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Concrete Climate Action? Rainforest Paved for Global Elite Global Warming Gathering
In preparation for an international climate summit this fall, Brazilian state officials are clearing tens of thousands of acres of the Amazon rainforest to complete a new four-lane highway, the BBC reported. The COP30 summit will be held Nov. 10-21 in the Brazilian city of Belém, and is expected to draw about 50,000 attendees, including…Fred Lucas -
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The Arrogance of the Garland Justice Department Apparently Had No Bounds
Another federal district court judge has questioned the propriety of a settlement hastily proposed by the Biden administration’s Justice Department in a case it had filed against the Louisville Police Department. The government had accused the department of a pattern of using excessive force, targeting black people, and stopping people without cause, yet it refuses…Hans von Spakovsky -
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America First Manufacturing Means Producing Plastic Here In America
Our small towns and rural communities are the bedrock of America’s greatness. Biden administration policies undermined the vitality of the American heartland, pushing jobs overseas and weakening our rural economies. President Donald Trump can restore American strength by revitalizing our home-grown manufacturing sector, which will reinvigorate economic life throughout the heartland. It is time to put…Aiden Buzzetti -
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Outcompeting China With Intellectual Property Leadership
Outcompeting other countries, especially China, was one of President Donald Trump’s core campaign promises and has been an initial point of emphasis early in his second term. Competition, especially with China, was also a recurring theme during the confirmation hearing for Trump’s Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, who now oversees the agency tasked with promoting…Trey Gowdy -
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Trump Makes Good on Threats to Pull Funding From Maine Due to Trans Sports Defiance
President Donald Trump has halted funding for research and programs at the University of Maine System following the state’s governor’s defiance of his executive order slashing funding for states that allow men to compete in women’s sports. Maine Gov. Janet Mills publicly opposed the Feb. 5 executive order protecting women’s sports from transgender intrusion. Mills yelled “See you in…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Inspector General Could Probe $6B in Tax Dollars Fueling Immigration Crisis
The government should investigate how $6 billion in tax dollars funded the nongovernmental organizations to move illegal immigrants across the country, Mike Howell, executive director of The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project, told a House panel. Congress has a role, and so does the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, Howell told the House…Fred Lucas -
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‘Fight in the Streets’? A Bit of Advice to Hakeem, Zelenskyy, and Friends
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries recently declared Democrats would “fight in the streets” against President Donald Trump. Since then, everyone from “the squad” to “The View” to Mad Maxine Waters has pitched this notion of “takin’ it to the streets” to battle the president. Last Tuesday, they brought the fight inside the hallowed chambers of…Al Perrotta -
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Trump Is the World’s Worst Dictator
Dictators crave power. President Donald Trump is using his power to give Americans more freedom. That’s a massive difference. Desperate to find an effective attack against Trump, some Democrats are recycling an old one. They claim he’s an authoritarian. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., invited laid-off federal workers to attend Trump’s recent speech to Congress. She…Victor Joecks -
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Can Donald Trump Win a Trade War?
President Donald Trump knows better than to treat the “honeymoon” a president gets in his first months of office as a time to relax. He’s fighting as hard now as he did at the height of last year’s campaign. He’s even started what critics call a trade war. Every week, the White House astonishes liberals—and…Daniel McCarthy -
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The Headlines Have Caught Up to Mike Rowe. Now What?
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Alex Bambino, 21, is the son of two educators. He’s busy working, welding a piece of material that will be used on a heavily armored military vehicle when finished. Despite two college-educated parents, who teach at the local Cambrian County schools, he wanted nothing to do with college following high school. “I like working…Salena Zito -
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What Does DEI Have to Do With Preserving American Battlefield Memorials?
On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he ordered all federal agencies to terminate all of their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and all DEI offices and positions, including “chief diversity officer” positions. One federal agency, the American Battle Monuments Commission, appeared to disobey that order until it came under scrutiny. Although Trump issued…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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It’s Not Called the Kennedy Center for the Liberal Performers
Lost in the kerfuffle over the Democrats’ contemptible behavior during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress was a further example of the Left’s disconnect and disregard for the average American. Producers of the musical “Hamilton” canceled plans to bring the show to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington next year. Why? To…Al Perrotta -
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Leftist ABA Used Its Accrediting Power to Force Law Schools to Violate the Law
Virtually every law school in America must be accredited by the American Bar Association, an organization that has abused this position of trust to push a radical leftist agenda on law students, including policies that violate the law itself. The American Bar Association has long held an undeserved position as a vaunted legal institution—largely through…Zack Smith -
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Pro-Hamas Columbia Student’s Arrest First of ‘Continuous and Ongoing Effort,’ White House Official Says
The arrest of terrorist-sympathizing former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is part of a larger effort to root out antisemitism from American universities, The Daily Signal has learned. Federal immigration officials arrested Khalil, a green card holder, for allegedly circulating “pro-Hamas propaganda flyers.” President Donald Trump said his arrest would be the “first of many,” and a…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Has Many Reasons to Be Upset With Mexico
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. Last time I talked about our North American problems with Canada. Now I want to turn…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Government Shutdown Will Be on Democrats, Senate GOP Leader Says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune didn’t mince words at a Tuesday afternoon news conference. If a government shutdown happens, the South Dakota Republican said, it “will be entirely on the Democrats.” Thune reaffirmed that Senate Republicans are prepared to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open. Nevertheless, some Democrats would have to join…Jacob Adams -
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House OKs Continuing Resolution Funding Government Through End of Fiscal Year
The House voted 217-213 Tuesday to pass the Republicans’ continuing resolution that would avert a partial government shutdown that was set to begin Friday. The bill will now go to the Senate, where its prospects remain uncertain. The GOP-backed CR passed the House along party lines with the exception of Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who…George Caldwell -
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Love Is Blind … and Intolerant Too, Apparently
Fellas, if a woman grills you on George Floyd, would you still marry her? While the rest of the country experiences a vibe shift toward diversity of thought, two women on “Love Is Blind: Minneapolis” are stuck in the past, letting their scruples get in the way of marriage. (Spoilers ahead for “Love Is Blind:…Elise McCue -
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GOP Lawmakers Aim to Codify Trump’s Executive Orders
GOP members of Congress on the Republican Study Committee promised Tuesday to fight to turn President Donald Trump’s executive orders into law. Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the RSC, was joined at a news conference by a dozen other Republican lawmakers, each of them touting their legislation. Pfluger began the press conference by praising…George Caldwell -
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The American Bar Association Is Wholly Compromised by the Left
The American Bar Association is the latest elite institution that’s expending the last fumes of its credibility on behalf of the Left. The ABA recently released a statement denouncing what it called the Trump administration’s attempt to undermine the courts and the legal profession. This is, frankly, laughable. The ABA holds enormous power over the…Jarrett Stepman