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White House Replaces Surgeon General Nomination: Report
The Trump administration pulled the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be surgeon general following reports that she inflated her credentials, Bloomberg reported. President Donald Trump instead nominated Dr. Casey Means on Wednesday, saying Means “will work closely with our wonderful Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to ensure a successful… -
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‘She Just Didn’t Want to Hear It’: Payton McNabb Responds to Democrat Moving to End Hearing Before She Could Speak
A House Democrat moved to adjourn a hearing before Payton McNabb, who as a teenager suffered a traumatic brain injury after getting spiked in the head by a male athlete in women’s volleyball, could testify. McNabb, an ambassador with the Independent Women’s Forum, told The Daily Signal she thinks the Democrat did this in order… -
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Gov. Shapiro Silent on Women’s Sports Bill After It Passes Pennsylvania Senate with Bipartisan Support
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has declined to tell The Daily Signal whether he will sign or veto a measure to protect women from unfair competition in sports, after the bill passed the state Senate in a bipartisan vote Tuesday. The Daily Signal reached out multiple times and connected twice with a staffer, but Shapiro’s office… -
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How Pollsters Rig the Numbers Against Trump
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. We’ve touched on polls before, but I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite as egregious in… -
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Overcoming Infertility Without IVF
In 2022, first-time mothers averaged 27 years of age, up from 21 in 1970, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With more women waiting until later in life to get pregnant, there is an increased need for resources for staying fertile and overcoming fertility challenges in women’s 30s and 40s. Grace Emily… -
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Leaked Report of US Intel Agencies Eyeing Greenland Irks Denmark
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Wednesday he would call the U.S. ambassador to Denmark following a report in The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. plans to launch an intelligence-gathering operation on Greenland. “I have read the article in The Wall Street Journal, and it worries me greatly, because we do not spy… -
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Media Spins Report on How Venezuela Facilitated Violent Gang’s Invasion of US
The Venezuelan government was facilitating the illegal immigration of dangerous gang members into the United States, according to multiple intelligence reports, and the legacy media is trying to portray this as bad news for the Trump administration. On Monday The New York Times ran a story with a headline “Declassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang… -
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Get the Flock Out
The Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures does not say that the government cannot search your house. Instead, it lays boundaries that officials are supposed to stay within to conduct such a search. It’s all built on the judicial premise of “innocent until proven guilty.” Lately, Virginians are worried about surveillance on the… -
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Early Returns Show Wins for Election Integrity in 2025
Even in non-election years, improving election integrity is a winning issue for state legislators. Proof of their interest is in the laws adopted by several states in the early months of 2025, laws that have produced considerable improvements in how those states secure and manage their elections. Since 2021, The Heritage Foundation has been tracking… -
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House Panel Quizzes Bessent on DOGE, Tariff Talks, China
In an at times contentious hearing, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent testified before members of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. But the hearing started off on a lighter note. In an initial humorous exchange near the beginning of his testimony, the treasury secretary corrected Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., when she asked him… -
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Jasmine Crockett Caught Cutting Line in Front of Disabled People to Board Flight
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is facing backlash after images on social media appeared to show the left-wing firebrand cutting the line in front of passengers in wheelchairs while boarding a flight in Atlanta over the weekend. Republican House Conference Chair Lisa McClain posted the images on her personal campaign account Sunday, arguing Crockett… -
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The Purely Progressive Pulitzer Prize Parade
The latest announcement of the Pulitzer Prizes brought great anticipation—not about who would win awards, but about what topics would be honored. Once again, the awards were dominated by the leftist brands—The New York Times and The New Yorker. Pulitzer Prize juries tend to hand out awards based on which causes they want to honor,… -
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Picking a New Pope: How the Selection Conclave Works
The Catholic College of Cardinals, convening in Rome on Wednesday, has begun its process of electing the next pope following the death of Pope Francis on April 21. The electoral process, known as a conclave, will take place primarily in the Sistine Chapel within the Vatican City state. Only voting-age cardinals—those under the age of… -
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Voters Want Balanced Budget and Low Taxes, Poll Finds
Most Americans want to balance the budget and keep taxes low, a new poll suggests. According to a Napolitan News Service survey—organized by noted pollster Scott Rasmussen—31% of registered voters would “strongly favor” a proposal to balance the federal budget in 10 years, while 39% “somewhat favor” it. Taken together, that's a 70% supermajority. That… -
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Trump Administration Asks for Help in Uncovering Big Tech Censorship
The Trump administration has vowed to root out Big Tech censorship that was openly practiced under former President Joe Biden. In 2021, Biden administration press secretary Jen Psaki—now a host for MSNBC—admitted that the government coordinated with Big Tech to weed out “misinformation” on social media platforms. “We are in regular touch with these social media platforms,… -
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Confirming Trump’s Court Nominees Will Be ‘Priority’ for Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lee Says
Confirming President Donald Trump’s federal court nominees will be a “priority” for the Senate Judiciary Committee, says Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, a member of that panel. “It’s certainly going to be a big priority for the Judiciary Committee,” Lee told The Daily Signal in a phone interview, “particularly once we get … a number of… -
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DHS Secretary Calls for Death Penalty for 2 Alleged Human Smugglers
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is requesting the death penalty for two alleged human smugglers from Mexico. “Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, alien smuggling acts that result in death are capital crimes punishable by death,” Noem explained in a statement Tuesday evening. “And under the Federal Death Penalty Act, those who intentionally participate in… -
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Pete Hegseth’s Hard Choices: Today’s Decisions and Tomorrow’s Military
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania—Maj. Gen. David Hill was standing a few feet from where the Black Hawk helicopter en route from the Defense Department would soon be landing, at the lush green fields of the Army War College. Hill is the commandant of the prestigious military institution and had been preparing for days for something rare around… -
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Forget Alcatraz, Mr. President. Think Nevada
WASHINGTON—Forget rehabbing Alcatraz, President Donald Trump, as you proposed on social media over the weekend. It’s not worth the years and treasure that would be needed to turn the popular tourist destination back into a maximum-security prison for the worst federal offenders. Instead, think Nevada. Nevada delivered six Electoral College votes for you in 2024…. -
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Trump’s Rumble on Sesame Street
President Donald Trump has fought plenty of political heavyweights, but now he’s up against a foe far tougher than Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris: Big Bird. The president is ordering federal agencies and the taxpayer-funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop supporting National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. His May 1 executive order…