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Germany’s Election Results and the Marginalized Conservatives
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. There were elections recently in Germany. And as many people and pollsters had predicted, the conservative… -
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Byron Donalds Confirms Run for Florida Governor
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds announced Tuesday evening on Fox News that he will be running for governor next year. With current Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approaching the end of his second term, potential candidates for the position have begun to emerge. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to offer… -
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USAID Funded Pet Apps, Fashion Companies, Designer Furniture, Sen. Ernst Reveals
The U.S. Agency for International Development funded a pet tracking app, fashion companies, specialty food companies, and firms making designer furniture, according to records reviewed by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. “USAID was wasting tax dollars like it was going out of style,” Ernst, who chairs the Senate DOGE Caucus focused on rooting out waste and… -
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German Voters Demand Structural Reform
President Donald Trump was reelected with a mandate to transform American political life through dedicated immigration enforcement, a pursuit of energy abundance, and a secure national defense. His administration has pursued these policies with gusto, surprising political friend and foe alike with the depth and breadth of their reforms. But America is not the only… -
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Trump Is ‘Reclaiming Control’: Senior White House Official Issues Warning to Defiant Bureaucrats
OXON HILL, Md.—White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said President Donald Trump is “reclaiming control” of the federal government after four “painful” years. “Every single day, the entire White House staff, the entire administration, the entire Cabinet on behalf of President Trump and his extraordinary leadership is getting the lies out of our… -
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Ric Grenell Says He Will Run for Governor of California on Only One Condition
OXON HILL, Md.—Ric Grenell, former ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration, said he might run for governor of California, but only under one condition. Dasha Burns, the White House bureau chief for Politico, interviewed Grenell on the main stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday…. -
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‘RELENTLESS LAWSUITS’: Ted Cruz’s Warning About Soros-Funded Activists and Left-Wing Judges
OXON HILL, Md.—As President Donald Trump reforms the executive branch, rooting out gender ideology, “Marxist equity,” and waste from the federal government, Democrats and leftist groups have filed lawsuits to block him, and some judges have abetted these efforts. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has predicted that this lawfare will not stop. “The entire four years… -
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Senate GOP Not Backing Down From Budget Proposal Fearing Funds for Trump’s Border Security Agenda Could Run Dry
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Republicans are plowing ahead with their budget proposal despite President Donald Trump throwing his weight behind the House version, arguing their plan will allow federal immigration authorities to execute the president’s border security agenda with full force. As Trump moves to secure the border following his predecessor’s failure to stem the… -
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Mitch McConnell Announces He Will Not Run for Reelection
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is expected to announce he will not seek reelection Thursday, according to multiple reports. McConnell, 83, led the Senate Republican Conference for decades until he stepped down at the end of the last Congress. There was widespread speculation that the former Republican leader would retire following his… -
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In London, House Republicans Get Firsthand Look at How Trump Is Shaking Up Europe
Though it’s been just a month since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump is making his presence felt at home and abroad, from the Department of Government Efficiency to tariffs to setting the stage to negotiate the end of the Russia-Ukraine war. Republican Reps. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Eric Burlison of… -
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This Group Is Suing Trump Admin After Cuts to Refugee Program Slush Fund
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the State Department cutting funding for refugee assistance. The lawsuit alleges USCCB “faces irreparable damage” due to the loss of funds, with millions of dollars already spent on nearly 7,000 refugees that will no longer be reimbursed following the Jan. 24 refugee… -
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Key Judicial Body Does Sheldon Whitehouse’s Dirty Work With Proposed Changes to Amicus Disclosure Rules
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has declared war on the judicial branch. Among his many complaints, he has insinuated without proof that judicial opinions he disagrees with are influenced by amicus—“friend of court”—briefs entangled in webs of dark money. To combat this supposed problem, he has pushed for onerous disclosure requirements that would essentially reveal everyone… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Governors Arranged Meeting With Biden White House to Thwart Trump Agenda, Emails Show
White House officials under outgoing President Joe Biden may have colluded with staffers representing a coalition of Democrat governors planning to thwart President-elect Donald Trump's agenda, according to a watchdog group and internal emails obtained from the coalition, known as Governors Safeguarding Democracy. The precise date of the meeting is not clear, but it appears… -
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Schools That Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine Run Risk of Losing Federal Funds Under Trump Decree
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to defund schools with COVID-19 vaccination mandates. The directive comes one day after the confirmation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has raised questions about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. The executive order also applies to education service agencies, and… -
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‘BETRAYAL’: Lawmaker Responds to FEMA Diverting $59M to House Illegal Aliens
Elon Musk claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency allocated $59 million last week to house illegal aliens in New York City. The Department of Government Efficiency, an agency established to root out government waste, “discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants,” Musk wrote… -
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Foreign Funding, Ranked Choice Voting Top Election Integrity Concerns, Report Finds
The 2024 election concluded with few complaints or disputes from either side—but key improvements still need to be made to ensure free and fair contests, according to a new report from an election integrity watchdog. “The election integrity movement has had enormous success over the last four years. But make no mistake: The fight is… -
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¡No Mas!: Time to Halt Funding of Smithsonian’s Latino Museum
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump decisively dismantled the Biden administration’s wasteful and immoral “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives. An easy and obvious next step in this bold effort to “dewokefy” federal institutions and cut waste would be to put a halt to the recently established Smithsonian Museum of the American… -
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Birthright Citizenship: The Legal Debate Heats Up
Legal experts are debating the interpretation of the 14th Amendment inside and outside of courtrooms this week. The amendment has often been interpreted to mean anyone born in the United States is automatically a U.S. citizen, and yet its interpretation may not be that simple, according to Kurt Lash, professor at the University of Richmond School… -
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Here’s How Trump’s Move on USAID Will Impact George Soros’ Funding Empire
By pausing foreign funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, President Donald Trump has dealt a major blow to the ecosystem of nonprofits that promote woke ideology against America’s interests. It is no accident that USAID’s funding has dovetailed with the grantmaking of leftist billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations—and the foreign funding pause… -
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Can NJ’s Governor Legally Harbor an Illegal Alien Above His Garage?
The governor of New Jersey appeared to admit during recent public remarks that he has an illegal immigrant living above his garage and then proceeded to challenge the federal government to “try to get her.” “I don’t want to get into too much detail,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said Saturday, adding,…