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DOGE vs. Economic Disaster
The Department of Government Efficiency is much in the news these days, with many of the stories focusing on federal employee layoffs and their impact on the individuals involved. While no one likes to see people lose their jobs, the mainstream media seems to view the misfortune of others as a way to advance its…Steve McKee -
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‘Don’t Screw It Up’: Sen. Jim Justice and Babydog Have a Message for the GOP
Jim Justice’s life feels like an American folktale. Standing at 6 feet, 7 inches, the Republican senator from West Virginia is built like Paul Bunyan. He, like Bunyan, has an animal sidekick in Babydog, his English bulldog. He sounds like a character written by Mark Twain. Justice was born and raised in Raleigh County, West…Bradley Devlin -
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ICE Arrests of Illegal Aliens Up 627% Under Trump
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s monthly arrests have increased 627% under President Donald Trump compared with the last year of the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security. In the first month of Trump’s presidency, more than 20,000 illegal aliens were arrested, according to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. During the last full year of…Virginia Allen -
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Turns Out Top Execs of Org Picked for Billions by Biden EPA Are Big-Time Democrat Donors
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Top executives of a green organization that the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency selected to receive billions in public funds have collectively made hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal political donations to Democratic candidates and organizations in recent years, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of Federal Election Commission data found….Nick Pope -
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Court Rules Schools Can Hide Kids’ Gender Identity From Parents
As further evidence of a sweeping national trend in constitutional analysis gone awry, yet another federal court has ruled that parents have no right to information related to the gender that their minor child chooses to identify as at public school. In Foote v. Ludlow, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit determined…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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Kamala Voters Can’t Be Labeled ‘Conservatives’
When Democrats switch parties and become Republicans or vote for Republicans, no one expects the liberal media to keep describing them with words like “liberal” or “Democrat.” But somehow, after former conservatives and ex-Republicans campaigned for staunchly leftist Kamala Harris for president, journalists just keep calling them “conservatives.” Bill Barrow of the allegedly “fact-based” Associated…Tim Graham -
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New Young Adult Novel ‘Brave Water’ Highlights Themes of Courage and Faith
“Brave Water” is the tale of Talitha, a girl living in the Great Red Valley in contemporary East Africa. Months ago, her father was killed in an accident at the nearby emerald mine. Talitha and her mother live in a hut of ‘Others,’ the widows and orphans of her tribe. Every day, Talitha must…Mark Guiney -
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Germany—Like Most Democracies—Counted Votes on Election Night. Why Can’t the US Do the Same?
Germany’s election this week marked another reminder that most industrialized democratic countries tend to call the results of their elections on election night, unlike the United States, where some congressional, state legislative, and statewide contests ran for days or months after Election Day in November. While the worst predictions about a prolonged 2024 presidential outcome…Fred Lucas -
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Germany’s Election Results and the Marginalized Conservatives
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. There were elections recently in Germany. And as many people and pollsters had predicted, the conservative…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Tampon Company CEO Stood Against Gender Ideology Movement. Her Business Is Thriving.
Macy Maxson did not intend to become a lightning rod pushing back on the gender ideology agenda that has infiltrated so much of society—even feminine hygiene products. But when Maxson founded Garnuu, a tampon subscription service, in 2022, she chose to affirm biological reality. “From the beginning,” Maxson says, she decided her company would stand firm on…Virginia Allen -
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How America’s Left Uses Foreign Aid to Undermine US Interests Around the World
Editor’s note: The following is prepared testimony to the House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, or DOGE, from Max Primorac, a former senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development and now a senior research fellow in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation. Primorac served at the…Max Primorac -
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Unmasking How ‘Foreign Aid Undermined US Interests’
America’s foreign aid programs have often failed to place U.S. interests first, or have even worked contrary to U.S. interests, according to The Daily Signal’s Tyler O’Neil, author of “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.” “The Left’s dark money network has deep ties to [the United States Agency for International…Virginia Allen -
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Bezos Shakes Up Washington Post Opinion Pages
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Wednesday shared on X a memo he had sent that declared a broad reshaping of the Post’s liberal opinion pages. The memo announced that starting soon, the paper would be publishing opinions in “support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.” Bezos said opinions on other…Jacob Adams -
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Restoring Trust in Public Health: Preventing Waste and Fraud in National Emergency Assistance
This is the first 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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Ethics Complaint Filed Against Texas Republican for ‘Hot Mic’ Moment
A conservative nonprofit government oversight group filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, on Tuesday, arguing that his recent “hot microphone” comment about wanting to “kill” journalist Tucker Carlson violates congressional decorum rules. “[We are writing] today to request that you immediately open an investigation of Representative Dan Crenshaw for violation of the…George Caldwell -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Education Department Investigates Civil Rights Violations Ignored by Biden
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has hit the ground running by initiating investigations into antisemitism, threats to women’s sports and private spaces, and other violations ignored by the Biden administration. The Office for Civil Rights is a subagency of the Department of Education dedicated to addressing discrimination complaints….Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Army Caught Juicing Recruitment Numbers by Enlisting Fatties
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The U.S. Army is breaking with its own fitness standards on body fat percentage to gain more recruits, a report from the Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector General found Feb. 18. The Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course, established by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA[M&RA]), gives…Wallace White -
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Senate Democrats Seek to Hamstring Trump on Energy Policies
Senate Democrats on Wednesday will attempt to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to combat the energy affordability crisis in the United States by forcing a vote on a resolution that, if it were to become law, would revoke his declaration of an energy emergency. The joint resolution will be forced to a roll-call vote by…Jacob Adams -
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House Republicans Pass Major Budget Hurdle
House Republicans passed a budget resolution on a party-line vote of 217-215 Tuesday night, clearing a major hurdle on the way to funding President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the only Republican to oppose the bill, as he argued that it did not address the national debt. President…George Caldwell -
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DHS Is Encouraging Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will use “every available tool to compel illegal aliens to self-deport.” “President [Donald] Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem have a clear message for those in our country illegally: Leave now. If you leave now, you may have the opportunity to return and enjoy our freedom and…Virginia Allen