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A New Kind of ‘Hate Map’ May Be Directing the Domestic Terrorism Against Tesla
The Left cannot tolerate dissent, but it absolutely hates a heretic. Elon Musk has transformed from climate hero to anti-bureaucratic villain, and the Left's shock troops are wielding Molotov cocktails at the most accessible symbol of his influence: the Tesla. Of course, in doing so, these vandals don't harm Elon Musk, the hated godfather of…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump to Sign Order Handing Power Back to States, Families in Education
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a Fox News interview today that President Donald Trump “is not failing America’s children” but rather “saving America’s children” by abolishing the Department of Education. Trump plans to sign, at a White House ceremony scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, an executive order that will dismantle the Education…R.E. Wermus -
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‘We Are Not Bashful,’ Trump Aide Says of Promoting MAGA Agenda
“Have we used sticks so far? … I hadn’t noticed,” White House deputy chief of staff James Blair said with a wry grin, explaining the Trump administration’s carrot-and-stick approach to pursuing its goals. In an interview with Politico, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for legislative, political, and public affairs discussed getting the president’s…Jacob Adams -
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Trump Eyes Sweeping Changes to FEMA, Disaster Relief Efforts
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Trump administration this week began signaling plans to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other U.S. government agencies’ responses to natural disasters. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a little-noticed executive order aimed at “achieving efficiency through state and local preparedness,” ordering national security adviser Mike Waltz and the heads of relevant…Ireland Owens -
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DAR Chapters Continue Fight to Keep Men Out
During the American Revolutionary War, soldiers penned heartfelt letters to their wives or tactical missives to troop commanders. Today, some members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)—an organization founded in 1890 to honor those patriots—are writing letters of their own. Only now, they’re written to President Donald Trump in a desperate plea for…Sarah Holliday -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Subcommittee to Examine Biden Admin’s ‘Failure’ at Southern Border
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—More than 10 million people entered the country illegally during the four years of the Biden administration, according to Customs and Border Protection. Now, members of Congress want to know how and why President Joe Biden allowed that to happen. Beginning Tuesday, a House Homeland Security Committee subcommittee will hold the…Virginia Allen -
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‘Spitting Mad’: Far-Left Teachers Union Bosses Panic About Trump Executive Order
Teachers unions are “spitting mad” about President Donald Trump cutting the Department of Education’s workforce and the possibility of an executive order further dismantling the 45-year-old agency. Trump will sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the agency Thursday, the White House confirmed to The Daily Signal. The order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Ron DeSantis Joins Former Rival Trump to Celebrate Demise of Education Department
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will join President Donald Trump in the White House as he signs an executive order Thursday afternoon making good on his campaign promise to close the Department of Education. The order intends to move power over education back to families and the states instead of Washington bureaucracies. The order directs Secretary…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Texas AG Paxton Sues School District for ‘Illegally Teaching’ Critical Race Theory
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Coppell Independent School District for “illegally teaching woke and hateful critical race theory curriculum,” his office said in a Wednesday press release. The lawsuit follows an undercover video revealing Coppell school district’s Director of Curriculum and Instruction Evan Whitfield admitting to defying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on…R.E. Wermus -
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Is ‘Severance’ a Stealth Critique of the Pro-Choice Movement?
Spoiler alert: This article will assume the reader has already seen the first season. Is hit series “Severance” subtly making the case we should consider what we owe to unborn babies? Apple TV+’s “Severance,” Ben Stiller’s darkly comedic psychological thriller starring Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation,” “The Good Place”), lends itself to interpretations, most proposing…Chris Decaen -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Probes EPA Waste, Financial Conflicts
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Financial conflicts of interest and billions of questionable expenditures under the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency are facing fresh scrutiny by House investigators. In a letter Thursday, House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., asked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for a briefing, while also commending…Fred Lucas -
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Here’s Why America Needs the HALT Fentanyl Act, and Why It Won’t Lead to Overcriminalization
I worked with President Donald Trump on the First Step Act and am acutely aware of the damage that unnecessarily tough-on-crime laws can do, but I am glad to vouch for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which advances both public health and just enforcement. Trump visited the Justice Department Tuesday, reaffirming his commitment to combating the…John Koufos -
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How Los Angeles Is Getting Scorched by Its Homeless Problem
VENICE, Calif.—Francesca Padilla was awakened by the sound of screaming people and breaking glass. Soon she could hear the tortured howls of her neighbor’s dog Togo as the bungalow right next to her Venice home was engulfed in flames. “It was yelping so loud—the sound isn’t the usual dog sound—it was suffering,” another neighbor told…Ana Kasparian -
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CBS Paints Trump as Worse Than Venezuelan Gangs
In the moral battle between President Donald Trump and the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, the media have chosen a side. The foreign gangsters are less morally questionable than the president. The Trump administration sent a plane stuffed with alleged Tren de Aragua members to El Salvador, which is apparently more of a crime…Tim Graham -
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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs for Kennedy Center Crybabies
WASHINGTON—Last week, audience members loudly booed Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The crowd was telling the Second Couple: You don’t belong on our turf. Ah, but there’s a new sheriff at the opera. President Donald Trump is now chairman of the Kennedy…Debra Saunders -
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President Trump’s Near-Impossible Task, Explained
President Donald Trump has inherited an unstable world from his successor. His administration has the daunting task of simultaneously bringing two wars, one in Ukraine, the other in the Levant, to a close. On the heels of a Tuesday phone call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Curt Mills, executive director of The American…Bradley Devlin -
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Here’s What Christians Urged Trump to Prioritize in Talks at White House
A Baptist leader urged the Trump administration to use its platform to promote Biblical pro-family policies during a White House roundtable on Wednesday, The Daily Signal has learned. President Donald Trump’s White House Faith Office held a meeting with several pastors to discuss the priorities of American Christians and hear their recommendations. The head of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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The Left’s Lies Did Terrible Damage to America
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. The last week we’ve been hearing a lot about these lies. I guess there’s no other…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Expert on JFK Assassination: Released Files Reveal How CIA Strived to Conceal Questionable ’60s Operations
Craig Iffland, an expert on the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, says the files released Tuesday evening show the CIA went to extraordinary lengths to hide embarrassing details about its operations in the 1960s. It is Iffland’s expert opinion that “[m]ost of the major documents long sought by researchers can be found…Jacob Adams -
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Woman Arrested by Attorney General in Texas for Performing Illegal Abortions
A woman was arrested in Texas for allegedly providing illegal abortions, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday. The arrest is the first of its kind under a 2022 near-total abortion ban in the state. “In Texas, life is sacred,” Paxton said in a press release. “I will always do everything in my power to…Moira Gleason