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    Protester on Trial for Pepper-Spraying Police at ‘Fascist’ Heritage Foundation Makes His Defense in Court
    Nathaniel Wetter Taylor, the protester who allegedly pepper-sprayed two special police officers outside of the Heritage Foundation last year, delivered his own opening statement before a jury Thursday, attacking Heritage as “fascist” and claiming that the officers violated his rights. Appearing in the D.C. Superior Court, Taylor told the jury that his actions were a “simple case of freedom…
    Joseph Buff | Andrew Phelan
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    ‘We Refuse to Be Silenced’: Turning Point Event Continues After Bomb Threat
    SAN ANTONIO—Despite a bomb threat, Turning Point USA is bringing together thousands of conservative women this weekend to hear from the movement’s leading female speakers at its 11th annual Women’s Leadership Summit—and the Daily Signal is on the ground reporting live. Running today through Sunday, the summit aims to equip women to “strengthen their minds,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    How Trump Plans to End Pro-Hamas Terrorism He Says Biden Ignored
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration convened a symposium Tuesday on combating threats posed by pro-Hamas terrorist groups that the State Department says were ignored for years by the Biden administration. The State Department held a “Symposium on the Rise of Far-Left Political Terrorism” at the Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Senate Passes Border Funding Megabill
    The Senate passed a major immigration enforcement funding bill early Friday morning, marking a major step forward for the effort to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term. The chamber voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion party-line budget bill,…
    George Caldwell
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    ‘UNHINGED’: Green Screams for DHS Secretary to ‘Shut Up!’ After Labeling Him a Racist
    Rep. Al Green, best known for shaking a cane at President Donald Trump and filing several articles of impeachment, is being mocked for labeling Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin a racist, then screaming at him to “shut up” when he tried to respond. It happened Wednesday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, but the…
    Al Perrotta
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    The Real Victims of Biden’s Border Crisis
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: This Antifa punk, who was caught on video yelling at an [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] officer, said,…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Amid War in Iran and Funding Ukraine, Rubio Tells Congress the State Department Is ‘America First’
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to testify about his 2027 “America First” State Department budget request. While most department budgets increase significantly, this is the second consecutive year the State Department continues to make significant cuts, no longer operating as “the world’s ATM.” “Our foreign policy…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump to Attend Rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner
    Reuters—U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on July 24, he said in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, nearly three months after the annual event was postponed following a shooting. The black-tie gathering of journalists and politicians in Washington was postponed after a suspect stormed a security checkpoint and fired a…
    Helen Coster
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  • Wes Moore Faces More Questions About His Military Service
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is facing fresh allegations of having exaggerated his military experience, after a yearlong Spotlight on Maryland investigation yielded “no documentary evidence” to support his claim of having “led soldiers into combat in Afghanistan.” Spotlight on Maryland is a joint venture between the Baltimore Sun and the TV news stations FOX 45…
    Al Perrotta
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    Trump Announces Shocking New Acting Director of National Intelligence
    President Donald Trump announced that Bill Pulte will serve as acting director of national intelligence following the resignation of Tulsi Gabbard, who is stepping down to care for her husband after his cancer diagnosis. Pulte is currently the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In his…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    What I Saw on Pete Hegseth’s Trip to Singapore
    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said American relations in the Indo-Pacific are stronger than ever after he crossed the ocean to meet with his counterparts in Singapore.  Hegseth spoke at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference, an Asia security summit, in Singapore, and held bilateral meetings with Indo-Pacific leaders on issues facing the region. The Daily Signal…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    New Jersey Governor Blames Out-Of-State Agitators for Inflaming Newark ICE Detention Protests
    NEWARK, New Jersey, May 31 (Reuters) – Out-of-state agitators have escalated tensions at protests outside a Newark immigrant detention center, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Saturday, as the city imposed an overnight curfew around the embattled Delaney Hall facility. Sherrill, who had ordered state police to take control outside the facility, said five…
    Karen Freifeld
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    US Gov Wants to Curb Foreign AI Reliance
    As adversaries such as China expand their advanced military capabilities, U.S. leaders are increasingly calling for America to strengthen its own domestically produced defense arsenal. “It’s foolish to rely on a country that hates us for national security, which is why I’ve repeatedly called for a complete decoupling of Chinese-made chips and semiconductors from the…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Hegseth Vows to Resist China ‘Hegemony’ Amid ‘Frightful alarm’ in Southeast Asia
    SINGAPORE—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the United States wants to maintain the “status quo that has enabled extraordinary growth and opportunity” in Asia.  “What we seek, and what the president has constantly articulated, is a genuinely stable equilibrium that works for Americans as well as our allies,” Hegseth said. “A favorable but durable balance…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Here’s How the IRS Is Taking on the Networks Potentially Funding Antifa
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service and the FBI have made substantial progress on investigating the networks funding Antifa leftist agitators, and he mentioned one concrete policy change that could undermine nonprofits’ ability to prop up the violent movement. “In October, the Treasury Department started working with the FBI…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Vance Echoes Pope Leo’s Message on AI in AF Commencement Address
    Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech about morality in advanced war technology to the 931 candidates at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement May 28, but he cloaked it with humor, including a quip about the weather, a reference to being a former Marine surrounded by members of the Air Force, and a chest…
    Francesca Cella
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    Iran Strikes Threaten Fragile Peace Efforts
    As the United States seeks a peace agreement with Iran to reopen the global oil trade and set conditions on the theocratic state’s nuclear ambitions, continued strikes are straining the fragile “ceasefire” serving as the basis for negotiations. On Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced “Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by…
    George Caldwell
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Saluting Tulsi, Slamming Schiff
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Well, Victor, let’s get you to talk about Tulsi Gabbard, who is resigning for—her husband has a rare form…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The 1.2 Million Reasons America Exists Today
    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.   This Monday was Memorial Day. It commemorated all the Americans who died on behalf of the United States from…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    ‘Who Are These Masked Men?’
    Mark Twain is credited with saying, “History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes.” Such is the case with several semi-related incidents in Virginia Beach. First, as I have testified to in earlier columns, not only was I there for what are called the “Unite the Right” riots in Charlottesville, but for the years leading up to…
    Joe Thomas
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