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Amid New Arctic Frost Revelations, House Investigators Scrutinize Jack Smith
Former special counsel Jack Smith—who pursued President Donald Trump on two fronts between the first and second term—faced his own scrutiny from the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Smith claimed that he had “proof beyond reasonable doubt” of Trump’s guilt. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told reporters afterward that his opinion of the Smith… -
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How Many Democrats Voted Against MTG’s Bill to Outlaw Transgender Surgeries for Kids?
The House of Representatives successfully passed a bill designed to protect children nationally from transgender procedures Wednesday, a major step forward in codifying one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises. The bill, titled the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, passed by a 216-to-211 margin, with 207 Democrats voting against the bill. Four Republicans joined Democrats in… -
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Speaker Johnson’s Health Care Plan Overcomes 11th-Hour Revolt From GOP Moderates
House Republicans successfully passed a premium-slashing health care package on Wednesday, overcoming a late-breaking revolt from House GOP moderates. The bill, called the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, passed by a vote of 216-to-211. Only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted against the bill. The Kentucky congressman has long been opposed… -
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Ron DeSantis Responds to CAIR Lawsuit After He Designated It a Foreign Terror Org
The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded Wednesday to the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ lawsuit claiming that DeSantis violated federal law when he designated CAIR a foreign terrorist organization last week. “We don’t negotiate with terrorists,” DeSantis’ communications director, Alex Lanfranconi, told The Daily Signal in a statement Wednesday. The governor designated CAIR, which… -
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Hegseth Did What Biden Called ‘Impossible’
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. A lot of officials in the Trump Cabinet are under a lot of criticism, as we’d… -
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BREAKING: Bongino Announces When He Will Resign From FBI
After months of speculation, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced his resignation on Wednesday. “I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” Bongino wrote on X. “I want to thank President [Donald] Trump, AG [Pam] Bondi, and Director [Kash] Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose. Most importantly, I want to… -
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Democrat Senators Criticize FCC Head Over Threats to Kimmel Show
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Reuters)—The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission faced criticism Wednesday from Democrats at his first appearance before Congress since pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off the air in September. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed FCC Chair Brendan Carr to take action against U.S. broadcasters, criticized news coverage,… -
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Why Shrinking the US Army Undermines Peace Through Strength
The United States continuously monitors and engages with global conflicts and peacekeeping efforts in regions such as Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, and Venezuela. The U.S Army in particular is instrumental in such efforts. Unfortunately, the world faces increasing instability and adversarial actions. America has recently deepened its involvement with Venezuela, as evidenced… -
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EXCLUSIVE: How Transportation Secretary Will Help Trump Defund Woke Universities
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to revamp the agency’s university grant program after axing requirements that the schools fund diversity, equity, and inclusion and environmental initiatives, The Daily Signal can first report. Duffy plans to announce $33 million in grants to universities to “unleash American innovation.” This comes after the Department… -
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Wall Street Warning: Germany’s Energy Policies Mean Economic Suicide
In the heart of New York’s financial district, Wall Street experts are issuing a stark warning about Germany’s economic trajectory, labeling its energy policies an act of self-sabotage. During a recent visit to the United States, Petr Bystron, a member of the European Parliament from Germany’s Alternative for Germany party, AfD, U.S. economic analysts expressed… -
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Fani Willis’ Explosive Testimony
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis erupted on Wednesday while testifying before a special Georgia Senate committee scrutinizing her prosecution of President Donald Trump. Judge Scott McAfee agreed to toss the racketeering case in November after the prosecutor who inherited Willis’ beleaguered effort pushed him to take it off “life support.” During her testimony, Willis accused members of the Georgia Senate… -
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EXCLUSIVE: CBP Busts Meth Breakfast Cereal Smuggling Attempt
Customs and Border Protection has thwarted a large drug smuggling attempt in Texas. CBP officers in the Lone Star State discovered a tractor trailer filled with cereal ingredients. More than $10.3 million in alleged methamphetamine was found hidden inside the cereal bags. “Our front-line CBP officers shut down a significant meth smuggling attempt hidden within ingredients that shouldn’t grace anyone’s breakfast table,” Port Director for the… -
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‘PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL MACHINE’: America’s 4 Largest Unions Fund Politics Using Members’ Dues, Report Says
America’s four largest public sector unions spent more of their members’ dues on politics and activism than they did on the traditional “representational activities” for which unions exist (such as bargaining for higher wages and better benefits), according to a new report. The National Education Association; the Service Employees Industrial Union; the American Federation of… -
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Military Is Tossing ‘New Age Notions’ and Will Make Chaplain Corps ‘Great Again,’ Hegseth Announces
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has pledged to toss “New Age notions” in America’s Chaplain Corps and make the military body “great again.” “In recent decades, its role has been degraded in an atmosphere of political correctness and secular humanism,” Hegseth said of the Chaplain Corps in a video message released Tuesday night. “Chaplains have been minimized, viewed by many as therapists instead… -
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‘Plain and Simple’: Kennedy Bill to Withhold Senator Pay During Shutdowns Advances
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is one step closer to having U.S. senators feel the burden of a government shutdown. Last week, the Senate Rules Committee unanimously advanced the senator’s resolution to withhold senators’ pay during a government shutdown. Kennedy’s resolution would require that the paychecks of senators be withheld by the secretary of the Senate… -
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Trump’s Inflation Trap
What can Donald Trump do to stop morphing into Joe Biden? The two presidents could hardly be more different in most ways—but in the one that counts most with voters, Trump is in danger of resembling his predecessor. Americans rejected Biden and the Democrats last year because they were incensed at the lousy state of… -
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Erasing Masculinity Has Created a Generation in Crisis
America is waking up. After years of being told that gender is fluid, that chromosomes are incidental, and that masculinity is toxic or obsolete, America is rediscovering a truth our culture worked hard to bury: The Y matters. The crisis began the moment the “Y” was dismissed. Influential voices turned identity into a DIY project, erased the Y chromosome… -
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Mark Kelly Faces Escalated Review of Alleged Misconduct From Pentagon
The Pentagon is plowing ahead in its investigation of Arizona Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly, who told service members they “can refuse illegal orders.” “The Office of the Secretary of War, in conjunction with the Department of War’s Office of the General Counsel, is escalating the preliminary review of Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.), to an… -
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House Investigates SPLC’s Profiting, Partisanship in Attack on Conservative Groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center was deeply involved in setting federal policy during the Biden administration, as well as law enforcement and even school policies across the country, despite labeling mainstream right-of-center organizations as “hate groups,” experts told a House panel Tuesday. The SPLC previously claimed it was not anti-Christian, citing how it did not… -
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‘FAKE NEWS’: Trump, Leavitt React to Susie Wiles Profile
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced Vanity Fair’s profile on chief of staff Susie Wiles as “fake news.” “This was, unfortunately, another attempt at fake news by a reporter who was acting disingenuously and really did take the chief’s words out of context,” Leavitt told Fox News Channel’s “America Reports.” “But I think, most…