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    The State Department’s DEI Reckoning Exposes the Global Reach of Wokeness
    The menace of the “woke era,” which I’d argue we are still suffering through despite the current counterrevolution, was about far more than just cultural vibes and overheated rhetoric. It was about creating a larger, global cultural revolution and ensuring that every institution from the most elite on down enforced its evolving ideology and mandates,…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • news

    Trump Allies Tackle Birth Tourism in New Initiatives
    President Donald Trump’s administration and allies on Capitol Hill have put forth efforts to crack down on the practice of traveling to the United States to give birth to an American citizen, known as birth tourism. As announced in a Wednesday statement, the State Department created the Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force to work with…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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  • news

    US Sanctions Cuban Military Officials, Firms Tied to Weapons Procurement
    REUTERS—The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on five Cuban entities and eight individuals who help Cuba secure weapons and maintain relationships with foreign militaries, including Havana’s military attaches to China and Russia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designations under an executive order President Donald Trump signed in May that broadened sanctions against Cuban government…
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    Trump Revokes Visas of Foreign Drivers With DUIs
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department is revoking the visas of five foreign nationals who were arrested for driving drunk on U.S. roads. “These five foreign nationals disregarded our laws and put our citizens at risk through their dangerous and reckless actions on the road,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told the Daily Signal….
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Why State Department Says Cuba Poses Massive Threat to United States
    For seven decades, Cuba has funded political terrorists seeking to take down the United States, according to a new report from the State Department.  The State Department released a report Monday saying that Cuba has deeply penetrated the American political institutions, leftist organizations, universities, and even spy networks.  The report highlighted alleged Cuban espionage, saying…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    As Trump Warns of China Dangers, Why Won’t He Go Harder?
    President Donald Trump addressed the dangers of China and 2020 election interference during his address. The many valid points of concern raise the question: What comes next? If anything, more must be done against China, Tony Kinnett insisted during Friday’s “The Tony Kinnett Cast.” “Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle,…
    Rebecca Downs
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  • news

    Omar Sounds Off on Trump and Rubio Decision to Leave the ICC
    Congress erupted over a decision by President Donald Trump’s administration to cut America’s involvement with the International Criminal Court over alleged selective targeting and wrongful prosecution. “The words ‘international,’ ‘criminal,’ and ‘court’ should never be used together—certainly not in reference to the United States of America,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who introduced legislation to remove…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    State Department Cracks Down on Foreign Fraudsters
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump is revoking the visas of three foreign nationals charged with defrauding the American people, the Daily Signal can first report. Three foreign nationals who the State Department says “swindled investors, looted taxpayer-funded programs, and abused the system” will no longer be allowed to enter the United States. “The…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • news

    Rubio Sanctions Cuba’s Oil Machine
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced multiple sanctions against the Cuban communist regime, this time targeting the regime’s cash cow. “Today, I am sanctioning Cuba’s state-owned energy company, Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET), under President [Donald] Trump’s EO 14404,” Rubio wrote on X. “Cuba’s Communist elites have weaponized energy as a tool of social control…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    HHS Secretary Kennedy Urges Rubio to Join CAIR Funding Probe After Chip Roy’s Request
    After the Daily Signal first reported that the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ California chapter accepted millions in federal tax dollars to help resettle Afghans, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it will probe the funding. “HHS has requested a review of allegations involving @CAIRNational and its affiliates, @CAIRCalifornia and @CAIRWashington regarding…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    How Trump Plans to End Pro-Hamas Terrorism He Says Biden Ignored
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration convened a symposium Tuesday on combating threats posed by pro-Hamas terrorist groups that the State Department says were ignored for years by the Biden administration. The State Department held a “Symposium on the Rise of Far-Left Political Terrorism” at the Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • news

    Amid War in Iran and Funding Ukraine, Rubio Tells Congress the State Department Is ‘America First’
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to testify about his 2027 “America First” State Department budget request. While most department budgets increase significantly, this is the second consecutive year the State Department continues to make significant cuts, no longer operating as “the world’s ATM.” “Our foreign policy…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    EXCLUSIVE: Rubio Cracks Down on Men in Women’s Restrooms
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department is enforcing President Donald Trump’s policy banning men from using women’s restrooms and other private spaces, according to a new memo obtained by The Daily Signal. The State Department issued a memo on Monday titled “Updates Regarding Biological Sex and Intimate Spaces, Including Restrooms,” which clarifies that the…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • news

    State Department Grantee Attacks Conservative Media, but Could Get More Tax Dollars
    A State Department-aligned agency told The Daily Signal that the money it gave to a “disinformation” nonprofit had nothing to do with that organization’s targeting of conservative news outlets in America.  Two agencies aligned with the State Department, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Global Engagement Center, gave a combined $330,000 to the British-based…
    Fred Lucas
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  • opinion

    Biden State Department’s Outrageous Betrayal of Nigeria’s Suffering Christians
    For Christians, Nigeria long has been one of most violently abusive countries in the world. At the same time, the country persists in mistreating atheists and other religious groups as well as nonradicalized Muslims. But Christians, in particular, continue to suffer brutal abuses, massacres, and terrorism. Genocide Watch has reported that in Nigeria, more than 6,000 Christians…
    Lela Gilbert
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  • news

    EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Accuse State Department of ‘Radical Gender Imperialism’
    Republican lawmakers are accusing the State Department of “radical gender imperialism” and of seeking to push other nations to “normalize and encourage transgenderism among youth.”  In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal, members of the Republican Study Committee point to a leaked memo reportedly circulated by Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicating that…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Botswana to Become Latest Target of Biden State Department’s Ideological Colonialism
    It seems that President Joe Biden’s State Department has decided it must do even more to shame countries into normalizing same-sex relations. The State Department announced a new grant to “promote greater social acceptance of LGBTQI+ persons” in a small African country using U.S. tax dollars. The grant is advertised as “Beyond Decriminalization: Expanding LGBTQI+…
    Grace Melton
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  • news

    State Department ‘Concerned’ About Terrorist in Taliban Cabinet
    The U.S. State Department is expressing concern over the Taliban's placing a designated terrorist as interim prime minister in Afghanistan’s new government Cabinet. A spokesperson told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the State Department was “concerned by the affiliations and track records of some of the individuals” in the Taliban's all-male government. “We understand that…
    Sebastian Hughes
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  • news

    State Department Rejects Private Evacuation Flights From Afghanistan
    The State Department will not give official approval to any private evacuation flight from Afghanistan seeking to land in third countries, leaked emails obtained by Fox News show. “No independent charters are allowed to land at [Al Udeid Air Base], the military airbase you mentioned in your communication with Samantha Power,” a State Department official…
    Sebastian Hughes
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    EXCLUSIVE: Republican Study Committee Seeks Audit of State Department Funds Sent to International Organizations
    The Republican Study Committee is set Wednesday to introduce a bill calling for auditing the State Department’s use of taxpayer dollars sent to multilateral and international organizations. “The U.S. lacks a comprehensive analysis of how taxpayer dollars are being used by international organizations and whether those funds are being used to advance U.S. interests,” Rep….
    Rachel del Guidice
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