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opinion
As Schumer Shutdown Comes to a Halt, Trump Proposal Could Turbocharge Patient Power
The 41-day Schumer Shutdown finally is winding down. Democrat intransigence petered out and not a nanosecond too soon. On Oct. 9, CNN quoted a “senior Democratic aide” who predicted that Sen. Chuck Schumer and his caucus would not reopen the federal government absent “planes falling out of the sky.” One month later, flight delays multiplied… -
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Trump Put a Spotlight on Persecution of Christians in Nigeria. What Happens Now?
When Deborah Samuel Yakubu’s Muslim classmates stoned her to death and set her body on fire outside her college in northern Nigeria in 2022, Nigeria was no longer on America’s list of counties of “particular concern.” The Biden administration removed Nigeria from the list of nations with religious freedom concerns in 2021 despite reports of ongoing persecution of Christians. Yakubu, a 22-year-old Christian, was accused of sharing “blasphemous” statements about Islam over… -
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Hallowed Ground: 5 Military Sites That Shaped America’s Freedom
Veterans Day invites us to honor the courage, sacrifice, and enduring legacy of those who served in defense of our nation. One meaningful way to pay tribute is by visiting historic battlefields and military sites where the fight for America’s freedom and prosperity unfolded. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, these five sites… -
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Legal Expert Breaks Down What Trump Can Do to Stop Mamdani
President Donald Trump has threatened to punish New York City for electing the Democrat mayoral candidate, socialist Muslim Zohran Mamdani. Though the action a president can legally take against a city is limited, Trump can use the Foreign Agents Registration Act to prevent foreign influence wielded by Mamdani in New York City, according to Nicole… -
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In Hot Water: Jasmine Crockett Faces Probe Over Conflicting Financial Disclosures
A watchdog group alleges that Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, filed inconsistent financial disclosure statements regarding investments, which potentially violated House rules and federal law if the unreported assets exceed $1,000 in value. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Conduct seeking an investigation into Crockett for failing… -
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VETERANS DAY: Remembering Thomas Harris, a US Marine Vet Who Gave His All in Ukraine
Every soldier in Ukraine has already made a priceless sacrifice for the fight. Many have spent endless months in the trenches, holding just a few square meters of ground, some have lost their limbs, others their lives. President Donald Trump repeatedly underscores the staggering death toll. And yes, the losses are immense—the direct result of Russia’s aggression. Trump has cited figures of seven… -
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With These 3 Bills, Arizona’s Biggs Salutes Veterans
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has introduced three bills intended to enhance the well-being of American veterans through improvements in burial procedures, oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and vets’ health care. “As Veterans Day approaches, Congress must recommit to honoring our nation’s heroes not just in word, but in deed,” Biggs told The Daily Signal…. -
opinion
Strengthening Veteran Mental Health: A Vital Mission
Every morning, the secretaries of Veterans Affairs and War receive updates on suicides among service members and veterans. The numbers paint a dire picture of mental health across the armed forces. The Department of War’s most recent data, released in its 2024 Annual Report on Suicide in the Military, reported 523 suicides across the Total… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Consumer Group Targets ESG-Pushing Pact Under Antitrust Review
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the concerns of consumers called Consumers’ Research is calling out the U.S. Plastics Pact for pushing environmental, social, and governance policies that have made doing business more difficult in Ohio. While the U.S. Plastics Pact is hosting a conference in Columbus on Tuesday and… -
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Mamdani Era: The Democrat Party Is Changing Rapidly
One year since President Donald Trump swept the swing states in the 2024 election, Democrats are starting to find their footing again. New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-identified socialist, appears to have breathed new life into the party. One of the biggest questions for national Democrats in the last few months has… -
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5 Veteran Presidents Who Fought on the Battlefield
On Veterans Day, Americans celebrate the valor of members of the United States armed services, but did you know that 31 of the 45 men who have served as president of the United States served in the military beforehand? Here are five presidents who served on the battlefield before the White House. Harry Truman Before… -
opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: Who’s Paying for the Emergency Room Health Care of Illegal Immigrants, Sen. Warren?
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor David Hanson and Jack Fowler call out Sen. Elizabeth Warren for insisting illegal immigrants aren’t getting federal health insurance. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Victor Davis Hanson: The other thing is, when you have 12 million people coming in illegally [as discovered] in the Yale study of 2019—I want… -
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Senate Defeats Schumer-led Opposition to Opening Government; Funding Bill Heads to House
The government shutdown is another step closer to coming to an end after the Senate voted in favor of a bill to fund the government. The Senate passed a measure that would fund the entire government through Jan. 30 by a vote of 60 to 40 on Monday night. Thirty-eight Senate Democrat Caucus members, led… -
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House Members Ready to Finish the Job, End Shutdown
After months of rarely being in session, members of the House of Representatives will likely return to Washington this week and help end the longest federal government shutdown in American history. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., celebrated Republicans’ apparent victory. “At least some Democrats now finally appear ready to do what Republicans and President… -
opinion
BBC Should Go the Way of NPR After Trump J6 Speech Deceptive Edits Scandal
It looks like there’s big, Trump-sized trouble in store for the BBC. On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened the government-funded British Broadcasting Corporation with a $1 billion lawsuit over its broadcasting of an edited version of his speech near the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The BBC edit made it look like Trump was directly… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Child Rapist
Immigration officials in Boston have taken a convicted child rapist into custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “Unlike the Democrats— who perpetuated the longest government shutdown in American history—[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] law enforcement officers are hard at work for the American people,” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, told The Daily Signal. In 2018, Manuel… -
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Did the Military Violate Trump’s DEI Executive Order?
The U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps appear on a list of sponsors for a conference of the American School Counselor Association, which supports diversity, equity, and inclusion—an activist ideology that President Donald Trump directed the federal government to eliminate. A Department of War source with knowledge of DOW Community Engagement Planning noted that… -
opinion
The Humiliating ‘No Kings’ Boycott Failure
It’s only fair to give credit where credit is due. Former Democrats who now comprise the socialist base of that party are very good at inciting people to vent their collective spleen on the streets of America. But that doesn’t mean they know much about other things, particularly when it comes to economic matters. The Indivisible Project—the muscle behind the “No Kings” protests—has a good track record of… -
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Why the Supreme Court May Never Review Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a former Kentucky county clerk’s case that could have potentially challenged the 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges, which nationalized same-sex marriage. “This was completely predictable,” Thomas Jipping, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal. “It was not the right case to raise the issue… -
opinion
Trump Moves Onward and Forward With the ‘Club of Strength’
President Donald Trump keeps growing his strategic engagements to advance American national security via peace through strength. After facilitating timely conversations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trump announced Thursday that Kazakhstan would be joining the Abraham Accords—making it the first country to do so during Trump’s second term. “This…
