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opinion
A Tale of Two States’ School Choice
Universal school choice policies are sweeping the nation. But not all policies are created equal. As the experience in two states demonstrates, how the policies are designed matters greatly. Both Louisiana and New Hampshire recently expanded eligibility for their education choice policies to all K-12 students. Yet although the population of Louisiana is more than… -
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THE BIDEN BURROWERS: Exposing a Potential Deep State Threat Against the Second Trump Administration
In 2018, The New York Times published an op-ed written by a self-described official in President Donald Trump’s administration who confessed to be “working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.” Deep state actors arguably helped launch the first impeachment against Trump, and intelligence agencies pressured Big Tech to… -
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Trump Is Right: Illegal Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Counted in Census
President Donald Trump is correct in seeking to exclude illegal immigrants from being counted in the census. Census numbers determine the apportionment of congressional seats and spending. The illegal immigrant population should not be here in the first place, so it should have zero effect on seats or spending. But Trump must go further and finally fix the census, which the Left has… -
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How the Left Perpetuates Starvation in Gaza
If Western leftists cared less about starving children in Gaza, there would be fewer starving children in Gaza. Food shortages have been a major concern in the Gaza Strip. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee recently said that those living there face “hunger and deprivation and possibly starvation.” Leftists blame Israel. “The forced famine of… -
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Border Czar Declares DC Is No Longer a Sanctuary City
Washington, D.C., will not operate as a sanctuary city as long as the city’s police remain under federal control, according to border czar Tom Homan. Instead, police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement will work together. “I think D.C. under federal control is not going to be a sanctuary city,” Homan said on Fox News… -
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The Disease Slowly Killing Our Schools
This is a preview of this week’s episode of “The Signal Sitdown.” Don’t miss politics editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Dr. Matthew Spalding by turning on YouTube notifications for the premiere at 6:30 a.m. EST on Aug. 14, 2025. Should I even send my kids back to school at all? Parents at every level are… -
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Ohio Gubernatorial Race Could Get Crowded
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is reportedly passing on a chance to run for governor in order to run again for the U.S. Senate after losing last November to Republican Bernie Moreno. With Brown opting for the Senate chamber over the governor’s mansion, other Democrats may take an interest in next year’s gubernatorial race. One… -
opinion
One Big, Beautiful Win for the West
President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers major victories to rural America and the West. As the chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, featuring 95 U.S. representatives, and the chair of the Senate Western Caucus, featuring 29 senators west of the Mississippi, we understand that a stronger West means a stronger America. “One… -
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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…. -
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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… -
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‘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…
