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‘RIPPING US OFF’: Tim Burchett Blames Oil Companies’ ‘Greed’ for Higher Prices
A House Republican appeared to take a page out of Democrats’ playbook, blaming the “greed” of oil companies for increased oil prices, even as an oil trade association attributed the spike to the conflict in Iran. “Just fueled up the dually with diesel yesterday, I decided to do that instead of sending my daughter to… -
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GOP Senator Fights for Life on Capitol Hill
Sen. Josh Hawley introduced new legislation Wednesday calling on Congress to stand up against chemical abortion. Pro-life advocates, spiritual leaders, lawyers, and women who took abortion pills gathered to share their testimonies on Capitol Hill at a press conference introducing the legislation. “We are here today to issue a call to action, to call on the United States Congress to stand up and to… -
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End the Harmful Time Change Ritual
Except for the wise people of Arizona and Hawaii, who have year-round standard time, Americans were once again forced to “spring forward” and lose an hour of sleep on Sunday morning. This practice, known as daylight saving time, gives Americans more time in the evening to enjoy sunlight. This helps owners of golf courses, tennis… -
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Virginia Republican Wins Big Upset After Muslim Democrat Busted for Racist Tweets
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A Republican won a deep-blue Northern Virginia county-level seat in a major upset Tuesday after revelations that her Democratic opponent made racist social media posts more than 10 years ago. Republican Jeannie LaCroix, 64, won a special election for a Prince William County Board of Supervisors seat, defeating Democrat nominee Muhammed Sufiyan… -
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Trump Touts ‘Unbelievable’ Efforts in Iran and Lowering Drug Prices at Home
President Donald Trump addressed affordability and lowering drug prices while also giving updates on Operation Epic Fury, as he visited a plant in a Cincinnati suburb on Wednesday. The president called the military’s efforts in Iran “unbelievable” and noted they are “way ahead of schedule” in the operation. The United States, as well as “the… -
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Does Iran Still Have a War Strategy?
It has been 12 days since the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, and President Donald Trump is demanding “unconditional surrender,” but the Iranian regime is “digging in” for a protracted conflict. “The Islamic regime is digging in for a war of attrition,” Gregg Roman, executive director of the Middle East… -
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Polls Show ‘MAGA Split’ on Iran May Be Inflated
Polls show that the divide within the Make America Great Again movement over President Donald Trump’s operation in Iran may be exaggerated. An NBC poll showed that 90% of self-identified “MAGA Republicans” support Operation Epic Fury, with just 5% saying they disagree with the strikes. Seventy-seven percent of Republicans support the operation, while Republicans who… -
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‘Largest Deportation in History’? Why the GOP Is Divided Over This Immigration Question
Some conservative members of Congress are concerned President Donald Trump is moving away from his promise to carry out the “largest deportation” in U.S. history, while others say they’ve been advocating for such a shift. White House deputy chief of staff James Blair encouraged Republican members this week to focus on the deportation of criminal… -
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Mike DeWine Gives Last State of the State as Ohio’s Governor
On Tuesday, term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine gave his last State of the State address, calling to mind his role as a “servant” to Ohioans. The Republican governor often brought up the well-being of children in his remarks, highlighting efforts to implement the science of reading in schools, banning cellphones in classrooms, and reaching the lowest… -
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The Politicking of Barack Obama
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’d like to comment recently on the politicking of Barack Obama. He’s been in the news recently,… -
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Why the Real Fight Over Virginia’s Partisan Map to Reshape Congress May Come After Referendum
An upcoming referendum on whether to allow the Democrat majority in the Virginia Legislature to redraw congressional maps may not be the end of the matter. Voters in the commonwealth on April 21 will consider a state constitutional amendment to temporarily suspend the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission until after the 2030 census, allowing for partisan… -
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‘AMERICA HATERS’: Republican Slams Democrats For Unwillingness to Criticize Islam Amid New York, Texas Terror Attacks
A House Republican cast aspersions at Democrats’ motives for downplaying the threat of radical Islamic terrorism even after recent attacks. A Senegalese immigrant wearing a “Property of Allah” sweatshirt and an undershirt with the Iranian flag shot 16 people at a bar near Austin, Texas, last week, killing three. In New York City on Saturday,… -
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DOJ Review of Voter Rolls Uncovers Alarming Names—and It’s Only the Beginning
The Justice Department is finding thousands of noncitizens and dead people on voter rolls as it pursues more state election records, said Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, in an interview. “We’re finding tens of thousands of noncitizens on the voter rolls, hundreds of thousands of dead people on the voter rolls,… -
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‘MOCKERY OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT’: Cities Church Attorney Slams Catholic University for Honoring Don Lemon
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An attorney for Cities Church, the St. Paul, Minnesota, church that faced an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement invasion in January, condemned a private Catholic university for hosting former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who stands accused of interfering with the First Amendment rights of churchgoers, as a headliner for its “First Amendment… -
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Trump Says He’s Not Worried About Iranian Attacks on US Soil
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters)—President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not worried about Iran-backed attacks on U.S. soil, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of Iranian drones potentially striking the U.S. West Coast, ABC News reported. The U.S. and Israel carried out strikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, launching the Gulf region… -
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Virginia Democrats Join the War on the Electoral College
The year is just getting started, but the 2026 Virginia legislative session has already been nothing short of mind-boggling. Democrats are shamelessly moving a bevy of far-left fantasy bills through the Legislature. HB 1245 provides taxpayer funding for transgender surgeries, HB 256 mandates “environmental justice” planning, SB 22 forces racial bias training on nurses, and HB 111 bans cleaning voter rolls. But… -
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Republican Senators Grow Frustrated With Filibuster
Senate Republicans appear to be warming to an extreme measure to overcome Democrat obstruction—the “nuclear option” of overriding the 60-vote threshold required to bring a bill to a final vote. “My fellow conservatives and I have proudly used the 60-vote threshold to protect the country from all sorts of bad ideas and dangerous policies,” Sen…. -
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What to Know About Connecticut’s Push to Limit Homeschooling
Connecticut lawmakers are concerned about child abuse. Good, that issue should be a priority for parents and policymakers alike. But stripping rights away from all parents in the hope that the state will do a better job raising children is wishful thinking. State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would severely constrict the state’s homeschool… -
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Reversing Biden’s Child Care Fraud Loopholes
Many news reports are swirling around asking whether Congress may consider another reconciliation package and what may be in it. Regardless of whether Congress chooses to advance such a package, one area that needs immediate attention is stopping fraud in the welfare system. The fraud the country has witnessed in Minnesota recently shows how vulnerable… -
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Are Transgender Activists Holding Democrats Hostage?
Have all Democrats gone insane? I can’t help but wonder as James Talarico says God’s “gender identity” is “nonbinary,” as 106 Democrats oppose the Trump administration’s commonsense limits on Medicaid funding for sex-rejecting procedures, and as 104 Democrats co-sponsor a “Transgender Bill of Rights.” All this happens while Americans increasingly want to prevent men who…