Political Commentary & Opinion
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¡No Mas!: Time to Halt Funding of Smithsonian’s Latino Museum
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump decisively dismantled the Biden administration’s wasteful and immoral “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives. An easy and obvious next step in this bold effort to “dewokefy” federal institutions and cut waste would be to put a halt to the recently established Smithsonian Museum of the American…Alfonso Aguilar -
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EXCLUSIVE: Bill Demands Accountability for Universities’ Investments in Foreign Adversaries
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Burgess Owens introduced a bill on Wednesday to hold private universities accountable for investments they make in entities located in hostile foreign countries. “It is unacceptable for American universities to funnel millions to foreign adversaries without transparency or accountability,” the Republican congressman from Utah told The Daily Signal. The Reporting…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Ted Cruz Rips Into USAID Partnership With George Soros
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, slammed the U.S. Agency for International Development after The Daily Signal highlighted its longstanding partnership with the leftist funding network established by Hungarian American billionaire George Soros. “It is no surprise that the woke leftists running USAID had the same priorities as George Soros and his global…Tyler O’Neil -
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TOO GENEROUS? Poll Finds Most Americans Back Trump’s Bureaucrat Buyout Plan, But There’s a Catch
While government unions have been up in arms about President Donald Trump’s off-ramp for federal bureaucrats who may not want to serve in his administration or return to the office in person, a new poll shows that Americans generally support his move. When asked whether they favor the Trump administration’s order that all federal employees…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump’s Freeze of USAID Is a Blow to Global Leftist Empire
The Trump administration is putting a stick of dynamite under the deep state, and Democrats are apoplectic. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump put nearly all District of Columbia-based employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave. According to Politico, this amounts to about 1,400 people in addition to 600 employees who were put on…Jarrett Stepman -
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Birthright Citizenship: The Legal Debate Heats Up
Legal experts are debating the interpretation of the 14th Amendment inside and outside of courtrooms this week. The amendment has often been interpreted to mean anyone born in the United States is automatically a U.S. citizen, and yet its interpretation may not be that simple, according to Kurt Lash, professor at the University of Richmond School…Virginia Allen -
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What New DNC Leadership Says About Direction of Democratic Party
After bizarre and inadvertently comical candidate forums, the Democratic National Committee elected Kenneth Martin to be its next chairman and gun control advocate David Hogg to be one of its new vice chairs. While the DNC boasted of its racial, sexual, and gender diversity (and its quota system to fill party leadership roles), DNC voters…Jacob Adams -
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Venezuela Agrees to Take Back Its Citizens, Releases US Prisoners
THE CENTER SQUARE—Eleven days after President Donald Trump took office, the Venezuelan government agreed to take back its citizens who illegally entered the U.S., including violent members of Tren de Aragua, and released six U.S. citizens who had been held in Venezuelan prisons. Richard Grenell, Trump’s envoy for special missions, went to Venezuela to collect six…Bethany Blankley -
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Can NJ’s Governor Legally Harbor an Illegal Alien Above His Garage?
The governor of New Jersey appeared to admit during recent public remarks that he has an illegal immigrant living above his garage and then proceeded to challenge the federal government to “try to get her.” “I don’t want to get into too much detail,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said Saturday, adding,…Virginia Allen -
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Why Is Left So Upset at Deportation of Criminal Illegal Aliens?
There is no greater love than this: The Democrat-Left’s blistering passion for illegal aliens, even those with yards-long rap sheets choked with violent crimes. President Donald Trump is busy keeping his solemn promise to the American people: Mass deportation of illegal aliens, starting with “the worst first.” He has placed dangerous thugs at the head of a reverse invasion across the…Deroy Murdock -
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In New Record Low, Unionization Rate Falls to Single Digits in 2024
Despite the Biden-Harris administration’s “whole of government” attempt to increase unionization, the percentage of American workers belonging to unions notched down each of the past four years of their administration. Marking yet another record low, 9.9% of American workers belonged to unions in 2023. This follows a steady decline from 13.4% at the turn of…Rachel Greszler -
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SHAKE UP CRONYISM: Ted Cruz Weighs in on RFK Vote
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Ted Cruz offered a full-throated endorsement to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. “I am going to vote for Bobby Kennedy, because I think he’s a change agent who has the courage to take on some of the corruption…Tyler O’Neil -
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California Congressman Slams Newsom Appointee for Dismantling Volunteer Fire Unit
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has sharply criticized a high-ranking appointee of California Gov. Gavin Newsom for dismantling the state’s emergency response volunteer firefighting units. Shortly after Newsom appointed Matthew Beevers as adjutant general of the California Military Department in May 2023, Beevers decommissioned the Emergency Response Command, a highly trained joint command consisting of two volunteer…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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DOGE Committee Considers Defunding NPR and PBS Over ‘Systematically Biased Content’
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency has been aggressively identifying and eliminating a wide swath of federal spending since President Donald Trump took office. Now, a new subcommittee in the House bearing a similar name, Delivering on Government Efficiency, is taking a look at National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, both…Casey Harper -
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Role of Religious NGOs in Facilitating Mass Unlawful Migration Draws Fresh Scrutiny
Vice President JD Vance has sparked discussion about the role of the Catholic Church and religious nongovernmental organizations in facilitating massive illegal immigration to the United States by bringing up Christian social teachings in a recent interview on Fox News. As the Trump administration attempts to enforce the nation’s border laws, the vice president articulated…Jacob Adams -
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Trump’s Foreign Policy: What to Expect From MAGA 2.0
After the disastrous foreign affairs failures of the Biden administration, many Americans were left wondering how a Trump administration could possibly correct course. Well, it’s finally Trump time, so here’s what one should expect. In many ways, today’s Donald Trump resembles the one we saw in 2016. Now, as then, Trump is neither an isolationist nor an imperialist; rather, he pursues an America-first policy tempered by realism and the understanding that sometimes one…James Carafano -
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Silicon Valley Is Sick and Tired of Its Woke Employees
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. Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders in his first week in office. One of them outlawed DEI—diversity, equity, inclusion—quotas, or reverse racial…Victor Davis Hanson -
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The Chainsaw President!
Finally, a real libertarian is president. That’s in Argentina, where last year, Javier Milei surprised pundits by winning the election by a landslide. Now that he’s had a chance to govern, my new video covers the results and explains why Milei is now even more popular. Argentina was once one of the richest countries in…John Stossel -
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If Prosecutors ‘Followed the Science’ as They Claim, We’d Have Less Crime, Not More
“Follow the science” is a common chorus among progressives. But often they, not those they moralize against, are the real science deniers. Take progressive prosecutors. Many, like George Gascon in Los Angeles, tout their soft-on-crime policies as “data driven” or “scientifically backed.” Yet this is a complete hoax. These prosecutors cite studies that are misleading, non-replicable,…Cully Stimson -
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‘The Medical System Is Failing’: Why America’s Health Crisis Is Spiraling Out of Control
Health care costs are soaring while Americans’ health deteriorates, says former food and pharmaceutical consultant Calley Means, who points to rising rates of autism, childhood prediabetes, and other conditions. “We are 4% of the world population but produce 75% of pharmaceutical profits, and are 60th in life expectancy,” Means said during an interview on “The…R.E. Wermus