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President Donald Trump has extended the decision on when to fire federal workers as a result of the Democrat government shutdown. Trump on Tuesday told… Read More
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President Donald Trump said the Democrats’ shutdown of the federal government is “like a kamikaze attack.” “They’re the ones that started it. They’re the ones that have… Read More
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that when President Donald Trump said firings of federal employees are underway, he was referring to the federal… Read More
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Pro-life pregnancy centers expect an increase in appointments after President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” defunded Planned Parenthood facilities, a center director told The… Read More
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President Donald Trump is investigating how to cut federal aid from Portland, Oregon, due to the city’s soft stance on violence by “Antifa and other… Read More
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President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown to cut another blue-state project that the administration says is not aligned with its priorities. The Department… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Construction of President Donald Trump’s southern border wall is moving full-speed ahead during the government shutdown. Though 40% of the federal… Read More
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President Donald Trump will meet Tuesday with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought to decide which left-wing projects and personnel to cut during… Read More
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Democrats shut down the government because Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is afraid he will lose his Senate seat to radical leftist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s State Department will soon expand the scope of the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits the use of taxpayer… Read More
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing a $50 million investment in using artificial intelligence to cure childhood cancer. “President Trump’s foresight in… Read More
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The White House is reprimanding Democrats for shutting down the government even though it’s unpopular with the vast majority of Americans. Sixty-five percent of Americans… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Labor announced more than $86 million in grants for employers to provide training in high-demand and emerging industries…. Read More
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth slammed “foolish and reckless political leaders ” who turned the War Department into the “Woke Department.” “For too long, we… Read More
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Congressional leadership’s meeting at the White House Monday did not appear to make inroads in preventing the impending government shutdown. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Over 25 Republican state attorneys general are urging Senate Democrats against shutting down the government so the “hard-working Americans” they represent… Read More
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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a deal Monday for long-awaited peace in the Middle East. “Israel would have my full… Read More
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President Donald Trump reacted to the new report showing that the FBI deployed more than 250 agents in plainclothes to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S…. Read More
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President Donald Trump has ordered troops to protect Portland, Oregon, and any Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities threatened by Antifa. “At the request of Secretary… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, asked the Department of Education to investigate her son’s high school in Marion, Iowa, for broadcasting a… Read More
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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced a plan Friday to prevent illegal aliens from driving commercial trucks in the United States. “The process for issuing… Read More
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President Donald Trump signed a deal to save TikTok, which Vice President JD Vance said values the business at $14 billion. “The company will be… Read More
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As videos circulate of pregnant women popping Tylenol tablets to spite Donald Trump, the head of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on… Read More
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President Donald Trump threatened ABC for letting Jimmy Kimmel resume his show after the late-night comedian falsely claimed a right-winger assassinated Charlie Kirk. Kimmel returned… Read More
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed the United Nations for creating problems instead of solving them. While addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of War is discontinuing a committee criticized for pushing feminism in the military, according to a memo obtained by… Read More
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President Donald Trump says he thinks separating the combination vaccines that babies receive would prevent autism, he said in response to a question from The… Read More
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday slammed the 58 House Democrats who voted against a congressional resolution to honor Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old… Read More
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President Donald Trump will a sign an executive order later this week approving the deal to save TikTok after Congress banned usage of the Chinese-owned… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration has chosen a new provider to run its human trafficking hotline after complaints that the Biden administration’s provider… Read More
