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The Trump administration pulled the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be surgeon general following reports that she inflated her credentials, Bloomberg reported. President Donald Trump instead nominated Dr. Casey Means on Wednesday, saying Means “will work closely with our wonderful Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to ensure a successful…
A House Democrat moved to adjourn a hearing before Payton McNabb, who as a teenager suffered a traumatic brain injury after getting spiked in the head by a male athlete in women’s volleyball, could testify. McNabb, an ambassador with the Independent Women’s Forum, told The Daily Signal she thinks the Democrat did this in order…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has declined to tell The Daily Signal whether he will sign or veto a measure to protect women from unfair competition in sports, after the bill passed the state Senate in a bipartisan vote Tuesday. The Daily Signal reached out multiple times and connected twice with a staffer, but Shapiro’s office…
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Wednesday he would call the U.S. ambassador to Denmark following a report in The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. plans to launch an intelligence-gathering operation on Greenland. “I have read the article in The Wall Street Journal, and it worries me greatly, because we do not spy…
In an at times contentious hearing, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent testified before members of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. But the hearing started off on a lighter note. In an initial humorous exchange near the beginning of his testimony, the treasury secretary corrected Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., when she asked him…
Three college presidents faced sharp questioning on their responses to campus antisemitism at a congressional hearing Wednesday. The House Education and Workforce Committee hearing—which touched on topics similar to those discussed in a December 2023 hearing that led to the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay—featured the presidents of California Polytechnic State University of San…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is facing backlash after images on social media appeared to show the left-wing firebrand cutting the line in front of passengers in wheelchairs while boarding a flight in Atlanta over the weekend. Republican House Conference Chair Lisa McClain posted the images on her personal campaign account Sunday, arguing Crockett…
The Catholic College of Cardinals, convening in Rome on Wednesday, has begun its process of electing the next pope following the death of Pope Francis on April 21. The electoral process, known as a conclave, will take place primarily in the Sistine Chapel within the Vatican City state. Only voting-age cardinals—those under the age of…
Most Americans want to balance the budget and keep taxes low, a new poll suggests. According to a Napolitan News Service survey—organized by noted pollster Scott Rasmussen—31% of registered voters would “strongly favor” a proposal to balance the federal budget in 10 years, while 39% “somewhat favor” it. Taken together, that's a 70% supermajority. That…
The Trump administration has vowed to root out Big Tech censorship that was openly practiced under former President Joe Biden. In 2021, Biden administration press secretary Jen Psaki—now a host for MSNBC—admitted that the government coordinated with Big Tech to weed out “misinformation” on social media platforms. “We are in regular touch with these social media platforms,…
Confirming President Donald Trump’s federal court nominees will be a “priority” for the Senate Judiciary Committee, says Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, a member of that panel. “It’s certainly going to be a big priority for the Judiciary Committee,” Lee told The Daily Signal in a phone interview, “particularly once we get … a number of…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is requesting the death penalty for two alleged human smugglers from Mexico. “Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, alien smuggling acts that result in death are capital crimes punishable by death,” Noem explained in a statement Tuesday evening. “And under the Federal Death Penalty Act, those who intentionally participate in…
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be appealing a recent ruling by a federal judge that prevented the state from enforcing an anti-foreign influence law. The legislation prohibits businesses owned by foreign parties like nationals from China from owning crypto mines in Arkansas. “I was proud to be the first governor in the country to…
THE CENTER SQUARE—President Donald Trump says he’s directing the U.S. Department of Justice “to help secure the release” of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who’s in a Colorado prison for her role in tampering with election equipment. Peters, who was the Republican clerk of the western Colorado county during the 2020 election, was found guilty by…
A day before a scheduled House hearing to question college presidents on their responses to campus antisemitism, Republican lawmakers made clear their willingness to fight strenuously against schools not sufficiently addressing the issue. “I look forward to asking those presidents what they are doing and what they intend to do about the rise of antisemitism…
The House Judiciary Committee advanced its portion of the massive budget bill last week, and the legislation includes a provision that would be the “most significant regulatory reform ever,” according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, which Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,…
Losing federal funding will hit more than two-thirds of Harvard University’s research grants, but the vaunted Ivy League institution won’t be financially strapped in other areas. The university has $70.6 billion in total assets, and most of its more than $6.2 billion in annual expenses goes to salaries and benefits, according to its financial report…
China is ramping up its military preparations for a conflict against Taiwan, the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says. Adm. Samuel J. Paparo spoke Friday at a conference at the McCain Institute in Arizona and referred to China being in a “rapid boil,” according to The Washington Times. “You know the metaphor of…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Under President Donald Trump, the Social Security Administration is upgrading its telephone services using a modern telephone platform available at all offices nationwide, The Daily Signal has learned. “President Trump is leading the charge to modernize the federal government and make it more efficient,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston told The…
A court released from jail a suspect who allegedly set fire to Tesla vehicles in Kansas City, Missouri, in order to allow the suspect to continue receiving "gender-affirming care." Authorities arrested the 19-year-old suspect, identified as Owen McIntire, last month in Boston, after McIntire allegedly set fire to Tesla cybertrucks in March using "Molotov cocktails."…