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    How a Nonprofit That Helps 15-Year-Old Girls Obtain Abortion Pills Found Itself in the Crosshairs of South Dakota

    South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, a Republican, received over 650 consumer complaints in December about advertisements across the state that read, “Pregnant? Don’t want to be?” directing consumers to Mayday Health. Jackley filed a cease and desist order in state court against Mayday Health, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides education about the abortion pill. The attorney general claimed that the advertisement was in violation of…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    ACLU Looks to Dismantle Ohio Election Integrity Law

    As President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans seek to protect election integrity at the federal level with the SAVE America Act, Ohio is fighting its own battle. Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union, representing the League of Women Voters of Ohio and CAIR-Northern Ohio, filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Elias-Backed Coalition Sues Trump Over Ouster of LGBTQ, Climate Exhibits at Federal Parks, Museums

    A coalition is suing over President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove language and exhibits at federal parks and museums that “disparage” America.  The 60-page complaint in the case, filed by Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias’s group Democracy Forward, asserts, “Telling a more complete and accurate history, including that of African Americans, women, Indigenous people,…
    Fred Lucas
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    America Sees a Huge Decline in Crime Thanks to Trump and Republicans

    Across America, violent crime is on an impressive decline. The FBI recently shared new data, illustrating a 20% decrease in the nationwide murder rate. Additionally, violent criminals and drugs are being taken off our streets, helping to make communities safer for thousands across the country.  Most notably, there has been a 31% increase in the…
    Steve Marshall
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    Republicans Fear Midterm Loss After Gonzales Denies Affair

    Text messages leaked on Wednesday reportedly showed that Rep. Tony Gonzales’, R-Texas, former district director, Regina Santos-Aviles, was having an affair with the representative before she committed suicide in September. The affair has caused Republicans to fear losing Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, and news outlets to backtrack their endorsement of Gonzales. “I had an affair…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    The Arrest of Former Prince Andrew in Epstein-Linked Case Is Historic

    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew and younger brother of King Charles III, was arrested on Thursday at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate. It’s his 66th birthday. Thames Valley Police confirmed the arrest of a man in his 60s from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office, a crime that can carry a life…
    Peter McIlvenna
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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Removes Barriers to Building Infrastructure in States

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Interior on Thursday oversaw agreements with Republican governors to speed up the permitting process for building infrastructure. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed memorandums of understanding with Permitting Council Executive Director Emily Domenech at the Department of the Interior, hosted by Secretary Doug Burgum….
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Time for Denmark and the United States to Secure Greenland

    The recent discussions around Greenlandic security—and the possible acquisition of Greenland by the United States—has brought the issue of Chinese and Russian threats to the forefront, particularly as it relates to their growing interest in the arctic. As noted elsewhere, China seeks to establish economic presence in the Arctic—and almost assuredly, long-term options for military…
    Robert Peters
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    Heritage Hires Conservative Stalwart as Distinguished Fellow

    Daniel McCarthy has joined The Heritage Foundation as a distinguished fellow in conservative thought within the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, the think tank announced on Tuesday.  McCarthy is a widely read conservative journalist and joined Heritage from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, where he was the vice president of publications.  McCarthy’s work will focus on “conservative thought, America’s founding, and republican order,” the press release claimed.   “I’m thrilled…
    Jenna Lee
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    Pipe Dream? DC Asks for Federal Funds After Sewage Spill

    In the aftermath of a massive sewage leak near the nation’s capital, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking President Donald Trump to use his emergency powers to provide federal disaster relief funding. “I respectfully request that you declare a Major Disaster for the District of Columbia in response to a sewer line collapse impacting the…
    George Caldwell
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    Interfaith Worship Should Be a Sign of Peace, but Leftist Agitators Brought Terror

    I never imagined that an interfaith worship service would require courage to attend. But on Sept. 7, what was meant to be a sacred gathering of Jews and Christians praying side by side turned into an ordeal showing how antisemitism looks in America today: loud, aggressive, and terrifying. We planned the service carefully and respectfully….
    Liat Cohen-Reeis
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    Trump Administration Keeps Vast Number of Guns From Mexican Cartels

    The Trump administration has stopped more than 4,000 firearms from going to Mexican drug cartels over the last year, and estimates it kept about 1,600 rounds of ammunition per day away from drug gangs.  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that since President Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, it seized…
    Fred Lucas
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    US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected Amid Labor Market Stability

    REUTERS—The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, consistent with a stabilizing labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,000 for the week ended Feb. 14, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 225,000 claims…
    Lucia Mutikani
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    How to Recover from Decades of Socialism: A Conversation with ‘Money Doctor’ Steve Hanke

    Having removed Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro in January, the Trump administration is now endeavoring to rebuild Venezuela after decades of corruption, neglect, and theft. Under Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela declined from what was once South America’s richest country and among the 20 wealthiest in the world to “a failed petrostate.” Between…
    Kevin Stocklin
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    Rubio Follows in Reagan’s Footsteps

    The trip that former President Ronald Reagan took to Europe in June of 1987 culminated in one of the greatest speeches of the last century—but its first major moment was a visit to the Vatican. On June 3, 1987, Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan flew to Venice, Italy. Shortly before midnight, they arrived at…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    Jeremy Carl Joins ‘The Signal Sitdown’ Following Tense Senate Hearing

    The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Jeremy Carl, President Donald Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the State Department, on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. Eastern on Feb. 18. Last…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Rubio Tells Europe What It Needs to Hear

    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. I think all of us have heard some news of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s very…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Some US Troops Departing Syria, Official Says

    REUTERS—Some U.S. troops are leaving Syria as part of a “deliberate and conditions-based transition,” a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported the United States was withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria. “U.S. forces remain poised to respond to any ISIS threats that arise in the region as we support partner-led…
    Steve Holland
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    Minnesota Pastor Breaks Silence on Don Lemon

    Former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to federal charges for his role in the invasion of a Minnesota church last month, claiming he was merely covering the “protest” as a journalist, but the church’s pastor says Lemon was “in on the terror.” Jonathan Parnell, the pastor of Cities Church in St. Paul,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Largest ‘Precinct’: Why Some Mail Ballots Travel Across State Lines Before Counting Begins

    The U.S. Postal Service system of handling and delivering mail ballots often leads to rejected or late ballots, election security advocates contend.   The Election Integrity Network issued two recent reports on the handling of mail ballots by postal employees and the use of regional mail processing centers across state lines. The reports claim that current practices could either…
    Fred Lucas
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