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‘Infuriating, Heartbreaking’: House Speaker Calls for Crime Crackdown After NC Light-Rail Slaying
In the wake of the release of video footage of the fatal stabbing of a young Ukrainian refugee woman in a Charlotte, North Carolina, light-rail car, House Speaker Mike Johnson is renewing his call for a national crime crackdown. “This 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee was brutally murdered in cold blood on a train in Charlotte, North… -
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Democrat Texas State Rep Launches Bid for Cornyn’s Senate Seat
Texas state Rep. James Talarico on Tuesday announced his bid for the Democrat nomination for the 2026 U.S. Senate election in the Lone Star State. Talarico has gone from a once relatively unknown Texas state representative to a bona fide media darling for Democrats since appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and becoming a spokesman for… -
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Authorities Arrest Over 600 Sinaloa Cartel Gang Members
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration carried out an operation targeting “one of the world’s most violent and powerful drug cartels” that resulted in 617 arrests, according to the agency. From Aug. 25 through 29, the DEA conducted an operation across all of its 23 divisions targeting the Sinaloa Cartel. President Donald Trump designated the criminal… -
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‘NEXT MAN UP’: Freedom Caucus Adjusts to Members Leaving
The House Freedom Caucus—the conservative faction of the House which is always the loudest in demanding spending cuts and uncompromising Republican legislation—is set to lose almost half a dozen members seeking statewide office in their home states. Here’s how they’re adapting. So far, three Freedom Caucus members are running for governor back home in 2026:… -
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Congress Mulls Lifting Sanctions on Syrian Leader
Congress is weighing whether to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former jihadist seeking to legitimize himself on the world stage. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., is making clear he’s not eager to lift those sanctions on the newly minted leader, given the killings and clashes involving ethnic minorities that have occurred during his… -
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Accuses NPR of ‘Race-Baiting Smears’ Against ICE Agents
The Department of Homeland Security has accused National Public Radio of “race-baiting smears” against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. “Baseless accusations of ‘racial profiling’ by NPR and other outlets are contributing to a 1,000% increase in assaults against ICE law enforcement,” DHS said in a statement Monday evening. The response from DHS follows… -
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Why the Kennedys Really Turned on RFK Jr.
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. Bobby Kennedy, the secretary of health and human services, testified in Congress last week. And he… -
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Special House Election Set in Blue Northern Virginia
Democrats are expected to hold a safe blue seat in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington in Tuesday’s special congressional election. The open seat is in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, formerly held by longtime Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who died in May after a battle with esophageal cancer. The Northern Virginia congressional district, one of… -
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South Carolina Rep Explains Why He’s Exiting Congress to Run for Governor
Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina will have to leave Capitol Hill behind to run for governor in his home state, but he says the work he would do in the state capital, Columbia, would build off his conservative record in Congress. “I see the challenges coming to South Carolina … . We need to… -
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John Thune to Steamroll Chuck Schumer’s Blockade of Trump Nominees Through ‘Nuclear Option’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Republicans are on the verge of breaking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s stranglehold over the confirmation process, ending seven months of unprecedented obstruction that has sought to prevent President Donald Trump from staffing his administration. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is expected to invoke the rarely used “nuclear option” to reform… -
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California Insiders Eye Sen. Alex Padilla for Gubernatorial Race
Prominent California Democrat strategists are eyeing Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., for a bid to be the next governor of California. The longtime California politician is seen as a reliable and known quantity in the state’s uber-left politics at a time when Democrats face historic unpopularity. “This is an uncertain time for California, and Alex Padilla… -
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The Way to Cut the Deficit: Keep Biden-Era Spending?
As Congress rushes to meet an end-of-September funding deadline to avoid a government shutdown, members of the fiscally conservative House Freedom Caucus are open to a surprising measure to reduce spending—extending spending from former President Joe Biden’s administration into the long term. Although they have not finalized a proposal, multiple Freedom Caucus members told The… -
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Netanyahu Responds to Deadly Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem
Six people were killed at a bus stop in Jerusalem Monday in what authorities are describing as a “terrorist attack.” Two Palestinian gunmen are reported to have carried out the attack. “We are engaged in pursuit and are cordoning off the villages from which the murderers came,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the scene… -
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WATCH: Democrats ‘Hate’ Trump More Than They ‘Love’ Their Communities, Homan Says
THE CENTER SQUARE—Trump administration border czar Tom Homan says Democrat leaders in sanctuary states and cities hate President Donald Trump more than they care for their communities. Homan spoke to the State Freedom Caucus Network Summit in Dallas Friday night and reiterated the plan to deport illegal aliens in Chicago. While Democrats say Trump is… -
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Report: States Are Increasingly Taking Election Integrity Measures
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Honest Elections Project says states made significant gains on election integrity laws in 2025. A new report from the group says eight states banned foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns this year, bringing the national total to nine. Six states also banned ranked choice voting in 2025, bringing the total to 17. Honest Elections… -
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WATCH: A Night-and-Day Difference at the Border
EL PASO, Texas—The streets around Sacred Heart Church were quiet, apart from a funeral procession exiting the building around 11 a.m. on Aug. 26. The lines of illegal aliens, sleeping mats on the sidewalk, and rows of porta-potties were gone. Sacred Heart Church, just a short walk from the border of Mexico in El Paso, operated… -
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An Open Letter to My Esteemed Colleagues at the International Association of Genocide Scholars
Friends, As a member in good standing of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, I am simply appalled by our beloved organization’s resolution declaring the conflict in Gaza a “genocide.” This elite group of academics, researchers and complete randos—I mean, I paid $125 to join this very week—has allowed our once-sterling reputation to be forever… -
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Republicans Debate Extension of Biden’s Enhanced Obamacare Tax Credits
Nearly a decade after Donald Trump first became president vowing to repeal and replace it, Obamacare is once again becoming one of Congress’ most high-stakes debates. At the end of 2025, enhanced premium tax credits for former President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act are set to expire. Those enhanced credits were introduced during President… -
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Therapy Class Claims Trump Is a Cult Leader. Does That Make His Voters ‘Followers’?
When Pamela Garfield-Jaeger learned that a therapist was offering a class characterizing supporters of President Donald Trump as members of a cult, she was compelled to learn more. Using a fake name, Garfield-Jaeger registered for the online course, and in August spent three hours “learning” how therapists can deal with their Trump-supporting clients. The course, “The… -
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Woke Agenda Backfires in Britain
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. Britain per capita is experiencing the problem that we had—similar to the problem we had under…
