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EXCLUSIVE: 26 Medical Societies Have Issued Political Calls to Action on Topics Like Racism, Climate Change
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The majority of American medical societies have released statements infusing political ideology into their missions, according to a new study by medical watchdog Do No Harm. Out of 28 medical specialty societies, 26 have adopted official positions relating to affirmative action or racism, climate change, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, immigration…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Democrats Make Last-Minute Push to Confirm Controversial Biden Judicial Nominees During Lame Duck Session
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Democrats are pushing to confirm more than two dozen of President Joe Biden’s remaining judicial nominees during their final weeks in the majority, including several with controversial records. The Senate has already confirmed four judges during the lame duck session: Judge Mustafa Taher Kasubha to the District of Oregon, Judge Embry Kidd to the…Katelynn Richardson -
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Mandate vs. Meltdown
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” the transgender battle finally makes it to the halls of Congress, President-elect Donald Trump prepares his first 100 days, and President Joe Biden plays Jumanji. It all culminates in a spectacular battle between the voters’ mandate via Trump versus the meltdown of long-time bureaucrats and legacy…Tony Kinnett -
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Bragg Won’t Drop Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Sentencing, But May Suspend It for 4 Years
THE CENTER SQUARE—Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Tuesday that his office will oppose President-elect Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his felony conviction in New York. Bragg said that despite plans to oppose Trump's motion, his office would agree to hit pause on the proceedings pending the judge's decision on Trump's motion to dismiss. Bragg also…Brett Rowland -
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US Government Is ‘World’s Largest Child Sex Trafficking Organization,’ Former Border Patrol Agent Claims
Sitting before members of Congress on Capitol Hill Tuesday, retired Border Patrol agent J.J. Carrell told the lawmakers that the “United States federal government is the world’s largest child sex trafficking organization in modern history.” Carrell served in the Border Patrol for 24 years, retiring as a deputy patrol agent in charge of the San Diego…Virginia Allen -
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Conservative Group Encourages GOP House to Ban Trans Rep-Elect From Using Women’s Facilities
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republicans weighing their options to protect female-only spaces on Capitol Hill amid the election of the first transgender member of Congress are receiving support from a key conservative organization. A memo from the American Principles Project circulated on Capitol Hill and first obtained by The Daily Signal encourages Republicans in Congress…Bradley Devlin -
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4 Key Takeaways From FEMA Head’s Testimony After Supervisor Told Staff to Avoid Houses With Trump Signs
House Republicans pressed Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about bias at FEMA after a supervisor directed staff to avoid helping Florida residents with signs supporting Donald Trump. A FEMA supervisor, Marn’i Washington, told workers in a message to “avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida, to identify residents…Tyler O’Neil -
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Did They Learn Nothing From 2024 Election? Democrats Fight for Man in Women’s Bathroom
“If you’re a biological man, you shouldn’t be in women’s restrooms.“ That’s just common sense—and common courtesy to women. Yet Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, is being crucified by Democrat House members for wanting women’s spaces to be for women only. “This is not just bigotry, this is just plain bullying,” Rep. Alexandria…Katrina Trinko -
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Despite the Left’s Hysterics, We Can Deport Millions of Illegal Aliens
Illegal immigration activists are already panicked that Donald Trump will keep one of his biggest campaign promises. Trump recently announced that Tom Homan will be his “border czar.” Homan isn’t a household name, but he’s had a long career in government. Homan was the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s first…Victor Joecks -
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Tom Homan and Kristi Noem: What Border Agents Think of Their Incoming Bosses
Border Patrol agents are “ecstatic” that immigration-enforcement veteran Tom Homan will serve as border czar in the second Trump administration, a union spokesman told The Daily Signal. “We have somebody now that’s [come up] within the ranks,” Manny Bayon, president of the National Border Patrol Council for the San Diego area, said of Homan. “He…Virginia Allen -
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Getting New Leadership Confirmed Quickly for Next Trump Admin
The new Republican majority in the 119th Congress has to prove its worth, beginning with how it handles President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Trump should give Republican senators a chance to do so, but be ready to take action if they fail to carry out their sworn duty to quickly and efficiently give him the…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Why Democrats Are Losing Tomorrow’s Elections Today
America is outgrowing the Democratic Party. That’s not a partisan claim; it’s demographic reality. Blue states are shedding population and will have less representation in Congress and fewer votes in the Electoral College after the next census. Two nonpartisan nonprofits, the Brennan Center for Justice and the American Redistricting Project, crunched the numbers last year…Daniel McCarthy -
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CANCEL CULTURE: SPLC Targets the Real-News Partner of The Babylon Bee
Editor’s note: The Babylon Bee is considering legal action after the Southern Poverty Law Center published the names of writers who wished to be anonymous. The commentary below predates that news. Still smarting from the loss of its access to Washington as President-elect Donald Trump gears up to reenter the White House, the Left’s cancel…Tyler O’Neil -
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Ramaswamy Says DOGE Plan For Government Employees Has Bureaucrats ‘In Tears’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy indicated Monday that federal employees will be required to return to the office full time, and that the push has left union bureaucrats “in tears.” President-elect Donald Trump appointed Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to “slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure Federal Agencies,” through the…Owen Klinsky -
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No Tax on Tips
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Will Donald Trump end tax on tips? Will he go all the way and end tax on everything? During the campaign, our 47th president made a big, beautiful series of promises about things he would exempt from the…Peter St. Onge -
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Democrats Once Gave Trump’s New Border Czar an Award for Mass Deportation of Illegal Aliens
The gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair have begun. Trump-haters in newsrooms are sounding the alarm about the anticipated separation of families under “Operation Aurora,” the mass-deportation of illegal aliens that president-elect Donald Trump promises and which 58% of Americans support, according to an Oct. 16 Marquette University survey. “If Trump gets his way,…Deroy Murdock -
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Which Major Corporations Fund Travel for Abortion?
At least 42 companies in the Fortune 100 pay for employees to travel for an abortion in states where it isn’t available, according to a new report from the Washington-based Ethics and Public Policy Center. Forty-two companies is likely an undercount because coverage for abortion travel is becoming standard in many health care plans for…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Laken Riley’s Alleged Killer Arrived in Georgia on ‘Humanitarian Flight,’ Roommate Testifies
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Jose Ibarra, the alleged murderer of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, traveled from New York City to Georgia after requesting a humanitarian flight, his roommate testified Monday. Ibarra is currently standing trial after being charged for the murder of Riley, who died in February from blunt force trauma to the head outside of…Nicole Silverio -
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Pennsylvania Officials Openly Admit to Trying to Steal Senate Seat
So much for the Left’s trope that election fraud is a myth. Enter the chairwoman of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, Diane Ellis-Marseglia, a Democrat, who openly advocated for Pennsylvania election officials to violate the law by counting illegal ballots in the U.S. Senate contest between challenger Dave McCormick and the incumbent Bob Casey,…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Matt Gaetz Is a Great Pick for Attorney General
The right people are losing their minds over President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to become attorney general—the now-resigned Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. “THIS IS WHY WE WERE FROM THE START NEVER TRUMP,” neoconservative ideologue Bill Kristol posted on X. Former national security adviser John Bolton also took to X to pile on: “Gaetz must be the…Bradley Devlin