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opinion
The Left’s Hitler Derangement Syndrome
I grew up being told—though I, of course, could never verify it since their corpses were roasted to ashes in the crematoria—that 200 of my relatives were murdered during the Holocaust. You, on the left, who contend President Donald Trump has something to do with Hitler and the Gestapo, likely know approximately what happened to… -
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Fed Chief Powell Announces He Won’t Cut Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the Fed will not be cutting interest rates for the time being, shortly after receiving a quarterly report on the U.S. economy. President Donald Trump has sought to pressure Powell for months to let more cash flow into the economy, arguing that inflation is low enough to… -
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Florida Lawmaker Pushes for House Vote on Stock Trading Ban for Members of Congress
A Florida Republican congresswoman is seeking to force members of the House of Representatives to go on record as to where they stand regarding banning stock trading by House lawmakers and their Senate counterparts. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has been collecting signatures for a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on stock-trading… -
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Trump Answers If $500 Million Settlement With Harvard Is Enough
President Donald Trump said he will “see what happens” in negotiations with Harvard as the university is reportedly willing to settle with the administration for $500 million. “It’s a lot of money,” he told The Daily Signal, repeating for emphasis: “It’s a lot of money.” Harvard is considering paying up to $500 million as a… -
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Finally, the Authorities Say It: Obama Outed for His Role in ‘Treasonous’ Trump ‘Coup’
“This treasonous conspiracy was directed by President [Barack] Obama.” That was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last week talking about the Trump-Russia collusion black op against President Donald Trump and the good people of America. Gabbard released 100 declassified documents purportedly showing how in December 2020 Obama ordered the crafting of a bogus new… -
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Pete’s Telling ‘Pivot’
Once again, a Democrat is using slippery language to imply he understands the unfairness of men in women’s sports. “I think most reasonable people would recognize that there are serious fairness issues if you just treat this as not mattering when a trans athlete wants to compete in women’s sports,” former Biden administration Transportation Secretary… -
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MAP QUEST: Texas Redistricting Could Boost GOP’s House Delegation in Midterms
Texas Republicans have released their proposals for a redrawn Texas congressional map, and that could spell trouble for Democrats in the midterms. The new map, proposed by state Rep. Todd Hunter, has the potential to add nearly half a dozen Republican seats from Texas to the GOP House conference in 2026, which could counteract the… -
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EXCLUSIVE: 1,500 Truck Drivers Taken Out of Service for Poor English Following Transportation Department Directive
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Following new guidelines from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to enforce English language proficiency for commercial truck drivers, 1,500 drivers have had their licenses placed out of service by law enforcement, The Daily Signal has learned. “‘America First’ means safety first. Americans are a lot safer on roads alongside truckers who can… -
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‘F—–g Fight’: Dems Face Off in Epic Verbal Spat on Senate Floor
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Democrats engaged in a fierce shouting match on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon with Democrat New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker accusing his fellow party members of betraying their party and condoning authoritarianism. The New Jersey Democrat delivered a blistering speech after heading to the Senate floor to object to a slate… -
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Bill Imposes Prison Time for Those Who Harm Law Enforcement Dogs
A bill in Congress would impose up to 15 years in prison for those who harm a law enforcement dog with a deadly weapon. In partnership with K9s United, a nonprofit that seeks to protect and support dogs used in law enforcement, Republican Rep. Aaron Bean of Florida announced the Leo K9 Protection Act, a… -
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Virginia Faces Energy Crisis Amid Rising Electricity Demand, 2020 ‘Clean Economy’ Law
With unparalleled growth in electricity demand—driven in no small part by the explosion of data centers in the state—Virginia must decide where its energy future lies. The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, a free-market think tank, warned against 2020’s Virginia Clean Economy Act—which phases out coal and gas in favor of wind and solar—claiming… -
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EXCLUSIVE: How Trump’s ‘America First’ Aid Program Fared in First Disaster
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s State Department responded to its first disaster since reorienting its foreign assistance programs to align with U.S. interests. State Department disaster experts led the United States’ support for the millions of Filipinos affected by ongoing flooding, a senior State Department official told The Daily Signal. Since mid-July, floods… -
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‘IT BOGGLES THE MIND’: Former USAID Official Perplexed Why Republicans Would Fund the National Endowment for Democracy
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., moved to defund the National Endowment for Democracy after a House Republican proposal for fiscal year 2026 included full funding for the agency at 2025 levels, even though President Donald Trump called for defunding it. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., the House Appropriations Committee member whose name appears at the top of… -
opinion
Federal Judge Tries to Affirm a New Protected Status for Abortion
Since the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the Constitution contains no right to abortion, the abortion industry has waged a campaign to ensure that an abortion right would continue in effect, if not in law. Planned Parenthood, the cause’s corporate embodiment, won another victory in that campaign on Monday… -
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Virginia GOP Faces Tough Forecast for November: One GOP Leader Weighs In
With August about to begin, longtime Virginia election watchers say that this is when “it gets real.” And with Virginia being only one of two states in the country holding elections for governor and control of its House of Delegates, national attention is beginning to focus on the commonwealth. The Washington Examiner just published election… -
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New York Times Issues Editor’s Note Over Condition of Child in Viral Image
The New York Times has issued an editor’s note over an image the outlet published of an extremely frail child in Gaza. The image of the child, each bone of his rib cage visible, went viral. After publishing the story, the Times learned that the child has “pre-existing health problems.” “Mohammed, according to his doctor,… -
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If Public-Sector Unions Provided Value, They Wouldn’t Need Schemes
Chances are, the last time you went to the supermarket, the clerk at the checkout stand thanked you for your business. And you thanked her back. You were both being polite, of course, but there was more to it than that. In fact, you were expressing the essence of capitalism: In a free-market economic system,… -
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‘BOONDOGGLES’: See Where the Biggest Wastes of Tax Dollars Are Going, Besides Just California
While President Donald Trump nixed funding for California’s “train to nowhere,” taxpayers remain on the hook for other projects that are billions of dollars over budget and more than a decade behind schedule, according to a new Senate report. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued “Off the Rails: The Billion Dollar Boondoggles Taking Taxpayers for a… -
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How to Keep Kids From Killing Kids
What once would have shocked the conscience is now forgotten by the end of the article. Consider these recent stories on juvenile homicides. In Southern Nevada, last October, 17-year-old Keanu Enright left his home to play video games. Police said a group of friends ended up “handling a gun.” A 15-year-old boy then shot and… -
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Trump’s Trade Lesson for Economists (and the World)
If America is in a trade war, the question to ask is, are we tired of winning yet? “Donald Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as world ‘chickens out,’” reads the Financial Times headline. “Only China and Canada have retaliated against U.S. president’s tariff war,” the Financial Times’ subhead adds. “In the Trump-dominated global economy, the…
