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    George Floyd’s Attorney Calls to Amend the Civil Rights Act

    Democrats in Congress and George Floyd’s lawyer are calling for a change to federal law. They wish to amend the Civil Rights Act to allow citizens to more easily sue federal immigration officers. Since the Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests in Minneapolis and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Democrats have called for ICE to be…
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    40 Years After the Subway Vigilante Case, Its Cultural Impact Endures

    In a wide?ranging interview with The Daily Signal, CNN legal analyst and author Elliot Williams revisits one of the most polarizing criminal cases in modern American history—the 1984 New York City subway shooting involving Bernhard Goetz. Williams documents the story in his new book, “Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York’s Explosive ’80s,…
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    Congress Probes as Newsom Seeks $33 Billion Relief Package

    Marking one year since the devastating California Pacific Palisades fire, Congress is investigating the tragedy “thoroughly” as Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks $33 billion in federal funding to rebuild. “This was not a failure of effort by firefighters,” Patrick Butler, California fire chief and harbor master, testified, “It was a failure of leadership above them.”  The Palisades fire burned in California for nearly all…
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    Can President Remove Fed Official for Pre-Office Conduct? Court Weighs In.

    Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Cook. This case came to the court on an expedited basis because in August of last year, President Donald Trump posted on social media a letter addressed to Lisa Cook, telling her, “Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the…
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    Scott Calls for Standing Filibuster on Voter ID Bill

    Sen. Rick Scott has called for a standing filibuster to force a vote on legislation requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration.  “We’ve got to secure our election. This cannot be another election where we’re worried about whether there’s gonna be fraud in the election,” Scott said Saturday during an interview on Fox News. On…
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    Minnesota Has Most Proven Cases of Voter Fraud in Nation

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Minnesota’s election system stands as one of the worst in the nation, and its “vouching” policy is a prime example of why confidence in election security remains fragile. A new Fox News investigation reveals just how risky the vouching system is. Under the state’s rules, one registered voter can “vouch” for up to eight others, meaning…
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    Justices Unanimously Hold That Restitution Under Victim Act Is Part of the Punishment

    Victims of crime, especially violent crime, are not mere witnesses. They have a special status under state and federal law and are entitled to certain rights, including the right to be heard, to be treated fairly, and in some cases, to get restitution. Until Tuesday, it was an open question of whether the restitution owed…
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    Anti-ICE Agitator Stands by Church Invasion, While Her Allies Remain Silent

    The activist groups organizing opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis have not condemned the anti-ICE agitators who disrupted a church service in St. Paul on Sunday. Between 30 and 40 anti-ICE agitators interrupted a service at Cities Church, a non-denominational Christian church in St. Paul, and shouted, “Justice for Renee Good!” as they…
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    California’s ‘Billionaire Tax’ Is a Trojan Horse

    California’s biggest union is once again up to no good. Dissatisfied with the piles of cash they’ve already stolen from California high-earning taxpayers, who are subject to a 14.4% income tax rate (the nation’s highest), double-digit sales taxes, and the second-highest tax burden in the country, the SEIU is now clamoring for a “one-time” 5%…
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    Foreign Aid Bill: Bridge Financing for the Radical Left?

    On Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2026. The bill provides the foreign aid industry $50 billion in taxpayer funding, $20 billion over the president’s budget request. The foreign aid industry praised it “as a long-awaited break for a beleaguered development community.”…
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    Ohio AG Explains How Major Women’s Sports SCOTUS Case Could Impact Ohio

    State laws protecting women’s sports in half the country could stand to be affected depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in two cases that the justices recently heard. Ohio is among them, with the state having passed such a law in January 2024. At a Jan. 15 press conference, Ohio Attorney General Dave…
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    Bill Aims to Take Concrete Steps to Combat Fraud in Ohio

    As fraud scandals rattle the American Midwest, Republican Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams has announced that he and fellow Republican Ohio state Rep. DJ Swearingen have introduced legislation to prevent fraud at daycare centers receiving state taxpayer dollars. “If you are taking taxpayer money, you will provide attendance, prove services, improve compliance, or you will…
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    Fox Host Tyrus Slams ‘Professional Protesters’ Targeting ICE: ‘It’s as Manufactured as a Movie’

    Daily Signal President and Executive Editor Rob Bluey joined Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show” to discuss his recent reporting on War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sweeping efforts to overhaul Pentagon operations and comment on the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests across America. Appearing with guest host Tyrus, Bluey detailed his day-long experience Monday traveling with…
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senator Introduces Resolution Praising Trump for Decisive Action in Venezuela

    Sen. John Cornyn has introduced a resolution praising President Donald Trump for “taking resolute action” in Venezuela and capturing socialist leader Nicolás Maduro.   The Senate “supports President Trump’s decisive military and law enforcement effort under Operation Absolute Resolve to arrest Nicolas Maduro and bring him to justice,” states the resolution by the Republican senator from Texas. Sens….
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    How Justices Reacted to Arguments in Women’s Sports Case

    The Supreme Court heard two cases out of Idaho and West Virginia on Tuesday that could determine the future of state laws banning males from playing female sports.  Chief Justice John Roberts, seen as a swing vote in the case, hinted that he would side with the states. He said allowing a male identifying as…
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    Republican Seeks Contempt Charges for Bill Clinton

    After former President Bill Clinton failed to appear at a House Oversight Committee deposition on Tuesday, Chairman James Comer said he will move to penalize him for not complying with a subpoena. The hearing focused on the now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Comer, R-Ky., told reporters afterward that the committee’s markup next week would…
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    Who’s Funding the Aggressive Anti-ICE Tactics Used by Activists Like Renee Nicole Good?

    Renee Nicole Good, the activist shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis last week after the vehicle she was operating made contact with the agent, appears to have been following aggressive tactics promoted by the leftist-funded organizing group Defend the 612. Good, 37, had joined ICE Watch, a loose network of activists…
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    Walz Admin Actually Ordered Fraud Unit to Stand Down Early in His Term, Whistleblowers Say

    Whistleblowers have accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration of squashing criminal fraud investigations as far back as 2019, according to a Republican state representative who oversees fraud prevention in state programs. Rep. Kristin Robbins, a Republican and chair of the Minnesota House’s fraud committee, told The Daily Signal that four whistleblowers inside the Department of…
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    The New Food Pyramid Is Exactly What We’ve Needed for Years

    As a health, fitness, and nutrition expert for many years, I always said that the one thing the government could do to better support American health would be to flip the food pyramid upside down. Yesterday, my (and South Park’s) vision for guidelines to healthier eating came true. After much anticipation within the MAHA movement,…
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    Qatar Sent Billions to Top US Universities, According to Ed Department  

    The Middle Eastern nation of Qatar is the largest foreign funder of American colleges and universities, according to new data from the Department of Education. Qatar has gifted or entered into contracts with U.S. universities that total nearly $6.6 billion over several decades, according to the data released by the Department of Education at the…
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