Political Commentary & Opinion
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‘Fool’s Gold’: New Book Cautions Against Spreading California Policies Across US
A new book exposes how California’s leftist political machine is unraveling the Golden State—and, sadly, how socialist policies could be exported nationwide if Americans aren’t vigilant. The book is “Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All,” co-authored by investigative journalists Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics…Carrie Sheffield -
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Kristi Noem Says AOC’s Latest Stunt Deserves DOJ Attention
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday on “Hannity” that it’s “entirely appropriate” for the Department of Justice to investigate Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her comments to illegal migrants. During a Friday town hall in Jackson Heights, Queens, Ocasio-Cortez taunted border czar Tom Homan to “come” for her, escalating public tensions…Hailey Gomez -
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EXCLUSIVE: Republican Study Committee Hits Membership High With Addition of Fine, Patronis
The Daily Signal is the first to report that the Republican Study Committee has reached a new record high in membership with the addition of two more members. Reps. Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis have joined the committee, bringing its membership to 189. The committee, which aims to influence House policy and deliberations, now encompasses…Bradley Devlin -
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(None Dare Call It) Treason of the Judiciary
Thursday, April 24, was a day like any other day—the sun came up, the sun went down, and President Donald Trump was hit with at least three nationwide injunctions by federal district court judges. That’s just the way it goes if you are a president who wants to take back America from the entrenched left-wing…Frank Miele -
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Coding Error: Dems’ Messaging Failures Go Deep
We may be well past 100 days into the Donald Trump presidency, but Democrats are still hard at work doing postmortems on why they lost so profoundly in the 2024 election. While some high-profile Democrats like Gavin Newsom have rightly acknowledged many of the issues that plagued their party during the last cycle, others continue to appear…Jared Bridges -
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20 Blue States Sue to Reverse HHS Cuts
THE CENTER SQUARE—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being sued by California, New York, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, and other states over what they call the dismantling of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Plaintiffs in the suit filed Monday against the HHS secretary also include Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine,…Dave Mason -
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Hugh Hewitt Reveals the Policies That Allowed the Deep State to Emerge, and How to Fight It
President Donald Trump has taken aim at the rot in the federal bureaucracy, but he will continue to face an entrenched deep state because the rules protect it, warns a radio host who once helped President Ronald Reagan combat the bureaucracy. Americans may not know that radio host and author Hugh Hewitt once worked in…Tyler O’Neil -
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Could Spain’s Electricity Meltdown Be Coming to a State Near You?
Spain’s electricity supply went down last month due to cascading failures traced to faults in two solar plants in Spain’s southwest region, causing a blackout on the Iberian Peninsula. Americans should not be complacent because the North American Electric Reliability Corp., a nonprofit international regulatory authority, has warned that it might happen in the United…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Americans Want to Protect Speech Over Giving Government Power to Censor ‘Disinformation’: Poll
Americans say they are concerned about the spread of fake news, but about 8 in 10 say they prefer freedom of speech that allows false information rather than allowing government censorship in an attempt to stop it. A survey of 1,000 registered voters found 85% believed it’s a “better approach” to allow free speech even…Fred Lucas -
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Disgraced Ex-Rep. Weiner Running for NY City Council
Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner is mounting another comeback bid, this time running for an open New York City Council seat. The seat comprises the 2nd District, which includes Manhattan’s Lower East Side and East Village and is currently represented by Carlina Rivera, who is being forced out by term limits. Weiner previously served on…Jacob Adams -
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DHS to Pay Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport
The Department of Homeland Security is offering to pay for illegal aliens to return home to their native countries. DHS announced that it would give illegal immigrants $1,000 when they confirm through the Customs and Border Patrol Home app that they have returned to their homeland. The app also facilitates eligible illegal aliens to request…Jacob Adams -
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Randy Fine Wants America to Look More Like Florida
Rep. Randy Fine was sworn into office a month ago Friday, but he already has an idea of what Republicans need to do while they control Congress and the White House. “We need to show we can govern,” Fine, 51, told The Daily Signal. Fine, R-Fla., was elected in Florida’s 6th Congressional District on April…George Caldwell -
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Study: Asylum-Seekers Primarily Responsible for Large Spike in Homelessness
Between 2022 and 2024, the U.S. saw a record 43% rise in “sheltered homelessness”—staying in some sort of emergency shelter, as opposed to living on the street. That is shocking enough on its own, but according to a new study, a contemporaneous spike in asylum-seekers accounted for a stunning 60% of that increase. “Asylum-seekers”—as referenced…Rachel Greszler -
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How Family Structure Leads to Academic Success
In 1965, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote: “The role of the family in shaping character and ability is so pervasive as to be easily overlooked. The family is the basic social unit of American life; it is the basic socializing unit. By and large, adult conduct in society is learned as a child.” Sixty…Timothy Goeglein -
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Can Virginia GOP Overcome Controversy to Maintain Control in November?
If you had an English teacher like the one I did in high school, you might recall her saying, “Cakes are done, people are finished.” Does this apply to controversies, too? The leadership in Virginia’s Republican Party is hoping that the recent controversy over its lieutenant governor nominee is done but that the party’s chances…Joe Thomas -
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Can’t Make Government Efficient
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple when he was 21 years old. Nine years later, at age 30, he was purged and fired from the company he founded and built by the professional management he helped recruit. Eleven years later, after that management brought the firm to the edge of bankruptcy, Jobs returned to the helm and…Star Parker -
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Abrego Garcia: The Poster Child for the Left’s Demands of Endless ‘Due Process’
During the Joe Biden administration, the Left and its media allies tried to erase the line between legal and illegal aliens, calling all aliens “noncitizens.” Now they’re attempting to confuse the distinction between criminal and civil proceedings and rights regarding deportable aliens to stoke opposition to the Donald Trump administration’s actions. In so doing, the Left…Lora Ries -
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Dana Perino’s Book on Mentoring Is a Must-Read for Everyone
Dana Perino has a superpower. It is a special gift that has nothing to do with her position as a Fox News anchor or her former role as press secretary for former President George W. Bush. Instead, it has everything to do with her ability to guide young people as they navigate the minefields of…Salena Zito -
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How Do You Do, Fellow White People? Tim Walz Says Hello!
Former vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz recently told an audience at Harvard’s Kennedy School that former Vice President Kamala Harris chose him as a running mate because of his uncanny ability to connect with the average Caucasian cisgender dude “I could code talk to white guys—watching football, fixing their truck,” he explained. “I was the permission…David Harsanyi -
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Climate Fanaticism? Understanding Spain, Portugal Blackout
VALENCIA, Spain—Two modern ills converged in Europe on Monday, literally one of the darkest days in decades. An ideological obsession with climate fanaticism left countries without power for hours, while censorship of “disinformation,” often information the powerful don’t like, plunged the population in an informational blackout in subsequent days. The electrical blackout brought planes, trains,…Mike Gonzalez