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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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    Senate Tussles Over Ballroom Security Funding
    A Senate referee struck funding for security at the White House’s East Wing from a Republican budget bill on Saturday, in what Democrats are celebrating as a blow to President Donald Trump’s ballroom ambitions. Republicans, however, argue that the security funding is unrelated to the White House ballroom and will soon be restored. Republicans are…
    George Caldwell
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    Republican Sen. Cassidy, Who Supported Trump Impeachment, Loses Re-Election Bid
    May 16 (Reuters) — Two-term Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy lost his bid for re-election in Louisiana’s primary on Saturday, as Trump-backed challenger Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming advanced to a June runoff to choose the party’s nominee after a closely fought three-way battle. Cassidy, a physician who first earned the president’s ire by…
    David Morgan
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    Spy Reform Bill Would Crack Down on ‘Arctic Frost’ Practice
    After revelations about former special counsel Jack Smith’s use of nondisclosure orders to monitor lawmakers’ data without notifying them in his Arctic Frost investigation, some on Capitol Hill are calling for surveillance reform. As part of his Arctic Frost investigation of President Donald Trump and Republicans’ actions after the 2020 election, Smith sought the records…
    George Caldwell
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    New NRSC Ad Hits Ossoff’s ‘Pro-Crime’ Record 
    To mark the conclusion of National Police Week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a new digital ad targeting Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, accusing him of supporting what it calls a “pro-crime” agenda. The ad argues that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans have worked to counter policies the NRSC says Ossoff backs,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Republican House Should Staple SAVE America Act to Everything It Sends the GOP Senate
    When Republicans and conservatives gather these days, one topic quickly and predictably arises: Why can’t the GOP Senate pass the SAVE America Act? This measure has been President Donald Trump’s chief domestic policy objective for 2026. He threatened not to sign any other bill until Congress placed this measure on the Resolute Desk. Trump had…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Big Tech to Be Grilled by Congress: ‘Big Tobacco Moment?’
    This summer, Big Tech titans will be put in the hot seat on Capitol Hill. On Friday, Axios reported that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has invited the CEOs of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok, and Snap for a June oversight hearing. The CEOs in question are Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, TikTok’s Shou…
    George Caldwell
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    Dems Use ‘Race’ as ‘Political Crutch’ Because ‘They Are Not Moral,’ Byron Donalds Says
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Jim Crow is dead, black Republican lawmakers told The Daily Signal, arguing that Democrats continue to invoke race as a “political crutch,” and that voters are increasingly rejecting a party they view as neither “moral” nor “logical.” “What was happening under the Democratic-controlled South is that they took the ability away…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    GOP Leads With Fraud Crackdown in Next Affordability Push
    House Republicans working to save Americans over a trillion dollars before the midterms say they are ready to deliver on housing, health care, energy affordability, and fraud prevention—but they may not have enough time. “This isn’t going to be as massive as what we saw last July, but this is like a two-minute drill where…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Congressman Wants to Ban Illegal Aliens From Banking System Amid Possible Trump EO
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Citing concerns that access to financial services incentivizes illegal immigration and could aid terrorism, Rep. Keith Self, R‑Texas, introduced legislation Thursday that would bar illegal aliens from the U.S. banking system by requiring banks to collect customers’ citizenship or immigration status. “Access to America’s financial system is reserved for those who…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Virginia Prosecutor: ‘Sorry,’ but Immigration Law ‘Not Our Job’
    A controversial Virginia prosecutor apologized to the mother of a daughter slain by an illegal immigrant but still defended his county’s sanctuary policy during a contentious House hearing Thursday. “I am deeply sorry for your loss, I say that not only as a prosecutor but as a parent of a daughter,” Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney…
    Fred Lucas
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    Tensions Between CIA and Congress Flare
    Tensions have flared between Capitol Hill Republicans and the intelligence community after the Central Intelligence Agency harshly criticized a committee for subpoenaing an agent and denied reports of a cover-up of declassified material. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., heard the testimony of subpoenaed…
    George Caldwell
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    DC Bar Ethics Enforcer Under Scrutiny for Inflammatory Social Media Posts
    “How do you solve a problem like Alito?” That’s the now-deleted Tweet D.C. Bar Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Jack Metzler posted in August 2023. This was after multiple justices—including Justice Samuel Alito—faced death threats.  But why was he posting this in the first place?  For those unfamiliar, the D.C. Bar disciplinary counsel’s self-professed mission is to “(1) protect the public and the courts; (2) maintain the integrity of the legal profession;…
    Zack Smith
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    Top Dems Call Islamic Terrorism in US a ‘Conspiracy Theory’
    Democrats on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government sharply criticized a GOP‑led hearing Wednesday that examined concerns about Sharia law and Islamic terrorism in the United States, calling it a “conspiracy theory” rooted in “unconstitutional bigotry.” “There is no evidence of any plot to impose Sharia law,” Ranking Member Mary Gay…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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