Political Commentary & Opinion
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opinion
Key Judicial Body Does Sheldon Whitehouse’s Dirty Work With Proposed Changes to Amicus Disclosure Rules
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has declared war on the judicial branch. Among his many complaints, he has insinuated without proof that judicial opinions he disagrees with are influenced by amicus—“friend of court”—briefs entangled in webs of dark money. To combat this supposed problem, he has pushed for onerous disclosure requirements that would essentially reveal everyone… -
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‘Just the Beginning’: Californians Fight Back Against Leftist Gender Ideology
Californians are fighting back against radical transgender ideology in their schools and athletic associations. With the announcement of new legislation in the state Assembly on Friday to protect girls and women’s sports as well as parental rights, advocates say they want California to set a precedent for other liberal blue states. The three bills would allow… -
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Researchers Clash Over COVID Vaccine Safety
Medical researchers are engaged in a vigorous debate over the potential dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine after a journal urged for immediate global market withdrawal of all COVID vaccines. A Jan. 28 study published in Science, Public Health Policy and the Law says there were 19,028 reports of American COVID vaccine-related deaths as of Sept…. -
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The Power Dynamics Between Commanders-in-Chief and Titans of Industry
One of America’s most successful businessmen is closely collaborating with the country’s commander-in-chief—with huge consequences for our government and economy. Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are the latest dynamic duo to showcase the role between private-sector CEO and America’s elected president. But they’re hardly alone in history. Presidential historian and former senior White House… -
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‘The Realignment’: GOP Sen. Hawley to Introduce Pro-Union Legislation
He was the first president to walk a picket line. And he crowed regularly about being the “most pro-union” president ever. But after four years as president, Joe Biden could not stop a growing working-class coalition, one that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members, from flocking to Donald Trump. Reflecting on election night about the coalition that returned him… -
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More Democrats Want a More Moderate Party, Poll Says
THE CENTER SQUARE—A new Gallup survey suggests that close to half of Democrats want their party to move more toward the middle, while more than 40% of Republicans are happy with their party. Today, 45% of Democrats and left-leaning independents surveyed indicated they would prefer a more moderate Democratic Party, up 11% from 2021, according… -
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Fact-Checking the Left’s New Attack: SAVE Act Stops Married Women From Voting
Legacy media outlets and liberal interest groups have recently claimed that a proposal requiring proof of citizenship to vote could actually prevent married women citizens from voting. At least two major outlets, Newsweek and the USA Today network, carried headlines in news stories—not opinion pieces—warning of such a threat to married women. The claim is… -
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Musk Exposing Waste, RFK Jr. Confirmed, Criminals Deported—and Everything Else We’re Swiping Right For
“There’s no time like the present” is an adage President Donald Trump appears to have taken to heart. Trump has been in office for less than a month and has successfully managed to keep every political journalist in America working overtime. Open Google Maps on your phone and zoom out. The Gulf of Mexico is… -
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Pro-Life Advocacy Groups Optimistic After RFK Jr. Confirmed as Health Secretary
Pro-life advocacy groups are saying they see Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a man who changed his mind. The newly confirmed secretary of health and human services has apparently shifted to align with President Donald Trump’s pro-life agenda during his Senate confirmation hearings after openly supporting abortion policies for most of his public life. The… -
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The Left Can’t Stop Creating Drama
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. A long time ago, the French foreign secretary, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, once remarked of the… -
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The Daily Signal Is Back at White House
The Daily Signal announced Thursday the appointment of Elizabeth Mitchell as its White House correspondent. Mitchell, who joined The Daily Signal in June 2024, will lead the news organization’s coverage of the White House and executive branch. She will cover press briefings, presidential events, and policy initiatives, while continuing to provide analysis of executive branch… -
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Trump’s Blanket Tariff Plan Praised by Rust Belt Lawmakers
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on “reciprocal trade and tariffs” in the Oval Office Thursday, calling on his Cabinet members to draw up a plan to respond to foreign tariffs on American goods. “On trade, I have decided for purposes of fairness that I will charge a reciprocal tariff—meaning, whatever countries charge the United… -
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Foreign Aid Agencies Awarded $27 Million to Groups Helping Leftist Protesters Avoid Jail
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Federal agencies tasked with giving out foreign aid have allocated more than $27 million for activist groups that also support legal defense efforts for leftist protesters in the U.S. The State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development awarded the funds to the left-wing Tides Foundation and Tides Center across several presidencies, federal spending… -
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Trump’s Dark New Deal
Every so many decades, American politics goes through a soft revolution. Some of these moments are more dramatic in scope than others, but they represent a pivot point when one consensus dies and another emerges. It’s hard to deny that we are going through one of these transitions now. What President Donald Trump is doing in his return… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…. -
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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…. -
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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…