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    Amid Shutdown, 5 Major Homeland Security Responsibilities Are Unfunded
    The Department of Homeland Security has gone without congressionally appropriated funding for two weeks, putting strain on an agency that has a wide variety of responsibilities related to the nation’s security. Democrats have repeatedly withheld the votes necessary to end debate on a bill to fund the agency, as they demand restraints on immigration law…
    George Caldwell
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    Spanberger and Dems Lie About Gerrymandering Scheme
    Once you burn your credibility, it’s hard to get back. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger deceived voters and concealed her true leftist agenda to win the Governor’s Mansion last year. Now she and her fellow Democrats are lying to Virginians about a new gerrymandered congressional district map they placed on the ballot as a constitutional amendment…
    Ben Cline
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    Spanberger’s Subtext: What the Governor’s Rebuttal Really Reveals 
    In a remarkably efficient 12 minutes, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger told Americans quite a bit—less about the formal trappings of the State of the Union, and much more about what the 2026 political cycle is likely to be about.  Before getting to her address, some background is useful.  Former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, who served in Congress with Spanberger,…
    Joe Thomas
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    Hegseth Pronounces ‘Weakness’ and ‘Wokeness’ Dead in US Military
    CAMDEN, Ark.—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth toured key weapons manufacturing facilities on Friday and delivered a message of U.S. military “dominance” as a military operation against Iran appears to grow increasingly likely. “We’re sending a clear, sustained demand signal to American industry: We want the best and we need it yesterday,” Hegseth told about 1,500…
    Virginia Allen
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    Britain’s Islamic Bloc Vote Warning. America, Take Note.
    Britain’s Gorton and Denton by-election on Feb. 26 was more than just a local upset. It gave a glimpse into demographic changes that could shape U.S. politics. The Green Party’s Hannah Spencer won with 41% and 14,980 votes, turning this Labour stronghold into the Greens’ first northern seat. Reform UK came second with 29% of…
    Peter McIlvenna
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    Virginia School Board Settles With Boys Punished Over Locker Room Dispute
    A Virginia school board settled Friday with two male high school students who were punished for objecting to a female student using the boys’ locker room, WJLA 7News reported. The Loudoun County school district, which has a history of controversy on gender issues, actually investigated the two students for objecting to a female student, who…
    Fred Lucas
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    Dozens More Arrested in Cities Church Invasion Case
    A total of 39 people now face charges in the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, last month, according to a superseding indictment that the federal district court unsealed Friday. “YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X after the court unsealed the…
    Tyler O’Neil
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  • opinion

    Rubio Demands UN Reckoning as US Reasserts Sovereignty
    Much has been said about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s landmark speech at the Munich Security Conference last week. It was a confident and unapologetic defense of the economic, defense, and political ties that underpin the American-European transatlantic partnership. It was also, crucially, a defense of Western civilization itself forged through “centuries of shared history,…
    Rachana Chhin
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    House Republicans Slam Senate for Dog Parade
    A parade for dogs in the United States Capitol Complex has drawn backlash from House Republicans and conservative commentators demanding Senate action on a voter ID bill. On Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., held a Mardi Gras-themed “Bipawtisan Doggi Gras Pawrade” in the Hart Senate Office Building.  Tillis, who is not seeking reelection in…
    George Caldwell
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    Alvin Bragg Drops Assault Charge in Snowball Skirmish With Police
    Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg won’t pursue assault charges against a 27-year-old man arrested for allegedly throwing snowballs at New York City police officers this week, the New York Post reported.  Bragg has had a controversial tenure, running for office as a progressive prosecutor and winning a conviction against Donald Trump in 2024 in the…
    Fred Lucas
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    American Workers Encouraged to Leave Israel ‘TODAY’
    As speculation of impending war in Iran circulates, the State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem have told nonessential staff they can leave Israel. Those who wish to leave “should do so TODAY,” Ambassador Mike Huckabee said in an email to staff first reported by The New York Times. The embassy’s move “will likely result…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • opinion

    Trump’s Public Sector Union Win Needs State Follow-Up
    Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address of his second term. He touted his accomplishments: securing the border, negotiating better trade deals, restoring American prosperity. But in all the post-speech analysis, one fight got almost no attention—and it’s the one that could determine whether everything else he accomplished will…
    John Tillman
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  • opinion

    Mamdani’s NYC Flirts With Chaos
    A brutal cold snap has gripped New York City and much of the East Coast, freezing streets, sidewalks—and, it seems, any remaining sense of civic restraint. In Washington Square Park, a group of adults began hurling snowballs and other objects at responding officers from the New York City Police Department. This was not playful roughhousing…
    Ben Shapiro
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    Can Trump Use Executive Authority to Require Voter ID?
    President Donald Trump is reportedly considering an executive order to secure American elections without relying on Congress passing legislation. Trump has directed his counsel’s office to explore whether he could develop an executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo identification at polling locations across the country, MS NOW first reported. The…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Republican Attorneys General Win $29.5M Settlement From Vanguard Over Climate Push
    REUTERS—Vanguard Group will pay $29.5 million and bolster its passive investing approach in order to settle a suit by 13 Republican state attorneys general claiming the fund manager and rivals violated antitrust law through their climate activism. The suit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas has been closely watched as a test…
    Ross Kerber
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    Most Americans Back Trump’s Deportation Goals, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
    Most Americans share President Donald Trump’s view that illegal immigrants should be deported, but generally disapprove of his immigration tactics, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The six-day poll, concluded on Monday, illustrates both the broad appeal of Trump’s focus on immigration enforcement and the widespread disapproval of his tactics. Some 61% of respondents—including 92% of…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Democrats Move to Make Colorado the First State to Legalize Prostitution. What Could Go Wrong?
    Colorado Democrats have filed a bill that could make it the first state to decriminalize prostitution, and critics warn that the bill would make the Centennial State the “Wild West” for purchasing sex and lead to an increase in human trafficking. “We have a billion-dollar budget shortfall here in Colorado, and so there’s a lot…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Ohio Voters Send a ‘Clear Message’ With Support for SAVE America Act Provisions
    The urgency is palpable as President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress look to pass the SAVE America Act to secure America’s elections before the midterms. The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and implement nationwide voter ID. Trump made a forceful call at the State of the Union…
    Rebecca Downs
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  • opinion

    What Susan Rice Really Meant by Her Retribution Threat
    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. Susan Rice, the former U.N. ambassador under the Obama administration, national security adviser, and also served…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The Critical Role JD Vance Plays on the American Right
    The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with author Frank DeVito on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EST on Feb. 27. Vice President JD Vance’s life has taken him from the hollowed-out town of Middletown, Ohio, to the halls of…
    Bradley Devlin
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