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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 -
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The Daily Signal Names Keith Koffler as Managing Editor
The Daily Signal announced Monday the hiring of Keith Koffler to serve as the media outlet’s next managing editor. Koffler brings over 25 years of experience in political journalism and digital media leadership to the news organization. Koffler joins The Daily Signal from Fox News Digital, where he served as senior editor since January 2021,…Rob Bluey -
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For Super Bowl 60, This Would Be a Halftime Show Worthy of the Big Game
Somewhere, the Motown music hitmakers of the 1960s and 1970s, such as the original members of the Four Tops and The Temptations who have passed on, are surely rolling over in their graves at what soul and R&B music has devolved into when an incomprehensible and vulgar mess like rapper Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like…Peter Parisi -
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Why Congressman and Former Green Beret Says Next Generation Is ‘Condemned’ to Conflict
After years of military service, and long before running for Congress, Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., and his wife started a family and focused on growing their business in North Carolina. The couple had “nothing to do with politics until Afghanistan came crashing down” in 2021. Watching Afghanistan fall so quickly back into the hands of…Virginia Allen -
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America’s Addiction to Big Sugar Leaves a Bitter Aftertaste
If the Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health and human services secretary, he has his work cut out for him. His quest to make America healthy again won’t be easy, but it should include tackling Big Sugar, an industry that has substantially increased Americans’ grocery prices—and significantly decreased their health. In the U.S.,…Andrew Hale -
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DHS Secretary Noem: Time to Cut ‘Red Tape’ in the Way of Hurricane Recovery
SWANNANOA, NORTH CAROLINA—Four months after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the federal government will continue to provide support but also needs to get “out of the way” of recovery efforts and cut much of the red tape involved in getting assistance. “I think that the federal government would…Virginia Allen -
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Selective Indignation: Lara Trump’s Fox News Show Upsets Liberal Scolds
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a left-wing hive of activists badly disguised as journalists. They run the very biased “fact-checker” PolitiFact, and one of its executives, Kelly McBride, moonlights as the baldly boosterish “public editor” making excuses for National Public Radio. Tom Jones—not the hip-swaying Welsh pop singer—is their resident Brian Stelter, penning…Tim Graham -
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‘It Really Disturbs Me’: One Republican’s Dire Warning to His Party
Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., has a dire warning for his fellow Republicans—find a way to make President Donald Trump’s agenda affordable or face economic collapse. “I’m looking forward to us being the Congress that actually does something other than always talking a big game,” Brecheen told The Daily Signal. “Just a pronouncement of the problem…George Caldwell -
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2 More States Moving Forward to Block Noncitizens From Voting
Two states advanced proposals this week to amend their constitutions to require citizenship for voting. The South Dakota Senate voted 33-2 on Tuesday for an amendment banning noncitizen voting. Two days later, the Kansas House of Representatives voted 90-28 for a similar amendment to its state’s constitution. The amendments would still have to be passed…Fred Lucas -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Roy Reintroduces Bill to Prohibit Inaccurate Pronouns on Passports
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced a bill Friday to prevent passports from being used to promote "radical gender ideology." The Passport Sanity Act prohibits the secretary of state from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified (X) gender designation. “Radical gender ideology must…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Hail Mary and Hallelujah: Jesus Takes Center Stage at Super Bowl LIX
Super Bowl LIX is shaping up to be a continuation of an emerging trend: football players becoming outspoken advocates for their Christian faith. Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles players spoke about the importance of their belief in Jesus and the Gospel during a series of interviews with Sports Spectrum this week. When asked by…R.E. Wermus -
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Trump’s Tariff Diplomacy Is Working
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. I want to talk about tariffs. If you know, everybody’s noticed the hysteria that happened the last five or six days, that Donald Trump is going…Victor Davis Hanson