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Here’s Who Appointed the Judges Striking Down Trump Policies
Of the lower court judges who have blocked President Donald Trump’s executive orders and other administration actions since he returned to office in January, Democrat appointees have outnumbered Republican appointees by about 3-1. The ratio is evidence of a common practice called “forum shopping” that is done with highly politicized litigation. Forum shopping is where… -
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Wife and 5 Children of Boulder Attack Suspect in Federal Custody
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations have arrested the family of the lead suspect in the Boulder, Colorado, attack, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Mohamed Soliman’s “despicable actions will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, but we’re also investigating to what extent his family knew about… -
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Obama Complains About Republican Budget Bill
Former President Barack Obama stepped into the political spotlight again on Monday, wading into the fray regarding the budget reconciliation bill passed by House Republicans that is now being considered in the Senate. “Here’s something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of… -
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Thune Battles Schumer on Holding Up Trump Nominees
One of the Senate’s biggest fights is happening right now, but it is not getting much attention. President Donald Trump still has around 100 nominees on the Senate executive calendar who have yet to be confirmed, and Democrats are pulling all stops to delay the process. To be sure, Republican senators under Majority Leader John… -
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Murder Rates Plummet Under President Trump
President Donald Trump’s law and order agenda is to thank for the murder rate dropping by 20% this year so far, the White House said Tuesday. Crime data analyst Jeff Asher reviewed the most homicide-prone cities nationwide and found a more than 20% decrease from 2024. “Since President Trump took office, murder rates have plummeted… -
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Hidden Documents, Sabotaged Cases: Bongino, Patel Exposing the Skeletons in FBI Closet
Washington, D.C., has become so toxic and corroded in recent years that it should be named an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site. But President Donald Trump’s new crew has put on their hazmat suits and headed straight into the thick of it, with last week offering several examples of where the crew is hoping to… -
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‘Buyer’s Remorse’: Support for Same-Sex Agenda Craters Among Republicans
A new poll is showing that support for same-sex marriage has dropped to a 10-year low among Republicans but spiked to a record high among Democrats. According to Gallup, 68% of Americans overall support same-sex marriage, barely down from 69% last year. However, that “steady” level of support—approval for same-sex marriage has hovered between 67% and… -
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Ukraine Drone Strike on Russia Puts Kibosh to Peace Talks
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended less than two hours after they began on Monday in the wake of a devastating attack by Ukraine against Russia. The talks, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, are the latest in ongoing efforts by the two neighboring nations and the Trump administration to bring an end to… -
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Transgender Policies Pose Such a Horrific Threat to Women, Even the United Nations Is Calling Them Out
I normally avoid reading any United Nations papers lest they trigger my gag reflex. If Florida is where “woke” goes to die, the U.N. is where woke goes to fester and congeal, seeping into bureaucracies and weighing down the rest of the world with the ideological refuse of the West. Imagine my surprise, then, at… -
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WATCH: Legacy Media’s Bizarre Relationship With Terrorism
Legacy media outlets can’t decide how to cover a horrific Islamic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, and continue repeating debunked stories straight from Hamas. Arrest and deportation efforts by the second Trump administration cause crocodile tears on and off national television. Pride month brings out the weirdest people on Earth, but notably fewer than in… -
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Trump Effect? Poland Elects National Conservative as President
Poland’s national conservative leader, Karol Nawrocki, has won the presidency of Poland, according to election results on Monday. In a narrow race, Nawrocki defeated Rafal Trzaskowski of the left-wing Civic Platform Party to become the country’s new head of state. The president-elect had been endorsed by President Donald Trump. In Poland’s parliamentary system, the president… -
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Ditch COVID Spending Spree: Congress Can Save $1.16 Trillion by Returning to 2019 Budget Trajectory
Fiscal conservatives lately have argued that the federal government should spend as it did before COVID-19 ruined everything. Thankfully, the global pandemic is a speck in the rearview mirror. Only a few diehards cling bitterly to their masks and grow misty with lockdown nostalgia. Restoring spending to its trajectory in fiscal year 2019—the last before COVID-19 wandered… -
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Supreme Court to Take on Illinois Late Ballot Case With Far-Reaching Election Integrity Implications
THE CENTER SQUARE—In a move that could have major implications for election procedures across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case brought by Judicial Watch challenging whether federal courts have jurisdiction to hear disputes over ballots received after Election Day. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., and two electors sued over… -
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Trump’s Message to Putin: You Blew It
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. There’s been a new development, a new phase in the Ukraine war. I know we’ve talked… -
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Slow to Condemn Colorado Attack, Reps. Omar and Tlaib Are Branded ‘Muslim Terrorists’ by Fellow Lawmaker
The morning after an attack on a group of people in Colorado demonstrating in support of freeing the hostages held in Gaza, Democrat Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both of whom are Muslims, had yet to issue statements condemning the violence. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., who is Jewish, was critical… -
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What Does Trump Want in the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?
As the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill moves to the Senate, one major question remains: What exactly does President Donald Trump want in it? Trump has consistently pushed for the bill’s passage, despite saying he doesn’t view it as perfect. “It’s an unbelievable bill,” Trump said in an Oval Office event with Elon Musk on… -
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Why the Western Hemisphere Should Cooperate
Last month marked the 40th iteration of Operation Tradewinds, a multinational security exercise hosted by U.S. Southern Command in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Operation Tradewinds brought together 100 personnel from 26 nations, six regional organizations, and multiple U.S. agencies. The goal of the operation: to advance multinational efforts to safeguard international law… -
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Education Department to Launch Title IX Investigations to Mark Law’s Anniversary
To mark the 53rd anniversary of Title IX, the Department of Education is announcing investigations into two apparent violations of the federal law protecting women’s spaces and sports. Title IX was enacted into law on June 23 in 1972, so President Donald Trump’s Department of Education will celebrate June as Title IX month. Secretary of… -
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How Tim Walz Is Trying to Escape Political Irrelevancy
Former Democrat vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is talking tough, even while remaining mum on his own political future. The Minnesota governor, whose second term runs through January 2027, claims to have a strategy for his fellow Democrats: “Bully the s— out of” President Donald Trump. “Maybe it’s time for us to be a little… -
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Chinese National Charged With Illegal Voting Flees US
The FBI announced that the Chinese national charged with illegally voting in Michigan last year fled the country, and reportedly with a different passport than the one he was ordered to surrender to authorities. The FBI’s criminal complaint says former University of Michigan student Haoxiang Gao used his student ID to register to vote and…