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House Republicans Call for Codifying More DOGE Cuts
At a Republican Study Committee media event Tuesday, House GOP lawmakers said they hope the White House continues to send them bills to codify Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the federal government. “There’s trillions of waste, fraud, and abuse of dollars in our federal government, if you ask me,” Rep. Craig Goldman of Texas told… -
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Coast Guard Seizes Enough Cocaine to Kill Population of 3 Large US States
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 240,000 pounds of cocaine since the start of the Trump administration on Jan. 20, enough to kill the combined population of California, Texas, and New York, according to the Department of Homeland Security. President Donald Trump “is keeping his promise to Make America Safe Again. The… -
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Trump to Sign Bill Cracking Down on Fentanyl
President Donald Trump will sign into law a bill cracking down on the fentanyl crisis while surrounded by an audience of 200 lawmakers, activists, and Americans who have lost loved ones to the deadly substance, a White House official confirmed to The Daily Signal. “President Trump has made securing the border and ending the drug… -
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‘ACCOUNTABILITY RESTORED’: Trump Admin Celebrates Ending Grants That Funded Far-Left Organizations
The Trump White House and the State Department celebrated Tuesday the end of government grants that directed tax dollars to the Left’s dark money network. “President [Donald] Trump has done more than anyone to root out waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government, and has exposed billions of dollars doled out by unelected bureaucrats… -
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Congress Keeps Pushing Colleges to Discriminate—but the Fight Back Has Finally Begun
This June, Tennessee joined the civil rights organization Students for Fair Admissions to file a lawsuit opposing racial discrimination in higher education. That might give you a sneaking sense of déjà vu—didn’t the Supreme Court crack down on racial preferences two years ago in Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard? While the court made it… -
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Defend the Taxpayer. Pass the Rescissions.
For far too long, both parties have allowed waste, fraud, and abuse to fester in nearly every corner of the federal budget while hardworking Americans foot the bill. It’s time to reverse course and pass the rescissions package for the good of the taxpayer. House Republicans have already done our job. We passed a package… -
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Muslim Scholars Deem Trump ‘Enemy Against God’
Iranian media unveiled a letter this month written by “100 Muslim scholars and intellectuals” that declared President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “enemies against God.” In this letter, the Muslim scholars warned leaders of Islam that “compromise, normalization of relations, or collaboration” with these countries and their leaders is forbidden. The Iranian Islamic leaders… -
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Stricter Immigration Enforcement Could Be Coming to Ohio
The Ohio state Legislature is off until mid-September, but there’s already a preview in place for what’s to come once the session starts back up. Lawmakers in this increasingly red state, which voted for President Donald Trump three times, are looking for stricter immigration enforcement. Axios referenced several pieces of legislation being considered in Ohio,… -
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House Panel Probes Taxpayer Dollars Sent to Left-Wing Groups
Left-leaning nonprofits receive taxpayer dollars in three key ways—through government contracts and grants, indirectly through government unions, and through taxpayer-funded union time—Daily Signal Senior Editor Tyler O’Neil told a House panel Tuesday. “Federal employees in a union give part of their taxpayer-funded paychecks to the union, ostensibly for representation in bargaining for perks like working… -
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Human Rights Commission Hears Testimony About Persecution of Christians
Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard testimony Tuesday condemning the government of Pakistan over its treatment of Christians and other religious minorities. In his opening remarks, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., a co-chairman of the bipartisan commission, noted what the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has said about the state of religious freedom in… -
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Trump Admin Agrees to Exempt Global AIDS Relief From Cuts, Urges Allies to Pull Weight
The Trump administration has agreed to exempt a global AIDS-relief program from cuts in the rescissions package before the Senate this week, a senior administration official confirmed to The Daily Signal. The White House is working with other countries and partners to ensure that they carry a greater share of the burden of responding to… -
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The Failure of the Department of Education
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of major layoffs at the Department of Education Monday. It’s a huge win for those who believe the department was a failure and in need of a huge reduction in size. McMahon v. State of New York was a 6-3 decision, with the liberal justices dissenting. The case had been… -
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3 Perverse Ways Your Tax Dollars Fund the Left’s Dark Money Network
Did you know that millions of your tax dollars go to fund leftist activist groups, who then lobby the government for policies you may disagree with? The funding comes in at least three ways: directly through contracts and grants, indirectly through unions taking federal employees’ dues and sending a portion to activist groups, and then… -
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Shift to English-First Approach Across Federal Agencies
THE CENTER SQUARE—The federal government has begun to implement President Donald Trump’s March 1 executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S. with initial guidance issued by the Department of Justice Monday. Federal agencies have been directed to review and rescind earlier guidance based on an executive order from former President Bill… -
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He Smuggled Thousands of Illegal Aliens Into the US
A Honduran national living in Texas and responsible for smuggling an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 illegal aliens into the U.S. has been sentenced for his crimes. Over the course of three years, Enil Edil Mejia-Zuniga was a leader of a large illegal-immigrant smuggling ring, helping thousands of migrants enter the U.S. from 11 different countries, according to… -
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New Polling Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Trump’s Immigration Policies
President Donald Trump is enjoying strong support for his border and immigration policies among U.S. voters, according to a new Harvard-Harris Poll. The poll, conducted July 6-8, found that 60% of voters support Trump’s actions to close the southern border, with 34% of Democrats and 89% of Republicans saying they back the president’s measures… -
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Why Mexicans Are Protesting Mass Immigration
Many Mexicans have similar complaints about American immigrants as Americans do about Mexican immigrants. Earlier this month, a major city saw a xenophobic protest against immigrants. Those gathered hurled ethnic slurs at the foreigners. Someone spray-painted “not your home” on a wall. One sign read, “Respect my culture.” Complaints included the influx driving up housing… -
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Rep. Andy Barr Wants to Turn Off Taxpayer Money Tap for Schools That Defy Trump’s EO on Women’s Sports
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr will introduce legislation that requires schools and higher education institutions to “ensure biological fairness” in women’s sports as a condition of receiving federal funding, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The bill, titled “The Defend Girls Athletics Act,” requires elementary and secondary schools, along with institutions… -
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House Moves to Ban Digital Currency Tool With Potential for Authoritarian Abuse
The House of Representatives is set to vote Tuesday on a digital currency bill that its supporters say could prevent potential future abuse of Americans’ financial freedom. The legislation, introduced by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is called the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. “By passing the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, we’re not only codifying… -
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UN Experts Duel Over ‘Sex’ and ‘Gender’ at Human Rights Council
At the latest session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which just concluded last week, delegates dialogued with two U.N. human rights experts who have written reports focused on gender ideology. These two experts’ views on “gender questions,” and their recommendations for how countries can protect human rights, reflected radically different views on society and…
