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    Sen. Graham Receives Concessions After ‘Hold’ on Senate’s Funding Deal
    The Senate—with a possible government shutdown looming—has crafted a deal to break a funding logjam between Republicans and Democrats, but ahead of the deal being clinched, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham demanded a guarantee of votes on two legislative priorities. Graham, R-S.C., sought opportunities to vote on legislation to criminalize local officials disobeying federal immigration law,…
    George Caldwell
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    Bill to Defund Taliban Faces Senate Vote
    Legislation to defund nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan that have allegedly been hijacked by the Taliban has cleared the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and is headed to the chamber’s floor for a full vote, despite having been voted against by Democrats. The legislation was introduced after the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction reported in…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens Convicted of Manslaughter, Arson
    Federal immigration agents on Thursday arrested illegal aliens convicted of a third-degree sex offense, manslaughter, and arson, as the Department of Homeland Security continues to deal with backlash over enforcement operations in Minnesota. “These thugs have no place in our communities,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said, adding, “Seventy percent of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump Is Breaking Our National Addiction to Pessimism
    The United States has been suffering from a crisis of the imagination for a long time. When Donald Trump first came on the political scene with the “Make America Great Again” slogan, it looked like he was part of the problem. MAGA was nostalgia bait, but Trump continues to govern with more optimism about the…
    James Czerniawski
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    Democrat Faces Expulsion Over Findings of MASSIVE Fraud
    After the House Ethics Committee announced it found over two dozen instances of “serious financial crimes” against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., announced on Thursday night he will be filing a resolution to expel the congresswoman. “In November, I filed a resolution to expel [Cherfilus-McCormick] following her indictment by the [Justice Department],” Steube posted on X. “Today’s…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    What Triggered Civil Rights Investigation Into Pretti Shooting?
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, according to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Blanche confirmed the investigation during a press conference on Friday. “All that that means is that [Department of Homeland Security], as they’ve, as the secretary has said,…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    DOJ Joins Lawsuit Accusing UCLA Med School of Unlawful Race-Based Admissions
    The Justice Department is joining a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles medical school for alleged race-based admissions that it says violate a Supreme Court ruling. Last May, student groups sued the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA regarding the continued use of race in admission practices, despite a 2023 Supreme Court…
    Fred Lucas
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    Justice Department Releases Final Cache of Jeffrey Epstein Files
    The U.S. Justice Department on Friday published a new and final cache of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, under a law passed in November that required the release of all Epstein-related records. Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said at a press conference that Friday’s batch of files…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Arizona ESA Growth Skyrockets While Criticisms Crash
    Arizona educators have been set free to create their own schools and education services. And families can now select between them to find the best fit for their child. Arizona lawmakers in the 1990s created the nation’s most robust charter school law, the first scholarship tax credit program, and statewide district open enrollment. Education flourished…
    Matthew Ladner
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    EXCLUSIVE: Cities Church Responds to Don Lemon Arrest
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Cities Church, the St. Paul church invaded by agitators opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, responded Friday after federal agents arrested former CNN host Don Lemon Thursday night in Los Angeles. “We are grateful that the Department of Justice acted swiftly to protect Cities Church so that we can continue to faithfully…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Walz, Ellison to Testify at House Hearing on Fraud Scandal
    Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison will answer questions from a congressional panel investigating welfare fraud in the state.  The two will testify on March 4 to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.  “Americans deserve answers about the rampant misuse of taxpayer dollars in Minnesota’s social services programs that occurred on…
    Fred Lucas
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    ‘Central Casting’: Trump Picks Next Fed Chair
    President Donald Trump has chosen former Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the central bank. “I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” Trump said on Truth Social. “On top of…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    12-Question Quiz: What ‘Fascist’ ‘Xenophobe’ ‘Tyrant’ Said This?
    1. “I’m really good at killing people. Didn’t know that was going to be a strong suit of mine.” a. President Donald Trump, 2019 b. President Barack Obama, 2012 2. “But, let me tell you, we can build a fence 40 stories high—unless you change the dynamic in Mexico and—and you will not like this,…
    Larry Elder
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    Never Let Leftists Say They Are the First Amendment Stalwarts
    The leftist media cabal constantly imagines itself as the grand embodiment of democracy and freedom of speech, even as it seeks to put Republicans in jail and hopes to censor them from speaking on social media. It doesn’t live up to its First Amendment boasting. For example, there’s “CNN International” host Christiane Amanpour, whose leftist…
    Tim Graham
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    How ‘Midwest Nice’ Minnesota Became Ground Zero for Leftist Violence and Fraud 
    Traditionally, Minnesotans, by virtue of their Scandinavian heritage, are known for being well-mannered and having good governance. However, over the past few months, the idyllic poster boy for “Midwest nice” has been completely upended following a string of high-profile, taxpayer-dollar fraud controversies, raids against peaceful church services, and violent altercations between leftist protesters and federal…
    Jack Fowler
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    A Different Kind of Classroom Is Outperforming Expectations
    In recent years, many parents have begun questioning long-standing assumptions about traditional education. Concerns about bureaucracy, one-size-fits-all curricula, and institutional failures have eroded confidence in the public school system for many families. Some parents are also increasingly wary of ideological instruction in public schools, particularly when it comes to gender ideology and sex education. While…
    Katherine Matt
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    ‘We Must Hold the Line and Support ICE’: House Republicans Say Schumer’s Demands Are ‘Nonstarter’
    Republicans accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of “trying to handcuff” immigration enforcement as Democrats refused to advance a bill to keep government open on Thursday. “Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are trying to handcuff [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] because their party is committed to open borders,” Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., told The Daily…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    What’s Behind the Politicized Threats From Nurses?
    Across the country, nurses appear to be taking up arms—or rather, syringes—in the name of opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement or President Donald Trump. Hospitals and authorities have quickly responded to prevent any harm, but the trend suggests nurses might seek to weaponize their profession to advance their political views. The largest nurses’ union has…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    DHS Responds After Judge Accuses ICE of Violating 96 Court Orders in Minnesota
    The Department of Homeland Security responded to criticism from a federal judge who claimed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had violated 96 court orders in 74 cases. Patrick Schiltz, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, had originally demanded that ICE give a detained immigrant a bond hearing within seven…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Frey Decries ICE ‘Siege’ of Minneapolis
    Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused the federal government of conducting a “siege” of his city. “The Operation Metro Surge needs to end. This kind of conduct and siege needs to stop, not just in Minneapolis; it needs to stop nationwide,” Frey told a room of fellow elected leaders at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in…
    Virginia Allen
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