Tag: Doug Burgum

  • news

    Regulators to Hold Hearings This Month on Proposed Dominion-NextEra Merger

    Summary Virginians have until Thursday to provide written testimony on the State Corporation Commission website about whether they support or oppose allowing Florida-based NextEra Energy to move forward with its proposed purchase of Richmond-based Dominion Energy. More than 2,400 comments have already been submitted. NextEra is attempting to take over Dominion in an all-stock deal…
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    A ‘Love Letter’ to America Opens Today in Theaters

    A new documentary is set to showcase America’s landscapes as a “love letter” to the country in its 250th anniversary year.   The 40-minute film “America the Beautiful” premieres Nov. 11 across more than 70 theaters nationwide. Narrated by award-winning actor Kelsey Grammer, it shows America “from sea to shining sea” and trace the history…
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  • opinion

    American Immigration and Our National Spirit

    Summary The election of America’s first Muslim senator, Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed, a second-generation immigrant from Egypt, is a watershed moment in the triumph of multiculturalism. This moment was made possible by the enduring legacy of the Johnson administration and the Hart-Celler Act, which opened the United States to large-scale immigration from the Third World in…
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  • opinion

    To All Who Served, Thank You

    A few weeks ago, in anticipation of Veterans Day, I had the privilege of visiting the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir. The museum, which is free of charge, has put together a special exhibition and program in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence…
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    The House Votes on Massie’s Articles of Impeachment

    On Tuesday night, the House of Representatives voted to send Rep. Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively killing the legislation. In a 211-204 vote, the articles of impeachment were sent to the Judiciary Committee. Republican leadership was able to rally members to show up and vote, while 11…
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  • analysis

    How DSA-Backed Candidates and Propositions Fared in Texas Elections

    Summary On Election Day, the Democratic Socialists of America scored numerous victories in the Lone Star State involving local propositions and candidates. The DSA supported two major propositions that voters approved in Corpus Christi and Houston, and it opposed a Dallas proposition that voters rejected. Corpus Christi’s Proposition B, also known as the Fair Water Amendment, was approved…
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  • opinion

    Veterans Day Asks Something of Civilians  

    Summary Military service has always been close enough for me to admire, but it has never been mine to claim.   Members of my family have served during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Others graduated from West Point or joined the Navy. Their stories have never felt distant to me. Their experiences, however, still…
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    Scouting America Unveils Military Service & Veterans Merit Badge on Veterans Day

    Summary Scouting America will introduce its new Military Service & Veterans Badge on Veterans Day.  The Military Service & Veterans Badge is meant to inspire Scouts while also encouraging them to honor and understand the armed forces. The Scouting America website states that the badge is “designed to deepen understanding and foster respect, this badge connects Scouts with…
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    Senate Republican Walks Out as GOP Leadership Fight Comes to a Head

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune was reelected as the top GOP senator for the 120th Congress as Republicans head into the minority. Not only did the conference choose to keep Thune in charge, but it also reelected his entire leadership team. Current Senate records identify Thune as majority leader, and current reporting confirms he was…
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  • opinion

    Victor Davis Hanson: It’s Time to Clean Up Washington’s Corruption

    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. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.  We all talk about waste, fraud and abuse, or corruption in politics. It’s kind of a…
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  • analysis

    Inside the Race to Get Trump’s Judicial Nominees Confirmed Before Democrat Takeover

    Senate Republicans have less than 20 days to confirm President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, a crucial move to ensure that his legacy extends beyond his term. “Very important for the U.S. Senate to confirm all of our pending 161 Nominations, including 25 Federal Judges,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday. He made official announcements for the…
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  • opinion

    Victor Davis Hanson: The Midterm Is Not the Endterm

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Very briefly here, let me just say that Victor has written a significant post on X. You’ll find it there. His…
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    Ohio Student Facing Felony Charge After Allegedly Threatening Pro-Life Students With ‘Kirk’ Reference

    An incident late last month at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, has garnered attention on social media as a student faces a felony charge for allegedly threatening pro-life students with a reference to the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September of last year. Screenshots of the Miami Ohio page on the Yik Yak social media…
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    Conservative Justices Seem to Balk as Trump Admin Seeks Immigration Authority on Employers

    Conservative justices seemed reluctant to grant the Trump administration sweeping authority to penalize employers importing immigrant workers. The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could have broader implications for the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement agenda. While the administration argues that it can oversee all employer-related cases involving immigration, justices questioned the scope of…
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    DOJ Backs Down on 20,000 Disputed California Voters, but the Legal War Isn’t Over

    Summary While Democrats celebrate the Department of Justice’s decision last Friday to drop its lawsuit involving suspected noncitizen voters in California, another lawsuit remains ongoing, keeping the legal battle over election security in the Golden State far from over. One day before the election, the Supreme Court rejected the DOJ’s emergency appeal seeking to require…
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  • breaking

    Republicans Choose Their Next Leaders

    Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio will be the next House minority leader after a conference-wide election Tuesday afternoon. Jordan beat Rep. Steve Scalise, the current House majority leader, 106-73, according to multiple reports. The two announced their candidacies last week in competing “Dear Colleague” letters after Speaker Mike Johnson decided against running for the…
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  • opinion

    Did Houston’s Mayor Just Reveal Texas Democrats’ Immigration Plans?

    Summary AUSTIN, Texas—When Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced last week that he would scale back police collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations, he seems to have inadvertently disclosed the approach the state’s newly elected Democrat leadership will be taking on immigration. Whitmire signaled that Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa, Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin, and Attorney General-elect…
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    Epstein’s Crimes Could Have Been Prevented, House Oversight Report Says

    A new House report details the federal government’s decades-long failure to hold convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein accountable. The report, released Tuesday by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, says that crimes committed by Epstein after 2005 could have been prevented if not for failures by federal investigators and prosecutors, and it specifically faulted…
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    Hegseth Says GOP Has His Back During Impeachment Efforts

    War Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Daily Signal he has a “ton of support” in Congress as outgoing GOP Rep. Thomas Massie leads an effort to impeach him. Hegseth defended himself against the impeachment articles at a Tuesday press conference, his first since May. The secretary told the Daily Signal that his legislative affairs team…
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  • opinion

    The King Still Has One More Move

    I get it. All this talk of the “blue wave” makes you want to kick the nearest Smurf. Many midterm victors seem to believe that killers are better than cops, men in women’s sports are better than women in women’s sports, toilet paper is better than the U.S. Constitution, and the Lord is not the…
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