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House Republicans Back President Trump’s Crackdown on DC Crime
It’s no secret that violent crime is spiraling out of control in our cities. Some would have you believe that rampant crime is just a fact of life when you live in a big city, but that’s not true. Rampant crime is a consequence of failed policy and moral leadership. For the last 20 years,…Rep. Kevin Hern -
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EXCLUSIVE: 10 Mugshots of Criminal Illegal Aliens Now in ICE Custody
Alvaro Yax-Gutierrez’s record includes conviction on charges of lascivious acts with a child and is one of 10 “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens recently apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Alvaro Yax-Gutierrez According to border czar Tom Homan, 70% of the illegal aliens the Trump administration has arrested to date are criminals…Virginia Allen -
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Charlie Kirk’s Bold Mission to Rescue a Lost Generation
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. I’d like to comment on the legacy of the late Charlie Kirk and why he is…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Sen. Lee Seeks to Revive 1948 Law Against Domestic ‘Propaganda’ Repealed in 2013
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is calling on Congress to pass the Charlie Kirk Act, which would restrict the broadcasting of federally funded programming intended for foreign audiences within America’s borders. The Utah senator posted on the social media platform X on Sunday, declaring, “Domestic, political, government-funded propaganda must end now,” and explaining that he would…Jacob Adams -
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The House Loses a Major Foreign Policy Hawk
Soon, the House of Representatives will lose one of its fiercest foreign policy and homeland security hawks when Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas retires. “It’s been an honor to serve for over two decades in the Congress. I’m looking now for a new challenge,” McCaul said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” as he discussed his intention…George Caldwell -
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Netanyahu Responds to Charlie Kirk Assassination
Some people cannot be replaced, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said while discussing the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. “Charlie was 31 years old,” Netanyahu said Monday, adding that his own brother was only 30 when he was killed while serving in the Israeli military. “And you know, some of these people…Virginia Allen -
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One Great Comic and a Bunch of Bad Actors
WASHINGTON—Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a clear view of the “Free Palestine” movement. Speaking at Duke University on Tuesday, he said, “‘Free Palestine’ is, to me, just—you’re free to say you don’t like Jews. Just say you don’t like Jews,” he said, according to the Duke school newspaper The Chronicle. And: “By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re…Debra Saunders -
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From Desk to Field: Reassigned Agents Are Catching More Illegal Aliens at Northern Border
The U.S. northern border spans more than 5,500 miles, including Canada’s border with Alaska, making it the longest land border in the world—and historically challenging to patrol. But now, for the “first time in years, we’ve been able to redeploy agents from processing centers back to the field, patrolling the land, and catching illegal…Virginia Allen -
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Meet 3 Trump Nominees Whose Stalled Senate Confirmations Could Benefit From Rule Change
President Donald Trump’s nominees whose Senate confirmations have been blocked by Democrats received new hope this week that they will finally get an up-or-down vote if the Senate modifies its rules. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday discussed how he would be reforming Senate rules to confirm batches of Trump’s appointees, dozens of…Jacob Adams -
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Charlie Kirk Lived Out a Mission Some Conservatives Thought Was Impossible
Great minds have spent generations debating over the most effective ways to win hearts and minds to a cause, but all agree on one thing: If you reach the young, you will determine the course of a nation’s future. Charlie Kirk knew this and lived it. Kirk’s mission to reach young people may have stemmed…Virginia Allen -
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Silencing Dissent: The Chilling Implications of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
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. Tragically, Charlie Kirk, a friend of all of ours, was shot and killed in Utah. This…Victor Davis Hanson -
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16 Members of Congress Call for Statue of Charlie Kirk in Capitol
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is championing an effort by members of Congress to place a statue of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot Wednesday, in the U.S. Capitol. The Florida congresswoman posted on the social media platform X a letter she and several other House members sent to Speaker of the…Jacob Adams -
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Will Republicans Hand Dems a Major Health Care Concession?
Will Republicans in Congress hand Democrats a massive health care concession to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month? That’s a question that has Capitol Hill abuzz. As Congress faces an end-of-September deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is demanding that Republicans make…George Caldwell -
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Jean-Pierre Reveals How She Got Talking Points on Biden’s Mental Fitness
After defending former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness for office for more than two years, his White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told a House panel Friday that talking points for her press briefing binder were created by various White House advisers. However, she said, points relating to the 46th president’s mental acuity were handled…Fred Lucas -
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Schumer Threatens Government Shutdown, Something He, Other Senate Dems Decried as ‘Chaos’ in March
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said this week that he’s ready to force a federal government shutdown at the end of the month if Democrats don’t get the spending that they want. That would be a reversal in rhetoric after some Democrat senators, including Schumer, warned in March about the dire consequences of a…Jacob Adams -
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Senate Likely to Confirm Dozens of Trump Nominees After Going ‘Nuclear’
After months of a Democrat blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees, Republicans in the Senate have gone nuclear. By a vote to 53-to-45 on Thursday afternoon, the Senate voted in favor of what is commonly referred to as the “nuclear option,” the creation of a new Senate rule by a simple majority vote, rather than…Bradley Devlin -
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Democrat Criticisms of Charlie Kirk Do Not Cease After Assassination
Democrats have joined in denouncing the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, but many have also used it as an opportunity to promote gun control, even while pushing back on attempts to honor him. “I believe that if we want to stop the scourge of violence in…George Caldwell -
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‘Nuclear’ Data Centers Right Outside Virginia’s Capital City?
Richmond, Virginia’s WTVR news viewers heard the headline this week that “Goochland County residents voice concerns over proposed data center and nuclear reactor development.” While anti-data center protests are growing more common, there’s also a proposed nuclear reactor site residents are going to have to contend with, too? Is lightning striking twice for residents outside…Joe Thomas -
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The ‘4 Horsemen of the Western Civilization Apocalypse’ Have Arrived
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. Europe is in a turmoil. The government of France fell in the sense that the prime…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘Professional Hit’? Some Lawmakers Speculate on Nature of Kirk’s Killing
As the investigation continues into the fatal shooting Wednesday of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, some congressmen say they think the killing might have been a “professional hit.” The investigation of the killing and the manhunt for the perpetrator are ongoing. The FBI recently released an image of a “person…Jacob Adams
