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Two Years After Fox Breakup, Tucker Carlson Shares Why His Show Was Canceled

Two Years After Fox Breakup, Tucker Carlson Shares Why His Show Was Canceled

It’s been two years since Tucker Carlson answered a phone call on a Monday morning in late April 2023 to learn that the Fox News Channel had...

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Virginia Allen

Judge Temporary Blocks Trump From Terminating Legal Status for 530,000 Illegal Aliens

Judge Temporary Blocks Trump From Terminating Legal Status for 530,000 Illegal Aliens

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal status and work permits for over 530,000 illegal aliens from Cuba, Haiti,...

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Virginia Allen

Arkansas to Allow Christian Adoption and Foster Care Groups to Bypass Same-Sex Homes

Arkansas to Allow Christian Adoption and Foster Care Groups to Bypass Same-Sex Homes

An Arkansas bill prohibiting state officials from forcing faith-based adoption and foster care organizations from placing children in homes that go...

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Michael Gryboski

Trump Medicaid Director’s Decision to Cut Child Sex Change Coverage Will Save Nearly $20 Million

Trump Medicaid Director’s Decision to Cut Child Sex Change Coverage Will Save Nearly $20 Million

The Trump administration’s decision to prohibit Medicaid coverage of child sex-change procedures will save taxpayers at least $18.5 million....

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

New Shipbuilding Deal Promises Swifter Sailing for the US Navy

New Shipbuilding Deal Promises Swifter Sailing for the US Navy

Last week, America’s largest military shipbuilder signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, the global...

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Wilson Beaver

Democrats Are Being Dishonest About Extending Tax Cuts

Democrats Are Being Dishonest About Extending Tax Cuts

It’s Tax Day in the United States. “Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the Democrats believe every day is April 15,”...

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Rep. Ron Estes

Legislation Introduced to Protect Federal Workers, Despite Mounting Challenges

Legislation Introduced to Protect Federal Workers, Despite Mounting Challenges

THE CENTER SQUARE—In an attempt to blunt the Trump administration’s culling of the federal workforce, a group of Democrats in Congress is...

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Sarah Roderick-Fitch

Harvard’s Radicalization: Lower Standards, Middle Eastern Cash, Politicization

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson

Harvard Doesn’t Have a Right to Your Money

Ivy League schools are aghast to learn that they really have to stop racially discriminating and start protecting Jewish students from antisemitic...

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Jarrett Stepman

Johnson Rakes in $32 Million in Q1

House Speaker Mike Johnson has raised a whopping $32.2 million in campaign funds during the first quarter of the year since Republicans swept into...

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Jacob Adams

Hungarian Constitutional Amendment Rejects Transgenderism

The Hungarian parliament delivered a rejection of transgenderism on Tuesday with the passage of a constitutional amendment against the legal...

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George Caldwell

How Treasury’s Bessent Went From Soros Employee to One of Trump’s Top Lieutenants

One of the most prominent defenders of the Trump agenda during the president’s second term has been the Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent....

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Jacob Adams

WATCH: Bernie Sanders’ Coachella Speech Proves the Democrats Are LOST

Sen. Bernie Sanders showed up at the Coachella music festival in California this past weekend to talk about the evils of capitalism… at one of......

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Elise Mccue

Jury Finds Illegal Alien Guilty of Raping, Murdering Maryland Mother of 5

Jury Finds Illegal Alien Guilty of Raping, Murdering Maryland Mother of 5

A Maryland jury has found an illegal alien guilty of murdering Rachel Morin, a mother of five.  Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with first-...

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Virginia Allen

White House Battle With Harvard Intensifies

White House Battle With Harvard Intensifies

In the latest escalation of a feud between Harvard University and the White House, President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to pull the Ivy League...

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George Caldwell

Nevada Removes 162,519 Names from Voter Registration Rolls

Nevada Removes 162,519 Names from Voter Registration Rolls

THE CENTER SQUARE—The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office announced Monday that it had removed 162,519 voters from its voter registrations....

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Zachery Schmidt

Texas GOP Senate Primary Race Gets Ugly Early

The most contentious Senate contest of 2026 is shaping up to be between two Republicans. Since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared his run...

