

    President Trump announced a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films Sunday evening, claiming that outsourcing production poses a “national security threat.” No final plan has been solidified. Here’s what we know so far about Hollywood’s deals with foreign studios and what the tariffs could do to the industry.
    Elise McCue
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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Upgrades Social Security Telephone Services

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Under President Donald Trump, the Social Security Administration is upgrading its telephone services using a modern telephone platform available at all offices nationwide, The Daily Signal has learned. “President Trump is leading the charge to modernize the federal government and make it more efficient,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston told The…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Trans Military Ban

    The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service to move forward on Tuesday. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, asserting they would have allowed the pause to stay in place. The high court struck down a nationwide injunction from a district judge, but it will likely…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Restricts Gain-of-Function Research to Prevent Future Pandemics

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday restricting gain-of-function research, which involves deliberately altering viruses and pathogens to enhance capabilities like transmissibility or harmfulness.  While the goal of such research is to understand potential threats and develop countermeasures, the administration says it is concerned with its potential to cause another pandemic. “Dangerous gain-of-function research on…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    How Trump Could Send the Perfect Message on Alcatraz

    It’s time to restore justice in America. That’s what President Donald Trump essentially said on social media on Sunday when he announced that he’d be reopening Alcatraz prison, which has been closed for over half a century. “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” Trump said on Truth Social Sunday. “Today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Israel Approves Plan to Assume Control of Gaza After Trump’s Middle East Trip

    Hamas has “a window of opportunity” to agree to a hostage deal with Israel before the end of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East next week, according to a top Israeli defense official. If no deal is reached, Israel will launch an aggressive campaign inside Gaza aimed at the elimination of Hamas, according…
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘A Lot of People Want the Job’: Trump Says He’ll Choose Waltz’s NSA Replacement in Next 6 Months

    President Donald Trump will pick Mike Waltz’s replacement as national security adviser in the next six months, he told The Daily Signal. “We have a lot of people that want the job, I can tell you,” Trump said aboard Air Force One. “I mean, a lot of people say it really works in with what…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump Plans to Reopen Alcatraz, Irking Pelosi

    President Donald Trump’s Sunday announcement of plans to reopen San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island as a prison has irked San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” said Trump on Truth Social. “Today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially…
    George Caldwell
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    Trump Will Start Nominating Federal Judges ‘Rapidly,’ He Says

    President Donald Trump will nominate federal judges “rapidly,” he told The Daily Signal on Sunday night. “We’re putting them in rapidly and trying to get very good ones, but we need judges that are not going to be demanding trials for every single illegal immigrant,” Trump said on Air Force One. “We have millions of…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Judges Wage War Against Trump

    During his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump acted with unprecedented speed to make major changes in government policies and root out the pervasive waste, fraud, and diversity, equity, and inclusion poisoning our government and its programs. Still, he was hampered by a handful of biased judges who abused their authority to keep…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Federal Judges Ruling Against Deportations is ‘Big’ Emergency, Trump Tells ‘Meet the Press’

    President Donald Trump said he doesn’t plan to lift the state of emergency he declared at the southern border on his first day in office because “we have a massive emergency overall.” “It’s an overall emergency on immigration,” the president said in an interview with “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” on NBC News. “If…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘Defender of Girls and Women’s Sports’: Meet the First Federal Judge Nominated in Trump Second Term

    President Donald Trump nominated the first federal judge of his second administration. Whitney Hermandorfer is Trump’s choice to serve on the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio. She currently leads Tennessee’s Strategic Litigation Unit in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General. Trump praised her as as a staunch defender of girls…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump Scores These 4 Wins Against Voter Fraud in One Week

    The Trump administration Justice Department made significant moves to combat voter fraud during the final days of April and opening days of May—in some cases with the help of the Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE. That includes a conviction, three arrests, and the creation of a new task force. These actions are…
    Fred Lucas
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    The Trump Counterrevolution and the Moral Ledger

    Despite the media hysteria, President Donald Trump’s counterrevolution remains on course. Its ultimate fate will probably rest with the state of the economy by the November 2026 midterm elections. But its success also hinges on accomplishing what is right and long overdue—and then making such reforms quietly, compassionately, and methodically. No country can long endure…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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