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Democrat Invokes ‘Trans Jesus’ After Amending Gender Bill Beyond Recognition in Middle of Night
A Colorado state senator appeared to belittle the faith of critics by referring to “trans Jesus” amid debate on HB 25-1312, after he and his party amended the bill beyond recognition in the wee hours of Monday night, two days before the end of the Colorado legislative session. HB 25-1312 drew national scrutiny after a… -
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President Trump’s Most Loyal Supporters
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. At the end of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, there were a number of polls… -
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Judge Blocks School Board From Removing Explicit Books, Saying It’s Unconstitutional to Follow ‘Conservative Values’
A school board in Colorado cannot remove sexually explicit, profane, and “transgender” books from school libraries because the school board is conservative, according to a federal judge touted as the first openly lesbian judge west of the Mississippi. The ACLU’s Colorado chapter filed a suit on behalf of two minors, the NAACP Wyoming State Area… -
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Arkansas to Appeal Ruling vs. Ban on Chinese Role in Crypto Mining
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be appealing a recent ruling by a federal judge that prevented the state from enforcing an anti-foreign influence law. The legislation prohibits businesses owned by foreign parties like nationals from China from owning crypto mines in Arkansas. “I was proud to be the first governor in the country to… -
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Trump Says He’s Directing DOJ to Work on Release of Tina Peters
THE CENTER SQUARE—President Donald Trump says he’s directing the U.S. Department of Justice “to help secure the release” of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who’s in a Colorado prison for her role in tampering with election equipment. Peters, who was the Republican clerk of the western Colorado county during the 2020 election, was found guilty by… -
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House Budget Bill Includes ‘Most Significant Regulatory Reform Ever,’ Ted Cruz Says
The House Judiciary Committee advanced its portion of the massive budget bill last week, and the legislation includes a provision that would be the “most significant regulatory reform ever,” according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, which Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,… -
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Harvard by the Numbers: How University Will Fare Without Taxpayer Subsidies
Losing federal funding will hit more than two-thirds of Harvard University’s research grants, but the vaunted Ivy League institution won’t be financially strapped in other areas. The university has $70.6 billion in total assets, and most of its more than $6.2 billion in annual expenses goes to salaries and benefits, according to its financial report… -
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Will China Invade Taiwan? Expert Explains
China is ramping up its military preparations for a conflict against Taiwan, the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says. Adm. Samuel J. Paparo spoke Friday at a conference at the McCain Institute in Arizona and referred to China being in a “rapid boil,” according to The Washington Times. “You know the metaphor of… -
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WATCH: Trump Declares War on Hollywood Outsourcing
President Trump announced a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films Sunday evening, claiming that outsourcing production poses a “national security threat.” No final plan has been solidified. Here’s what we know so far about Hollywood’s deals with foreign studios and what the tariffs could do to the industry. -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Upgrades Social Security Telephone Services
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Under President Donald Trump, the Social Security Administration is upgrading its telephone services using a modern telephone platform available at all offices nationwide, The Daily Signal has learned. “President Trump is leading the charge to modernize the federal government and make it more efficient,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston told The… -
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‘INSANE ORWELLIAN WORLD’: Ted Cruz Speaks Out as Accused Tesla Vandal Released to Receive ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
A court released from jail a suspect who allegedly set fire to Tesla vehicles in Kansas City, Missouri, in order to allow the suspect to continue receiving "gender-affirming care." Authorities arrested the 19-year-old suspect, identified as Owen McIntire, last month in Boston, after McIntire allegedly set fire to Tesla cybertrucks in March using "Molotov cocktails."… -
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Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Trans Military Ban
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service to move forward on Tuesday. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, asserting they would have allowed the pause to stay in place. The high court struck down a nationwide injunction from a district judge, but it will likely… -
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The Left Ignores ‘the Science’ on Federal Education Programs
Why do the folks who shout about “following the science” repeatedly object when decisions are made to shutter federal education programs that rigorous research—i.e., “the science”— has shown to be ineffective? A prime example of this selective embrace of “the science” can be heard in the howls of protest to proposed cuts in the Trump… -
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New House Report Faults FBI for Claiming Congressional Baseball Game Shooter Had ‘No Nexus to Terrorism’
A new congressional report finds the FBI put out “intentionally misleading” statements regarding the man who shot Republican members of Congress at a practice for the Congressional Baseball Game in 2017. The FBI published multiple statements claiming that the shooting had “no nexus to terrorism” and identifying the motive of the shooter—James Hodgkinson—as “suicide by… -
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‘Near-Total Control’: Noem Shares Border Security Successes With House Panel
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to outline her budget priorities and the department’s accomplishments thus far in the second Trump term. Sitting before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Noem answered members’ questions regarding securing the border and keeping American citizens safe and secure. The secretary touted… -
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‘Takes Two to Tango’: Trump to Forgo Talks of Annexing Canada Unless It’s Interested
While President Donald Trump still thinks Canada should become the 51st state, he said he won’t be discussing it unless our neighbor to the north is interested. “It takes two to tango,” the president said in his bilateral meeting Tuesday with Canada’s newly elected prime minister, Mark Carney. “I do feel it’s much better for… -
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Border Czar Homan Is ‘Shocked’ Mexico Won’t ‘Consider US Help’ to Combat Cartels
The president of Mexico has turned down an offer from President Donald Trump to send U.S. troops to Mexico to aid in combating the criminal cartels, a move that border czar Tom Homan says “shocked” him. “Taking out these cartels would make Mexico much safer for their citizens and tourists,” Homan told The Daily Signal…. -
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‘Every Cop Death Is a Victory’: Antifa Rioters Torch University Building, Attack Police Over Gaza
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Police arrested dozens of protesters at the University of Washington on Monday night after an Antifa-style mob lit fires and took over a building to protest Israel. “About 30 individuals who occupied” an engineering studies building were arrested and will be referred for prosecution, a university spokesperson said in a Tuesday statement. Videos posted on… -
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We Can Eliminate Medicaid Waste and Fraud, Saving Billions, House Speaker Says
Amid a hectic push to pass a House budget reconciliation bill by Independence Day, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he thinks Republicans can find hundreds of billions of dollars in savings by eliminating Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse. The Medicaid issue is the trickiest part of Republicans’ push to pass a bill, which would… -
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‘Fool’s Gold’: New Book Cautions Against Spreading California Policies Across US
A new book exposes how California’s leftist political machine is unraveling the Golden State—and, sadly, how socialist policies could be exported nationwide if Americans aren’t vigilant. The book is “Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All,” co-authored by investigative journalists Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics…