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Farmers, Not Bureaucrats, Deserve Control of California’s Water: A Farmer’s Call for Stability
Farmers are at the heart of California’s water wars, but you wouldn’t know it from reading The New York Times. A recent feature on the removal of dams from the Klamath River highlighted environmental and tribal perspectives—yet it failed to incorporate the perspective of farmers like me who are directly affected by these decisions. This…Rodney Cheyne -
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Arizona’s Biggs Introduces Resolution to Support Trump on Deportation of Alien Gangbangers
A border state congressman has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize and declare members and affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as “alien enemies” under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and the criminal organization itself as a “terrorist organization perpetrating an invasion of the United States directly and…Jacob Adams -
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Trump to Sign Executive Order Reinvigorating Coal Industry
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Tuesday to “reinvigorate affordable, reliable, and clean coal,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on X. “Coal is critical to achieving American energy and [artificial intelligence] dominance,” Leavitt said. The order directs the chair of the National Energy Dominance Council to designate coal as a “mineral”…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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House Set to Vote on Bill to Revoke Biden-Era Overdraft Regulation
A Senate bill that would rescind a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on overdraft protection is headed for a vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told The Daily Signal that the regulation issued by the Biden administration would have led to few financial options for…Jacob Adams -
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Democrats Are the Seinfeld of Politics: They Are a Party About Nothing
For decades, Democrats have been telling us that the climate apocalypse was just around the corner. If we didn’t adopt renewable fuels and energy sources immediately, we would all bake to death from global warming. Democrats didn’t care about the jobs or economic growth they would destroy to appease their climate gods. “Learn to code,”…Michael Ginsberg -
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Johnson Seeks to Quell Conservatives’ Mutiny Against Budget Plan
Republican leadership in the House has its hands full this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to get about a dozen fiscally conservative Republicans to sign off on the Senate’s budget plan by the end of the week. President Donald Trump has urged the House to “quickly” pass the plan that the Senate approved on…George Caldwell -
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Watchdog Presses DOJ to Lift Secrecy on Congressional Spying Documents
The Justice Department’s effort to sweep up phone and email information from congressional staffers during a 2017 investigation into the leak of classified information to the media likely also identified whistleblowers who were reporting problems within the DOJ to congressional overseers. And a federal judge involved in a case where a watchdog group is suing…Fred Lucas -
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After His Shocking Exit From Politics, Nick Freitas Hints at What’s Next
With over 3 million followers between his Instagram “shorts” videos and his “Making the Argument” podcast, other than Virginia’s governor, state Del. Nick Freitas may be the most well-known member of Virginia’s government. On March 27, while a crowd of anti-Donald Trump/anti-DOGE/anti-Elon Musk protesters was marching and chanting outside of a town hall he…Joe Thomas -
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Bill Prohibiting Union Time on Taxpayers’ Dime Would Extend Trump EO to Entire Federal Workforce
Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., introduced companion versions of the No Union Time on the Taxpayers’ Dime Act on April 7. This bill, which calls for eliminating taxpayer funding of federal employees working for their unions, is more relevant now than when first introduced in 2024. That’s because the Trump…Rachel Greszler -
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AOC Hitched First-Class Ride to ‘Fighting Anti-Oligarchy’ Rally
“If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” is a proverb that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has apparently taken to heart when it comes to the rich in the United States. The New York congresswoman was caught lounging in a first-class seat on a JetBlue flight March 19 to a rally dubbed “Fighting Oligarchy” and headlined…Jacob Adams -
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Order Forcing Trump to Rehire 16,000 Bureaucrats
The Supreme Court stayed a lower court judge's order forcing the Trump administration to reinstate more than 16,000 probationary federal employees. The Supreme Court move will keep the employees off the payroll while lower courts resolve the underlying question of the firings' legality. In the case, the American Federation of Government Employees—the largest public sector…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelan Illegal Aliens
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can, for now, resume deportations of Venezuelan criminal illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act. “The Supreme Court has upheld the rule of law in our nation by allowing a president, whoever that may be, to be able to secure our borders, and protect our…Virginia Allen -
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As Experts Warn of Possible Recession, Americans Offer Mixed Reaction on State of Economy
As investment bank Goldman Sachs raised the probability of a U.S. recession from 20% to 35% at the beginning of April, Americans’ opinions on the economy continue to be mixed, according to a new poll. RMG Research conducted the national survey of 1,000 registered voters on behalf of the Napolitan Institute to poll Americans’…Moira Gleason -
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How Faith Sustained Astronaut Butch Wilmore While Stranded in Space for 9 Months
NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is revealing more about how his Christian faith strengthened him while spending 286 days on the International Space Station—278 days longer than originally planned. Wilmore also recently shared just how close he and fellow astronaut Suni Williams came to being stranded aboard a malfunctioning Boeing Starliner capsule. During an expansive interview earlier…Dan Hart -
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‘Should Have Recused Himself’: Legal Experts Sound Alarm on Obama-Appointed Judge Blocking Trump’s Deportations
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—As U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg continues to be a thorn in the side of the Trump administration’s effort to deport gangbangers, legal experts have begun to raise questions about his handling of the case. The Barack Obama-appointed judge in March blocked President Donald Trump from using wartime authorities to send suspected Tren de…Jason Hopkins -
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Tariffs Are a Reason to Cut Taxes and Red Tape
If there’s one thing supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump’s tariffs should agree on, it’s the need to unchain prosperity at home while international trade is in flux. That means renewing the president’s first-term tax cuts, for a start, but it also calls for sweeping regulatory reform—a DOGE-like approach to slice the red tape…Daniel McCarthy -
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‘Constitutional Zombies’: Lawsuit Alleges Bureaucrats Operating Outside Law to Target Trump-Appointed Investigators
A panel of inspectors general has been “wielding power” outside supervision of the president or Congress in targeting officials appointed during the first Trump administration that investigated waste, fraud, and abuse in government, according to a court filing. Inspectors general have become a contentious issue after President Donald Trump fired 17 in January. However, inspectors…Fred Lucas -
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New York Schools Defy Trump on DEI Programs
THE CENTER SQUARE—In a forceful pushback, New York education officials are defying the Trump administration’s directive to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public schools. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, New York Schools Counsel and Deputy Commissioner Daniel Morton-Bentley said the state will not comply with…Chris Wade -
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How a Small State Made Big Strides on Election Integrity Laws
Wyoming was among the first states to enact a citizenship verification law and to ban foreign funding of ballot measures during the 2025 session, along with other election reform bills. “Wyoming’s been a leader. We’ve had very clean elections, and you can always improve them, so I’m very proud of our integrity,” Wyoming Gov. Mark…Fred Lucas -
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US to Have Direct, ‘High-Level’ Meeting With Iran
President Donald Trump says U.S. officials will engage in a direct, “very high-level” meeting with Iranian leaders on Saturday. “We’re dealing with them directly, and maybe a deal’s going to be made. That’d be great. It’ll be really great for Iran, I can tell you that,” Trump said while sitting next to Israeli Prime…Virginia Allen