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Drama-Filled Vote-Trading on House Floor Ends With Passage of Massive Defense Bill
The House of Representative passed the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense bill, by a vote of 312-112 Wednesday evening after a drama-filled day on the House floor. The NDAA, with over a $900 billion price tag, received support from both Republicans and Democrats, a rarity this Congress, as House Speaker Mike Johnson has… -
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Hawley Ramps Up Pressure on FDA Chief After Daily Signal Interview
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is demanding answers from Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary after he declined to give The Daily Signal a time frame for his review on the abortion pill. “Yesterday, in response to the latest reports, you said, ‘There has been an ongoing review of mifepristone. It’s actually required as… -
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IQ on Death Row: Supreme Court Weighs Relevance of Convicted Killer’s Test Scores
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether the death sentence applied to a convicted murderer represents cruel and unusual punishment based on his debatable intellectual disability. The state of Alabama argues that five IQ test scores for Joseph Clifton Smith, convicted of capital murder for the 1997 killing of Durk Van Dam, demonstrate that… -
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Dem Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Says Science-Based Teaching on Unborn Does Not Belong in Classrooms
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, a pro-abortion Democrat, says medically accurate information about the pre-born does not belong in Ohio schools, and education is sure to be a major issue in the gubernatorial election that looms closer. “Ohioans have made it clear that they don’t want national political battles playing out in our schools and… -
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BREAKING: Divided Fed Makes Money Decision Ahead of Christmas
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced the third interest rate cut of the year in a news conference Wednesday. “Today, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to lower our policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point,” Powell said. The rate cut brings the federal funds rate between 3.5% and 3.75%, following similar-sized rate cuts… -
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EXCLUSIVE: FDA Chief Says He Has ‘Moral Duty’ to Expose COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he has a “moral duty” to inform the public of the risks of the COVID-19 vaccine after the agency found the shot may have been responsible for 10 children’s deaths. “We did an investigation where we looked into it to decide whether or not there was a… -
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18 States Now Allowed to Restrict Food Stamp Usage on Junk Food
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday that she has granted waivers to six additional states, allowing them to prevent the use of food stamps to purchase certain items, like soft drinks and candy. “President [Donald] Trump has made it clear: we are restoring SNAP to its true purpose – nutrition. Under the MAHA initiative, we are taking bold,… -
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Bombshell Government Report Shows Data on Obamacare Fraud, Inefficiency
As Congress debates whether to extend Obamacare premium tax credits, a new report from the Government Accountability Office reveals the subsidies are prone to fraud and sometimes go to dead people. The office, which is funded by Congress, revealed on Dec. 3 that the Obamacare marketplace “initially approved coverage for 19 of our 20 fictitious… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Husted Campaign Grassroots Effort
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, has announced a grassroots effort to blanket the Buckeye State ahead of next year’s special election. On Wednesday, Husted released a list of 112 grassroots campaign chairs to encompass all 88 counties across the state. An effective grassroots operation for Husted and other Republican candidates in Ohio… -
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NDAA Puts China ‘On Notice,’ Lawmaker Says
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act is putting China “on notice,” according to a Republican member of Congress. The large bill that funds the Department of War and America’s defense priorities includes legislation that restricts U.S. investments into China. The Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act is included in the $900 billion annual defense bill and places restrictions on a “country of concern,” including… -
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Europe’s Violent Immigration Crisis
Western Europe is bent, suffering in quiescence as its Muslim immigrants stab at it from within. Numbed and bloodied, its leadership and people seem to have forgotten that this is neither normal nor inevitable. Yet, at the 10-year mark of the 2015 migrant crisis, and the anniversary of several particularly disturbing Islamic terror attacks, an allied voice has been raised… -
Democrat Elected Miami Mayor for First Time in Nearly Three Decades
REUTERS—Democrat Eileen Higgins became the first member of her party in nearly three decades elected mayor of Miami on Tuesday, defeating a Republican backed by President Donald Trump in a Hispanic-majority city in the heart of his Florida stronghold. CNN and the Associated Press called the election for Higgins less than an hour after polls… -
‘STUNNINGLY UNINFORMED’: Republican Slams Hegseth Scouting Memo
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, a co-chair of the Congressional Scouting Caucus, told The Daily Signal that he is attempting to meet in person with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to discuss the memo on the Department of War separating from Scouting America, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America. Sessions called the… -
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Indiana State Senate Moves Forward With Redistricting Bill
Republicans came one step closer yesterday in keeping their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Yesterday evening, by a vote of 6-to-3, the Indiana State Senate Elections Committee advanced a redistricting bill that could give the GOP two more House seats from the Hoosier State. Indiana currently has nine people in its House delegation, seven… -
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White House Updates Monroe Doctrine in National Security Strategy
President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy is garnering support across the conservative movement. On Friday, the Department of State released its new National Security Strategy—a policy paper detailing the administration’s priorities across the world. To some in the conservative orbit, it is a 33-page crystallization of just how the Trump movement wants to rethink… -
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CROCKETT LAUNCH: Jasmine Crockett Announces Bid for Texas Senate Seat
Firebrand progressive Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has made it official—she is entering the Texas Senate race in 2026. On Monday, ahead of an anticipated “special announcement” in Dallas, a Texas Democratic Party spokesperson confirmed to Fox News that Crockett had filed her candidacy. Crockett released a campaign video on Monday that simply showed Crockett sitting… -
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Minneapolis’ Democrat Mayor Says City Will Resist Trump Response to Somali Scammer Scandal
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said Sunday that city police would not cooperate with a federal immigration enforcement operation launched in the wake of a growing fraud scandal in Minnesota. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is surging into the Minneapolis area to target illegal immigrants from Somalia after revelations into at least… -
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House Moves to Pass Defense Bill With Major Policy Changes
The House of Representatives will vote this week on the National Defense Authorization Act—the annual defense budgeting bill that authorizes programs and sets spending goals. “This year’s National Defense Authorization Act helps advance President [Donald] Trump and Republicans’ Peace Through Strength Agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump’s executive orders, ending woke ideology at the… -
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Will House Vote on Chloe Cole Act to Ban Trans ‘Treatments’?
With the 2026 midterms in sight, one major question on Capitol Hill is if Republicans will vote on the Chloe Cole Act, a bill that seeks to end the chemical or surgical mutilation of children. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Bob Onder, R-Mo., in September and is currently cosponsored by more than 30 Republicans… -
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Stakes High for House Republicans With Midterms Approaching
Republicans have come to a critical juncture, with less than a year to go before their control of Congress is at stake, but they say the way to hold on to power is more legislative aggression, not less. “We have a short time to fix a very large problem that the Biden administration left us,…