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Trump’s New FDA Nominee Draws Early MAHA Praise, Calls for Action on Abortion Pill
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that he has selected Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration. “Today I am honored to nominate the wonderful Dr. Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, as our next FDA Commissioner,” Trump wrote in the Truth Social announcement. “Dr. Heidi has been a rockstar in my Administration, where… -
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Major Media Outlets Claim Don Lemon’s Church Invasion Prosecution Might ‘Muzzle Reporting in the Public Interest’
Major media outlets joined an amicus brief urging a court to dismiss the church invasion charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort. Forty-five media outlets and nonprofit organizations joined the brief, including The Associated Press, Dow Jones (which owns The Wall Street Journal), MS NOW, The New York Times, The… -
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‘Sharia Takeover’? What Conservatives Miss in the Debate Over Airport Foot Washing
Conservatives who are serious about combatting the threat of Islamism need to be very careful not to undermine our case by attacking reasonable accommodations for peaceful Muslims. Muslim reformer M. Zuhdi Jasser has long warned against the threat of Islamism, the political approach to Islam that aims at conquest and subjugation. However, he also has… -
opinion
The World Needs Mary
Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, is the most important woman ever to live, and she is desperately needed in our culture. The Christian faith holds that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—one God, three persons. God is a relationship of perfect communion. God the Son, through the power of the Holy Spirit, took… -
opinion
Massachusetts’ New Abortion Law Is a Tragedy
This Monday in a crowded room of people beaming with pride and excitement, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey smiled for the cameras as she enthusiastically signed legislation legalizing abortion for any reason, at any time, right up to the moment of birth. It’s hard to overstate just how jarring and bizarre this is. A room full… -
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Supreme Court to Hear Case of Catholic Preschool Excluded From Colorado Program Over State’s LGBTQ Policy
The Supreme Court in November will hear the case of a Catholic school excluded from Colorado’s universal preschool program over its views on LGBTQ issues. On Tuesday, the high court released its calendar of arguments for November that includes the case of St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, scheduled for Nov. 3. The calendar also… -
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‘One of the Greatest Ironies in the Universe’: Will Don Lemon Overturn the Central Law Defending Abortion Clinics?
Former CNN host Don Lemon did something unusual Friday—he asked a court to invalidate part of a major law that protects abortion clinics. That’s right, the left-leaning opponent of President Donald Trump is aiming to overturn part of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, the notorious FACE Act that abortion activist groups urged… -
opinion
Why Is the Archdiocese of Washington Less Protective of Religious Liberty Than Maryland?
For some, questions of religious liberty seem abstract. For us and our families, they are deeply personal. I (Arina Grossu Agnew) taught at an Archdiocese of Washington school for a year, the very school where my young son was later accepted for admission. As Catholics committed to raising him in the faith, my husband and… -
opinion
Christians Are Called to Political Engagement
This is an adapted excerpt from Gary Meredith’s recent book “Bibles and Ballots: Ten Biblical Reasons Christians Must Engage in Politics,” released July 11 from Gramercy Press. “Do not add to his words, or He will rebuke you and prove you a liar.” (Proverbs 30:6) The whole Bible encourages and equips Christians for political involvement. Not one verse… -
opinion
Pope Leo, AI, and Just War Theory
Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas” warns that just war theory has too often been used to justify any kind of war and, in light of modern weapons and artificial intelligence, may be outdated. But is he correct? From Homer’s “Iliad” to our own constitutional order, civilization has understood that war is never morally self-authenticating. The… -
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Israel’s Critics Have a History Problem
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. We’re hearing a lot of charges since Oct. 7th that Israel has committed a litany of war crimes. Let’s examine them very carefully because I think they tell us… -
analysis
Why the World Wept for a Building
Bishop Robert Barron‘s new feature-length film, “Heaven in Stone and Glass,” begins with a scene of Notre-Dame cathedral in flames. I visited Paris three times before the devastating 2019 fire, and the cathedral was the one place I returned to on every trip. Watching the building burn was no easier on a movie screen than… -
opinion
How a Lawsuit Seeking to Silence Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Actually Proved Its Point
Last month, President Donald Trump’s Justice Department released a draft report highlighting threats to religious freedom, and left-leaning activist groups revealed the very need for the report in suing to silence the commission’s message. Trump signed an executive order in May 2025 establishing the Religious Liberty Commission, tasking it with producing a report on the… -
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Report: Violent Antisemitic Attacks on the Rise Worldwide
On Sydney’s Bondi Beach last December, two gunmen opened fire on Jews gathered for the first night of Hanukkah, killing 15 and wounding more than 40. It was no random, isolated incident, an alarming new report says. The year 2025 was the deadliest for antisemitic attacks since 1994 in the seven nations outside Israel that… -
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Christian PA Fired Over Transgender Referrals, Pronouns Wins $410K Settlement as Hospital Adopts New Policy
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Christian physician assistant fired after refusing to participate in transgender procedures and use preferred pronouns has reached a settlement with the University of Michigan Health-West, which agreed to adopt new religious freedom protections for employees and pay $410,000. “All I wanted to do was provide the best care possible to… -
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2 Million Visits to Voter Homes: A Pro-Life Group’s Huge Canvassing Push
America’s largest pro-life voter contact program announced that their canvassers have already made more than two million visits to voters’ homes this election cycle, according to an exclusive press release obtained by the Daily Signal. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and its partner Women Speak Out PAC contact low-turnout voters through door-knocking, advertising, voter contact… -
opinion
New York’s Attack on the Free Exercise of Religion
Seven members of the Little Sisters of the Poor left their order’s motherhouse in La Tour Saint-Joseph, France, on Aug. 28, 1868, and headed for the coast. Three days later, they boarded the Napoleon III steamship and began a trip across the Atlantic. Two weeks later, they arrived in New York. Then, a few days after… -
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The SPLC’s ‘Hate Map’ Is Still Used to Limit Giving to Conservative Organizations
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s descent from its once-vaunted role as a sentinel against extremism has been precipitous and ironic. An organization whose “hate map” promiscuously equates parental rights groups such as Moms for Liberty with neo-Nazi organizations now stands indicted by the Department of Justice on charges of wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy… -
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Nigeria’s Delay in Blasphemy Case Is Major Red Flag for Religious Freedom
A young man has been sitting in prison in Nigeria for the past six years with the possibility of a death sentence over his head. His name is Yahaya Sharif-Aminu. He is a Sufi musician. The state of Kano in northern Nigeria wants to execute him for the alleged crime of sharing a handful of… -
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Catholic Teacher Fired in UK for Answering Questions About ‘Religion and Abortion’
A school in the United Kingdom fired a teacher for saying she was pro-life, and now she’s fighting the case at an employment tribunal. Sarah Morse, a United States citizen, had been a teacher for over 20 years and had recently begun teaching at Arbroath High School in Scotland when students who were curious about…