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    Trump: ‘Very Negative Forces’ Raising Exaggerated Concerns Over AI
    DOONBEG, Ireland, Sept 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday likened critics of artificial intelligence to “very negative forces” bringing up scenarios that will not happen, and said he wanted to make sure that the U.S. remains the industry leader.  “We’re leading China in AI. We’re the most sophisticated country in the world,…
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    Trump Says He Would ‘Love’ to See a United Ireland
    DUBLIN, Sept 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “love” to see British-run Northern Ireland unify with Ireland, remarks made during a visit to Dublin that drew a sharp response from pro-British unionists in Northern Ireland. Trump’s comments come weeks after new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said a referendum…
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    Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump Came Back From Rock Bottom
    On the premiere episode of the Daily Signal’s new weekly podcast, “Midterm Report,” Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson talks about the upcoming midterm elections, his new book “The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement,” and the miraculous comeback of America’s 47th president. This excerpt has been lightly…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Only Half of Traditional Republicans Are Excited to Vote. That’s the Ballgame.
    Control of Congress will be decided over the next seven weeks. Starting today, the Daily Signal is introducing a new show—“Midterm Report”—all about the 2026 elections. Each week from now through Election Day, I’ll take you inside the races that will decide the majority, alongside the pollsters, strategists, reporters, and candidates who know what’s really…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    ‘ANTI-DEMOCRATIC’: Nonprofits That Received Tax Dollars Unite to Oppose Rules Cracking Down on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
    Organizations that received federal funding under President Joe Biden and previously sued President Donald Trump’s administration have now joined a coalition letter opposing the White House’s proposed grantmaking reforms. The White House Office of Management and Budget proposed the reforms to crack down on the wasteful and ideological spending of taxpayer dollars exposed by the…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Inside the GOP’s Campaign to Stop Socialist Candidates
    Communism is on the ballot this November. That’s the message coming from GOP leaders who spoke at the 2026 Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention this week. At the event, nearly every speaker touched on the radical Left and the socialist candidates that, they say, want communism in America. “This is an election between common sense…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    What Trump Said to Families of 9/11 Victims
    At a 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon, President Donald Trump paid tribute those who died 25 years ago. “We will honor their lives. We will cherish their beautiful memories, and we will protect this country and its freedoms for every future generation,” he said. “We will protect it like never before. For anyone who…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Mike Johnson Tells GOP ‘We’re Not Done Yet’ as Republicans Push Pre-January Agenda
    DALLAS—The midterm elections are just weeks away, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are “not done yet.” The GOP has a guaranteed majority until January, when the next Congress begins, and they still have time to pass legislation and codify the conservative agenda. Johnson took the stage on Thursday night at the Republican National…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Derek Merrin Draws Contrast With Marcy Kaptur: ‘Has Been in Congress Longer Than I’ve Been Alive’
    Ohio was again represented at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention as Ohio’s 9th Congressional District’s Republican nominee Derek Merrin spoke on Thursday. He fired up the crowd against his opponent, Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Toledo, located in the district, used to have much more going for it, especially as “the glass industry and featuring…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Republicans Must Turn Dallas Rhetoric Into Washington Results
    President Donald Trump had the right idea to bring Republicans together in Dallas for a midterm convention. On opening night of the event, GOP leaders struck the right notes, projecting confidence, unity, and a governing vision for the country. But speeches alone will carry Republicans only so far when voters head to the polls in…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    HUD Secretary Fires Up Republican Convention
    Scott Turner, who serves as the 19th secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, fired up conventiongoers at the Republican midterm convention in Texas Wednesday. He began with a look back. Under President Joe Biden, “the American flag became a white flag of surrender,” Turner told the convention. That is no longer…
    Rich Tucker
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    Trump Announces Huge Payout for Americans If GOP Wins Midterms
    President Donald Trump announced a dividend of $ 5,000 for every adult American if Republicans win the midterms. He said it will be “very much like a successful company will do a cash distribution to a shareholders, or like last year when I gave our great members of the military $1776.” “The only caveat I…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘AMERICA FIRST AGENDA AT STAKE’: House Majority Leader Rallies Republicans to Protect Trump Successes in Midterms
    House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urged Republicans to turn out in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, warning them that a Democrat victory would bring in a kind of “crazy” reminiscent of the Joe Biden years. “President [Donald] Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda is at stake,” Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, said at the Republican National Convention in…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The US Has Entered Stage 3 in the Trade War With Canada
    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.  The philosopher Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, once said that you don’t step into the same river…
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    Is Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Kaput?
    The curtain is coming down on Jimmy Kimmel and his ABC late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” next year, Page Six reported Tuesday. “His contract is not getting extended,” a source familiar with the situation told the outlet. If true, this means Kimmel’s 24-year run will come to an end when his contract expires in May….
    Al Perrotta
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    New Documentary: ‘Preventable: How the System Failed Sheridan Gorman’
    Sheridan Gorman, 18, was killed by an illegal immigrant in Chicago in March 2026. Her parents are now telling her story in hopes of preventing another preventable death. Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national, crossed the Texas border in 2023, and instead of being deported, he was transported to a sanctuary city, Chicago. After being apprehended…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump Posts Map Depicting Canada, Mexico as Part of US
    President Donald Trump posted a map on Monday showing Canada, Mexico, Central America, Greenland, Iceland, and parts of the Caribbean as territories of the United States of America. The president shared the image depicting several foreign countries covered by the American flag on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump has previously expressed interest in…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect as US Trade Talks Stall
    OTTAWA, Sept. 8 (REUTERS)—Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect just after midnight on Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney increased economic pressure on his country’s biggest trading partner after negotiations collapsed last month, intensifying an 18-month-old trade war. The counter-tariffs cover $20 billion of U.S. goods, with duties ranging from 15% to 50% across products…
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    Americans Kept Flying Despite Iran War, Economic Jitters as Trump Pushed Air Travel Overhaul
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Americans continued packing airports throughout the summer despite war-driven fuel costs, rising airfares, and economic uncertainty, as the Trump administration moved ahead with a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s aging air traffic control system. The resilience of air travel suggested Americans were reluctant to give up flying even as the Iran war…
    Jack McGeever
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    Government Employees Fight Trump’s Reforms From Within the Executive Branch
    Who ultimately decides how the executive branch works? Is it the president, elected by the American people, or career federal employees and the unions that represent them? The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal employees, sued the White House’s Office of Personnel Management last month, aiming to block new rules governing…
    Tyler O’Neil
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