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    Trump Administration Is ‘Looking Beyond the SPLC’ to Broader ‘Marxist’ Network: Chip Roy

    Rep. Chip Roy told The Daily Signal that the Justice Department’s indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, while a welcome move, represents just one step in a broader effort the administration has undertaken against leftist groups. “The indictments are an enormously important step forward and an indication that the administration is taking this seriously,”…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Blowing the Lid Off of the Left’s Charlottesville Narrative

    President Donald Trump never defended white nationalists in the infamous 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, but a leftist group in league with Trump’s 2020 opponent, President Joe Biden, was funding the white nationalists under the table. According to the Justice Department’s new indictment, the Southern Poverty Law Center—which raises money by presenting…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Bruce Springsteen’s Land of Hope and Dreams No Longer Welcomes All

    The first time I heard Bruce Springsteen play “Land of Hope and Dreams” during his reunion tour of 1999, I nearly wept. Summoning the spirit of Woody Guthrie’s “Bound for Glory” and The Impressions’ gospel-tinged “People Get Ready,” the soul-soaring number evoked America as a train, with “this train” welcoming “saints and sinners,” “losers and…
    Al Perrotta
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    The SPLC Was Paying the Ku Klux Klan, DOJ Indictment Claims

    The Southern Poverty Law Center has raised money for decades claiming to dismantle white supremacy, but it funneled millions of dollars to white nationalist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, according to a federal indictment handed down Tuesday. The SPLC claims it was funding informants inside the extremist groups. While the SPLC “purports to fight…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: Consumer Group Wants Insurers Investigated for ‘Woke’ Policies

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A consumer advocacy organization is asking the House Oversight Committee to examine whether major insurance companies are allowing wokeness to shape business decisions. Consumers’ Research President Will Hild wrote a letter to Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., claiming that large insurers are “leveraging their market power, corporate governance practices, and public-facing programs to…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘Hollywood for Ugly People’ Finally Gets a Taste of Celebrity Treatment

    It’s often said that Washington, D.C., is Hollywood for ugly people. Well, Congress is finally getting the Hollywood treatment it has been longing for. While lawmakers are on spring break, the entertainment news outlet TMZ has joined the scrum that is covering news on Capitol Hill. As members of Congress left Washington, D.C., for a…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Is Hollywood’s Political Preaching Era Drawing to an End?

    The Washington Stand—Recent years have seen a number of Hollywood stars toss out their soapboxes and urge their fellow celebrities to simply shut up about politics. During President Donald Trump’s first term, superstar and then-“it” girl Jennifer Lawrence was an outspoken critic, frequently weighing in on political matters, describing the Trump presidency as “the end of the…
    S.A. McCarthy
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    Massie Questions ‘Woke’ Opponent’s Conservative Credentials

    Rep. Thomas Massie released an ad Tuesday questioning his primary opponent’s conservative credentials. Massie, R-Ky., who has an 83% lifetime score from Heritage Action, pointed out that Ed Gallrein, who is now endorsed by President Donald Trump, changed his voter registration from Republican to Independent in 2016, the year Trump won the Republican Party’s presidential…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Tim Tebow’s Mistake: Empowering a Radical Left Politician on Child Protection

    For years, Tim Tebow has been working with state and federal officials to raise awareness to help get laws passed to end human trafficking and child pornography. It’s a cause that is super commendable—for sure. And he’s on the verge of success. Just last month, legislation meant to strengthen investigations of sexually abusive images of…
    Rob Maness
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    5 Egregious Examples of Leftist Earmarks in Shutdown-Ending Funding Bill

    The bill President Donald Trump signed in order to end the government shutdown also included mandatory spending that will contradict his policy goals. The $1.2 trillion package included funding for specific entities—some of which the Trump administration is currently threatening to defund. Other funded entities provide legal defenses for illegal aliens facing deportation, while some…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: DHS Slams ‘Gross’ ICE Rhetoric at Grammys

    The Department of Homeland Security on Monday shot back at criticism of immigration enforcement from celebrity artists at the 2026 Grammy Awards.   “It’s gross Hollywood would choose to demonize our law enforcement as they are putting their lives on the line to arrest murderers, pedophiles, rapists, kidnappers, and robbers from our communities,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia…
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘We Were Anti-Nazi, but Not Anti-Communist’: Hollywood’s ‘Come to Jesus’ Moment That Never Was

    In this wide-ranging edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” guest host Jack Fowler sits down with Elizabeth Spalding, chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, to confront the forgotten truths of communism’s deadly legacy. From Hollywood’s willful blindness to the rise of socialism at home, Spalding explains why communism and socialism…
    Jack Fowler
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    Foreign Aid Bill: Bridge Financing for the Radical Left?

    On Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2026. The bill provides the foreign aid industry $50 billion in taxpayer funding, $20 billion over the president’s budget request. The foreign aid industry praised it “as a long-awaited break for a beleaguered development community.”…
    Max Primorac
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    Hollywood vs Individualism

    Many popular movies make a constructive point: If you work hard enough and push through tough times, you can achieve your dreams. In “The Pursuit of Happyness,” a struggling father tells his son, “Don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t do something.” The movie is a true story about a man who overcomes homelessness and…
    John Stossel
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    Investors Approach Values-Based Hollywood Alternative to Produce Charlie Kirk Film

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Investors have approached Angel, seeking to front cash for a feature film about the life of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk after his assassination in Utah last week. “I’ve had multiple people call me already who have offered to fund Charlie Kirk’s story and to release Charlie Kirk’s story on…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Trump Derangement Syndrome Grips Hollywood Writers

    The entertainment press found it very important to report that Hollywood thinks President Donald Trump is an authoritarian. This is still somehow considered “news.” Over 2,300 members of the Writers Guild felt compelled to speak out in an open letter because they believe in their “role in a healthy democracy.” In 2024, democracy was healthy…
    Tim Graham
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    Reclaiming Hollywood: An Opportunity for Conservatives

    Superman is an alien conservatives should protect. I’m talking IP and icons here, so if James Gunn’s newest installment of the Superman franchise deserved critique, conservatives should not be shy. But because the Man of Steel properly understood soars higher than anything as a symbol for what America means, conservatives should use this moment to…
    Ty Ruddy
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    Take It From a Former Hollywood Liberal: Giving Up the Democratic Party Won’t Hurt as Much as You Think

    Dear Democrats in Los Angeles, Mind if we have a little heart-to-heart? Oh, I hear you. “You’re a Trump supporter. You don’t have a heart.” No, I’m not offended. If I can deal with high school friends who think I stink like sweaty socks from a boys’ gym locker because of my politics, I can…
    Al Perrotta
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    2 Polls in Va. Governor’s Race Paint Very Different Pictures. Why Is Media Only Showing Democrat-Friendly One?

    The “unofficial” start to summer 2025 has arrived, and with it, Virginia’s campaign season with its national implications—it’s touted as a barometer for how the electorate feels about the party in power in Washington. The state never has an “off year”—what pundits call election years without a federal or statewide elections. Every year in Virginia…
    Joe Thomas
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    6 Hollywood Classics Worth a Watch This Memorial Day Weekend

    On Memorial Day, we honor the Americans who have died protecting and serving this country in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. It is a time when all of us should—no matter who we are, where we come from, or where we fall along the political spectrum—forget about politics and our differences…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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