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    Leavitt Goes Scorched Earth on Judge Tribunal’s Ruling Against Trump Tariffs

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt went ballistic over a ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade that struck down President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to place tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada, and other countries. Leavitt, addressing reporters from the White House briefing room on Thursday, opened…
    Bradley Devlin
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    How President Trump Stopped Democrats’ Plan for Permanent Power

    It was not very long ago that liberal writers would rhapsodize about how America’s changing demographics would spell Republicans’ doom. A 2012 headline from The New York Times read, “Demographic Shift Brings New Worry for Republicans.” By 2014, the corporate media was already writing the GOP’s obituary: “Republicans have a major demographic problem. And it’s…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Trump Commutes Sentence of ‘Gangster Disciples’ Founder

    In one of his most unorthodox moves to date, President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentences of ex-convict Larry Hoover, 74, who was a founding member of the “Gangster Disciples” street gang in the 1960s. It is unclear why Trump commuted Hoover’s sentences, but his liberation has been championed by prominent rappers Kanye West…
    George Caldwell
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    Trump Makes the Deal of a Lifetime for US Steel

    WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania—Local steelworkers, community leaders, and economic experts said President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that a deal was struck between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel will go down in American history as the most enduring economic “big, beautiful deal” the 47th president has made. It is a deal robustly supported by the rank-and-file steelworkers…
    Salena Zito
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    Trump, Harvard, and the Brain-Drain Myth

    Has President Donald Trump declared war on Albert Einstein? “America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain,” The Economist warns. As soon as the Department of Homeland Security announced Harvard University would no longer be allowed to enroll foreign students, the Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer—a political scientist well-connected in Washington—declared the move “fantastic…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    ‘Truth Teller’ Bruce Springsteen Slimes Trump as Treasonous

    When Donald Trump is president, it’s considered dangerously authoritarian if he accuses someone of treason—and it’s considered heroic “truth-telling” when you accuse Trump of being a treasonous authoritarian. The latest exhibit is leftist rock star/first-rate tax evader Bruce Springsteen. On a concert stage in Manchester, England, Bruce went full Dixie Chicks by attacking the president…
    Tim Graham
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    EXCLUSIVE: Internal DHS Memo Details Trump Admin’s Moves Against Harvard

    An internal Department of Homeland Security memo details why the Trump administration is taking its forceful actions against Harvard University.   Harvard is “failing its students and America,” according to the memo, which was shared with The Daily Signal on Tuesday.   The Trump administration has taken a number of actions against Harvard University in…
    Virginia Allen
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    NPR Lawsuit Alleges Trump Funding Cuts Violate First Amendment

    Taxpayer-subsidized National Public Radio, along with three Colorado affiliates, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday morning to stop President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at cutting its funding. Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio, and KSUT joined NPR as litigants in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge Trump’s order. Trump’s executive order…
    Fred Lucas
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    Supreme Court Gives Trump a Quiet, Yet Potentially Large Victory Against Administrative State

    As Americans began to prepare for Memorial Day weekend, the Supreme Court quietly handed President Donald Trump a significant victory in the fight to rein in the rogue D.C. bureaucracy.   In a short, two-page order, the court stayed a district court order that directed Trump to reinstate two federal officials whom he had fired.  …
    Seth Lucas
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    Trump to Review Cutting Government Contracts with Harvard

    The Trump administration is reviewing cutting all federal government contracts with Harvard University due to concerns about antisemitism and racial discrimination, a senior White House official shared with The Daily Signal. The General Services Administration is assisting all federal agencies in a review for termination or transition of their federal government contracts with Harvard University…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    WATCH: Trump Honors Fallen Soldiers During Memorial Day Ceremony

    THE CENTER SQUARE—President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and others on Monday thanked those U.S. service members who died serving their country during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery. “We gather today to honor the incredible service members who rest in glory in this cemetery and burial grounds around the world, and…
    Morgan Sweeney
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    Trump Must Avoid These 3 ‘Civilization Killers’ When Tackling the National Debt

    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. I’d like to talk about debt, debt, debt. All during the last few days, we’ve heard…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    ‘Make the Changes They Want’: Trump Gives Senate Go-Ahead to Take Red Pen to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump gave Senate Republicans permission to make major changes to the House-passed “one big, beautiful bill” Sunday evening, throwing a wrench in Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to persuade his upper chamber colleagues to refrain from significantly rewriting the legislation. Trump’s approval of Senate Republicans making “the changes they want” in…
    Adam Pack
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    Harvard ‘and Others’ Need to Get in Line or Lose Foreign Students, Trump Says

    President Donald Trump hinted of revoking other universities’ certification to host international students in response to a question about his move against Harvard. Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday in response to the Department of Homeland Security revoking the school’s certification to host international students. The Trump administration had stripped Harvard of its…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump Administration Takes Another Step to Prevent Noncitizen Voting

    State and local officials will be able to cross-check the citizenship status of individuals using a Social Security number as a means to prevent illegal voting and voter registration.  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it updated the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) to coordinate with the Social Security Administration.  President Donald Trump’s Executive…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Administration Ends Harvard’s Ability to Host Foreign Students

    Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday in response to the Department of Homeland Security revoking the school’s certification to host international students. The Trump administration had stripped Harvard of its ability to enroll foreign students earlier Friday, accusing the school of failing to heed the law. “This administration is holding…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump Was Right to Shame South African President

    In one of the most incredible scenes in American diplomatic history, President Donald Trump halted his meeting with the South African president Wednesday to show him a video montage of threats made to white citizens of his country. “Boer” refers to an Afrikaner, a descendant of mostly Dutch immigrants in South Africa. This meeting took place a week after…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Trump Admin Frees Nation’s Largest Christian College From Biden’s $37.7M Fine

    Thanks to the Trump administration’s Department of Education, the nation’s largest Christian college has been freed from a massive $37.7 million fine. In 2023, the Biden administration accused Grand Canyon University of misleading doctoral students about program costs, swiftly imposing the hefty fine. Then-Education Secretary Miguel Cardona openly criticized GCU, stating he was “cracking down not only to shut…
    Sarah Holliday
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    WATCH: Trump Hits South African President With Receipts

    LIVE on “The Tony Kinnett Cast” at 7 p.m. EDT: President Donald Trump delivers an incredibly potent diplomatic punch to the racially discriminatory government of South Africa, ending the age of America’s bootlicking on the world stage. Democrats and legacy media intensify their infighting, with Jake Tapper of CNN and Alex Thompson of Axios trying…
    Tony Kinnett
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    Trump’s Approach to Foreign Policy Draws Criticism, But Delivers Results

    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. President Donald Trump just wrapped up a very successful tour of the Middle East Gulf states…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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