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Kamala Harris to Lead White House Task Force Encouraging Union Membership
The White House on Monday announced a new labor union task force, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, to encourage and promote union membership in the U.S. The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment will be comprised of several other top administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin,…Thomas Catenacci -
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College of the Ozarks Stands Up to Biden’s Transgender Executive Order
Attorneys on behalf of the College of the Ozarks, a private, Christian school, have filed a lawsuit in a Missouri federal court against the Biden administration regarding the president’s January executive order, “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” The lawsuit, which attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom filed…Nicole Russell -
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Wind Played Role in Biden’s Stumbles, White House Suggests
President Joe Biden was all right after he stumbled three times Friday in "very windy" weather while boarding Air Force One, a White House spokeswoman said. Biden twice stumbled, catching himself on the steps, and then fell down while climbing to board Air Force One, video footage shows. Biden got up and proceeded onto the presidential jet after…Mary Rose Corkery -
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Reporters Cool Heels for Biden Press Conference, More White House Access
After giving his first prime-time address Thursday night, President Joe Biden walked away, ignoring a question called out by a reporter. In one sense, turning away is symbolic of the Biden White House’s attitude toward the media. The president has gone longer than any other president in 100 years without holding a formal press conference. …Fred Lucas -
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Rep. Devin Nunes Confronts Biden White House’s ‘Extreme Left-Wing Agenda’
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., a favorite of conservatives for his past leadership of the House Intelligence Committee, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his perspective on the Biden administration so far. For Nunes, “a big concern” is “this whole idea that we’re going to bring the country together.” He’s “never seen the country so divided”…Rachel del Guidice -
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Biden Scraps Trump’s Classical Architecture Executive Order
President Joe Biden on Wednesday scrapped former President Donald Trump’s executive order that promoted classical styles for all future federal buildings. The order, titled “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture,” signed in December 2020, harshly criticized modern architectural styles and instead lauded Roman-Greco-inspired buildings. But while it criticized modern and brutalist buildings, it did not mandate that…Andrew Trunsky -
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For Female Athlete, Biden’s Transgender Executive Order Is ‘Heartbreaking’
Under the guise of protecting all children, President Joe Biden created immediate controversy when he issued an executive order Jan. 20 directing federal agencies in effect to interpret existing anti-discrimination laws such that females no longer receive the umbrella of protection Title IX has long provided. That means women’s sports (along with their locker rooms) and other activities would…Nicole Russell -
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Biden Far Outpacing Trump on Early Executive Orders, Actions
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday ensuring transgender Americans can serve in the military, along with a “buy American” order to steer federal government purchases to products manufactured in the United States. While former President Donald Trump called him “Sleepy Joe” during the campaign, Biden quickly has sped past Trump on executive actions…Fred Lucas -
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Executive Order Seesaw on Environmental Rules Inflicts Vertigo on Economy
In his first week in office, President Joe Biden swept through a series of environmental policy actions. You’d be forgiven if most of it sounded vaguely familiar and you questioned whether we hadn’t settled all this before. Among other actions, the new administration rescinded the cross-border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, initiated reentry into…Katie Tubb -
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Biden’s Energy Executive Orders Will Have ‘Huge Costs’ on American Families, Economist Says
Nick Loris, an economist with The Heritage Foundation, spoke with The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Samantha Renck about President Joe Biden’s executive orders on energy and the environment, what impact they might have, and more. “The Paris climate accord was kind of doomed from the start” Loris, who published the report “Assessing Themes in the Biden…Samantha Aschieris -
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#BidenErasedWomen Trends After Biden Signs Transgender Executive Order
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday evening that sets the stage for rolling out transgender protections—a move that critics protested through the hashtag “Biden erased women” Thursday. “Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports,” Biden’s executive…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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After Inaugural Rhetoric on Unity, Biden Signs Divisive Transgender Executive Order
In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden stressed he wants to be the president of all Americans—left and right—and bring healing and unity to the nation. Actions speak louder than words. And on his very first day in office, Biden signed a radically divisive executive order mandating the transgender agenda. Here’s what it says: “Children…Ryan T. Anderson -
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Questions About His Son and China Follow Biden to White House
Editor’s note, March 30, 2022: Sixteen months before The Washington Post’s report today on Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China, The Daily Signal published this article on the overseas business affairs of President Joe Biden’s son. Legal questions surrounding the Biden family’s business deals with a Chinese energy conglomerate almost certainly will follow Joe Biden…Fred Lucas -
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7 Big Items on Biden’s White House Agenda
Amnesty for illegal immigrants, taxpayer funding for abortions, and a transition from using oil for energy were key to former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign for the White House. Biden laid out many policy proposals during his campaign to unseat President Donald Trump, which major media outlets called in the Democratic challenger’s favor Saturday even…Fred Lucas -
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No Winner Yet: Fight for White House Could Drag on for Days or Weeks
For the first time in years, Americans will wake up Wednesday morning after the presidential election uncertain of who their president will be on Jan. 20. President Donald Trump, a Republican, overperformed expectations in winning Florida. His Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, flipped longtime Republican stronghold Arizona. But the key battleground states of…Fred Lucas -
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No Winner Yet: Fight for White House Could Drag on for Days or Weeks
For the first time in years, Americans will wake up Wednesday morning after the presidential election uncertain of who their president will be on Jan. 20. President Donald Trump, a Republican, overperformed expectations in winning Florida. His Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, flipped longtime Republican stronghold Arizona. But the key battleground states of…Fred Lucas -
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A Historian’s Perspective on White House Rivalries, From Truman to Trump
Today’s podcast features an interview that first appeared on our sister podcast “The Right Side of History.” Co-hosts Jarrett Stepman and Fred Lucas speak with presidential historian Tevi Troy about his most recent book “Fight House: Rivalries in the White House From Truman to Trump.” Troy describes how rivalries and conflict on the president’s staff…Jarrett Stepman -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Executive Order Aims to Rein in Bureaucracy’s Role in Policymaking
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at making federal bureaucrats engaged in policymaking more accountable. The order is intended to address what Trump administration officials say is a concern about the growth of the federal bureaucracy and about an increasing willingness by Congress to delegate policymaking authority to executive branch agencies. Because…Fred Lucas -
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White House Hits Back on Threat of Court-Packing: ‘A Disaster for Our Country’
Today on the podcast, The Daily Signal’s executive editor, Rob Bluey, interviews Brian Morgenstern, the White House’s deputy communications director. They discuss President Donald Trump’s health; the COVID-19 pandemic; liberals’ threat to pack the Supreme Court; and next week’s Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president’s third nominee to the high court….Robert B. Bluey -
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Kosovo-Serbia Talks at the White House Aim at Normalization of Relations
The U.S. will host Avdullah Hoti, the prime minister of Kosovo, and Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia, on Friday for talks on normalizing relations. The Trump administration had originally planned the talks for June 27, but they were postponed after the indictment on June 24 of Hashim Thaci, Kosovo’s president, on war crimes charges….Daniel Kochis