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FEC Opens Probe of Rep. Jasmine Crockett Donations
The Federal Election Commission opened an investigation into firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, regarding donations to her 2024 campaign made through ActBlue, a Democrat fundraising powerhouse organization. The Coolidge-Reagan Foundation, a conservative advocacy group, made the FEC complaint on March 26, as first reported by The Daily Signal. On April 2, the FEC notified the…Fred Lucas -
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Border Czar Homan: Every Media ‘Hit Piece’ Fuels ‘My Fire’
The criticism from the legacy media, and every protest outside his home, “throws more gas on my fire,” border czar Tom Homan says. Every “hit piece” Homan reads criticizing his campaign to arrest and deport illegal aliens confirms “I’m over the target,” the border czar told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. Hundreds of…Virginia Allen -
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About-Face? Republicans Weigh Raising Taxes on Top Earners
Some Republicans are considering a new way to free up space in the budget—raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The idea of raising taxes—which goes against long-held assumptions about the Republican Party’s fiscal policy—appears to be gaining some traction in both the White House and within GOP congressional leadership. Axios first reported on this shift…George Caldwell -
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Reclaiming Higher Ed From the Left: College Presidents Highlight 4 Approaches
Backpacking for three weeks in the wilderness before starting college or working 15 hours per week in lieu of tuition could be some of the keys to promoting more traditional values again and reclaiming the culture of higher education, according to a panel of four college presidents Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Education can…Moira Gleason -
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House OKs SAVE Act Election Integrity Measure
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act 220-208. Four House Democrats broke ranks and joined 216 Republicans to pass the election integrity measure, while 208 Democrats voted against it. The four Democrats who sided with the GOP were Reps. Jared Golden of Maine, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington…Jacob Adams -
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House Narrowly Passes Trump-Backed Budget Plan on Party-Line Vote
House Republicans pushed through a Trump-backed budget framework on a 216-214 vote Thursday, providing a boost to the president’s legislative agenda. Democrats voted against it unanimously, while Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., were the only Republicans in opposition. The resolution’s passage came amid some protests from hard-line fiscal conservatives within the GOP,…George Caldwell -
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Trump Takes Aim at the Heart of the Climate Industrial Complex
The White House has begun to cut funding for a federal program that drives climate alarmism and bolsters the narrative that burning fossil fuels will doom the environment. The Trump administration is cutting funding for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which produces a National Climate Assessment. Agencies across the government use the assessment to…Tyler O’Neil -
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New Senate Proposal Moves the Ball on Closing Down Department of Education
Will the U.S. Department of Education end with a bang or a whimper? So far this year, President Donald Trump’s executive orders have arrived with a bang, directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take “all necessary steps” to close the agency. The department proceeded to cut overgrown staff rolls and plans to move programs for…Jonathan Butcher -
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Trump’s Reality-Driven U-Turn
President Donald Trump did what he had to do. Last week, Trump dropped an economic neutron bomb by declaring tariffs on virtually every country on the planet—tariffs based not on reciprocal tariff rates, but on trade deficits. After an initial stock dump of approximately 10% and then days of the markets bouncing up and down…Ben Shapiro -
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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Correct Headstones of Jewish Veterans
A bipartisan group of members of Congress and senators on Monday introduced a bill that would ensure hundreds of Jewish-American service members are buried under grave markers that reflect their religion. Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Max Miller, R-Ohio, are seeking through the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage…R.E. Wermus -
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Trump Cracks Down on Obama-Era 13,000-Word Regulation on Shower Heads
The Trump administration has been waging war against unnecessary regulations enacted by previous Democrat presidents, and shower heads are the latest target. Former President Barack Obama’s administration issued a 13,000-word regulation defining “shower head.” President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing that regulation’s repeal. “Overregulation chokes the American economy and stifles personal freedom,”…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Solar Picnic Tables? How the Federal Government Has Treated Your Tax Dollars With Utter Disdain
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The House Oversight Committee’s subpanel on government efficiency held a hearing Tuesday exposing billions of taxpayer dollars wasted annually on outdated federal buildings. Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who leads the Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency, opened the hearing by slamming federal agencies for maintaining a bloated real estate footprint. She…Thomas English -
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Our Worst Trading Partner
When Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., was in the midst of his record 25-plus hours of speaking on the Senate floor on April 1, he yielded to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, who wanted to ask him a couple of questions. One was on the tariffs that President Donald Trump was set to…Terence Jeffrey -
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Why Ranked Choice Voting Was Bad for Virginia—and for Any State
Among the bills that the Virginia General Assembly passed in its 2025 session was one that would bring a process called ranked choice voting to the commonwealth. Ranked choice voting has been gaining traction in some states while it has been explicitly banned in others. Senate Bill 1009, introduced by state Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim,…Joe Thomas -
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Cory Booker’s Blab-a-Thon Underlines ‘Fact-Checker’ Tilt
On April 7, Facebook pulled the plug on the censorship of “independent fact-checkers,” replacing it with a “Community Notes” approach, like Elon Musk’s X uses. No one was more upset than the censorious left-wing “fact” police. Angie Holan, the leader of the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network, marked “International Fact-Checking Day” by proclaiming they are…Tim Graham -
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Rod Dreher: Communist Dissidents Have a Message for the West
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was arrested on Feb. 12, 1974, for speaking out about the evils of Soviet communism. The next day, he was exiled to the West and would not touch Russian soil again for more than 15 years. On the day of his arrest, Solzhenitsyn published an essay titled “Live Not by Lies.” The four-page…Bradley Devlin -
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Reversing the Decline: Christianity Showing Signs of Rebounding in America
Christianity’s decline in America has slowed and could be turning a corner upward—just what our country needs to return to its rich history rooted in “In God We Trust.” As a 2017 convert to Christianity from agnosticism myself, this is encouraging news. Pew recently reported in its annual religion study: “After many years of steady…Carrie Sheffield -
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The 7 Tools Trump Needs to Win the Trade War With China
Beijing’s latest retaliatory tariffs—now at 84%—reveal a familiar hypocrisy: the world’s most notorious trade abuser crying foul when held accountable. In response, President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%, while dropping nearly all tariffs on countries that seek to trade fairly. We applauded the president’s zealous focus on dealing with the…Miles Pollard -
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$3 Billion Up From Down Under to Help US Build Submarines
Given the regular flow of dollars out of the country and into foreign economies, it bears mentioning that one ally has, in fact, extended financial support to help revitalize American shipbuilding. Australia, one of America’s closest and most dependable allies, is doing just that. A total of $3 billion will be provided to restore shipyards…Anna Gustafson -
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Why Is Wall Street Panicking?
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, speaking on a Monday that the market’s gone down 300 points. It’s about where we were…Victor Davis Hanson