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Sen. Rick Scott Pushes Bill to Ban Chinese Digital Currency in US Transactions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would prohibit U.S.-based money services businesses from using central bank digital currencies issued by the Communist Party of China, including the digital yuan. If enacted, the Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act would prohibit money services businesses from engaging in any transaction that involves… -
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Why Trump Delayed an Executive Order to Protect America From Cyber Threats
President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed signing an executive order regulating artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, citing the AI race with China. “I think it gets in the way of … we’re leading China, we’re leading everybody, and I don’t want to do anything that’s going to get in the way of that lead,” Trump told… -
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Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Now Panicking Over Businesses Leaving
Seattle’s socialist-in-chief is no longer laughing about chasing away businesses and wealthy residents. But the attitude adjustment may be too little, too late. Just a few weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson infamously giggled when asked if she was concerned about wealthy residents fleeing Seattle because of her policies. “I think the claims that millionaires are going… -
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Thune Stalls DHS Funding Bill Again, Sending Congress Home
The long-stalled Department of Homeland Security immigration funding bill unexpectedly stalled again Thursday afternoon. Senate Majority Leader John Thune delayed the vote until after the long weekend and the even longer recess, missing President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline. On Tuesday, Thune told the press that senators were going to vote this week on the… -
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‘BIG SAVING’: Trump Says Slashing This Regulation Will Lower Grocery Prices
President Donald Trump said every American family will experience a “big saving” in their grocery bills after he rolled back two Biden-era regulations on refrigerants. With the rollback, Trump said he made more refrigerants available for supermarkets and other businesses, which he says will save $900 million. The Daily Signal asked the president on Thursday how… -
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Mike Howell Eyes DOJ Seat on Weaponization Panel
Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project, made a bid on Wednesday to serve on the Justice Department panel that will oversee more than $1.7 billion in payments to individuals who claim to be victimized by the “weaponization” of the federal government. “My candidacy has been met with great enthusiasm,” Howell told the Daily Signal…. -
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Mamdani-Backed NYC Primary Challenger Swamps Dem Incumbent in New Poll
A new poll shows a Zohran Mamdani-endorsed House candidate swamping a Democrat incumbent endorsed by congressional leadership, reflecting an anti-incumbent spirit in the party driven by an increasingly anti-billionaire and anti-Israeli government base. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who ran in the Democrat primary for mayor in 2025, leads incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman by… -
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It’s Time to Save Standard Time
Every March and November, Americans dread the notification in their inbox or on the news to “Remember to change your clocks!” Most of us rely on the adage “Fall back in fall—spring forward in spring” to sort out the confusion of which way the clock is moving. But you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who… -
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GOP Congress Goes After the ‘Ethnic Scam’ Crippling America
Republicans are discovering billions of taxpayers’ dollars going to waste, being spent fraudulently, and abused by American bureaucracy systems, specifically the welfare state. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is leading the fraud investigations, rooted in immigration policy issues, in Congress. “A lot of this is being done by foreigners,” Gill said at a Republican Study Committee… -
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SPLC Leader to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s interim CEO, Bryan Fair, has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on June 9, the committee announced Wednesday. A committee spokeswoman told the Daily Signal on Thursday that the hearing will be open to the press and to the public. The committee may have other witnesses present but… -
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Feeding Our Future Fraud Mastermind Sentenced
Aimee Bock, the mastermind behind a $250 million child nutrition fraud scheme in Minnesota, has been sentenced to 500 months in prison, or 41.5 years. She’s also been ordered to pay more than $240 million in restitution. Bock was the executive director of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, siphoned hundreds… -
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Supreme Court Weighs in 8-1 on Cuba-Tied Lawsuit
The Supreme Court determined that a U.S.-based company—Havana Docks—can recover damages from four major cruise lines that used its docks previously confiscated by the Cuban government. Havana Docks, a U.S. company, built docks in Havana’s port before the Cuban Revolution. The Castro regime revoked the company’s legal right to the docks, and the company later… -
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As Fires Spread, Sen. Alvarado-Gil Says California Is Unprepared
Fire season is ramping up across California, with the Sandy Fire in Ventura County and the Bain and Verona fires in Riverside County raising new concerns about wildfire preparedness and prevention. In Sacramento, the Daily Signal spoke with state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil about whether California is doing enough to prepare for another dangerous wildfire season…. -
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Communist Cuba Mouth Piece Dismembered by US Lawmakers
After Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez claimed that “despite the [U.S.] embargo, sanctions and threats of the use of force, Cuba continues on a path of sovereignty toward its socialist development,” several Republican lawmakers dismissed his remarks as disconnected from reality. “Ha, ha, ha,” Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., said sarcastically in response. “Ha, ha,… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Kamala Harris and the Adolescents of the Left
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: All right, here’s the headline, Victor. Kamala Harris torched for progressive wish list. Here’s the first few paragraphs of this… -
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Jasmine Crockett’s Unhinged Tirade Against Me
I testified in Congress today, and I can’t help but feel like I was doing the job of Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s therapist. The House Judiciary Committee invited me to speak on the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Democrats on the committee didn’t exactly like that. The Democrats spent their time defending the poor, sweet,… -
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House Panel Flags Maryland’s Mail Ballot ‘Error’
After Maryland announced an error within a massive shipment of more than 500,000 mail-in ballots, Rep. Greg Murphy had a one-word description. “Oops,” the North Carolina Republican said during a hearing Wednesday of the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections. “What’s the deal going on with Maryland?” Murphy asked Don Palmer, a former chairman of the… -
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CUBA LIBRE? Congress Divided Over Raúl Castro Charges
After the Department of Justice unveiled charges against Raúl Castro, the former socialist leader of Cuba, Congress is divided between those eager to see the regime forcefully toppled and those who think America has its hands full with Iran. On Tuesday, it was revealed that a Florida grand jury has indicted Castro and five others… -
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MS NOW Host SHOCKED That Some Americans Believe They Have God-Given Rights
We may have witnessed the most MS NOW moment of all time. On Monday, MS NOW host Katy Tur moderated a panel in which she discussed recent, supposedly controversial comments by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. “What about this passage from Mike Johnson declaring that our rights do not derive from government, they come from… -
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SCOOP: Trump AI Executive Order Will Likely Punt on Security Concerns
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on artificial intelligence safety later this week, but sources familiar with the draft say the directive won’t answer key questions about how to contain potential national security risks posed by new models. Trump is slated to sign an executive order in…