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House Oversight Calls Biden Chief of Staff, Press Secretary to Testify on Cognitive Decline
The House Oversight Committee has expanded the scope of its probe into President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline to what White House spokespersons knew while they were on TV defending his fitness for office. While working as the chief spokesperson for the then-president, Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed concerns about her boss’ health, asserting, “Oh, my gosh, he’s… -
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$828 Billion Short, NATO’s Path Back Starts With 5 Percent—and a Long Memory
At its 2025 summit this week, NATO announced a new military spending target of 5%—something President Donald Trump referred to as a “monumental change” for America and its allies, praise that has been echoed by other foreign dignitaries. At the summit, alliance members pledged to allocate 3.5% of gross domestic product annually to defense and… -
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Hegseth Announces Renaming of Navy Vessel Obama Admin Had Named After Gay Icon
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made good Friday on his promise to fight wokeness in the U.S. military—including retroactively, when it comes to left-wing activism that dates back to Barack Obama’s presidency. In a recorded speech on Friday, Hegseth announced that the USNS Harvey Milk would henceforth be known as the USNS Oscar V. Peterson,… -
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Scramble Begins for Control of Former Dem Congressman’s Seat as Virginia Heads to Special Election
The death of longtime U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., has triggered a high-stakes political scramble in Northern Virginia, as both parties prepare to nominate candidates Saturday ahead of a rare special election Sept. 9. Virginia Republicans and Democrats will hold “firehouse primaries”—primary elections run by the political parties instead of the state—to determine their candidates. … -
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EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Challenges Boston University on Claims Made Over Defunding of USAID
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Boston University professor is “spreading disinformation” about the results of funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast. “I am deeply concerned that Boston University is serving as a platform for the weaponization of academia, where federally funded professors are… -
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Supreme Court Ruling Means Parents Can Follow Their Faith in Raising Children
In one of its final decisions this term, the Supreme Court has affirmed the right of religious parents to follow their faith in making decisions about their children’s public school education. In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the court sided with parents who asked that they be notified and given the chance to opt their children out… -
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Trump Reacts to Supreme Court Clearing Obstacle to His Agenda
President Donald Trump is looking forward to proceeding with his agenda after the Supreme Court on Friday granted the administration’s request to narrow the scope of nationwide injunctions by federal judges. “We can now promptly file, proceed with numerous policies that have been wrongly enjoined on a nationwide,” Trump said at a press briefing Friday…. -
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Entrepreneurs Push to Cut Waste From ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ With Pork Sandwich Giveaway
A group of millennial entrepreneurs from across the country tried to draw attention to the debt-increasing aspects of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” currently making its way through Congress by giving away free pork sandwiches on Thursday. The slogan for the event was: “Tell Congress to lead—and leave the pork to us.” William Glass, policy… -
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The Zohran Mamdani Revolution
They did it. They finally did it. Those maniacs. They blew it up. As New Yorkers walk dazed through the streets of the world’s greatest city, seeking perhaps the half-buried Statue of Liberty lying beneath the silent sands of a deserted beach in the Forbidden Zone, one thing has become clear: The young revolutionaries of… -
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Mamdani as NYC Mayor Would Devastate Economy, Spike Borrowing Costs
New York City’s economy faces devastating prospects if an avowed socialist wins the general mayoral election in November. That isn’t out of the picture, as Zohran Mamdani, winner of Democrats’ primary on Tuesday and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, pledges to run my former home into the ground, transforming it into an… -
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Move to Bar Medicaid Funding of Trans Surgeries Nixed by Senate Parliamentarian, Drawing GOP Wrath
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—would not prevent taxpayer funds from going to transgender surgeries, unless Senate Republicans take action. Democrats on the Senate Committee on the Budget announced Thursday that Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough—essentially, the chamber’s rules referee—had tossed out a provision that “prohibits… -
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High Stakes for High Tech: Virginia’s Data Center Controversy
Once again, the issue of building new data centers for tech companies is coming up in Virginia as many local governments are making plans to set up “commissions” to study more regulations on the industry. The naysayers point to the massive energy load required by these centers and the infrastructure needed to deliver that energy… -
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Supreme Court Lets South Carolina Ban Abortion Clinics from Medicaid
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic to uphold South Carolina’s strategy for protecting taxpayers from subsidizing abortion through Medicaid. This case reveals how abortion advocates try to force taxpayers to subsidize their agenda—and how pro-life states can respond. Congress’ power to “provide for the… general welfare” is often… -
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Democrats Vote Not to Condemn LA Riots
Despite overwhelming opposition from Democrats, the House voted Friday to adopt House Resolution 516, a resolution condemning the violent June 2025 protests in Los Angeles. The vote tally was 215-to-195, with all 195 votes against coming from Democrats. No Republicans voted against the bill, and seven Democrats crossed party lines to join the 208 Republicans… -
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Strikes Down Courts Applying Universal Injunctions
The Supreme Court struck down a lower court injunction blocking the Trump administration’s executive order on birthright citizenship, laying out clear rules for courts utilizing universal injunctions going forward. The case, Trump v. CASA, concerns universal injunctions that lower court judges have ordered pausing President Donald Trump’s order interpreting the 14th Amendment as not guaranteeing… -
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Rep. Norman Puts Foot Down on Big, Beautiful Bill
Rep. Ralph Norman, one of the House of Representatives’ hard-line fiscal conservatives, is making it clear that he and a number of others in the House would have difficulty accepting any Senate “big, beautiful bill” that increases deficits. “If it’s more spending and more deficit spending, it’s a nonstarter,” Norman, R-S.C., told The Daily Signal… -
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Why It’s Time to Privatize Fannie and Freddie to Fix America’s Housing Market
The federal government’s grip on America’s housing finance system is contributing to the very affordability crisis it claims to solve. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-controlled mortgage giants, now back more than half the $16 trillion residential mortgage market. While they don’t issue loans directly, they purchase mortgages from lenders and securitize them, funneling credit through… -
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Is Congress About to Hand Over More Power to Big Tech?
It’s 2025—and we now know, all too well, the problems that Big Tech brings. We know that the rise of smartphones and apps has been correlated with a rise in mental illness among young Americans. We know that tech giants were willing to collude with the Biden White House and censor critical debates over COVID-19…. -
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How This Term’s Supreme Court Cases Are Reshaping America
The decisions of the Supreme Court reverberate throughout the nation, defining the limits of government power and often directing our culture. The 2024-2025 term of the Supreme Court is now coming to a close, bringing with it a wide range of cases. I spoke with Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s… -
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How Guyana Can Deter Its Socialist Neighbor
In South America, the nation of Guyana is under threat. Just next door, its socialist, autocratic neighbor Venezuela is actively attempting to lay the foundation for a guerrilla war over the region of Essequibo. Essequibo makes up about 160,000 square kilometers of Guyanese territory, about two-thirds of the country’s total landmass, and is home to…
