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opinion
The States Leading America’s Drive Toward Secure Elections
There is a new co-leader in The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard. Since 2021, Heritage has been tracking the laws of every state (and the District of Columbia) governing the conduct of local, state, and federal elections. And for most of those years, Tennessee has stood alone at the top of the state rankings. An… -
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Trump’s Culture War Offensive Is Working
The past month has seen bold advances in President Donald Trump’s crusade to recapture cultural ground that the Left had conquered in recent decades. Whether on museums, media, or universities, the president is on the offensive and the Left is in retreat. Two weeks ago alone saw advances on two fronts: a congressional win against NPR and PBS,… -
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Trump Proclaims End to ‘12-Day War’ Between Israel and Iran
President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. “Congratulations to everyone,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total ceasefire (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed… -
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Abraham Accords Nations React to US Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites
A number of Abraham Accords nations expressed concern in the wake of U.S. strikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites over the weekend. “The United Arab Emirates has expressed its profound concern over the continued tensions in the region and the targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities,” Afra Al Hameli, director of strategic… -
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Iran Has Only One Negotiating Chip Left: Its Survival
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. On June 22, this past Saturday night, President Donald Trump ordered B-2 bombers—these are the multibillion-dollar… -
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Senate Finance Health Care Reconciliation Provisions: Some Improvements but Some Glaring Omissions
As the Senate Finance Committee’s reconciliation package continues to make its way through the Senate process, a review of its key provisions as compared to the House-passed version offers some helpful insights and exposes some glaring omissions. The Senate Finance bill follows the House-passed reconciliation bill in a number of ways. First, like the House… -
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New Figures on Iranians Let in Under Biden Reportedly Emerge as US Braces for Tehran Counterattack
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Border Patrol agents reportedly released hundreds of Iranian nationals into the U.S. during President Joe Biden’s time in office, drawing national security concerns as military tensions escalate. The Biden administration arrested 1,504 Iranian nationals during fiscal year 2021 through fiscal year 2024, releasing 729 of these individuals into the country, according to Customs and… -
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Whip Emmer: Pass ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Support Police
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is urging the speedy passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—by contending that eliminating taxes on overtime pay would be a show of support for law enforcement. The Daily Signal has learned that Emmer, R-Minn., will be joined Tuesday by… -
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Provisions of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Get Scrubbing in Senate in Parliamentarian’s ‘Byrd’ Bath
A number of provisions of the House’s Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—have been thrown out in recent days, complicating Republicans’ efforts to pass the 10-year fiscal framework before Independence Day on July 4. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough—essentially the Senate referee—decides on whether or not provisions in… -
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House Set to Vote on Resolution Condemning LA Riots, Commending Law Enforcement
The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on a resolution condemning the recent Los Angeles riots and thanking law enforcement. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., “condemns unequivocally the violence perpetrated against federal, state, and local law enforcement” and “calls on local and state elected leadership to work with the… -
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Trump Supports Primary Challenge to Rep. Thomas Massie
President Donald Trump promised to primary Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on Sunday, saying he would campaign against him in Kentucky. “MAGA should drop this pathetic LOSER, Tom Massie, like the plague! The good news is that we will have a wonderful American Patriot running against him in the Republican Primary, and I’ll be out in… -
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‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Be Killed by This Under-the-Radar Disagreement
The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a massive 10-year fiscal framework that would fulfill many of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—is in jeopardy due to disagreements over states’ rights to regulate artificial intelligence. On Sunday night, Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee announced that Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough (the chamber’s rule keeper) had… -
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Don Jr. Joins Mark Cuban in Criticism of Drug Middlemen
Donald Trump Jr. expressed agreement with Kamala Harris supporter Mark Cuban on X yesterday on the issue of combating high drug prices. Cuban critiqued Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on social media over her characterization of why drug prices are so high for Americans compared to the rest of the world. “Big Pharma companies like Johnson… -
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Ohio Redistricting Becomes Battleground for House Majority
While no longer a swing state, Ohio is a key battleground for Republicans in their bid to maintain their majority in the House of Representatives. It is one of three states whose congressional districts may change due to litigation before the 2026 midterm elections, according to Ballotpedia, a nonprofit online encyclopedia. The other states are… -
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Israel’s Stunning Victory Over Iran—And 2 Big Lies Debunked
This week, Israel finally unleashed its firepower against Iran’s nuclear program in a devastating feat of intelligence work, technological competence and war planning. The Israelis not only caught the Iranian regime flatfooted, but they devastated Iran’s war-making capacity, degrading Iran’s missile launchers by half, its nuclear program by up to 90% and its top military… -
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‘No Kings,’ No Clue: The Left Screams at the Sky While America Returns to Reality
Reality is clashing with the narrative elite institutions have pushed on the country for years—and the American people are finally waking up and choosing sanity. Despite what corporate media claimed about the “No Kings” protests reflecting majority sentiment last weekend, the lack of energy and cohesion was clear. Ignore the shouting from all fronts—protesters, Democrat… -
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The Optimistic, the Realistic, and the Pessimistic Scenarios for Iran
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 in the midst of about the seventh to eighth day of this Iranian-Israeli conflict and… -
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Parliamentarian Nixes Provisions in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The “big, beautiful bill” is going through some massive changes as the Senate Parliamentarian—the chamber’s referee and rule keeper—decides on whether or not to strike provisions that Democrats claim do not belong in a budgetary bill. It was announced Friday that Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough had already nixed a number of provisions, and more are likely… -
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What ‘No Kings’ Protests Prove About Democrats
This past weekend, some 2,000 “No Kings” protests visited American cities in opposition of President Trump’s deportation efforts after violent riots engulfed Los Angeles the week prior. In addition to signs reading, “Due process is for everyone,” and “Immigrants make America great,” there have been numerous violent encounters between rioters and law enforcement, bystander battery and harassment, and even a shooting in Salt Lake City,… -
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The LA Riots Aren’t Newsom’s Biggest Defeat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s doppelganger came and went very quickly. If you missed it, that was the version of Newsom posturing as a moderate bravely willing to antagonize the extreme Left of his own Democratic Party. This process began sometime in March when the Newsom imposter said during a podcast that it was “deeply unfair”…
