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DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Senate passed a joint resolution to repeal a Department of Energy appliance standard on Wednesday by a margin of 52-46, further advancing the rollback of Biden-era green energy regulations on household appliances. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., is the lead sponsor of the joint resolution of disapproval, HJ Res. 42, which aims to nullify a rule issued…
In remarks about President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his House counterpart, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, predictably excoriated the president’s agenda, but didn’t provide a clear strategy by which they would resist him. The two New York Democrats accused Republican congressmen of going along with Trump’s agenda…
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck is suing Facebook's parent company, Meta, claiming its artificial intelligence chatbot defamed him by falsely claiming he is a "white nationalist"; that he was arrested on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol Hill protest of Congress certifying the 2020 presidential election; and that he had been sued for defamation. "One of…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Republican senator wants to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion discrimination in higher education accreditation. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., was set to introduce a bill Wednesday barring accreditors from requiring colleges to adopt race- or sex-based standards for admissions, hiring, leadership, or special commendations….
One of the Supreme Court’s last argued cases of the 2024-25 term may turn out to be one of its most significant. On Wednesday, the court heard arguments over whether states may insist that charter schools, which they all define as public schools, be nonsectarian. Nearly every state offers charter schools to provide an alternative…
The Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda is moving forward after PepsiCo Inc., one of the nation’s largest producers of processed snack foods, announced this week it would be phasing out artificial dyes from many of its products by the end of the year. In addition to its eponymously named cola soft drinks, PepsiCo…
Rep. Norma Torres said at a Wednesday press conference that every taxpayer in her district—including illegal immigrants—is her constituent. Torres, D-Calif., held the event to promote her Fairness to Freedom Act, which would require the government to pay for the legal defense of any immigrant facing deportation who cannot afford counsel. “Everyone living in my…
For years, the Kennedy Center has promoted LGBTQ-related material, causes, and events. In fact, this summer, it was slated to host a week chock-full of Pride-themed events for the biennial World Pride festival. But in a surprising turn, the center slammed the brakes last week, canceling the entire “Tapestry of Pride” week outright. The Tapestry of Pride…
JERUSALEM, Israel—For two minutes, life came to a standstill as sirens shrieked across Israel Wednesday morning. Drivers pulled over, got out of their vehicles, and stood on the interstate, some with their head bowed. This was not a siren to warn of a coming strike, but to honor those who had paid the ultimate sacrifice…
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released a 100-item “brag list” marking the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. “These are just a fraction of the environmental actions we have taken in the first 100 days. Our team at EPA is honored and motivated to fight for you and deliver results,” reads the…
President Donald Trump declared it the “most successful 100 days” in American history. “They all want to come back to Michigan and build cars again. You know why, because of our tax and tariff policy,” Trump said in his remarks at the Macomb County Community College Sports and Expo Center in Warren, Michigan, to mark his…
Amazon said Tuesday it would not be displaying the cost of tariffs right next to products’ total prices on any of the company’s websites, contrary to a news report that said the company was planning to do so. During a press briefing Tuesday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Levitt pushed back hard against the news article,…
A Republican Colorado state representative who came to the U.S. legally and is descended from a Holocaust survivor slammed his Democrat colleague for comparing President Donald Trump’s recent deportations of illegal aliens to the Nazis rounding up Jews. State Rep. Lorena Garcia, a sponsor of the immigration bill SB 25-276, spoke in a hearing on…
Illinois Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker is intensifying his anti-Trump rhetoric, calling for “disruption” in order to “castigate” and “punish” Republicans, and he’s drawing GOP pushback for it. “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now,” said Pritzker at a New Hampshire Democrat fundraiser on…
After Elon Musk’s 130-day term as a special government employee ends on May 30, the billionaire entrepreneur’s attorney says he expects Musk to continue to play a “critical role” in the Trump administration. “Obviously, Elon’s played a critical role leading up to the 2024 election, just even preparing for the transition of this administration,” lawyer…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Secretary Sean Duffy is celebrating 100 days of prioritizing safety and efficiency at the Department of Transportation. “The Department of Transportation is focused on its core mission of safety and efficiency,” Duffy said in a statement shared with The Daily Signal. “Under this administration, America is building again—forging a future with…
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday relaxing some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts. The directive is the result of conversations directly with domestic auto manufacturers, a senior Commerce Department official said on a call with reporters. The order “will go substantially toward reassuring American auto manufacturing,” Treasury…
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide a case regarding whether voters’ ballots rolling in days or weeks after Election Day still can be counted. Just weeks before last November’s election, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a case from Mississippi that federal law requires mail-in ballots to arrive by Election Day. Mississippi…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Tuesday that states will have to figure out on their own how to adjust to proposed reforms to food stamps and health care programs in the congressional Republicans’ “big, beautiful” budget bill. “We’re going to be good stewards of the taxpayers' resources,” Johnson, R-La., said to The Daily…
The Liberal Party of Canada won a narrow victory on Monday night, catapulting its leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney, to his first general election win. The win is a fourth consecutive term for the party, and a remarkable reversal of fortune for Carney, who had originally faced a nearly 30-point deficit in polling to Conservative…