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    Trump Announces Shocking New Acting Director of National Intelligence
    President Donald Trump announced that Bill Pulte will serve as acting director of national intelligence following the resignation of Tulsi Gabbard, who is stepping down to care for her husband after his cancer diagnosis. Pulte is currently the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In his…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • opinion

    Debunking 3 Myths From the Trump-Xi Summit
    The recent Trump-Xi summit in Beijing featured grand ceremonies, red-carpet pomp, and diplomatic flair, but it produced no major breakthroughs. This has allowed some media and analysts to promote distorted narratives about U.S.-China relations, the Iran conflict, and global power dynamics. Here is a clear-eyed debunking of the three most misleading myths. Myth 1: The…
    Helen Raleigh
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  • opinion

    No, Iran and China Are Not ‘Winning’
    For years, much of the American media has operated under a peculiar assumption: that the best way to confront adversaries such as China and Iran is to accommodate them. If the United States applies pressure, the narrative quickly becomes that America is overextended, losing leverage, or somehow empowering its enemies. That narrative has resurfaced during…
    Ben Shapiro
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    Clemson Hires New President. What Does This Mean for DEI on Campus?
    Last fall, Clemson University officials announced the end of a sordid list of diversity, equity, and inclusion “commissions.” But news of DEI’s death at the college may be premature: The school’s board of trustees hired a new president with a checkered past of applying racial preferences. Are the trustees and administrators serious about civil rights…
    Jonathan Butcher
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    Colombia, the US, and the New Hemispheric Vision
    As Colombia nears a momentous election decision on May 31, conservative Abelardo de la Espriella vaults to the lead in polling and prediction markets. Known as “The Tiger,” he channels much of the energy and philosophy of another Latin American populist-right renegade, Javier Milei, who similarly uses lion imagery and themes in his campaigns. De…
    Steve Cortes
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    The DNC’s Stephen Miller Meltdown Exposes a Party in Messaging Collapse
    As Democrats continue sneering their way back to power, they sound less like a political party and more like an angry rage machine. They have a serious messaging, communications, and discipline problem. On the heels of a vile Memorial Day post blaming President Donald Trump for the deaths of fallen soldiers—which it later deleted—the Democratic…
    Mehek Cooke
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    Mehek Cooke: Trump’s Endorsements Caused ‘Earthquake’ in Primaries
    Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst for The Daily Signal, said President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the Texas Senate race is a direct message to Republican incumbents that voters are no longer satisfied with party labels but instead desire results. Appearing on ABC News’ election coverage Tuesday, Cooke argued that Trump has become…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Zeldin Vows to Prevent Another 9/11 Air Poisoning Disaster After LA Fires
    The Environmental Protection Agency misled the public about the dangerous air in New York City following the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, Commissioner Lee Zeldin said. He vowed to prevent a repeat of this disaster in the aftermath of the 2025 California wildfires. “I actually think that’s the worst moment of EPA history was misleading…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Mehek Cooke: GOP Primaries Show a Distinct Mandate
    The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke said Republican incumbents across the country should view primary elections as warnings that voters are no longer satisfied with candidates who campaign as conservatives but fail to deliver once in office. Appearing on Newsmax to discuss the midterm elections and the Texas Republican primary…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Trump Calls Unusual Cabinet Meeting as Iran Negotiations Stall
    President Donald Trump has called a Cabinet meeting Wednesday at Camp David, the historic presidential retreat in Maryland, a White House official confirmed to the Daily Signal on Tuesday. All Cabinet members are expected to attend what will be the 12th such meeting in his second term. The White House official said the meeting will…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    One Biden-Era Policy Reversal Helped Unlock a Record US Oil Lease Sale
    A May report from the Department of the Interior announced the largest onshore lease sale in history of more than 33,000 premium acres in the Permian Basin, generating over $4 billion. Republicans credit the new possibility of American energy dominance to the Trump administration reversing Biden-era energy policy with the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” “This…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Top Trump Official Gives Update on Recovery of Emergency Loans to Abortion Providers
    The Biden administration forgave $88 million in government loans to Planned Parenthood, but Kelly Loeffler, current administrator of the Small Business Administration, says she is working to ensure this does not happen again. In January, Loeffler opened a review into whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received funds through the Paycheck Protection Program, which provided loans to…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Tulsi Gabbard Resigns From Trump’s Cabinet for Heartbreaking Reason
    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has announced she will resign from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet effective June 30. Gabbard posted her resignation letter on X, explaining that the reason for her resignation is to care for her husband, who is fighting “an extremely rare form of bone cancer.” Gabbard says her husband, Abraham, “faces…
    Bradley Devlin
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    ‘Be Totally Independent’: Trump Swears in His Fed Chair Pick
    President Donald Trump swore in his pick to chair the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, on Friday, saying he wants him to be independent in the role. “I want Kevin to be totally independent,” Trump said. “I want him to be independent and just do a great job. Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • Mehek Cooke Warns Democrats ‘Learned Nothing’ Ahead of Midterms, Calls Out Rising Antisemitism
    The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke said Democrats face a deepening identity crisis and are failing to respond to voter concerns, warning it could cost them in the upcoming midterm elections. Appearing Thursday on Fox News’ “The Faulkner Focus,” Cooke argued that Democrats have yet to meaningfully reckon with their…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Why Trump Delayed an Executive Order to Protect America From Cyber Threats
    President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed signing an executive order regulating artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, citing the AI race with China. “I think it gets in the way of … we’re leading China, we’re leading everybody, and I don’t want to do anything that’s going to get in the way of that lead,” Trump told…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘BIG SAVING’: Trump Says Slashing This Regulation Will Lower Grocery Prices
    President Donald Trump said every American family will experience a “big saving” in their grocery bills after he rolled back two Biden-era regulations on refrigerants. With the rollback, Trump said he made more refrigerants available for supermarkets and other businesses, which he says will save $900 million. The Daily Signal asked the president on Thursday how…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    SCOOP: Trump AI Executive Order Will Likely Punt on Security Concerns
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on artificial intelligence safety later this week, but sources familiar with the draft say the directive won’t answer key questions about how to contain potential national security risks posed by new models.  Trump is slated to sign an executive order in…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • opinion

    How President Trump Can Ensure AI Serves Families and Communities
    Anthropic’s Claude Mythos—a frontier artificial intelligence model believed to have uncovered thousands of security flaws in critical digital infrastructure—has prompted the White House to take a harder line on AI guardrails. Several reports indicate that the administration is considering safety testing for federal contractors to address the threats AI systems pose to national security and…
    Daniel Cochrane
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    ‘There’s No Question Prices Are Elevated’: Trump Official Addresses Small Businesses’ Economic Pain
    Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler acknowledged that Americans are facing increased prices but promised that the economy will improve after the military operation in Iran ends.  “There’s no question in recent weeks, prices have bumped up because of rising gas prices due to the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz now,” Loeffler told the…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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