Political Commentary & Opinion
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Two Years After Fox Breakup, Tucker Carlson Shares Why His Show Was Canceled
It’s been two years since Tucker Carlson answered a phone call on a Monday morning in late April 2023 to learn that the Fox News Channel had canceled his prime-time show. “I got fired from Fox for saying things they didn’t like,” Carlson told The Daily Signal during an exclusive interview at The Heritage Foundation’s… -
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White House Battle With Harvard Intensifies
In the latest escalation of a feud between Harvard University and the White House, President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to pull the Ivy League institution's tax-exempt status if it does not comply with his demands to end diversity, equity, and inclusion measures, as well as to curb antisemitic activities. That follows the withholding of millions… -
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Jury Finds Illegal Alien Guilty of Raping, Murdering Maryland Mother of 5
A Maryland jury has found an illegal alien guilty of murdering Rachel Morin, a mother of five. Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense, and kidnapping in Morin’s case. The jury found Martinez-Hernandez guilty on all four counts. In August 2023, Morin went missing after leaving home to exercise… -
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Johnson Rakes in $32 Million in Q1
House Speaker Mike Johnson has raised a whopping $32.2 million in campaign funds during the first quarter of the year since Republicans swept into the trifecta governance in Washington of the presidency and both houses of Congress. The speaker has given $5 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee and $4 million to Republican incumbents…. -
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New Shipbuilding Deal Promises Swifter Sailing for the US Navy
Last week, America’s largest military shipbuilder signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, the global leader in shipbuilding with a roughly 10% market share. This new agreement comes as President Donald Trump has just issued an executive order on “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” to “revitalize and rebuild domestic maritime industries and… -
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Legislation Introduced to Protect Federal Workers, Despite Mounting Challenges
THE CENTER SQUARE—In an attempt to blunt the Trump administration’s culling of the federal workforce, a group of Democrats in Congress is proposing to protect federal workers despite facing a Republican majority and a recent court ruling in favor of the president. The Stopping to Efficiently Review Varying Impacts of Cuts to Employment Act—or SERVICE… -
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GOP Sues Over Virginia Law Allowing Dems to Select Its Candidates
Virginia’s new “convention ban” outlaws the ability of political parties to choose their candidates through their own conventions and instead virtually requires them to use taxpayer-funded primary elections where voters from the opposing party can interfere in the candidate selection process. Now, a local Republican Party is challenging the law as an unconstitutional violation of… -
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Former Washington Post Writer Gushes Over ‘Handsome,’ ‘Morally Good’ Accused Killer
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz described accused murderer Luigi Mangione as “morally good” and “handsome” during a Sunday appearance on CNN. Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested Mangione in December 2024 following a five-day manhunt after UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a shooting just outside a Manhattan hotel while en route to… -
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Salvadoran President Won’t Send Deported Illegal Alien Back to US
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, will not release Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien deported from the U.S. to El Salvador. “How can I return him to the United States?” Bukele said when asked whether he would return Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland until March. “Can I smuggle him… -
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Sen. Schmitt Proposes Legislation to Create Easter Federal Holiday
Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar, should have its own federal holiday, according to a Republican senator. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., wrote in an X thread Monday that he introduced legislation to create a federal holiday for Easter. It would fall on the Monday after Easter Sunday. Schmitt wrote that while “81%” of Americans celebrate Easter, “our current… -
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Idaho AG Hails Pro-Life Win
Idaho has won a major pro-life victory in state court. Judge Jason Scott of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District Court on Friday held that there was no expansive right to an abortion under the state’s constitution while acknowledging the state’s two exemptions to the general ban on the procedure. The ruling follows a separate win last… -
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The Standardized Testing Pendulum Swings Back
In the name of “equity,” many competitive colleges had stopped using entrance exams in their application process. Now, the pendulum has swung: Realizing that standardized tests actually do help school officials evaluate applications, administrators at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Brown, MIT, and more have reinstated use of the SAT and ACT. This is a good course… -
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Disturbing Details Emerge Surrounding Shapiro Arson Attack
In the aftermath of an act of arson against Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive residence in the state capital of Harrisburg, police are slowly releasing details about Cody Balmer, 38, the suspect in the attack. At around 2 a.m. Sunday, Shapiro and his family were awakened by firefighters responding to a blaze in the governor's… -
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Lincoln Was a ‘Threat to Democracy’
One hundred sixty years ago tonight, at Ford’s Theater, John Wilkes Booth put a bullet in the head of President Abraham Lincoln. What motivated the 26-year-old actor? Fame? No, he had plenty of that. His photos were outsold only by Honest Abe himself. Acclaim? No, contrary to tales told in school that he… -
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Temporary Tariff Terror Examined
When President Donald Trump made his Liberation Day announcements, his harshest critics immediately declared him an economic arsonist playing with fire he didn’t understand, while his strongest acolytes insisted he was 10 moves ahead, playing 4D chess with geopolitical mastery. Both camps jumped the gun. His was the opening salvo in a high-stakes game. Sometimes,… -
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Courage and Consequences: Inside Whistleblower’s Harrowing Experience With Biden’s Department of (In)justice
There is stiff competition atop the leaderboard of history’s most dramatic reversals. Foremost is the resurrection of a crucified Messiah, then the parting of the Red Sea, then young David succeeding Saul as king of Israel. Somewhere nearby is Gandalf appearing east of Helm’s Deep on the first light of the fifth day (okay, maybe… -
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Political Money Grab
Did you bet on March Madness? I did, and many of you did, too. Americans bet billions on NCAA tournaments. We also “spent $60 billion at casinos last year [and] about $12 billion on online sports betting,” notes economist Jason Sorens in my new video. Sorens published a state-by-state ranking of gambling freedom across America…. -
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Trump’s Righteous Smithsonian Reforms
The Left has been rewriting history since the concept of a Left-Right spectrum was introduced during the 1789 French Revolution. Yet somehow, the Left thinks its revisionism, once in place, must become holy writ. If anyone says, “No, we’re not doing that,” leftists stomp their feet and make childish noises. That pretty much sums up… -
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Reversal of Fortune in Homer City: New Manufacturing Project a ‘Game-Changer’
HOMER CITY, Pa.—Eleven days after the massive smokestacks and cooling towers of Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant came down in a dramatic fashion in this Indiana County village, causing both emotional and economic distress and a sense of hopelessness, Homer City Redevelopment announced that an even bigger natural gas power center would be built in… -
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Young People Are Driving Increase in Faith, Church Attendance in West, Reports Say
A spiritual awakening is stirring among young people in the West, according to a steady stream of survey data. In February, the Pew Research Center released a report showing that the decade-long decline in Americans identifying as Christian has leveled off. But new studies show that the downward trend is now in full reverse, with the engine…