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George Caldwell

Trump Is Right to Hammer Environmental Lawfare

President Donald Trump’s critics are right about one thing: The first few months of his second term have been a reckoning. Starting with the...

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Yaël Ossowski

White House Prepares to Go After Noncitizens Who Defraud Entitlement Programs

THE CENTER SQUARE—The White House announced Tuesday plans to help protect Social Security benefits from noncitizens and ramp up anti-fraud efforts....

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Morgan Sweeney

Trump’s Campus Crackdown Is Long Overdue

Trump’s Campus Crackdown Is Long Overdue

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Victor Davis Hanson

Former Washington Post Writer Gushes Over ‘Handsome,’ ‘Morally Good’ Accused Killer

Former Washington Post Writer Gushes Over ‘Handsome,’ ‘Morally Good’ Accused Killer

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz described accused murderer Luigi Mangione as “morally good” and...

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Harold Hutchison

‘Will Not Surrender’: Harvard Scoffs at Trump Admin’s Demands to Address Antisemitism

‘Will Not Surrender’: Harvard Scoffs at Trump Admin’s Demands to Address Antisemitism

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Harvard University announced Monday it will not agree to the Trump administration’s demands to address antisemitism on...

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Jaryn Crouson

Back on the Stump: Michigan’s Rogers Taking Second Shot at Senate

Back on the Stump: Michigan’s Rogers Taking Second Shot at Senate

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., on Monday announced his 2026 run for the soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat of retiring Michigan Democrat Sen. Gary...

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George Caldwell

Virginia Republicans Sue to Keep Dems From Choosing GOP Nominees

Virginia Republicans Sue to Keep Dems From Choosing GOP Nominees

Virginia’s new “convention ban” outlaws the ability of political parties to choose their candidates through their own conventions and instead...

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Joe Thomas

Following Release of Propaganda Video, Parents of American Hostage Issue Plea to President Trump

Following Release of Propaganda Video, Parents of American Hostage Issue Plea to President Trump

Yael and Adi Alexander say their “hope and trust rest” with President Donald Trump to bring home their son, Edan Alexander, after Hamas released a...

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Virginia Allen

Salvadoran President Won’t Send Deported Illegal Alien Back to US

Salvadoran President Won’t Send Deported Illegal Alien Back to US

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, will not release Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien deported from the U.S. to El Salvador.  ...

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Virginia Allen

Sen. Schmitt Proposes Legislation to Create Easter Federal Holiday

Sen. Schmitt Proposes Legislation to Create Easter Federal Holiday

Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar, should have its own federal holiday, according to a Republican senator. Sen. Eric Schmitt,...

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Jarrett Stepman

Now That Trump Is President, He Can Remind America That Christ Is King

Now That Trump Is President, He Can Remind America That Christ Is King

It is easy to overlook, but attentive visitors to George and Martha Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon will notice a small stone above their graves,...

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Kevin Roberts

What We Know About Suspect in Arson at Pa. Governor’s Residence

What We Know About Suspect in Arson at Pa. Governor’s Residence

In the aftermath of an act of arson against Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s executive residence in the state capital of Harrisburg, police are...

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George Caldwell

A Budget Battle That Could Determine Speaker Johnson’s Future

A Budget Battle That Could Determine Speaker Johnson’s Future

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is staking his political future on one daunting task—delivering a budget reconciliation bill that will satisfy...

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George Caldwell

Idaho AG Hails Pro-Life Win

Idaho has won a major pro-life victory in state court. Judge Jason Scott of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District Court on Friday held that there was no...

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Jacob Adams

DOGE Shocker: Biden Gave Terrorists Social Security Numbers and Welfare Benefits

DOGE Shocker: Biden Gave Terrorists Social Security Numbers and Welfare Benefits

The Center Square—The Biden administration not only released a record number of known or suspected terrorists into the U.S. but also gave them...

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Bethany Blankley

Temporary Tariff Terror Examined

Temporary Tariff Terror Examined

When President Donald Trump made his Liberation Day announcements, his harshest critics immediately declared him an economic arsonist playing with...

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Steve Mckee

Lincoln Was a ‘Threat to Democracy’

Lincoln Was a ‘Threat to Democracy’

One hundred sixty years ago tonight, at Ford’s Theater, John Wilkes Booth put a bullet in the head of President Abraham Lincoln. What motivated the...

