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opinion
Trump’s National Guard Deployment and the Art of the 80-20 Issue
Donald Trump’s recent floated proposal to deploy the National Guard to crime-overrun blue cities like Chicago and Baltimore has been met with howls of outrage from the usual suspects. For many liberal talking heads and Democrat officials, this is simply the latest evidence of Trump’s “authoritarianism.” But such specious analysis and manufactured hysteria distract from… -
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Education Department Puts Top Universities That Receive Funding From Foreign Adversaries on Notice
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Education Department will undertake more investigations into universities that fail to accurately disclose funding from foreign adversaries, a senior Department of Education official told The Daily Signal. President Donald Trump’s Department of Education has already launched investigations into Harvard, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Michigan, and the University of… -
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Trump Astride at 7 Months
President Donald Trump’s greatest achievement within six months was simply ending illegal immigration as we had once known it—without “comprehensive immigration reform” or any other rhetorical trickery. It remains difficult to find, much less deport, the 10 to 12 million illegal aliens who entered in the last four years. Those who helped break the law,… -
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Republicans Debate Extension of Biden’s Enhanced Obamacare Tax Credits
Nearly a decade after Donald Trump first became president vowing to repeal and replace it, Obamacare is once again becoming one of Congress’ most high-stakes debates. At the end of 2025, enhanced premium tax credits for former President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act are set to expire. Those enhanced credits were introduced during President… -
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Therapy Class Claims Trump Is a Cult Leader. Does That Make His Voters ‘Followers’?
When Pamela Garfield-Jaeger learned that a therapist was offering a class characterizing supporters of President Donald Trump as members of a cult, she was compelled to learn more. Using a fake name, Garfield-Jaeger registered for the online course, and in August spent three hours “learning” how therapists can deal with their Trump-supporting clients. The course, “The… -
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Trump Reveals a Key Component He Wants in Forthcoming Anti-Crime Bill
President Donald Trump on Friday revealed one key measure he wants Republicans to include in an upcoming crime bill. Trump said in response to a question from The Daily Signal that the crime bill must end cashless bail. “When that came out … originally, when that came out the first time, that’s when you saw… -
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New Docs Blow Open Biden Autopen Scandal, Cast Spotlight on Harris
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Newly uncovered internal documents shed fresh light on former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen and alleged outsourcing of decision-making during his final year in office. The former president has insisted that he personally made all decisions regarding pardons, executive orders, and proclamations, calling claims to the contrary “ridiculous and false.” However, internal… -
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Swamp vs. Trump: IRS Union Sues to Reverse Executive Order
Another chapter in President Donald Trump’s clash with what he calls the Washington, D.C., “swamp” is heading to court, this time, from the union representing mostly Internal Revenue Service employees. The National Treasury Employees Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in the District of Columbia. The Treasury Department was among the departments included in… -
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Fairfax School Board Meeting Turns Heated as GOP Candidates Weigh in on Title IX Lawsuit
Another contentious school board meeting occurred in Northern Virginia on Wednesday, this time in Fairfax County, where the school division is suing the federal Department of Education for withholding funding because the school system has been found in violation of federal Title IX law over its policies allowing “transgender” students in girls’ facilities. After the… -
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‘Pray for Michigan,’ US Rep Says
A Michigan police department says it’s introducing a new officer patch featuring both English and Arabic. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the Dearborn Heights Police Department said the patch, which is optional, is meant to “reflect and honor the diversity of our community.” “By incorporating Arabic script alongside English,” the department said, “this patch represents… -
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The Right’s Divide Over Israel Is an Age Gap
“I’m not really sure that comity is going to be found here,” Curt Mills, the executive director of The American Conservative, told The Daily Signal leading up to this year’s National Conservatism Conference. It proved to be an understatement. “These tensions are just out in the open, and they deserve to be addressed to the… -
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Chicago Crime Victim Says Dem Leaders Are Doing ‘Disservice’ by Not Working With Trump to Fight Criminals
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Kathleen Miles, a woman who got assaulted in downtown Chicago, said on Friday that Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are doing a “disservice” by not working with President Donald Trump to fight crime. A man with a lengthy criminal record randomly punched Miles in the face… -
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Biden State Department ‘Targeted Christian Homeschool Parents,’ Report Says
A Trump administration task force says it’s found “numerous instances of anti-Christian bias during the Biden administration,” from public shaming to threats of criminal charges to IRS referrals. An initial report from the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias says the Biden administration engaged in “disfavored treatment and viewpoint discrimination,” “harassment,” “weaponized prosecutions,” and other… -
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The Rise of Conservative Media in America
Editor’s note: These are lightly edited remarks of a speech that Daily Signal President and Executive Editor Rob Bluey gave to the National Conservatism Conference on Thursday. These past six months haven’t just been remarkable—they’ve been revolutionary. And nowhere is that more visible than in the collapse of legacy media’s stranglehold on American journalism. The… -
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Court Won’t Let Trump Require Biological Sex on Passports
A federal appeals court Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to require passports to reflect bearers’ biological sex rather than their declared “gender identity.” A lower court previously blocked the administration from enforcing that policy, saying it would inflict “irreparable harm” and increased risk of “discrimination, harassment, or violence” on “all transgender and nonbinary people.” … -
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Trump Decree Expected to Restore Department of Defense to Original Name of Department of War
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday to restore the use of the historic title of the Department of War by the federal government as an alternative name for the Department of Defense. The executive order will reportedly lead to name changes online and at the Pentagon itself, including the… -
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6 Takeaways From the National Conservatism Conference
The Daily Signal was on the ground at the fifth National Conservatism Conference this week in Washington, D.C. The event was full of fiery speeches and fierce debates, but some themes rose above the rest. 1. Hawley and Others Go Hard After Techno Right While the conference, commonly known as NatCon, has had tech debates… -
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About 450 Illegal Aliens Arrested at Georgia Hyundai Factory
Around 450 illegal aliens have been arrested at a Hyundai manufacturing site in Georgia, according to federal immigration officials on Friday. The Hyundai facility, located about 35 miles west of Savanah in Ellabell is an electric vehicle battery factory. Federal immigration authorities, in partnership with law enforcement partners, executed a search warrant on the… -
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Trump Administration Changes How Airlines Respond to Cancellations
The Trump administration is dropping a Biden-era rule requiring airlines to compensate passengers for canceled flights and cover travelers’ expenses for delays or cancellations caused by the airlines. The Biden administration’s proposed rule would have guaranteed passengers $200 to $775 for disruptions under the airline’s control. Passengers would have also been entitled to free meals, lodging,… -
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To Serve a Cause Bigger Than Himself: Story of Robert Pietrangelo, Military Volunteer Killed on a Battlefield in Ukraine
On Aug. 18, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked into the White House alongside seven European leaders to meet with President Donald Trump. For Ukraine and its allies, the message was clear: They needed reassurance that the United States would stand firm in supporting the global fight for freedom and democracy. After the meeting, Zelenskyy…
