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opinion
John Roberts Is Responsible for the High Court’s Self-Delegitimization
At his 2005 Senate confirmation hearing to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts famously invoked America’s national pastime in describing his view of the judicial role in our constitutional order: “Judges are like umpires. Umpires don’t make the rules, they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge… -
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How Some Drugs Got to Pelosi’s District
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lives in one of San Francisco’s poshest neighborhoods—that nonetheless sits only about 2 miles from the Tenderloin, one of the most drug-infested corners of the city. In 2019, when President Donald Trump was in his first term and Bill Barr was serving as attorney general, David Anderson, who was then… -
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Oklahoma Debates How to Fight ESG, Amid AG-Treasurer Clash
Oklahoma lawmakers advanced legislation that could gut a three-year-old anti-ESG law and leave state taxpayers vulnerable to environmental, social, and governance-based investing, critics contend. The Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee recently advanced SB 714, sponsored by state Sen. Dave Rader, which amends the existing law on state contracts and transfers enforcement authority from the state treasurer… -
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USAID Coordinated With Censorship Agency, Documents Show
The U.S. Agency for International Development coordinated closely with a State Department program to block what it considered “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “malinformation,” according to newly released government documents. America First Legal, a conservative legal group, obtained more than 200 pages from the State Department through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit about the Global Engagement… -
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Bank of America CEO Faces Shareholder After Trump Denunciation of Debanking Conservatives
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump called out Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan over reports of “debanking” conservatives—and now a conservative watchdog group is calling on its fellow bank shareholders to boot Moynihan from the board. The National Legal and Policy Center made a filing this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission,… -
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The Lengths Democrats Are Willing to Go to Stop 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. I want to apologize to you. I have been writing columns and have suggested to you… -
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Federal Gov’t Agencies Quietly Went on Giant Spending Sprees for Years, Report Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A host of federal government agencies have overseen massive spending for years while greatly expanding their workforces, according to an OpenTheBooks report. Annual spending across multiple federal government agencies has exploded over the past several years, often outpacing growth of staff and even inflation rates, according to a report from OpenTheBooks first obtained by the Daily… -
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The DEI Higher Ed Machine Is Crumbling
The Trump administration is routing DEI regimes on college campuses. The University of California announced Wednesday that it would drop diversity statement requirements when hiring new faculty. The university’s provost, Katherine S. Newman, announced the move. “The requirement to submit a diversity statement may lead applicants to focus on an aspect of their candidacy that… -
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Welcome to the Krytocracy: The BorderLine
We may think we live in a democracy, which comes from the Greek words “demos” (people) and “kratos” (rule). But with one federal district judge after another attempting to stop President Donald Trump from carrying out his policies, it’s starting to look more like a “krytocracy,” or rule by judges. Look at the litigation tracker… -
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How Red States Plan to Carry Out Trump’s Executive Order Eliminating the Department of Education
Red state officials awaiting guidance on how to respond to the executive order dismantling the Department of Education say they are eager to centralize authority locally. Trump signed an order Thursday afternoon authorizing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to begin closing the Department of Education, while continuing to ensure Americans receive the education services, programs,… -
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On the Left, They Knew They Were Lying to Us All Along
For years, the Left has advanced utter untruths for cheap partisan purposes that they knew at the time were all false. And now when caught, they just shrug and say they were lying all along. They damned as incompetent, racist, and conspiratorial any who dared follow logic and evidence to point out that the Chinese… -
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House Panel Likely to Hold Hearings on Judges’ Rulings Thwarting Trump Admin Actions
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said he would be holding hearings as early as next week on recent judicial rulings against actions undertaken by the Trump administration. The announcement comes as several members of Congress are filing articles of impeachment against the federal judges who have stepped in to prevent… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Chip Roy’s New Bills Aim to Ensure No One Is ‘Indoctrinated to Hate Our Country’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced two bills Friday aimed at empowering parents and defunding schools that promote racial division. He frames the legislation as combating critical race theory, a lens by which teachers tell students to view America as institutionally racist in favor of whites and against blacks. While proponents either… -
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Democrat Town Hall Shouting Matches Expose Intraparty Rift
Editor’s note: This report contains language some readers might find offensive. Democrat lawmakers are feeling pressure from the left flank of their party at town hall meetings across the country, with a series of outbursts from attendees urging them to take a more radical left-wing approach in Congress. The series of shouting matches comes shortly… -
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‘Next Generation of Air Dominance’: Trump Announces New F-47 Fighter Jet
The Air Force is moving forward with the first sixth-generation fighter jet, President Donald Trump announced Friday. “It’s something the likes of which nobody has seen before, in terms of all of the attributes of a fighter jet. There’s never been anything even close to it, from speed to maneuverability to what it can have… -
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War Correspondent: China Likely Could Disable Panama Canal, But Not the Way You Might Think
PANAMA CITY, Panama—If China wanted to disable the Panama Canal to stop the flow of military or cargo ships through it, it likely could do so through an attack on the software system, military veteran and "Hot Zone" podcaster Chuck Holton says. Using a Chinese ship to physically block the canal could cause a temporary… -
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Failing to Learn From Clinton and Obama Precedents, Democrats Lurch Ever Further Left
The Democratic Party is in free fall. Once a party of pragmatic leadership, strong borders, fiscal responsibility, and law and order, it has devolved into a chaotic, leaderless mess. While President Donald Trump and Republicans rally around an “America First” vision prioritizing economic growth, national security, and government efficiency, Democrats seem more focused on tearing… -
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‘The Pendulum Has Shifted’: San Francisco Pride Loses Several Corporate Sponsors
It’s one thing for irritated Americans to pressure companies into abandoning progressive LGBT agendas; it’s another for long-time Pride sponsors in San Francisco to bail on their own. This year, several of San Francisco Pride’s major donors—Comcast, Anheuser-Busch, La Crema, Diageo, and Smirnoff—have pulled back from the 2025 Pride Parade and Civic Center Celebrations, leaving organizers scrambling… -
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Historian Barry Strauss Honored as 2025 Bradley Prize Winner
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced Thursday that classicist, military, and naval historian and bestselling author Barry Strauss as the second 2025 Bradley Prize winner. Strauss, the Corliss Page Dean Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, will receive the award at the Bradley Prizes ceremony on May 29 in Washington, D.C. The award carries… -
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Why Trump Aims to Put His Secretary of Education Out of Work
President Donald Trump said Thursday he hopes his executive order to begin eliminating the Department of Education will put Secretary of Education Linda McMahon out of a job. “It’s tremendous to have you, and hopefully, you won’t be there too long,” Trump said of McMahon, “but we’re going to find something else.” Trump signed the…