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President Donald Trump announced this week that Missouri’s Republican attorney general, Andrew Bailey, will join Dan Bongino as co-deputy director of the FBI. “He has… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department is condemning a Biden-appointed federal judge’s ruling barring the Trump administration from using the president’s latest travel ban… Read More
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An appeals court threw out the $355 million fraud penalty against President Donald Trump on Thursday. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the… Read More
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President Donald Trump is pulling funding from public schools in California that don’t comply with his executive orders on transgenderism. “Any California school district that… Read More
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Vice President JD Vance slammed anti-Israel protesters during a visit to Washington’s Union Station for advocating against safety in the nation’s capital. “This is the… Read More
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President Donald Trump said a Federal Reserve Board governor who has refused to lower interest rates “must resign, now!!!” Lisa Cook has also been accused of… Read More
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating three blue states’ possible involvement in an Aug. 12 fatal car crash in Florida that killed three. Illegal… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Three Republican senators are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether drug manufacturers misrepresented the abortion pill’s safety and efficacy…. Read More
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The White House is working on a plan to do away with mail-in voting and voting machines, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. A reporter… Read More
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If President Donald Trump’s long-anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin goes well, the two might extend their trip to Alaska to establish a peace… Read More
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The Trump administration arrested another illegal immigrant for sexual misconduct against a child. On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Michael Kabiona, an illegal alien from… Read More
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A provision in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” has caused more than 30 Planned Parenthoods to close—with more closures on the horizon. In… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order elevating the Office of Space Commerce, The Daily Signal has learned…. Read More
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President Donald Trump told The Daily Signal he plans to work with Congress to extend the 30-day federalization of the Washington, D.C., police force. “If… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Department of Veterans Affairs processed more disability benefits compensation and pension ratings claims in a single year than… Read More
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President Donald Trump will work with Congress next month to build on his decision to federalize the Washington, D.C., police. Before Trump invoked the Home… Read More
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House Republicans defied many of the White House’s requests for cuts to programs that don’t align with the president’s “America First” agenda. In May, the… Read More
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The Federal Reserve complied with a pro-Trump investment firm’s request to reveal which board members voted to keep the most recent meeting closed to the… Read More
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President Donald Trump has nominated The Heritage Foundation’s lead economist, E.J. Antoni, as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Our Economy is… Read More
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President Donald Trump is placing Washington, D.C., law enforcement under federal control. “This is ‘Liberation Day’ in D.C.,” Trump told the press in a Monday… Read More
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House Republicans kept almost a billion dollars in funding for an agency targeted by the Department of Government Efficiency after the Biden administration used it… Read More
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President Donald Trump ordered police to increase their presence in the District of Columbia after an attack on a Department of Government Efficiency staffer. “President… Read More
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—After President Donald Trump called for a new census excluding illegal immigrants, the Department of Commerce told the Daily Signal it… Read More
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President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Commerce to start work on a new census in which illegal immigrants will not be counted. “I have… Read More
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The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is severing its ties with unions, in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order ending collective bargaining with… Read More
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President Donald Trump has named his vice president, JD Vance, as the favored Republican nominee for 2028. Trump was asked at the signing of an… Read More
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President Donald Trump said he would select a new Federal Reserve governor before the end of the week. At a White House event Tuesday in… Read More
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President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order cracking down on “debanking,” a term used to describe financial institutions that selectively close customer accounts… Read More
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The Trump administration is working to safely return to their home countries the unaccompanied illegal migrant children lost under the Biden administration, The Daily Signal… Read More
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President Donald Trump will soon announce tariffs on pharmaceuticals, he told CNBC in a Tuesday morning interview. “Within the next week or so, we’re going… Read More
