Political Commentary & Opinion
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New Advisory Service Ensures Investments Don’t Undermine Clients’ Values
Conservatives across the country unwittingly might be supporting leftist causes through their investments, but have no idea they are doing so. A new investment services consulting company is working to change this. “Prospr Aligned is committed to equipping institutional investors with the tools, insights, and partnerships necessary to ensure their investments deliver reliable returns…Virginia Allen -
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Elon Musk Is Far More Popular Than George Soros, New Poll Finds
Many on the Left seem to be having a conniption about President Donald Trump tapping Elon Musk to root out fraud, waste, and abuse in the federal government, but they seem not to worry that another billionaire has been pulling the strings in Washington far longer than the owner of X. As my book, “The…Tyler O’Neil -
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Out of Touch or Highly Qualified? The Truth About Trump’s Wealthy Nominees
Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, Kelly Loeffler, and Linda McMahon all share two things in common. First, they were nominated by President Donald Trump to serve in his new administration. Second, they are all exceptionally wealthy entrepreneurs—having made their fortunes by generating broad-based prosperity and contributing to creation or distribution of goods and services available to…Alexander Frei -
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Democrats Plan State-Level ‘Resistance’ to Federal GOP Trifecta
Democrats started planning their opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda just days after he was reelected last year, according to a new report, and are also preparing to combat his policies at the state level. The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project reported this week that a coalition of 23 Democrat attorneys general signed a “secret agreement,” starting Nov….S.A. McCarthy -
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Trojan Horse of Gender Ideology Threatens African Treaty on Protecting Women, Girls From Violence
Member states at an African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are poised to adopt an "African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls." Its goal is laudable, but as the African Bar Association has revealed, a number of the provisions of the draft treaty reflect an entirely different purpose: radical gender ideology….Laura Bryant Hanford -
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BREAKING: RFK Jr. Confirmed as HHS Chief
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by the Senate in a mostly party-line 52-48 vote Thursday morning. All 45 Senate Democrats and the two nominal independents who caucus with them voted “no.” They were joined by one Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who also…George Caldwell -
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Ernst Seeks to Crack Down on Government Employees Doing Union Activities During Work Hours
Republican lawmakers want to rein in the amount of time federal employees spend on union time—including activities such as lobbying Congress and negotiating more benefits—during taxpayer-paid worktime. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus, recently introduced the Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act, and Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa. introduced companion legislation in the…Fred Lucas -
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Here’s Why the Left Can’t Quit the Deep State
The deep state is sinking, and the Left has decided to go down with the ship. That’s one of the realities that’s perplexing some political commentators in the early days of the second Trump White House stint. One would think that after an electoral shellacking combined with the popularity of President Donald Trump’s policies in the early days…Jarrett Stepman -
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DHS ‘Clawed Back’ $59 Million FEMA Allocated to House Illegal Aliens
The Trump administration has retrieved the $59 million the Federal Emergency Management Agency allocated last week to house illegal aliens in hotels in New York City. “I have clawed back the full payment that FEMA deep state activists unilaterally gave to NYC migrant hotels,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X on Wednesday. …Virginia Allen -
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Germany Is Self-Imploding
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. Hi, I’m Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Today I’d like to talk about the crisis facing Europe, specifically its self-implosion across the spectrum—energy,…Victor Davis Hanson -
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House DOGE Panel Fires Its First Salvo in ‘War on Waste’
The House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held its first hearing Tuesday as part of an investigation into the “war on waste” in the federal government. Referred to as the DOGE Subcommittee, an arm of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, it is meant to run parallel to President Donald Trump's and Elon…George Caldwell -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Banks Introduces Bill to Give Parents Greater Freedom in Child Care Choices
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a bill to give parents more power over their child care decisions. The Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act reforms a federal child care funding grant to better align it with the needs of families, according to Banks. The Indiana Republican says he wants to let parents…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Anna Paulina Luna to Lead House Investigation Into JFK Assassination, Jeffrey Epstein, and UFOs
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced Tuesday that she would lead a House Oversight subcommittee to provide more answers on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as on UFO sightings and Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. “I’m proud to announce the creation of the Task Force…George Caldwell -
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CULTURE SHOCK: Why Super Bowl LIX Was More Significant Than Met the Eye
In what turned out to be hardly a showdown at all between the triumphant Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl LIX still surprised audiences with its pro-America themes throughout. Here is your cultural rundown of what happened during the big game Sunday night: Player and Prayers The two biggest players in Sunday night’s…Elise McCue -
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Sorry, Liberals. DOGE Is 100% Legal. Here’s Why.
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 want to revisit the hysteria, controversy—whatever term we use—about Elon Musk and his role…Victor Davis Hanson -
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The Left Thinks Losing Power Is Equivalent to ‘Authoritarianism’
If you listen to the Left’s elite opinion makers, you might think that the Trump administration’s current large-scale attempt to reform and reduce the scope of the vast federal bureaucracy is tantamount to dictatorship. President Donald Trump is certainly launching a full-scale barrage against the administrative state. The Left’s #Resistance from within has been feeble at best compared…Jarrett Stepman -
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Latest to Draw DOGE Scrutiny: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In its latest frontal attack on the federal bureaucracy, the Trump administration is moving to drastically downsize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency, created during the Obama administration, has been temporarily rendered ineffective, as a Trump appointee ordered its employees to stop working Sunday. Created by a 2010 act of Congress as an agency,…George Caldwell -
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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover—or a Politician by His Voice or Appearance
As people tuned in for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent Senate committee confirmation hearings, many heard his voice and immediately tuned out. Yet, listeners’ less-than-stellar auditory experience may not necessarily be a bad thing. RFK Jr. has spoken publicly about his voice, which is the result of a rare neurological condition called spasmodic dysphonia. In…Mary Mobley -
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‘BETRAYAL’: Lawmaker Responds to FEMA Diverting $59M to House Illegal Aliens
Elon Musk claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency allocated $59 million last week to house illegal aliens in New York City. The Department of Government Efficiency, an agency established to root out government waste, “discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants,” Musk wrote…Virginia Allen -
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DOGE Takes Over Washington, Literally and Figuratively
President Donald Trump's Department of Government of Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is dominating both the federal bureaucracy and the headlines in the early days of the administration. To rein in the administrative state, DOGE has taken over the offices of what was formerly the U.S. Digital Service. The U.S. Agency for International Development and…George Caldwell