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Economist Skeptical of California’s Modest Energy Policy Reforms
California public officials’ attempts to address the state’s cost of living crisis are not going to provide much relief, a Golden State economist warns. California Energy Commission Vice Chairman Siva Gunda recently outlined a proposal to temporarily remove a cap on profits of oil refineries that had taken effect under Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat,… -
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Underemployment: The Statistic That Should Guide College Decisions
When parents and prospective students choose colleges, they come across numerous statistics that can help guide their decision. The most popular is probably the acceptance rate, which reflects how exclusive a school is. Many assume that the lower the acceptance rate, the better the school. Others may compare a school’s four-year graduation rate. Real data… -
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University Systems Create Accreditor Focused on Merit and Outcomes
Today’s higher education accreditors let colleges and universities get away with mediocrity: low graduation rates, highly negative return on investment, and activism that looks little like scholarship. Accreditors are meant to vouch for college quality and to recommend improvements—but they rarely hold institutions accountable for such travesties as a four-year graduation rate under 15%, a… -
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Judge Defies Congress, Trump on Planned Parenthood Funding
A judge has temporarily prevented President Donald Trump from revoking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, after both chambers of Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act defunding the abortion giant and the president signed it into law. Obama-appointee U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s temporary restraining order lasts just two weeks. It directs the Department… -
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What Made Justice Kagan Change Her Mind on Universal Injunctions?
When judges change their mind, they explain their reasons. Or at least they ought to, because that’s what makes their judgments trustworthy. But when the Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA this term, Justice Elena Kagan suddenly changed her mind on universal injunctions—and didn’t explain why. There, the Supreme Court held that federal courts likely… -
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How Child Trafficking and China Are Fueled by Clean Energy
America is at an energy crossroads, and with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—landmark legislation aimed at unleashing domestic energy production, securing critical mineral supply chains, and reducing costs for American families—we have a pivotal opportunity to reshape not only our economy, but also the global moral landscape. Currently, the clean energy revolution is being… -
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Motherhood Is Under Attack—and the Media Is Leading the Charge
If there’s one thing the corporate media hates more than tradition, it’s motherhood. We’ve seen it time and again, from the glossy magazine covers glorifying “child-free” living to the snide late-night jokes about “breeders” and “stay-at-home moms.” It’s no longer subtle. The war on motherhood is loud, proud, and broadcast 24/7 across every major platform…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: Marc Elias-Led Group Guided Illinois on Anti-Trump Litigation, Documents Reveal
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A former Clinton election lawyer sought to team up with a key Democrat state attorney general to create litigation chaos in the early days of the Trump administration, documents obtained by The Daily Signal show. Shortly after November’s presidential election, a legal organization led by anti-Trump Democrat super lawyer Marc Elias… -
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Climate Expert Slams Democrats for Trying to ‘Exploit the Tragedy’ of Camp Mystic Flooding
Flash flooding in Central Texas has killed at least 104 people, including 28 children, and while Democrats have rushed to blame climate change for the disaster, climate analysts have countered that narrative. The flooding began on Friday and escalated over the weekend, and the death toll continues to climb, according to CNN. “North Carolina. Texas…. -
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‘American Hero’: All Corners Praise Coast Guard Swimmer Who Saved Lives Amid Texas Floods
Republicans and Democrats are hailing a Coast Guard swimmer as a national hero after he saved 165 lives from the flash floods in Central Texas. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took to the social media platform X to share about Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan: “United States Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Petty… -
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EXCLUSIVE: National Weather Service Responds to Claims of Understaffing Amid Texas Floods
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As some Democrats seek to blame the Trump administration for at least 95 flash-flood deaths in Texas, a senior official with the National Weather Service assures Americans that the service features one of the most dedicated groups of employees in the federal government. Critics of the Trump administration have claimed that… -
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Fact-Checking Claims About Texas Floods
Heavy rainstorms caused widespread, deadly floods in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend. According to the latest estimates, 94 people have been confirmed dead due to the flooding of the Guadalupe River and elsewhere in Central Texas. This number includes 27 young girls and counselors from Camp Mystic, a Christian camp in Hunt, Texas. Rep. Chip… -
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Supremes to Decide Whether Political Parties Can Act Like Political Parties
Just before breaking for the summer recess, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case in its October term that, in essence, concerns whether Congress can limit political parties from doing what they are formed to do—i.e., support their candidates. That’s the issue at stake in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission,… -
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Trump Trade Team Extends Deadline on Tariff Deals
As President Donald Trump’s trade team works to sign new trade deals with foreign countries, the White House is giving trading partners an extended deadline to sign deals before being hit with the heavy tariffs the president introduced in April. The administration had previously set a deadline of June 9 for nations to come to… -
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‘Depraved and Despicable’: White House Slams Politicization of Texas Floods
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Democrats who are politicizing the Texas floods that have killed at least 89 people are “depraved and despicable.” Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls on Texas’ Guadalupe River, has confirmed that 27 campers and counselors died in flash floods over the weekend. The search continues for… -
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The SPLC’s Slimy Attempt to Wiggle Out of a Defamation Lawsuit Beggars Belief
How can a leftist group present itself as the authority on “hate groups” in public, touting the fact that police and even the FBI have relied on its materials, and then reverse course when challenged in court, claiming that its statements are unprovable “opinion” rather than expert statements of fact? Has the Southern Poverty Law… -
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FTC Trial Reveals Meta Disregard for National Security, Innovation
For years, Meta has claimed that it carefully manages access to its platform’s data to benefit users and developers alike. But internal documents from its Federal Trade Commission trial paint a different picture—one of strategic exclusion and economic sabotage cloaked in user protection. Specifically, documents reveal that Meta has been weaponizing its application programming interface,… -
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83 Percent of Jewish Students Face Campus Hate—How Much More Will Colleges Allow?
I walked into that house meeting with a knot of anxiety, a strange sense of paranoia. An hour later, I was running into the freezing Ohio night, barefoot and coatless, tears blurring my vision. My paranoia, it turns out, was simply an instinct for survival. During my last year at Kenyon College, my roommates, all… -
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When It Comes to Marriage, Faith Matters
Focus on the Family recently surveyed more than 3,800 Americans on how faith impacts personal decisions about marriage and recorded married respondents’ self-assessments of their unions. The good news is that 74% of all married couples described their marriages as “healthy.” But even more encouraging is that convictional Christians—those who actively live out and practice their… -
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Biden White House Leak Reveals Advisers Urged Early Debate
A newly leaked White House memo from April 2024 reveals that former President Joe Biden’s advisers urged him to debate now-President Donald Trump early in the election cycle to “reach the widest audience possible.” The disastrous June 27 debate, in which Biden was often incoherent, was the death knell of his campaign. Under pressure from…
