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MAGA and King’s Dream
I have written often that there is a common denominator in our deeply divided nation. That is the general sense that something is wrong. The points of departure among our large and diverse population are the perceptions about what the problems are and what must be done. In this spirit I ask, as many have…Star Parker -
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Election Integrity Notches Major Wins in 2024
In a presidential election year like 2024, it’s natural that the concerns of voters and state legislators should turn to the security of their elections. And turn they did. Where legislators and voters set to work on elections, they generally improved the integrity of the procedures we use to choose our representatives. Since 2021, The…Jack Fitzhenry -
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Will Cain Is the Right Man at Right Time for Fox News
Fox News switched up its daytime lineup this week, introducing a new look and fresh face to the network’s 4 p.m. slot. If his first show is a taste of what’s to come, Will Cain just might revolutionize how cable news is done. Already dominating the ratings for daytime and prime time, Fox News decided…Robert B. Bluey -
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NPR’s Pathetic ‘Fact-Check’ of Byron Donalds After Trump Inauguration
Even on Inauguration Day, you can count on taxpayer-funded National Public Radio to act like a hive of Democrats. It’s not surprising. As longtime NPR editor Uri Berliner reported last year, he investigated D.C. voting records and found “87 registered Democrats working in editorial positions and zero Republicans.” On “Morning Edition” before Donald Trump was…Tim Graham -
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Trump Immediately Shuts Down Biden-Era Website Promoting Abortion
Among its first acts in office, the Trump-Vance administration closed a federal government website opened by the Biden administration to promote abortion-on-demand at taxpayers’ expense. Users noted the website ReproductiveRights.gov had gone offline on Monday afternoon, shortly after Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. “Reproductive…Ben Johnson -
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I Was Evacuated During the California Fires. The Same Politicians Responsible for LA’s Destruction Shouldn’t Oversee Its Rebuilding.
Virtually the entire town of Pacific Palisades, my home, has been destroyed by the recent fire. The fact that Pacific Palisades and so much of Los Angeles is in ruins is all one needs to know to conclude that Los Angeles’ and California’s leaders were grossly negligent. This simply cannot happen in a modern, wealthy,…James Breslo -
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EXCLUSIVE: Chip Roy Unveils His Cure to America’s Health Care System
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued a diagnosis for America’s broken health care system, and he says the problem isn’t what people think. America’s health crisis doesn’t come from health insurance, Big Pharma, or even food additives, Roy says. “It’s the fact that politicians, bureaucrats, and corporations are all benefitting from a…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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EXCLUSIVE: New Bill Would Require States to Be Transparent About Annual Number of Abortions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Joni Ernst is introducing a bill Wednesday to require states to accurately report abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States are currently asked but not required to provide this information to the CDC. If passed and signed into law, the bill, titled the ‘‘Ensuring Accurate…Virginia Allen -
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What Biden Gets Wrong About ‘Oligarchs’
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. The word “oligarchs” is in the news lately. I think all of you may have heard or tuned in to Joe Biden’s farewell address, where…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Trump Plants His Flag on Mount McKinley
We may be seeing the beginning of the end of the war on history. The Left has waged a decades long effort to fundamentally transform America, to turn the people of this country against their own heritage so that they may redefine our national political and cultural institutions. That effort reached a crescendo in 2020…Jarrett Stepman -
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Episcopal Bishop Chides Trump on Politics. He Pushes Back.
Mariann Edgar Budde, who holds one of the nation’s most prestigious clerical posts as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, curried controversy and drew pushback on Tuesday when she used a sermon to criticize President Donald Trump for some of his politics and policy prescriptions. The remarks came at a church service hosted by…Jacob Adams -
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Scrapping ‘Bidenbucks,’ Trump Pulls Federal Government Out of Election Meddling
The “Bidenbucks” executive order directing federal agencies to boost voter participation has gone the way of the Biden administration. President Donald Trump eliminated Executive Order 14019, which President Joe Biden signed in March 2021, calling for federal agencies to partner with private “voter-advocacy groups” and to develop “strategic plans.” Trump signed what amounted to an…Fred Lucas -
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Fact Check: Vance and Trump Don’t Disagree on Jan 6. Pardons
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s pardoning of 1,500 people charged with crimes committed on Jan. 6, 2021, corporate media outlets are suggesting Vice President JD Vance was out of step with Trump when he said, “If you committed violence on that day, obviously, you shouldn’t be pardoned” in a recent interview with Fox…George Caldwell -
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‘This Is Just Egregious’: Megyn Kelly Slams Biden’s Last-Minute Pardons, But Those Pardoned Can Still Face Prosecution
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly called out former President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons Monday on her show, outlining how those pardoned could still face prosecution at the state level. On Monday, Biden issued a series of pardons throughout the day, with some announced just minutes before President Donald Trump was sworn into office. On “The Megyn…Hailey Gomez -
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Trump Inaugurates a New Era
Breathtaking: There’s no other word for the sheer ambition and scope of Donald Trump’s second inaugural address. President Trump is back with all the confidence of a man delivered from death for a purpose. Voters save his political life and legacy, too, by reelecting him in the face of every accusation and criminal charge against…Daniel McCarthy -
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Anti-Trump Jan. 20 Protests in DC Fall Flat
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Left-wing groups opposing Donald Trump’s second presidency had plans to “fight back” with thousands of protesters in Washington, D.C., on Monday—but that’s not what happened. The Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition and the People’s Forum, who were behind anti-Israel riots last summer in the nation’s capital, organized Inauguration Day rallies…Hudson Crozier -
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As CNN Panel Complains About Trump’s J6 Pardons, Scott Jennings Reminds Them of Inconvenient Truth
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican strategist Scott Jennings told a CNN panel Monday that many Black Lives Matter rioters avoided punishment in 2020 after liberal commentators complained about pardons President Donald Trump issued to participants of the riot at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued a blanket pardon Monday to more than 1,500 people convicted…Harold Hutchison -
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Trump’s Executive Orders Set to Unleash US Economy
“The golden age of America begins right now,” President Donald Trump declared at the beginning of his inaugural address Monday. Keeping with that spirit, the new president unleashed a flurry of executive orders regarding the U.S. economy at the start of his second term. On Day One of his second term, Trump ended federal government…Jacob Adams -
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The One Thing Trump Can’t Do
Donald Trump’s job is to make America great again. Improving your own life is up to you. There are lots of reasons to be excited about Trump’s return to power. He’s pledged to unleash America’s energy industry. Cheaper energy and a better regulatory environment should help contain inflation. The border will be locked down while…Victor Joecks -
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Buy Greenland, and You May Get More Than You Bargained for
President Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland is certainly understandable. The “gateway to the Arctic” and location of the Thule Air Base—now Pituffik Space Base—has great strategic value from a U.S. national security standpoint. It may also have prodigious untapped mineral reserves. This led Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., to introduce the “Make Greenland Great Again” bill,…Hans von Spakovsky