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Coding Error: Dems’ Messaging Failures Go Deep
We may be well past 100 days into the Donald Trump presidency, but Democrats are still hard at work doing postmortems on why they lost so profoundly in the 2024 election. While some high-profile Democrats like Gavin Newsom have rightly acknowledged many of the issues that plagued their party during the last cycle, others continue to appear…Jared Bridges -
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How Trump Could Send the Perfect Message on Alcatraz
It’s time to restore justice in America. That’s what President Donald Trump essentially said on social media on Sunday when he announced that he’d be reopening Alcatraz prison, which has been closed for over half a century. “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” Trump said on Truth Social Sunday. “Today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with…Jarrett Stepman -
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20 Blue States Sue to Reverse HHS Cuts
THE CENTER SQUARE—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being sued by California, New York, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, and other states over what they call the dismantling of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Plaintiffs in the suit filed Monday against the HHS secretary also include Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine,…Dave Mason -
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Hugh Hewitt Reveals the Policies That Allowed the Deep State to Emerge, and How to Fight It
President Donald Trump has taken aim at the rot in the federal bureaucracy, but he will continue to face an entrenched deep state because the rules protect it, warns a radio host who once helped President Ronald Reagan combat the bureaucracy. Americans may not know that radio host and author Hugh Hewitt once worked in…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Trump-Iran Deal, Explained
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. Just recently, the Houthis, that is the terrorist organization that controls half of Yemen and has…Victor Davis Hanson -
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The Fight That Will Define This GOP Congress Is Happening Right Now
Piece by piece, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans are assembling President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” House committees have acted fast on their instructions laid out in the budget resolution, slashing or increasing spending to deliver on the agenda that propelled Republicans to victory in the November elections. Nevertheless, the biggest fights, on taxes and…Bradley Devlin -
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Could Spain’s Electricity Meltdown Be Coming to a State Near You?
Spain’s electricity supply went down last month due to cascading failures traced to faults in two solar plants in Spain’s southwest region, causing a blackout on the Iberian Peninsula. Americans should not be complacent because the North American Electric Reliability Corp., a nonprofit international regulatory authority, has warned that it might happen in the United…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Un-Kemp’d: Georgia’s GOP Governor to Forgo Senate Bid
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that he will not run for Senate in 2026, dashing hopes that he would help flip Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff’s seat from a state that Donald Trump won in 2024. “I have decided that being on the ballot next year is not the right decision for me and…George Caldwell -
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Americans Want to Protect Speech Over Giving Government Power to Censor ‘Disinformation’: Poll
Americans say they are concerned about the spread of fake news, but about 8 in 10 say they prefer freedom of speech that allows false information rather than allowing government censorship in an attempt to stop it. A survey of 1,000 registered voters found 85% believed it’s a “better approach” to allow free speech even…Fred Lucas -
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‘We Need Detention Beds’: Border Czar Homan Says of Trump’s Plan to Reopen Alcatraz Prison
President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz, a long-closed former prison on a small island off the coast of San Francisco. As the Trump administration steps up its efforts to secure the border and deport illegal aliens, especially criminal illegal aliens, the president has ordered the Bureau of Prisons and several other departments to work…Virginia Allen -
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Disgraced Ex-Rep. Weiner Running for NY City Council
Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner is mounting another comeback bid, this time running for an open New York City Council seat. The seat comprises the 2nd District, which includes Manhattan’s Lower East Side and East Village and is currently represented by Carlina Rivera, who is being forced out by term limits. Weiner previously served on…Jacob Adams -
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Israel Approves Plan to Assume Control of Gaza After Trump’s Middle East Trip
Hamas has “a window of opportunity” to agree to a hostage deal with Israel before the end of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East next week, according to a top Israeli defense official. If no deal is reached, Israel will launch an aggressive campaign inside Gaza aimed at the elimination of Hamas, according…Virginia Allen -
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DHS to Pay Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport
The Department of Homeland Security is offering to pay for illegal aliens to return home to their native countries. DHS announced that it would give illegal immigrants $1,000 when they confirm through the Customs and Border Patrol Home app that they have returned to their homeland. The app also facilitates eligible illegal aliens to request…Jacob Adams -
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‘A Lot of People Want the Job’: Trump Says He’ll Choose Waltz’s NSA Replacement in Next 6 Months
President Donald Trump will pick Mike Waltz’s replacement as national security adviser in the next six months, he told The Daily Signal. “We have a lot of people that want the job, I can tell you,” Trump said aboard Air Force One. “I mean, a lot of people say it really works in with what…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Jasmine Crockett’s Advice for College Grads: ‘Know How to Use a Chair’—and She Doesn’t Mean for Sitting
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas appeared to hint that college graduates should be ready to “use a chair” as a weapon during a Sunday commencement address. Crockett gave the advice to seniors graduating from Tougaloo College, a historically black college located in Jackson, Mississippi, during a roughly 20-minute speech posted on her YouTube page, according to WTJV.com. Crockett…Harold Hutchison -
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Rubio Designates Haitian Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
THE CENTER SQUARE—U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated two Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, adding to a list of transnational criminal organizations, including Mexican cartels and the violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua. Rubio designated the violent Haitian gangs, Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif, as FTOs and Specially Designated Global Terrorists,…Bethany Blankley -
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Trump Plans to Reopen Alcatraz, Irking Pelosi
President Donald Trump’s Sunday announcement of plans to reopen San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island as a prison has irked San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” said Trump on Truth Social. “Today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially…George Caldwell -
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Randy Fine Wants America to Look More Like Florida
Rep. Randy Fine was sworn into office a month ago Friday, but he already has an idea of what Republicans need to do while they control Congress and the White House. “We need to show we can govern,” Fine, 51, told The Daily Signal. Fine, R-Fla., was elected in Florida’s 6th Congressional District on April…George Caldwell -
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Study: Asylum-Seekers Primarily Responsible for Large Spike in Homelessness
Between 2022 and 2024, the U.S. saw a record 43% rise in “sheltered homelessness”—staying in some sort of emergency shelter, as opposed to living on the street. That is shocking enough on its own, but according to a new study, a contemporaneous spike in asylum-seekers accounted for a stunning 60% of that increase. “Asylum-seekers”—as referenced…Rachel Greszler -
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Trump Will Start Nominating Federal Judges ‘Rapidly,’ He Says
President Donald Trump will nominate federal judges “rapidly,” he told The Daily Signal on Sunday night. “We’re putting them in rapidly and trying to get very good ones, but we need judges that are not going to be demanding trials for every single illegal immigrant,” Trump said on Air Force One. “We have millions of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell