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Democrats and Journalists Still Avoid Biden’s Decline
The first excerpts of the Jake Tapper-Alex Thompson book on denying former President Joe Biden’s obvious mental decline have been posted, and you can already sense Democrats don’t want to deal with what they have done. The book’s title is “Original Sin.” Why the biblical title? The authors write: “The original sin of Election 2024…Tim Graham -
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Distrust and Accountability
CNN’s Kasie Hunt interviewed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer the other day. She confronted him about allegations of a meeting with former President Joe Biden that should have raised alarms about Biden’s fitness for office. “We’re moving forward,” Schumer replied. He would not answer the question. Chuck Todd, speaking afterwards on CNN, said, “He is…Erick Erickson -
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Qatari Jets and Golden Threads
This week, controversy emerged when President Donald Trump announced that the Emirate of Qatar had offered him a gift: a $400 million jet, a modernized “flying palace” complete with all the fixings. The gift will be presented to the Department of Defense to be retrofit for Air Force One; after a short period of use,…Ben Shapiro -
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There Are No Rigged Elections in America, Except at DNC. Just Ask David Hogg.
Who could’ve seen it coming? Just 101 days into his tenure as the Democratic Party’s youngest vice chair—and the first “Zoomer” to hold that office—party elites have already declared David Hogg’s election null and void, a complaint that sounds suspiciously like “election fraud.” It’s the latest embarrassment from a spent political party that pales in…Hayden Ludwig -
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Scapegoating Joe Biden Isn’t Going to Solve the Democratic Party’s Problems
“We got so screwed by Biden, as a party,” former Barack Obama adviser David Plouffe is quoted saying in a New Yorker excerpt from Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” The supposition of the piece, headlined “How Joe Biden Handed…David Harsanyi -
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Trump Announces Phone Calls with Putin and Zelenskyy Aimed at Ending ‘Bloodbath’
In an effort to stop the “bloodbath” in the war between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump will have separate phone calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday. Trump will first speak with the Russian leader and the “subjects of the call will be, stopping the ‘bloodbath’ that is killing, on average,…Virginia Allen -
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‘Net Zero’ Is Ravaging Britain, But Its Populists Are Waking Up
A new conservative political party is rising in Britain, and it echoes President Donald Trump’s success in the United States, according to a veteran political observer who has lived in both countries. “I know the [United Kingdom] and Europe seem lost and adrift, but there are great movements happening at the local level in the…Tyler O’Neil -
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David Hogg’s Sacrifice at the Altar of DEI Shows Why Democrats Are Losing Young Men
The rise and fall of left-wing media darling David Hogg demonstrates exactly what the Left is all about and why the Democratic Party is losing young men. Hogg, a 25-year-old gun control activist turned pillow salesman (that’s probably inaccurate since he never actually sold any pillows) turned party organizer clearly aimed to be a mover and shaker in the…Jarrett Stepman -
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Trump Names Bishop Who Banned Pelosi From Communion to Commission
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump on Thursday named San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to serve on the advisory board of the newly-created Religious Liberty Commission. Cordileone made headlines in 2022 after denying then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Holy Communion due to her public support and promotion of abortion. The commission was created via executive order on May 1 in order to…Jaryn Crouson -
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End the ‘Nationwide’ Injunction Racket Once and for All
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Trump v. CASA, Inc. Though the case arises out of President Donald Trump’s January executive order on birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment, Thursday’s oral argument had very little to do with the hotly contested substantive issue of whether the children of…Josh Hammer -
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Latest Book on Biden Tells Americans What They Already Knew—Except Maybe Jake Tapper
WASHINGTON—Penguin Press touts its new book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, as “an explosive account of one of the most hubristic mistakes in American history: Joe Biden’s decision to run for reelection despite mounting evidence of his decline, and his…Debra Saunders -
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Trump Bashes Supreme Court Following Order Further Blocking Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Illegal Gang Members
The Supreme Court has extended its block on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal alien gang members from Venezuela. “The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane, who came into our country illegally, are not…Virginia Allen -
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Exclusive: CBO Halves Estimated Savings From Medicaid Ban on Child Sex Changes
A new preliminary estimate from the Congressional Budget Office that measured the impact of blocking Medicaid dollars from funding child sex-change procedures is causing Republicans to cast doubt on the CBO score. A preliminary estimate from the CBO obtained by The Daily Signal claims the savings from prohibiting Medicaid funds for those gender-transition procedures amount…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Republicans Scramble to Regroup After Budget Bill Setback
Top congressional Republicans are picking up the pieces in the wake of the House Budget Committee’s rejection Friday of leadership’s budget proposals. If one thing’s clear, it’s that leadership will have to seek a compromise with fiscal hard-liners. On Friday, the House Budget Committee voted against advancing the budget package with Republican fiscal hawks—specifically, Reps….George Caldwell -
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When Posting a Bible Verse Cost a Realtor His Career
In the wake of U.S. Supreme Court victories in favor of Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop who had been targeted because he refused to bake a custom cake for a gay wedding, and high school football coach Joe Kennedy, who was fired for going against a school order not to kneel in prayer…Joe Thomas -
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Biden’s Enablers Never Told Us Why They Did It
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 do something a little different in this video, and that is to ask…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Exposed: A Week of the High and Mighty Showing Their True Colors
The start of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial has exposed how sick and seedy the music mogul is. As profane as that exposure is, it’s not as profound as the true colors exposed this week of some of the nation’s elite and esteemed institutions and individuals. We start with the former top law enforcement officer in…Al Perrotta -
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‘Not Given Full Picture’: Democrats Revise History of Their Remarks About Biden’s Condition
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., now says former President Joe Biden should not have run for reelection last year. Khanna told The Daily Signal that he had not been given the full picture on Biden’s declining health condition. “I only saw Biden a few times and was not given the full picture. In light of the…Jacob Adams -
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Virginia County Votes Not to Report Illegal Alien Terrorists to ICE—in Name of ‘Public Safety’
The Arlington County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to end its police department’s ability to report illegal aliens arrested for felonies and terrorist activity to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Board members couched their decision as a way to protect immigrant communities from the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, which, funny enough,…Erin Poff -
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EXCLUSIVE: Seattle Public School Employees Accused Israel of ‘Colonialism,’ ‘Genocide’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, an employee of Seattle Public Schools accused Israel of “colonialism” and “genocide, email obtained by Defending Education and shared with The Daily Signal reveal. Defending Education submitted a public records request to Seattle Public Schools in October 2023 asking for…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell