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    A New Kind of ‘Hate Map’ May Be Directing the Domestic Terrorism Against Tesla
    The Left cannot tolerate dissent, but it absolutely hates a heretic. Elon Musk has transformed from climate hero to anti-bureaucratic villain, and the Left's shock troops are wielding Molotov cocktails at the most accessible symbol of his influence: the Tesla. Of course, in doing so, these vandals don't harm Elon Musk, the hated godfather of…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Trump’s Overtures Toward Greenland Are Paying Off
    Acquiring Greenland remains a priority for the Trump administration, and there are signs that a deal may be inching closer to happening. You may have missed it, but President Donald Trump referred to Greenland in his joint address to Congress in early March. Trump said to the people of Greenland, “We strongly support your right to determine your…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Can Donald Trump Win a Trade War?
    President Donald Trump knows better than to treat the “honeymoon” a president gets in his first months of office as a time to relax. He’s fighting as hard now as he did at the height of last year’s campaign. He’s even started what critics call a trade war. Every week, the White House astonishes liberals—and…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    US Can Deport Green Card Holders Who Support Terrorism
    Last week, President Donald Trump began keeping yet another of his promises—this time, to deport foreign nationals who support terrorism. On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department “revoked the first visa of an alien who was previously cited for criminal behavior in connection with Hamas-supporting disruptions,” a department official told Fox News. “This individual was a…
    Jason Bedrick | Simon Hankinson
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    The Terroristic Meanings Behind Those ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Protest Slogans: A Guide
    Terrorist-supporting students and their off-campus allies took over yet another building at Barnard College in New York on Wednesday. The protesters blocked students from attending class, disrupted students studying in the library, and lynched Barnard’s president in effigy. As midterm exams approach and protest season comes into full swing, it’s an opportune time to explain…
    Jason Bedrick
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    Stop Abusing World War II History to Bash Trump
    I’ve had enough. This really needs to be said. History abuse must stop. If you’ve paid attention to the news recently, it’s been hard not to notice that analogies to World War II have become increasingly ridiculous, especially regarding the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine and President Donald Trump’s negotiations to end it. Western media…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Firings Disrupt the Pentagon Status Quo
    A series of Trump administration firings has shaken up the Pentagon status quo, drawing strong reactions from members of Congress. On Friday, President Donald Trump removed Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, one of the most high-ranking officials in the Pentagon. Brown had previously been criticized by…
    George Caldwell
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    Trump Admin’s War on Federal Bureaucracy Threatens Nancy Pelosi’s ‘Local Legacy’ in San Francisco
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Trump administration’s effort to rein in federal bureaucracy and spending has a new target in its crosshairs: one of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s favorite projects in the San Francisco area. President Donald Trump announced in a Wednesday executive order that his administration will look to cut the Presidio Trust to the fullest…
    Nick Pope
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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…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Pete Hegseth’s Military
    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. I’d like to speak a little bit today, very briefly, about the Pentagon under new Defense…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Conservatives Express Support for Colby for Pentagon Post
    Elbridge Colby, nominated to be undersecretary of defense for policy, received robust support from conservative Republicans over the weekend after there was some online discussion of potential Senate holdouts on his confirmation over previously expressed views on Iran. Colby is set to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee at a to-be-determined date for a…
    Jacob Adams
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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…
    Fred Lucas
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    ‘It Doesn’t Happen Often’ Is Not a Reasonable Defense for Men in Women’s Sports
    Americans are gaining ground in the fight to protect women’s sports. This week, for example, the Department of Education sent a letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Federation of State High School Associations, urging them to restore female athletes’ records. The demand comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s executive orders to…
    Stephanie Lundquist-Arora
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    ‘The War on Women’s Sports is Over’: Trump Bans Males in Female Athletics
    President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Wednesday protecting women’s and girls sports from biological male athletes who identify as transgender. “The war on women’s sports is over,” Trump said. “We will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls,” he continued. “From now on, women’s sports will…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump Knows How to Win Trade Wars Before the First Shot Is Fired
    Donald Trump knows exactly what he’s doing with tariffs. Everyone else is baffled: Why did the president announce heavy taxes on imports from Canada as well as Mexico and China? America has an obvious interest in economic decoupling from China, a great-power rival. And by first imposing and then suspending tariffs on Mexican imports, Trump…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    Even Never Trumpers Are Warming Up to The Donald
    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. I’d like to talk a day about an irony. Maybe it’s something that’s a paradox. Have you noticed that there’s certain people who are coming…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Asks Pentagon Chief Hegseth to Pull Security Clearance of Leftist Megadonor Reid Hoffman
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A watchdog group is asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revoke the security clearance of Reid Hoffman, a major Democratic donor who had ties to the now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and bankrolled litigation against President Donald Trump.  Peter Flaherty, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, sent the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Role of US Military at Southern Border
    President Donald Trump is surging resources to America’s southern border, including military personnel, and has every right to do so, according to Robert Greenway.  “It is not unprecedented for the military to be called in [to the border] when the capacity of our law enforcement agencies is exceeded, and that’s almost certainly the case now,”…
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘Unacceptable’: Trump Spokeswoman Reaffirms War on DEI at FAA After Fatal Midair Collision
    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday pledged that the Trump administration will eliminate DEI practices at the Federal Aviation Administration in the wake of a midair collision Wednesday night that killed 67. Much of the briefing served to back up President Donald Trump’s implication the day before that diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives…
    George Caldwell
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    ‘Far-Left Nonsense’: Iraq War Veteran Explains Impact of Trump’s Executive Order on Military DEI Initiatives
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An Iraq War veteran appeared Monday on Fox Business to talk about President Donald Trump’s executive order to stop woke practices within the U.S. armed forces. Trump plans to sign a trio of executive orders pertaining to the military, including one that will eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the U.S. Defense Department. Another will…
    Mariane Angela
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