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On the first stop of President Donald Trump’s affordability tour, he said making America affordable is his highest priority, while again calling the term a… Read More
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A national grassroots nonprofit is urging President Donald Trump to take “swift action” on a policy that it believes would directly impact affordability: health care… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said the review of the abortion drug mifepristone is in the “data acquisition… Read More
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President Donald Trump didn’t rule out reducing tariffs on some goods in order to address affordability concerns. When asked by Politico if he would rule… Read More
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to reshape Florida’s congressional map ahead of midterm elections gives the state a “unique opportunity” to augment the Republican majority in… Read More
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Alina Habba resigned Monday as the acting U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey. This comes after an appeals court ruling disqualified her from… Read More
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Robert F. Kennedy’s hand-picked vaccine advisory board unexpectedly delayed its vote on the hepatitis B vaccine’s future in the childhood immunization schedule. Advisory Committee on… Read More
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Health and Human Services’ actions against a school that illegally vaccinated a child demonstrates that the agency will not tolerate information on a child’s gender… Read More
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President Donald Trump is pardoning Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas after the Biden administration charged him and his wife with bribery. Trump announced on… Read More
EducationNews
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., has introduced a bill to ensure homeschoolers aren’t discriminated against in college admissions. “No student should ever… Read More
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President Donald Trump said he is “seriously” looking into replicating a version of the Australian retirement savings accounts program to increase the U.S. birth rate…. Read More
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the Department of War’s second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, citing the “fog of war.”… Read More
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President Donald Trump called affordability “a hoax that was started by Democrats who caused the problem of pricing.” “Look, affordability’s a hoax that was started… Read More
InternationalNews
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the Department of War’s second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. Leavitt said at Monday’s… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education on Monday notified universities that it’s launching a new portal holding them accountable for failures to disclose… Read More
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President Donald Trump has invited to the White House the families of the National Guard members who were shot Wednesday evening near the White House,… Read More
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Sec. Scott Turner is restoring “biological truth” at the Department of Housing and Urban Development by making sure males can’t invade female-only shelters, he told… Read More
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Ukraine has agreed to the “core terms” of a peace deal to end its nearly four-year war with Russia, reports say. “Over the past week,… Read More
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The national Republican Party is doubling down on its strategy of tying socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to Democrats in midterm elections following… Read More
Health CareNews
The White House reportedly plans to unveil a health policy framework, including a two-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. While Congress awaits details, Republican… Read More
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After urging members of the military to refuse “illegal orders” from the Trump administration, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., admitted she is not aware of any… Read More
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Even self-described far-left State Department employees are happy about Secretary Marco Rubio’s latest move to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion, according to an unofficial State… Read More
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President Donald Trump said socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “actually surprised” him by how much the two agree on. “I feel very confident… Read More
EducationNews
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education is closing its in-house health clinic, which cost almost $500,000 per year to operate while only serving… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is making good on President Donald Trump’s promise to give $10,000 bonuses to air traffic controllers who… Read More
EducationNews
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is talking to “dozens” of Congress members about codifying the Education Department’s biggest step toward extinction. The Daily Signal asked… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s State Department is classifying “destructive ideologies” formerly promoted by the Biden administration in the United States as human rights violations. The State… Read More
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The United States added 119,000 jobs in September, blowing past expectations following a slowdown in hiring over the summer. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics’… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two lawmakers are working with the Trump administration to roll back a Biden-era regulation forcing taxpayers to pay for unaccompanied illegal… Read More
EducationNews
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump is extending the deadline for universities to sign the higher education compact, giving preferential funding to schools that… Read More
