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China’s Military Went Silent Around Taiwan for First Time in Years. Why?
In recent years, China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force has kept a near-constant presence around Taiwan. However, from Feb. 28 to March 6, there were no PLAAF sorties near the island for seven days. This was the first time there had been over four consecutive days without PLAAF activity near Taiwan since seven consecutive days…Josiah Guajardo -
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WATCH: Colombia’s Sweet Strategy to Defeat the Cocaine Trade
MIAMI—Colombian officials are working to eliminate the nation’s illicit cocaine trade and replace it with chocolate. “We say to the world, ‘Please buy cocoa, not coca,’” Defense Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sanchez told The Daily Signal at the Miami Security Forum. Thousands of acres of farmland in Colombia have been converted from growing coca crops, the…Virginia Allen -
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Supreme Court Could Decide If ‘Election Day’ Lasts One Day
Under our Constitution, state legislatures retain primary authority for setting the rules and procedures governing elections—even federal ones. This is true for both congressional and presidential elections. But Congress can step in and alter those default state-level rules. And it has chosen to do so in several important ways. For example, it has fixed by…Zack Smith -
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Vance Anti-Fraud Effort Adds Major Enforcer
The Senate confirmed an experienced federal prosecutor, Colin McDonald, Tuesday afternoon to act as the Justice Department’s anti-fraud division lead. In a party-line vote, McDonald was confirmed 52-47 to be the first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement at the DOJ. McDonald will work with Vice President JD Vance, whom President Donald Trump named the White House “fraud czar” to lead a new task force…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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South Carolina Lawmakers Must Protect Parent Rights. Here’s What Families Need to Know.
It happened again: A parent, this one in South Carolina, has accused teachers at her child’s school of hiding information about him from his family. Fortunately, state lawmakers are considering a proposal to protect parents from educators who insert a wedge between them and their children. Members of the state’s House of Representatives have advanced…Jonathan Butcher -
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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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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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Pentagon to Deploy 82nd Airborne to Middle East
The Pentagon is expected to send a combat team from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to multiple reports. The elite 82nd Airborne Division is known for its rapid deployment, and “secures key objectives for follow-on military operations in support of U.S. national interests,” the Army states. The move follows…Virginia Allen -
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Champagne Socialists Descend on Cuba to Virtue Signal Solidarity With Tyrants
The sputtering Castro-ist regime in Cuba has managed to stick to its communist roots. It’s doing this by ensuring that while everyone is “equal,” foreign stooges and social influencers willing to spread propaganda for the regime are treated more equally than others. That’s a time-honored, socialist tradition. Over the weekend a junket of various activists…Jarrett Stepman -
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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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Taxpayers Forced to Fund University Drag Shows
My brother is being forced to pay for a drag queen performance. At the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus, my brother (Jesse speaking here), freshman Joshua Castrinos, was leaving his rhetoric and composition class when he noticed a flyer on the bulletin board for a drag queen bingo show: The show is being sponsored…Jesse Castrinos -
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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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A Tariff Ceasefire in Time of War Would Help Everybody
TOWNHALL—Iran’s efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz have made gas prices rise to the point where they may threaten President Donald Trump’s affordability agenda. Whether the closure is short or long, consumers are feeling the pain, just as the latest economic figures show an economy that is sputtering and can use a boost. But…EJ Antoni -
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Gas Taxes Are Rising Nationally—and Nowhere More Than California
Across the nation, states are raising their gas taxes. Leading the way, California now has a 70.9-cent per-gallon state excise tax. The Tax Foundation says the “gas tax is meant to function as a user fee, charging drivers to fund the construction and maintenance of the roads they use.” States apply tax gas in a variety of ways; most add tax at…Reagan Campbell -
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Ohio Military Service Members Return Home After Paying Ultimate Sacrifice in Epic Fury
Operation Epic Fury has hit home for the Buckeye State. Last Wednesday, three members of the U.S. military from Ohio returned home after paying the ultimate sacrifice. President Donald Trump was in attendance for the dignified transfer as America remembers and honors these fallen soldiers. Ohio natives Cpt. Seth Koval, Cpt. Curtis Angst, and Tech….Rebecca Downs -
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Supreme Court Backs Police Immunity in Protest Case
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Vermont police officer is entitled to qualified immunity after a protester at the state Capitol sued him for an injury in a case that stretches back more than a decade. Qualified immunity protects law enforcement officers from litigation if they are acting in the line of duty,…Fred Lucas -
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Fraud Scandal Deepens: Key Defendant Who Met Top Minnesota Official Pleads Guilty
Another five individuals pleaded guilty in a massive fraud scandal in Minnesota, including one who met with the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison. Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, 42, was a consultant for Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit at the center of a federal fraud investigation. Mohamed was identified by the Justice Department as a leader in…Fred Lucas -
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GOP Rep Challenges Muslim Leaders to Condemn Islamic Terror
A Congressional Republican told The Daily Signal that he is concerned about the “silence” from Muslim leaders in condemning the wave of recent terror attacks carried out by alleged Islamic terrorist who “cited a religious justification for their violence.” “If a Christian justified violence by citing the Bible, every church in America would and SHOULD…Pedro Rodriguez -
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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