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Finally, the Authorities Say It: Obama Outed for His Role in ‘Treasonous’ Trump ‘Coup’
“This treasonous conspiracy was directed by President [Barack] Obama.” That was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last week talking about the Trump-Russia collusion black op against President Donald Trump and the good people of America. Gabbard released 100 declassified documents purportedly showing how in December 2020 Obama ordered the crafting of a bogus new… -
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Bill Imposes Prison Time for Those Who Harm Law Enforcement Dogs
A bill in Congress would impose up to 15 years in prison for those who harm a law enforcement dog with a deadly weapon. In partnership with K9s United, a nonprofit that seeks to protect and support dogs used in law enforcement, Republican Rep. Aaron Bean of Florida announced the Leo K9 Protection Act, a… -
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Federal Judge Tries to Affirm a New Protected Status for Abortion
Since the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the Constitution contains no right to abortion, the abortion industry has waged a campaign to ensure that an abortion right would continue in effect, if not in law. Planned Parenthood, the cause’s corporate embodiment, won another victory in that campaign on Monday… -
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A Bove and Beyond: Parties Clash Again Over Control of Judiciary
Editor’s note: Emil Bove was confirmed Tuesday night by a 50-49 margin. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined all Democrats in voting against his confirmation, and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., did not vote. The Senate has again become the scene of a titanic battle for control of the judiciary… -
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Here’s How Attack in Cincinnati Gained National Attention and the DOJ Became Involved
One of Ohio’s largest cities is making headlines, and not for the best of reasons. Over the weekend, a white man and woman were attacked by group of black assailants in Cincinnati. What began as a local incident drawing outrage from Ohio Republicans, including Sen. Bernie Moreno and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, has now grown… -
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Justice Department Files Complaint Over Judge’s Out-of-Court Statements
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Justice Department filed a complaint alleging misconduct by a federal judge overseeing several cases involving the Trump administration regarding out-of-court statements the judge made about President Donald Trump. The complaint, filed by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, alleges Judge James Boasberg made improper public comments at a conference… -
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Justice Kagan Hits the Nail on the Head in Her Complaint About How the Supreme Court Restrains the Judicial Insurrection
District court judges have usurped President Donald Trump’s control over the executive branch, too often requiring the Supreme Court to intervene to stop the judicial insurrection. Unfortunately, the court has often done so via the “shadow docket” by acting on emergency petitions the administration has appealed to the top. While the court has often made… -
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Federal Court Rules in Favor of Christian Woman Blocked by Oregon From Adopting Because of Her Beliefs
A federal appeals court is siding with a Christian mom who has been barred from a state adoption program due to her biblical worldview on gender and sexuality. Jessica Bates, a Christian and a widowed mother of five, applied to adopt two 9-year-old children in 2023, but the Oregon Department of Human Services excluded Bates from participating… -
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Obama-Appointee Judge Rejects Lawsuit Blocking Fed From Meeting in Secret
An Obama-appointed federal judge rejected a Trump-allied investment firm’s request to block the Federal Reserve from holding its Tuesday meeting in secret. Azoria Capital, a pro-Trump, anti-DEI, and anti-ESG investment firm, filed a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arguing that the Fed’s closed-door Federal Open Market Committee meetings violate the Government in the Sunshine… -
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Judge Decides She Is the Law, Blocks Congressional Defunding of Planned Parenthood
Wild judicial activism has become the norm in the age of Trump, but the latest decision from a federal court on Monday to block Congress’ defunding of Planned Parenthood is the most egregious example yet. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani appears to be on a crusade to ensure that Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider… -
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The Feds Are Finally Investigating a Massive Medical Scandal. Here’s How You Can Help.
Would you rather have a living son or a dead daughter? Doctors often present this Sophie’s choice to parents when their daughters suffer with gender confusion. If your teenage or pre-teen girl is uncomfortable with puberty or has been hoodwinked by transgender culture, the medical establishment is all to happy to prescribe “gender-affirming care” that… -
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Time for States and Congress to Follow Texas in Protecting Children From Online Porn
Does having a right as an adult mean you don’t need to prove anything, such as age, to exercise or obtain that right? That’s certainly not the case when it comes to applying for a credit card, registering to vote, renting a car, purchasing tobacco, or entering a nightclub, but since the dawn of web… -
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A 5-Word Legislative Fix Could Help Quell Riots
Brevity is the soul of wit, as Polonius said in Shakespeare’s classic drama “Hamlet.” And while we would never, ever, compare any legislation to the Bard’s creations, we commend Sen. Ted Cruz, R.-Texas, for his pithy five-word amendment to the RICO statute introduced in the Senate. By including rioting as an activity that falls under RICO, Cruz’s amendment would… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawsuit Against School District Which Secretly Transitioned Tween Girls Added to SCOTUS Docket
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—America First Policy Institute and Illumine Legal asked the Supreme Court to hear the case of two families whose daughters were exposed to transgender ideology behind their backs. In 2021, Erin Lee’s 12-year-old daughter was invited by her art teacher to come to art club after school in the Poudre School District… -
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Ohio Looking Into Changes for Law School Accreditation Process
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in April affecting the accreditation process for institutions of higher learning. As Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell covered in an exclusive for The Daily Signal, the executive order focused on prohibiting accreditors from “participating in unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion discrimination.” Now, Ohio is looking into its accreditation process for… -
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‘UNACCEPTABLE’: Oversight Project Claims Trump DOJ Is Slow-Walking Release of Biden Autopen Docs
The Oversight Project claimed that the Justice Department under President Donald Trump has slow-walked the release of documents related to former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen. The Justice Department attributed the delay to an increase in requests for documents under the Freedom of Information Act. “It’s very disappointing to hear the president again… -
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Could Obama Be Prosecuted Over the Russian Hoax? A Look at the Law
Can former federal officials be prosecuted in the Russia-Trump collusion hoax? That is the question arising from the recent actions of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard has released declassified documents over what she says was a “treasonous conspiracy” that was “directed by President [Barack] Obama” to provide “manufactured intelligence” that “Russia had… -
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Cruz Bill Would Target Financiers of Riots With Racketeering Charges
Sen. Ted Cruz introduced legislation Wednesday to take on organizations that finance riots, using the same tools that brought down the American Mafia. The Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs) Act adds assistance to rioting as a predicate in order to prosecute organizations under the RICO Act, the Texas Republican… -
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6 Months Into Second Term, Trump Savors Legislative Wins
Just over six months into his second four-year term, President Donald Trump has racked up an impressive list of legislative wins working with the Republican-led Congress. First there was the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a capstone to the MAGA priorities that Trump began campaigning on back in 2015. First and foremost, the bill provides… -
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Here’s How Much Taxpayer Cash the Groups Now Suing Trump Received Under Biden
The nonprofits that sued to block President Donald Trump’s reforms during his first month in office had been awarded $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds in the previous administration. “Your tax dollars provide critical support for the web of woke groups trying to transform America,” Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, told The Daily…