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Billions in Tax Dollars Pay for Empty Federal Buildings
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Selling off unused or underused federal property could save taxpayers $3 billion in deferred maintenance costs, and more than $100 million in operation costs each year, according to one government report. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the Senate DOGE Caucus, introduced legislation to expedite the sales of these properties. “Why should taxpayers be stuck with billion-dollar bills for bureaucrats… -
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5 Egregious Examples of Leftist Earmarks in Shutdown-Ending Funding Bill
The bill President Donald Trump signed in order to end the government shutdown also included mandatory spending that will contradict his policy goals. The $1.2 trillion package included funding for specific entities—some of which the Trump administration is currently threatening to defund. Other funded entities provide legal defenses for illegal aliens facing deportation, while some… -
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What to Expect in PLA Activities Near Taiwan Leading Up to Trump and Xi Summit
With a summit fast approaching between President Donald Trump and Secretary General Xi Jinping in April, expect China’s military activities around Taiwan to be subdued for now. Since the summer of 2022, China’s People’s Liberation Army has conducted routine military drills around Taiwan, practicing blockades and simulating invasions of the island. This includes the late… -
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Trump Admin Suspends 111,620 ‘California Borrowers’ for Allegedly Committing Billions in Pandemic-Era Fraud
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced Friday her agency has suspended 111,620 borrowers in California over alleged fraud related to pandemic-era loan programs. These borrowers had secured a total of 118,489 Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster loans, which amounted to more than $8.6 billion, according to an SBA news release. Loeffler said… -
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As US Competes With China, Critical Mining Bill Heads to Senate
The House passed new legislation to accelerate permitting and domestic hard rock mining on federal land as America looks to compete with China on mining critical minerals. The Critical Mineral Dominance Act passed on Wednesday and now heads to the Senate. “In order for our domestic mining industry to grow, the industry needs policy, regulatory, and permitting… -
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With Judge’s Ruling on TPS, Springfield Is Back in the News
Prominent Ohio lawmakers have been reacting swiftly to a last-minute court ruling maintaining Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States. Springfield, Ohio, has been the epicenter of the effort to end TPS for Haitian migrants. The Ruling and Reactions On Monday night, Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump administration from ending TPS for… -
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DHS Responds to Claims of ICE Targeting Polling Locations
After commentator and former White House adviser Steve Bannon claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will “surround the polls come November,” the Trump administration has denied any such plans. “ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations,” a Department of Homeland Security official told The Daily Signal. “ICE conducts intelligence-driven targeted enforcement, and if an… -
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USAID Strikes Back, as Judge Says Elon Musk Must Testify in Lawsuit
Lawyers for former employees of the shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will depose Elon Musk, the former aide to President Donald Trump who led efforts to shut down the agency and cut other wasteful spending. The Trump administration closed the agency after auditors with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found multiple examples of waste. … -
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How Luna Says GOP Can Force a National ID Requirement to Vote
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wants the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship and photo identification for voters in federal elections, to become law. For that to happen, she says it might have to be attached to a “must-pass” foreign intelligence bill. “The Senate has now sat on this for over 300 days,”… -
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Homeland Security: ACLU ‘Demonizing’ ICE Agents With Demand for UN Probe
If the United Nations launches an investigation in Minnesota, it should be into the plight of crime victims, a Department of Homeland Security official says. This week, the American Civil Liberties Union asked the United Nations to launch a probe into the Trump administration’s actions in the state, regarding immigration enforcement and response to agitators. This comes amid the… -
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Lawmakers Say Trump Is Delivering on ‘Law and Order’ as Crime Plummets
In the wake of new crime data, Republicans in Congress are telling The Daily Signal that President Donald Trump is delivering on his “law and order” promises. At Thursday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed new findings from the Council on Criminal Justice that showed that the nationwide murder rate… -
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Is the American Medical Association Really Changing Course on Transgender Surgery for Minors?
After the world’s largest organization of plastic surgeons recommended delaying “transgender” surgery until a patient reaches the age of 19, the American Medical Association stated it would follow that guidance—but added a key word that set off alarm bells for one medical watchdog group. The AMA, America’s most influential doctor association, has long advocated against… -
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Trump Unveils Drug Savings Website ‘Trump Rx’
President Donald Trump unveiled a new website seeking to offer Americans massively discounted prescription drugs. The website, TrumpRx.gov, offers “Most-Favored-Nation” prices on prescription drugs. “This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history, by many, many times, and it’s not even close,” Trump said Thursday night. “You can see numbers that you’re… -
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FBI’s Fulton County Election Raid: Better Six Years Late Than Never
Finally! The FBI’s Jan. 28 raid on Fulton County, Georgia, election offices was sorely needed. It should have happened in 2020. Americans should be proud of this country but ashamed of its Fourth World voting system. While Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has modernized Florida’s elections, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has light years to go before… -
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Civil Rights Chief Urges Women to Challenge Trans Policies
Women who have experienced transgender-identifying males invading their private spaces at work have grounds to file a claim with the government’s civil rights agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas told The Daily Signal. “I do think that it’s important for women to realize that they could have a claim if they are in… -
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Americans Vote With Their Feet
It may seem that it’s impossible to get anything done in Washington these days. Nevertheless, the free spirit of Americans cannot be suppressed. Americans are voting with their feet. Per the Census Bureau’s just released annual report on population growth and migration in the U.S., Americans are packing up and moving from anti-growth blue states… -
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Who’s Leading the Race to Replace McConnell?
The first two independent polls of the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky show Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., in the lead against businessman Nate Morris and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Kentucky Senate seat is open because Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the long-time Republican leader in the upper chamber, is retiring. Election observers are… -
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Newsom ‘Taking the Mask Off’ in New Memoir
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to release a memoir in late February as the Democrat is considered a front-runner for the Democrat presidential primary in 2028. Newsom’s memoir, titled “Young Man in a Hurry,” covers Newsom’s personal life and early career, but ends his book before his controversial tenure as California governor. “This is… -
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Victor Davis Hanson’s First Episode Back After Cancer Surgery
Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson has returned for his first episode of his show “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” in over a month, sharing more details about his recent lung cancer surgeries. “I’ve been off for a while, as you may have noticed. I had a mucinous adenoma carcinoma. That’s kind of a long name for a very rare nonsmokers’ type… -
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Harvard ‘Dragged Its Feet’—What Happens Next
President Donald Trump is now seeking a $1 billion settlement with Harvard University because the school has “dragged its feet” during months of negotiations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “This has been an ongoing negotiation and frankly, a frustrating negotiation for the president and the administration because we want a deal,” Leavitt said…