InternationalNews
State Department Accuses UK of Free Speech Violations
The Trump administration is accusing the United Kingdom of a number of human rights abuses in a negative human rights “report card” for the birthplace… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Inside the State Department’s Fact-Finding Mission to South Africa
I wrote a piece for The Daily Signal on Aug. 2 highlighting new findings from the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor… Read More
InternationalPoliticsCommentary
‘These Are Not Ordinary Crimes’: State Dept. Bureau’s New Findings Prove Trump Right on South Africa
When President Donald Trump interrupted his Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to play a video evidencing widespread persecution against white South… Read More
InternationalNews
EXCLUSIVE: How Trump’s ‘America First’ Aid Program Fared in First Disaster
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s State Department responded to its first disaster since reorienting its foreign assistance programs to align with U.S. interests…. Read More
InternationalNews
Major MAGA Media Figure to Take Top Position at One of DOGE’s Biggest Targets
An agency targeted by the Department of Government Efficiency has received a new director to realign its mission. The United States Institute of Peace board… Read More
PoliticsNews
Republicans Denounce Democrat Obstruction of Trump Nominees, Urge Recess Appointments
Senate Republicans are sounding off on Democrats’ obstruction of the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s judicial and executive branch nominees. “There is absolutely zero reason… Read More
InternationalNews
EXCLUSIVE: ‘AMERICA FIRST’—State Department Takes a Step Away From Nation Building
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department will pivot away from meddling in foreign elections in accordance with President Donald Trump’s emphasis on national sovereignty,… Read More
InternationalNews
Switzerland Copes With Jobless UN Bureaucrats Defunded by Trump
President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies are compelling the rest of the world to share the burden of dealing with displaced international bureaucrats. Thousands of… Read More
PoliticsNews
REDUCTION IN FORCE: State Department Employees to Learn Their Fate
The State Department will notify Friday employees who are losing their jobs in the reduction in force, according to an email obtained by The Daily… Read More
PoliticsNews
State Department Employees to Face Reduction in Force in Coming Weeks
The State Department will soon notify employees affected by its long-awaited reduction in force, kick-starting the final stage of its reorganization, according to an internal… Read More
EconomyNews
Why States Warn Continued UN Funding Hurts Farmers
Eleven state agriculture commissioners called on the Trump administration and Congress to yank funding from United Nations programs that they say are hurting American farmers. … Read More
PoliticsNews
Bush’s, Obama’s ‘Farewell’-Style Wishes for USAID Staff Underscore Washington’s ‘Uniparty’ Culture
Former Presidents George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s farewell messages to staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development this week reinforce the perception that… Read More
InternationalNews
Rubio Touts ‘New Era’ of Foreign Assistance With Official Closure of USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development has officially closed, marking “the beginning of a new era of global partnership, peace, investment, and prosperity,” according to Secretary… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Challenges Boston University on Claims Made Over Defunding of USAID
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Boston University professor is “spreading disinformation” about the results of funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: New Bill Would Aim to Brand Major Muslim Group a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A member of Congress introduced a bill Tuesday asking the secretary of state to consider designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations… Read More
EducationNews
State Department Begins Scrutinizing Social Media Accounts of Student Visa Applicants
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Department of State announced on Wednesday it’s resuming the student visa application process with an increased focus on screening applicants’ social… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Democrats Push False Narrative on AIDS Program, State Department Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Congressional Democrats, with the help of corporate media, are pushing a false narrative about the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid… Read More
PoliticsNews
Rubio to Slash or Consolidate More Than 300 State Department Offices
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is moving quickly on President Donald Trump’s directive to overhaul the State Department and has notified Congress of plans to… Read More
PoliticsNews
Americans Want to Protect Speech Over Giving Government Power to Censor ‘Disinformation’: Poll
Americans say they are concerned about the spread of fake news, but about 8 in 10 say they prefer freedom of speech that allows false… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Rubio’s State Department Reforms Deliver Massive Blow to Deep State
If it hasn’t been made clear enough by now, President Donald Trump and his administration have unfinished business from his first term. That feeling is… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump State Department Axes $25M Pro-LGBTQ ‘Global Equality Fund’
A $25 million program that offered taxpayer funds to promote LGBTQ ideology abroad has been removed from the State Department website by the Trump administration. The… Read More
PoliticsNews
Biden State Dept. DEI Chief Asked: How Did It Advance US Interests Abroad?
The former head of diversity and inclusion at former President Joe Biden’s State Department was asked point blank at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing… Read More
PoliticsNews
Lawmakers Call for Defunding as Report Reveals Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Gender Ideology
The federal government spent more than $174 million promoting gender ideology in the past three years, according to a new report. In one example of… Read More
PoliticsNews
USAID Coordinated With Censorship Agency, Documents Show
The U.S. Agency for International Development coordinated closely with a State Department program to block what it considered “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “malinformation,” according to newly… Read More
Commentary
Yes, Mr. Khalil, Your Actions Have Consequences
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
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: As DOGE Targets Spending, 2 State Attorneys General Groups Seek to Protect Foreign Grants
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As the Department of Government Efficiency continues to flag unusual federal government expenditures, state attorneys general are asking the Trump administration… Read More
PoliticsNews
Rubio Slashes Nearly $60 Billion in Wasteful Spending From State, USAID
The Trump administration has saved taxpayers nearly $60 billion since it took office just over a month ago by eliminating programs in the State Department… Read More
News
This Group Is Suing Trump Admin After Cuts to Refugee Program Slush Fund
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the State Department cutting funding for refugee assistance. The lawsuit alleges USCCB… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Admin Wins Freedom for Another American Held Abroad
President Donald Trump on Wednesday secured the release of another American held hostage abroad. The American citizen, whose name has not yet been publicly released,… Read More
PoliticsNews
Rubio Moves Swiftly to Implement Trump’s DEI Directive at State Department
The U.S. State Department moved swiftly Wednesday to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order doing away with diversity, equity, and inclusion. An internal memo obtained… Read More
