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    Fact-Checking Trump’s Address on Chinese Election Interference
    Much of President Donald Trump’s address to the nation about Chinese election interference cited newly declassified documents, but at several points he made claims on matters already known before the release of the new material. Contrary to speculation ahead of the speech, Trump did not outright assert that Chinese interference in the 2020 election determined…
    Fred Lucas
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  • opinion

    Why I Named an International Airport After President Trump
    America has a strange habit of waiting until its leaders are gone before deciding they are worthy of honor. We name buildings after them; place their portraits on our walls; and speak about their courage, accomplishments, and place in history; but by the time we do, the person being honored is no longer here to…
    Meg Weinberger
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  • opinion

    Biden Turned Patient Protection Into Slush Fund, and Trump Is Doing Something About It
    President Donald Trump signed the No Surprises Act in 2020 to stop patients from getting ambushed by medical bills they never agreed to pay. Under the Biden administration, it became one of the most lucrative slush funds for providers who use a loophole in the law to overbill for procedures and drive-up costs for all…
    Kyle Brosnan
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  • news

    House GOP Launches Reconciliation 3.0 to Advance SAVE Act, Fund Defense
    House Republicans have released a budget resolution that aims to protect the nation and its elections. The nearly $100 billion budget resolution text dropped early Wednesday morning, acting as the launchpad for what’s been dubbed “Reconciliation 3.0.” The text, worked through with House leadership, the House Budget Committee, and the White House, hopes to accomplish…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Iowa Farmer with Transformative Approach Snags Trump Endorsement
    The Make America Healthy Again agenda has made its way to the Hawkeye State, with President Donald Trump’s hearty approval. Zach Lahn, a first-time politician, narrowly won the Republican primary for Iowa governor last month, and now the MAHA farmer is getting backed by Trump. “It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Patriot,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump-Endorsed Alfonso Leads Newest Poll by Huge Margin
    New polling in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District shows that 26-year-old Michael Alfonso has a 21 point lead among voters in the Republican primary race for the U.S. House of Representatives according to exclusive polling obtained by the Daily Signal. TIPP Insights conducted a poll for the League of American Workers between July 2 and July…
    Francesca Cella
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  • opinion

    Success in Ankara and a Stronger NATO
    The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, concluded successfully, with messages of unity, support for Ukraine, increased spending by European NATO allies, and big agreements on coproduction of military systems, especially precision-guided munitions. Ahead of the meeting, President Donald Trump was adamant that Europe needed to increase defense spending and take more responsibility for its…
    Wilson Beaver | Elizabeth Krajc
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  • opinion

    Trump, John Deere, and Farmers’ Right to Repair Success Story
    Nothing makes a farmer’s blood boil faster than watching a six-figure combine sit dead in the field during harvest because of a repair he knows he can make himself. Trust me—as a farmer, I know from experience. For too long, too many big companies have treated repairs like another way to squeeze farmers. They have…
    Martha Boneta Fain
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  • opinion

    Congress Shouldn’t Undermine Trump’s AI Agenda
    President Donald Trump has made clear that the United States intends to win the global artificial intelligence race. From expanding domestic energy production to supporting new data centers and encouraging advanced manufacturing, the administration has recognized that AI leadership will be one of the defining economic and national security priorities of the 21st century. That…
    Reynold Schweickhardt
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  • opinion

    Trump’s Ukraine Strategy at NATO Is ‘America First’ in Action
    President Donald Trump just showed NATO what “America First” foreign policy looks like in practice: America leads, Europe pays its fair share, and allies are expected to take the lead in defending their own continents. At this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump announced after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States…
    Paul McCarthy
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  • opinion

    Trump v. Pope Leo XIV? Where Do Washington and Rome Go From Here?
    The following is an excerpt of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Paul Kengor, editor of The American Spectator and author of the new book “American Pontiff,” for the “Signal Sitdown,” which premieres on the Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EDT on July 8. This transcript has been edited for clarity….
    Bradley Devlin
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    Battle Against Transgenderism Far From Over, Trump Official Says
    A top public health official says the battle against gender ideology is not yet won despite a massive victory at the Supreme Court last week. States and the Trump administration have succeeded lately in taking action against gender ideology. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho preventing males who…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • opinion

    My Family Never Had Generational Wealth, but Trump Accounts Are Providing That for My Kids
    My grandmother came to the mainland from Puerto Rico not knowing a word of English. My grandfather, born in Hell’s Kitchen, worked four to six jobs at a time just to keep the lights on—groceries sometimes bought on credit—before spending his career as a detective sergeant with the NYPD. On my father’s side, my grandparents…
    Harrison Fields
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  • opinion

    Defense Reconciliation Meets the Strategic Needs of the Moment
    By 2049, Beijing aims to “fully transform” the People’s Liberation Army into a world-class force, and the U.S. military cannot deter China from using this military against the national interests of the U.S. with depleted munitions, delayed ships, and an industrial base that cannot surge in a crisis. President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill recognizes this…
    Wilson Beaver
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  • opinion

    Why the NATO Summit in Ankara Matters to the US
    President Donald Trump is in Turkey this week to meet with heads of state representing our allies from across the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In the wake of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s announcement of a six-month review of U.S. force allocations to the European theater titled “NATO 3.0,” leaders from across NATO are preparing…
    Wilson Beaver | Elizabeth Krajc
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  • opinion

    This Summer, the Kids Are ‘Nixon Maxxing’
    History is written by the victors, and more than 30 years after his death, Richard Nixon is finally being vindicated. During an interview earlier this month at the Nixon Presidential Library, Vice President JD Vance observed that “Nixon’s historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a cultural renaissance, and deservedly so.” Vance has clearly noticed…
    Brooke Brandtjen
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    Ultimate Civics Showdown: Trump Meets Homeschooled Winner of Presidential 1776 Award Competition at the Oval Office
    President Donald Trump met with the three top scorers for the Presidential 1776 Award competition Wednesday in the Oval Office and gave them each a Presidential Challenge Coin. According to a U.S. Department of Education press release, the “Ultimate Civics Showdown” is a “nationwide civics challenge created to celebrate America’s top high school students and their knowledge of our nation’s founding…
    Joseph Buff
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  • opinion

    Here’s How You Can Help Moms and Babies Today
    It’s likely you know someone who struggles with infertility. Globally, nearly 1 in 6 couples deals with fertility issues. Despite myriad causes for infertility, couples’ options have remained limited to one primary solution: IVF and pharmaceuticals. Couples are stuck treating the symptoms, rather than the causes, of infertility. For the first time, a presidential administration…
    Liana Graham | Emma Waters | Emily Claire Boulet
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  • opinion

    Supreme Court Cooked Trump’s Efforts to Remove Fed Board Member Lisa Cook From Office
    In a 5-4 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s challenge to lower federal court orders blocking his efforts to fire Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook. Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, accused Cook of untruthfully designating two properties as her…
    Zack Smith
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  • opinion

    Trump v. Slaughter: Supreme Court Says Constitution Allows the President to Be President
    In a 6-3 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court said that the Constitution grants the president—any president—the power to remove individuals who exercise executive authority. In doing so, it overruled its long-discredited 91-year-old New Deal-era decision of Humphrey’s Executor v. United States. Here’s what happened: Democrat operative Rebecca Slaughter was appointed…
    Zack Smith
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