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    Networks Hound Trump With Loaded Poll Questions
    The national media pay for national polls to measure public opinion. But often, they aren’t just measuring public opinion. Their selection of polling questions carries an agenda, and tests how the liberal media arguments are faring in all 50 states. Their questions change depending on which party’s president is in the White House. There are…
    Tim Graham
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    Republican Congressmen Back Trump’s Targeted Tariffs
    As President Donald Trump continues to advocate targeted tariffs, some Republican congressmen say they support his tariffs on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico. While Republicans believe in free trade, they want to give Trump space to maneuver, according to Rep. Derek Schmidt. “The president was very clear with the American people he believes tariffs are…
    Moira Gleason
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    White House Spokeswoman Rips Democrats’ Response to Trump Address to Congress as ‘Disgraceful,’ ‘Out of Touch’
    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday slammed House and Senate Democrats for failing to applaud for the families of deceased Americans during President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress. Less than 10 minutes into Trump’s speech Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson had to order the removal of…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump Shows Why He’s the Next Great American Communicator
    On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump demonstrated the exact qualities that allowed him to walk past a failing legacy media establishment and right back into the White House. Trump said just before he delivered his speech to a joint session of Congress that he would “tell it like it is.” Well, he did. Trump explained…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Capitol Hill Reacts to Trump Speech: Bouquets From Republicans, Brickbats From Democrats
    President Donald Trump’s speech before Congress drew strong reactions from Republicans and Democrats alike, with Republicans praising it as an impressive presentation of his agenda, and Democrats continuing to harshly criticize Trump’s policies. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who is currently at work with the Senate trying to enact Trump’s agenda through a budget reconciliation…
    George Caldwell | Jacob Adams
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    10 Takeaways From Trump’s Congressional Address
    Heckling Democrat lawmakers brandishing canes and signs couldn’t stop President Donald Trump from showing off his efforts to “renew the American dream” for every citizen.  He painted a picture of what he described as a dark past under Joe Biden and a new future where anyone can achieve the American dream.  “The American dream is…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell | Fred Lucas
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    House Speaker Johnson Orders Democratic Congressman Removed From Trump Speech
    House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ordered a Democratic congressman removed from the chamber of the House of Representatives as President Donald Trump delivered a speech Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, repeatedly interrupted Trump and raised his cane in the air. “Members are directed to uphold and maintain the…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Pentagon’s Partisan Letter Against Trump, Hegseth Debunked
    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. Recently, there’s been a lot of controversy because five former secretaries of defense—that would be Lloyd…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Made in America: Trump Racks Up $3 Trillion of Investments in US Economy
    For President Donald Trump, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing represented “a tremendous leap—like, a leap that nobody would have really said was possible.” But TSMC’s $100 billion is just a small part of the at least $3 trillion in investments and trade commitments the Trump administration has racked…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Heritage Ad Puts Trump on Mount Rushmore for ‘Remarkable’ Achievements in First Month
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Heritage Foundation is launching an advertisement on Tuesday praising some of President Donald Trump’s accomplishments since he returned to the White House. The ad is launching just hours ahead of Trump’s Tuesday evening address to a joint session of Congress, praises Trump for “doing what he said he would do,” and…
    Ireland Owens
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    ‘Plays Into His Hands’: Dems Plan to Disrupt Trump Speech With Noisemakers, Posters, and Props
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Some congressional Democrats are planning ways to disrupt President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night Capitol Hill speech with a variety of props and theatrics, Axios reported Tuesday. While Democrat leadership has suggested that members bring guests who have been affected by the Department of Government Efficiency to the speech, some of the party’s more…
    Nick Pope
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    ‘It Happened to Me for a Reason’: Female Athlete Injured by Male Competitor to Be Honored by Trump
    After a biological male volleyball player injured Payton McNabb, robbing her of the chance to play collegiate sports, she decided to dedicate herself to protecting other women from a similar fate. Two years later, McNabb will be one of President Donald Trump's guests at Tuesday night's joint address to Congress to highlight his executive order…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    How the Trump Administration Can Support Healthy Marriage
    In his remarks at the March for Life in January, Vice President JD Vance declared his support for children and families. “I want more babies in the United States of America,” he said. “I want more happy children in our country. And I want beautiful young men and women who are eager to welcome them into…
    Rachel Sheffield
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    Big Tech’s Reckoning: 5 Ways Trump Admin Can Level Playing Field for Pro-Life Movement
    Big Tech’s unchecked influence over public discourse has long been a cause for concern, especially for those of us in the pro-life movement. For years, we’ve watched as social media giants and search engines subtly—and, sometimes, blatantly—silenced our message. Pregnancy help centers have had their ads rejected. Pro-life news stories have been buried by algorithms….
    Nelly Roach
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    Trump Pick for Defense Post Wins Endorsement of Heritage Foundation
    The Heritage Foundation gave a resounding endorsement Thursday to Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be undersecretary of defense for policy.  In a post on X, the conservative think tank released an advertisement praising the foreign-policy expert. A spokeswoman for Heritage told The Daily Signal: Elbridge Colby is a fantastic choice for undersecretary of…
    Jacob Adams
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    Barnard College’s Jihadist Problem Is a Trump Opportunity
    As Israel buried a mother and her two babies—Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas—who had been kidnapped and murdered by Palestinian jihadists, students at the Barnard College in New York City rallied on Wednesday in support of the jihadists. Keffiyeh-clad campus radicals violently stormed into university buildings while chanting Nazi-inspired Hamas slogans calling for the ethnic…
    Jason Bedrick
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    ‘Either Joe or Hunter’: Trump Says He Wants to Find Real Story Behind White House Cocaine
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that he suspects a member of the Biden family was responsible for leaving a bag of cocaine in the White House in July 2023. The discovery of cocaine in the West Wing of the White House quickly became a national scandal, with speculation running rampant as to…
    Nick Pope
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    Money Trails and Backgrounds of 10 Democrat-Appointed Judges Blocking Trump Policies
    Federal judges ruling against President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions have been almost entirely appointees of his two Democrat predecessors. Some were previously activists, others were steeped in Democrat politics, and one is a former clerk for then-Judge Sonia Sotomayor. These judges have issued rulings to block Trump’s policies on immigration, federal spending, the Department…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Admin Confronts British PM Over Free Speech Violations
    Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are discussing how free speech violations there affect American citizens, as well as the British. The Daily Signal asked President Donald Trump to comment on Vance’s accusation of free speech violations in the United Kingdom during Vance’s speech at the Munich…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    The Top Task for Team Trump
    President Donald Trump has entered his second term with a bold agenda and unprecedentedly rapid action. In the first month of his presidency, he signed 73 executive orders; he unleashed his Department of Government Efficiency, spearheaded by Elon Musk, to identify waste, fraud, and abuse across executive branch agencies; he deployed his foreign policy team…
    Ben Shapiro
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