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    The Trump-Xi Summit Put America First
    Last week, President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C. While the meeting featured considerable pageantry, including a state dinner and displays of American history, the real meat of the summit came from its deliverables. The summit appears to have met expectations, safeguarding American interests and offering no concessions on important U.S….
    Andrew J. Harding
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    Labor Secretary Confirmed in Senate’s Last Act Before 6-Week Recess
    In its final vote ahead of the November elections, the Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as secretary of labor in a late-night party-line vote. The Senate is set to take six weeks off to campaign, not returning to Washington until after the election. Twelve senators missed Wednesday’s 11 p.m. vote. Six Republicans and six Democrats were…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    2030 Census Shake-Up: Which States Win and Lose Under Trump’s Plan?
    The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the 2030 U.S. census, to cease counting illegal immigrants, could boost congressional seats and electoral votes for battleground states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin at the expense of large states such as California and Texas, research suggests. A 2024 study projected immigration trends under the Biden administration for the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Reveals What He Told Xi About Political Prisoners
    President Donald Trump told the Daily Signal he had “hopefully fruitful” discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about political prisoners in China, including American Min Zin and Jimmy Lai. When asked by the Daily Signal if he discussed the release of political prisoners, Trump said, “I did.” “We talked, and I think we had some…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Can’t Afford to Repeat Bush’s Biggest Mistake
    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.  Do you think it’s possible that we’re on the edge of a boom and we don’t even…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Trump’s Pressure on Nigeria Just Saved Hundreds of Christians’ Lives
    Even amidst tragic news that at least 18 Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt state of Plateau were killed by Fulani jihadists over the past week, there is reason for hope: The nation’s government has finally bowed to pressure and taken concrete action against the plague of anti-Christian violence. Because of pressure started by President Donald…
    Sean Nelson
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    The Real Story About Gas Prices, National Security, and the Economy
    While the American military action in Iran has been a source of many benefits to the U.S., a collateral negative effect has been the increase in world oil prices and the associated increase in gas prices at the pump for U.S. consumers. However, things may not be as dire as many would lead you to…
    Sanjai Bhagat
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    Jack Smith Scooped Up Reporters’ Phone Data in Trump Probe: ‘Massive First Amendment Breach’
    Conservative media outlets pushed back after revelations that former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigators obtained communications from nearly 50 journalists at more than a dozen media outlets on both the right and the left. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, revealed the information Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee previously exposed that Smith and the Justice…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump’s Student Loan Rules Finally Hold Higher Education Accountable. The Left Is Furious.
    The Trump administration put some reasonable limits on federal student loans, and the Left is having a fit about it. According to a Department of Education rule finalized in July, schools will now need to prove that their degrees are paying off for students to ensure that they remain eligible for federal funds. The rule…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    What Iowa’s New Steel Mill Means for the Midwest
    Here’s a story the left-wing media and Democrats will ignore: America is building steel again, on a scale not seen in generations. On Monday, President Donald Trump announced from the Oval Office that Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel mill in eastern Iowa. It will reportedly be the largest steel plant in American…
    Steve Cortes
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    Trans Organization’s ‘Unreliable’ Standards Don’t Justify Prison Medical Interventions, DOJ Tells Supreme Court
    The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the Bureau of Prisons to restrict sex-rejecting procedures for federal inmates, citing an exhaustive bureau report rejecting the recommendations of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health as “unreliable” and based on “insufficient evidence.” Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the Supreme Court to lift…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Trump, Dr. Oz Move to Lower Health Care Costs Ahead of Midterms
    President Donald Trump and his administration are working to lower Medicare costs by ending a double-billing process targeting seniors. The rule, set to take effect in January, is expected to significantly reduce Medicare costs by changing the way physicians charge patients for same-day exams and services. Currently, doctors can charge Medicare recipients twice for exams…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    A Rare Budget Move Helped Trump Cancel Half a Billion Dollars Benefiting Immigrants
    The White House returned over half a billion dollars previously appropriated by Congress for programs serving illegal immigrants. While conservatives praised the return of federal funds, the rare action by President Donald Trump has lawmakers scrambling, with some members calling it an illegal check on Congress’ power of the purse. On Friday, the White House…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump Transforms the UN’s Failures Into American Savings
    As the 81st session of the United Nations Assembly concludes, President Donald Trump has departed after keeping the pressure on the U.N. to reform. Trump lambasted the U.N. for “criticizing the United States for protecting our children from transgender mutilization and transgender insanity.” The president observed that U.N. agencies seem to have “little to say…
    Max Primorac
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    Trump Praises Heritage Action President for Rebuking Midterm Predictions
    Heritage Action President Kevin Roberts landed massive praise from President Donald Trump on Monday morning for his comments on potentially faulty midterm predictions. The president’s Truth Social post comes after Roberts made remarks on Fox Business Monday morning, in which he dismissed political analyst Charlie Cook’s prediction that the Democrat majority in the 120th Congress…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Counterrevolution, Explained
    Decorated historian, Hillsdale college professor and Daily Signal senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson explained the reasoning behind his New York Times bestseller “The Counter-Revolution” during Heritage Action’s Sentinel Summit in Orlando on Saturday. As Hanson stated in both his video appearance at the summit and in his book, the Left’s challenge is to create a…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    White House Cites Decline in Transgender Violent Deaths to Defend Trump Policies
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump White House is pointing to data compiled by transgender advocacy groups as evidence against the claim that Republican transgender policies contribute to violence against transgender people. “The data proves the president’s law-and-order policies have benefited all Americans,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told the Daily Signal in a statement…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Cuban American Leaders Back Trump’s UN Warning to Cuba
    Leading voices of the Cuban American community backed President Donald Trump’s warning to Cuba this week during his United Nations address, where he claimed that his administration is “seeking a fundamental change,” before calling the country a “failed state” that will soon “fall.” The president’s remarks come after the Cuban people have suffered totalitarian rule,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Trump Bans Media From the White House—This Is Why He’s Angry
    Why did President Donald Trump ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House? The better question is: What took so long?  But Trump made his point. The man is angry at the blatantly biased and Trump-despising legacy media. He blames them for his poor poll numbers. His bitterness is more than justified.  The…
    Larry Elder
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    FDA Confirmation Hearing Gives Update on Abortion Pill Study Under New Leadership
    Dr. Heidi Overton, nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Food and Drug Administration, appeared before a Senate committee on Thursday and shared an update on the long-awaited abortion pill study. Overton told the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions that if she is confirmed, the updates to the study would be…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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