Political Commentary & Opinion
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opinion
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… -
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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,… -
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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:… -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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,… -
opinion
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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
opinion
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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
opinion
Lawfare Isn’t Beaten—in France or America
Elections are supposed to be decided at the ballot box, not in the courtroom—unless you’re French or, in this country, a liberal. What a judge in France has just done by disqualifying Marine Le Pen from running in that nation’s next presidential election is what Democrats dream of doing here. The controversial populist was ahead… -
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SNAP Shouldn’t Subsidize Slurpees
Even Chicken Little would be exhausted trying to keep up with what Democrats claim President Donald Trump wants to do. Just look at the news. On Tuesday, Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., said that Republican cuts to SNAP “are the difference between life and death for the many in the communities that we serve.” SNAP is… -
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Republicans Fend Off Democrat Bid to Seize Florida House Seat
Republican Randy Fine emerged triumphant Tuesday in a special election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, The Associated Press projects, putting an end to speculation that the district could flip and hand Democrats a seat in Congress. The race received national attention and millions from Democrat donors who sought to send a message about their party’s… -
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Nationwide Injunctions Pose ‘Potential Constitutional Crisis,’ Warns Gingrich
A House panel heard Tuesday from experts about curbing the ability of district court judges to impose nationwide injunctions, which have been a thorny problem for President Donald Trump’s agenda. “This is not new, but it is not old. For 180 years of our nation, there were no such injunctions,” said Rep. Darrell Issa, the…