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opinion
Behind the ‘Moderate’ Mask: Spanberger’s Hidden Labor Policy Would Cost Virginia Jobs
Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger wants voters to believe she’s a moderate. That’s understandable. At a time when the Democratic Party’s favorability is at 33% and with an avowed socialist as the party’s nominee in the most highly visible election in the nation, the smart money is for Democrats in Virginia to run far from their party’s reputation…. -
opinion
Conservative Justices Wrestle With Distinction Between Presidential and Bureaucratic Authority
Justice Brett Kavanaugh may seem like part of the Supreme Court’s conservative wing—but in reality, he sits very near its center. In June, he joined a six-justice majority, including the three liberals, to uphold a federal telecoms project known as the Universal Service Program against a challenge that it operated as a tax imposed by… -
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Illegal Aliens Staying Away From Border Amid Trump Admin’s 3-Month Zero-Release Record
For three months in a row, no illegal aliens have been released into the U.S., according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Simultaneously, CBP is recording record-low illegal alien encounters at the border. In July, there were just 24,628 total encounters at the U.S. border, down from 170,180 in July 2024, marking the lowest monthly… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump to Sign Order Elevating Office of Space Commerce
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order elevating the Office of Space Commerce, The Daily Signal has learned. The order will move the office out of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency focused on the condition of the oceans, atmosphere, weather, and climate. The Office of… -
opinion
‘I Told You So’ Starts Here: Criminal Investigations Into High School-Assisted Abortions, Jan. 6 Truth, and More
Over the first 200 days of the second Trump administration, many details have come to light that have confirmed things that the legacy media and Democrat officials for years had dismissed as “right-wing conspiracy theories.” Just this week, details emerged that the FBI had whistleblower testimony that it failed to follow up on regarding classified… -
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Murphy Recycles Declaration of Democracy in Danger
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is recycling the “democracy in danger” declaration as he opposes Senate Republican appropriations efforts. Murphy, who is the Democratic Deputy Conference secretary in the Senate, explained that in his view, working with Senate Republicans to fund the government through appropriations bills was “putting a bipartisan veneer of endorsement on an illegal… -
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DOGE Stops Taxpayer Funding for Research on Retirement in China
For more than a decade, the United States has paid China for research into retirement. That ended this year when, through the urging of the Department of Government Efficiency, the National Institutes of Health canceled a grant for $1.7 million to the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study at Peking University. The stated intent of… -
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Trump’s NASA Jettisons DEI Comic Book, ‘Environmental Justice’ Programs
During the first year of the Biden administration, NASA produced a comic book about how a “first woman and the first person of color will walk on the Moon.” The agency followed that by publishing an additional graphic novel about the fictional character, Callie Rodriguez, and adding a “diverse crew” to join her, according to… -
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State Department Accuses UK of Free Speech Violations
The Trump administration is accusing the United Kingdom of a number of human rights abuses in a negative human rights “report card” for the birthplace of the Magna Carta and the modern parliamentary system. In its annual “Human Rights Report” for 2024 released on Monday, the U.S. State Department lists “specific areas of concern” in… -
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Trump Previews Plan to Extend Control Over DC Police Beyond Time Limit
President Donald Trump told The Daily Signal he plans to work with Congress to extend the 30-day federalization of the Washington, D.C., police force. “If it’s a national emergency, we can do it without Congress, but we expect to be before Congress very quickly,” Trump said at a press conference at the Kennedy Center. “And… -
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Ohio State Rep Speaks Out Against DC Police Chief: ‘Fraud of DEI’
On Monday, President Donald Trump announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi was taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Police Chief Pamela Smith continued to drive the news for her response about the chain of command, with state Rep. Josh Williams, an Ohio Republican representing the 44th District, among those… -
opinion
‘What Gives Trump the Right …?’
Can the president really temporarily federalize the Washington, D.C., police force in an effort to reduce the rampant crime occurring in the city? Is that actually legal? President Donald Trump has sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and hundreds of National Guard troops into Washington to “pursue and arrest every violent criminal in the district… -
news
DeSantis Names New Deputy Who Could Be Political Heir
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has named a new deputy and potential political heir with the appointment of Jay Collins as lieutenant governor of Florida. Collins assumed office on Tuesday and replaced Jeanette Nuñez, who had resigned as lieutenant governor to head Florida International University. Collins is seen by some political insiders as a potential successor… -
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Runaway Texas Dems Weigh a Return to Capitol
After almost two weeks of absence from their legislative duties, it appears the Texas state House Democrats who fled the state to prevent a vote on congressional redistricting may be making their return to the Capitol. On Tuesday, a Houston ABC affiliate “confirmed with multiple sources that House Democrats will return to Texas.” Ahead of… -
opinion
Gender Ideology Loses in Court Yet Again
Like abortion zealots in the past, gender warriors today are trying to use the courts to force on the American people a dangerous agenda that neither they nor their elected representatives want. So far, at least, they are striking out. More than half the states have enacted laws banning medical interventions such as puberty blockers,… -
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Enough Americans Living in Israel to Consider It the ‘436th Congressional District,’ Huckabee Says
There are enough U.S. citizens living in Israel that it could be considered America’s “436th congressional district,” according to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. There are about “700,000 Americans living in Israel,” Huckabee told Newsmax’s Carl Higbie during an interview in Jerusalem. “So when you help Israel, you’re helping 700,000 Americans be… -
opinion
Trump Derangement Syndrome Grips Hollywood Writers
The entertainment press found it very important to report that Hollywood thinks President Donald Trump is an authoritarian. This is still somehow considered “news.” Over 2,300 members of the Writers Guild felt compelled to speak out in an open letter because they believe in their “role in a healthy democracy.” In 2024, democracy was healthy… -
opinion
Gone to Pot: Just Say ‘No’ to Marijuana Lobby
Will more marijuana use make America a better place? Not many who’ve seen and smelled what legalizing the drug has done to cities like New York, D.C., and San Francisco would say so. Yet President Donald Trump is contemplating a change to marijuana’s federal classification that would make it easier to buy and more profitable… -
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Alabama Congressman Announces Bid for Elevation to Senate
Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., announced his bid Tuesday to become the GOP nominee to fill the Senate seat to be vacated by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor. Moore is an Alabama native and a graduate of the state’s land grant research university, Auburn, where he studied agricultural science. His public service began… -
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MULTI-GENDER BATHROOM? Parents Outraged Over Virginia High School’s New Layout
When students return to Christiansburg High School for classes on Wednesday, they’ll find at least one large “open plan” gender-neutral and multiple-stall bathroom. Parents are raising the alarm. “I would have been mortified at that age,” Alecia Vaught, 49, who has two grandchildren at the southwestern Virginia school, told The Daily Signal about the bathroom…
