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‘Gross Misuse of Federal Funding’: Trump Admin Blocks Payments to ‘Obviously Fraudulent’ Los Angeles Homeless Agency
The Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Donald Trump announced an “immediate suspension” on all funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, citing a “clear pattern of fraud.” “Year after year, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars were funneled to LAHSA with little accountability,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in a statement… -
opinion
‘Shut This White House Down’: Graham Platner’s Maine Win Tests Democrats’ Strategy
Mehek Cooke, the Daily Signal’s senior national security and legal analyst, explains the fallout from Senate candidate Graham Platner’s win in the Maine Democrat primary. This transcript has been slightly edited for clarity. Graham Platner just revealed the Democratic Party’s emerging midterm agenda: permanent resistance. Platner won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in… -
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How Can Anyone Defend Transgender Sports After This?!
Allowing boys to compete in girls sports isn’t just wrong—a new lawsuit reveals that it can make girls vulnerable to sexual assault, even alleged vaginal penetration. Yes, according to a verified complaint filed in a federal court Tuesday, a young man who claimed to identify as female not only competed against a teenage girl in… -
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Fairfax Schools’ Pricey Legal Advice Disguised as ‘Independent Investigation’
Earlier this year, 13 girls attending Fairfax High School told school administrators that Israel Flores Ortiz, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador attending the school as a junior, groped their genitals in the hallway as they were transitioning between classes. In April, Ortiz was sentenced to 360 days in jail for multiple counts of… -
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How California’s Election System Keeps Democrats in Power
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. Sami Winc: So, Victor, California polls or the California election results have come in, and I was wondering your… -
Federal Loophole Allows for Election Day Shortcut in Minnesota—but Legal Challenge Could Be Coming
A government watchdog group is threatening Minnesota with a lawsuit over its practice of allowing registered voters to “vouch” for potential voters who cannot provide proof of residency. Minnesota allows voters to register on Election Day and forgo proof of residency if another registered voter will affirm their eligibility to vote at a polling place…. -
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Agreement on Data Centers Falters as Ohio Lawmakers Go on Recess
While the Ohio Legislature has made strides this week in key areas before summer recess, it was unable to come to an agreement on the hot-button issue of data centers. Lawmakers have been debating the level of regulation and tax breaks for data centers, while a joint committee is also studying the effects of data… -
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Newsom Doubles Down on Sanctuary Policies as Ireland Explodes Over Migrant Violence
On June 8, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a 30-year-old Sudanese asylum-seeker named Hadi Alodid allegedly stabbed 44-year-old local Stephen Ogilvie repeatedly with a kitchen knife in the eyes, face, neck, and back. Ogilvie lost his left eye. Bystanders had to pull the attacker off him. Alodid had entered through Dublin in 2023, claimed asylum, and received leave… -
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‘They Paid Me to Vote’: Homeless Residents Make Explosive Claims After Pratt’s Loss
As questions continue to swirl around Los Angeles’ mayoral election, newly surfaced videos show homeless individuals on Skid Row claiming they were paid cash to vote for Mayor Karen Bass. The allegations emerged just days after Republican Spencer Pratt lost a runoff spot as thousands of late-counted mail-in ballots shifted the race. In an interview… -
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Lt. Gov. Jones Seeks Millions From Opponent Jackson in Defamation Suit
A company owned by Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is suing his rival in the Republican gubernatorial primary runoff election—but voters will render their own verdict this Tuesday. Last week, Jones Petroleum Co. sued healthcare CEO and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson for $100 million in damages, claiming one of his campaign ads hurt the company’s… -
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Voter ID Gets Major Mail-In Ballot Boost From Ohio Legislature
The Ohio Legislature passed a bill that would require photo ID to be submitted starting in 2027 for absentee voters’ mail-in ballots. That’s in addition to what’s coming this November, when voters get the opportunity to enshrine Ohio’s current voter ID law into the state constitution. If Gov. Mike DeWine signs House Bill 472 into… -
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Abdul El-Sayed Refutes Officer’s Claim That Staffer Charged With Conspiracy to Threaten Was ‘Full-Time’ Employee
A former staffer for Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has been charged by the Justice Department with conspiring to threaten University of Michigan leaders to pressure them to sever ties with Israel. The former staffer, Mariam Muhammed Odeh, 24, was a student at the University of Michigan and a resident of Dearborn, Michigan. El-Sayed… -
opinion
Virginia State GOP Set to Vote on Radical Democrat Amendments
The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia is meeting Saturday morning in Fredericksburg to consider whether to oppose or remain neutral on three highly controversial proposed Democrat amendments to the Virginia Constitution. The amendments cover abortion, same-sex marriage and gender identity, and voting rights for those convicted of felonies. The abortion amendment… -
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California’s Skid Row Voter Case Proves Trump Right About the SAVE Act
California makes the strongest case for passing the SAVE America Act. The state has built one of the most permissive voting systems in the country, with lax safeguards and rules that defy common sense. It has multiplied the pathways for ballots to enter circulation and remain in the counting process while reducing the most important… -
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Reactions to ‘Teen Takeover’ Forcing Cancellation of Church Festival in Columbus Suburb
The wealthy Columbus, Ohio, suburb of Bexley was hit with a nasty surprise over the weekend when a “teen takeover” swarmed St. Catharine’s Catholic Church’s FunFest. An estimated 500 to 800 teens attended the festival, and although most were peaceful, a series of fights broke out that forced cancellation of the event for the rest… -
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Bitter ‘Harvest’: Don’t Scoff, Virginia, Over California’s Elections. We’re Not Far Behind.
Virginians should not be giggling over the issues that are dogging California’s primary results—we could be next. All of the laws regarding mail-in voting and ballot harvesting are in Virginia’s law books, too. Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, now president of the Election Transparency Initiative, pointed this out in a visit with me on… -
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$22 Million Gun Factory Relocates From Virginia to Georgia Over ‘Anti-Gun’ Legislation
On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a firearms manufacturer will leave the state of Virginia over new “anti-gun legislation” and relocate to Georgia, bringing a $22 million investment and employing hundreds of residents. “Georgia attracts job creators from all over the country and world because we work with them, not against them,” Kemp said…. -
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Graham Platner, the Modern Democratic Party’s Fresh Aryan Face
It would have been bad enough if Graham Platner had sported a swastika tattoo for 18 years, perhaps due to twisted respect for the tank-combat tactics of Nazi general Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps or maybe irrational exuberance for the propaganda of Nazi cineaste Leni Riefenstahl. Either rationale should sink any Senate bid. However, the Totenkopf tattoo on… -
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California Is America’s Banana Republic
Historically, a “banana republic” is a derisive term for small, unstable nations in Latin America dominated by a corrupt ruling clique. These regimes maintained power through manipulated elections, suppression of opposition, crony capitalism, and the systematic looting of public resources, all while projecting a thin veneer of democratic legitimacy. The people suffered in poverty while… -
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Trump Speaks on Ohio Voter ID
With Senate Joint Resolution 10 on voter ID having passed the Ohio Senate last week, and a similar resolution expected to come up for a vote on Wednesday in the House, President Donald Trump took to social media to promote the effort. “Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT,” Trump posted Monday…