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    Attack on Michigan Synagogue Was Hezbollah-Inspired ‘Act of Terrorism,’ FBI Says

    REUTERS—The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an “act of terrorism” inspired by Hezbollah.  Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old man who was born in Lebanon and became a U.S. citizen in 2016, killed himself during the March 12 attack, when he crashed his truck into the…
    Jasper Ward
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    The 4 Republicans Helping a ‘Squad’ Member Extend Haitian Migrants’ Protected Status

    This story has been updated to include the comments of Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., which was submitted a day after publication. Four House Republicans signed a petition to force a vote on a resolution to oppose President Donald Trump’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants. The discharge petition introduced by Rep. Ayanna…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    White House Ballroom Project to Include ‘Massive’ Military Complex

    WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters)—The U.S. military is upgrading White House facilities for the new East Wing, the administration said on Monday, after President Donald Trump said the ballroom would be built atop a “massive” fortified complex. “The military is making some upgrades to their facilities here at the White House, and I’m not privy to…
    Bo Erickson
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    Trump Administration Defends ‘Biological Reality’ in Minnesota Sports Lawsuit

    The Trump administration and Minnesota are clashing again, this time over whether boys can play girls’ high school sports. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit that alleges the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League engaged in sex-based discrimination by requiring girls to compete against boys in high school athletic…
    Fred Lucas
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    DHS Shutdown Grinds on With Capitol Empty

    After the House rejected the Senate’s attempt to partially fund the Department of Homeland Security, Congress is at a loss for how to resolve the ongoing shutdown. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday pushed Congress to work expeditiously to fund the department. “It is the job of Congress to fund these agencies,” said…
    George Caldwell
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    Millions in Art Stolen by Masked Men in Museum Heist

    In less than three minutes, a group of thieves allegedly stole three paintings worth millions of dollars from a private museum in Northern Italy. The three paintings allegedly taken in the heist from the Magnani Rocca Foundation museum outside of Parma, Italy, were all from French masters. Police claim the paintings “Fish” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Paid Family Leave Receives Bipartisan Push in Ohio Senate

    Father with a newborn baby beautiful photos of a young adult man holding little son, paternity leave – stock photo With love of photography (Getty Images)
    Christina Lengyel
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    ‘Essentially Impossible’: Trump Weighs Strategy to Secure Voter ID

    President Donald Trump addressed concerns that his plan to use the Senate’s reconciliation procedure to pass the SAVE America Act will fail. “The parliamentarian is going to have to make a decision on that,” he said on Sunday in response to a question from The Daily Signal. Reconciliation allows for the Senate’s expedited approval of…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    West African Nations Demand Reparations for Slavery at UN. Shouldn’t They Be Paying Up?

    The United Nations—that leechlike relic of the 20th century that still pretends to be important—last week passed a resolution to declare the trans-Atlantic slave trade the “gravest crime against humanity.” While the resolution will likely have very little real-world effect for now, it’s a clear attempt by some countries to receive monetary reparations from those nations apparently guilty of…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Is Hollywood’s Political Preaching Era Drawing to an End?

    The Washington Stand—Recent years have seen a number of Hollywood stars toss out their soapboxes and urge their fellow celebrities to simply shut up about politics. During President Donald Trump’s first term, superstar and then-“it” girl Jennifer Lawrence was an outspoken critic, frequently weighing in on political matters, describing the Trump presidency as “the end of the…
    S.A. McCarthy
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    Jonathan Karl Confronts Chris Van Hollen Over ‘Holding Up’ DHS Funding

    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl pressed Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Sunday over his party’s role in the ongoing partial government shutdown leaving the Department of Homeland Security largely without funding. Democrats have voted against funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of their opposition to Immigration…
    Jason Cohen
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    Cardinal Blocked by Israeli Police From Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Christ’s Tomb

    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Israeli police prevented a Catholic Cardinal from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the church traditionally believed to have been built over the burial tomb of Jesus Christ, adding a new dynamic to the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, was traveling with the…
    Thomas Wong
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    A Path to Defeating the Drug Cartels  

    Drug cartels have “limitless resources” and the ability to rapidly adapt to avoid interdiction, and authorities are currently playing a “game of catch-up,” says the head of a Caribbean security cooperative. “Cooperation and collaboration” between nations is paramount to stopping the illegal flow of drugs through the Caribbean to the U.S., Europe, and Australia, said…
    Virginia Allen
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    Dozens of Arrests Made at ‘No Kings’ Rallies Around US Saturday

    Police arrested dozens during “No Kings” protests around the country on Saturday, including 70 in Los Angeles, California. According to organizers, eight million people took to the streets of American cities Saturday in a show of opposition President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, and the Iran war. “Multiple demonstrators” failed to disperse at…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Freedom Requires Discipline—and We’ve Forgotten How to Teach It 

    Few things feel as American as a packed stadium singing about the land of the free—marching bands blaring, flags waving, the easy confidence of a people who believe in their liberty.  Which makes the scenes on city streets all the more shocking: groups shouting about oppression, injustice, and human rights violations in a country that is, by…
    Reagan Campbell
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    ‘I Am Under Threat’: Why Mexico Politician Calls Her Country a ‘Narco-State’  

    MIAMI—A Mexican senator has received death threats for speaking out boldly against the criminal cartels operating in her country. “I am under threat,” Sen. Lilly Tellez told The Daily Signal. “But I have faith in God, and that’s why I do this. And if we don’t speak about it, this will get worse, and no…
    Virginia Allen
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    Jews and Christians: United We Stand, Divided We Fall

    For a brief window this coming week, Passover and Holy Week, the sacred observances of Jews and Christians, respectively, will overlap. Jews around the world will gather this Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the Seder, which recounts the Exodus from Egypt and God’s redemptive hand in history. And after Good Friday and Holy Saturday on…
    Josh Hammer
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    Vance or Rubio? CPAC Attendees Decide in Straw Poll

    More than half of the attendees of the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference want to see Vice President JD Vance as the 2028 Republican presidential nominee. A straw poll at CPAC in Grapevine, Texas, released Saturday found that 53% of the more than 1,600 attendees who participated in the survey prefer Vance. However, Secretary of…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    4 Key Election Law Battles Hitting Court Rooms During 2026 Midterms

    After arguments in a major Supreme Court case regarding mail-in ballots, the Republican National Committee is still involved in 120 election integrity lawsuits across 30 states.  Going into the midterm elections, the four priority areas for the committee are voter ID, securing mail-in voting, stopping noncitizens from voting, and holding states accountable for their failures…
    Fred Lucas
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    Shapiro’s Brand Is High Gloss and High Cost

    RealClearWire—Pennsylvania’s “Get Stuff Done” governor has a favorite state department that he’s willing to staff to the rafters: his personal, dedicated PR team. As published reports last summer detailed, Gov. Josh Shapiro now sports 21 employees in his Executive Office, “dedicated to promoting” his image. But earlier this month, in response to an official Right…
    Christopher Nicholas
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