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ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Amidst reports that the United States is close to a major war with Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said his job is… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of 60 lawmakers filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit to limit the abortion pill after the Trump administration… Read More
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A new Trump-aligned nonprofit is launching to fill a gap in enforcement of the president’s election integrity executive order. Nicole Kelly, senior counsel at Lex… Read More
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President Donald Trump told soldiers at Fort Bragg he is updating their equipment and facilities to ensure the American military is “the best trained, the… Read More
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The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is suing Harvard, accusing the university of unlawfully withholding admissions data necessary to help the government determine if… Read More
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Inflation beat expectations by dropping to 2.4% in January, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “President [Donald] Trump has defeated Joe… Read More
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Republicans can “win big” in midterm elections if they “unwrap the gift of MAHA” that President Donald Trump has handed them, according to a new… Read More
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced new initiatives to encourage Americans to “Eat Real Food.” “I’m… Read More
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Legislation to authorize a women’s history museum would also allow men who identify as women to be featured, some conservatives warn. The House Committee on… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency plans to undo an Obama-era greenhouse gas rule used to justify nationwide climate regulations. On Wednesday, the EPA will roll… Read More
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President Donald Trump slammed artist Bad Bunny for performing “one of the worst” Super Bowl halftime shows in history. “The Super Bowl Halftime Show is… Read More
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas is seeking to prevent Americans losing their jobs to foreign workers. “Most people understand that you can’t discriminate… Read More
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President Donald Trump unveiled a new website seeking to offer Americans massively discounted prescription drugs. The website, TrumpRx.gov, offers “Most-Favored-Nation” prices on prescription drugs. “This… Read More
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Women who have experienced transgender-identifying males invading their private spaces at work have grounds to file a claim with the government’s civil rights agency, Equal… Read More
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President Donald Trump is now seeking a $1 billion settlement with Harvard University because the school has “dragged its feet” during months of negotiations, White… Read More
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Chair Andrea Lucas wants to return the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to its roots in the civil rights movement, after previous chairs ignored discrimination that… Read More
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Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon doesn’t care if people who obstruct worship services call themselves journalists. They’re still going to face the full penalty of… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will celebrate one year of the Make America Healthy Again movement in… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Though President Donald Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin no longer coordinates a Justice Department working group investigating the weaponization of government,… Read More
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The president’s tough-on-crime policies are to thank for the nation’s capital seeing a dramatic decrease in crime from last year, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Health and Human Services announced new resources to make drug abuse treatment more affordable and accessible for families… Read More
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Taxpayers can expect “substantial refunds” due to tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” Treasury Secretary Counselor Joseph Lavorgna said. The bill’s… Read More
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is hopeful a judge will reject the Trump administration’s request to pause her lawsuit seeking to reinstate regulations of the… Read More
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President Donald Trump has chosen former Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the central bank. “I have known Kevin for a long… Read More
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President Donald Trump said he will announce his appointee to chair the Federal Reserve Board of Governors next week. “We’re going to be announcing the… Read More
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An impending government shutdown would “stall funding” for the Federal Emergency Management Agency shortly after a “crippling” winter storm, Sen. Marsha Blackburn told The Daily… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s Department of Education found that California violated federal parental rights law by pressuring schools to hide children’s so-called transgender identity from their… Read More
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The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, has been ordered to appear in court after a federal judge said the agency has… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration is fixing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid program after uncovering around $1 billion in fraud, according… Read More
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Multiple Trump administration agencies are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minnesota, press secretary Karoline… Read More
