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A GOP Senator’s Fight for Life Continues on Capitol Hill
Taxpayers’ money once spent on funding abortions could now be permanently safeguarded for pregnancy centers to support women and families. The federal government grants more than $16 billion every year to support families, and soon that could include protecting life. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has reintroduced the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act… -
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If Donald Trump Did What Obama Did, Media Would Cheer—So Why the Outrage Now?
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. I’ve talked about the opposition to the Iran war that we are witnessing, but it’s a little bit more than opposition…. -
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Pam Bondi Out as Attorney General
President Donald Trump has removed Pam Bondi as attorney general, and tapped one of his former personal attorneys as a replacement. Trump announced on Truth Social on Thursday that he had named Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general who had previously represented Trump in cases regarding Stormy Daniels and classified documents, as Bondi’s replacement as acting… -
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Trump to Sign Order to Pay Tens of Thousands of DHS Employees
REUTERS—President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would soon sign an emergency order to pay all employees at the Department of Homeland Security who have worked without pay since mid-February, as Congress has failed to reach a funding deal. “I will soon sign an order to pay ALL of the incredible employees at the Department… -
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Oil Prices Jump After Trump Vows to ‘Finish the Job’ in Iran
The price of oil surged on Thursday, after President Donald Trump pledged in an address to the nation to “finish the job” in Iran and said America’s allies should help open up the oil trade stalled by the conflict. During his Wednesday evening Oval Office address on Iran, Trump said that the Strait of Hormuz,… -
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I Saw the Artemis II Lift Off. It Was the Dawn of a New Era.
I had the tremendous privilege of watching four NASA astronauts launch from the Kennedy Space Center on the Artemis II mission, which will take them closer to the moon than anyone has been in more than 50 years. Watching the rocket launch into space filled me with a sense of awe and respect for human… -
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Remembering Pope Saint John Paul II
Twenty-one years have passed since that April 2 in 2005 when, at 9:37 p.m., Pope John Paul II returned to the Father’s House. It’s been 21 years since the end of one of the longest pontificates in the history of the church and of the life of a pope who changed the world. Today, I… -
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Daily Signal Expands to California With New State Bureau
The Daily Signal is expanding its state-level reporting with the launch of a new California bureau, adding a team of journalists dedicated to original reporting, investigations, and commentary from the nation’s most populous state. The California bureau will focus on coverage of state government, public policy, and cultural issues, with particular attention to how decisions… -
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Trump Claims Gold Star Families Told Him to ‘Finish the Job’ in Iran
President Donald Trump said the families of fallen soldiers told him to “finish the job” in Iran. “Every single one of the people their loved ones said, ‘Please sir, please finish the job,’” Trump said in a primetime address to the nation on Wednesday night. The address marked one month since the United States launched… -
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With Federal Judge Halting White House Ballroom Construction, Will Congress Act?
A federal judge ruled to halt the construction of the White House ballroom on Tuesday, citing that Congress must approve of the project. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon paused construction on the ballroom after the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States sued the administration for tearing down the White House’s East… -
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LIFTOFF: Successful Artemis II Launch Sends Astronauts Into Deep Space
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration successfully launched four astronauts into deep space for the first time in more than 50 years. Artemis II launched the crewed Orion spacecraft at 6:35 p.m. EST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will travel for 10 days, loop around the moon, and go farther from Earth than… -
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At Trump’s Prompting, GOP Leadership Hatches New Plan to Fund DHS
With the partial government shutdown now the longest in U.S. history, House and Senate Republicans are trying a new plan to resolve the standstill. Last Friday, Republican senators passed a bill in the middle of the night to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Could Crush Iran, So Why Doesn’t He?
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 always two wars, as I mentioned on earlier occasions, a political war and a military war, once the conflict begins…. -
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Trump Mail-In Ballot Order Sets Up Battle With States
President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on federal elections has set the stage for battles with Democrat state leaders. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order to regulate the use of mail-in ballots in federal elections. The order requires the Department of Homeland Security to provide states with a list of citizens who are eligible… -
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City’s Demand to Remove Iryna Zarutska Mural Speaks Volumes About the Left’s ‘Values’
“We can agree, this mural behind us does not reflect Providence’s values.” Can you guess what kind of mural doesn’t reflect the so-called values of Providence, Rhode Island, according to a local Democrat politician? The half-finished mural—reportedly backed by Elon Musk—now set to be removed is a depiction of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee who was… -
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Justices Hear Potential Landmark Case on Birthright Citizenship
Some conservative-leaning justices had hard questions for Solicitor General John Sauer on Wednesday when he argued to reverse nearly 130 years of precedent on birthright citizenship, as President Donald Trump was in attendance. The case involves Trump’s executive order instructing agencies not to recognize citizenship for U.S.-born children without at least one parent who is… -
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Trump and Rubio Float Exit From NATO: ‘Paper Tiger’
President Donald Trump is floating an exit from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, calling the transatlantic alliance a “paper tiger” as European powers refuse to enter the conflict with Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also declaring a need to “reexamine” the U.S.-NATO relationship. Asked by The Telegraph in an interview published Wednesday if… -
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Trump Attends SCOTUS Argument, Prompts Tirade by Angry House Democrat
President Donald Trump arrived at the Supreme Court chamber on Wednesday morning for oral arguments over the birthright citizenship case. The potential landmark case marks the first time a sitting president has attended a Supreme Court argument. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., expressed outrage in a post at 1:03 a.m. on X over Trump’s attendance. Other… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Vance Takes Major Step Toward Cracking Down on Fraud
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Vice President JD Vance will swear in Colin McDonald on Wednesday morning to lead the Department of Justice’s anti-fraud division. “This is a huge step towards achieving the administration’s whole of government approach to rooting out fraud and finding the criminals and fraudsters who have taken advantage of American taxpayers for… -
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Daily Signal Welcomes Mehek Cooke as Senior National Security and Legal Analyst
Mehek Cooke is joining The Daily Signal today as senior national security and legal analyst, further strengthening our news outlet’s coverage of immigration, border security, and national defense. Cooke brings more than a decade of experience as an attorney, strategist, and media analyst focused on national security, immigration law, and a host of other policy…