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A Way to Unshackle American Businesses and Boost the Economy
In recent comments marking the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump stated that his attention will next focus on efforts to reach a “big, beautiful new deal” in Congress to enact significant reductions in federal taxes and regulations. The president’s commitment is good news for all of us. Federal taxes impose…J. Kennerly Davis Jr. -
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Crockett: Donors Want ‘Safest White Boy’ as 2028 Nominee
Democrat donors want the “safest white boy” as their presidential nominee in 2028, Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett said on a radio show Thursday. “It is this fear that the people within the party, within the primary system will have about voting for a woman, because every time we voted for a woman we’ve lost…George Caldwell -
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How Trump’s Drug Price Executive Order Will Affect Medicare
President Donald Trump will take action on Medicare if pharmaceutical companies don’t lower prices across markets in response to his Monday executive order to slash prescription drug costs. Trump signed an executive order Monday morning instituting a “most favored nation” policy under which Americans will pay “the same price as the Nation that pays the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Congress Must End, or Radically Amend, Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants
The Temporary Protected Status immigration program was enacted into law in 1990. Its original intent was to give a brief safe haven to aliens in the U.S. without regard to their legal or illegal status when man-made situations or natural disasters temporarily made return to their countries unsafe. The law gives the homeland security secretary…Dan Cadman -
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Last Living American Israeli Hostage Released Ahead of Trump’s Middle East Trip
Hamas has released Edan Alexander, the last living American Israeli hostage in Gaza, just as President Donald Trump departed the United States for a four-day trip to the Middle East. Trump called Alexander’s release “a step taken in good faith towards the United States and the efforts of the mediators—Qatar and Egypt—to put an…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Anti-Trump Governors Scheduled Briefings on National Guard ‘Protections,’ ‘Deployments’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of Democrat governors resisting the Trump administration scheduled at least two Zoom discussions focused on how to avoid assisting National Guard “protections” and “deployments,” according to email correspondence obtained by The Daily Signal. Executive order templates created for Democrat governors say the states “shall provide no time, money, facilities,”…Fred Lucas -
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Justices to Weigh Birthright Citizenship-Related Injunctions, But Won’t Consider Underlying Issue
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday in a case that stems from President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship. But the court won’t be ruling on the constitutionality of Trump’s executive order, but rather on the issue of nationwide injunctions. “This case is not about the underlying merits,” GianCarlo Canaparo, a Heritage Foundation…Virginia Allen -
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Inside the $880 Billion Republican Plan for Medicaid Overhaul
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A key House committee has drafted a far-reaching proposal that would restructure Medicaid eligibility, restrict health care funding for transgender procedures, and dismantle several Biden-era climate initiatives, according to a document obtained by The Daily Signal. The plan is a critical piece of the House reconciliation bill that will become the…Bradley Devlin -
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Trump to Sign Executive Order to Slash Prescription Drug Prices
President Donald Trump says he will announce a new prescription drug initiative he promises will dramatically—and immediately—reduce the price of pharmaceuticals. “I am pleased to announce that Tomorrow morning, in the White House, at 9:00 A.M., I will be signing one of the most consequential Executive Orders in our Country’s history,” Trump said in a…Keith Koffler -
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Diversity Is Not Our Strength
That “diversity is our strength” is one of those obvious contradictions that people with common sense instantly recognize as hooey. It is poisonous hooey, mind you. As the British historian Arnold Toynbee said, “Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.” But the people selling diversity know that. They champion diversity not because it is a societal bonding…Mike Gonzalez -
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What a Croc: Don’t Let ‘LA GATOR’ Scholarships Go Underfunded
Louisiana families are on the cusp of a transformative opportunity for their children—but that opportunity is in jeopardy of being swamped. Last year, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (“LA GATOR”) Scholarship Program, which has the potential to be a legacy-defining achievement. The policy gives Pelican…Jason Bedrick -
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Sanders and Tillis Top This Week’s Washington Head-Scratchers
I used to think I was losing my hair because of genetics. Now I believe the hair loss stems from the hours spent scratching my head over the behavior of our political leaders. Let’s run through a couple examples from this week. Thom Tillis: Preferring J6 Vengeance to Safer Streets in Washington? On Monday, Sen….Al Perrotta -
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How Wall Street Loopholes Funnel US Capital to Chinese Communist Party
American investors are unwittingly funding Chinese Communist Party activities through Wall Street loopholes, according to a securities expert who recently testified before Congress. Chris Iacovella, CEO of the American Securities Association, told The Daily Signal these activities include “the internment of Uyghurs, funding [People’s Liberation Army] weapons systems, a cyber army that relentlessly attacks this…Robert B. Bluey -
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The ‘N’ in SNAP Means Nutrition
SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, is one of the nation’s largest welfare programs. And, like all welfare programs, it is massive, it has grown prodigiously over the years and it is inefficient. One glaring issue, which is gaining attention as a result of new Health and Human Services…Star Parker -
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The Judicial Appointment Train Is Leaving the Station
President Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. She will be Trump’s first judicial nomination of his second term and will replace Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch, appointed in September 2010 by President Barack Obama. Congress can use its legislative authority under Article…Thomas Jipping -
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An Rx for What Ails the Centers for Disease Control
Seventy-five years of preparation for an outbreak like that of COVID-19—and yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still failed to “reliably meet expectations” in addressing the crisis. That’s according to an August 2022 admission from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, President Joe Biden’s director of the CDC. This admission was stunning, but it was also unavoidable. The…Robert Redfield -
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The Real Reason Universities Want Foreign Students and Oppose Deporting Troublemakers
The State Department had revoked about 1,500 visas throughout the United States as of late April, Inside Higher Ed estimates. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has investigated some of them, and some visa holders will be asked to leave or be deported if they have broken the conditions of their student status per U.S. immigration law….Simon Hankinson -
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Alcatraz: Should Congress Turn Part of a National Park Back Into a Prison?
President Richard Nixon, a native Californian, promoted an idea in 1972 to turn an iconic stretch of California's coastline into a national park. It would include the headlands around the Golden Gate and two nearby islands. One was Angel Island, and the other was Alcatraz—where a federal prison had been permanently closed nine years earlier….Terence Jeffrey -
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DERELICTION OF DUTY: Chief Justice John Roberts Admits It’s His Job to Rein in the Judicial Insurrection—and He’s Not Doing It
The deep state and its allies have launched a judicial insurrection against President Donald Trump, and Chief Justice John Roberts effectively just admitted he’s not doing his job to stop it. Roberts made a rare public statement back in March, criticizing Trump and other Republicans who have suggested impeaching judges to prevent them from taking…Tyler O’Neil -
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European Elites Destroy Democracy in Order to Save It
If you are a graduate of Yale University, you can vote every spring for a member of the Yale Corporation, which selects the school’s president. However, you can only participate if you vote for one of the two candidates nominated by the Alumni Fellow Nominating Committee, a group of university officials and graduates. There’s no…Michael Barone