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A Trump administration official referred Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell of California to the Justice Department over mortgage fraud allegations, reports say. Federal Housing Finance Agency… Read More
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President Donald Trump is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate financier Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement with prominent Democrats, including a former president. “Now that the… Read More
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President Donald Trump will ramp up domestic travel ahead of midterms as he sells voters on his affordability accomplishments, a White House official told The… Read More
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GOP candidates who run on President Donald Trump’s successful policies will win their 2026 midterm elections, said Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters in an… Read More
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Public health in America can only advance if there’s a willingness to challenge orthodoxy, Vice President JD Vance said at a “Make America Healthy Again”… Read More
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A major pro-life organization is investing tens of millions of dollars into next year’s elections. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and Women Speak Out PAC, a… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump will sign an executive order strengthening the foster care system, The Daily Signal has learned. The executive order,… Read More
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President Donald Trump has threatened to punish New York City for electing the Democrat mayoral candidate, socialist Muslim Zohran Mamdani. Though the action a president… Read More
President Donald Trump has pardoned dozens of allies who were accused of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Pardons apply to… Read More
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Virginia Republicans fear GOP candidates’ losses on Tuesday could spell trouble come midterms if the party doesn’t figure out a strategy to appeal to working-class… Read More
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Following Republicans’ sweeping defeats this week in off-year elections, President Donald Trump says Republicans need to focus on affordability. “As Republicans, you have to talk… Read More
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President Donald Trump made a “sales pitch” to Republican senators Wednesday, calling on them to eliminate the filibuster. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The pro-life movement has determined its newest priority: preventing Planned Parenthood from receiving full funding again, starting July 4. “Next year,… Read More
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President Donald Trump suggested the record-long government shutdown is responsible for Republicans’ widespread losses in Tuesday’s off-year elections. “‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN,… Read More
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Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed that the Biden administration’s Department of Justice seized President Donald Trump’s government phone from his first term and subpoenaed his… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Murders in Washington, D.C., are down 60% since President Donald Trump’s D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force set its sights on… Read More
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President Donald Trump said he would withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits until Senate Democrats vote to reopen the government. “SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by… Read More
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One of President Donald Trump’s recent appointees to a federal judgeship issued an order recommending a stronger punishment for an illegal immigrant criminal in order… Read More
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The Trump administration told a judge Monday that it would use contingency funds to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during the federal… Read More
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After months of declining to weigh in, President Donald Trump has revealed his preferred candidate in the New York City mayoral race. “If it’s going… Read More
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The Trump administration is currently listening to feedback from colleges and universities asked to sign a compact to adhere to the administration’s education agenda in… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department is sounding the alarm on the financial hardship its employees who live paycheck to paycheck are facing amid… Read More
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President Donald Trump has ordered testing of American nuclear weapons to start “immediately.” “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of… Read More
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Supporting struggling cattle ranchers was the “single most discussed topic” in Senate Republicans’ lunch with Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas,… Read More
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President Donald Trump announced that Toyota will invest billions to open auto plants across the country. “I was just told by the [Japanese] prime minister… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Biden administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs improperly awarded $10.8 million in bonuses meant for staffers who directly serve veterans to… Read More
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President Donald Trump named two members of his Cabinet as an unbeatable duo in the 2028 presidential election. When asked by a reporter on Air… Read More
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Trump administration officials committed to “protect unborn life at all stages” at the five-year anniversary event of a 40-nation coalition of countries that declare that… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration is moving to roll back a Biden-era regulation that allows taxpayer dollars to pay for unaccompanied illegal alien… Read More
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President Donald Trump hears the concerns of cattle ranchers who say his decision to buy beef from Argentina is bad for business, press secretary Karoline… Read More
