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LA’s Disastrous Response to Wildfires Is Latest Consequence of California’s Obsession With DEI
California prioritizes fighting “toxic masculinity” and promoting DEI instead of fighting wildfires. I hate to appear flippant at a time when Los Angeles is going through an apocalyptic natural disaster, but the people of California should be outraged at state leaders. It is the California Democratic political machine—not “climate change”—that has ensured the Golden State…Jarrett Stepman -
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Freshman Texas Lawmaker Fights to Enshrine ‘Remain in Mexico’ Migrant Policy Into Law
Freshman Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas., introduced his first bill in Congress on Thursday, legislation intended to reinstate President-elect Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy regarding would-be immigrants. The bill would restore a policy from Trump’s first term that required all asylum-seekers coming through Mexico to remain there until their asylum hearing in an American court….George Caldwell -
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California Inferno Was ‘Preventable.’ Blame Malfeasance of Newsom, Bass for Catastrophe.
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. I'm here in California. I've been a lifelong resident of the state, fifth generation to live in the same house. I had a house in the…Victor Davis Hanson -
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GOP Pushes to Hold Migrant Criminals Accountable After Biden Vetoes Bill to Add Judges
An overburdened judicial system was denied relief on Jan. 3 when outgoing President Joe Biden vetoed the JUDGES Act of 2024, which would have expanded the number of permanent federal district judges across three presidential administrations. The bipartisan bill would have created 66 new judgeships. Their creation would have been staggered such that President-elect Donald…Jacob Adams -
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Tennessee Judge Blocks Law Requiring Age Verification for Porn Sites
Does protecting kids from being exposed to pornography suppress the free speech rights of adults? According to U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman of Memphis, Tennessee, the answer is yes. But her opinion may be in the minority. In recent months, at least 19 states have passed laws that require age verification on porn sites to help decrease…Sarah Holliday -
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The Anglosphere’s Migration Mess: The BorderLine
The Anglosphere is too attractive for its own good. Great Britain, and its largest progeny—the USA and Canada—face the same problem: We attract more foreign migration, legal and illegal, than we want or can handle. This is where leadership is needed—and has so far failed. In Britain, the Conservatives promised to reduce migration but didn’t….Simon Hankinson -
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Biden Gives Ukraine One More Handout Before Leaving Office
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Biden administration sent approximately $500 million worth of aid to Ukraine on Thursday as the conflict continues to drag on without any clear end in sight. The equipment covered by Thursday’s funding will include air defense missiles, gear to help Ukraine use F-16 jets, air-to-ground armaments, and more. President-elect Donald Trump has clearly…Nick Pope -
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After Controversial Raids in 2024, Changes at ATF Are Likely Under Trump
Under the Biden administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives gained new authority, but after a tumultuous year, the agency’s director, Steven Dettelbach, plans to resign before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. In November, the ATF raided the home of Baltimore gun rights activist Mark “Choppa” Manley, but made no arrests or confiscations. Agents…Fred Lucas -
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Remembering Jean-Marie Le Pen, France’s Instrument of Right-Wing Populist Discontent
Jean-Marie Le Pen, erstwhile leader of France’s political party National Front (now National Rally), died on Tuesday at the age of 96. For more than 50 years, Le Pen was a mainstay in French politics, known for his outspoken views on limiting immigration to France and Europe. Quick-witted and incendiary, his surprise elevation to the…Jacob Adams -
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Michigan Republicans Vow to Investigate Whitmer Admin Using Panel’s Subpoena Power
Michigan Republicans are seeking accountability for what they consider gross mismanagement and corruption under Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration, taking advantage of their new majority in the state House of Representatives. On Wednesday, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall gave the Republican-controlled oversight committee broad subpoena power to investigate alleged corruption and incompetence in a state…George Caldwell -
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‘HUGE WIN’: District Court Blocks Biden’s Title IX Rule
A federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision Thursday blocking the Biden administration’s attempt to change the meaning of “sex” in Title IX to include “gender identity.” The Department of Education under the Biden-Harris administration issued new rules reinterpreting Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a law that bars discrimination on the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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The Age of Censorship Is Ending
This week, in a stunning volte-face, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would now be revising its censorship policies to accord with his older vision of free speech. Specifically, Zuckerberg committed Facebook to revising a series of standards: reliance on left-wing fact-checkers will end, replaced by an X-like community notes system in which fact-checking will be…Ben Shapiro -
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Los Angeles Fire Budget Cut, Hundreds of Hydrants Stolen for Scrap Before Fires
THE CENTER SQUARE—Hundreds of fire hydrants were stolen from the ground for scrap metal in advance of the blazes raging across Los Angeles, highlighting the local government’s challenges in maintaining basic order and infrastructure. “These fire hydrant thefts are yet another sign of how crime is out of control in Los Angeles County,” said Los Angeles District…Kenneth Schrupp -
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Gavin Newsom Has No Credibility on Forest Management
As wildfires engulf Los Angeles, California’s Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom, is facing renewed scrutiny for his record on forest management. As of Thursday morning, multiple wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are raging across Southern California, leaving at least five dead and burning more than 27,000 acres, Fox News reported. Amid the conflagrations,…Tyler O’Neil -
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Rep. Brandon Gill: This Could Be Republicans’ Last Chance to Fix Immigration
The Republican-controlled Congress has a monumental task ahead of it: Passing the agenda that elected President-elect Donald Trump and gave Republicans control of both the House and Senate. It will be trial by fire for the newest members of the Republican House like Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas. This week on “The Signal Sitdown,” I interviewed…Bradley Devlin -
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Selective Force, Strategic Restraint: Unpacking Trump’s Jacksonian Foreign Policy
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. Have you noticed recently that Donald Trump has both issued threats to our existential enemies abroad and that he’s called for peace as well? In other…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Fulton County Taxpayers Pay for Fani Willis’ Outrageous Misbehavior—Again
Imagine if you went to Hollywood trying to attract investors for the following movie plot: an incompetent, unethical, but politically ambitious local district attorney criminally indicts a former president (of the opposition political party) and some of his political allies in an abusive prosecution. It is intended to obstruct his ability to run for re-election,…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Burma’s War Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Catch Washington Off Guard
As war rages in Europe and as Israel confronts adversaries from all sides in the Middle East, Americans would be forgiven not knowing about the yearslong conflict raging in Burma—the world’s longest-running civil war. The violence has ravaged the Southeast Asian nation for decades, and battlefield developments indicate the conflict may be reaching a new…Brent Sadler -
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California Slapped With Lawsuit Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Sanctuary Law
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A major California city is suing the state over its sanctuary law, arguing that it violates the Constitution and prevents local officials from protecting their community. The City of Huntington Beach filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against SB 54, otherwise known as the California Values Act, which dramatically restricts how local and state law…Jason Hopkins -
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Dem Senators From Laken Riley’s Home State Won’t Say How They’ll Vote on Namesake Bill
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The two Democratic senators representing Laken Riley’s home state of Georgia remain noncommittal on legislation bearing her name nearly a year after she was murdered by an illegal migrant. The Senate is slated to hold a procedural vote on the Laken Riley Act, legislation that requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law…Adam Pack