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Supreme Court to Take on Illinois Late Ballot Case With Far-Reaching Election Integrity Implications
THE CENTER SQUARE—In a move that could have major implications for election procedures across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case brought by Judicial Watch challenging whether federal courts have jurisdiction to hear disputes over ballots received after Election Day. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., and two electors sued over…Catrina Barker -
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Trump’s Message to Putin: You Blew It
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. There’s been a new development, a new phase in the Ukraine war. I know we’ve talked…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Slow to Condemn Colorado Attack, Reps. Omar and Tlaib Are Branded ‘Muslim Terrorists’ by Fellow Lawmaker
The morning after an attack on a group of people in Colorado demonstrating in support of freeing the hostages held in Gaza, Democrat Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both of whom are Muslims, had yet to issue statements condemning the violence. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., who is Jewish, was critical…Virginia Allen -
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What Does Trump Want in the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?
As the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill moves to the Senate, one major question remains: What exactly does President Donald Trump want in it? Trump has consistently pushed for the bill’s passage, despite saying he doesn’t view it as perfect. “It’s an unbelievable bill,” Trump said in an Oval Office event with Elon Musk on…George Caldwell -
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Why the Western Hemisphere Should Cooperate
Last month marked the 40th iteration of Operation Tradewinds, a multinational security exercise hosted by U.S. Southern Command in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Operation Tradewinds brought together 100 personnel from 26 nations, six regional organizations, and multiple U.S. agencies. The goal of the operation: to advance multinational efforts to safeguard international law…Wilson Beaver -
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Education Department to Launch Title IX Investigations to Mark Law’s Anniversary
To mark the 53rd anniversary of Title IX, the Department of Education is announcing investigations into two apparent violations of the federal law protecting women’s spaces and sports. Title IX was enacted into law on June 23 in 1972, so President Donald Trump’s Department of Education will celebrate June as Title IX month. Secretary of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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How Tim Walz Is Trying to Escape Political Irrelevancy
Former Democrat vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is talking tough, even while remaining mum on his own political future. The Minnesota governor, whose second term runs through January 2027, claims to have a strategy for his fellow Democrats: “Bully the s— out of” President Donald Trump. “Maybe it’s time for us to be a little…George Caldwell -
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Chinese National Charged With Illegal Voting Flees US
The FBI announced that the Chinese national charged with illegally voting in Michigan last year fled the country, and reportedly with a different passport than the one he was ordered to surrender to authorities. The FBI’s criminal complaint says former University of Michigan student Haoxiang Gao used his student ID to register to vote and…Fred Lucas -
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Labor Department Confirms Bureaucrat on Leave Amid Woke Conflict of Interest Questions
A nonprofit that supports unions across the world received extra infusions of cash from a federal agency after one of the union group’s employees took a leadership role at the agency. She later went on to serve as the agency’s acting chief of staff. Lauren Stewart spent 15 years at the Solidarity Center, a left-leaning…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Faux Science of Outlawing Fossil Fuels
The recent Nature article “Carbon Majors and the Scientific Case for Climate Liability” tries to further the alarmists’ dream of pinning alleged harms of “extreme” weather on the world’s largest producers of fossil fuels. Christopher W. Callahan and Justin S. Mankin, both at Dartmouth College when their article was prepared, accept—without substantiation—climate activists’ position that industrial emissions of…Dr. Bruce Everett -
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White House Blames Biden for Illegal Immigrant Terrorist Attack in Boulder
The Biden administration is to blame for Sunday’s terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, because the former president granted a visa to the illegal immigrant who threw the Molotov cocktail, according to the White House. “The Biden Admin granted the alien a visa and then, when he illegally overstayed, they gave him a work permit,” said…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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DHS Official Confirms Boulder Terror Attack Suspect Was in US Illegally
The lead suspect in the violent attack on a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday was in the country illegally, according to a top Department of Homeland Security official. “The Colorado Terrorist attack suspect, Mohamed Soliman, is illegally in our country,” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, wrote on X Monday. “He entered the country…Virginia Allen -
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Harvard vs. Trump: All the President Wants Is for the University to Obey the Law
“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” America’s philosopher laureate Yogi Berra once said. Wise counsel, but it’s difficult to see how Harvard wins its war of wills with President Donald Trump. The oldest and most hallowed university in the country decided to fight Trump after he made a series of demands in April, most…Mike Gonzalez -
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Boulder Suspect Who Used ‘Makeshift Flamethrower’ Against Pro-Israel Marchers Shouted ‘Free Palestine!’
The FBI is investigating an attack in Boulder, Colorado, Sunday after a suspect reportedly threw at least one incendiary device at a crowd of people who expressed solidarity with the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. An FBI spokesman, speaking at a press conference at 6:40 p.m. Mountain Time, confirmed that six victims, ages…Tyler O’Neil -
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How the ‘Pravda-Like’ Press Distorts the News
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. So much has been said about the media, the mainstream media, the legacy media. There’s not…Victor Davis Hanson -
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5 Years After the Floyd Riots, the Left’s Thirst for Political Violence Has Not Quenched
Five years after the death of George Floyd, the political Left is increasingly embracing violence as legitimate action, aided and abetted by soft-on-crime forces funded by billionaire George Soros. Floyd’s death sparked numerous deaths and other violence, including massive property damage to predominantly black neighborhoods and businesses. The Minneapolis–Saint Paul riots alone saw two people…Carrie Sheffield -
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Elias Rodriguez Is a Son of the Left’s Revolutionary Ecosystem
Elias Rodriguez’s alleged murderous rampage and the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death came four days apart, and these two events may not be as different as you think. They provide a grim omen that the revolutionary violence that shook the nation in the name of “social justice” five years ago is regrouping as anti-Israel mayhem, or worse. That…Mike Gonzalez -
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Boston Marathoner Kicked Off Team for Speaking Out About Transgender Issue
New mom and marathoner Natalie Daniels was booted from her running club for saying that people who identify as transgender should not compete against biological women in sports. When Daniels began training for the Boston Marathon just a few months postpartum, she interviewed with the organization XX-XY Athletics, a clothing brand which aims to protect women’s…Evelyn Elliott -
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I’m an 18-Year-Old Man. Here’s Why Young Men Don’t Like Dems.
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—There’s something almost poetic about the Democratic Party’s desperation. Faced with a mass exodus of young men from their ranks, the Left’s solution isn’t to rethink their disastrous policies or the cultural rot they’ve championed. Nope, they’ve decided to shell out tens of millions of dollars to study us. Not talk to us. Not…Brilyn Hollyhand -
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden’s Autopen Tells All!
First came the shocking discovery courtesy of the Oversight Project that nearly every single document put out under President Joe Biden’s signature had been signed by an autopen. Now comes confirmation that Biden was mentally incapacitated his entire term. Both leave unanswered, “Who was really president? Who operated the autopen?” We decided to go straight…Al Perrotta