An agency targeted by the Department of Government Efficiency has received a new director to realign its mission. The United Institute of Peace board of directors named MAGA media figure Darren Beattie as acting president. Beattie is the founder of the

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Means-tested welfare is the third-largest segment of federal spending, only outranked by Social Security and Medicare. The U.S. welfare system has been growing for decades, with little to show when it comes to helping lower-income Americans achieve upward mobility.   In the

When Elon Musk sued Media Matters in 2023, the law firm of Democratic super-lawyer Marc Elias swooped in to represent the liberal media group. It made little headway against the lawsuit before submitting millions of dollars in legal bills, prompting Media

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) violated House Ethics rules after she attended the 2021 Met Gala in her infamous “Tax the Rich” dress, the House Ethics Committee ruled Friday, ordering her to repay a fashion designer nearly $3,000 for the gown.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation is moving away from the Biden administration’s climate justice initiative which made it harder and pricer to build buses. Joe Biden’s Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, forced grant recipients of a $1.5

The Internal Revenue Service says it will relax its long-standing ban on churches engaging in political campaign activity. Churches, of course, must decide whether to do so, but this overdue decision respects their First Amendment rights.   Under the Internal Revenue Code,