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USAID Strikes Back, as Judge Says Elon Musk Must Testify in Lawsuit
Lawyers for former employees of the shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will depose Elon Musk, the former aide to President Donald Trump who led efforts to shut down the agency and cut other wasteful spending. The Trump administration closed the agency after auditors with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found multiple examples of waste. …Fred Lucas -
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How Luna Says GOP Can Force a National ID Requirement to Vote
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wants the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship and photo identification for voters in federal elections, to become law. For that to happen, she says it might have to be attached to a “must-pass” foreign intelligence bill. “The Senate has now sat on this for over 300 days,”…George Caldwell -
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Homeland Security: ACLU ‘Demonizing’ ICE Agents With Demand for UN Probe
If the United Nations launches an investigation in Minnesota, it should be into the plight of crime victims, a Department of Homeland Security official says. This week, the American Civil Liberties Union asked the United Nations to launch a probe into the Trump administration’s actions in the state, regarding immigration enforcement and response to agitators. This comes amid the…Fred Lucas -
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Lawmakers Say Trump Is Delivering on ‘Law and Order’ as Crime Plummets
In the wake of new crime data, Republicans in Congress are telling The Daily Signal that President Donald Trump is delivering on his “law and order” promises. At Thursday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed new findings from the Council on Criminal Justice that showed that the nationwide murder rate…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Is the American Medical Association Really Changing Course on Transgender Surgery for Minors?
After the world’s largest organization of plastic surgeons recommended delaying “transgender” surgery until a patient reaches the age of 19, the American Medical Association stated it would follow that guidance—but added a key word that set off alarm bells for one medical watchdog group. The AMA, America’s most influential doctor association, has long advocated against…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump Unveils Drug Savings Website ‘Trump Rx’
President Donald Trump unveiled a new website seeking to offer Americans massively discounted prescription drugs. The website, TrumpRx.gov, offers “Most-Favored-Nation” prices on prescription drugs. “This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history, by many, many times, and it’s not even close,” Trump said Thursday night. “You can see numbers that you’re…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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FBI’s Fulton County Election Raid: Better Six Years Late Than Never
Finally! The FBI’s Jan. 28 raid on Fulton County, Georgia, election offices was sorely needed. It should have happened in 2020. Americans should be proud of this country but ashamed of its Fourth World voting system. While Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has modernized Florida’s elections, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has light years to go before…Deroy Murdock -
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Civil Rights Chief Urges Women to Challenge Trans Policies
Women who have experienced transgender-identifying males invading their private spaces at work have grounds to file a claim with the government’s civil rights agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas told The Daily Signal. “I do think that it’s important for women to realize that they could have a claim if they are in…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Americans Vote With Their Feet
It may seem that it’s impossible to get anything done in Washington these days. Nevertheless, the free spirit of Americans cannot be suppressed. Americans are voting with their feet. Per the Census Bureau’s just released annual report on population growth and migration in the U.S., Americans are packing up and moving from anti-growth blue states…Star Parker -
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Who’s Leading the Race to Replace McConnell?
The first two independent polls of the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky show Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., in the lead against businessman Nate Morris and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Kentucky Senate seat is open because Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the long-time Republican leader in the upper chamber, is retiring. Election observers are…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Newsom ‘Taking the Mask Off’ in New Memoir
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to release a memoir in late February as the Democrat is considered a front-runner for the Democrat presidential primary in 2028. Newsom’s memoir, titled “Young Man in a Hurry,” covers Newsom’s personal life and early career, but ends his book before his controversial tenure as California governor. “This is…Jenna Lee -
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Victor Davis Hanson’s First Episode Back After Cancer Surgery
Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson has returned for his first episode of his show “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” in over a month, sharing more details about his recent lung cancer surgeries. “I’ve been off for a while, as you may have noticed. I had a mucinous adenoma carcinoma. That’s kind of a long name for a very rare nonsmokers’ type…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Harvard ‘Dragged Its Feet’—What Happens Next
President Donald Trump is now seeking a $1 billion settlement with Harvard University because the school has “dragged its feet” during months of negotiations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “This has been an ongoing negotiation and frankly, a frustrating negotiation for the president and the administration because we want a deal,” Leavitt said…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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White Males Have Been ‘Left Behind’ in Civil Rights for Too Long, Agency Head Says
Chair Andrea Lucas wants to return the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to its roots in the civil rights movement, after previous chairs ignored discrimination that didn’t advance a diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda, she says. “My goal is complete and absolute reform of the agency to go back to principles that were good and right…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Republicans Scoff at Democrats’ Latest ICE Demands
Senators left Washington Thursday afternoon with little progress on talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans scoffed at Democrats’ demands for restraints on immigration law enforcement agents. On Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both D-N.Y., released a list of 10 demands they want satisfied before…George Caldwell -
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America’s Scouting Tradition Should Be About Moral Principles, Not Shifting Ideology
Once again, Scouting America is in the headlines—and unsurprisingly, it appears the organization is weighing whether its convictions are negotiable. This time, the Department of War is reportedly reviewing its longstanding relationship with the Boy Scouts of America, now rebranded as “Scouting America.” The War Department has raised concerns that the organization’s recent embrace of DEI initiatives…Patti Garibay -
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The Real Reason Why Advertisers Are Flocking to Fox News
Fox News delivered its highest second quarter advertising revenue in the network’s history, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced Wednesday during the company’s earnings call. The record haul was fueled in part by an influx of new advertisers. Murdoch said Fox News added roughly 200 new advertisers in the first half of the fiscal year—on…Robert B. Bluey -
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Jeffries Will Not Vote to Oust Alleged Fraudster From Congress
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., says he will oppose Rep. Greg Steube’s, R-Fla., motion to remove Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., from Congress as other Democrats are expected to vote against the effort. “I’m a hard no, as it relates to the efforts to expel her, and it is going to fail,” Jeffries told reporters…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Trump Orders Faster Rebuilding for LA Wildfire Victims, Cuts Through Permitting Delays
For families who lost everything in last year’s wildfires, the damage did not end when the flames died out. More than a year later, many are still unable to rebuild, stalled by local permitting delays that have slowed recovery across parts of Los Angeles. Amid growing frustration over rebuilding delays, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, U.S. Army Civil…Reagan Campbell -
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EXCLUSIVE: House to Probe Sharia Law During Hearing
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government will hold a hearing on Feb. 10 to uncover how Sharia law is “contrary to America’s founding principles” and “may violate federal law and the Constitution,” The Daily Signal has learned. At the hearing, titled “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam &…Pedro Rodriguez