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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Takes Controversial Position on Women at ‘Anti-Mother’ Conference

    President Donald Trump’s administration is broadcasting ways to celebrate motherhood and “the uniqueness of femininity,” in an intentional shift away from the rhetoric of previous administrations. On March 18, the United States, Argentina, and Paraguay hosted a side event at the United Nations praising motherhood. “Participating in this event is really recognizing women, their uniqueness,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump Fuels House GOP’s Record Haul Ahead of Bruising Midterms

    The National Republican Congressional Committee brought in a record-breaking $37 million Wednesday night at its annual Washington, D.C., fundraising dinner. With the help of President Donald Trump and a majority in both chambers, House Republicans are gearing up for the midterm season , needing to grow their slim majority.   “President Trump and the NRCC didn’t just meet expectations; we shattered them,” NRCC Chairman Richard…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Building Medical Preparedness for Armed Conflict in the Indo-Pacific

    Events in the Middle East have reverberated across the world, including the Indo-Pacific, where people live with the continuous threat of armed conflict with China. In Dr. Mike Cruz’s commentary “The Deluge, the Paper Cup, and Washington’s Lack of Urgency on Guam,” published in War on the Rocks, the author highlights the need for hardening…
    Eileen Natuzzi
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    As Global Energy Prices Surge, Trump Administration Bets on Domestic Power 

    As higher energy prices ripple through the U.S. economy, the Trump administration is betting—and American voters are hoping—that domestic power investment can blunt the impact.  To that end, amid the current global energy market turmoil, the Trump administration has moved to stabilize electricity prices at home with a massive loan package aimed at boosting reliable power generation…
    Katherine Matt
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    Appeals Court Hands Trump Big Win on Detaining Illegal Immigrants

    The Trump administration scored a victory on Wednesday as an appeals court ruled that it can detain illegal immigrants without bond. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of the Department of Homeland Security’s detention policy, in the case of illegal immigrant Joaquin Herrera Avila. All three…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Administration Makes Faith Central in Strategy to Combat Illicit Drugs  

    Faith is a central part of the Trump administration’s national drug control strategy set to be unveiled in May, according to U.S. drug czar Sara Carter. “We’re working with churches, with faith-based communities, with faith-based networks that operate and have already worked with so many of their parishioners in recovery programs,” Carter told The Daily…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump Reschedules Iran-Delayed China Visit for May 14-15

    REUTERS—President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would visit China for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, rescheduling a closely watched trip that was delayed due to the ongoing Iran war. Trump added that he would host Xi for a reciprocal visit in Washington later this year. “Our Representatives are…
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    Proposed ‘Trump Wildlife Preserve’ Draws Strong Reactions

    A wildlife preserve in Ohio could be the latest government-run facility to bear the president’s name, but not in the way one might expect. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently unveiled a proposed rule to rename the “Charles O. Trump Wildlife Preserve” to the “Trump Wildlife Preserve.” The 128-acre area located in Pickaway County…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Trump Demands More From NATO as Gulf States ‘Hit So Hard’ 

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday continued his call for more NATO assistance in the Middle East.  When asked by The Daily Signal’s White House Correspondent Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell if he wanted the Gulf States to be more involved in the ongoing operation against Iran, Trump said, “A little bit, but more—more NATO.”   “I think our Gulf allies have been pretty good, to be honest with…
    Reagan Campbell
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    Pesticides and the Fight for America’s Health

    “You cannot have human health until you first have soil health,” says Rick Clark, a fifth-generation regenerative farmer.  Clark joined public health and public policy experts Monday at The Heritage Foundation to discuss “Feeding America Safely: A Practical Path Forward on Pesticides.”  The discussion focused on the importance of openness and transparency, the negative effects of pesticide residues in…
    Paul Nguyen
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    Heartland Polling: Iran War Is Unpopular, But Not Hurting Trump

    Fresh new polling from the key battleground state of Wisconsin reveals that Midwestern voters take a skeptical view of the Iran war, with 40% approval and 50% disapproval. Right now, the split is very partisan with Democrat voters at net -71% approve, GOP voters at +60%—while independents come in at -19%.  Seventeen percent of Republican voters against…
    Steve Cortes
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    EXCLUSIVE: Critical Swing State Poll Shows Trump Retains High Support Among Base

    Ahead of the 2026 midterms, polling from a critical swing state found that President Donald Trump is retaining a vast majority of his voting base. A new League of American Workers survey showed that 85% of Wisconsin voters who voted for Trump in 2024 remain favorable of the president after he announced the commencement of…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Republicans Pitch Trump on Funding All of DHS But Deportations

    A group of Republican senators is pitching President Donald Trump on a plan to fund part of the currently shutdown Department of Homeland Security, while allowing for a future party-line budget bill to cover deportations later. Republicans already acceded to Democrat demands in February, when they agreed to separate the DHS funding bill from a…
    George Caldwell
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    Documents Shed New Light on How Far the ‘Arctic Frost’ Probe Reached

    Newly released Justice Department documents provide details on former special counsel Jack Smith’s subpoenas for phone records of current administration officials and members of Congress. The documents were made public shortly before a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, titled “Arctic Frost: A Modern Watergate.” They reveal…
    Fred Lucas
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    EXCLUSIVE: Congress Probes Role of Left-Leaning Groups in Census Miscounts

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House is seeking more information about the Census Bureau’s partnership with left-leaning organizations ahead of the 2020 census, during which it potentially incorrectly awarded Democrat congressional districts and Electoral College votes. House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., wrote Tuesday to acting Census Bureau Director George Cook seeking…
    Fred Lucas
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    Delta Suspends Special Services for Congress Amid Shutdown

    Amid a five-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown that has led to reduced airport staffing, Delta Air Lines is suspending special services for members of Congress. The airline’s special desk at airports enables members to bypass the public queue to arrange travel between Washington, D.C., and their homes. “Due to the impact on resources from…
    George Caldwell
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    Trump Tells Senators to Pass the SAVE America Act ‘for Jesus’ 

    With Congress’ spring break scheduled to start this week, President Donald Trump is demanding that the Senate stay in Washington, D.C., to pass the SAVE America Act and fund the Department of Homeland Security “for Jesus.” Rather than tackle DHS funding and the SAVE America Act separately, Trump is now pushing the Senate to bundle the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump’s Mueller Comments and What Andrew Breitbart Told Me When Ted Kennedy Died

    There was plenty of outrage yesterday after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social and posted the following reaction to the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” Predictably, the response was swift and condemning. Critics called the statement…
    Jon Fleischman
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    Phyllis Schlafly, a Hero for Today’s Women 

    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.  In the autumn of 1973, the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield became an unlikely battlefield. As legislators prepared to vote on the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment…
    Emma Waters
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    Blue States—and a Few Red States—Taxing the Trump Accounts

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has staked out an anti-Donald Trump resistance position on nearly every issue, but backs changing his state’s tax law for children’s accounts bearing the president’s name.  “Minnesota does not adopt federal tax law changes automatically. The state Legislature must pass a tax conformity bill in order to adopt federal tax law…
    Fred Lucas
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