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Stop Freaking Out—DOGE Is Exactly What Washington Needs
Judging by the Left’s reactions over the past few months, you would think the Department of Government Efficiency was burning down the federal government. The protests. The headlines. The handwringing. All because someone finally asked the question Americans have been yelling for years: Where is our money going? Let’s set the record straight. President Donald…Sarah Selip -
Washington Post, AP Articles Expose Pro-Transgender Athlete Bias of Legacy Media
If there were any lingering doubts about the unabashedly pro-transgender bias of the liberal media, they were demolished Thursday by the marked contrast between a feature story and a news article, both in The Washington Post, on two separate cases of trans athletes competing in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. At 6 a.m. Thursday morning,…Peter Parisi -
Amid DOGE, Most Say Washington Is Corrupt, Doesn’t Listen to Voters Enough, Poll Finds
The vast majority of U.S. voters say that the federal government is corrupt, and most say federal bureaucrats don’t listen to voters as they should. A whopping 98% of respondents in a recent survey agreed that there is at least some corruption in the federal government. The finding comes amid the work of the fledgling…Tyler O’Neil -
Jeff Bezos Launches Intervention at Washington Post
WASHINGTON—Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos sent a wake-up call to Big Media Wednesday when he announced on X “a change coming to our opinion pages.” “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” Bezos explained. “We’ll cover other topics too of course, but…Debra Saunders -
Bezos Shakes Up Washington Post Opinion Pages
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Wednesday shared on X a memo he had sent that declared a broad reshaping of the Post’s liberal opinion pages. The memo announced that starting soon, the paper would be publishing opinions in “support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.” Bezos said opinions on other…Jacob Adams -
EXCLUSIVE: Washington State School District Defies Trump With Race-Based Hiring Plan
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As the Trump administration threatens to pull funding from schools with race-based hiring, a Washington state school district is standing by its discriminatory practices. Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, Washington, has a five-year diversity, equity, and inclusion “action plan” to prioritize the retention of “staff of color,” according to documents obtained…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
Trump’s Counterrevolution in Washington
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 talk about the Trump counterrevolution, not the revolution. There’s been a lot of…Victor Davis Hanson -
DOGE Takes Over Washington, Literally and Figuratively
President Donald Trump's Department of Government of Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is dominating both the federal bureaucracy and the headlines in the early days of the administration. To rein in the administrative state, DOGE has taken over the offices of what was formerly the U.S. Digital Service. The U.S. Agency for International Development and…George Caldwell -
Washington State Bill Would Force Catholic Priests to Violate Church Law
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession. The bill would amend the current state law that requires law enforcement, teachers, medical professionals, or child care providers to report cases of child abuse or neglect to include church clergy that…Jaryn Crouson -
Vance Addresses Religious Liberty Leaders in Washington
At a time when nongovernmental organizations are under intense scrutiny for what they are doing with federal funding, religious leaders, nonprofit executives, and religious liberty advocates gathered Wednesday to hear Vice President JD Vance articulate the Trump administration’s position on religious freedom. “Now, our administration believes we must stand for religious freedom, not just as…Jacob Adams -
A Triumphant Trump Celebrates Victory in Washington
Donald Trump delivered his last rally before the second term of his presidency at Capital One Arena Sunday, promising a historic first 100 days to a crowd of 20,000 supporters who braved snow, sleet and rain to see him in Washington, D.C. With a Kid Rock concert to kick it off, and a Village People…George Caldwell -
Washington Reacts to Hegseth Confirmation Hearing
Lawmakers and allies weighed in on Tuesday as the Senate Armed Services Committee held its confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the former Army National Guard officer, former Fox News host, and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense. “I’ve known Pete for some time. I was a female in the military. We want to…Jacob Adams -
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 -
New Catholic Archbishop of Washington Opposes ‘Massive Deportation’
What some see as a shot across the bow aimed at President-elect Donald Trump, Pope Francis announced Monday that left-wing Cardinal Robert McElroy of the Diocese of San Diego would be the next archbishop of Washington. McElroy, 70, will succeed the retiring archbishop, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, who shepherded the more than 600,000 Catholics who…Jacob Adams -
At Washington Post, Democracy Dies in Historical Revisionism With Whitewash of Failed Biden Presidency
In The Washington Post’s self-righteous telling, “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” It says so every day, right there below the paper’s masthead. But democracy also dies in historical revisionism, of the sort found Dec. 29 in the Post’s front-page lead story, directly below the masthead and across five columns, titled plaintively: “Joe Biden’s lonely battle to…Peter Parisi -
‘Breath of Fresh Air’: Washington Post Admits More Data Needed on ‘Gender Transitioning’ Minors
In a significant shift away from reflexive support for minors undergoing “gender transition” procedures, The Washington Post editorial board published an op-ed on Sunday that called for more robust scientific research to be conducted to determine the health outcomes of puberty blockers and hormones on children. The Post, considered among the most preeminent outlets of the legacy…Dan Hart -
Trump’s George Washington Moment
Months before the November election, a research study with which I was involved asked respondents which of 10 historical presidents they wished were in the Oval Office today. To prevent “recency” bias, we kept the list to former presidents whose legacies are largely defined: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore…Steve McKee -
5 Ways Biden-Harris Admin Working to ‘Trump-Proof’ Washington
The Biden administration has gone into overdrive securing progressive policy goals from the impending Trump administration 2.0. From confirming progressive judges, to constraining American energy with environmental red tape, to simply spending every last unjustified dollar, the Biden-Harris administration is committed to ensuring its policies carry on into the second Trump administration for as long…Joshua Arnold -
It’s Time for Washington to Protect Our Daughters
America wants Republicans to roll back the Left’s “transgender” agenda. Here’s how they can do it. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case challenging a 2023 Tennessee law banning genital surgery and puberty blockers for minors suffering from gender dysphoria. The case is an important reminder that,…Kevin Roberts -
Heritage Foundation President Proposes ‘Taking Back Washington to Save America’
According to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, one question that conservatives often fail to ask is: How do we fix the broken government system in Washington, D.C.? Roberts addressed that and much more in his new book “Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America” and on conservative talk radio’s “The Mark Levin Show” on…Christina Lewis