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opinion
Is the Woke Tide Turning in American Universities?
The student giving a tour at an elite American university this summer hit all the right points: what the core and elective courses are, how hard they are, and what campus life is like. It’s what the guide didn’t do that raised my eyebrow. Suddenly, there was no land acknowledgment. It was like Sherlock Holmes’ famous “Dog That… -
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VA Cuts Ties With Unions in ‘Best Interests of Veterans’
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is severing its ties with unions, in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order ending collective bargaining with unions at some agencies. The move is intended to make it easier for VA leaders to promote high-performing employees, hold poor performers accountable, and improve benefits and services to America’s… -
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Trump’s Endorsement of Virginia’s GOP Nominee for Governor—and a Little History
Amidst questions about actress Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad and her reported Republican voter registration, President Donald Trump was asked Sunday if he was going to endorse Virginia’s Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in her race for governor against former CIA case officer and Democrat member of Congress Abigail Spanberger. The reporter “said the quiet part… -
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Musk Wins California Free Speech Court Ruling on Digitally Altered Videos
Tech mogul Elon Musk notched an important victory for free speech this week after a federal judge on Tuesday invalidated a California law that sought to restrict digitally altered videos on online platforms like X, which Musk owns. Assembly Bill 2655, the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024, required X and some other… -
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Trump to Press Putin on Ukraine Peace Deal in Possible Meeting Next Week
President Donald Trump told European leaders he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week. This followed a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said he spoke with Trump on Wednesday. “European leaders were on the call, and I am grateful to each of them for their support…. -
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Millions in Defense Dollars Back Group Supporting ‘Safe Abortions’ Globally
The Department of Defense has given multimillion-dollar grants in recent years to a health organization that promotes “safe abortions” and “reproductive health” abroad. The DOD’s stated goal for the money is to mitigate the spread of HIV and AIDS in the military forces of U.S. allies. The organization, Washington, D.C.-based Population Services International, supports “safe… -
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Trump Speaks to Vance Being MAGA Heir-Apparent
Will Vice President JD Vance succeed President Donald Trump as leader of the “Make America Great Again” movement? Secretary of State Marco Rubio thinks so, and Trump himself weighed in on Tuesday. At a White House event where Trump signed an executive order creating a 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics task force, the president was… -
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Honors Victims of Fatal DUI, Other Illegal Alien Crimes
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—It was a warm summer night in New Jersey, and Maria Santos Pleitez was driving her 11-year-old daughter and her daughter’s friend to get milkshakes when a drunken driver slammed into Pleitez’s vehicle, killing her and her daughter. The other girl was injured, but survived the July 26 crash. The man… -
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Former Sen. Sherrod Brown That Much Closer to Running
Last November, now Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, defeated incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, helping Republicans regain control of the chamber. With Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, who was appointed to replace Vice President JD Vance in the Senate, up for election in 2026, Brown may be running once more. Axios last week reported that Brown… -
opinion
80 Years Later: Why America Can’t Disarm
On this day eight decades ago, the U.S. first employed our nuclear power. On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped a nuclear weapon on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing at least 70,000 Japanese. Three days later, we dropped another—this time, on Nagasaki, killing another 40,000 and bringing a definitive end to World War II. Eighty years… -
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South Carolina Governor Hopeful Calls for Erasing Sole Dem House District
Rep. Ralph Norman, a South Carolina Republican running for governor, is calling for congressional redistricting to flip the Palmetto State’s sole Democrat district. Flipping the seat, currently held by Democrat veteran and former House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, would be nothing short of a sucker punch to the Democratic Party. “We have Republican supermajorities in… -
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Selective Media Indignation: Which Scandals Get Defined as a ‘Distraction,’ Which Don’t
There’s something funny in scandal politics when people accuse each other of pushing a “distraction.” So if President Donald Trump tries to change the subject to Russia collusion-hoaxing, it’s a “distraction” from the media’s energetic Jeffrey Epstein obsession. All this really proves is that the liberal media elites get unhappy whenever anyone tries to offer… -
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FBI Releases New Violent Crime Data
New FBI data shows crime rates fell in 2024, with violent crime as a whole falling by 4.5% compared with 2023. The FBI estimates a violent crime occurred about every 26 seconds in the U.S. last year. “We are not letting up. We have multiple operations going on nationwide to clear violent criminal trash… -
opinion
Hiroshima: 80 Years On
Eighty years ago, the world irrevocably changed with the bombing of Hiroshima. For most alive today, it’s hard to imagine a world before nuclear weapons. Their existence has always been part of reality. But as we remember the first use of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we should reflect on the world that emerged… -
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Enters Tennessee Governor Race
Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced her run to be governor in her home state Wednesday, making her the third senator this Congress to announce a departure from Washington for gubernatorial ambitions. “I love Tennessee, I believe in Tennesseans, and I’m ready to deliver the kind of conservative leadership that will ensure our state is… -
opinion
The Lone Star State’s Redistricting Is Constitutional, Legal, and Necessary
Contrary to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ nutty claim that Republicans are trying to “steal the midterm elections” by redistricting in Texas, state legislators there are trying to correct what the Justice Department correctly calls “unconstitutional racially based” gerrymanders. Their fix will ensure that the over 2 million new residents of Texas get what they… -
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Trump Names ‘Most Likely’ Candidate to Carry on His Legacy
President Donald Trump has named his vice president, JD Vance, as the favored Republican nominee for 2028. Trump was asked at the signing of an executive order establishing an Olympics task force whether Vance was his natural successor to the “Make America Great Again” brand. “Well, I think most likely,” he said. “In all fairness,… -
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Catholic Nonprofit Develops Resources to Inspire Patriotism
Sophia Institute for Teachers, a Catholic publishing house, is developing resource kits to help Catholic schools and parishes reinvigorate patriotism by exploring the Declaration of Independence ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. The kits are designed for all grade levels, from elementary through high school. The nonprofit won a $50,000 America’s 250th Innovation Prize from The… -
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Report: About 100,000 Californians Move to Texas Every Year
THE CENTER SQUARE—Despite a popular Texas phrase, “Don’t California my Texas,” and a song about the phenomenon, Californians are increasingly relocating to Texas. Roughly 100,000 Californians are moving to Texas a year—the equivalent of the population of Santa Barbara, according to a new study by StorageCafe. “This makes California the largest source of newly-minted Texans, accounting for… -
opinion
Will GOP Cuts to Public Broadcasting, Foreign Aid Make Liberals Generous Again?
Before politics overwhelmed the word, the primary meaning of “liberal” was “generous.” President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress have given political liberals a chance to take that meaning back—by opening their wallets to show just how much they value NPR, PBS, and other programs defunded by the GOP. There’s no shortage of cash on…