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Al Perrotta

The Standardized Testing Pendulum Swings Back

The Standardized Testing Pendulum Swings Back

In the name of “equity,” many competitive colleges had stopped using entrance exams in their application process. Now, the pendulum has swung:...

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Suraj Shah

Trump’s Life’s Work Culminates in Confronting Communist China

Trump’s Life’s Work Culminates in Confronting Communist China

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs—with the...

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Josh Hammer

Political Money Grab

Political Money Grab

Did you bet on March Madness? I did, and many of you did, too. Americans bet billions on NCAA tournaments. We also “spent $60 billion at casinos...

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John Stossel

Only Trump Is Brave Enough for This Job

Only Trump Is Brave Enough for This Job

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Aside from congressional Democrats, there’s widespread agreement among the American people that the failed status quo...

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David Bossie

Reversal of Fortune in Homer City: New Manufacturing Project a ‘Game-Changer’

Reversal of Fortune in Homer City: New Manufacturing Project a ‘Game-Changer’

HOMER CITY, Pa.—Eleven days after the massive smokestacks and cooling towers of Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant came down in a...

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Salena Zito

Trump Has Made Conservatism ‘Hot’ Again—I Found Out for Myself at the Latest DC MAGA Social

Trump Has Made Conservatism ‘Hot’ Again—I Found Out for Myself at the Latest DC MAGA Social

Welcome to the Golden Age, where being conservative is trending, and for more reasons than their commonsense politics. I attended the latest “cool...

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Emma Dayton

Young People Are Driving Increase in Faith, Church Attendance in West, Reports Say

Young People Are Driving Increase in Faith, Church Attendance in West, Reports Say

A spiritual awakening is stirring among young people in the West, according to a steady stream of survey data. In February, the Pew Research...

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Dan Hart

Tucker Carlson: ‘Of Course’ Trump Is Willing to Negotiate With China on Tariffs

Tucker Carlson: ‘Of Course’ Trump Is Willing to Negotiate With China on Tariffs

President Donald Trump is using tariffs to apply heavy pressure on China on trade, but he remains open to negotiations with Beijing, Tucker Carlson...

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Virginia Allen

Courage and Consequences: Inside Whistleblower’s Harrowing Experience with Biden’s Department of (In)justice

Courage and Consequences: Inside Whistleblower’s Harrowing Experience with Biden’s Department of (In)justice

There is stiff competition atop the leaderboard of history’s most dramatic reversals. Foremost is the resurrection of a crucified Messiah, then the...

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Joshua Arnold

Trump’s Righteous Smithsonian Reforms

Trump’s Righteous Smithsonian Reforms

The Left has been rewriting history since the concept of a Left-Right spectrum was introduced during the 1789 French Revolution. Yet somehow, the...

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Mike Gonzalez

Raw Sewage From Mexico Sickening Navy SEALs, San Diego Residents

Raw Sewage From Mexico Sickening Navy SEALs, San Diego Residents

THE CENTER SQUARE—San Diego officials say Mexico is continuing to release millions of gallons per day of raw sewage into the city’s waters despite...

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Kenneth Schrupp

Wisconsin Farmer Again Challenges USDA Program Rules as Discriminatory

Wisconsin Farmer Again Challenges USDA Program Rules as Discriminatory

THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to discriminate in many of its programs, according to a new letter from the...

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Jon Styf

New Australian Law Makes Certain Prayers ‘Unlawful’

New Australian Law Makes Certain Prayers ‘Unlawful’

As Vice President JD Vance warns about the suppression of Christians’ free speech rights, a new law in a Western nation makes “praying with or...

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Ben Johnson

Trump State Department Axes $25M Pro-LGBTQ ‘Global Equality Fund’

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...

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Iran’s President Says Iran Does Not Want the Nuclear Bomb. Who Believes That?

Iran’s President Says Iran Does Not Want the Nuclear Bomb. Who Believes That?

WASHINGTON— “A nuclear Iran isn’t just a threat, it’s the threat,” Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies warned in the new...

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Debra Saunders

Public Trust in Media Dies in ‘Groupthink’

Public Trust in Media Dies in ‘Groupthink’

Journalists are terrible at hiding their desire to run our democracy, using their platforms to direct history to the “right side.” That badly...

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Tim Graham