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Under Trump, FEMA Will No Longer Use These Terms in Official Documents
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reportedly gearing up to remove mentions of climate change and diversity, equity, and inclusion from its official documents. The agency is considering axing phrases such as “water conservation,” “electric vehicles,” and “fossil fuels” from official documents that direct its response to natural disasters, Politico’s E&E News reported Thursday. The…Ireland Owens -
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Judge: Trump Must Reinstate Fired Federal Workers
The Trump administration must reinstate some fired probationary government employees, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Six agencies must give jobs back to thousands of recently-hired employees whom President Donald Trump fired in an effort to eliminate “waste, fraud, and abuse” from the federal government by cutting the federal workforce. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said employees…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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With GOP Senate’s Approval of Labor Nominee, Trump’s Cabinet Is Almost Complete
The Senate set a modern-day record for confirming a president’s Cabinet appointments on Tuesday when it voted to confirm former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., as secretary of labor. The confirmation of Chavez-DeRemer means that all federal government Cabinet departments now have a Trump appointee leading them. The only Cabinet-level official yet to be confirmed by…Jacob Adams -
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Trump Is Right: ‘Everything’s Computer!’
“Everything’s computer!” President Donald Trump said on Tuesday while checking out a Tesla. The president might be right about that, not only regarding the Tesla, but for the future of the American economy: The Trump administration is attempting to usher in the AI economy while bringing the tech giants working on this technology to heel….Bradley Devlin -
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EXCLUSIVE: Seattle Children’s Hospital Renamed DEI Programs to Sidestep Trump, Employee Says
Seattle Children’s Hospital renamed its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to circumvent President Donald Trump’s directives, a whistleblower tells The Daily Signal. On Day One of his presidency, Trump signed an executive order to terminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) discrimination in the federal workforce and in federal contracting and spending.” For Seattle Children’s Hospital…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Nippon Steel Could Be a Shining Legacy for Donald Trump
Modern presidents have few opportunities for signature achievements to cement their legacies. But in the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has the opportunity to make one of the most important economic decisions of the decade by approving Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel. America’s steel industry directly employs over 140,000 Americans…Mike Feuz -
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When the Word ‘Insurrectionist’ Should Be Used
It would have been a dangerous drinking game during the Joe Biden presidency to chug every time the media broadly described Jan. 6 protesters as “insurrectionists.” It didn’t matter whether the protesters were violent or vocally supported overthrowing the government. That was the automatic journalistic assumption for every protester on the scene. So it’s remarkable…Tim Graham -
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NASA Promoted ‘Gender Affirmation’ and Workplace Diversity During DEI Spending Spree, Report Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration introduced a sweeping number of new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives under the Biden-Harris administration, a report released Wednesday found. NASA enacted various DEI-related efforts over the past four years, including issuing guidelines to its staff on ways to better support any employees going through “gender…Ireland Owens -
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Equal Justice for Social Justice Warriors
WASHINGTON—Kudos to President Donald Trump’s administration for canceling $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University “due to the school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.” “Since Oct. 7, Jewish students have faced relentless violence, intimidation, and antisemitic harassment on their campuses—only to be ignored by those who are…Debra Saunders -
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How a Black Movement About Freedom Became a Movement About Welfare
The 36 million who watched President Donald Trump’s address to Congress also watched as Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Al Green shook his cane and shouted at the president. When he refused to desist, Speaker Mike Johnson ordered him removed from the chamber. Two days later, in a bipartisan vote, the House censured Green. The…Star Parker -
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Leftists Abandon Logic for … Who Knows?
Democrats are holding fast to an ideology that claims men can be women simply by saying it is so. But the results are in, and not only do the majority of voters disagree, but the consequences of that ideology has permanently damaged the bodies and lives of a number of American women. Volleyball player Payton…Virginia Allen -
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Why Won’t Europe Step Up and Help Ukraine?
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 want to talk about Europe very briefly. Europe is greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Maine Rep Who Was Censured for Posting About Transgender Athlete Sues House Speaker
When a lawmaker in Maine posted a photo of a male high school athlete winning a girls pole vault state championship, her House colleagues silenced her. Now, she’s taking legal action. Less than two weeks after Maine Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, posted the photo on Facebook, the Maine House of Representatives voted 75-70 to censure…Moira Gleason -
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Beware Blue State Governors Who ‘Pivot’ to the Center but Govern from the Left
The cultural “vibe shift” to the Right is real, but the Left continues to have a firm grip on the Democrat Party. As many Democrat wannabe influencers throw tantrums to appease their activist base, a few blue state governors have tried to position themselves as competent managers who’ve suddenly moderated on the Left’s most toxic positions. This…Jarrett Stepman -
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Congress, Country Split on Year-Round Daylight Saving Time
Even as a bipartisan coalition of 17 lawmakers push to lock clocks in the U.S. in permanent daylight saving time, many Americans say they want permanent standard time, according to a new poll. Americans lost an hour of sleep over the weekend as the clocks skipped from 1:59 a.m. to 3 a.m. early Sunday morning….Moira Gleason -
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DOGE Cuts to USAID Needed Since Foreign Aid Often Hurts More Than It Helps
The new Trump administration is taking a cautious approach to foreign aid, seeking to ensure wise stewardship of every U.S. taxpayer dollar. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday on X that following a six-week review process, the federal government is cancelling 83% of U.S. Agency for International Development programs. “The 5,200 contracts that are…Carrie Sheffield -
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Senators Hesitant to Respond to Mass Killings in Syria
Amid reported mass killings of ethno-religious minorities in Syria, senators are reluctant to recommend intervention in a region that has been a focal point of American foreign policy in years past. It was a bloody weekend in Syria, where forces loyal to the government, jihadists, and individual actors reportedly killed hundreds of civilians. Many were…George Caldwell -
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Restoring Trust in Public Health: Transparency Urgently Needed in Reporting Adverse Vaccine Effects
This is the final piece in an eight-article series on “Restoring Trust in Public Health: Lessons from COVID-19.” Four years of the Biden-Harris administration has left Americans rightly skeptical of public health institutions. This series highlights key findings from several congressional oversight reports, including the final report of the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus…Robert Moffit -
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EXCLUSIVE: Dem Governors Get Strategy for National Guard Deployment, Executive Orders to Resist Trump
Democrat governors have a “resistance” playbook created for them that includes draft executive orders to defy the administration’s immigration policies as well as instructions on deploying the National Guard. The Governors Action Alliance, a Democrat organization that founded the group Governors Safeguarding Democracy, provided such guidance to the staffs of Democrat governors across the country…Fred Lucas -
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Obama’s ‘Never Want a Serious Crisis to Go to Waste’ Guy Reportedly Wants a Shot at the White House
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Rahm Emanuel, an Obama-era White House chief of staff and former Chicago mayor, is seriously considering a bid for president in 2028. Emanuel returned from serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan in January, spending the past two months aggressively increasing his public profile with high-profile media appearances, speeches for liberal organizations like…Thomas English