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    Why Do Democrats Hate Black People in DC?
    Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic, to the point that President Donald Trump has been forced to take control of the city’s law enforcement operations and deploy National Guard troops to return order. “This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump declared. And,…
    Ian Haworth
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    Leaders of Activist Group Opposing Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown Have Criminal Records
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Three leaders of an anti-police group protesting President Donald Trump’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., have criminal records in the district. Free DC advisory council member Darrell Gaston served sentences of community service for two cases involving violence and threats in the past nine years, while the group’s Executive Director Keya Chatterjee and Campaign…
    Hudson Crozier
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    Border Czar Declares DC Is No Longer a Sanctuary City
    Washington, D.C., will not operate as a sanctuary city as long as the city’s police remain under federal control, according to border czar Tom Homan. Instead, police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement will work together.   “I think D.C. under federal control is not going to be a sanctuary city,” Homan said on Fox News…
    Virginia Allen
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    Illegal Aliens Staying Away From Border Amid Trump Admin’s 3-Month Zero-Release Record
    For three months in a row, no illegal aliens have been released into the U.S., according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Simultaneously, CBP is recording record-low illegal alien encounters at the border. In July, there were just 24,628 total encounters at the U.S. border, down from 170,180 in July 2024, marking the lowest monthly…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump Previews Plan to Extend Control Over DC Police Beyond Time Limit
    President Donald Trump told The Daily Signal he plans to work with Congress to extend the 30-day federalization of the Washington, D.C., police force. “If it’s a national emergency, we can do it without Congress, but we expect to be before Congress very quickly,” Trump said at a press conference at the Kennedy Center. “And…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    EXCLUSIVE: Veterans Affairs Hails Historic Caseload Processing Achievement
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Department of Veterans Affairs processed more disability benefits compensation and pension ratings claims in a single year than ever before, The Daily Signal has learned. “Under President Trump, VA is making major improvements to better serve veterans, and this announcement underscores that fact,” Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    WATCH: Debunking the Left’s Wildest Takes on Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown
    It’s apparently controversial to say you want less crime. A post in the Washington, D.C., subreddit with that message was deleted in 11 minutes. As President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration will tackle the rampant crime in our nation’s capital by deploying the National Guard and invoking the Home Rule Act, leftists are…
    Elise McCue
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    Which States Experienced the Most Attacks on Churches in 2024?
    Although the backlash to the overturning of Roe v. Wade appears to have subsided, vandals, arsonists, and worse targeted hundreds of churches in 2024, according to a new report. Travis Weber, vice president for policy and government affairs at the Family Research Council, which released the report Monday, said most Americans would be surprised to…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Learning From America’s Immigrant Past 
    When debating current issues, it’s helpful to avoid inaccurate depictions of past policy, especially on immigration, in which both opponents and advocates of President Donald Trump’s policies have views based on not altogether accurate renditions of the past. Many opponents of Trump’s policies seem to believe the president wants to cut off legal immigration altogether,…
    Michael Barone
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    EXCLUSIVE: ‘Pedophiles, Car Thieves, and Burglars’—Meet 5 Criminal Illegal Aliens Now in ICE Custody  
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Md. Mobarak Hossain is a convicted pedophile from Bangladesh. His criminal record includes sexual contact with a minor under the age of 11 and endangering a child’s welfare in Queens, New York. He was living in the U.S. illegally until Immigration and Customs Enforcement took him into custody this week. Hossain is…
    Virginia Allen
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    Sources Push Back on Media Coverage of JD Vance’s Kayaking Trip
    Vice President JD Vance’s 41st birthday trip to kayak with his family on the Little Miami is drawing considerable attention. While U.S. Secret Service raised water levels, it was for security reasons and done without the vice president’s knowledge. Many in the media are claiming the levels were raised to create “ideal kayaking conditions.” Sources…
    Rebecca Downs
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    These 5 Cities Never Recovered From ‘Defund the Police’
    Major American cities are still suffering from rising crime and diminishing police forces in the aftermath of the “defund the police” movement that emerged from the 2020 George Floyd riots.   Zohran Mamdani, the self-described socialist and New York City Democrat mayoral candidate, and other notable Democrats are distancing themselves from the now-unpopular call to reduce…
    Lucy Spence
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    Moreno Speaks Further on Cincinnati Attack
    Almost two weeks after a mob attack took place in Cincinnati, garnering national attention, one of the victims, Holly, spoke at a press conference held by Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. The Wednesday event focused on moving forward. Moreno called the media out for their coverage of the violent incident. “Let’s be honest, because a lot…
    Rebecca Downs
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    EXCLUSIVE: Taxpayers Spent $207 Million to Pay Bureaucrats to Work for Unions in Biden’s Final Year
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Taxpayers spent $207 million to pay federal government employees not for their official government jobs but for hours worked for unions in the 2024 fiscal year, President Joe Biden’s final year in office. According to data exclusively provided first to The Daily Signal, federal employees worked 3.2 million hours for unions…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    ICE Director Blames ‘Radical Left’ Politicians for 800% Spike in Attacks on Agency
    This article is a preview of Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons on “The Signal Sitdown.” Watch the full episode on YouTube by clicking on the video above. Two months ago, violent riots broke out in America’s second-largest city after immigration enforcement officers served legal warrants, signed…
    Bradley Devlin
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    VA Cuts Ties With Unions in ‘Best Interests of Veterans’
    The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is severing its ties with unions, in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order ending collective bargaining with unions at some agencies. The move is intended to make it easier for VA leaders to promote high-performing employees, hold poor performers accountable, and improve benefits and services to America’s…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump to Press Putin on Ukraine Peace Deal in Possible Meeting Next Week
    President Donald Trump told European leaders he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week.  This followed a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  Zelenskyy said he spoke with Trump on Wednesday.  “European leaders were on the call, and I am grateful to each of them for their support….
    Fred Lucas
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    EXCLUSIVE: DHS Honors Victims of Fatal DUI, Other Illegal Alien Crimes
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—It was a warm summer night in New Jersey, and Maria Santos Pleitez was driving her 11-year-old daughter and her daughter’s friend to get milkshakes when a drunken driver slammed into Pleitez’s vehicle, killing her and her daughter. The other girl was injured, but survived the July 26 crash.   The man…
    Virginia Allen
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    80 Years Later: Why America Can’t Disarm
    On this day eight decades ago, the U.S. first employed our nuclear power. On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped a nuclear weapon on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing at least 70,000 Japanese. Three days later, we dropped another—this time, on Nagasaki, killing another 40,000 and bringing a definitive end to World War II. Eighty years…
    Anna Gustafson
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    FBI Releases New Violent Crime Data
    New FBI data shows crime rates fell in 2024, with violent crime as a whole falling by 4.5% compared with 2023. The FBI estimates a violent crime occurred about every 26 seconds in the U.S. last year.   “We are not letting up. We have multiple operations going on nationwide to clear violent criminal trash…
    Virginia Allen
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