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DOJ Finally Gives Immigration Judges Tools to Prune Their Dockets
This April, the acting director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review issued a memo clarifying the requirement of immigration judges to effectively manage their crushing caseloads by dismissing legally insufficient applications for protection from removal or for asylum. This is the most significant action taken by any administration to give immigration judges the tools…Cully Stimson -
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Biden Autopen Signatures by Staffers Could Be ‘Criminal Offense,’ Leavitt Says
Former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign orders and pardons could be a criminal offense, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Daily Signal. President Donald Trump has indicated that aides to Biden who used the autopen to sign major orders and pardons should be investigated for potential crimes. When asked…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Gov. Ayotte Delivers for New Hampshire Parents
With a few strokes of her pen on Tuesday, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte delivered on her promise to empower parents by signing a Parental Bill of Rights and expanding eligibility for education choice to all families. “Giving parents the freedom to choose the education setting that best fits their child’s needs will help every…Jason Bedrick -
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Secretary Kennedy’s Bold Agenda: Radical Transparency and Rational Vaccine Policy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is quickly delivering on his agenda. First, his promise to senators of “radical transparency” is fulfilled in his rapid response to congressional inquiries into federal policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Team Biden ignored those congressional requests for information over…Robert Moffit -
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Musk Expresses ‘Regret’ About Some of His Anti-Trump Posts
Tech titan Elon Musk appears ready to mend fences with President Donald Trump, expressing regret over some of his social media activity attacking the president last week. “I regret some of my posts about President @DonaldTrump last week,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X on Wednesday. “They went too far,” the tech mogul…Jacob Adams -
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Democrats Make Political Gamble by Supporting Sanctuary States
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to defend sanctuary state policies against federal immigration-law enforcement, congressional Democrat leaders are backing him and other sanctuary state governors to the hilt. Newsom has few resources at his disposal to push back against President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carry out…George Caldwell -
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Trump Announces Trade Deal and Drops Plans to Revoke Chinese Student Visas
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has reached a trade deal with China and is ditching plans to revoke Chinese student visas. “Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval with President Xi [Jinping] and me,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. “Full magnets, and any necessary rare earths, will be supplied,…Virginia Allen -
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To Make American Healthy Again, the Country Needs a More Nuanced Farming Policy
In May, the MAHA Commission report elevated the chronic disease epidemic and laid out, in broad outline, the potential culprits, one of which is “environmental exposures.” The reality of the epidemic, especially among children, is hard to deny. Any effort to identify the cause or causes of that epidemic, however, is bound to be controversial…Jennifer Galardi -
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A Victory for Sororities: Education Department Rules Sororities Are for Women Only
It turns out, sororities are for women after all. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights just affirmed what every sorority woman in America knew the first time she walked into her chapter—a sorority is for women. In a statement that would’ve been self-evident five minutes ago—just as it was over a century…Lesley Davis -
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EXCLUSIVE: Democrats Push False Narrative on AIDS Program, State Department Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Congressional Democrats, with the help of corporate media, are pushing a false narrative about the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid programs, according to information provided to The Daily Signal by a State Department official. In response to concerns about the Trump administration’s cuts to global AIDS programs, Secretary of State…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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American Intifada
The riots that kicked off in Los Angeles last weekend aren’t just about illegal immigration—they’re part of a revolutionary movement. “Anti-colonialism” is a term often heard in America’s college classrooms, but off campus virtually no one takes it seriously. It’s just another harebrained radical academic theory, right? Yes, the theory is mostly silly—but the practice…Daniel McCarthy -
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Sanctuary Cities Forced to Comply With Federal Immigration Rules Due to Innovative Program
Sanctuary cities’ runaround of the law may have finally come to an end, thanks to a creative program called Operation Guardian Angel. Launched by Bill Essayli, the new U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, this commonsense approach to force scofflaw sanctuary cities to cooperate with—and stop obstructing—federal immigration authorities should be copied by U.S. attorneys around…Cully Stimson -
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Federal Judge Denies Newsom’s Request to Restrict National Guard in LA
A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon denied California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request to immediately limit President Donald Trump’s use of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles. Newson asked U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer to limit the enforcement activities of the federal troops to the “immediate vicinity” of federal property while Newsom’s lawsuit against the…Virginia Allen -
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Female Athletes Fight It Out on X Over Men in Women’s Sports
Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles took to X Tuesday to apologize to fellow athlete Riley Gaines after an online dispute the two had over allowing men to compete in women’s sports. “I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity and inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current…Quinn Delamater -
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House Advances Bill to Repeal Law Weaponized Against Pro-Lifers
The bill to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which the Biden administration used to throw peaceful pro-lifers in jail, passed the House Judiciary Committee in a 13-10 vote Tuesday. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who sponsored the bill to end the law abused by the Biden Department of Justice to arrest, prosecute, and…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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What Governors Newsom and Faubus Have in Common
I recently visited the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and couldn’t avoid seeing similarities to the current conflicts in Los Angeles. In 1957, federal law required that black students be allowed to enroll in previously all-white public schools, just as federal law currently requires that people without legal permission to be in…Jay Greene -
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Hawley Blames ‘Woke Corporations’ for His New Bill to Double Federal Minimum Wage
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill on Tuesday that would more than double the federal minimum wage. Hawley’s bill, titled the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026 with future increases tied to inflation. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has joined Hawley on the…Bradley Devlin -
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‘Law Enforcement Needs All the Support’ We Can Give Them, Thune Says of Troops Sent to LA
Senate Republicans weighed Tuesday in on the riots that have been occurring in Los Angeles, stressing support for law enforcement. The protests in LA quickly morphed into outbreaks of violence against law enforcement, prompting President Donald Trump to send in the California National Guard and U.S. Marines. A majority of registered voters support Trump’s deployment…Jacob Adams -
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Former Top White House Aides to Field Questions on Biden’s Cognitive Decline
Four former staffers in the Joe Biden White House will voluntarily take questions from congressional investigators regarding the apparent cognitive decline of the 46th president. The two most prominent White House staffers will be former deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini and Neera Tanden, the former director of the Domestic Policy Council under Biden. Tanden…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Dismantled Basic Immigration Law. Now, Americans Are Suffering.
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. Immigration is not just back in the news, it’s in the news every single day. Almost…Victor Davis Hanson