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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… -
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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… -
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How Conservative Candidates Can Win the Abortion Conversation
The 2026 election season is well underway, and as usual, Democratic candidates are embracing radical, up-to-birth abortion messaging armed with support from Big Abortion. Once upon a time, some Democrats promoted abortion to keep it “safe, legal, and rare,” or so they said. But in the wake of the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the pro-abortion… -
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‘We Are Not Defending What Biden Did’: Blanche Answers Hawley on Abortion Pills
Sen. Josh Hawley questioned attorney general nominee Todd Blanche about why the Justice Department is in court opposite states that are challenging the abortion pill policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. Louisiana led a lawsuit last year challenging a Biden administration rule allowing abortion drugs to be sent to women by mail without seeing a… -
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OMB’s Proposed Grant Reform Promises a Major Victory for Religious Liberty
Americans should not have to surrender their constitutional freedoms to partner with a government program. Churches that receive federal grants should not have to hide their crosses. Religious charities should not have to secularize their missions. And citizens should not face higher fees to speak on public property simply because officials dislike their political or… -
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Texas Expects Students to Know the Bible Because It Is Part of Our History
On June 26, the Texas State Board of Education voted on the new K-8 social studies standards. These revised standards remove critical race theory, reject disputed claims about Islam’s influence on the Alamo, restore instruction on classical Greek and Roman influences, and—most controversially—include instructing students about America’s Judeo-Christian heritage. The motion passed 9-5. As you… -
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Reclaiming Religious Liberty From Distortion
Government commissions come and go. Most deliver their reports to polite applause and prompt obscurity. But the Religious Liberty Commission that recently presented its draft report to President Donald Trump deserves a look that extends well beyond the Oval Office. At stake is something fundamental to the American character: our distinctive religious pluralism and the constitutional architecture… -
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Trump v. Pope Leo XIV? Where Do Washington and Rome Go From Here?
The following is an excerpt of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Paul Kengor, editor of The American Spectator and author of the new book “American Pontiff,” for the “Signal Sitdown,” which premieres on the Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EDT on July 8. This transcript has been edited for clarity…. -
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Religious Freedom at Stake in Spain
Imagine a government deciding which parts of a church are sacred. The altar, yes. The nave, no. The chapels, the dome, the atrium, the vestibule, and great bronze doors—no as well. The faithful may pray here, but not there, and only after passing through a state-run exhibition with a political and ideological message before entering. It might sound invented, but it is happening right now in Spain. … -
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The Abortion Misinformation Debate That Could Put Women at Risk
In a recent interview with Tara Palmeri, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., was unexpectedly asked about the life-threatening ectopic pregnancy she experienced in 2024. The discussion the interview sparked between pro-life and pro-abortion advocates online uncovered the dangerous spread of misinformation surrounding abortion laws. The video interview, titled “What Happens When Pro-Life Congresswoman Cammack Needs an… -
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The Left Makes Weird Comments About Usha Vance’s Normal Maternity Clothes
The Left said Vice President JD Vance was weird when he was on the campaign trail. Now it’s obsessed with his wife’s pregnant belly. That’s weird. Usha Vance appeared on the most recent episode of “Storytime with the Second Lady” wearing a slightly off-the-shoulder, fitted coral maternity dress, and the chief fashion critic of The… -
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Democrat Leaders Deny the Declaration’s First Right
This year, Americans are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the “self-evident” truth that “all men are created equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” including the rights to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The leaders of the Democratic Party, however, deny this self-evident truth…. -
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On America 250, Remember That True Freedom Is Built on Faith
Freedom is a word that is too easily thrown around. America was built on freedom. The colonists’ freedoms were being infringed upon, so they rose against Britain to get them back. They won the freedom to govern themselves—and to do so in a way that was more aligned with their inalienable rights. Unfortunately, freedom has… -
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The Ancient Sin Fueling Zohran Mamdani’s Marxism
In this year that we celebrate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence—and the ensuing U.S. Constitution and unprecedented national prosperity—it is vital that Americans understand the evil roots of the communist movement that is seeking to supplant our nation’s birthright of liberty. The biblical account of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 provides a…