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Johnson, GOP Aim to Counter Dems’ Epstein Messaging
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., is seeking to counter Democrats’ messaging on calling for the release of shielded files on the now-deceased convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—a surprise issue that is creating a messaging headache for Hill Republicans. “The House Republicans are for transparency, and they’re looking for a way to say… -
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These Aren’t the Racists You’re Looking For
So, here we are again. A large public university in Virginia is, if you believe the headlines, rallying to defend itself against the Trump administration’s “ongoing assault on academia.” This seems like a replay of the University of Virginia trying to hide its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from the Department of Education a couple… -
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Controversy-Plagued Penn Biden Center Now Buried by University
About a year after citizen Joe Biden was out of the vice presidency, his new endeavor was a Washington think tank called the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. That organization would end up becoming the focus of investigations for what federal sources said was hundreds of millions in foreign donations and for… -
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Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates Smash Fundraising Records
With Virginia’s off-year elections for governor and attorney general in full swing, Republican and Democrat candidates are drawing major financial backing and energizing grassroots supporters in a high-stakes campaign season. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the GOP nominee for governor, raised $5.9 million between April 1 and June 30, creating a quarterly record for any Republican… -
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NYC Socialist Mamdani Is ‘Where the Democrat Party Is Headed,’ Leavitt Warns
New York City socialist Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a preview of “where the Democrat Party is headed,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Daily Signal. “This is truly where the Democrat Party is headed,” Leavitt said at Thursday’s briefing. “Clearly, they learned nothing from November 5 in the president’s overwhelming victory.”… -
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Freedom Caucus Prevails on Measure to Block Central Bank Digital Currency
After slowing down the Republican leadership’s attempt to advance a bundle of cryptocurrency market reform bills, the conservative House Freedom Caucus and its allies appear to have secured a promise to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital U.S. dollar. Caucus members contend that’s a victory for Americans’ freedoms. The deal allowed for House… -
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Newsom’s Bullet Train to Nowhere Hits the Brakes as Trump Pulls Plug
Are America’s taxpayers finally getting off California’s bullet train to nowhere? The Trump administration announced Wednesday afternoon that it will terminate $4 billion in unspent funds that were going to be spent on the California High-Speed Rail project. Here’s what President Donald Trump had to say on Truth Social. Amen. I couldn’t be happier. The very first… -
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An Illegal Immigrant Was Accused of Shocking Crimes in Ohio. Moreno Is Getting Answers.
In May, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, sent a letter to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security about a 24-year-old illegal immigrant allegedly impersonating a 16-year-old student at Perrysburg High School. On Thursday, Moreno provided an update on the increasingly alarming situation. The senator shared over X a letter from FBI Assistant Director Marshall… -
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Newsom Muses on Gerrymandering of California Districts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is contemplating scrapping the state’s independent redistricting commission even as his party struggles to win back voter approval. “[Republicans are] playing by a different set of rules. They can’t win by the traditional game, so they want to change the game,” Newsom said at a press conference on Wednesday,… -
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Republican Candidate for Virginia Governor Shakes Up Campaign
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, has reportedly asked her campaign manager to step down after falling behind her Democrat opponent in polling and fundraising. The news comes amid mounting GOP pressure for Earle-Sears to shake up her campaign with November’s election just months away. A recent poll from… -
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Planned Parenthood Does Not Provide ‘Care.’ Its Defunding Was Long Overdue.
One day, a young woman named Sarah walked through the doors of the pregnancy center I help run and told me she wanted an abortion. As we talked, it became clear that while Sarah didn’t truly want to end her pregnancy, she believed it was her only option. She had fought hard to escape a… -
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Video Aims to Set Record Straight on Conditions at ICE Illegal-Alien Detention Facilities
Immigration and Customs Enforcement illegal-alien detention facility standards “are among the highest in the nation,” the agency insists. Images of a library, a doctor’s office, a gym with kids playing dodgeball, and a clean cafeteria are featured in a new video ICE released Thursday touting the conditions of illegal-alien detention facilities in the U.S…. -
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Justice Department Fires Daughter of Ex-FBI Chief Comey
The Department of Justice on Wednesday fired former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter, Maurene Comey, from her job in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. The younger Comey was known for participating in the prosecutions of infamous individuals—including rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, now-deceased convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,… -
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GOP Lags in Virginia Governor’s Race, but Same Was True at This Time in 2021
Democrat former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has captured a 12-point lead over her Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, in the Virginia governor’s race, a Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs poll shows, The Hill has reported. Virginia gubernatorial elections have historically gone against the party that won the White House a year earlier, in… -
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A Step Closer to Codifying DOGE: Senate Passes Public Broadcasting and Foreign Aid Cuts
The Senate passed a package cutting funding from public broadcasting and foreign aid by a 51-48 vote early Thursday morning, a step forward in Republicans’ work to codify President Donald Trump’s restructuring of the federal government. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were the only Republican defectors, and Democrat Sen. Tina… -
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Steve Scalise: Inside the Final Push to Pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
It was an incredibly hectic and high-stakes 48 hours as House leadership cobbled together the votes to send the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to President Donald Trump’s desk. Few, if any, are better positioned to discuss what happened in those pivotal moments than House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. He joined “The Signal Sitdown” to… -
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Trump Cryptocurrency Innovation Could Bring Homeownership to Millions
With sky-high interest rates and rising building costs, the American dream of home ownership is slipping further away for millions of Americans. However, an innovative new policy from the Trump administration could bring that dream back to reality for many, especially young people. Last month, Bill Pulte, director of the Trump Federal Housing Finance Agency,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘AMERICA FIRST’—State Department Takes a Step Away From Nation Building
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department will pivot away from meddling in foreign elections in accordance with President Donald Trump’s emphasis on national sovereignty, The Daily Signal has learned. State Department employees will no longer be allowed to publicly comment on foreign elections unless “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest… -
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Never Start Your Argument by Posing With an Elmo Puppet
When former Labor Secretary Robert Reich can muster equal enthusiasm for radical leftist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and for PBS, that might help people locate precisely where PBS is on the political spectrum. In a new video, Reich began by posing with an Elmo puppet. Doesn’t every leftist begin their PBS argument with Elmo? Supposedly,… -
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Anti-ICE Violence Escalates to Doxing, Threatening Officers at Home
“ICE is trash,” announced the handwritten note, placed atop a pile of garbage, dumped on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s front lawn. Another vulgar note threatened the officer by name. Such personal intimidation of law enforcement officers is part of an escalating trend of violence, as the left-wing agitators that pitched Black Lives Matter riots five…
