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‘My Signature Has Been Forged’: DeSantis Probes Florida Pro-Abortion Ballot Measure Petitions Amid Fraud Allegations
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is asking law enforcement to “prioritize” the investigation into what may be “fraudulent” signatures on petitions to get a pro-abortion measure on the Nov. 5 ballot, according to a letter shared with The Daily Signal. The Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections’ office received complaints from voters about their signatures being… -
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DOGGONE: Reports of Missing Pets True or Not, Ohio City Suffers From Huge Haitian Migrant Influx
A small city in western Ohio has become a focal point of discussions about the mass immigration policies of the Biden-Harris administration. At Tuesday night’s presidential debate on ABC, former President Donald Trump mentioned how the city of Springfield, Ohio, was being overrun by Haitian migrants and that people have reported their dogs, cats, ducks,… -
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South Carolina Court Strips Families of Educational Freedom
South Carolina dad David Warner is afraid to tell his sixth-grade son that he will have to leave his school, teachers, and friends because the state Supreme Court struck down the Palmetto State’s school voucher program. “Today definitely felt like a kick in the stomach,” Warner said. The Warner family was using an education savings… -
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Why Won’t This Swing State Clear 4 Million Ineligible Names From Voter Rolls?
One of the most fiercely contested battlegrounds in this fall’s presidential race won’t remove more than 4 million ineligible names from its voter rolls. “Wisconsin’s population is a little less than 6 million, with 3.5 million active voters,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told The Daily Signal in a written statement. “So why do election officials… -
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In Pennsylvania, Trump Vows to Hold Harris Accountable and Take Country to Better Place
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania—Former President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that his message to undecided voters in Pennsylvania ahead of the Nov. 5 general election is that his second administration would bring prosperity to Pennsylvanians through commonsense approaches to energy, border security, and strengthening manufacturing. “We are going to bring the cost… -
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Priced Out of the American Dream: A Would-Be Homebuyer’s View From Wisconsin
EAU CLAIRE, Wis.—Craig Ervin, a skilled welder from my hometown of Eau Claire, is forced to rent. “I always wanted my own place, but I don't even bother looking anymore. Gets my hopes up, then I see the prices. It's just depressing how expensive it's gotten,” he said. Like many Wisconsinites, Ervin is wondering how… -
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TAKEN: California Took Away a Widow’s Teenage Daughter to Transition Her
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A mother in California lost her daughter to the foster care system in 2016 after she wouldn’t support the then-14-year-old girl identifying as a boy. “I lost my husband, but this was worse than losing my husband, because I had my rights taken away,” the mother told The Daily Signal. Years… -
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How Swing State Supreme Courts Could Swing the Presidential Election
Several battleground states passed election reforms after the 2020 election, but those laws might be only as good as state supreme courts allow them to be. The states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, and North Carolina all enacted election reforms that include enhanced voter ID laws and bans on private money funding administration of elections. … -
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Colorado Law School Student Blows Whistle on Anti-Trump Course
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A top public university’s law school is offering a class this fall that aims to explore the U.S.’ political shift toward “authoritarian Christianist nationalism” in the “age of Trump,” according to an email obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Law School class, titled “Statutory Interpretation,” is offered… -
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The New York Times’ Weird Attack on JD Vance
Once again, corporate media is painting a conservative lawmaker’s mainstream views as out-of-touch and bizarre. In 2017, JD Vance, then known for authoring his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” wrote an introduction to The Heritage Foundation’s 2017 Index for Culture and Opportunity, a collection of essays and charts looking at the state of families and prosperity in… -
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Vermont Christian School Fights Sports Ban for Affirming That ‘Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Girls’
In the fight over allowing biological males in women’s sports, a Christian school in Vermont finds itself in court—again. Last year, Mid Vermont Christian School accused the Vermont Principals’ Association, the “governing body for high school sports and activities for the state’s 300 public and private secondary schools,” and Vermont state officials of religious discrimination for… -
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Scott Rasmussen’s 2024 Election Breakdown: Polling Surprises and Swing State Showdowns
Pollster Scott Rasmussen shares his insights on the latest polling data and discusses the political landscape as the presidential race reaches the critical month of September. Watch or listen to our full interview on the latest episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast.” With only small margins separating Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in… -
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New York Indictment Highlights China’s Infiltration of State Governments
On Sept. 3, U.S. federal agents arrested Linda Sun, a former aide of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both Democrats, for allegedly acting as an unregistered agent for China. The incident is the latest indication of the lengths Beijing goes to infiltrate state governments and should stand as a warning… -
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California City to Sue State Over Anti-Parents’ Rights Policy
The city of Huntington Beach is set to file a lawsuit against California's "unconstitutional" law requiring school districts to hide students' gender identity from their parents, the city's attorney tells The Daily Signal. The Southern California beach community's City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night establishing itself as a "Parents' Right to Know" city. The… -
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Swing State Dems May Be Illegally Recruiting Poll Watchers, GOP Letter Warns
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Pennsylvania Democratic Party may be illegally recruiting out-of-state poll watchers, according to a letter Thursday from the Republican National Committee flagging “misinformation” on the state party’s website. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s website says that recruited poll watchers must be physically present in the state to work, but “do not necessarily have to be… -
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‘You Will Resign, or We’ll Make This Ugly’: Idaho National Guardsman Punished for Biblical Values
A Christian infantry officer is now being punished by the Idaho Army National Guard for using his First Amendment right to speak out against the LGBTQ+ ideology that he believes is harming children. In 2023, the officer posted about some of his deeply held beliefs on his private social media account while running for political office in… -
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RNC Scores Election Law Victories in These Swing States. Here’s What That Could Mean in November.
The Republican National Committee this week filed election-related lawsuits in Michigan and North Carolina, coming off a Supreme Court victory last week over election procedures in Arizona. An RNC initiative called Protect the Vote has filed more than 100 lawsuits across 25 states and recruited more than 150,000 lawyers and volunteer poll watchers across the… -
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A Year After Hawaii Fire, Rebuilding Has Barely Begun
Cleanup after wildfires is inherently more difficult than recovery from other natural disasters, according to Brian Cavanaugh, a visiting fellow for cybersecurity, intelligence, and homeland security at The Heritage Foundation. Unlike a hurricane, which mainly creates wind and water damage, Cavanaugh says, fires damage the structural integrity of buildings and often leave dangerous chemicals behind. … -
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As Usual, The Washington Post Gets an Election Story Wrong
One of the problems with reporters for The Washington Post is that they repeat the claims of liberals as if they are facts, without questioning the claims or pointing out the patently obvious problems with clearly false accusations. You can see that in a Page One story Saturday in which the Post blithely reports that… -
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Free Speech Victory for New York Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
A federal district court ruled Thursday that pro-life pregnancy centers in New York may inform women “that the abortion pill reversal (‘APR’) protocol is safe and effective for a pregnant woman to use, with her doctor, to reverse the effects of a first chemical abortion pill and thereby, help to save the life of her unborn child.”…