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    EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Lawmakers Unveil Blueprint to Balance Budget, Execute Trump Agenda
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Republican Study Committee released a comprehensive blueprint Wednesday for how the 189-member conservative caucus plans to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda while balancing the federal budget within 10 years. “It is our fiscal responsibility to not only deliver a balanced budget, but get the federal government out of the way…
    Robert B. Bluey | George Caldwell
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    Trump’s Border Shake-Up: Top Immigration Actions of 2025
    Seven weeks after Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump stood before America and declared the U.S. southern border secure.   “The media and our friends in the Democratic Party kept saying we needed new legislation. We must have legislation to secure the border. But it turned out that all we really needed was a new president,” Trump said to loud applause during his…
    Virginia Allen
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    CNN’s Dana Bash Admits Border Is ‘Story of Accomplishment’ For Donald Trump
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—CNN host Dana Bash admitted Thursday that President Donald Trump had turned around the situation on the U.S.-Mexico border in his first year since returning to the White House. Upon taking office, Trump issued several executive orders to address illegal immigration, including designating Mexican drug cartels, the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua and the El Salvadoran…
    Harold Hutchison
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    Trump Administration Announces Change to Offshore Wind Construction
    President Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior is pausing offshore wind project construction due to “national security risks.” “Due to national security concerns identified by the Department of War, Interior is PAUSING leases for 5 expensive, unreliable, heavily subsidized offshore wind farms!” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wrote on X. “ONE natural gas pipeline supplies as…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    We Have Reached the Emily Litella Moment on Climate Change
    It’s been a cold winter so far in the Midwest and much of the Northeast, early-in-the-season snow even in Washington, D.C., and temperatures falling to freezing and below in much of the South. Come to think of it, North America’s 2024-25 winter was pretty cold, too. It’s gotten to the point that “polar vortex” is…
    Michael Barone
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    Wall Street Warning: Germany’s Energy Policies Mean Economic Suicide
    In the heart of New York’s financial district, Wall Street experts are issuing a stark warning about Germany’s economic trajectory, labeling its energy policies an act of self-sabotage. During a recent visit to the United States, Petr Bystron, a member of the European Parliament from Germany’s Alternative for Germany party, AfD, U.S. economic analysts expressed…
    Peter McIlvenna
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    The Melting Pot Is Boiling Over
    In one sense, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are the foundation of the country’s government. The Declaration laid out the principles we aspire toward. The Constitution established the three branches of government. It contains many brilliant mechanisms to check the government’s power. The Bill of Rights offers another layer of protection. But mere…
    Victor Joecks
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    The Welcome Demise of Climate Change Catastrophism
    Is the American Left finally waking up from its decades-long climate catastrophism stupor? For years, climate alarmism has reigned as political catechism: The planet is burning, and only drastic action—deindustrialization, draconian regulation, even ceasing childbearing—could forestall certain apocalypse. Now, at least some signs are emerging that both the broader public and leading liberal voices may…
    Josh Hammer
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    Bill Gates’ Change of Heart on Climate Change
    You’ve probably heard by now the blockbuster news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the richest people to ever walk the planet, has had a change of heart on climate change. For several decades, Gates poured billions of dollars into the climate-industrial complex and was howling that “the end is nigh” unless we stop…
    Stephen Moore
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    California Climate Change Board Obsessed With ‘Racial Equity’
    California spends billions annually on a fool’s errand: trying to unilaterally change the Earth’s temperature. “Global warming”—now called “climate change” to explain both heat waves and cold snaps—has been used by the Left for decades now to implement its radical agenda, primarily the redistribution of wealth.  It should come as no surprise, therefore, that California’s…
    James Breslo
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    Trump’s Power Play: Repealing Biden’s Energy Rules Is a Win for America
    President Donald Trump’s latest move to repeal the Biden administration’s power plant regulations marks a pivotal moment in America’s energy policy. If finalized, this proposal would not only lower electricity costs for millions of Americans but also strengthen domestic manufacturing and reduce the risk of blackouts. The public has 45 days to comment. The new…
    Diana Furchtgott-Roth
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    America Needs Oil Exploration in Alaska
    America faces an energy emergency—namely, a weakening electricity grid with the potential for blackouts. That’s why President Donald Trump has proposed rescinding a Biden-era rule that closed the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil and natural gas exploration, after allowing exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve earlier this year. Current U.S. electricity supplies…
    Diana Furchtgott-Roth
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    The EPA’s 007 Rule: Licensing California to Kill the Gas-Powered Engine
    This week, the Senate will likely vote on whether to invoke the Congressional Review Act of 1996 to nullify an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would grant California a “license to kill” the gas-powered engine on a nationwide basis. The act exists precisely to empower Congress to quickly review and squelch grossly improvident agency rules…
    Paul J. Larkin
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    Trump Energy Department Reviews $15 Billion in Biden Green Grants. Here Are Some Notable Recipients.
    The Biden administration issued billions in taxpayer-funded green grants—many to large multinational corporations. Now the Trump administration’s Energy Secretary Christopher Wright ordered a review of 179 recipients to save $15 billion. Meanwhile, some recipients of the Biden-era green grants told The Daily Signal they plan to proceed with the projects.  One of the biggest sources…
    Fred Lucas
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    Coalition Calls for Lawmakers, Tech Industry to Make AI Safer for Kids
    Representatives of more than 50 organizations spanning the political spectrum signed a declaration urging members of Congress and tech industry leaders to protect children from the potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence. The statement proposes five guidelines for AI products targeted toward children to follow. The “National Declaration on AI and Kids’ Safety” gives examples…
    Fred Lucas
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    Latino Voters Lean Right on Taxes, Energy, and Border, Poll Finds
    Latinos broadly support low taxes, energy production, and a stable border situation, a new poll from the LIBRE Institute found. The LIBRE Institute, the research arm of a Latino organization that advocates for free markets, surveyed 1,200 Hispanic voters to gauge their opinions on important political issues.  The April 21-27 survey, which polled 1,200 Latino…
    George Caldwell
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    California Energy Policies Are ‘Economically Destructive’ Beyond Its Borders, Expert Says
    A policy expert has weighed in on the true cost of California’s energy policies as the Senate is set to vote on whether to revoke California’s embargo on sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035. The House of Representatives has already voted to revoke the Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency exemption for California’s…
    Jacob Adams
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    Bipartisan House Vote Blocks California’s 2035 Gas Car Ban
    The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to repeal a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency waiver that allowed California to ban the selling of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles by 2035. The vote was 246-to-164, with 35 Democrats crossing party lines to join all 211 Republicans who were present in support of the joint resolution. The measure…
    Jacob Adams
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    EPA Touts 100-Item List of Accomplishments in Trump’s First 100 Days
    The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released a 100-item “brag list” marking the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. “These are just a fraction of the environmental actions we have taken in the first 100 days. Our team at EPA is honored and motivated to fight for you and deliver results,” reads the…
    George Caldwell
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    EPA Administrator Confronts New York Times Reporter for Claiming He Had ‘No Evidence’ of Waste, Fraud, Abuse
    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin confronted a New York Times reporter during a press conference Monday for claiming that he presented “no evidence” to back up his claims of waste, fraud, and abuse from the previous Biden administration. “I have a duty to make sure that we don’t light on fire billions of dollars…
    Tyler O’Neil
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