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EXCLUSIVE: Critical Swing State Poll Shows Trump Retains High Support Among Base
Ahead of the 2026 midterms, polling from a critical swing state found that President Donald Trump is retaining a vast majority of his voting base. A new League of American Workers survey showed that 85% of Wisconsin voters who voted for Trump in 2024 remain favorable of the president after he announced the commencement of…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Republicans Pitch Trump on Funding All of DHS But Deportations
A group of Republican senators is pitching President Donald Trump on a plan to fund part of the currently shutdown Department of Homeland Security, while allowing for a future party-line budget bill to cover deportations later. Republicans already acceded to Democrat demands in February, when they agreed to separate the DHS funding bill from a…George Caldwell -
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Pentagon to Deploy 82nd Airborne to Middle East
The Pentagon is expected to send a combat team from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to multiple reports. The elite 82nd Airborne Division is known for its rapid deployment, and “secures key objectives for follow-on military operations in support of U.S. national interests,” the Army states. The move follows…Virginia Allen -
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Champagne Socialists Descend on Cuba to Virtue Signal Solidarity With Tyrants
The sputtering Castro-ist regime in Cuba has managed to stick to its communist roots. It’s doing this by ensuring that while everyone is “equal,” foreign stooges and social influencers willing to spread propaganda for the regime are treated more equally than others. That’s a time-honored, socialist tradition. Over the weekend a junket of various activists…Jarrett Stepman -
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Democrat Governor Celebrates Ramadan at Hamas-Linked Mosque
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, celebrated Ramadan at a mosque whose co-founder was convicted of funneling money to Hamas and with an imam who faced deportation proceedings over alleged Hamas ties. This imam also called for a “new intifada.” “Thank you to the Islamic Center of Passaic County for welcoming me to join…Tyler O’Neil -
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Documents Shed New Light on How Far the ‘Arctic Frost’ Probe Reached
Newly released Justice Department documents provide details on former special counsel Jack Smith’s subpoenas for phone records of current administration officials and members of Congress. The documents were made public shortly before a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, titled “Arctic Frost: A Modern Watergate.” They reveal…Fred Lucas -
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Taxpayers Forced to Fund University Drag Shows
My brother is being forced to pay for a drag queen performance. At the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus, my brother (Jesse speaking here), freshman Joshua Castrinos, was leaving his rhetoric and composition class when he noticed a flyer on the bulletin board for a drag queen bingo show: The show is being sponsored…Jesse Castrinos -
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EXCLUSIVE: Congress Probes Role of Left-Leaning Groups in Census Miscounts
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House is seeking more information about the Census Bureau’s partnership with left-leaning organizations ahead of the 2020 census, during which it potentially incorrectly awarded Democrat congressional districts and Electoral College votes. House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., wrote Tuesday to acting Census Bureau Director George Cook seeking…Fred Lucas -
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Delta Suspends Special Services for Congress Amid Shutdown
Amid a five-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown that has led to reduced airport staffing, Delta Air Lines is suspending special services for members of Congress. The airline’s special desk at airports enables members to bypass the public queue to arrange travel between Washington, D.C., and their homes. “Due to the impact on resources from…George Caldwell -
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Oklahoma Governor Reveals Markwayne Mullin Senate Replacement
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced that Alan Armstrong, an energy executive, will fill the vacant Senate seat left by Markwayne Mullin until the end of the year. Armstrong, 63, has never held public office and is the executive chairman of Williams Companies, an energy firm that specializes in natural gas. Mullin’s seat was left open…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Paul Ehrlich’s Failed Doomsday Predictions Expose the Media’s Climate Alarmism Double Standard
When Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich appeared on “60 Minutes” in 2023, he warned that humanity was on an unsustainable path and that “the next few decades will be the end of the kind of civilization we’re used to.” He explicitly linked overpopulation and consumption to climate disruption, claiming it was already killing people. Ehrlich recently…Frank Lasee -
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A Tariff Ceasefire in Time of War Would Help Everybody
TOWNHALL—Iran’s efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz have made gas prices rise to the point where they may threaten President Donald Trump’s affordability agenda. Whether the closure is short or long, consumers are feeling the pain, just as the latest economic figures show an economy that is sputtering and can use a boost. But…EJ Antoni -
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EXCLUSIVE: Texas Lawmakers Demand GOP Fight for Stronger Child Protections Against AI
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A bipartisan group of 20 Texas state senators wrote a letter to the state’s U.S. senators demanding stronger protections for children online. The coalition says that a U.S. House bill meant to protect kids online is too weak. The Energy and Commerce Committee recently marked up the Kids Internet and Digital…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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EXCLUSIVE: Airport Billboards Blame Democrats for Long TSA Lines
Mobile billboards are being deployed Tuesday morning at the three Washington, D.C.-area airports amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that has led to long security lines at airports across the nation. “You’re waiting in line because millions skipped it. Tell Chuck Schumer: Fund DHS,” the billboard reads, referring to the millions of illegal aliens…Virginia Allen -
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2 Democrats Side With Republicans to Confirm Mullin for DHS Secretary
The Senate has voted to confirm Markwayne Mullin, the senator from Oklahoma, as the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The upper chamber voted to confirm Mullin 54 to 45 on Monday evening. Two Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., joined 52 Republicans by voting in favor of President Donald…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Even Amid Lawsuit, Democrat AG Won’t Swear Off Using Far-Left ‘Hate Map’ That Allegedly Inspired Terrorist Attack
Michigan’s Democrat attorney general cited the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate map” when announcing a “hate-crimes unit” in 2019, and after one of the conservative groups on the map sued, the AG’s office won’t say whether it will refuse to cite the SPLC in the future. The American Freedom Law Center, a Judeo-Christian public interest…Tyler O’Neil -
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Gas Taxes Are Rising Nationally—and Nowhere More Than California
Across the nation, states are raising their gas taxes. Leading the way, California now has a 70.9-cent per-gallon state excise tax. The Tax Foundation says the “gas tax is meant to function as a user fee, charging drivers to fund the construction and maintenance of the roads they use.” States apply tax gas in a variety of ways; most add tax at…Reagan Campbell -
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Trump Tells Senators to Pass the SAVE America Act ‘for Jesus’
With Congress’ spring break scheduled to start this week, President Donald Trump is demanding that the Senate stay in Washington, D.C., to pass the SAVE America Act and fund the Department of Homeland Security “for Jesus.” Rather than tackle DHS funding and the SAVE America Act separately, Trump is now pushing the Senate to bundle the…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Ohio Military Service Members Return Home After Paying Ultimate Sacrifice in Epic Fury
Operation Epic Fury has hit home for the Buckeye State. Last Wednesday, three members of the U.S. military from Ohio returned home after paying the ultimate sacrifice. President Donald Trump was in attendance for the dignified transfer as America remembers and honors these fallen soldiers. Ohio natives Cpt. Seth Koval, Cpt. Curtis Angst, and Tech….Rebecca Downs -
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Supreme Court Backs Police Immunity in Protest Case
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Vermont police officer is entitled to qualified immunity after a protester at the state Capitol sued him for an injury in a case that stretches back more than a decade. Qualified immunity protects law enforcement officers from litigation if they are acting in the line of duty,…Fred Lucas