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Sen. Tuberville Calls Out Biden’s Defense Secretary for Alleged Violations of Federal Law
As Democratic senators attack Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth for alleged incompetence, Republicans are sounding the alarm on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s repeated disappearances for medical treatment, which were allegedly in violation of federal law. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has been a vocal critic of Austin in recent days. On Friday, the Alabama senator called out…George Caldwell -
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Medal of Honor Recipient David Bellavia Comes to Pete Hegseth’s Defense
Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia stood up for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal Monday, arguing that his longtime friend has been the victim of a smear on the part of “grifting frauds.” In the weeks since President-elect Donald Trump announced Hegseth as his nominee, the legacy…George Caldwell -
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From Woke to Warfighting: How Pete Hegseth Can Fix the Pentagon
Decades of social engineering have transformed America’s armed forces, prompting concerns about the Pentagon‘s warfighting capabilities and politicized culture. It’s the reason President-elect Donald Trump picked Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense: to restore lethality as the military‘s primary focus. Fixing the Pentagon won’t be easy, but it’s imperative to restore America’s…Robert B. Bluey -
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House Dems Bemoan GOP Effort to Block Military Funding for Child ‘Sex Changes’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—House Democrats are attacking the Republican Party’s move to stop the military from paying for child sex-change treatments in the National Defense Authorization Act. House Republicans negotiating the most recent iteration of the National Defense Authorization Act managed to include language that expressly prohibits the military from paying for “medical interventions for the treatment…Nick Pope -
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Heritage Foundation Ad Buy Backs Hegseth’s Bid for Defense Chief
The Heritage Foundation launched an ad campaign on Friday promoting President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth. On Nov. 21, The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America announced the launch of a $1 million campaign advocating for prompt Senate confirmation of Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Of that, $50,000 will go toward bolstering…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Pentagon Loses Track of $2.5 Trillion
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. The Pentagon has failed its seventh audit in a row, losing track of $2.5 trillion worth of assets. Where will Elon Musk possibly find $2 trillion of waste and fraud? Last week, the Pentagon once again failed its…Peter St. Onge -
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Congressman: Pete Hegseth Must Reform ‘Woke’ Military
As Democrats deride President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, one congressman says Hegseth is just the man to turn the Biden-Harris administration’s “woke and weaponized” military into a “strong and focused” fighting force. Trump’s proposal to remove underperforming or politicized generals would actually depoliticize a Pentagon that once…Ben Johnson -
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Kamala Harris’ ‘Intruder’ Crack: Joke or Serious Comment on Self-Defense?
In an interview last month with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, Vice President Kamala Harris once again played up her status as a gun owner, emphatically declaring: “If somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot!” Let’s put aside the reality that her well-armed and taxpayer-funded security detail almost certainly would confront any would-be intruder long…Amy Swearer -
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Naval Academy’s Choice of Speaker Runs Afoul of Pentagon Edict
By inviting a speaker, history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat of New York University—who has already said that she plans to attack presidential candidate Donald Trump in the annual Bancroft Lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy on Oct. 10—the academy is violating Defense Department directives prohibiting the military from engaging in partisan political activity. In addition to…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Rep. Banks Demands Accountability for Military Training Branding Pro-Lifers as Terrorists
Rep. Jim Banks is demanding that the individual responsible for the military training that portrayed pro-life Americans as terrorists must be held accountable. Banks, R-Ind., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hosted a hearing Thursday, “Oversight of Extremism Policies in the Army.” The Indiana lawmaker, who is running for Senate,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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How a Weak Defense Industrial Base Harms US Military
The U.S. military is only as strong as its ability to procure needed weapons systems and other defense materials, and right now, America’s defense industrial base is sorely lacking, experts say. “Unfortunately, like the armed services themselves, they have been neglected,” Robert Greenway, director of the Center for National Defense at The Heritage Foundation, says…Virginia Allen -
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‘Coward’: Veterans Criticize Walz Over Military Record Falsehoods
Vice President Kamala Harris’ far-left running mate is being blasted by retired military officers for lying about his own military record. On a Monday episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” four veterans who had served with him referred to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, as a “coward” and a “habitual liar,” calling his repeated embellishments of…S.A. McCarthy -
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Universities Have Vital Partnerships With Military, but More Security Needed
Higher education drives some conservatives and even some leftists crazy, but conservatives should support universities’ historic role in advancing national security interests. Republican leadership’s ongoing investigations into national security risks involving institutions of higher education are both praiseworthy and, from a national security point of view, absolutely necessary. But maintaining universities’ role in national security—while…Steven Bucci -
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‘Clearly a Radical Socialist’: Sen. Rick Scott Challenges Tim Walz’s Military Record
Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate shows how radical she is, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., tells The Daily Signal. Scott spoke at Erick Erickson’s The Gathering conference in Atlanta on Saturday. He joined “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss Walz’s military record, expectations for the 2024 election…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Senate’s Superficial Response to Military Recruitment Woes: Drafting Your Daughters
As the Senate embarked Aug. 2 on its monthlong August recess, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left a significant piece of legislation unaddressed: the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. Included in this year’s Senate NDAA bill is a controversial provision to amend the Military Selective Service Act and mandate that women between the…Elizabeth Lapporte -
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EXCLUSIVE: Poll Reveals Gender Divide on Proposal to Include Women in Military Draft
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Most women in the U.S. oppose a recent proposal to include women in a potential military draft, a new poll finds. A national survey by Scott Rasmussen, shared exclusively with The Daily Signal, found that 22% of female respondents “somewhat oppose” drafting women and 36% “strongly oppose” it as Congress weighs…Hudson Crozier -
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EXCLUSIVE: Women’s Group Calls Military Draft Proposal ‘Unacceptable’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of conservative activists and policy experts is urging Congress to reject a bill making women eligible to be drafted into the military. One group, Concerned Women for America, sent a letter with dozens of individual co-signers in response to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s approving an annual defense package…Hudson Crozier -
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In Defense of the Traditional Values That Get You Canceled
The traditional values that get people “canceled” are the ones people need most. Harrison Butker is a field-goal kicker with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. He recently gave the commencement address at Benedictine College. Both Butker and the school are Catholic. What he said wouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone vaguely familiar with Catholic…Victor Joecks -
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NFL Officials Walk Back Criticism as Christians Come to Butker’s Defense
In the face of rabid leftist backlash over an explicitly Christian commencement speech he delivered, football star Harrison Butker is finding plenty of support. The Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s bold proclamation of countercultural Christian truth to the 2024 graduating class at the Catholic Benedictine College sparked the ire of leftists, both within the National Football League and…S.A. McCarthy -
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EXCLUSIVE: Defense Department Admits to Undercounting Abortions It Authorized
The Defense Department undercounted the number of abortions that it authorized between 2016 and 2020, new data shows. Following a lawsuit from the Oversight Project, a division of The Heritage Foundation, the Department of Defense said that it had identified a total of 77 abortions performed in military medical treatment facilities (MTFs) during the four-year…Mary Margaret Olohan