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Trump Issues Executive Order Prioritizing Fair, Honest Elections
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that calls on federal government resources to help states ensure fair and honest elections. “Free, fair, and honest elections, unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion, are fundamental to maintaining our constitutional Republic,” the order states. “The right of American citizens to have their votes properly counted and tabulated,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Senate Panel Clashes Over Censorship, Free Speech
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution met Tuesday to discuss censorship with a panel of expert witnesses from the media and the law. Witnesses criticized what they called broad cooperation in years past between the government and nongovernmental organizations to suppress unfavored speech. Mollie Hemingway, the editor-in-chief of The Federalist, contended that NGOs have…George Caldwell -
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The Left’s Tesla Terrorism Agenda
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 today about what I think I would call terror porn. Terror porn…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Trump May Freeze Millions in Funding for Planned Parenthood, Report Says
The Trump administration will freeze approximately $20 million in funding for Planned Parenthood, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to the Journal, the administration will put on hold about $120 million in grant funding for “family planning” as it reviews whether recipients are in violation of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity, and…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Greenpeace to Appeal $660M Verdict in Pipeline Case
A jury has ruled that Greenpeace, a left-wing environmental activist group, must pay $667 million to Energy Transfer, the Texas company that partially owns the Dakota Access Pipeline. A North Dakota jury on March 19 found Greenpeace USA liable for defamation, trespass, nuisance, and civil conspiracy. Greenpeace International and the Greenpeace Fund Inc. were found…Jacob Adams -
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Democrat Lawmaker Mocks Governor’s Disability, Sparking Backlash
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include responses from both Rep. Crockett’s and Gov. Abbott’s offices. A Democrat member of Congress from Dallas has drawn criticism for taking a jab at the Texas governor and the fact that he is in a wheelchair in remarks at a Human Rights Campaign dinner Saturday. The…Moira Gleason -
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Abraham Lincoln Charted a Course for Trump on Judicial Overreach, Josh Hammer Says
President Donald Trump faces a bevy of district court judges issuing restraining orders and injunctions blocking his executive actions, and Josh Hammer suggests the president take a leaf out of Abraham Lincoln’s book on the issue. Trump has responded to the orders with calls for Congress to impeach lower court judges or restrain them in…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘Waste of Money’: Trump Calls for Defunding NPR, PBS Ahead of House DOGE Hearing
President Donald Trump said National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service are a “waste of money” and that he would “be honored” to defund the taxpayer-funded networks. Trump made the comments in response to a reporter’s question Tuesday, one day before the CEOs of the two networks are set to take questions from a…Fred Lucas -
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He Was Arrested in Panama in 1988. Upon Returning 36 Years Later, Its President Welcomed Him Into the Palace.
The last time Mike Gonzalez was in Panama, he was arrested. Upon returning 36 years later, he was welcomed into Panama’s presidential palace to meet with President José Raúl Mulino. As Gonzalez will attest, much has changed in Panama since 1988. “Panama is now a free place that elects its own government. Back then,…Virginia Allen -
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Supreme Court Should Uphold State’s Rights to No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Businesses
Next month, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case challenging South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s 2018 executive order disqualifying abortion businesses from receiving taxpayer dollars. As a homegrown South Carolinian, there is nothing more pervasive to my state’s values, nor diametrically opposed to our health…Macy Petty -
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The Left’s Continued Obsession With Race and Voting—and Why Courts Keep Feeding It
Left-wing activists sued Louisiana for not having enough black-majority populated congressional districts. But after creating an additional black-majority district, the state was then sued by voters for creating the district on the basis of race, which is illegal. Also on the legal front, activist judges are imposing nationwide injunctions to try to stop President Donald…Tony Kinnett -
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Senate Intelligence Panel Hearing Focuses on Mexican Cartels’ Fentanyl, Chinese Suppliers
Leaders of the U.S. intel community on Tuesday went before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss their recently published 2025 Annual Threat Assessment. The panel of witnesses included Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel, National Security Agency Director Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh, and Defense Intelligence Agency…Jacob Adams -
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EXCLUSIVE: ESG Ruling Puts New Pressure on Public Pension Funds and BlackRock
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A federal court ruling regarding ESG investing with BlackRock could put public pension funds on the defense, a consumer group is warning. Consumers’ Research sent letters to the largest public pensions boards in each state Tuesday warning BlackRock’s focus on ESG–an acronym for environmental, social, and governance–could lead to serious liabilities…Fred Lucas -
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Speaker Appears to Favor Alternatives to Impeaching Activist Judges
At a press conference Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson outlined strategies for combating federal judges, most of them appointed by Democrat presidents, who have overruled or enjoined many of President Donald Trump’s executive orders. Johnson, R-La., indicated a hesitancy to impeach federal judges, but expressed openness to laws limiting judges’ authority, as well as requiring…George Caldwell -
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Without Learning From Biden’s ‘Failure’ at Border, US ‘Doomed to Repeat It,’ Lawmaker Warns
The border crisis of the past four years will repeat itself unless members of Congress understand the “failure” of President Joe Biden’s border policies, according to Rep. Michael Guest, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it,” Guest, R-Miss., told The…Virginia Allen -
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Judge Reyes’ Abominable Transgender Opinion
Judge Ana Reyes, a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., issued a preliminary injunction last week barring the Trump administration from expelling certain transgender service members from the military. The Trump administration appealed Friday, arguing the president’s executive order barring transgender individuals “turns on gender dysphoria—a medical condition—and does not discriminate against trans-identifying persons…Cully Stimson -
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Vance Clocks Kamala as Trump Plays Grandfather-in-Chief
Somebody in the White House leveled Kamala Harris Thursday with a line that would have made Don Rickles blush. The real shocker? It wasn’t President Donald Trump, notorious “Insulter-in-Chief.” In fact, Trump was off spending his day hosting a bunch of cute school kids, relishing again in his newfound role as “grandfather-in-chief.” No, the mic-dropping,…Al Perrotta -
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7 Changes Congress Should Make Before Restoring DC’s Bloated Billion Dollars in Funding
Should the District of Columbia be allowed to spend over $1 billion furthering a radical leftist agenda harming those who live, work, and visit our nation’s capital? The answer is clearly “no.” As part of restoring any additional funding to D.C.’s local government, the House of Representatives should take at least seven actions to help…Zack Smith -
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Leavitt Slams ‘Sensationalist’ Journalist Added to Signal Chat About Bombing Houthis
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic of “sensationalist spin” in his now-viral report about a national security Signal chat where top Trump officials discussed airstrikes in Yemen. On Monday, Jeffrey Goldberg, a long-time Trump critic, published a story saying national security adviser Mike Waltz added him to a group…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Teachers Unions Oppose Reintroduction of Phonics
For decades, K-12 schools have wandered away from a time-tested, research-based method of teaching reading: phonics. Student scores have plunged to historic lows, but some states are turning back to the practice of teaching letter sounds—if teacher unions do not spoil the efforts first. Phonics instructs children to identify letters and their pronunciation to construct…Emma Horn