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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: HHS Releases New Report Revealing the Dangers of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors
The Department of Health and Human Services released a report Thursday detailing the dangers of experimental transgender medical interventions euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.” The report marks a sea change from the Biden administration, which forcefully advocated for off-label use of hormones to make males appear female and vice versa, and surgical interventions to…Tyler O’Neil -
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White House Issues Warning to Democrats Promoting ‘Barbaric’ Child Sex Changes
The Department of Justice is fighting child abuse in American schools in the form of radical gender ideology, said White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller at a press briefing on Thursday. “It is child abuse to change a child’s gender, particularly if you do not inform the parent,” Miller said. “So, if there…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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WARNING: Middle East ‘Hangs in the Balance,’ Former Israeli Ambassador to US Says
JERUSALEM—Israel’s war with Hamas goes beyond land and borders; it’s a battle for “our common civilization, for our values,” a former Israeli envoy to the United States warns. “The enemy we’re fighting against is an enemy that detests everything that you stand for, everything that we stand for,” Michael Oren, who served as Israeli…Virginia Allen -
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President Trump’s Threefold Opposition
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. At the end of the 100 days of the Trump administration, let’s just review for a…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Radical Leftist-Turned-Conservative Activist Horowitz Dies at 86
David Horowitz, the radical leftist-turned-conservative activist and author, died Tuesday at the age of 86. The cause of death was cancer. Horowitz is survived by his fourth wife and three of his four children. His daughter Sarah Rose predeceased him in 2008. His son Ben is the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a prominent Silicon Valley…Jacob Adams -
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Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against New York AG James
New York Attorney General Letitia James—already facing a federal criminal referral—now faces a potential state probe regarding her reporting of properties she owns in Virginia. America First Legal, a conservative government watchdog, filed a bar complaint against James with the New York Committee on Professional Standards, seeking an investigation into the statements made in a…Fred Lucas -
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Judges Who Break Federal Law Can and Should Be Prosecuted
As the old saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. How else can you make sense of or explain how two unrelated state court judges, 1,072 miles (Massachusetts and Wisconsin) and seven years apart, broke federal law by actively assisting an illegal alien evade capture by federal agents who had all of the necessary…Cully Stimson -
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Robby Starbuck Paints a Horrifying Picture of What Americans Will Suffer If AI Lies About Them Like It Did to Him
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck is suing Facebook's parent company, Meta, claiming its artificial intelligence chatbot defamed him by falsely claiming he is a "white nationalist"; that he was arrested on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol Hill protest of Congress certifying the 2020 presidential election; and that he had been sued for defamation. "One of…Tyler O’Neil -
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Embracing MAHA, PepsiCo to Move Away From Artificial Dyes in Snack Foods
The Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda is moving forward after PepsiCo Inc., one of the nation’s largest producers of processed snack foods, announced this week it would be phasing out artificial dyes from many of its products by the end of the year. In addition to its eponymously named cola soft drinks, PepsiCo…Jacob Adams -
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The Kennedy Center Scraps a Week of Pride Month Events
For years, the Kennedy Center has promoted LGBTQ-related material, causes, and events. In fact, this summer, it was slated to host a week chock-full of Pride-themed events for the biennial World Pride festival. But in a surprising turn, the center slammed the brakes last week, canceling the entire “Tapestry of Pride” week outright. The Tapestry of Pride…Sarah Holliday -
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His Granddaughter Survived Oct. 7, But She Was Killed a Month Later
JERUSALEM, Israel—For two minutes, life came to a standstill as sirens shrieked across Israel Wednesday morning. Drivers pulled over, got out of their vehicles, and stood on the interstate, some with their head bowed. This was not a siren to warn of a coming strike, but to honor those who had paid the ultimate sacrifice…Virginia Allen -
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4 Big Accomplishments of Trump’s First 100 Days
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have been stunningly transformative, even as the Left has begun to mount some counteroffensives in the judiciary and in the media. For a president to be successful, he must apply principles that one might apply to warfare or sports. The early days of a presidency are about…Jarrett Stepman -
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Democrats’ Radical Changing of the Guard
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. I’d like to talk today, if I could, about the changing of the Democratic guard. There was some news lately…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Amazon Won’t Display Tariff Costs Next to Product Prices
Amazon said Tuesday it would not be displaying the cost of tariffs right next to products’ total prices on any of the company’s websites, contrary to a news report that said the company was planning to do so. During a press briefing Tuesday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Levitt pushed back hard against the news article,…Jacob Adams -
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Pritzker’s Calls for ‘Disruption’ to ‘Punish’ Republicans
Illinois Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker is intensifying his anti-Trump rhetoric, calling for “disruption” in order to “castigate” and “punish” Republicans, and he’s drawing GOP pushback for it. “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now,” said Pritzker at a New Hampshire Democrat fundraiser on…George Caldwell -
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EXCLUSIVE: Why Elon Musk’s Lawyer Thinks He Is Allowed to Continue Running DOGE
After Elon Musk’s 130-day term as a special government employee ends on May 30, the billionaire entrepreneur’s attorney says he expects Musk to continue to play a “critical role” in the Trump administration. “Obviously, Elon’s played a critical role leading up to the 2024 election, just even preparing for the transition of this administration,” lawyer…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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The Making of a Golden Age
Editor’s note: Emily Johnson is a senior at Xavier University and a student ambassador for the Network of enlightened Women. During his 1984 presidential campaign, President Ronald Reagan famously claimed, “It’s morning again in America.” These words remain strikingly true over 40 years later with the dawn of the second Trump administration. The feeling of…Emily Johnson -
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Shocking Data Shows Far Higher Risks of Mifepristone Than FDA Claimed
During the Biden administration, abortion advocates tried mightily to cover up the corruption and political maneuvering at the Food and Drug Administration that has promoted the drug mifepristone, which now causes nearly two-thirds of all abortions. A lawsuit seeking to expose how the FDA unlawfully approved and pushed this dangerous drug was cut short, with…Thomas Jipping -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Transportation Department Cut $9.5B of Waste in 100 Days
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Secretary Sean Duffy is celebrating 100 days of prioritizing safety and efficiency at the Department of Transportation. “The Department of Transportation is focused on its core mission of safety and efficiency,” Duffy said in a statement shared with The Daily Signal. “Under this administration, America is building again—forging a future with…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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States May Have to Adjust to Medicaid Reforms, Speaker Johnson Says
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Tuesday that states will have to figure out on their own how to adjust to proposed reforms to food stamps and health care programs in the congressional Republicans’ “big, beautiful” budget bill. “We’re going to be good stewards of the taxpayers' resources,” Johnson, R-La., said to The Daily…George Caldwell