SecurityNews
New Tool Makes Defense Budget More Accessible
The Heritage Foundation unveiled a “first of its kind” online tool that analyzes and makes accessible the U.S. defense budget. The tool is available to… Read More
LawCommentary
Students for Fair Admissions and Naval Academy File Motion to Vacate Opinion Allowing Academy to Use Race in Admissions
Imagine judging a trial, ruling for one party, and writing a 179-page opinion, only to find the same parties asking you to vacate your opinion… Read More
PoliticsNews
Hegseth Announces Renaming of Navy Vessel Obama Admin Had Named After Gay Icon
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made good Friday on his promise to fight wokeness in the U.S. military—including retroactively, when it comes to left-wing activism… Read More
SecurityNews
Hegseth Scolds Media Over Reporting of US Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth bashed the corporate media for “searching for scandals” following the U.S. attack on three Iranian nuclear sites. “But searching… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Lockheed Martin Awarded Bonuses Based on Race, According to Report
If the U.S. is going to maintain its military edge in the 21st century it can’t rely on defense contractors that prioritize DEI over building the best… Read More
SecurityNews
Operation Midnight Hammer Successfully ‘Obliterated’ Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Hegseth Says at Sunday Press Briefing
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a press briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine at the Pentagon early… Read More
PoliticsNews
Members of Congress React to ‘Vulgar’ Army Parade, ‘No Kings’ Protests
Over 2,000 “No King” protests erupted around the country as demonstrators objected to a military parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday celebrating the 250th anniversary… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Indo-Pacific Allies Can Be ‘Model Allies’: Secretary Hegseth at Shangri-La
During his address at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 31, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth touted Poland, the Baltic States, Israel, and… Read More
LawNews
Federal Judge Denies Newsom’s Request to Restrict National Guard in LA
A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon denied California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request to immediately limit President Donald Trump’s use of California National Guard troops… Read More
SecurityNews
Hegseth Fires Back at Democrats’ Criticism of Sending Troops to LA
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday sharply criticized Democrats who accused the Marines and the National Guard of being ill-equipped to respond to the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Hegseth Was Right to Ban Race in Admissions At Military Service Academies, but Not for the Reasons You Might Think
On May 9, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent a memorandum to the entire Department of Defense prohibiting the military service academies from using… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Readiness Over Wokeness’: GOP Lawmakers Salute Renaming of Navy Vessel
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has reportedly ordered the U.S. Navy to rename a tanker vessel that had been christened the USNS Harvey Milk after… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Team Trump Ends the USNS Harvey Milk
This week, the Department of Defense made an unprecedented move: They renamed a ship, originally christened the USNS Harvey Milk. According to Defense Secretary Pete… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Return of Warfighters: Army Hits Recruitment Numbers Four Months Early
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth promised to restore the “warfighting” ethos to the military and now warfighters are signing up in droves to… Read More
SecurityNews
Inside Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Visit to Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina—On Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first trip to Fort Bragg since restoring the base’s name, he unveiled a plan in step with… Read More
SecurityNews
Hegseth Vows to Involve ‘Best’ US Companies in Missile-Defense ‘Golden Dome’ Construction
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed America’s commitment to making all the materials for the “Golden Dome” missile-defense shield domestically. “We’re going to defend America with… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Announces ‘Golden Dome’ Missile-Defense System
The U.S. will build a “Golden Dome” to guard against missile attacks, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. “In the campaign, I promised the American… Read More
SecurityNews
With Injunction Lifted, Pentagon Set to Remove Trans Service Members From Military
Days after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Pentagon’s ban on transgender-identifying service members, the Department of Defense will immediately begin moving as… Read More
PoliticsNews
Advisers Purged at Pentagon
In the latest shake-up under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a number of policy advisers from previous administrations have been ousted from the Pentagon. The… Read More
PoliticsNews
Who’s Leaking at the Pentagon?
The Pentagon has a leak problem, and high-ranking Defense Department figures are not shying away from making accusations against those they suspect of speaking to… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Eliminates Woke Violations of Trump’s Executive Orders
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A senior Pentagon official ordered employees to cease all communications promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as climate change, The… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
This Republican Was on to USAID Corruption Before DOGE Even Existed
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., is a fighter. The week after 9/11, he dropped out of the University of Arizona to join the Navy and accomplished… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hegseth Bids Adieu to Military Wokeness
For the past four years, the very foundations of America have been shaken. Formerly a nation with “liberty and justice for all,” the United States… Read More
SecurityNews
Pete Hegseth Announces He Is Ordering Equal Standards for Men and Women in Combat Roles
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will issue a memo setting equal standards for men and women in combat roles across the armed services,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
On Security Breaches and the Infamous Signal Chat
This week, all hell broke loose in the media when Jeffrey Goldberg, left-leaning editor of The Atlantic, revealed that he had been accidentally included in… Read More
Commentary
Trump Admin, Don’t Try to Befriend People Who Despise You
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… Read More
LawCommentary
Judge Reyes’ Abominable Transgender Opinion
Judge Ana Reyes, a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., issued a preliminary injunction last week barring the Trump administration from expelling certain transgender… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Pentagon’s War on Wasted Dollars
So far, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has swept through government agencies like the United States Agency for International Development, brushing off cobwebs and… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Next Generation of Air Dominance’: Trump Announces New F-47 Fighter Jet
The Air Force is moving forward with the first sixth-generation fighter jet, President Donald Trump announced Friday. “It’s something the likes of which nobody has… Read More
PoliticsNews
There’s ‘Some Bad News and Some Good News’ at the Border, Vance Declares
There is both “bad news and some good news” from America’s southern border with Mexico, Vice President JD Vance told reporters Wednesday. Vance visited… Read More
