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Americans, Learn From the UK’s Grooming Gang Scandal
A grooming scandal that has been discussed for years in London is finally getting attention. MPs and London Assembly members are demanding an urgent investigation into grooming gangs in the city. They say authorities have failed to act on reports from survivors about the systematic abuse and exploitation of girls as young as 14. This…Peter McIlvenna -
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Blackburn Releases Framework for AI Rulebook
Sen. Marsha Blackburn released a draft framework for a national rulebook on artificial intelligence to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order. The Republican senator from Tennessee previously told The Daily Signal that Trump asked her to introduce the framework to establish a national standard on artificial intelligence. When asked by The Daily Signal if the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Group That Sets Agenda for 130K School Counselors Pushes Woke Program
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The organization that sets the agenda for the 130,000 school counselors across the U.S. just promoted a left-wing activist program that advocates for transgender ideology and critical race theory, according to a new report. “While the American people are actively rejecting the harms of transgender ideology, the invasion of women’s private…Tyler O’Neil -
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Immigrant Restaurant Owners Targeted After Serving Free Meals to Law Enforcement
When “ICE Out” protests spread across Arizona in recent months, one restaurant found itself at the center of the ICE storm. At Sammy’s Mexican Grill, owners Jorge and Betty Rivas—immigrants who have lived the American dream—chose to stay open and continue their five-year tradition of serving free meals to all law enforcement officers. The Rivas’…Reagan Campbell -
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‘American People Are Sovereign’: Vance Claps Back at Reporter About SAVE America Act
Vice President JD Vance responded to concerns that the Trump administration is seeking to “nationalize elections” by pointing to a voter identification law currently being debated in the Senate. Vance held a rally in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on Wednesday. “If what you mean by ‘intervening in the election’ is that we want everybody to have…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Schmitt Leads Charge to Pack SAVE America Act With Conservative Wins
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is leading the Senate effort to amend the SAVE America Act to include a suite of “80-20 issue policies” as pressure mounts on the upper chamber for more legislative wins. Under immense pressure from President Donald Trump and Republican voters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has brought the SAVE America…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Fact-Checking Newsom’s Absurd Low-Tax California Claim
Gov. Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken says that California is a low-tax state. Yes, really. At an SXSW conference Sunday in Austin, Texas, Gov. Gavin Newsom had the chutzpah to argue that, actually, Texas and Florida are higher tax states than California. “We have the most progressive tax rates in America,” Newsom said when asked about…Jarrett Stepman -
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Why Are Our Young Women Unhappy and on Drugs?
The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Emma Waters, a policy analyst in the Center for Technology and the Human Person at The Heritage Foundation and author of “Lead Like Jael: 7 Timeless Principles for Today’s Women of Faith,” on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on…Bradley Devlin -
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Fairfax County Leaders Push Back as Lawmakers Advance Tysons Casino Bill
Virginia lawmakers recently passed a bill that would make Fairfax County, outside Washington, D.C., eligible to host a casino—a move county leaders say undermines local decision-making. The bill was first introduced in 2023 by state Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax, and has since been supported by state Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax. After years of debate and repeated stalling, lawmakers pushed the…Reagan Campbell -
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Victor Davis Hanson: What Is It With the Fickle Europeans?
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. What is it with the fickle Europeans? I know that they have different interests than ours, but…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Markwayne Mullin a Step Closer to DHS Confirmation After Hearing
With his Wednesday confirmation hearing, Sen. Markwayne Mullin got one step closer to leading the Department of Homeland Security. Mullin, R-Okla., engaged in a difficult balancing act in the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, attempting to cool tensions with fellow senators while refusing to yield ground to Democrats’ demands. “I don’t get…George Caldwell -
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Tulsi Gabbard Addresses Fulton County FBI Probe
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard explained why she traveled to Fulton County, Georgia, in January for a federal election records probe. Gabbard testified at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats Wednesday, alongside FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Intelligence Agency Director James Adams, acting U.S. Cyber Command chief William Hartman, and CIA Director…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Mull Push to Strip Democratic Socialists of America of Nonprofit Status
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., put it succinctly to The Daily Signal when he said, “Communists are going to [be] communist.” Fine is one of several lawmakers on the federal and state level considering an effort to strip the Democratic Socialists of America of its tax-exempt nonprofit status after the DSA announced last week that it…Pedro Rodriguez -
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As SAVE America Act Stalls in Washington, States Take Election Integrity Into Their Own Hands
On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate kicked off what could be a dayslong debate over the SAVE America Act, the voter ID bill backed by President Donald Trump. As Congress struggles to move the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, better known as the SAVE America Act, through Washington, state legislatures across the country are beginning to chart their own…Katherine Matt -
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Sparks Fly Between Rand Paul and Markwayne Mullin at DHS Confirmation Hearing
Sens. Rand Paul and Markwayne Mullin got into a heated exchange on Capitol Hill Wednesday as Mullin refused to apologize for previously calling the Kentucky Republican a “freaking snake.” “I’m not apologizing for pointing out your character,” Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, told Paul. Mullin testified before the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on…Virginia Allen -
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Will Congress Help States Challenge SCOTUS Ruling That Gives Illegal Immigrants Massive Benefits?
A House subcommittee is exploring ways to challenge a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that radically expanded illegal aliens’ access to state benefits. In Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas law that barred illegal immigrant children from enrolling in public schools and argued these illegal immigrants were entitled to that benefit, and…Pedro Rodriguez -
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EXCLUSIVE: Draft Legislation Would Eliminate Sources of Day Care Fraud
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two Republican senators introduced draft legislation to reform child care for low-income families after fraud was uncovered in Minnesota and other blue states. Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., are asking stakeholders for feedback on the draft of a bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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We Lost Our Foster License for Christian Views on Gender. We Fought Back and Won.
Editor’s note: The following commentary is a lightly edited excerpt from remarks presented before the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission on March 16, 2026. We have dedicated many years to serving our community in Vermont. Together, we’ve tried to live by God’s call to do justice, love mercy, and care for the orphaned. In 2014, we…Brian Wuoti -
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Judge Slaps Down Trump-Lake VOA Shake-Up, Orders 1,000+ Employees Reinstated
A federal judge ordered more than 1,000 Voice of America employees removed from their jobs to be reinstated, in a blow to the Trump administration’s push to remake the entity and cut waste. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, of the District of Columbia, determined that the attempt to dismantle the taxpayer-funded media outlet was unlawful…Fred Lucas -
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What’s the Beef in Britain Over Halal Meat?
Since I last lived in London 30 years ago, Britain has seen the largest inward migration in its recorded history of more than 2,000 years, most of it from outside Europe. In 1996, the country was more than 90% indigenous English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. Today it is only 73%. One story that really captures…Simon Hankinson