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    Ousted FBI Agents Sue Before Senate Prepares to Uncover New Details of ‘Arctic Frost’

    Days before the Senate is set to delve into the Justice Department’s potentially politicized conduct during the Biden administration, two ousted FBI agents involved in the “Arctic Frost” operation sued the Trump administration. The two special agents, identified in the lawsuit as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, worked from November 2022 to June…
    Fred Lucas
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    How the Media Erased Obama’s Damning Benghazi Confession to Re-Elect Him

    Democrats and their media allies are suddenly wrapping themselves in the First Amendment like it’s a campaign prop. As California Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million in defamation over its coverage of a phone call with President Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel blasts the FCC for an “attack on free speech” after his show was…
    Drew Allen
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    EXCLUSIVE: White House AI Framework Requires Measures to Protect Kids; Child Safety Advocates Want More

    The White House’s long-awaited draft of the National Framework on Artificial Intelligence requires protections for children online, but some child safety advocates are looking for more. “Al services and platforms must take measures to protect children from potential harms, while empowering parents to control their children’s digital environment and upbringing,” a draft obtained by The…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Chuck Norris, Star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, Dies at 86

    March 20 (Reuters) – Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in “Code of Silence,” “Missing in Action” and “The Delta Force” and upheld the law in the TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” died on Thursday, his family said in a statement on his Instagram account on Friday….
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    4 Big Takeaways From Tulsi Gabbard’s Testimony on Capitol Hill

    The House Committee on Intelligence interrogated Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Thursday over the conflict with Iran, looking to pin the intelligence chiefs down on President Donald Trump’s plans in the ongoing military campaign against Iran. In the hearing to probe threats to America around the world, Gabbard…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Fulton County Numbers Don’t Match After FBI Seizure

    Officials from Fulton County, Georgia, wanted to quash a subpoena from the Georgia State Board of Elections because providing “approximately 750 boxes” of material would be too burdensome.  Yet, when the FBI came knocking in a Jan. 28 raid, federal agents left with 656 boxes (653 by one count), prompting a top Georgia election official…
    Fred Lucas
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    California’s ‘Butterfly’ Bridge Fiasco Exposes Blue State Dysfunction

    I think this may be the most California story of all time. In 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the groundbreaking of a giant wildlife bridge across the 101 Freeway in Southern California. He noted that while the project came with a $54 million price tag, it could be completed with another $10 million. For those who’ve followed…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Why 2026 Could Be the Most Dangerous and Transformational Year Since World War II

    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. 2026 looks like it’s going to be the most tumultuous, geo-strategically significant and dangerous year since the fall of the Soviet…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The End Is Nigh for the Department of Education

    Bad news: Tax Day is just one month away. But the U.S. Department of Treasury just announced a rare gift for taxpayers: A dose of sanity on college loans. Today, the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury Department signed an agreement that helps wind down the education agency, moves more responsibilities over college loans…
    Madison Marino Doan
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    ‘ROAD MAP’ TO PROSECUTE ANTIFA: Texas ICE Riot Convictions Help Trump Counterterror Strategy

    Last week, a jury convicted eight alleged members of an Antifa cell for providing material support to terrorists, and the lead prosecutor says the case presents a “road map” to implement President Donald Trump’s strategy to combat domestic terrorism and organized political violence. The jury convicted eight people of riot, providing material support to terrorists,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    9th Circuit Shuns ‘Hypothetical’ Voter Rolls Complaint in Election Hot Spot

    A federal appeals court sided with Arizona in a case over maintenance of voter registration lists, as the Justice Department separately is pressuring states to clean up their rolls. Two voters brought the case in June 2024, alleging the state’s poorly kept voter rolls could open the door to fraud and thus dilute legitimate votes….
    Fred Lucas
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    The Time Has Come to Deal With Insider Trading in Congress

    According to a poll from the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation, 86% of Americans “favor prohibiting stock-trading in individual companies by Members of Congress.” This includes more than 80% of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. The Stop Insider Trading Act (HR 7008) from Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., the chairman of the Committee on House…
    Daniel West
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    Mamdani’s Wife Cheered Palestinian Terrorists on Social Media

    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, reportedly glorified terrorism in a series of social media posts when she was in her late teens and early 20s. According to The Washington Free Beacon, the first lady of New York City celebrated the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, designated by the State…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    EXCLUSIVE: Ohio GOP House Candidate Scores Big Endorsement

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Eric Conroy, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a former officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, has scored a big endorsement from Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo. “I’m proud to endorse Eric Conroy for Congress in Ohio,” said Lummis in a statement first shared with The Daily Signal. “A dedicated…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Biden CIA Warned About ‘Traditional Motherhood’ and ‘Homemaking’ as White Extremist Tactics

    When the Biden administration turned its attention to concerned parents in the fall of 2021, the Central Intelligence Agency drafted a memo warning about white racial extremists recruiting women for “traditional motherhood” and “homemaking.” The CIA produced an intelligence assessment focused on “women advancing white racially and ethnically motivated violent extremist radicalization and recruitment” on…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Americans, Learn From the UK’s Grooming Gang Scandal

    A grooming scandal that has been discussed for years in London is finally getting attention. MPs and London Assembly members are demanding an urgent investigation into grooming gangs in the city. They say authorities have failed to act on reports from survivors about the systematic abuse and exploitation of girls as young as 14. This…
    Peter McIlvenna
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    Blackburn Releases Framework for AI Rulebook

    Sen. Marsha Blackburn released a draft framework for a national rulebook on artificial intelligence to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order. The Republican senator from Tennessee previously told The Daily Signal that Trump asked her to introduce the framework to establish a national standard on artificial intelligence. When asked by The Daily Signal if the…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Group That Sets Agenda for 130K School Counselors Pushes Woke Program

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The organization that sets the agenda for the 130,000 school counselors across the U.S. just promoted a left-wing activist program that advocates for transgender ideology and critical race theory, according to a new report. “While the American people are actively rejecting the harms of transgender ideology, the invasion of women’s private…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Immigrant Restaurant Owners Targeted After Serving Free Meals to Law Enforcement 

    When “ICE Out” protests spread across Arizona in recent months, one restaurant found itself at the center of the ICE storm. At Sammy’s Mexican Grill, owners Jorge and Betty Rivas—immigrants who have lived the American dream—chose to stay open and continue their five-year tradition of serving free meals to all law enforcement officers.  The Rivas’…
    Reagan Campbell
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    ‘American People Are Sovereign’: Vance Claps Back at Reporter About SAVE America Act

    Vice President JD Vance responded to concerns that the Trump administration is seeking to “nationalize elections” by pointing to a voter identification law currently being debated in the Senate. Vance held a rally in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on Wednesday. “If what you mean by ‘intervening in the election’ is that we want everybody to have…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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