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‘COMPLETE LUNACY’: Parental Rights Leaders Slam ‘ABCs’ Mural Celebrating Men as Part of ‘Women’s History Month’
Parental rights leaders are condemning a "Women's History Month" mural in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., which celebrates men who claim to be women. Fairfax County Public Schools, the school district overseeing West Springfield High School in northern Virginia, says students designed the mural, but critics still condemn the display as "complete lunacy." The Women's…Tyler O’Neil -
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After More Than 60 Years, JFK Assassination Records Released
The declassified files on the assassination of the 39th president, John F. Kennedy, more than 60 years ago were released Tuesday, in response to an executive order by President Donald Trump. The documents were released by the National Archives just before 7 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, USA Today reported. “President Trump is ushering in a new era…Fred Lucas -
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Foundation Aims to ‘Decolonize’ Shakespeare in His Own Hometown
It seems that wokeness in its most toxic and obnoxious forms has been forced into retreat here in America, but in the England, it’s apparently still burning out of control. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which manages William Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, has reportedly announced that it will “decolonize” future celebrations of the great playwright over…Jarrett Stepman -
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They Live and Work on the Border. Here’s What’s Changed Since Trump’s Return.
It’s “beautiful” to see more Border Patrol agents back on the southern border since President Donald Trump entered the White House, Efrain Sella said. Sella spent 25 years with the Border Patrol before retiring in 2019. Speaking with The Daily Signal at the Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Officers Association's March meeting, he said…Virginia Allen -
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The Cost of an Open Border? Enormous.
Our southern border isn’t a line on a map. It’s a gaping hole in our national security and it’s bleeding us dry. Mexican cartels flood our streets with fentanyl, traffic humans, and exploit vulnerabilities that could allow terrorists to slip through. President Joe Biden spent four years pretending it wasn’t a problem, letting chaos explode…Pat Harrigan -
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What Trump Memo on Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Means for Federal Employee Unions
Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to improve efficiency, accountability, and transparency in the federal government include minimizing the amount of taxpayer-funded time that federal employees spend working for their unions instead of doing the jobs they were hired to perform. This “paid union leave” is otherwise known as “official time.” A Feb. 27 memo…Rachel Greszler -
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Gavin Newsom’s California in ‘Existential Free Fall’
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. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as I had mentioned earlier, has had a series of podcast interviews and…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Republican Race for Virginia Governor Intensifies as Nation Watches
Virginians are bracing for another onslaught of national politicians and pundits hell-bent to prove during the commonwealth’s upcoming off-year gubernatorial election that Donald Trump’s win in November was either a mandate or a fluke. And for once, there appeared to be a clear, primary-free, path for Republicans in the state to rally early around a…Joe Thomas -
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Don’t Close Columbia’s Research Labs. Move Them.
The Trump administration is threatening to cut $400 million in research funding at Columbia University unless the institution remedies its failure to comply with Title VI civil rights requirements to protect its Jewish students. Columbia University is responding with threats of its own, saying that some beneficial projects in medical science will have to be…Jay Greene -
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Conservative Activist Rufo Named 2025 Bradley Prize Winner
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation on Tuesday announced writer-filmmaker-conservative commentator Christopher F. Rufo as a 2025 Bradley Prize winner. Rufo, a senior fellow and director of the initiative on critical race theory at the Manhattan Institute—and former Daily Signal contributor—will receive the award at the Bradley Prizes ceremony on May 29 in Washington, D.C. …R.E. Wermus -
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Less Pain at Pump: Trump Energy Policies Cited as Gas Prices Dip
With gas prices plummeting across the United States, the Trump administration is taking credit for Americans’ savings at the pump. The White House’s “Rapid Response” team sent out a flurry of jubilant posts on X on Monday, celebrating the fourth consecutive week of falling gas prices. But can Trump take credit? Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas,…George Caldwell -
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Could the Bluest State in the Nation Get Voter ID?
California, one of the most solidly blue states in the nation, could be voting on adopting voter ID—an initiative that President Donald Trump called for the state to adopt as a condition for continued federal aid. Republican state legislators launched the ballot initiative drive late last week to gain 1 million signatures after failing to…Fred Lucas -
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Too Many Drugs, Not Enough Prosecution, Texas Border Sheriff Says
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas—The courts are “failing” in West Texas, Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West says. Law enforcement is apprehending drugs every day in his county, which borders Mexico, but West says his deputies are tired of repeatedly arresting the same people. “When I get on the deputies about, ‘Y'all need to stop this…Virginia Allen -
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Will This Conservative Activist’s Death Doom the Best Chance to Hold the SPLC Accountable?
D.A. King was well on his way to demonstrating in court that the Southern Poverty Law Center twisted the truth in branding his organization an “anti-immigrant hate group” and placing it on the SPLC “hate map” with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan. A former insurance agent, King started a nonprofit aimed at encouraging Georgia…Tyler O’Neil -
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West Texas Sheriffs: Oil Theft Is a Major Crime Issue
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas—Law enforcement in West Texas say they don’t have enough manpower to deal with the rise of oil theft. “Everybody's shorthanded,” Sheriff Art Granado of Reeves County told The Daily Signal at the March Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Officers Association meeting while explaining the oil theft issue in his community. “There is…Virginia Allen -
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Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Will Cost Up to $2 Trillion by 2035, Study Estimates
The Biden-Harris administration’s so-called Inflation Reduction Act will cost up to between $936 billion and $1.97 trillion over the next 10 years, according to a new study from the Cato Institute. Democrats in the House and Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022, said to cost $891 billion at the time, without a single Republican vote. Then-President…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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How Many Tax Dollars Bankrolled Union Efforts to Block Trump?
Your hard-earned tax dollars don't just fund the salaries of federal bureaucrats, they also support public-sector unions who negotiate sweetheart deals between the bureaucrats and management. Federal bureaucrats feverishly renegotiated those deals just before President Donald Trump entered office, attempting to block his reforms. Now, the Trump administration is demanding that each agency provide an…Tyler O’Neil -
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Down to Earth: Trump, Musk Bringing Stranded Astronauts Home
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, two American astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station since June, are scheduled to touch down on the Gulf Coast near Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 p.m. Tuesday. Their successful rescue will be another example of a promise kept by President Donald Trump. The president has made returning…Jacob Adams -
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Public Service Worthy of JFK’s Entreaty: Bongino Gave Up Broadcast, Podcast for FBI Post
For many elected and appointed public figures, public service has proved to be extraordinarily lucrative. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Joe Biden and his extended family, and former COVID-19 czar Dr. Anthony Fauci come to mind in that regard. For conservative talk radio titan Dan Bongino, not so much. In fact, it will be…Peter Parisi -
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House Republicans Zero in on 26 ‘Vulnerable’ Democrat Incumbents
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Twenty-six House Democrats have been deemed “vulnerable” in the 2026 midterm elections by the National Republican Congressional Committee, posing a prime opportunity for Republicans to expand their razor-thin margin over Democrats in the House. Five months after Republicans won a government trifecta in 2024, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democratic Congressional…Andi Shae Napier