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‘Every Single Leader Said Thank You’ to Trump: Lankford Pulls Back the Curtain on His Middle East Trip
Leaders in a handful of Middle Eastern countries are surprisingly sanguine about the prospect of Iran enriching its own uranium, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told reporters Tuesday. During a May 22-29 trip to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel, in which Lankford met with leaders of various countries, the senator said he was surprised to hear…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump Rescinds Biden-Era Guidance Requiring Emergency Room Doctors to Perform Abortions
The Trump administration rescinded the guidance issued by the Biden administration to require emergency room doctors to perform abortions. In 1986, Congress passed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, to address the problem of hospitals that refuse to treat indigent patients in emergency rooms. The law requires hospital emergency departments that accept Medicaid funds…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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FBI Says Chinese Nationals Smuggling Dangerous Biological Fungus Into US
Two Chinese nationals have been charged after smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S., according to the Justice Department. Scientific literature classifies the fungus “as a potential agroterrorism weapon.” Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are citizens of China and have been charged with “with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the…Virginia Allen -
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‘Apparently, We Are at the Behest of the SPLC,’ FBI Staffer Wrote in Response to Anti-Catholic Memo
The FBI Richmond office's notorious anti-Catholic memo reached more staff at the bureau than previously suggested, and some FBI staff were aghast to see it, according to new documents released by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Tuesday. The memo urged FBI agents to develop sources and surveil Catholic churches, citing the Southern Poverty Law Center's list…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump Returns Pennsylvania Steel to the Backbone of America
WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania—Flanked by a sea of steelworkers dressed in their orange safety jackets and hard hats, President Donald Trump was given a hero’s welcome at the Mon Valley Irvin Works to mark the signing of the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal, the largest investment in state history. “With the help from patriots like you, we…Salena Zito -
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Americans Approve of Key Proposals in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ New Poll Finds
As the Senate negotiates its version of the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” many of its key ideas, such as border security and Medicaid work requirements, received high levels of support, according to a recent poll from the Napolitan News Service. The poll, conducted in late May, found that a plurality of respondents want their senators to…Lucy Spence -
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America Needs Oil Exploration in Alaska
America faces an energy emergency—namely, a weakening electricity grid with the potential for blackouts. That’s why President Donald Trump has proposed rescinding a Biden-era rule that closed the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil and natural gas exploration, after allowing exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve earlier this year. Current U.S. electricity supplies…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Wyoming’s Plan for State-Issued Stablecoin Presents Unique Constitutional Issues
Wyoming apparently plans to issue its own state-backed stablecoin, a decision that raises unique constitutional issues that haven’t been explored for many years. Since our nation’s Founding, few states have tried to mint their own currency—which makes sense, given the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition against doing just that. Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution says…Zack Smith -
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House Budget Hawks Cheer DOGE Package
The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts into law was greeted with enthusiasm by the fiscally hawkish House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday. The rescissions package, delivered by the White House Office of Management and Budget to Republican House leadership,…George Caldwell -
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WATCH: DHS to Deport Family of Man Charged in Colorado Terrorist Attack
Immigration and Customs Enforcement concludes a new operation in South Carolina as protests among leftists break out over arrests of illegal immigrants in New England, California, and Oregon. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announces that the family of the man charged in connection with a Colorado terrorist attack Sunday will be deported. House, Senate,…Tony Kinnett -
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Biden Policies Opened the Door to Terrorists
President Joe Biden’s lax immigration enforcement and open borders policies made this country highly vulnerable to acts of terrorism. One of the big lessons of this weekend’s antisemitic Molotov cocktail and flamethrower attack in Boulder, Colorado, by Egyptian national Mohamed Soliman is how vulnerable we’ve made ourselves to infiltration by foreigners looking to do violence or acts of…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘We Have an Agenda,’ Thune Says of GOP Senators on Budget Bill
“We’re anxious to have the ball and run with it,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday, referencing the budget reconciliation bill that has passed the House and is now being considered by the upper chamber. The South Dakota Republican emphasized that he thought Republicans had a vision for what they would like to…Jacob Adams -
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Even Democrats in This Battleground State Back Voter ID. But There’s a Catch.
Even Democrats in Nevada’s state Legislature—a key battleground state—now favor voter ID, but with a catch. The catch was the bill also expands ballot drop boxes, typically favored by Democrats, which Republicans view with skepticism. The bill passed the Senate Monday with a 16-5 vote, and now heads to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who…Fred Lucas -
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Did Colorado’s Lax Approach to Immigration Enable Alleged Boulder Terrorist Who Set Pro-Israel Marchers on Fire?
A long train of policy failures allowed Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the suspect in Sunday’s terrorist attack on pro-Israel marchers in Boulder, to remain in the U.S., and in Colorado specifically, critics say. The Centennial State has enacted a broad swath of “sanctuary” policies in recent years, preventing state and local law enforcement from alerting Immigration…Tyler O’Neil -
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Trump’s Second Term Gains Momentum as Economy Soars, Borders Tighten
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. We’re at four months now in the new Trump second administration. And a strange thing has…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Inside Trump’s Shake-Up of the National Security Council
Following the Trump administration’s reorganization of the National Security Council staff, former NSC staffers say the president appears to place more confidence in the State Department to execute his foreign policy agenda. President Donald Trump put more than 100 staffers from the NSC on administrative leave on the Friday before Memorial Day. That included both…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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US Manufacturing Victim to ‘Giant Sucking Sound’ Created by China
American manufacturing has fallen victim to a “giant sucking sound,” according to an expert on energy and climate. There is a “a giant sucking sound of energy-intensive manufacturing leaving the West and going to China,” Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal….Virginia Allen -
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Ron Johnson on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Spending: ‘It’s Immoral’
As a Republican holdout on the “big, beautiful” budget bill, as President Donald Trump calls it, Sen. Ron Johnson thinks he has a fairly simple request for the 10-year budget plan: Go back to the drawing board and cut spending down to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. “That pretty well sums it up in one chart,” said…George Caldwell -
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We’re Only 3 Days Into Pride Month, but Things Are Already Getting Weird and Wild
June 1 marked the beginning of Pride Month, and even though President Donald Trump has taken up residence in Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser again proclaimed the nation’s capital the “gayest city in the world.” Other cities, however, are trying to give Bowser and D.C. a run for their money. Bowser delivered this title at…Lucy Spence -
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At 100, the National Spelling Bee Needs a M-A-K-E-O-V-E-R
The fourth time was the charm for Faizan Zaki, of Allen, Texas, who last Thursday night won the 100th National Spelling Bee. The word that won it for the 13-year-old—who was last year’s runner-up and who had participated twice before that—was eclaircissement, which he spelled without the slightest hesitation. It’s a French noun meaning “the…Peter Parisi