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Here’s How Many Republicans Sided With Hakeem Jeffries’ Obamacare Gambit
The House of Representatives passed a three-year extension of COVID-19-era premium tax credits on Thursday, as a group of Republicans defied House leadership to back the Democrat-led measure. The extension passed by a 230-196 margin, with 17 Republicans joining 213 Democrats in voting for a policy which Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and…George Caldwell -
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Mamdani’s Socialist Crybullies Want to Dodge Accountability
One of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top advisers is getting flak for supporting communists and planning to deprive Americans of their God-given rights, and what’s her response? Crying. Cea Weaver, Mamdani’s newly appointed tenant director, made news for her past comments that have now gone viral. I’ll list some of the “highlights.” She’s called…Jarrett Stepman -
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Vance Warns Democrats Will Seek to Arrest Law Enforcement
Vice President JD Vance said Democrats want to jail law-abiding law enforcement officers, after many Democrats expressed outrage over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shooting and killing a protester in her vehicle on Wednesday. “Every congressional democrat and every democrat who’s running for president should be asked a simple question: Do you think this officer was…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Minnesota Democrats’ Dangerous Neo-Confederate Rhetoric
Americans tend to forget that the Civil War didn’t start overnight. The Confederate South’s desire to nullify federal law sparked multiple crises before Abraham Lincoln’s election, and we’re seeing a similar movement crystalize among Democrats today. The neo-Confederate opposition to immigration law seemed to reach a fever pitch Wednesday, when Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz…Tyler O’Neil -
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Tim Walz Issues Extraordinary Warning to Trump After ICE-Involved Shooting
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that he would potentially deploy the Minnesota National Guard to protect the people of his state from “rogue” federal agents, following the shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by federal law enforcement. Walz held a press conference on Wednesday after news broke that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent shot…Jarrett Stepman -
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Tim Walz Personifies Democrats’ Decline
Tim Walz is going away, but the Democratic Party’s Tim Walz crisis isn’t. The Minnesota governor gave up his quest for a third term Monday: Staying out of jail will be challenging enough for him over the next few months, never mind prolonging his stay in office. Federal prosecutors estimate the Somali daycare scam and…Daniel McCarthy -
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Tim Walz Claims He Fired People Amid Fraud Scandals—But Won’t Name Names
Embattled Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, when announcing his decision not to run for reelection, said Monday that he has fired people for failing to combat his state’s many fraud scandals, but his office has declined to list the bureaucrats fired. “We’ve fired people who weren’t doing their jobs,” he wrote in a statement Monday, in…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘Seize Private Property’: Mamdani and Lieutenants Were Serious About the Socialist Thing
“I was elected as a Democratic socialist and I will govern as a Democratic socialist.” That was the new mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, in his inaugural address, where he made headlines by going with a speech that made him sound like the caricature of an Ayn Rand villain. “We will replace the…Jarrett Stepman -
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7 Left-Wing Groups to Watch in 2026
This year doesn’t just mark the 250th anniversary of the United States—it also means another year of President Donald Trump’s second term and impending midterm elections. Last year, we saw the same leftist groups that staffed and advised the Biden administration gear up to oppose the president’s agenda, from filing lawsuits to block his executive…Tyler O’Neil -
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10 Times Democrats, Corporate Media Leaped to Defend Somalis Despite Massive Fraud Scandals
Democrats and the corporate media rushed to defend Somalis throughout the end of 2025 as reports emerged that they committed widespread fraud in Minnesota. Federal prosecutors charged dozens of Somalis with stealing over $9 billion of taxpayer money intended for social services, including the nonprofit Feeding Our Future. As more details have emerged about their…Nicole Silverio -
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The Media’s Revealing Fawning Over Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi may be retiring from Congress, but no one should expect the DNC media to stop treating her as a most glorious political figure. She draws deep bows wherever she goes. She’s always the Best Ever. On CBS’s “Sunday Morning” in early 2024, substitute host Tracy Smith announced Pelosi “has a new book out, ‘The Art…Tim Graham -
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Somali Fraud Story Explodes Due to the Democratization of DOGE
Democrats and legacy media really don’t want to keep talking about the Somali fraud scandal anymore, but the American people are stepping right around them. That’s my take as the story about a colossal Somali fraud ring in Minnesota explodes to the point where similar programs in other states are now being rightly looked at with suspicion. What’s…Jarrett Stepman -
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Hunter Biden’s Still Lying: ‘There Is No Laptop’
Hunter Biden is a shameless liar. It’s just as true today as it was in the midst of his binges on crack and hookers. It’s also true that the elitist media have long shown a deep desire to ignore him entirely, and when they couldn’t, it was a sad family tragedy, so head for the…Tim Graham -
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Minnesota Fraud Controversy Shakes Capitol Hill
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, one of Washington’s top-ranking Republicans, says he is open to legal action against Minnesota’s Democrat leaders following the viral release of a video alleging fraud in state-funded day care centers. Appearing on Fox News’ “Fox Report Weekend” on Sunday, Emmer praised YouTube content creator Nick Shirley’s recent report, which alleges…George Caldwell -
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10 Major Incidents of Left-Wing Violence and Threats in 2025
This past year, the Left crossed a Rubicon in normalizing political violence. The year opened with many on the Left praising a man who allegedly murdered a health care CEO, and it ended with Virginia Democrats overwhelmingly voting for a man who fantasized about shooting his political opponent and wished death on his opponent’s children….Tyler O’Neil -
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Republicans Erased Record Number of Biden Regulations in 2025. Here Are the Worst Ones.
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Congressional Republicans capped off 2025 with one notable accomplishment: overturning a record number of regulations enacted under former President Joe Biden. Republicans undid 22 regulations issued in the final months of Biden’s presidency that restrict fossil fuel production, phase out the sale of gas-powered cars and limit access to credit in the…Adam Pack -
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The Subtle Threat of Democrats’ Sophisticated Crudity
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. It’s been a lot of attention to President Donald Trump’s rallies and his interactions with reporters,…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘I Want to Follow Jesus Still, but I Want to Slap Somebody’: John Kennedy Seeks Grace and Gratitude in Hard Left DC
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said Tuesday that navigating Washington’s hard-left culture requires a constant search for grace. The Trump administration has achieved positive economic results as the Consumer Price Index showed inflation easing to a 2.7% year-over-year increase in November from 3.0% in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Speaking with…Mariane Angela -
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’60 Minutes’ Offers ‘Syrupy Minutes’ for the Left
CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi raged against the network’s Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss when she delayed her story on how the Trump administration deported illegal immigrants from Venezuela to a “notorious” prison in El Salvador. Weiss wanted more reporting and more rebuttal from the Trump administration in it. “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes…Tim Graham -
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‘I Don’t Even Know If I’m a Democrat Anymore’: Hunter Biden Departs From Dad’s Immigration, Afghanistan Policies
Hunter Biden appeared to raise concerns about his father’s immigration policies, saying the U.S. would be better off without “immigrants that are coming here illegally, draining us of resources.” “I don’t even know if I’m a Democrat anymore,” the son of former President Joe Biden said Monday in a wide-ranging interview on “The Shawn Kelly…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell