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Judge Says Trump Must End National Guard Deployment in Los Angeles
A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered an end to Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles and directed that they be returned to the control of the state’s Democratic governor, finding that the Republican president had exceeded his authority. “Today’s ruling is unmistakably clear: the federalization of the California National Guard…Daily Signal Staff -
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DOJ Drops ‘Disparate Impact’ Standard in Civil Rights Law. It’s a Huge Win for Equality Under the Law.
The Trump administration is conducting a profound revolution in civil rights law. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division announced that it is ending the use of disparate impact in enforcement of Title VI under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is a huge deal. “The prior ‘disparate impact’ regulations encouraged people…Jarrett Stepman -
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EXCLUSIVE: Husted Campaign Grassroots Effort
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, has announced a grassroots effort to blanket the Buckeye State ahead of next year’s special election. On Wednesday, Husted released a list of 112 grassroots campaign chairs to encompass all 88 counties across the state. An effective grassroots operation for Husted and other Republican candidates in Ohio…Rebecca Downs -
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NDAA Puts China ‘On Notice,’ Lawmaker Says
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act is putting China “on notice,” according to a Republican member of Congress. The large bill that funds the Department of War and America’s defense priorities includes legislation that restricts U.S. investments into China. The Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act is included in the $900 billion annual defense bill and places restrictions on a “country of concern,” including…Virginia Allen -
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‘They Always Have a Hoax’: Trump Kicks Off Affordability Tour in Pennsylvania
On the first stop of President Donald Trump’s affordability tour, he said making America affordable is his highest priority, while again calling the term a Democrat hoax. “I have no higher priority than making America affordable again,” Trump said. “That’s what we’re going to do. And again, [Democrats] cause the high prices and we’re bringing…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Europe’s Violent Immigration Crisis
Western Europe is bent, suffering in quiescence as its Muslim immigrants stab at it from within. Numbed and bloodied, its leadership and people seem to have forgotten that this is neither normal nor inevitable. Yet, at the 10-year mark of the 2015 migrant crisis, and the anniversary of several particularly disturbing Islamic terror attacks, an allied voice has been raised…Kristen Ziccarelli -
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Biden’s Immigration Debacle Is the Media’s, Too
The New York Times has invented a new genre of reporting—covering big stories showing Democrats in a bad light years after the events that matter. At the tail end of 2025, the Times has freshly broken the news that the Biden administration flooded the country with illegal immigrants, partly for ideological and partisan reasons, partly out of…Daniel McCarthy -
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The Melting Pot Is Boiling Over
In one sense, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are the foundation of the country’s government. The Declaration laid out the principles we aspire toward. The Constitution established the three branches of government. It contains many brilliant mechanisms to check the government’s power. The Bill of Rights offers another layer of protection. But mere…Victor Joecks -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Urged to Make Reforms to Lower Health Care Costs
A national grassroots nonprofit is urging President Donald Trump to take “swift action” on a policy that it believes would directly impact affordability: health care price transparency. Save Our States Executive Director Trent England sent a letter to Trump supporting his work on lowering health care costs and urging him to require mandatory advanced notice…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Accuses Ilhan Omar of Marrying Her Brother
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump accused Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota of marrying her brother during an interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns released Tuesday. Questions about whether Omar committed immigration fraud have dogged the Somali-born Minnesota congresswoman since she was elected to Congress in 2018, with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune uncovering inconsistencies regarding her marital…Harold Hutchison -
Democrat Elected Miami Mayor for First Time in Nearly Three Decades
REUTERS—Democrat Eileen Higgins became the first member of her party in nearly three decades elected mayor of Miami on Tuesday, defeating a Republican backed by President Donald Trump in a Hispanic-majority city in the heart of his Florida stronghold. CNN and the Associated Press called the election for Higgins less than an hour after polls…Steve Gorman -
SLAPP DOWN: Court Defends Trans Activists Who Allegedly Lied to Get Real Estate Agent Fired
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transgender activists are “weaponizing” a law meant to protect participation in public debate, flipping it “on its head” to further a “personal vendetta” against a Georgia mom and real estate agent whom the activists previously tried to get fired, the mom’s lawyer says. Julie Mauck, the Georgia mom, publicly addressed a…Tyler O’Neil -
‘STUNNINGLY UNINFORMED’: Republican Slams Hegseth Scouting Memo
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, a co-chair of the Congressional Scouting Caucus, told The Daily Signal that he is attempting to meet in person with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to discuss the memo on the Department of War separating from Scouting America, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America. Sessions called the…Tyler O’Neil -
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Teaching Is Sacred, Not Transactional
Stephen Cutchins has more than 20 years of leadership experience in education and ministry across four states. He has been actively involved with Southern Evangelical Seminary for more than 17 years and currently serves as the executive director of the Center for Innovative Training, Truth That Matters. Virginia as a Case Study Stephen Cutchins has…Rob Port -
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Growing Pile of Data Shows That Voter Fraud Is a Real and Vast Problem
This week, The Heritage Foundation is updating its Voter Fraud Database with 89 new entries, including 75 convictions and a slew of overturned elections and civil fines targeting vote fraudsters. With these latest additions, the database now documents 581 cases of proven voter fraud and 848 criminal convictions. Heritage’s database proves not only that voter…Jason Snead -
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3 Out of 4 Terrorists Since 9/11 Are Foreign-Born, but More Than Half Citizens
@SecNeilsen says the report “is a clear reminder of why we cannot continue to rely on immigration policy based on pre-9/11 thinking.” When someone tweets the published story by clicking on the Twitter icon above it, this text appears along with photo, SEO headline, and meta description; all three elements should work together and cause…Fred Lucas -
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See Photos of 20 Living Hostages From Gaza to Be Released
Twenty living hostages are expected to be returned to their loved ones Monday or Tuesday after spending just over two years in captivity in Gaza. The remaining living hostages range in age from 20 to 48 and are all male. The 20 men were among the 251 individuals taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack…Virginia Allen -
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A ‘Ten’ Out of Ten: The Trump-Russia Summit in Pictures
President Donald Trump rated his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin a “ten” out of ten after the two met in Alaska on Friday for peace talks regarding the Ukraine war. Russia is also suggesting great progress has been made. The U.S.-Russia summit took place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. While neither Trump…Olivia Pero -
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From Blacklist to White-Out: MAGA’s ‘Cruel Kids’ Party Redefines Right-Wing Cool
In January 2025, influencer CJ Pearson threw an inauguration party that quickly became a cultural flashpoint, spawning countless think pieces, headlines, and hot takes about the rise of Gen Z conservatism. This Fourth of July weekend, Pearson returned to the spotlight to set the record straight with another event: MAGA’s summer party to remember for…Elise McCue -
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Up Close and Personal With David Mamet
Before he was David Mamet the acclaimed author, filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, he worked a variety of low-paying jobs well into his 20s: from kitchen help at a summer camp to a maintenance worker in a truck factory to working in the Merchant Marine doing maintenance on boats. Mamet said he knows what it’s…Salena Zito