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    One Small Step for School Choice
    When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act came up for a vote on the Senate floor on July 1 of last year, 50 senators voted for it, and 50 senators voted against it. Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote in that chamber—so the bill could go back to the House for…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    Freedom 250 CEO Addresses Performer Controversies, Security Concerns
    Freedom 250 CEO Keith Krach declared that events celebrating America’s 250th anniversary will be secure, adding that the lineup will feature plenty of entertainers, following criticism that performers are fleeing the celebration.   “Look, we’ve got so many entertainers here,” he told the Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. “We’ve got a military band. We have all these different acts. You have all these great different speakers.” …
    Karly Tucker
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    The SAVE America Act Stands a Chance After All
    Thanks to action from President Donald Trump this week, the Senate may be forced to try harder to pass the SAVE America Act. On Wednesday, just as he was about to sign a housing bill, the president canceled the ceremony, delaying it until the SAVE America Act came to his desk to sign. Trump called…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Fraud Cartels Monopolize Big Tech. New Legislation May Stop That.
    Americans lost billions of dollars to online scams originating on social media last year—more than on any other platform, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission. Many of these schemes begin with advertisements purchased by fraudsters, including international fraud cartels, who use social media platforms to lure victims into fake investment opportunities, romance scams, and…
    Stacy Washington
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    Congress Scrambles to Cover Cost of Iran War
    As the administration seeks a boost in defense funding, Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are trying to figure out how to overcome opposition from Democrats and cover the cost of the Iran war. The funding debate could be a prelude to a larger government shutdown battle ahead of the midterm elections. On Wednesday, the White…
    George Caldwell
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    House Foreign Affairs Chair: Iran’s Proxies Must Be Tied to Agreement
    House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast told the Daily Signal that while the current memorandum of understanding with the Iranian regime delivers a win for President Donald Trump’s administration, Iran’s terror proxies—Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthi rebels in Yemen—must be tied to the final peace agreement. The Florida Republican’s remarks come after Hezbollah, a…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    EXCLUSIVE: Judiciary Committee Threatens to Hold the SPLC in Contempt for Withholding Documents
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House Judiciary Committee is threatening to hold the Southern Poverty Law Center in contempt of Congress for failing to hand over documents related to the SPLC’s use of “field sources” inside extremist groups and its work with the Justice Department under President Joe Biden. “The committee has made several good-faith…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    GOP Reps Want Prosecution and Funding Cuts for Students for Justice in Palestine
    Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Colorado Boulder is facing calls from Republican members of Congress to be dismantled after it championed an arsonist who was convicted of killing an 82-year-old Jewish woman in Boulder last year. According to The Jerusalem Post, the student group recently posted its support online for Mohamed…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Fauci Will Testify Before the Senate, but the CIA Needs More Scrutiny Too
    Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is in trouble. Again. This July, Fauci will be compelled to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Recently, at the invitation of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Fauci had agreed to appear voluntarily, but last week he suddenly reneged….
    Robert Moffit
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    Congress Seeks Cooperation From Former Biden Lawyer in ActBlue Probe
    Three House committee chairs are asking a former Biden White House counsel to comply with their investigation into Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue, after the counsel in her private practice issued a blistering review of ActBlue’s process for screening out foreign contributions. Dana Remus, the former White House counsel, is now a partner at the Democrat-leaning…
    Fred Lucas
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    ‘Stop Hiding’: House Freedom Caucus Blasts Senate Over Voter ID
    After the United States Senate voted on Wednesday to go on a 19-day recess instead of voting on the SAVE America Act, the House Freedom Caucus declared that the House of Representatives should not act on Senate legislation until the voter ID legislation is passed. “There should be no more legislation until the Senate is…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Senators Tried to Unravel Historic Student Loan Reform
    Last summer, Congress passed the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which was a massive budget reconciliation package that combined permanent tax relief with much-needed changes to the federal student loan program. The higher education reforms passed in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act represent one of the most significant overhauls of federal student lending. These…
    Madison Marino Doan
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    SCOOP: Members of Congress Told Abortion Pill Safety Review Possible by September
    A few members of Congress were told to expect the Food and Drug Administration’s safety review of the abortion pill to be completed by September, a lawmaker who asked to remain anonymous told the Daily Signal. Pro-life members on the House Appropriations Committee earlier this month considered a provision in a bill funding the Agriculture…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    GOP Congresswoman Tells Naturalized Terrorists to GTFO of America
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In America, as a naturalized citizen, you can commit and be convicted of terrorist offenses and be allowed to stay in the country, only to later commit another attack. This GOP congresswoman wants to put an end to this, telling them to GTFO. In response to two major terrorist attacks by…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    The GOP’s Last-Ditch Effort Behind Closed Doors of Reconciliation 3.0 Meeting
    Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Wednesday called the House Budget Committee to his office for an impromptu closed-door meeting to plan the must-pass “Reconciliation 3.0.” With their deadline approaching, this could be the GOP’s last chance to eliminate fraud and wasteful spending, permanently defund Planned Parenthood, and pass the SAVE America Act. Rep….
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Here’s What Trump Demanded From Republican Senators Behind Closed Doors
    President Donald Trump made a rare visit to the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, where he demanded Republican senators unite to pass the SAVE America Act and harshly reprimanded Republicans who have opposed him on the Iran war. “The president wants the SAVE Act, and that was the theme of pretty much the entire luncheon,” Sen. John…
    George Caldwell | Pedro Rodriguez
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    EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Steve Daines Commemorates Dobbs Anniversary
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Four years ago, on June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, sending the abortion issue back to the people through their elected representatives. On Wednesday, for that anniversary, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced a resolution from the Senate floor…
    Rebecca Downs
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    The ‘Great American Outdoors Act 250’ Is a Conservative Win for Conservation
    “As we passed on, it seemed those scenes of visionary enchantment would never have an end.” So said Meriwether Lewis as he and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery through territory obtained from the Louisiana Purchase all the way to the Pacific. As they journeyed, the Corps of Discovery crossed vast prairies, followed the…
    Douglas Blair
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    GOP Preps for Trump Visit as Thune Emphasizes Defense Bill Over SAVE Act
    Tomorrow, President Donald Trump will be at the Capitol speaking with senators about the SAVE America Act. When asked about the meeting’s priorities, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told the press he has others. Amid major disagreements within the Senate GOP, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., invited the president to attend the Senate Steering Committee lunch…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    ‘Far Left’ Dem Campaigns on Green Tax Policies With Obama Officials
    The mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has been campaigning with former officials from President Barack Obama’s administration to champion green tax policies. Earlier this month, Paige Cognetti, the congressional candidate for Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, was seen alongside Jon Carson, a former Obama administration official involved in the federal Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort. Carson served as…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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