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    Sen. Rick Scott Pushes Bill to Ban Chinese Digital Currency in US Transactions
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would prohibit U.S.-based money services businesses from using central bank digital currencies issued by the Communist Party of China, including the digital yuan. If enacted, the Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act would prohibit money services businesses from engaging in any transaction that involves…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Thune Stalls DHS Funding Bill Again, Sending Congress Home
    The long-stalled Department of Homeland Security immigration funding bill unexpectedly stalled again Thursday afternoon. Senate Majority Leader John Thune delayed the vote until after the long weekend and the even longer recess, missing President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline. On Tuesday, Thune told the press that senators were going to vote this week on the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    It’s Time to Save Standard Time
    Every March and November, Americans dread the notification in their inbox or on the news to “Remember to change your clocks!” Most of us rely on the adage “Fall back in fall—spring forward in spring” to sort out the confusion of which way the clock is moving. But you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who…
    Jennifer Galardi
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    Cooke on Newsmax: SPLC Controversy Raises New Questions About Fraud and Accountability
    The Daily Signal’s Senior Political and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke said on Newsmax Wednesday that congressional scrutiny of the Southern Poverty Law Center over fraud concerns is long overdue, arguing that Americans deserve answers about whether the organization engaged in political targeting and how it used donor funds. A federal grand jury in April charged…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    GOP Congress Goes After the ‘Ethnic Scam’ Crippling America
    Republicans are discovering billions of taxpayers’ dollars going to waste, being spent fraudulently, and abused by American bureaucracy systems, specifically the welfare state. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is leading the fraud investigations, rooted in immigration policy issues, in Congress. “A lot of this is being done by foreigners,” Gill said at a Republican Study Committee…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Communist Cuba Mouth Piece Dismembered by US Lawmakers
    After Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez claimed that “despite the [U.S.] embargo, sanctions and threats of the use of force, Cuba continues on a path of sovereignty toward its socialist development,” several Republican lawmakers dismissed his remarks as disconnected from reality. “Ha, ha, ha,” Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., said sarcastically in response. “Ha, ha,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Fostering the Future Act Passes the House—FLOTUS Asks the Senate to Follow 
    The U.S. House on Tuesday unanimously passed Melania Trump’s foster care initiative, and now the first lady is calling on senators to follow suit and pass the long-awaited reform. At an annual charity luncheon Wednesday afternoon, Trump urged Senate members and their spouses to consider it their “moral obligation” to support foster care in their…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    House Lawmakers and Top Reporter Question SPLC Credibility Amid DOJ Charges
    Buttressed by testimony from Daily Signal senior investigative reporter Tyler O’Neil, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Manufacturing Hate” on Wednesday, scrutinizing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s credibility, citing recent federal charges against the organization. The Department of Justice announced April 21 that a federal grand jury charged the SPLC with…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Dem Candidate Calls for ‘Prison’ and ‘Castration’ for Zionists
    After calling for Zionists to be placed in a “prison” and a “castration processing center,” a Democrat front-runner for a Texas Congressional District is attempting to defend her incendiary comments days before a primary. The Instagram account of Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist heading into the Democrat runoff primary in the redrawn 35th Congressional District,…
    George Caldwell
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    Barney Frank, Architect of Landmark Wall Street Reforms, Dies at 86
    WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters)—Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a quick-witted Democrat who gave his name to a landmark financial reform bill after the economic crisis of 2007-2009, has died, his sister Ann Lewis said on Wednesday. He was 86. One of the best-known gay politicians of his time, Frank served for over 30 years in…
    Alistair Bell
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    Georgia Candidates Claim Parties’ Support
    Georgia voters on Tuesday cast their ballots to choose their parties’ nominees for U.S. Senate, governor, and lieutenant governor. Aside from incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff, the Peach State has new nominees to represent voters in the November general election. Governor’s Race Georgia’s top two candidates for both parties will head to their state’s runoff…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Hawley, Tim Tebow Win Child Protection in Senate DHS Funding Bill, Reconciliation 2.0
    The Senate GOP is taking the next steps to pass legislation to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security this week. Thanks to pro-family GOP senators, key legislation to protect children will be included in the long-awaited Reconciliation 2.0. Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced that the Secure America Act will “hopefully” be voted on…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Federal Fentanyl Crackdown Drops Overdose Deaths to Record Low
    As fentanyl overdose deaths fall to levels not seen since 2019, Republicans in both the executive and legislative branches say they intend to push those numbers even lower. State-level data reinforces the trend. In Pennsylvania, a state with a higher average rate of overdose deaths than most states, overdose deaths dropped by 60% in 2025,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Ohio Secretary LaRose Continues to Fend Off Dems on Voter Data
    Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose continues to defend his decision to send voter data to the federal government despite increased Democrat opposition. LaRose has been complying with a directive from the Trump administration’s Department of Justice to hand over statewide voter registration lists to identify and remove ineligible voters from the rolls. The data…
    Rebecca Downs
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    The Daily Signal’s Own Tyler O’Neil Is Set to Testify Before Congress on the SPLC-Manufactured Hate
    Congress has called on The Daily Signal’s Tyler O’Neil to testify Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee as lawmakers investigate the Southern Poverty Law Center following a Department of Justice indictment. “I’m honored to testify before the full House Judiciary Committee tomorrow, and I look forward to exposing the SPLC’s corruption to Congress,” O’Neil told…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump Endorses Paxton in Texas Senate Race
    President Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday on the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff, backing the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn. “Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday. He…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Congressional Black Caucus Stalls College Sports Bill Due to Southern Redistricting
    In bad news for a bipartisan college sports reform effort, the Congressional Black Caucus—a powerful faction in the Democratic Party—has turned on the SCORE Act, criticizing key stakeholders for “silence” on pro-Republican redistricting in the South. “The Congressional Black Caucus cannot support legislation benefitting major athletic institutions that remain silent while Black voting rights and…
    George Caldwell
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    The End May Be Nigh for Automakers’ Monopoly on Car Repair Data
    Think you own that new car you just bought? Not all of it. As many Americans are learning, Automakers own their data, and they’re trying to dictate who can fix the vehicle when something breaks or even when it just needs regular maintenance. It’s a way to force car and truck owners into expensive dealerships…
    EJ Antoni
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    Massie’s Primary Race Breaks Spending Records
    Rep. Thomas Massie’s, R-Ky., reelection bid on May 19 has become the most expensive Republican primary in history, with more than $32 million spent on advertising, as the congressman faces criticism over his remarks against the United States’ involvement in Israel. “I’m the main event,” Massie told MS NOW at the U.S. Capitol last week….
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    New Bill Would Ban Radical Religious Leaders From Entering the United States
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Chip Roy introduced the Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs (IMAM) Act on Monday, which would bar radicalized leaders of certain religious denominations from being admitted into the United States. “The United States should never roll out the red carpet for foreign clerics who preach anti-American hatred, celebrate terrorism, or serve as…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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