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Trump Reportedly Shuts Off Flow of Taxpayer Dollars Into World Trade Organization
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Trump administration has reportedly suspended financial contributions to the World Trade Organization as of Thursday. The decision comes as part of a broader shift by President Donald Trump to distance the U.S. from international institutions perceived to undermine American sovereignty or misallocate taxpayer dollars. U.S. funding for both 2024 and 2025… -
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Republican Stronghold Flips Blue as Democrat Credits Trump for Surprise Victory in Pennsylvania
Democrats flipped a state Senate seat in heavily Republican Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during a special election Tuesday, and the Democrat senator-elect is crediting President Donald Trump for the victory. Democrat James Andrew Malone, the mayor of East Petersburg, won the seat for the 36th District by less than 500 votes, receiving 50% of the total… -
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Trump Appeals Deportation Case to Supreme Court
The Trump administration made an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to hear its case for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport members of a Venezuelan gang. The alleged members were sent to an El Salvador prison. The administration is asking the high court to reverse an order from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, of… -
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Lawmakers Call for Defunding as Report Reveals Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Gender Ideology
The federal government spent more than $174 million promoting gender ideology in the past three years, according to a new report. In one example of many, the State Department issued a taxpayer-funded grant to premiere “The Vagina Monologues” in India. Two lawmakers say the waste must end. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, and Sen. Jim Banks,… -
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On Security Breaches and the Infamous Signal Chat
This week, all hell broke loose in the media when Jeffrey Goldberg, left-leaning editor of The Atlantic, revealed that he had been accidentally included in a group chat with the top members of the Donald Trump national security team. According to a Signal thread revealed by Goldberg, he was invited in by national security adviser… -
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Karoline Leavitt: What It’s Really Like Working for President Trump
Karoline Leavitt made history when she became the youngest person ever to hold the title White House press secretary. In a special episode of “The Signal Sitdown” filmed at the White House, Leavitt opens up about her relationship with President Donald Trump, her political upbringing, and how the president is garnering record support with young… -
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Trump Acts to Protect American Voters
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to take numerous actions intended “to protect the integrity of our election process.” His order is a well-designed, comprehensive plan that will ensure that the federal government assists the states in conducting “free, fair, and honest elections unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion.” … -
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Stefanik Nomination Pulled to Protect Passage of Reconciliation, White House Official Says
President Donald Trump on Thursday withdrew Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be United Nations ambassador because Republicans in the House will likely need the New York congresswoman’s vote to help ensure passage of the budget reconciliation bill, a senior White House official told The Daily Signal. Passing the debt ceiling and reconciliation packages are going to… -
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A Glimmer of Hope in Difficult Ukraine Peace Talks?
The United States’ work to bring peace to Ukraine is proving to be difficult, as Americans attempt to bring about a ceasefire in the Black Sea—a major route for goods traveling between Europe and Asia. Demands from Russian, Ukrainian, and European Union figures have complicated the process. The announcement Tuesday of U.S. talks with Russia… -
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Border Patrol Recruiter Asked to Leave California High School Career Fair
A Border Patrol recruiter was asked to leave a college and career fair on Wednesday at a public high school in Southern California. A post on the El Centro Sector Facebook page described the incident and questioned if “Extremist Agendas in our Schools” played a role in the high school’s principal asking the Border Patrol… -
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Jasmine Crockett Misrepresented Me in NPR Hearing. I’m Setting the Record Straight.
Wednesday’s House DOGE Subcommittee hearing on bias at NPR and PBS got heated at times, especially for NPR CEO Katherine Maher, whom Republican members repeatedly put on the spot for far leftist comments she has made. But at one point, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, turned her fire on me. As is usually the case with… -
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The Real Oligarchs Who’ve Been Running Our Country
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. Have you heard this word lately that’s been bandied about, “oligarchs,” “autocrats,” “dictators,” but mostly, “aristocrats”?… -
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‘DEMOCRACY AT RISK’: Pressure Groups Suing Trump Lose Their Minds After Facing One Ounce of the Left’s Own Medicine
Leftist groups that are suing to block President Donald Trump from fulfilling his promises to the American people can’t take the idea that the administration refuses to roll over and play dead. Twenty-two leftist pressure groups—sorry, “civil rights organizations”—released a statement warning that Trump’s “dangerous assault on the legal profession and the rule of law”… -
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Inside Vance’s Upcoming Trip to Greenland
On his trip to Greenland, Vice President JD Vance on Friday will visit key American military sites to evaluate U.S. interests there. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the United States to take control of Greenland, a Danish territory closer to North America than to Europe, in order to help ensure national security. “A… -
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Real School Accountability Puts Families First
Arkansas has been a national leader on education freedom, but a bill before the state Legislature would be a step in the wrong direction. In 2023, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, signed into law the Arkansas LEARNS initiative, an ambitious education reform package that expanded education choice, restructured teacher compensation to pay more for… -
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Hawley Decries Anti-Hate Activist’s Defense of Hamas Sympathizer Khalil
A Senate committee met Thursday to expose and combat antisemitic disruptions on college campuses around the country with the aim of ensuring safe learning environments for all students. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee member Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., took one of the witnesses to task for criticizing the decision of the Trump administration… -
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Texas Lawmaker ‘Sneaks’ into University’s Transgender Event, Exposes Programs Funded by Taxpayers
Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison sounded the alarm after he “snuck” into a state-funded transgender conference at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday, according to a string of posts on his X account. “The Texas Government is promoting a radical, liberal agenda … with your tax dollars,” the Republican wrote on X, adding,… -
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GOP Bill Protects Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers From Being Forced to Promote Abortion
Republican lawmakers announced a bill Monday to prohibit federal and state governments from discriminating against pro-life pregnancy resource centers by requiring them to perform or encourage abortions. The Let Pregnancy Care Centers Serve Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and four of his Republican colleagues, would amend the Public Health Service Act to “prohibit… -
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Trump to Pull Stefanik UN Ambassador Nomination to Protect Republican House Majority
President Donald Trump is pulling the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be United Nations ambassador. The move is designed to protect House Republicans’ slim majority, the president said. “With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to take a chance on anyone else running for Elise’s seat,” the president said on Truth Social…. -
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DHS and HUD Team Up to Tackle Illegal Immigration and Housing Affordability
In a move to kill two birds with one stone, the Trump administration is simultaneously tackling both illegal immigration and the U.S. housing crisis. In a “Memorandum of Understanding” signed Monday, the U.S. departments of Homeland Security and Housing and Urban Development agreed to work together to ensure that taxpayer-funded public housing is afforded to American citizens,…