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BREAKING: Jury Delivers Verdict in Hunter Biden Gun Trial
The son of a sitting president has been found guilty in a federal criminal court for the first time. A Wilmington, Delaware, jury found Hunter Biden guilty on all three federal felony gun charges he faced Tuesday morning. He violated laws meant to prevent drug addicts from owning firearms, the jury decided. The case related…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Supreme Court upheld a funding scheme apparently meant to insulate a powerful federal agency from future congressional oversight. The court ruled 7-2 that the funding scheme for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau does not violate the Constitution’s appropriations clause, which forbids the executive branch from taking money from the federal Treasury except “in consequence…Tyler O’Neil -
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Record-Breaking Flood of Comments Condemns Biden’s Latest Student Loan Scheme
A national grassroots petition in protest of President Joe Biden’s latest student debt “forgiveness” stunt garnered over 5,000 online comments in a single night. Biden’s newest student loan cancellation plan would shift almost $150 billion in debt from those with outstanding college loans to American taxpayers—including those who already paid off their own college loans,…Tony Kinnett -
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How to Repair the Key Bridge Without Breaking the Bank
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore came as quite a shock. After a massive container ship struck one of the bridge’s pillars, the entire span quickly fell apart, costing several lives. It’s hard to overstate the bridge’s importance, particularly for the automobile industry. In addition to handling 11 million vehicles per year, it provided…David Ditch -
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I Asked Illegal Aliens If They Knew They Were Breaking Law. Here’s What They Said.
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Brandon says he left Cameroon on March 15 and crossed the border from Mexico into California four days later. He knows it’s illegal to cross the U.S.-Mexico border between ports of entry, as he did, Brandon told The Daily Signal. But, he said, he did so because the “situation in my home…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Presides Over Record-Breaking 11 Embassy Evacuations
As a cannibalistic gang war rages through Haiti, President Joe Biden last week dispatched a Marine Corps special unit to protect the evacuation of nonemergency personnel as well as fellow Marines from the U.S. Embassy in the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince. With that evacuation of the embassy in Haiti, the Biden administration has presided over more…Tony Kinnett -
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 9-0 That Trump Can’t Be Removed From Colorado Ballot
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that former President Donald Trump may not be removed from the 2024 primary ballot Tuesday in Colorado. The case revolved around whether Trump could be removed from the ballot by the state, as the Colorado Supreme Court decided, under the “insurrection” clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S….Jarrett Stepman -
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BREAKING: Biden Education Department Met With SPLC Before Center Put Parental Rights Groups on Its ‘Hate Map’
A high-ranking official at the Department of Education under President Joe Biden met with representatives of the Southern Poverty Law Center a year before the center put parental rights groups, including Moms for Liberty, on its “hate map” alongside chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, according to documents obtained by The Oversight Project. The department…Tyler O’Neil -
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BREAKING: Maine Bill That Protects Kidnappers Who Take ‘Transgender Kids’ for ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Fails in Committee
UPDATE Jan. 25, 2024 5:45 p.m.: A joint standing legislative committee between the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate voted that the transgender custody bill LD 1735 “ought not to pass” Thursday. According to footage of the committee posted online, the motion that the bill “ought not to pass” passed 12-0. Rep. Katrina…Tyler O’Neil -
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BREAKING: US, UK Launch Retaliatory Airstrikes Against Houthis After Months of Attacks in Red Sea
The U.S. and the U.K. conducted retaliatory airstrikes Thursday evening against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen following a cascade of attacks on commercial shipping, Reuters reported, citing four U.S. officials. The Houthis had launched at least 27 drone and missile attacks against commercial vessels near the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the U.S. military said Thursday,…Micaela Burrow -
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BREAKING: GOP Senators Turn on Tuberville on Approval of Biden’s Military Promotions
Some Senate Republicans sided with Democrats in pushing to approve hundreds of President Joe Biden’s military promotions Wednesday night, even as the Defense Department continues to allow taxpayer-funded travel for service members or spouses to obtain an abortion. The bipartisan move was to break a “hold” placed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., on more than…Fred Lucas -
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BREAKING: Watchdog Says Texas Schools ‘Some of Worst in Country’ in Teaching Critical Race Theory
Public schools in Texas continue to teach racially discriminatory content to children in violation of state law and without parents knowing, Accuracy in Media President Adam Guillette said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal. “What we’ve found in Texas is almost worse than anywhere else in the country,” Guillette said, referring to how…Tony Kinnett -
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BREAKING: 25 Republicans Voted Against Jordan in Third Speaker Vote
The House of Representatives has voted for a third time on Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker, and for a third time, Jordan has not obtained the necessary votes. Jordan obtained 194 votes from Republicans, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had 210 votes from Democrats, and 25 Republicans opted to vote for candidates other…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘Heartbreaking’: Maine Parents Resent Daughters Losing to Trans Cross-Country Runner
Parents of high school girls in Maine having to compete against a biological male say they fear the end is near for women’s sports. “In the mind of these young ladies, it’s going to really deter them from even giving the effort, because we’re never going to be able to beat this person,” said Chris…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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BREAKING: McCarthy Rules Out Second House Speaker Bid
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted as House speaker earlier Tuesday, says he will not run again to be House speaker. “I may have lost a vote today, but I fought for what I believe in—and I believe in America. It has been an honor to serve,” McCarthy posted on X, the platform formerly known…Katrina Trinko -
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‘Groundbreaking Legal Victory’: Court Rules School Cannot Trans Kids Without Parental Consent
A Waukesha County Circuit Court ruled Tuesday in favor of Wisconsin parents, deciding that a Wisconsin school district "abrogated" parents' rights when it decided to socially “affirm” their daughter as a transgender boy against their wishes. Represented by Alliance Defending Freedom and the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, two sets of Wisconsin parents had…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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BREAKING: DeSantis Will Support 15-Week Federal Protections for the Unborn
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign confirmed to The Daily Signal on Wednesday evening that he will support 15-week protections for the unborn. In audio of the debate following DeSantis’ response to an abortion question, candidate Sen. Tim Scott can be heard asking DeSantis if he would support legislation banning abortions of babies after 15…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Democratic Leaders Tell Biden NYC at ‘Breaking Point’ After Receiving More Than 90,000 Illegal Aliens
New York City is “at a breaking point” after more than 90,000 illegal aliens have arrived in the city since last spring, according to city leadership. A group of 54 NYC Democratic elected officials, including state senators and assembly members, sent a letter to President Joe Biden Wednesday asking him for “help.” “Our City…Virginia Allen -
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Nick Sandmann’s Attorney Joins Lawsuit Against SPLC
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Todd McMurtry, the lawyer who secured settlements from CNN, NBC Universal, and The Washington Post on behalf of Covington Catholic High School teen Nick Sandmann, has joined the legal team for D.A. King and the Dustin Inman Society, who are suing the Southern Poverty Law Center for defamation. “We’re proud of…Tyler O’Neil -
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BREAKING: Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme Unlawful
The Supreme Court has decided that the Biden administration acted unlawfully when it claimed authority to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loans for tens of millions of borrowers. Student loan cancellation is for now a vain hope for advocates who sought to transfer the debts of college-educated Americans to those taxpaying Americans…Adam Kissel