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Even Democrats in This Battleground State Back Voter ID. But There’s a Catch.
Even Democrats in Nevada’s state Legislature—a key battleground state—now favor voter ID, but with a catch. The catch was the bill also expands ballot drop boxes, typically favored by Democrats, which Republicans view with skepticism. The bill passed the Senate Monday with a 16-5 vote, and now heads to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who…Fred Lucas -
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Trump’s Second Term Gains Momentum as Economy Soars, Borders Tighten
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. We’re at four months now in the new Trump second administration. And a strange thing has…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Inside Trump’s Shake-Up of the National Security Council
Following the Trump administration’s reorganization of the National Security Council staff, former NSC staffers say the president appears to place more confidence in the State Department to execute his foreign policy agenda. President Donald Trump put more than 100 staffers from the NSC on administrative leave on the Friday before Memorial Day. That included both…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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US Manufacturing Victim to ‘Giant Sucking Sound’ Created by China
American manufacturing has fallen victim to a “giant sucking sound,” according to an expert on energy and climate. There is a “a giant sucking sound of energy-intensive manufacturing leaving the West and going to China,” Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal….Virginia Allen -
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Ron Johnson on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Spending: ‘It’s Immoral’
As a Republican holdout on the “big, beautiful” budget bill, as President Donald Trump calls it, Sen. Ron Johnson thinks he has a fairly simple request for the 10-year budget plan: Go back to the drawing board and cut spending down to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. “That pretty well sums it up in one chart,” said…George Caldwell -
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We’re Only 3 Days Into Pride Month, but Things Are Already Getting Weird and Wild
June 1 marked the beginning of Pride Month, and even though President Donald Trump has taken up residence in Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser again proclaimed the nation’s capital the “gayest city in the world.” Other cities, however, are trying to give Bowser and D.C. a run for their money. Bowser delivered this title at…Lucy Spence -
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At 100, the National Spelling Bee Needs a M-A-K-E-O-V-E-R
The fourth time was the charm for Faizan Zaki, of Allen, Texas, who last Thursday night won the 100th National Spelling Bee. The word that won it for the 13-year-old—who was last year’s runner-up and who had participated twice before that—was eclaircissement, which he spelled without the slightest hesitation. It’s a French noun meaning “the…Peter Parisi -
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At a Glance: 10 Illegal Aliens Who Committed Violent Crimes in US
Mohamed Soliman has been charged with a federal hate crime and is facing state attempted murder charges in the attack Sunday on a group of pro-Israel supporters in Boulder, Colorado, but he is just one of thousands of illegal aliens who have been charged with or convicted of crimes in the U.S. in recent years….Virginia Allen -
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Here’s Who Appointed the Judges Striking Down Trump Policies
Of the lower court judges who have blocked President Donald Trump’s executive orders and other administration actions since he returned to office in January, Democrat appointees have outnumbered Republican appointees by about 3-1. The ratio is evidence of a common practice called “forum shopping” that is done with highly politicized litigation. Forum shopping is where…Fred Lucas -
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Wife and 5 Children of Boulder Attack Suspect in Federal Custody
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations have arrested the family of the lead suspect in the Boulder, Colorado, attack, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Mohamed Soliman’s “despicable actions will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, but we’re also investigating to what extent his family knew about…Virginia Allen -
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Obama Complains About Republican Budget Bill
Former President Barack Obama stepped into the political spotlight again on Monday, wading into the fray regarding the budget reconciliation bill passed by House Republicans that is now being considered in the Senate. “Here’s something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of…Jacob Adams -
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Thune Battles Schumer on Holding Up Trump Nominees
One of the Senate’s biggest fights is happening right now, but it is not getting much attention. President Donald Trump still has around 100 nominees on the Senate executive calendar who have yet to be confirmed, and Democrats are pulling all stops to delay the process. To be sure, Republican senators under Majority Leader John…George Caldwell -
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Murder Rates Plummet Under President Trump
President Donald Trump’s law and order agenda is to thank for the murder rate dropping by 20% this year so far, the White House said Tuesday. Crime data analyst Jeff Asher reviewed the most homicide-prone cities nationwide and found a more than 20% decrease from 2024. “Since President Trump took office, murder rates have plummeted…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Hidden Documents, Sabotaged Cases: Bongino, Patel Exposing the Skeletons in FBI Closet
Washington, D.C., has become so toxic and corroded in recent years that it should be named an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site. But President Donald Trump’s new crew has put on their hazmat suits and headed straight into the thick of it, with last week offering several examples of where the crew is hoping to…Al Perrotta -
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‘Buyer’s Remorse’: Support for Same-Sex Agenda Craters Among Republicans
A new poll is showing that support for same-sex marriage has dropped to a 10-year low among Republicans but spiked to a record high among Democrats. According to Gallup, 68% of Americans overall support same-sex marriage, barely down from 69% last year. However, that “steady” level of support—approval for same-sex marriage has hovered between 67% and…S.A. McCarthy -
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Ukraine Drone Strike on Russia Puts Kibosh to Peace Talks
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended less than two hours after they began on Monday in the wake of a devastating attack by Ukraine against Russia. The talks, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, are the latest in ongoing efforts by the two neighboring nations and the Trump administration to bring an end to…Jacob Adams -
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Transgender Policies Pose Such a Horrific Threat to Women, Even the United Nations Is Calling Them Out
I normally avoid reading any United Nations papers lest they trigger my gag reflex. If Florida is where “woke” goes to die, the U.N. is where woke goes to fester and congeal, seeping into bureaucracies and weighing down the rest of the world with the ideological refuse of the West. Imagine my surprise, then, at…Tyler O’Neil -
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WATCH: Legacy Media’s Bizarre Relationship With Terrorism
Legacy media outlets can’t decide how to cover a horrific Islamic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, and continue repeating debunked stories straight from Hamas. Arrest and deportation efforts by the second Trump administration cause crocodile tears on and off national television. Pride month brings out the weirdest people on Earth, but notably fewer than in…Tony Kinnett -
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Trump Effect? Poland Elects National Conservative as President
Poland’s national conservative leader, Karol Nawrocki, has won the presidency of Poland, according to election results on Monday. In a narrow race, Nawrocki defeated Rafal Trzaskowski of the left-wing Civic Platform Party to become the country’s new head of state. The president-elect had been endorsed by President Donald Trump. In Poland’s parliamentary system, the president…Jacob Adams -
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Ditch COVID Spending Spree: Congress Can Save $1.16 Trillion by Returning to 2019 Budget Trajectory
Fiscal conservatives lately have argued that the federal government should spend as it did before COVID-19 ruined everything. Thankfully, the global pandemic is a speck in the rearview mirror. Only a few diehards cling bitterly to their masks and grow misty with lockdown nostalgia. Restoring spending to its trajectory in fiscal year 2019—the last before COVID-19 wandered…Deroy Murdock