Political Commentary & Opinion
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21 of the Most Telling Signs at ‘Hands Off!’ DC March
Some of the language on the signs is offensive and not appropriate for children. Face masks. Rainbow flags. Handmaid's Tale costumes. Hysterical references to Nazis. Yup—the "Hands Off" protest in Washington, D.C., Saturday had all the regular tropes of another left-wing protest. The protest in the nation's capital was one of a reported 1,200 across…Katrina Trinko -
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‘Live Not By Lies’ Highlights Forgotten Anti-Communist Heroes
For Silvester Krcmery, each morning began with what he called an “inventory check.” Krcmery, a doctor who described his prison cell as so small he could not sit, recalls waking up in the bitterly cold atmosphere. “Do I still have my nose? Because it was as cold as a frozen stone. So I check: all…Katrina Trinko -
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Dark Web Tesla Doxxers Used Widely-Popular Parking App Data to Find Targets, Analysis Shows
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A dark web doxxing website targeting Tesla owners and allies of Elon Musk appears to be compiled from hacked data originally stolen from a massive ParkMobile app breach in 2021, according to records obtained by a data privacy group. The site, known as DogeQuest, first appeared in March and publishes names, home…Thomas English -
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While Nazi Profiteers Get a Free Pass, the Left Burns Teslas
Civil disobedience practiced by the likes of Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. is one thing. Crimes against people or property for political ends are quite another. The latter risks return to the law of the jungle, a cure worse than the disease. That provides the framework to assess the proliferation of criminal…Armstrong Williams -
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Other Countries Seem to Like Tariffs. So Why Are People Opposed to Trump’s Tariffs?
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. April 3, President Donald Trump announced it as “Liberation Day.” And by that he meant we…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Meet Jason Williams: The Rogue Prosecutor Whose Policies Are Wreaking Havoc in New Orleans
This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros and the threat those prosecutors pose to victims and others alike. Previous entries in the series have focused on the rogue prosecutor movement in general and on specific prosecutors in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago,…Cully Stimson -
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WATCH: Colorado Woman Testifies About Horror of Tren de Aragua Takeover in Her Town
A D.C. federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s order to deport Venezuelan nationals who are alleged members of the violent criminal gang Tren de Aragua. Cindy Romero, a victim of the gang and former resident of Aurora, Colorado, testified as a witness at a Tuesday House Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial overreach of federal courts:…Elise McCue -
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Report: Private Sector Jobs Boomed in March as Government Employment Shrank
March saw an increase of 228,000 jobs, even as government employment declined, according to the new monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Friday report puts wind in the sails of the Trump administration, as it attempts to sell the American public on its bold restructuring of the U.S. economy. “GREAT JOB NUMBERS,…George Caldwell -
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Spanberger Faces Tough Questions on Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Activist
On March 10, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a tweet on X stating, simply: “Free Mahmoud Khalil.” Khalil, a green card holder, is one of the organizers of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. For two academic years those protests have terrorized Jewish students, occupied buildings, destroyed property, and injured campus employees. The Trump…Michael Ginsberg -
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California Democrats Defy Federal Law, Reject Bills to Protect Girls Sports
California Democrat lawmakers killed two bills meant to protect girls sports Tuesday despite pressure on Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom to limit girls and women’s sports in the state to biological females. Just this week, the state of Maine lost education funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for violating federal law and President Donald…Moira Gleason -
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Democrat Fundraiser ActBlue Faces Hill Scrutiny of Its Operations
Top Republican House leaders have formally requested that ActBlue, one of the Democratic Party’s largest political action committees, turn over documents related to its governance and operations. In a letter dated April 2 to ActBlue President and Chief Executive Officer Regina Wallace-Jones, the chairmen of the House committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform,…Jacob Adams -
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Exposing NIH-Funded Research: Why I’m Blowing the Whistle on Corruption
I once stood within the halls of academia, benefiting from the generous funding of the National Institutes of Health. I was part of the system, a researcher fueled by grants that were supposed to propel scientific progress. But after years inside the machine, I have come to a sobering conclusion: The NIH is fundamentally broken…Isaiah Hankel -
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Jeffrey Goldberg Congratulates Himself All Over PBS
At the Capitol grilling of the PBS and NPR CEOs on March 26, Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, asked PBS boss Paula Kerger, “Would you believe that PBS is fair and objective and nonpartisan?” Kerger said, “Yes.” Fallon then noted that on “Washington Week with The Atlantic” in 2023, host and Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg…Tim Graham -
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This Republican Was on to USAID Corruption Before DOGE Even Existed
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., is a fighter. The week after 9/11, he dropped out of the University of Arizona to join the Navy and accomplished his goal of becoming a Navy SEAL. In 2023, he brought that fighting spirit to Congress, where he’s been proven prescient on major issues such as America’s actual role in…Bradley Devlin -
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Conan O’Brien Was One of the Last Refuges From Lefty Comedians. Maybe Not Anymore.
Conan O’Brien is one of our generation’s greatest comedians. His self-deprecating humor legitimately spans cultures and connects with audiences around the globe in a way that no one else really can. One of O’Brien’s attributes is his ability to not go far-left in his political commentary. It’s strange to call that an attribute, but every…Tim Young -
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Capitol Hill Reacts to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ on Tariffs
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on Wednesday, members of Congress offered sharply contrasting views of the benefits and drawbacks of applying tariffs on imported goods. “Liberation day” was eventful, but not just on Capitol Hill: Israel canceled all tariffs on American products, just a day after Canadian trade representatives indicated no retaliatory…George Caldwell -
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Improving Child Health: Government-Run Health Care Is No Remedy
President Donald Trump told our new Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild” on health. Backing up Kennedy, Trump issued an executive order to create a special commission, chaired by Kennedy himself, to investigate, report, and recommend strategies to combat chronic disease. Importantly, the health of American children…Robert Moffit -
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Alaska Medical Board Recommends ‘Statutory Limits’ on Gender Transition Procedures for Minors
“The Alaska State Medical Board opposes hormonal and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria in minors due to insufficient evidence of long-term benefits and risks of irreversible harm,” the board told the state Legislature on March 21, reporting a resolution it unanimously adopted at its March 20 meeting. “The Board urges members of the legislature to consider statutory…Joshua Arnold -
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California Funnels $18 Million Into the Left’s Dark Money Network Under Gavin Newsom
California under Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom has funneled around $18 million to the Tides Center, a dark money nonprofit that directs donor cash to various leftist projects, The Washington Free Beacon reported. The San Francisco-based Tides Center and its sister nonprofits, the Tides Foundation and Tides Advocacy, direct money to in-house projects known as “fiscal…Tyler O’Neil -
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Who’s Funding the ‘Burn a Tesla, Save Democracy’ Protests?
Americans took to the streets Saturday for the latest round of protests targeting Tesla and condemning Elon Musk for his work with President Donald Trump, but these protests trace back to a larger movement with funding from the Left’s dark money network. Some of the organizations that encouraged and helped organize the protests have raked…Tyler O’Neil