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    Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Has Just Weeks Left to Finish the Iran Conflict
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.  We’re approaching 140 days since we first attacked Iran on Feb. 28 of this year. And we only really had…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    These 2 Companies Control 90% of a Critical Market. Now Congress Wants Answers.
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two private companies currently dominate more than 90% of the proxy advisory market, controlling significant influence over corporate America, and Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, is demanding answers.  In a letter obtained by the Daily Signal to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Andrew N. Ferguson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Jackson points to specific examples of…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Hawley Investigates Meta’s Treatment of Whistleblower Who Alleged China Ties
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly mistreating a whistleblower through lawfare.  Sarah Wynn-Williams, Meta’s former global head of public policy, testified before Congress that the company worked “hand in glove” with the Chinese Communist Party. Now, Congress is investigating and demanding answers.  “Meta’s efforts…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    The Exceptional Members Backing Accountability in Federal Spending
    When people think of the rights and responsibilities of a legislator, they typically first imagine lawmaking: the slow and arduous task of crafting laws and policies. Thankfully, some members of Congress are moving beyond a passive view of lawmaking and are recovering a fuller picture of what it means to exercise their duties as elected…
    Daniel West
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    $50M in REAL ID Grants Could Provide Path for Passing SAVE Act
    A $50 million federal grant program to help states implement REAL ID could be a way to pass parts of the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election integrity proposal. “We are using every tool to get the SAVE America Act passed,” Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., told the Daily Signal, a co-sponsor of the proposal. “This…
    Fred Lucas
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    Arrington Says the Clock Expired on Blocking Abortion Funding. Hawley Says Congress Has No Excuse.
    House Republicans have been discussing reconciliation for months, with one consistent priority: reinstating the ban on federal funding for abortions. However, the budget resolution to kick-start the reconciliation process, released Wednesday morning, included no directive to block the funding. House Republicans introduced the $95 billion budget resolution with two goals in mind: pass the SAVE…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Jeffries Slams ‘Reckless’ Republican Budget Bill
    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., sharply criticized Republicans’ budget reconciliation proposal Wednesday, calling it a “reckless” measure that Democrats are determined to defeat. Speaking to reporters after House Democrats began debating the legislation, Jeffries argued that Republicans were struggling to advance their agenda despite holding the House majority. “A few moments ago, yet again,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    If Congress Wants One National Standard for Online Child Safety, It Must Earn It
    The House of Representatives recently passed a bipartisan online child safety package. But the debate isn’t about child safety alone. It’s about preemption. The legislation is part of an ongoing national conversation over Big Tech’s outsized influence on children’s mental health, the rapid development of artificial intelligence, and the role parents should play as these…
    Joel Thayer
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    Harrigan Introduces GAP Act to Block Chinese Access to American Aviation
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to block China from continuing to infiltrate American airspace and aviation. Over the past 20 years, Chinese entities have been allowed to buy American general aviation companies, gaining backdoor access to aviation that feeds into military pilot training and the defense…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    5 Things to Know About Likely New South Dakota Congressman
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Republican candidate running for South Dakota’s only House of Representatives seat laid out his Capitol Hill priorities in an interview with the Daily Signal Tuesday. Marty Jackley served as South Dakota’s attorney general from 2009 to 2019 and assumed office again in 2023. Jackley told the Daily Signal he plans…
    Joseph Buff
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    Vance Takes Shots at Senate on Joe Rogan Episode for Delaying SAVE America Act
    Vice President JD Vance criticized the U.S. Senate for delaying the SAVE America Act during an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that dropped on Wednesday. When the conversation turned to mail-in ballots and fraudulent voting, Rogan asked why voter ID wasn’t required in elections. Vance jumped in with a response. “So, we are…
    Francesca Cella
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    FBI Investigation, Controversial Voter Solicitations, and Trump’s Endorsement Collide in Georgia
    Election controversy is swirling ahead of the midterms as a voter solicitation scandal, Trump endorsement, FBI investigation, and election change dominate Georgia’s headlines. Recently, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger opened an investigation into deceased people and a deceased pet receiving voter registration solicitations across the state. Ready to Register, a nonprofit organization that aids in…
    Rebecca Buis
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    ‘We Are Not Defending What Biden Did’: Blanche Answers Hawley on Abortion Pills
    Sen. Josh Hawley questioned attorney general nominee Todd Blanche about why the Justice Department is in court opposite states that are challenging the abortion pill policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. Louisiana led a lawsuit last year challenging a Biden administration rule allowing abortion drugs to be sent to women by mail without seeing a…
    Fred Lucas
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    Blanche Testifies of Hopes to ‘Keep America Safe’ While Democrats Hammer Him Over Trump Loyalty
    While the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, championed the progress the Department of Justice has made in recent months during his Senate confirmation hearing, such as the prosecution of drug dealers, illegal aliens, foreign terrorist organizations, and fraudsters, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee used their time to hammer him for being loyal to President…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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  • Senators Press Blanche on Epstein, Trump Ties, Weaponization Fund in Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
    During Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing to be attorney general, Democrats focused heavily on his ties to President Donald Trump as his personal lawyer and on Jeffrey Epstein cases. Epstein, who died in a New York prison cell in 2019 after an arrest for federal trafficking charges, had connections with high-profile people, including Trump and former…
    Fred Lucas
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    Maine Democrats Search for a New Nominee, Contenders’ Election Integrity Record Draws Attention
    Maine Democrats are gearing up to choose their replacement for accused rapist Graham Platner, who withdrew from the race following multiple sexual assault allegations. Four candidates will take the debate stage Thursday night, including Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who will bring her long record of opposing election integrity with her.  “I’m so excited to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Dem Party Lashes Out at Muslim Candidate for Not Embracing LGBTQ Community
    Melissa Chaudhry, a Muslim Democrat running for Congress in Olympia, Washington, has reportedly threatened to switch parties if elected after fellow Democrats and LGBTQ+ activists pitted her Muslim beliefs against supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Andrew Ashiofu, chair of the Stonewall Democrats, the official LGBTQ+ caucus in the Washington State Democratic Party, recently told Jerusalem News Syndicate…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    New Bill Addresses Transgender ‘Governance Crisis’ at Daughters of the American Revolution
    A new bill in Congress would amend the charter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to clarify that men who claim to identify as women cannot join the ladies’ genealogical society. A key leader of a coalition against men in the DAR told the Daily Signal that the bill would “solve all our problems.”…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    CNN Calls Out Michigan’s El-Sayed for Previous ‘Defund the Police’ Statements
    CNN is calling out Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat candidate for Michigan’s Senate seat, for his shifting views on the “defund the police” movement. Before launching his Senate campaign, El-Sayed deleted his X history, including numerous posts touting the “defund the police” movement, according to CNN. He then claimed he didn’t advocate for defunding the police….
    Francesca Cella
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    America’s Promise to Veterans Cannot Become a One-Way Ratchet
    America has made a sacred promise—some might call it a contract—to our veterans. That contract should never be broken. But does upholding it mean that Congress must maintain every veterans’ program exactly the way it is today? Or could keeping that promise mean having the courage to evaluate whether veterans’ programs are still effective at…
    Chris Wingate
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