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US Judge Dismisses Trump Election Lawsuit in Alaska
Nov 1 (Reuters)—A federal judge on Sunday threw out a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in Tuesday’s midterm elections if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason… -
opinion
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Garish Costumes: Midterm Edition
Today is Halloween, a time for ghosts, ghouls, and garish costumes. The same could be said for the midterms. Take costumes. Has there been any costume more garish this year than drag-loving, trans-pushing, scripture-defacing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico? All campaign long, he’s been wearing the costume of a beef-loving, border-closing, Bible-loving, truck-driving, prototypical Texas… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Christopher Wray Knew What He Was Doing When He Downplayed Antifa
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Two former FBI officials are charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden’s laptop. That’s a headline from The Epoch Times…. -
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Former Heritage Foundation Intern Breaks the Sen. Slotkin Intimidate Young Conservatives Story
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., drew national attention and outrage last week after suggesting her party target Republican leaders for prosecution to intimidate young conservatives from serving their country. The story was broken by Michael Bicksel, a former summer intern at The Heritage Foundation. Bicksel published multiple op-eds about the issue in the Chicago Thinker, Fox News,… -
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DOJ Charges James Comey for Third Time, This Time Over Alleged Leak of National Defense Information
The Justice Department has charged former FBI Director James Comey with unlawfully communicating national defense information and conspiring to disclose such information. The charges mark the third time the Justice Department has brought a criminal case against Comey during President Donald Trump’s second term. Comey is already under indictment on charges that he threatened the… -
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The Raised Eyebrow and the Closed Account
Summary In Washington, power is most potent when it’s least visible. A statute can be read, a regulation challenged, an order defied in court. But a regulator’s arched eyebrow leaves no paper trail, invites no judicial review, and is, for a bank that must face the same examiners year after year, every bit as persuasive… -
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Found Guilty of Wasting Our Time
I shouldn’t get so angry. It isn’t healthy. Last week, New York state summoned me to jury duty. I went, of course. It’s the law, and my duty. A jury may protect the innocent from government abuse. Ordinary citizens, not officials, decide if you are guilty. But doing our patriotic duty shouldn’t mean surrendering hours… -
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Sen. Louise Lucas Indicted on Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Charges
State Sen. L. Louise Lucas and six other people were charged Thursday with federal crimes involving an alleged conspiracy to sell marijuana and launder the resulting profits. Lucas, the president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana, and conspiracy… -
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Watchdog Using AI to Help Americans Dig Through Millions of Pages of Government Records
An online database with more than 4 million pages of government documents is now deploying artificial intelligence to make searches easier for Americans. The Oversight Project, a government watchdog group that runs the site Doc Depot, says new AI features will allow users to quickly get answers buried on the 100th page of a large… -
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Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano Responds to Judiciary Committee Subpoena
The office of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano told the Daily Signal that it “produced an additional 2,800 pages of documents on Friday” in response to a subpoena from Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. Those records had been demanded by Sept. 25. In a Sept. 16 letter, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the committee… -
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Jack Smith’s Media Dragnet Gets a Pass From Legacy Press
One of the biggest government attacks on free press occurred under a presidential administration and the legacy media have collectively shrugged. Why? Because it was carried out by a Democrat administration and not President Donald Trump. It’s that simple. On Tuesday, former special counsel Jack Smith—who served under former President Joe Biden—testified before the Senate… -
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Dems Obstruct Rand Paul’s Plea Deal Offer to Fauci’s Assistant
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., blocked a plea deal offer from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s assistant for her testimony about destroying records at her boss’s request in exchange for immunity from possible criminal charges from the Department of Justice. Before the vote, Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., told the Daily… -
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Vance Wants Senate to Pass Anti-Fraud Legislation, He Tells Daily Signal
Vice President JD Vance is involved in discussions with Senate leadership about advancing anti-fraud legislation before the end of the session, he said in response to a question from the Daily Signal. Vance answered questions from the press after announcing $2.2 billion in savings of taxpayer dollars due to the White House task force on… -
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President Trump’s Fraud Ledger Is a Good Start, but Now Congress Must Act
Washington has never had much trouble spending taxpayer money, but keeping track of where it goes has proved considerably harder. Thankfully, the Trump administration has been extremely aggressive in tackling fraud wherever it occurs as the White House’s new Fraud Ledger shows. The ledger currently reports an estimated $245.7 billion in fraud uncovered since January… -
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‘Evil Lawfare Needs to End’: Oversight Project Unveils New Firm to Combat Government Weaponization
The Oversight Project is ramping up its fight against government weaponization. The Washington-based watchdog is launching a law firm to defend targets of politicized lawfare and investigate investigators conducting seemingly meritless probes across the executive and legislative branches at the federal and state levels. The firm will also aim at the state bar association level… -
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After Millions in Federal Benefits, Watchdog Pushes Senate Probe of NYC Hospital and ‘Rural’ Designation
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative group is calling for a Senate investigation into a nonprofit hospital, the New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, because of its federal grants, executive compensation, and reported “rural” status. Save Our States noted in a letter Wednesday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., that Mount Sinai has filed… -
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McKinney Recall Fight Intensifies as Petitioners Allege Intimidation
A recall effort targeting four McKinney elected officials faces opposition from former officials and residents as petitioners allege intimidation and harassment. -
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House Ed Committee Investigates How AI Affects College Admissions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House Education and the Workforce Committee is sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office in order to assess how AI is affecting college admissions. “As artificial intelligence tools continue to improve, some institutions of higher education have begun to use these tools in their admissions and institutional scholarship selection… -
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Vance Warns What He Thinks Will Happen If Democrats Win Midterms
Vice President JD Vance warned of what Senate Democrats could do if they win the majority in the November 2026 midterms. “They’re going to try to raise your taxes,” he said. “They’re going to try to stop us from preventing money going to fraudsters. They’re going to try to investigate and investigate and investigate rather… -
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Woke on Display: Inside the ‘American Democracy’ Exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History
The Daily Signal takes you on an eye-opening tour of the Smithsonian Institution‘s National Museum of American History and its “American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith” exhibit, fact-checking claims from the White House and congressional investigations that Smithsonian leadership is on a taxpayer-funded mission to radicalize the once-venerable museum.