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    US Judge Won’t Block Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order for Now
    REUTERS—A U.S. judge on Thursday declined to immediately block President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting, but left the door open for the Democratic Party to challenge it again after the administration takes further steps to implement the measure. Washington-based U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols’ order did not address whether Trump’s March 31…
    Luc Cohen
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    Colombia, the US, and the New Hemispheric Vision
    As Colombia nears a momentous election decision on May 31, conservative Abelardo de la Espriella vaults to the lead in polling and prediction markets. Known as “The Tiger,” he channels much of the energy and philosophy of another Latin American populist-right renegade, Javier Milei, who similarly uses lion imagery and themes in his campaigns. De…
    Steve Cortes
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    REVAMPING DOGE: White House to Overhaul Grantmaking Process to Root Out ‘Woke’ Abuse
    The White House’s budget office will overhaul the way the federal government awards grants, grafting in English-only requirements and E-Verify requirements to combat illegal immigration while cutting out woke agenda items. The Office of Management and Budget will implement a wide-ranging slate of reforms to Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, an OMB…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Victor Davis Hanson Exposes What Fascism Actually Looks Like
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Victor Davis Hanson: The fascists in this country are not going to be orange-colored and, you know, crude…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The DNC’s Stephen Miller Meltdown Exposes a Party in Messaging Collapse
    As Democrats continue sneering their way back to power, they sound less like a political party and more like an angry rage machine. They have a serious messaging, communications, and discipline problem. On the heels of a vile Memorial Day post blaming President Donald Trump for the deaths of fallen soldiers—which it later deleted—the Democratic…
    Mehek Cooke
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    Iran Strikes Threaten Fragile Peace Efforts
    As the United States seeks a peace agreement with Iran to reopen the global oil trade and set conditions on the theocratic state’s nuclear ambitions, continued strikes are straining the fragile “ceasefire” serving as the basis for negotiations. On Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced “Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by…
    George Caldwell
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    Mehek Cooke: Trump’s Endorsements Caused ‘Earthquake’ in Primaries
    Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst for The Daily Signal, said President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the Texas Senate race is a direct message to Republican incumbents that voters are no longer satisfied with party labels but instead desire results. Appearing on ABC News’ election coverage Tuesday, Cooke argued that Trump has become…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Zeldin Vows to Prevent Another 9/11 Air Poisoning Disaster After LA Fires
    The Environmental Protection Agency misled the public about the dangerous air in New York City following the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, Commissioner Lee Zeldin said. He vowed to prevent a repeat of this disaster in the aftermath of the 2025 California wildfires. “I actually think that’s the worst moment of EPA history was misleading…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Mehek Cooke: GOP Primaries Show a Distinct Mandate
    The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke said Republican incumbents across the country should view primary elections as warnings that voters are no longer satisfied with candidates who campaign as conservatives but fail to deliver once in office. Appearing on Newsmax to discuss the midterm elections and the Texas Republican primary…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Trump Calls Unusual Cabinet Meeting as Iran Negotiations Stall
    President Donald Trump has called a Cabinet meeting Wednesday at Camp David, the historic presidential retreat in Maryland, a White House official confirmed to the Daily Signal on Tuesday. All Cabinet members are expected to attend what will be the 12th such meeting in his second term. The White House official said the meeting will…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    One Biden-Era Policy Reversal Helped Unlock a Record US Oil Lease Sale
    A May report from the Department of the Interior announced the largest onshore lease sale in history of more than 33,000 premium acres in the Permian Basin, generating over $4 billion. Republicans credit the new possibility of American energy dominance to the Trump administration reversing Biden-era energy policy with the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” “This…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump Boost Sends Paxton Soaring—and His MAHA Record Is Front and Center
    In the race for U.S. Senate in Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton is dominating the polls after a surprise endorsement from President Donald Trump, plus additional support from Make America Healthy Again voters. A SoCal Strategies poll conducted after this week’s endorsement from the president found Paxton dominating Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn by 22…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump Says There Is No Rush for Iran Deal, US Blockade Stays
    WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, May 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, appearing to dampen hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised by both sides a day earlier. The U.S. blockade on Iranian ships on the…
    Jasper Ward | Asif Shahzad | Akanksha Khushi
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    How James Robison Helped Elect ‘That Man Trump’
    When evangelical leader James Robison heard the words this weekend, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” the first thing on the Lord’s mind would have been the tens of millions of souls Robison brought into the kingdom over his 60 years of ministry. Not so much the 2016 election. Still, what happened that year is…
    Al Perrotta
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    Top Trump Official Gives Update on Recovery of Emergency Loans to Abortion Providers
    The Biden administration forgave $88 million in government loans to Planned Parenthood, but Kelly Loeffler, current administrator of the Small Business Administration, says she is working to ensure this does not happen again. In January, Loeffler opened a review into whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received funds through the Paycheck Protection Program, which provided loans to…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump Dominates in Primaries as Capitol Hill Flouts Him
    After vanquishing multiple Republicans in primaries for having crossed him in the past, President Donald Trump is still as dominant as ever with his party’s electoral base. But are his battles with incumbent Republicans costing him power on Capitol Hill? Trump is on a hot streak with primary challenges. Last weekend, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.,…
    George Caldwell
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    Tulsi Gabbard Resigns From Trump’s Cabinet for Heartbreaking Reason
    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has announced she will resign from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet effective June 30. Gabbard posted her resignation letter on X, explaining that the reason for her resignation is to care for her husband, who is fighting “an extremely rare form of bone cancer.” Gabbard says her husband, Abraham, “faces…
    Bradley Devlin
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    ‘Be Totally Independent’: Trump Swears in His Fed Chair Pick
    President Donald Trump swore in his pick to chair the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, on Friday, saying he wants him to be independent in the role. “I want Kevin to be totally independent,” Trump said. “I want him to be independent and just do a great job. Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    DIGNIDAD Act Co-Sponsor Makes a Telling Admission
    “If we agree as a country that we want 20 million people deported … I will support that decision,” Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., who is co-sponsoring the DIGNIDAD Act, told the Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett on Tuesday in an extremely awkward interview. Stutzman must have forgotten the 2024 election. Mass deportations, reminiscent of President Dwight…
    Josiah Lott
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  • Mehek Cooke Warns Democrats ‘Learned Nothing’ Ahead of Midterms, Calls Out Rising Antisemitism
    The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke said Democrats face a deepening identity crisis and are failing to respond to voter concerns, warning it could cost them in the upcoming midterm elections. Appearing Thursday on Fox News’ “The Faulkner Focus,” Cooke argued that Democrats have yet to meaningfully reckon with their…
    Daily Signal Staff
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