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BREAKING: Here’s How Many Democrats Voted to Shut Down Government
The Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open, putting the country on a path to a government shutdown that will begin at midnight. The measure fell short of the 60 votes needed for passage by a 55-to-45 vote, with 43 Senate Democrats opposing the legislation. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and… -
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Will James Comey Escape Consequences Like Other Intelligence Officials?
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 would like to talk about the legal aspects of the recent indictment of James Comey,… -
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American Experts Go Toe-to-Toe With Scholars ‘Across the Pond’ on Israel-Hamas War
WARSAW, Poland—American experts hit back at European scholars on the war between Hamas and Israel and use of the term “genocide” when referring to Gaza during the Warsaw Security Forum. The U.S. is “the only government in the world able to influence Israel and actually stop some of its actions,” according to Marcin Buzanski, director of… -
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Hours Before Shutdown Deadline, There Is No Deal in Sight
With just hours left before a midnight government shutdown deadline, Republicans and Democrats are nowhere near an agreement in the Senate. “We are only hours away from a government shutdown, and the Democrats have a very clear, binary choice,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters at a Tuesday press conference. Republicans will soon… -
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Vote for Government Shutdown Could Haunt Vulnerable House Dems
As a government shutdown looms in mere hours, votes from vulnerable Ohio Democrats in the House could come back to haunt them. Reps. Marcy Kaptur, Emilia Sykes, and Greg Landsman are being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee for their votes on Sept. 19 to not fund the government, and how a Democrat-led shutdown… -
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Philadelphia Flies Flag of ‘Foreign Adversary’
Philadelphia flew the Chinese flag above its City Hall on Tuesday in a ceremony that reports suggest was meant to celebrate the 76th anniversary of China. The city hoisted the country’s flag high for the third time in its history in a move widely criticized as showing support for the “totalitarian” Chinese Communist Party. Critics… -
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Illegal Migrant Arrested by ICE Was Registered Democrat Voter in Maryland, Records Show
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Records indicate that an illegal migrant with a criminal rap sheet was a registered Democrat voter before being apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyanese national living unlawfully in the U.S., was caught with a loaded handgun and thousands of dollars in cash at the time of his apprehension… -
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The Democrat Senators to Watch in the Shutdown Fight
Before midnight, Senate Democrats must make a decision—allow the Republican-backed short-term spending bill to come to the floor or let the federal government run out of money and enter a shutdown. Republicans are attempting to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government by passing a continuing resolution, which would roughly extend the spending levels… -
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Republicans Sound Off on ‘Schumer Shutdown’
Members of Congress are sounding off about the Democrat refusal yesterday to come to a deal in the White House to keep the government open, highlighting how Republican leadership would like to keep the government open. Without a deal, the federal government faces a possible shutdown at midnight. “The facts after the White House meeting… -
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Improper Payments Are Cheating the Taxpayer and Bloating the Federal Budget
Every year, the federal government sends hundreds of billions of dollars to the wrong people—criminals, ineligible recipients, and beneficiaries of bureaucratic errors. In 2024 alone, the federal government admitted to at least $162 billion in improper payments. That’s $1,200 for every household in America. That’s on top of the $233 billion to $521 billion that the Government Accountability Office estimates the… -
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Republicans Slam Dems for Taking ‘Federal Government as a Hostage’ as Shutdown Looms
Congressional leadership’s meeting at the White House Monday did not appear to make inroads in preventing the impending government shutdown. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters after the meeting that “significant differences remain” between the two sides. Vice President JD Vance said he thinks the American people are going to suffer because “these… -
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Freedom Caucus Chief: This Shutdown Is Going to Look Very Different
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, who leads a faction of fiscally conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives, is urging Republican leadership to reject Democrats’ budget demands. Republicans are attempting to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government by passing a continuing resolution, which would roughly extend the spending levels of the Biden… -
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James Comey Tried to Take Down Trump. Now, He’s Facing Justice.
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 do something different today and the next day, and that is to do… -
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Whip Emmer: Keep the Government Open to Serve Our Cattlemen
As the government funding deadline and the threat of a shutdown approaches, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is urging his colleagues to keep the government open for the sake of American cattlemen, while allying himself with prominent industry advocates. “America’s cattlemen need a government that is open and working for them. In states like Minnesota,… -
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Fetterman Distances Himself From Democrat Rhetoric
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is distancing himself from the name-calling rhetoric associated with America’s enemies during World War II. “If you want a Democrat that’s going to call people Nazis or fascists or all these kinds of thing, well, I’m not going to be that guy,” the Pennsylvania senator told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo… -
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Trump Announces Terms of Israel-Palestine Peace Deal, Dependent on Hamas Acceptance
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a deal Monday for long-awaited peace in the Middle East. “Israel would have my full backing to finish the job of destroying the threat of Hamas, but I hope that we’re going to have a deal for peace, and if Hamas rejects the deal—which is… -
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China’s Motivation to Keep the Russia-Ukraine War Going
WARSAW, Poland—China is testing weapons in Ukraine, which is just one of the reasons China wants the war between Russia and Ukraine to continue, according to Szu-chien Hsu, senior adviser to the president at the National Security Council of Taiwan. The world is paying attention to Russia and Ukraine, but not China and Taiwan,… -
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A Democrat Government Shutdown Would Harm the People They Claim to Care About
Congressional Democrats appear prepared to shut down the government before some of them jet off to California for a wine-fueled Napa retreat to fundraise. While Democrats in Congress claim to be advocates for government workers, a government shutdown would potentially furlough thousands of government employees who would not receive pay for the duration of the… -
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Hakeem Jeffries Gets Spotlight in Shutdown Sit-Down With Trump
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will step into the brightest spotlight of his career Monday when he sits down with President Donald Trump in last-minute shutdown negotiations. Jeffries, D-N.Y., has never met Trump face-to-face, and the bipartisan sit-down will be the first of its kind in the president’s second term. “We are ready, we are… -
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ICE Recruits Sanctuary City Cops Through Bold NFL Ads
In its bid to boost recruitment, Immigration Customs Enforcement is airing advertisements in “sanctuary cities” across the country, urging law enforcement officers to join its ranks to be free to apprehend “dangerous illegals.” “Attention Chicago law enforcement,” one such ad says. “You took an oath to protect and serve, to keep your family, your city…
