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    Epstein Probe Widens as Top Trump Official Agrees to Face House Panel
    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify to the House panel investigating the high-profile links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  “Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,” Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said in a public statement on Tuesday.  The committee did not provide a…
    Fred Lucas
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    GOP Senator Slams Noem for ‘Failure of Leadership’
    Sen. Thom Tillis accused Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of “failure of leadership” and called for her resignation during a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday. “We’re an exceptional nation, and one of the reasons we’re exceptional is we expect exceptional leadership, and you’ve demonstrated anything but that,” the Republican senator from North Carolina told Noem….
    Virginia Allen
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    SILENCING PARENTS? Christian School Facing DEI Accusations Imposes Policy Seeking to Police Text Messages
    Amid accusations that it supports “diversity, equity, and inclusion” behind the scenes, a Nashville Christian private school is requiring parents to sign a code of conduct that forbids certain text messages and conversations and reportedly threatened legal action against a news outlet. According to two Lipscomb Academy parents who spoke to The Daily Signal on…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: Tim Tebow to Expose Child Trafficking Crisis in Capitol Hill Testimony
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Tim Tebow, NCAA football legend, broadcaster, and philanthropist, will be on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism. Tebow’s testimony will shed light on the horrors of child trafficking taking place in the United States. The football star has been called to the Hill because the Tim…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Biden Judge Blocks ICE Detention Policy for Congress
    A Biden-appointed judge blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement from restricting visits by members of Congress to detention centers.  U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb for the District of Columbia temporarily suspended the agency’s requirement that members of Congress give seven days’ notice before visiting an immigrant detention facility. This is the second block she placed on the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Next Steps for the US-Guyana Strategic Partnership
    For over 100 years tensions have flared between Venezuela and Guyana concerning the Essequibo region. But with the capture of Nicolas Maduro, a rare opportunity for peace and stability has presented itself. Tensions date back to the 19th century with Venezuela’s rejection of the 1899 Arbitral Award, which settled the Guyanese-Venezuelan border as recognized by…
    Wilson Beaver | Eduardo Gonzalez
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    US Embassies in Middle East Targeted by Drones, Mobs
    Two Iranian drones struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, resulting in a limited fire and minor damage to the building, according to Reuters. No injuries were reported. The strike on the embassy comes as Iran retaliates against Israel and U.S. military and diplomatic facilities in the Middle East after a joint attack by…
    Virginia Allen
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    Democrats Accused of ‘Abetting Terrorists’ by GOP as DHS Shutdown Continues
    Republican lawmakers are demanding Democrats end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of a mass shooting perpetrated by a suspected terrorist in Austin, Texas. In the early hours of Sunday morning, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, who investigators believe could be an Islamic terrorist, killed two people and injured 14 others in…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    US Urges Citizens to Immediately Depart Over a Dozen Middle Eastern Countries
    REUTERS—The Department of State on Monday called on Americans to immediately depart more than a dozen countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, amid U.S-Israeli strikes against Iran. Mora Namdar, the State Department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs, said U.S. citizens should leave using available commercial transportation “due to…
    Jasper Ward
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    Video Shows Clinton Recounting Epstein Meetings, Comments on Trump
    The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released full video of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s testimonies about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  The depositions for each before the bipartisan panel lasted 4.5 hours. Hillary Clinton was deposed last Thursday. Bill Clinton was deposed on Friday, the first time a…
    Fred Lucas
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    EXCLUSIVE: Alternative Pediatrician Org Urges Doctors to Reject Transgenderism
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The American College of Pediatricians is launching an initiative to encourage doctors to reject transgender procedures for minors. The American College of Pediatricians, the socially conservative alternative to the American Academy of Pediatrics, launched the “Doctor, Heal Thyself” initiative, which aims to advance biologically grounded pediatric care in response to major…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    United States v. Hemani: SCOTUS to Hear Arguments in Important Second Amendment Case
    As the Supreme Court returns to hearing oral arguments this week, it will take up a technical—yet consequential—criminal law case. In United States v. Hemani, the justices will consider whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which bars anyone “who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” from “possess[ing] … any firearm or…
    Zack Smith
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    US Tariff Lawsuits Returned to Trade Court to Determine Next Steps
    REUTERS—A U.S. appeals court on Monday returned the lawsuits that led to most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs being struck down to the U.S. Court of International Trade, which could determine the process for refunding more than $130 billion to importers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a one-page order granting the…
    Tom Hals
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    War Powers Showdown: House and Senate Vote on Operation Epic Fury
    Both the House and Senate have lined up votes on war powers resolutions in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement of Operation Epic Fury against Iran. Each chamber has its own resolutions. Prior to Trump’s decision to strike Iran, the previously introduced resolutions were heading toward a vote. But the ongoing operation against Iran has…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Justices Invoke Founders’ Drinking Habits in Weighing Gun Ban for Drug Users
    Most justices appeared skeptical of a federal law banning gun possession for illegal drug users and addicts during Supreme Court arguments Monday. Intermingling gun rights and the war on drugs, the case has put the ACLU and the National Rifle Association on the same side, while President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is defending the existing…
    Fred Lucas
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    Small Georgia Town Is at the Center of Latest ICE Fight 
    Democrat lawmakers in Georgia have proposed legislation to prevent taxpayer money from being used to build U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in the state.  Georgia state Sen. Jaha Howard introduced the bill in response to ICE’s reported plans to build facilities in Social Circle and Oakwood. He was joined by state Sen. RaShaun Kemp and South Fulton City Councilwoman Helen Zenobia Willis to announce the legislation.  “We are here because of a proposal of a 10,000-bed detention facility…
    Reagan Campbell
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    Terrorist Threat in the US: ‘Stay on High Alert’
    A chief concern following the launch of Operation Epic Fury is Iranian-backed terrorist cells in the United States, security experts are warning. It is impossible to know who crossed the border during the four years of the Biden administration, “but we do know there were a number of folks on the terrorist watch list,” said…
    Virginia Allen
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    Why Is Virginia’s Redistricting Referendum on Pause?
    A fight over Virginia’s congressional maps is heating up, with Republicans and Democrats locked in a legal battle that could reshape the state’s representation in Washington.  Virginia voters were originally scheduled to head to the polls on April 21 to decide on a referendum on new congressional maps as the state’s Supreme Court reviewed a legal challenge….
    Reagan Campbell
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    It’s Official: Illegal Alien-Loving Dems Cannot Stand American Citizens
    President Donald Trump could not have made it easier for congressional Democrats. During Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Trump’s simple offer to them, and their Republican counterparts, was like a college professor telling his students: “Anyone who wants 10 points of extra credit, please stand up if you believe the Earth is round.”…
    Deroy Murdock
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    EXCLUSIVE: Major Pro-Life Group Endorses Ohio’s Jon Husted for Senate
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America has officially endorsed Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, in his bid to retain his U.S. Senate seat. According to a press release first shared with The Daily Signal, that support comes in the form of $3.25 million for 500,000 visits to Ohio voters before Election Day. There…
    Rebecca Downs
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