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No Known ‘Causal Link’ Between Vaccines and Autism, CDC Nominee Tells Senate Panel
“I have not seen a causal link between vaccines and autism,” Susan Monarez said at her Senate committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her answer came in response to a question from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and… -
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NYC Mayoral Candidate Vows $65 Million in Funds for ‘Transgender’ Care; Penalties for Noncompliant Hospitals
If elected mayor of New York City, Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani is pledging to spend $65 million in city funds on “gender-affirming care” and vows to penalize any hospital that declines to do the surgeries. Mamdani also plans to establish a city Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs to provide $87 million in funding that would include… -
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Midnight Judges Aren’t New—Here’s What Jefferson Did
No other American president has faced as much hostile, ideologically driven judicial warfare as has President Donald Trump. But there was a president who also faced a slew of new, hostile judges appointed by his predecessor—and his example provides an interesting historical lesson. That prior president was Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United… -
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Biden Admin Official Admits She Didn’t Know If Autopen Orders Came From President
President Donald Trump is helping congressional Republicans investigate his White House predecessor, Joe Biden, and the Biden administration’s extensive use of the autopen. Nine senior Biden aides have been called to testify before the House Oversight Committee, and the Trump White House decided Tuesday to waive executive privilege for the staffers, allowing committee members to grill them… -
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Senator Demands Parliamentarian’s Firing Over Ruling on Medicaid for Illegals
Sen. Tommy Tuberville called for the firing of the Senate parliamentarian Thursday over her ruling against a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to prevent illegal aliens from accessing Medicaid. “The WOKE Senate Parliamentarian, who was appointed by Harry Reid and advised Al Gore, just STRUCK DOWN a provision BANNING illegals from stealing… -
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Freedom Caucus Ready for a Big, Beautiful Battle
As leadership in both houses of Congress hustle to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by Independence Day, fiscal hawks in the House Freedom Caucus are sending a warning—they will not vote for any Senate bill that deepens the deficits from the original House bill. “We’d certainly be more than happy to pass it… -
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Ranchers, Angel Parents, Flight Attendants Urge Senate to Pass ‘Big, Beautiful, Bill’
The Trump administration will highlight everyday Americans on Thursday in an effort to urge Senate Republicans to pass the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” President Donald Trump will deliver remarks in the East Room of the White House to an audience of Congress members and regular citizens like truck drivers, firefighters, law enforcement, angel parents, health… -
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Supreme Court Rules Whether States Can Block Planned Parenthood From Receiving Medicaid Funding
The Supreme Court ruled against Planned Parenthood Thursday, handing a significant win to the pro-life movement. In the case Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the justices ruled, 6-3, that South Carolina can legally block Planned Parenthood facilities from receiving Medicaid funding. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, in which Chief Justice… -
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The Art of the Iran Deal? Trump Pushes for Peace After US Strikes on Iran
It’s always shocking to see some middle-aged, terribly overweight, poorly shaven magazine editor furiously posting on X, baying for blood in a country thousands of miles away. Shocking, yet expected, especially over the past two weeks, as Israel and Iran have exchanged fire and President Donald Trump has weighed America’s role in the conflict. Over… -
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Hegseth Scolds Media Over Reporting of US Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth bashed the corporate media for “searching for scandals” following the U.S. attack on three Iranian nuclear sites. “But searching for scandals, you miss historic moments,” Hegseth said Thursday morning during a press conference at the Pentagon, during which Hegseth praised President Donald Trump for his leadership at the NATO… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to Establish ‘Title IX Week’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—After the U.S. Department of Education designated June as Title IX Month, two female lawmakers are trying to codify a weeklong celebration of the 1972 law protecting girls and women’s sports. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., are introducing a resolution to designate the week of June 23… -
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Cancer, Blood Clots, Death: Study Exposes Health Risks for Males Who Take Estrogen to ‘Affirm’ Transgender Identity
Biological males who identify as transgender and take estrogen in order to appear female face myriad health risks, from infertility to diabetes, to testicular and breast cancer, and ultimately to early death, according to a new study. The study, published in the academic journal Discover Mental Health earlier this month, highlights adverse reactions to estrogen,… -
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Historic US Child Rescue: 60 Missing, Trafficked Children Saved in Florida Operation
Florida’s “Operation Dragon Eye” was successful in rescuing 60 children who were missing, endangered, or victims of human trafficking, state officials announced Monday. Republican Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a press briefing: “We are here to announce the most successful completion of the largest child rescue operation, not just in Florida history, but in the… -
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New York Times Deplores Sean Duffy’s Large-Family Conspiracy
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is apparently the leader of a menacing conspiracy. The New York Times put this on its June 24 front page: “Under [President Donald] Trump, Ex-MTV Star Pitches Big Families.” But he used to be a bad boy on MTV, so the headline underneath was “From a Racy Past to a Key… -
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Secure Borders Win Wars Like This One
The Iran crisis of the past two weeks isn’t just about nuclear weapons—it’s also an urgent reminder that border security is national security. Tehran’s terrorist agents are a weapon with a much longer reach than any of the mullahs’ missiles. They’ve been a threat to Salman Rushdie’s life in the United States and Europe for… -
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‘Used and Abused for Decades’: Texas Lawmaker Seeks Overhaul of Temporary Protected Status
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Texas congressman is aiming to reform the Temporary Protected Status program for migrants and to end the abuses of the program. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, on Thursday will introduce a bill that, if passed and signed into law, would grant Congress, not the president, authority to designate a foreign country… -
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Top Trump Administration Official Discusses Rescissions Package
Trump administration Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testified before a Senate panel on Wednesday about defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal government programs totaling $9.4 billion in reduced spending. “A vote for rescissions is a vote to show that the United States Senate is serious about getting our fiscal… -
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Republican Ticket in Virginia Seeks Unity Going Into Campaign Season
Virginians don’t elect their statewide executive officers as a party “ticket” like the U.S. president and vice president do, so the races can be “every candidate for him/herself.” Sometimes, the candidates exemplify that and run on their own rather than as a team. And oftentimes, that can be to their collective detriment. One example of… -
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New York’s Embrace of Socialist Mayoral Candidate Is About Liberal Catharsis
A far-left socialist who has supported defunding the police and replacing them with social workers, abolishing prisons, abolishing private health insurance, banning guns, decriminalizing pretty much every drug, and creating government-run grocery stores won the Democratic Party mayoral primary in New York City on Tuesday. The race is about more than New York. It’s a harbinger of… -
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Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda Shields US From Iran Turmoil, Energy Chief Says
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said American consumers are reaping the benefits from the Trump administration’s pro-energy agenda, a fundamental departure from Biden-era policies. Citing the recent conflict between Israel and Iran in the volatile Middle East, Wright noted that “today the price of oil is lower than it was when bullets started flying” on June…
