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It used to be “work hard, enjoy later,” but now it’s “enjoy now, pay later,” says Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. In a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, Kirk sheds light on a decades-long economic crisis in America that’s crushing the American dream for young people. Kirk warns that if America’s leaders fail to…
A new children’s book promoting self-acceptance of one’s God-given sex and illustrated by a former “transgender” individual who has “detransitioned” was released last week. Written by licensed social worker and family advocate Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, “Froggy Girl” speaks to the current cultural phenomenon that children are told they can change their gender. Garfield-Jaeger worked with Nicolas…
Taxpayers heavily subsidized the diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda in schools and nonprofits under the Biden administration’s Department of Education. Last week, the Supreme Court cleared one hurdle for the Trump administration to dismantle the department through staffing cuts. Watchdog groups and the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency recently brought many of the department’s…
Just over six months into his second four-year term, President Donald Trump has racked up an impressive list of legislative wins working with the Republican-led Congress. First there was the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a capstone to the MAGA priorities that Trump began campaigning on back in 2015. First and foremost, the bill provides…
As the House and Senate prepare to go on summer recess, there is a lot of unfinished business left for Republicans. The August recess is a routine district and state work period for lawmakers, but the leadership teams’ decisions on when to go on break carry a lot of weight now. In the House, Republicans…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The children of “lawbreakers” should not be rewarded with U.S. citizenship, a Republican congresswoman from New York says. The Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act, which Rep. Claudia Tenney introduced Wednesday, would end automatic birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens. “The United States should not reward illegal entry into our…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Education Secretary Linda McMahon would like Congress to use a number of small bills to dismantle the Department of Education, she told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. The Supreme Court gave McMahon the OK to continue dismantling the Department of Education on July 14. The department is now able…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Texas Republican Rep. Keith Self has a big day today on Capitol Hill, introducing four bills to codify President Donald Trump’s executive orders. “These executive orders by President Trump reflect commonsense governance and clear priorities. Now more than ever, public accountability, educational integrity, and national security are vital,” Self said in…
New evidence has come to light in what is the “most egregious weaponization and politicization of intelligence in American history,” Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, announced Wednesday morning. Under the direction of President Donald Trump, Gabbard said she has declassified a House Intelligence Committee report “that exposes how the Obama administration manufactured the…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Trump administration’s massive crackdown on gender ideology across the U.S. has left some activists reeling, CNN reported this week. Multiple activists told the outlet that they have become discouraged by the administration’s sweeping efforts to dismantle gender ideology as part of a broader push to terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across all federal government agencies, education,…
School choice has been a key issue at both the state and federal levels, though this once seemingly bipartisan issue has faced opposition. Last month in Ohio, a Franklin County judge ruled that the EdChoice voucher program was unconstitutional after a coalition of public schools sued the program, though that’s not the end of the…
Fiscal conservatives are cheering the White House’s plans to introduce another rescissions package that includes cuts to federal education funding. “Additional rescissions packages are a win for taxpayers. Every dollar clawed back is money returned to the people,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., told The Daily Signal. “I strongly support more rescissions packages…
“The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team,” President Donald Trump wrote Sunday, referring to the Washington Commanders NFL football team, which changed its name from the “Redskins” in 2020. “Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being…
A Cincinnati man was arrested Saturday for allegedly making threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on social media. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Anthony Marcus Kelly, 38, faces federal charges, including threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder a United States official, as well as transmitting communications containing threats to kidnap or injure…
President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization in a move Rep. Randy Fine says he fully supports. “This is an organization that has repeatedly pushed anti-Israel propaganda, from recognizing Palestinian statehood to denying the Jewish connection to holy sites,” Fine, R-Fla., who is Jewish, told The…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The White House plans to introduce another rescissions package soon that will include cuts to education funding, sources familiar with the matter tell The Daily Signal. Reforming the education system has been a bedrock of the second Trump administration. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March authorizing Secretary Linda…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not review thumb drives containing potentially significant evidence while investigating Hillary Clinton’s private email server, according to a newly declassified report. An FBI draft memo from May 2016 stated reviewing the thumb drives would be necessary to conduct a “thorough and complete investigation,” including assessing national…
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va. are calling out attacks on Christians abroad and asking the Trump administration to prioritize defending them. The two legislators introduced a congressional resolution last week denouncing the persecution of Christians around the world. The document specifically condemns “the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries” and encourages…
The man who is the focus of the most attention on Capitol Hill this week is not the speaker of the House—it’s the late Jeffrey Epstein. On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., fielded a number of questions on his decision to oppose motions from Democrats and some Republicans to try to compel the White…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will “welcome” the help of border czar Tom Homan to arrest criminal illegal aliens like the ones who attacked a Customs and Border Protection officer in the city over the weekend. If Homan assists New York City in the apprehension of “dangerous people,” Adams told reporters,…