Political Commentary & Opinion
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opinion
End the ‘Nationwide’ Injunction Racket Once and for All
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Trump v. CASA, Inc. Though the case arises out of President Donald Trump’s January executive order on birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment, Thursday’s oral argument had very little to do with the hotly contested substantive issue of whether the children of… -
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Exclusive: CBO Halves Estimated Savings From Medicaid Ban on Child Sex Changes
A new preliminary estimate from the Congressional Budget Office that measured the impact of blocking Medicaid dollars from funding child sex-change procedures is causing Republicans to cast doubt on the CBO score. A preliminary estimate from the CBO obtained by The Daily Signal claims the savings from prohibiting Medicaid funds for those gender-transition procedures amount… -
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When Posting a Bible Verse Cost a Realtor His Career
In the wake of U.S. Supreme Court victories in favor of Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop who had been targeted because he refused to bake a custom cake for a gay wedding, and high school football coach Joe Kennedy, who was fired for going against a school order not to kneel in prayer… -
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Biden’s Enablers Never Told Us Why They Did It
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 do something a little different in this video, and that is to ask… -
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Exposed: A Week of the High and Mighty Showing Their True Colors
The start of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial has exposed how sick and seedy the music mogul is. As profane as that exposure is, it’s not as profound as the true colors exposed this week of some of the nation’s elite and esteemed institutions and individuals. We start with the former top law enforcement officer in… -
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‘Not Given Full Picture’: Democrats Revise History of Their Remarks About Biden’s Condition
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., now says former President Joe Biden should not have run for reelection last year. Khanna told The Daily Signal that he had not been given the full picture on Biden’s declining health condition. “I only saw Biden a few times and was not given the full picture. In light of the… -
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Judge Strikes Down EEOC’s Attempt to Force Businesses to ‘Deny Biological Truth’
The Biden administration unconstitutionally attempted to rewrite federal law to effectively force companies employing more than 14 people to allow men who claim to be transgender in women's restrooms and to use employees' preferred pronouns, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of President Donald Trump, threw out a 2024 “guidance” document… -
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Trump’s Lifting of Sanctions on Syria Wins Cautious Approval
The Trump administration made a bold announcement this week, declaring it would lift sanctions on Syria, earning bipartisan praise in doing so. “I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness,” the president said on Tuesday in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The move… -
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The Real First 100 Days
Pundits are confused about what to make of the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. Supporters talk of “flooding the zone,” believing President Donald Trump is making so many changes so quickly that his opposition is reduced to deer-in-the-headlights infancy. They must be right when the nation suffers daily Democrat pottymouth videos, vandalism… -
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What’s Next for Comey in Secret Service Investigation
The Secret Service may try to force former FBI Director James Comey to answer pointed questions about a social media post he issued depicting an image of “8647,” but a U.S. attorney whom President Donald Trump appointed will determine whether to prosecute Comey over the post. If Comey refuses to comply with their request for… -
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Mayor Who Sought Entry to ICE Facility Once Called for Reduced Sentence for Gang Member
Before becoming mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka called for leniency in a case related to the leader of a violent street gang. Baraka, a Democrat running for governor of New Jersey, made national headlines after attempting to enter an illegal-alien detention facility last week with New Jersey Democrat Reps. Robert Menendez Jr.,… -
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‘Sense of National Pride’: W.Va. Lawmaker Offers Resolution Honoring First American Pope
Rep. Riley Moore wants Congress to celebrate the historic election of the first American pope. The West Virginia Republican has introduced a House resolution to honor Pope Leo XIV after his unprecedented election to head the Roman Catholic Church on May 8. The resolution congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his election, commends him “for a… -
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The Left Can’t Tell If They Hate Femininity or Just Conservative Women
The New York Times, which long ago gave up any pretense of objectivity, has once again reminded us what truly keeps the Left up at night: beautiful, confident, conservative women. In a recent style column that reads more like an entry from The Babylon Bee, a writer wrings her hands over a horrifying cultural crisis—no,… -
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Trump’s Middle East Strategy Is Ambitious but Also Dangerous
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. President Donald Trump this week had a historic tour of the Gulf monarchies in the Middle… -
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Republicans Could Secure About $1.4 Billion in Savings by Defunding Child Transitions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republicans could net approximately $1.4 billion in savings through cutting Medicaid coverage for child gender transitions, a senior legislative aide familiar with the unofficial figure told The Daily Signal. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s markup Tuesday of budget reconciliation includes a provision from Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, that would block… -
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Jeffries Rejects Republicans’ Welfare Reform Proposals
House Democrat leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries suggested at a Thursday press conference that he would vigorously oppose Republicans' reform proposals for Medicaid and other welfare benefits, with the hope that their budget reconciliation bill fails and the GOP leadership has to seek Democrats’ votes. Jeffries, D-N.Y.—who spoke at a press briefing at the same time… -
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App Stores Are Enabling Online Abuse of Kids—Time to End It
For years now, children across our country have been systematically duped by predators into exposing themselves sexually online. The next step is often blackmail. This is what drove 16-year-old Carter Bremseth to take his life one night in 2021, after volunteering as an altar server at his church. His mother Jaime—a licensed mental health counselor—went… -
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‘UNBELIEVABLY DAUNTING’: Kennedy Allies Launch Nonprofit to Help RFK Reform the Public Health Establishment
Allies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gathered Thursday to launch the Make America Healthy Again Institute, an organization aiming to outsource the Health and Human Services Department’s oversight and reform efforts. “The people in the bureaucracies like the status quo, and so Bobby Kennedy and all of the great people who are at the top… -
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Pope Leo XIII Rejected Socialism, Defended Private Property. Will Leo XIV Follow Suit?
When Pope Leo XIV addressed the College of Cardinals two days after he was elected to the papacy, he explained why he took the name that he did. “Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV,” he said. “There are different reasons for this, but mainly… -
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California Considers Downgrading Soliciting Minors for Sex to Misdemeanor
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. Recently, a rather bizarre topic came up here in California. There was a bill introduced in…