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EXCLUSIVE: 1,500 Truck Drivers Taken Out of Service for Poor English Following Transportation Department Directive
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Following new guidelines from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to enforce English language proficiency for commercial truck drivers, 1,500 drivers have had their licenses placed out of service by law enforcement, The Daily Signal has learned. “‘America First’ means safety first. Americans are a lot safer on roads alongside truckers who can… -
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‘F—–g Fight’: Dems Face Off in Epic Verbal Spat on Senate Floor
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Democrats engaged in a fierce shouting match on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon with Democrat New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker accusing his fellow party members of betraying their party and condoning authoritarianism. The New Jersey Democrat delivered a blistering speech after heading to the Senate floor to object to a slate… -
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Bill Imposes Prison Time for Those Who Harm Law Enforcement Dogs
A bill in Congress would impose up to 15 years in prison for those who harm a law enforcement dog with a deadly weapon. In partnership with K9s United, a nonprofit that seeks to protect and support dogs used in law enforcement, Republican Rep. Aaron Bean of Florida announced the Leo K9 Protection Act, a… -
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Virginia Faces Energy Crisis Amid Rising Electricity Demand, 2020 ‘Clean Economy’ Law
With unparalleled growth in electricity demand—driven in no small part by the explosion of data centers in the state—Virginia must decide where its energy future lies. The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, a free-market think tank, warned against 2020’s Virginia Clean Economy Act—which phases out coal and gas in favor of wind and solar—claiming… -
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EXCLUSIVE: How Trump’s ‘America First’ Aid Program Fared in First Disaster
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s State Department responded to its first disaster since reorienting its foreign assistance programs to align with U.S. interests. State Department disaster experts led the United States’ support for the millions of Filipinos affected by ongoing flooding, a senior State Department official told The Daily Signal. Since mid-July, floods… -
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‘IT BOGGLES THE MIND’: Former USAID Official Perplexed Why Republicans Would Fund the National Endowment for Democracy
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., moved to defund the National Endowment for Democracy after a House Republican proposal for fiscal year 2026 included full funding for the agency at 2025 levels, even though President Donald Trump called for defunding it. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., the House Appropriations Committee member whose name appears at the top of… -
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Federal Judge Tries to Affirm a New Protected Status for Abortion
Since the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the Constitution contains no right to abortion, the abortion industry has waged a campaign to ensure that an abortion right would continue in effect, if not in law. Planned Parenthood, the cause’s corporate embodiment, won another victory in that campaign on Monday… -
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Virginia GOP Faces Tough Forecast for November: One GOP Leader Weighs In
With August about to begin, longtime Virginia election watchers say that this is when “it gets real.” And with Virginia being only one of two states in the country holding elections for governor and control of its House of Delegates, national attention is beginning to focus on the commonwealth. The Washington Examiner just published election… -
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New York Times Issues Editor’s Note Over Condition of Child in Viral Image
The New York Times has issued an editor’s note over an image the outlet published of an extremely frail child in Gaza. The image of the child, each bone of his rib cage visible, went viral. After publishing the story, the Times learned that the child has “pre-existing health problems.” “Mohammed, according to his doctor,… -
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If Public-Sector Unions Provided Value, They Wouldn’t Need Schemes
Chances are, the last time you went to the supermarket, the clerk at the checkout stand thanked you for your business. And you thanked her back. You were both being polite, of course, but there was more to it than that. In fact, you were expressing the essence of capitalism: In a free-market economic system,… -
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‘BOONDOGGLES’: See Where the Biggest Wastes of Tax Dollars Are Going, Besides Just California
While President Donald Trump nixed funding for California’s “train to nowhere,” taxpayers remain on the hook for other projects that are billions of dollars over budget and more than a decade behind schedule, according to a new Senate report. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued “Off the Rails: The Billion Dollar Boondoggles Taking Taxpayers for a… -
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How to Keep Kids From Killing Kids
What once would have shocked the conscience is now forgotten by the end of the article. Consider these recent stories on juvenile homicides. In Southern Nevada, last October, 17-year-old Keanu Enright left his home to play video games. Police said a group of friends ended up “handling a gun.” A 15-year-old boy then shot and… -
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Trump’s Trade Lesson for Economists (and the World)
If America is in a trade war, the question to ask is, are we tired of winning yet? “Donald Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as world ‘chickens out,’” reads the Financial Times headline. “Only China and Canada have retaliated against U.S. president’s tariff war,” the Financial Times’ subhead adds. “In the Trump-dominated global economy, the… -
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Abigail Spanberger Runs as a Moderate, but Her Voting Record Shows Otherwise
After four years under a Republican governor, Virginia Democrats are determined to retake the executive seat with their nominee, Abigail Spanberger. But party loyalty alone will not be enough to win in November. To succeed, Democrats must convince voters that the former congresswoman is a governor for all Virginians. That’s a tough sell, given that… -
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A Bove and Beyond: Parties Clash Again Over Control of Judiciary
Editor’s note: Emil Bove was confirmed Tuesday night by a 50-49 margin. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined all Democrats in voting against his confirmation, and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., did not vote. The Senate has again become the scene of a titanic battle for control of the judiciary… -
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Here’s How Attack in Cincinnati Gained National Attention and the DOJ Became Involved
One of Ohio’s largest cities is making headlines, and not for the best of reasons. Over the weekend, a white man and woman were attacked by group of black assailants in Cincinnati. What began as a local incident drawing outrage from Ohio Republicans, including Sen. Bernie Moreno and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, has now grown… -
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Crime-Stoppers: Armed Citizens Protect Themselves, Others
Just minutes into a special Vacation Bible School Sunday service at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, on June 22, parishioners found their morning worship interrupted by the terrible crack of gunshots outside. A man clad in a tactical vest and carrying numerous firearms had driven erratically onto the premises of the church, apparently intent… -
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A Free Market Fix for Health Care: Pass the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
For decades, the political and media class has told Americans that the only way to fix health care is with more government—more mandates, more regulations, and more spending. What has that approach delivered? Skyrocketing costs and unaccountable bureaucracy. Inflation-adjusted national health care spending has more than doubled since 2000. As a result, over 100 million Americans… -
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Heritage and Cato Debate Conservatism vs. Libertarianism
Interns from The Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute faced off in a debate on conservatism vs. libertarianism Thursday, arguing which philosophy was the better approach for governing America. Debate moderator Matthew Continetti of the American Enterprise Institute facilitated a series of rounds between the teams on the topics of immigration, international trade, and political philosophy. … -
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‘Beyond Troubling:’ The Latest on the Biden Autopen Cover-Up
While Hunter Biden’s viral three-hourlong interview on YouTube last week came across as an “entitled rant” to even MSNBC, the son of former President Joe Biden added a valuable piece in the puzzle about his father’s mental decline while in office. According to Hunter Biden, Joe Biden was given Ambien, a sedative used to treat…
