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    US Economic Freedom Jumps to Highest Level in Years, Heritage Index Finds

    For the first time in a quarter century, the United States posted its largest increase in economic freedom, a jump of nearly three points that The Heritage Foundation attributes to policies implemented by the Trump administration. Since 1995, Heritage has published the Index of Economic Freedom, an annual report evaluating 184 countries. Heritage defines economic…
    Reagan Campbell
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    Senate Faces SAVE America Act Pressure From Trump, House

    President Donald Trump and the House’s conservative hardliners say the Senate needs to pass voter identification legislation before anything else. But is the Senate listening? On Sunday, Trump declared on social media that the SAVE America Act, which would require photo identification and proof of citizenship in federal elections, “MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF…
    George Caldwell
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    Online Pharmacies Hawk Trans Drugs to Vulnerable Kids Without Requiring Prescription, Watchdog Warns

    A medical watchdog is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate companies that allow Americans to purchase sex-rejecting drugs without a prescription, in pursuit of transgender identity. Do No Harm released a report titled “The Lack of Barriers to Minors Ordering Cross-Sex Hormones Online” Tuesday. It highlights certain websites that may enable minors…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Will Markwayne Mullin End the DHS Shutdown?

    The future of the immigration issue could now rest on one man’s shoulders—Sen. Markwayne Mullin. After President Donald Trump picked the Oklahoma Republican to replace Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, senators are speculating on whether the move will create momentum for reopening the department. For over 24 days, Senate Democrats have almost unanimously refused…
    George Caldwell
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    The Scientific Shift Toward God

    Recent advanced scientific evidence points to the existence of God. This is the provocative thesis of Michel-Yves Bollore and Olivier Bonnassies’ book, “God, the Science, the Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution.” The book was originally published in French and was recently translated into English. Its authors claim there is little proof for the age-old…
    Thomas Griffin
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    Jim Banks Tells ‘Tony Kinnett Cast’ About ‘National Crisis’ Democrats Do Not Want to Talk About

    Sen. Jim Banks joined “The Tony Kinnett Cast” on Tuesday night to discuss his legislation to save American lives by cracking down on illegal immigrants in the truck driving industry. “This is a national crisis,” Banks, R-Ind., told The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett. Banks’ legislation, known as “Dalilah’s Law,” would crack down on illegal immigrant…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Shots Fired at US Consulate in Toronto, Ottawa Says Incident Unacceptable

    REUTERS—Shots were fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early on Tuesday, but no one was injured, police said, in what Canada’s public safety minister described as an unacceptable incident. Toronto police said on X that they responded to reports of shots at 5:29 a.m. EDT and found evidence of a discharged firearm. In another post, police…
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    Virginia Moves Closer to Sweeping Gun Control Measure

    The Virginia Legislature sent a bill banning the sale of certain guns and ammunition to Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat who campaigned last year as a moderate.  The bill specifically bans the sale, manufacturing, and import of guns with magazines that hold more than 15 rounds, according to CBS 6 Richmond. It would take effect…
    Fred Lucas
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    ADAM’S APPLE SHAVE? LGBTQ Mafia Demands Companies Cover New Forms of Transgender ‘Health Care’

    Even as transgender “health care” is losing steam in the medical industry, a powerful LGBTQ+ activist group is expanding its demands for the kind of “gender-affirming care” that companies provide—including cosmetic interventions like an Adam’s apple shave and liposuction. The Human Rights Campaign, which bills itself as America’s “largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization,” has long…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Why Kristi Noem Failed at DHS

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” with Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes.  Jack Fowler: Kristi Noem. Any thoughts that you want to share about her firing and her tenure as…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    ‘Great’: Trump, Lake Celebrate Report That FBI Seized Arizona Election Records

    President Donald Trump celebrated a report that the FBI obtained election records from Arizona’s largest county, a move that follows a federal raid last month on a Georgia county’s elections department.  Maricopa County, the site of the reported FBI raid, has been a contentious jurisdiction for elections, particularly after Joe Biden beat Donald Trump narrowly…
    Fred Lucas
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    Colorado Democrat’s Head-Scratching Reason for Killing His Own Bill to Decriminalize Prostitution

    Colorado’s Republican House leader is calling foul after a Colorado state senator says he is effectively killing his own bill to decriminalize prostitution—in order to protect “sex workers” from the trauma of having to testify. State Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, the main sponsor of SB26-097, told the Colorado Sun that his bill lacks the necessary support…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: Taxpayers Will Finally See Which Foreign Entities Fund US Universities

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education will soon require universities to publicly disclose the counterparties of foreign funding, a senior Education Department official told The Daily Signal. Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires higher education institutions to report gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more to the Department of Education,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Media, Mamdani Spin Absurd Tale About NYC ‘ISIS-Inspired’ Terrorist Attack

    Never underestimate the Democrat-media complex’s ability to tag-team and instantly spin a narrative about a news incident that is literally the opposite of reality. An attempted terrorist attack by two “ISIS-inspired” radicals in New York City Saturday could have been a mass casualty event. But if you listened to the media and some of the…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    OSU President Is Leaving After ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

    Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. has resigned as president at Ohio State University, citing an “inappropriate relationship” with an unnamed person seeking public resources. He has only served as president since Jan. 1, 2024. According to 10TV, Carter’s resignation followed a Saturday board meeting, with the board of trustees accepting the resignation on Sunday, the same…
    Rebecca Downs
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    DOJ, NYPD Call New York Terror Suspects ISIS-Inspired

    The Justice Department brought federal terrorism charges Monday against two men tied to the bombing of a New York City protest.  One of the suspects threw a homemade bomb that was inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group, said Attorney General Pam Bondi.  “We have charged the two alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists who attempted to bomb…
    Fred Lucas
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    Texas Senate Candidate Raises Eyebrows With Answer to What He Loves Besides Friends and Family

    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Texas state Rep. James Talarico said that he loved transgender children when asked to name something he loved other than family and friends during a May 11, 2023, episode of “A Superbloom Podcast.” Talarico has a long record of pushing his left-wing agenda on schools, including opposing restrictions on child…
    Jason Cohen
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    No One Should Fear Violence in a House of Worship. Ohio Is Leading the Way.

    Across the country, churches are becoming targets. When people disrupt worship and nothing happens, when there are no meaningful changes or follow-through, it tells the next group of agitators they can do it again. Ohio can change that by treating intimidation inside a sanctuary like what it is: unacceptable.   “It takes an act of Congress” is an old…
    Rich Rogers
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    The MAHA Vote Could Decide the Midterms. What Can Trump Do to Secure It?

    When President Donald Trump signed an executive order prioritizing production of the pesticide glyphosate, conservative influencer Alex Clark received hundreds of messages from Make America Healthy Again advocates saying they would no longer vote Republican.  “I have received hundreds of DMs saying I’m either not voting in the midterms or I’m considering not voting because…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Why the Department of Transportation Is Asking Americans to Travel in 2026

    “Celebrate your country by seeing your country.”  With that message to Americans, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy kicked off a new national campaign Friday at Union Station in Washington, D.C.—one designed to remind Americans that the freedom to move has always been at the heart of the American story. As the nation celebrate its 250th birthday this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation unveiled “Freedom…
    Katherine Matt
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