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Louisiana AG Says State Could Pursue Fauci Over Deposition Statements and Diary Revelations
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said the state is exploring a criminal or civil case against Dr. Anthony Fauci stemming from his 2022 deposition. During the deposition in a civil suit brought by Louisiana and Missouri against the Biden administration, Fauci said 174 times that he didn’t recall or didn’t remember certain information. However, new… -
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McKinney City Council Unanimously Approves Mosque After Hours of Public Opposition
MCKINNEY, Texas—The McKinney City Council on Tuesday night approved a proposed mosque relocation despite hours of opposition from residents in a meeting that drew hundreds of attendees. Last month, the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval for the proposal to the City Council for final consideration. The McKinney Islamic Association already… -
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House Ethics Committee Launches Investigation Into Abuse Allegations Against Ohio Rep. Miller
Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio wants the House Ethics Committee to probe allegations of domestic abuse lodged against him by his ex-wife, and the committee is doing just that. “In light of all the renewed interest in my family affairs I am going to file my own paperwork for an ethics investigation into myself… -
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Georgia Notary in Judge’s Disputed Will Case Stripped of Commission
THE CENTER SQUARE—The notary public who certified that a Georgia judge’s brother signed a will 12 days before his death once certified another signature for the judge’s family—by a dead woman, an investigation by The Center Square found. After The Center Square started asking questions about her work, Jacquelyn Walker has been stripped of her… -
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El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary
Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won the Democrat nomination for Michigan’s Senate seat on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. He beat out Rep. Haley Stevens by fewer than 15,000 votes, or 1% of the vote. Democrat state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out weeks before the primary election but was still on the ballot,… -
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Mamdani Backtracks on IDs for Marxist Marts
New York City’s Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is on a crusade for government control in his latest push for government-run grocery stores. Such stores have been attempted and failed before, and no amount of government subsidization will change the fact that these Marxist Marts are a taxpayer-financed disaster. Like any public program, they will… -
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Virginia Primary Results Set Up Fall Matchups
The stage is set for November’s congressional elections. The Associated Press called all of Virginia’s races less than an hour after polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. In the race for U.S. Senate, Democrat Mark Warner is attempting to win a fourth term. He ran unopposed in the primary and will square off against Republican… -
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‘We Walk Fentanyl’: 3rd Whistleblower Emerges in DOJ Probe of Biden-Era DEA Scandal
A third whistleblower came forward about a Biden-era operation involving alleged massive shipments of fentanyl into the United States that federal agents were told to track and not seize. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting an internal probe of the operation that critics say likely led to numerous deaths. The most recent whistleblower complaint details… -
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Francesca Hong’s Anti-Thanksgiving Rant Reveals What the Socialist Left Really Wants
Another day, another example that the Left’s pathological hatred of America permeates the entire socialist movement. Far-left darling Francesca Hong, a leading candidate to win the Democrat primary in the Wisconsin governor’s race, made some news this week for a series of unearthed X posts. One, in particular, stood out. Hong, who is a member… -
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One-third of Californians Live Near the Poverty Line. Can Steve Hilton’s Tax Relief Plan Help?
One-third of Californians were living at or near the poverty line in 2024, according to a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California. The report found that 13.6 million residents were at or near poverty, with the highest poverty rates concentrated in Los Angeles County. Of those, roughly 6.7 million were living below… -
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Texas School Board Keeps Gender-Neutral Dress Code Linked to Former DEI Council
Despite objections from two trustees, the Midlothian Independent School District in Texas voted to keep a gender-neutral dress code that Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison says was created by a diversity, equity, and inclusion council established in 2020. Documents Harrison provided to the Daily Signal show that, in 2020, the diversity council for the district… -
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Dominion Pockets Profits During Proposed Sale
Dominion Energy announced last week that its second-quarter revenue rose to $4.48 billion, up substantially from the $3.81 billion in revenue it earned in the same period last year. Those earnings far surpassed analysts’ estimates. Overall, Dominion posted adjusted earnings of 79 cents per share, again easily topping expectations. The profits are driven, in part,… -
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‘Absolute Criminal’: Aaron Rodgers Unloads on Fauci After Senate Hearing
Aaron Rodgers, NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, sat in a comfy, rotating chair next to Pat McAfee, head down as he listened to McAfee’s next question on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show”: “Can you tell us about the mindset of coming into your last season? How do you view this year versus maybe the… -
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Aaron Rodgers Says What Millions of Americans Think About Fauci
LATROBE, Pa.—I was standing a few feet behind Pat McAfee’s stage at Saint Vincent College on Monday afternoon when Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers delivered one of the most candid and authentic interviews you’ll ever watch. The Steelers had just finished their first padded practice of training camp, and McAfee was welcoming coaches and players… -
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Democratic Party Will Take Radical Turn After Michigan Election, Political Insiders Say
As a progressive socialist-backed candidate faces a moderate Democrat in Tuesday’s primary race for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, the outcome could provide insights into the future of the Democratic Party. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate endorsed by the far left wing of the Democratic Party, is facing off against centrist and pro-Israel Rep…. -
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They Ran 100 Miles in 1 Day for America. Here’s Why.
Running 100 miles in 24 hours isn’t something most people could accomplish. But for the men who completed Project 100, the challenge wasn’t just about endurance—it was about patriotism. Never Surrender USA is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to inspiring and educating the next generation of Americans to be healthy, strong, and patriotic. Its latest initiative,… -
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‘Pay to Pray’? El-Sayed Allegedly Paid Black Pastor $75K Before Endorsement
Horace Sheffield III, a prominent Detroit-based pastor and radio host who said he would put “his full force” behind Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, received $75,000 from the candidate’s campaign beforehand, a Washington Free Beacon review of finance records found. Ecumenical Ministers Alliance, the pastor’s nonprofit that Sheffield incorporated in 2010, did not respond to… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: New York’s Property Tax Crackdown Is Just the Beginning
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. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, has just stirred up a lot of controversy. He said that he wanted to go after property owners who had… -
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Secure Elections: Ohio Secretary of State Candidates Speak About Their Priorities
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. Ohio has many crucial statewide elections this year, including the race for secretary of state. The top two candidates for the job have different views on secure elections in the Buckeye State. This November, Treasurer Robert Sprague, the Republican nominee, is running against state Rep…. -
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This November, Remember New Jersey’s Voter Rolls
Roughly 6,600 noncitizens ended up on New Jersey’s voter rolls. Nearly 400 of them cast ballots in elections. That isn’t a Republican talking point. It’s the admission New Jersey Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill shared herself—five days after the Left spent a week insisting that threats to election security are figments of President Donald Trump’s imagination….