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EXCLUSIVE: White House Weighs Executive Action to Prevent Government From Taking Kids From Parents Who Oppose Gender Transition
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The White House has weighed an executive order that would stop Child Protective Services from taking children away from parents who refuse to accept their child’s so-called gender identity, several sources involved with the order told The Daily Signal. A conservative coalition led by parental rights activist Erin Friday has met…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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What Will Bring About America’s Golden Age? Heritage President Responds
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told Turning Point USA’s America Fest on Friday about what will underpin America’s golden age. America may be on the cusp of a golden age, but Americans still have to choose it for themselves. “As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we ought to ask the question: What is America going…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Two Californians Are Eyeing a White House Run in 2028. Republicans Rejoice
WASHINGTON—Two California Democrats could run for president in 2028: Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Republican operatives must be thinking: Bring it on. Under Newsom, California’s image has become less golden than it used to be. The high cost of living has taken a toll. The IRS announced last month that California…Debra Saunders -
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Trump Administration Could Test Impoundment Authority
The Trump administration may soon bring the word “impoundment” back into the modern American’s political lexicon. As the new administration attempts to cut government spending, it’s likely to test the legality of the president withholding the spending of federal funds allocated by Congress. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who chairs the Joint Economic Committee, told The…Jacob Adams -
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Is Biden White House Ignoring Iranian Nukes?
Despite Iran’s bad behavior at home and abroad (including its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine), the Biden administration seems blissfully unconcerned about the threat posed by the Islamist regime to our national security interests. Indeed, President Joe Biden himself called the cornerstone of U.S.-Iran policy—the Obama administration’s flawed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—“dead” in a video…Peter Brookes -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Education Executive Order Limiting ‘Government Overreach’ and ‘Red Tape’
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, has signed an executive order aimed at limiting government overreach and reducing red tape in education. "Education reform will be the hallmark of my administration," Sanders told The Daily Signal on Thursday. "We can and we must do better for the kids in the…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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White House Won’t Say Whether Pope Benedict, Vatican Uninvited Biden From Papal Funeral
The White House refused to divulge Tuesday whether the Vatican and the now-deceased Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI had asked President Joe Biden not to attend Benedict’s funeral. The Daily Signal repeatedly pressed the White House on this point Tuesday afternoon after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the U.S. ambassador to the Holy…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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White House Leaks Story on Records Requests: ‘Clearly a Planned and Coordinated Effort,’ House Republicans Say
A report on White House letters dismissing two representatives’ records requests has triggered backlash among House Republicans. The GOP Judiciary Committee said the White House leaked the story to Politico before sending the letters to Republican Reps. James Comer of Kentucky and Jim Jordan of Ohio. “Just before dawn at 4:33 a.m., the White House informed…Gillian Richards -
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: Incompetent but Failing Upward
One of the bestselling books of the 1970s was “The Peter Principle,” a business management book by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull. The book’s premise, in a nutshell, was that people get promotions based on their performance in their previous jobs until they are ultimately elevated to a position in which they’re incompetent, since…Peter Parisi -
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‘Children Are Such Judgment-Free Beings’: Drag Performer Touts White House Invite to Respect for Marriage Act Signing
When President Joe Biden signs the radical Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, at least one Drag Queen Story Hour performer will likely be in attendance. “To be a non binary drag artist invited to the White House is something I never imagined would happen,” Marti Cummings said in a Twitter post featuring an invitation…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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White House Sticks to ‘Voter Suppression’ Claim in Georgia, Despite Soaring Early Turnout
Georgia election laws supposedly were so restrictive that, in January, President Joe Biden traveled to Atlanta with a stark warning. “Jim Crow 2.0 is about two insidious things—voter suppression and election subversion,” Biden said. “That’s not hyperbole. That’s a fact.” However, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday that 1.13 million Georgians already had…Fred Lucas -
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White House Refuses to Address Arrests of Pro-Lifers Amid Attacks on Pregnancy Resource Centers
President Joe Biden’s administration is refusing to address why it’s focusing efforts on arresting pro-life activists amid national outcry over dozens of attacks on pro-life centers and churches. At least 86 Catholic churches and 74 pregnancy resource centers and pro-life organizations have been attacked since the May leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, according…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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One Woman’s Journey From White House to Launching a Makeup Brand Inspired by Women of the Bible
After working in the Trump administration, Hope Harvard moved home to South Carolina unsure of what the future held. After a night of crying out to God for direction in her life, she awakened with the idea to start a makeup line inspired by the women of the Bible, and Hope Beauty was born. Harvard…Virginia Allen -
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Robbing Pavel to Pay Pedro: The Biden White House’s New Refugee Plan
The Biden administration recently sent Congress a proposal to admit a total of 125,000 refugees in the fiscal year that begins next month. If recent years are any guide, though, President Joe Biden won’t get anywhere near that target. In fiscal year 2021, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program let in only 11,411 refugees out of…Simon Hankinson -
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A Media Coach Assesses White House Press Secretary’s Briefing Room Blunders
Being the White House press secretary is a notoriously hard job. The press secretary must be up to date on every policy issue engaging the president and his team. The position requires the person who holds it to be articulate, confident, honest, and transparent, while also keeping sensitive information with care. Unfortunately, current White House…Virginia Allen -
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Texas Democrat Gives Up on White House Talks to Solve Border Crisis
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has given up on having conversations with the White House about the border because top officials in the Biden administration are only interested in listening to “immigration activists,” he said in an exclusive interview. “I haven’t followed up with the White House … after months and months and months of talking…Jennie Taer -
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White House ‘Disinformation’ Campaign Against Climate Policy Critics Sparks Litigation
Climate activists are working in coordination with the Biden White House and Democrat-dominated congressional committees to silence political opponents under the guise of “disinformation,” legal and energy policy analysts say. Under President Joe Biden, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has kept a tight lid on how the administration advances its climate…Kevin Mooney -
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4 Big Takeaways as White House Aide Testifies on Trump and Capitol Riot
In perhaps the most significant public hearing held so far by the House’s Jan. 6 committee, a former White House aide testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump was aware that protesters at the Capitol had weapons but briefly insisted on going there himself. The House select committee’s vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., also seemed…Fred Lucas -
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Biden’s Executive Order on Policing Misses Mark
President Joe Biden signed an executive order, “Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety,” on Wednesday. The title may sound good, but unfortunately, for the most part, it does none of those things. Instead, it’s a political statement designed to satisfy the left-wing base of his party….Zack Smith -
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Biden White House Refuses to Condemn ‘Disgusting’ Efforts to Intimidate Supreme Court Justices
White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused to say if President Joe Biden condemned efforts to intimidate Supreme Court justices by posting their addresses online and protesting outside their homes. A left-wing group called Ruth Sent Us published the home addresses of the court’s six conservative justices online, called them “extremist,” and on Tuesday announced a May 11 protest outside their…Laurel Duggan