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Jeanine Pirro Slams ‘Activist’ Judge for Blocking Subpoenas Against Fed Chair Powell
A federal judge on Friday blocked subpoenas issued by the Justice Department as part of its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s handling of renovations of the central bank’s Washington headquarters. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, an appointee of Republican President Donald Trump whose office is spearheading the investigation, promised… -
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Recent ISIS Attacks Represent Part of Broader Threat, Muslim Reformer Warns
Amid concern that radical Islam is influencing violent attacks across America in the wake of President Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury in Iran, a Muslim reformer warns that Americans can expect more attacks in the short term, though he expects a positive result in Iran will bring the threat to an end. “In the next… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Bill to Dismantle Taxpayer-Funded Democrat ‘Talent Pipeline’ Expected to Pass House Committee
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A House committee will likely pass a bill to reform a taxpayer-funded scholarship that critics call a “talent pipeline for the Democratic Party and liberal activist organizations,” a committee spokesperson told The Daily Signal. The spokesperson for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce predicted that the bill will pass… -
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‘Collectively Lost Their Minds’: 9th Circuit Backs Access for Biological Men at Women’s Spa
An appeals court determined that biological men should be permitted to enter an all-female spa for ages 13 and up in Washington state—prompting a federal judge to issue a blunt dissent. In Olympus Spa v. Armstrong, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that Washington state can enforce an anti-discrimination law to allow a… -
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Mamdani’s Wife Provided Art for Anti-Israel Activist Who Called Oct. 7 Attack ‘Spectacular’
The first lady of New York City provided art for an essay by a writer who has described Jews as “vampires,” “demons,” and “ghouls.” Rama Duwaji, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, provided a picture for an essay by anti-Israel activist Susan Abulhawa, who called the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel “spectacular,” according to a… -
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‘War on Poverty’ May Have Created a Permanent Underclass, Economists Say
America’s “War on Poverty,” launched by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964, has expanded into a vast array of federal social welfare programs that today exceed $1 trillion per year. Upon signing the Economic Opportunity Act, Johnson stated: “This is not in any sense a cynical proposal to exploit the poor with a promise of a… -
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House Oversight Summons Epstein Jail Guard After Internet Searches
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer sent a letter Friday to Tova Noel, one of the guards in Jeffrey Epstein’s prison unit, seeking her testimony on March 26. Noel, a guard at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, was accused of failing to complete regular checks on Epstein before his… -
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Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Proposals Ice Out New York City’s Housing Market
Zohran Mamdani met with the “Dealmaker in Chief” during an unexpected visit to the White House in late February to discuss a massive housing project. While plans to increase housing supply could lower rents if implemented, achieving broad affordability might just be an empty promise if socialist ideology prevails in New York City. Solving the… -
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White House Official: Trump Has Said a US-Cuba Deal Could Be Done Easily
REUTERS—President Donald Trump has said the United States is talking to Cuba, its leaders should agree to a deal, and that could easily be done, a White House official said on Friday, reiterating the president’s previous remarks after Havana confirmed that negotiations were underway. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said earlier that his government had opened talks… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Kennedy Allies Pledge $100 Million to Boost MAHA Republicans
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The MAHA PAC is launching a $100 million fundraising campaign to bolster “Make America Healthy Again” candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump in the 2026 midterms. The MAHA PAC, a Robert F. Kennedy-aligned super PAC dedicated to “Making America Healthy Again,” hopes to “counter the influence of Big Pharma, Big Food,… -
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Hegseth: Iran’s Leader ‘Wounded and Likely Disfigured’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth suggested Friday morning that U.S. forces have mostly destroyed Iran’s leadership and military. “Desperate and hiding, they’ve gone underground, cowering,” Hegseth said of Iran’s leaders. “That’s what rats do. We know the new so-called not-so-supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured.” Iranian leadership selected Mojtaba Khamenei to be the country’s… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Launches Challenge to Beautify American Infrastructure
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy today launched a new challenge to beautify transportation infrastructure ahead of America’s 250th birthday. The “Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Challenge” gives Americans of all ages the opportunity to submit infrastructure design concepts that “capture the spirit and greatness of America,” according to a news release first reviewed by The Daily Signal…. -
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AGs Demand Probe Into Taxpayer-Funded Climate Training for Judges
Two dozen Republican state attorneys general called on the Trump administration to investigate what they say is the use of tax dollars to influence judges in climate cases. The state attorneys general, in a letter to Trump Cabinet officials, point to federal grants issued by the National Science Foundation to the National Academies of Sciences,… -
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Virginia Shouldn’t Bail Out Fairfax County’s Failing Schools
Hungry dogs run faster, but Fairfax County’s leadership is so bloated that it can barely move. Contrary to what these overfed “dogs” would have you believe, the county’s problems are not the rest of Virginia’s responsibility. On Tuesday, Kyle McDaniel—an at-large member of the Fairfax County School Board currently embroiled in embezzlement allegations—emailed Fairfax families… -
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Leftist Groups Meeting With Cuban Politburo Reveals ‘Just How Coordinated’ Opposition to Trump Is: Chip Roy
Rep. Chip Roy is demanding an “immediate” investigation into the leftist network of activist groups organizing protests against President Donald Trump’s intervention in Iran after some of the network’s leaders met with the Cuban Communist Party’s Politburo earlier this week. “That this group would openly meet with Cuba tells you how urgent it is for… -
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Dire Straits for Midterms? Gas Price Surge Troubles Senators
Amid uncertainty in a vital global shipping lane brought on by the conflict with Iran, gas pump prices are way up. Some in Congress think that could be a problem for their constituents and for Republicans’ chances in the midterms. “Naturally, we’re all really concerned,” Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., told The Daily Signal of the… -
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Weaponized Immigration Methods Aimed at America
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UK Will Remove Historical Figures From Currency in Latest Move to Erase National Heritage
The powers that be in the U.K. appear eager to strip away every aspect of what it means to be British from their society and institutions. According to a news release from the Bank of England, the country is set to remove historical figures from its currency and replace them with various non-offensive wildlife. “For more… -
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Old Dominion University Shooter Reportedly Had Prison Sentence for Aiding ISIS Cut Short
Mohamed Jalloh, a former U.S. service member and naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone who shot and killed one person and injured two others at Virginia’s Old Dominion University on Thursday, was reportedly released by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice in 2024 after being sentenced in 2017 to 11 years in prison for aiding ISIS…. -
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Massie Questions ‘Woke’ Opponent’s Conservative Credentials
Rep. Thomas Massie released an ad Tuesday questioning his primary opponent’s conservative credentials. Massie, R-Ky., who has an 83% lifetime score from Heritage Action, pointed out that Ed Gallrein, who is now endorsed by President Donald Trump, changed his voter registration from Republican to Independent in 2016, the year Trump won the Republican Party’s presidential…