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Video Aims to Set Record Straight on Conditions at ICE Illegal-Alien Detention Facilities
Immigration and Customs Enforcement illegal-alien detention facility standards “are among the highest in the nation,” the agency insists. Images of a library, a doctor’s office, a gym with kids playing dodgeball, and a clean cafeteria are featured in a new video ICE released Thursday touting the conditions of illegal-alien detention facilities in the U.S…. -
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A Step Closer to Codifying DOGE: Senate Passes Public Broadcasting and Foreign Aid Cuts
The Senate passed a package cutting funding from public broadcasting and foreign aid by a 51-48 vote early Thursday morning, a step forward in Republicans’ work to codify President Donald Trump’s restructuring of the federal government. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were the only Republican defectors, and Democrat Sen. Tina… -
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Steve Scalise: Inside the Final Push to Pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
It was an incredibly hectic and high-stakes 48 hours as House leadership cobbled together the votes to send the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to President Donald Trump’s desk. Few, if any, are better positioned to discuss what happened in those pivotal moments than House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. He joined “The Signal Sitdown” to… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘AMERICA FIRST’—State Department Takes a Step Away From Nation Building
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department will pivot away from meddling in foreign elections in accordance with President Donald Trump’s emphasis on national sovereignty, The Daily Signal has learned. State Department employees will no longer be allowed to publicly comment on foreign elections unless “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest… -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Election Integrity Chair Makes 3 Big Election Proposals
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—“Zuckerbucks” and “Bidenbucks” shouldn’t happen again and noncitizen voting shouldn’t continue, contends the House Republican leading the charge on election reforms. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., the chairwoman of the House Election Integrity Caucus, is sponsoring three bills on the subject. One is aimed at preventing any noncitizen from voting, and two… -
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Gavin Newsom Abandons Californians for 2028 White House Delusions
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 want to talk about a familiar subject to all of you: Gavin Newsom, the governor… -
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Dems Try to Remove GOP Witness Criticizing Left’s Attacks on ICE Agents at Hearing
During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, Democrats attempted to remove a witness when he expressed concern over the Left’s increasing violence against federal immigration officials as they attempt to enforce the law. Wednesday’s hearing examined the role of nongovernmental organizations in exacerbating human trafficking, crimes, and the illegal immigration crisis through… -
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Ohio Democrats Have Their Narrative: Blame Trump for Inflation
Even with the recent inflation numbers just released for June, one can’t forget the outrageous levels experienced during the Biden administration. Nevertheless, Ohio Democrats have found their narrative: blaming President Donald Trump for inflation, specifically when it comes to tariffs. This narrative was visible whether coming from the most vulnerable Ohio Democrat, Rep. Marcy Kaptur… -
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Republicans Holding Out for Hero to Replace Tillis in NC, Hold Senate Seat
In the wake of North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection in 2026, the GOP is holding out for a hero who can defend the Republican majority in the purple state. Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., told The Daily Signal Tuesday that a winning candidate in the Tarheel State must be honest… -
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What’s at Stake in Rescissions Package?
It required two tiebreaking votes from Vice President JD Vance, but the $9.4 billion rescissions package moved a step closer to passage in the Senate. With a Friday deadline to deliver the rescissions to President Donald Trump, the Senate advanced the spending cuts Tuesday following procedural votes. Three Republican senators—Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski… -
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‘Indoctrinating Our Children With Toxic Propaganda’: GOP Lawmakers Aim to Repeal Teachers Union’s Congressional Charter
Republican members of Congress are working to strip the National Education Association of its congressional “stamp of approval.” “The National Education Association’s time is over,” Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., said at a press conference Wednesday in unveiling his legislation to strip the teachers union of its congressional charter. “They call themselves a teachers union,… -
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‘Threat Multiplier’: Experts Warn of Downside of Artificial Intelligence
At a House panel’s hearing Wednesday, policy experts expressed a grim assessment of the growing criminal uses of artificial intelligence. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, opened the hearing by noting that “AI-enabled threats continue to evolve as bad actors use AI technology in a wide spectrum of… -
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Overtaken by New Media, NPR and PBS Have Outlived Original Purpose, Should Be Defunded
Some of us are old enough to remember B.C. Before Cable, that is. That was long before flat-panel televisions with HDMI inputs, before broadcasters’ digital sub-channels, and even before VCRs and DVRs. It was also way before Bruce Springsteen’s 1992 song “57 Channels (and Nothin’ On).” Before cable TV, there were just three over-the-air broadcast… -
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House Republicans Call for Codifying More DOGE Cuts
At a Republican Study Committee media event Tuesday, House GOP lawmakers said they hope the White House continues to send them bills to codify Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the federal government. “There’s trillions of waste, fraud, and abuse of dollars in our federal government, if you ask me,” Rep. Craig Goldman of Texas told… -
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Coast Guard Seizes Enough Cocaine to Kill Population of 3 Large US States
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 240,000 pounds of cocaine since the start of the Trump administration on Jan. 20, enough to kill the combined population of California, Texas, and New York, according to the Department of Homeland Security. President Donald Trump “is keeping his promise to Make America Safe Again. The… -
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David Hogg’s Candidate Loses in Arizona
It wasn’t good news for the David Hogg-backed candidate Deja Foxx as the votes came in late last night in the race to be the Democrat nominee to fill Arizona’s 7th Congressional District seat. Foxx, who gained notoriety for her pointed remarks to then-Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in 2017, had been touted by the mainstream… -
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Defend the Taxpayer. Pass the Rescissions.
For far too long, both parties have allowed waste, fraud, and abuse to fester in nearly every corner of the federal budget while hardworking Americans foot the bill. It’s time to reverse course and pass the rescissions package for the good of the taxpayer. House Republicans have already done our job. We passed a package… -
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Muslim Scholars Deem Trump ‘Enemy Against God’
Iranian media unveiled a letter this month written by “100 Muslim scholars and intellectuals” that declared President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “enemies against God.” In this letter, the Muslim scholars warned leaders of Islam that “compromise, normalization of relations, or collaboration” with these countries and their leaders is forbidden. The Iranian Islamic leaders… -
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Stricter Immigration Enforcement Could Be Coming to Ohio
The Ohio state Legislature is off until mid-September, but there’s already a preview in place for what’s to come once the session starts back up. Lawmakers in this increasingly red state, which voted for President Donald Trump three times, are looking for stricter immigration enforcement. Axios referenced several pieces of legislation being considered in Ohio,… -
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House Panel Probes Taxpayer Dollars Sent to Left-Wing Groups
Left-leaning nonprofits receive taxpayer dollars in three key ways—through government contracts and grants, indirectly through government unions, and through taxpayer-funded union time—Daily Signal Senior Editor Tyler O’Neil told a House panel Tuesday. “Federal employees in a union give part of their taxpayer-funded paychecks to the union, ostensibly for representation in bargaining for perks like working…
