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DEI Enthusiasts Allowed the Free Palestine Movement to Get This Far
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. Recently, two Israeli diplomatic employees in Washington, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot. Apparently, the…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Still Isn’t Country Music, Despite the AMA’s Tone-Deaf Trophies
In Las Vegas on Monday, the American Music Awards held its annual ceremony and presented its trophies, but to paraphrase Sin City’s tourism slogan: “What happened in Vegas should stay in Vegas.” Following the lead of the Grammys back in February, the AMAs treated Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” album as though it were country music—which it…Peter Parisi -
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‘Not Normal’: Dems Say Their Party Members ‘Have Begun to Speak Like Professors’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A growing number of Democrats are arguing that members of their party need to reconsider their use of certain left-wing words and phrases if they want to better connect with voters they lost in the 2024 election cycle, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Some members of the Democratic Party are raising…Ireland Owens -
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Is Israel Capable of Taking Out Iran’s Nuclear Sites?
If negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program were to break down, reports indicate Israel might strike Iran. But without the U.S., Israel doesn’t have the capability to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities, according to a national security expert at The Heritage Foundation. The U.S. “alone has the capability, really, to significantly delay…Virginia Allen -
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Harvard, Please Enforce Rules for Foreign Students
Once again, Harvard and the Trump administration find themselves in a dispute, this time over whether Harvard can enroll foreign students without providing information demanded by the administration on whether those students are complying with visa rules. The Department of Homeland Security recently stripped Harvard of its ability to enroll international students, but Harvard has…Jay Greene -
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Democrats Plan to Win Back Young Men: Hilarity Ensues
Democratic Party strategists are hoping to win back young men through a new $20 million effort called “Speaking With American Men.” What’s being labeled a “Strategic Plan” is an attempt to “study the syntax, language, and content that gains attention and virality in these [online] spaces.” The plan recommends buying advertisements in video games and…Jacob Adams -
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NPR Lawsuit Alleges Trump Funding Cuts Violate First Amendment
Taxpayer-subsidized National Public Radio, along with three Colorado affiliates, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday morning to stop President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at cutting its funding. Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio, and KSUT joined NPR as litigants in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge Trump’s order. Trump’s executive order…Fred Lucas -
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Phelan: ‘The Era of Excuses and No Accountability Is Over’
This month, businessman-turned-Secretary of the Navy John Phelan testified before the House Appropriations Committee. The testimony—which also included acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith—reinforced key policy agendas aimed at cutting waste, increasing naval procurement, and promoting the “warrior culture” President Donald Trump’s…Adam Kurzweil -
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Supreme Court Gives Trump a Quiet, Yet Potentially Large Victory Against Administrative State
As Americans began to prepare for Memorial Day weekend, the Supreme Court quietly handed President Donald Trump a significant victory in the fight to rein in the rogue D.C. bureaucracy. In a short, two-page order, the court stayed a district court order that directed Trump to reinstate two federal officials whom he had fired. …Seth Lucas -
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French President Macron Downplays Video of Shove from Wife
A video in which French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be shoved in the face by his wife Brigitte on Sunday has gone viral, although Macron claims that he and his wife were joking. Macron, age 47, is shown in the video standing in front of the plane’s exit doors, when the hands of his…George Caldwell -
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‘White Supremacist Adjacent’: James Comey Exposes the Left’s Nefarious Strategy to Silence Opponents
A few weeks after his message about “86”ing President Donald Trump, former FBI Director James Comey once again revealed the Left’s nefarious strategy to silence its opponents by referring to the Republican Party as “white supremacist adjacent.” It’s not enough for the Left to cry “racism” against the GOP. No, the Left has launched a…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump to Review Cutting Government Contracts with Harvard
The Trump administration is reviewing cutting all federal government contracts with Harvard University due to concerns about antisemitism and racial discrimination, a senior White House official shared with The Daily Signal. The General Services Administration is assisting all federal agencies in a review for termination or transition of their federal government contracts with Harvard University…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Senate Should Make House’s Big, Beautiful Bill Bigger, More Beautiful
On Thursday at 6:54 a.m., the U.S. House passed the Trump and Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (Yup, that is this 1,118-page measure’s official title.) By a snare-drum-tight, 215-214 vote, all but three Republicans and zero Democrats chose to give Americans $4.1 trillion in tax relief, along with their bacon, eggs, tea, and toast….Deroy Murdock -
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Bills Allowing Prayer, Bible in School, Ten Commandments Head to Abbott’s Desk
THE CENTER SQUARE—With days left in the legislative session, the Texas House passed bills authorizing prayer and Bible reading in public schools and requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms. Democrats opposed them, citing biblical references to slavery that teachers are not qualified to teach or shouldn’t be discussing. SB 10, filed by…Bethany Blankley -
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White House Cocaine, J6 Pipe Bomber, and Dobbs Leak: FBI Reviewing 3 Unsolved Biden-Era Cases
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said his agency is reviewing three “cases of potential public corruption” that went unsolved by the Biden administration. Bongino said in a Monday X post the FBI is looking further into the planting of pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021; the 2022 leak of the Supreme…Hudson Crozier -
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How a ‘Nonpartisan’ Government Budget Office May Be Misleading Lawmakers on Spending as GOP Megabill Looms Large
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The agency providing Congress with cost estimates—including projections for the GOP’s major reconciliation bill—has a long history of inaccuracy and bias, according to some policy experts and lawmakers. Established in 1975, the Congressional Budget Office was created to “provide objective, nonpartisan information to support the Congressional budget process and to help the Congress make…Melissa O’Rourke -
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Why the Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship on his first day back in office in January. Since then, 22 states have sued to block it, sparking debates over whether the Constitution grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil. “Many people today take it for granted that the answer is ‘yes’:…Quinn Delamater -
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WATCH: Trump Honors Fallen Soldiers During Memorial Day Ceremony
THE CENTER SQUARE—President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and others on Monday thanked those U.S. service members who died serving their country during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery. “We gather today to honor the incredible service members who rest in glory in this cemetery and burial grounds around the world, and…Morgan Sweeney -
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Trump Must Avoid These 3 ‘Civilization Killers’ When Tackling the National Debt
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’d like to talk about debt, debt, debt. All during the last few days, we’ve heard…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Illegal Alien Squatters Turned Her Home Purchase into a Nightmare
Cathy Lindberg Jarosz drove down the street of her newly purchased home but could not find her house. Lindberg, a lawyer from Maryland, had purchased the home in Destin, Florida, in April 2023 to be closer to her daughter who had just had a baby. She turned the house over to contractors for a couple…Virginia Allen