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GOP’s Emmer Hails DC Anti-Crime Bills Passed by House, Urges Support for Trump’s Larger Crackdown
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, the third-ranking Republican in the House, is calling on Congress to back President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., public safety crackdown with a series of crime bills. Trump “has shown everyone across the country that it is actually possible to make America safe again, if leaders have the will to do… -
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It’s Time for the Senate to Lower the Age of Criminal Responsibility in DC
Washington, D.C., is out of step with the rest of the nation on criminal justice—especially when it comes to holding violent juveniles accountable. But that’s a problem lawmakers are trying to fix. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved a measure to allow juveniles 14 and older to be tried as adults for select crimes…. -
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Inquiries About Starting Turning Point USA Chapters Surge in Wake of Kirk’s Slaying
The assassination last week of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk is mobilizing Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Following Kirk’s slaying last week, Kirk’s Turning Point USA group has received in excess of 32,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new chapters of the organization, according to Andrew Kolvet, the executive producer of “The… -
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Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono Raises Concerns Over FBI’s Physical Fitness Test
A Democrat lawmaker is expressing concern over the FBI’s new physical fitness standards, specifically calling attention to the physical differences between men and women. During a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on the FBI’s pullups requirements for special agents. “You are now requiring applicants to… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Unveils Changes to US Citizenship Test
The Trump administration is making changes to the U.S. citizenship test and reimplementing updates made to the test during the president’s first term, but which the Biden administration scrapped. The changes “to naturalization civics test better assess applicants’ knowledge of U.S. history and government,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Wednesday. The 2025 test… -
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Trump’s Reforms to Asylum System Need to Be Codified Into Law, Immigration Experts Say
The Trump administration has made major changes to the U.S. asylum system, but a future administration could immediately reverse those reforms, cautions immigration expert Lora Ries. Even if the Trump administration issued a rule to change the way asylum claims are processed, “a future administration can overdo a rule, and so what’s really needed… -
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Collins Leading in Poll to Face Ossoff
A new Georgia poll finds Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., leading among top GOP contenders when faced in a matchup against incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. The polling from Quantus Insights surveyed 624 registered likely voters from Georgia from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12. The survey found Collins tied with Ossoff at 38%. Meanwhile, the Democrat… -
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Debunking the Left’s Series of Lies Following 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. We’re now approaching the first week of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. And the Left has… -
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Trump Blames Biden Admin Open Borders for Texas Beheading
WARNING: This article contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. Amid a discussion of crime and heinous acts of violence, Republicans are blaming a beheading committed last week in Dallas, Texas, on the lax border enforcement of the Biden administration. On Sept. 10, Chandra Nagamallaiah, a 50-year-old motel manager in Dallas, was… -
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Johnson Unveils Bill to Extend Biden Spending, Avert Shutdown
Autumn is approaching on Capitol Hill, and with it, another shutdown battle. On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., presented his fix to fund the government and avoid an end-of-September government shutdown—a seven-week continuing resolution to extend funding levels from former President Joe Biden’s administration. He explained to reporters that the goal of… -
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Rep. Nancy Mace Moves to Censure Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
This week, House Republicans may censure and remove their Democrat colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from her committee assignments following remarks and social media posts she made about conservative leader Charlie Kirk and his mourners. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., announced Monday that she was filing a resolution to censure the Minnesota congresswoman and remove her… -
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Senate Confirms Miran, Trump’s Pick for Fed Board
The Senate confirmed Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s choice to fill a vacancy as governor on the Federal Reserve Board, by an 48-47 vote Monday night, in a display of approval for his fiscal agenda. A Fed governor is one of six board members who play a major role in implementing monetary policy in the… -
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Members of Congress Remember Charlie Kirk in Capitol Prayer Vigil
In the hours after the assassination Wednesday afternoon of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson held a moment of silence. When Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., asked if someone would lead the House in a spoken prayer, some Democrats erupted in objection, shouting “no” and other jeers at Republican members…. -
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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,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…
