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Trump Takes Victory Lap on NATO Spending
President Donald Trump has secured a commitment to increase defense spending from European allies at this week’s NATO summit, held at The Hague in the Netherlands. “Allies commit to invest 5% of [gross domestic product] annually on core defense requirements as well as defense- and security-related spending by 2035 to ensure our individual and collective… -
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What You Need to Know About the Iran Intel Leak
The recent Israeli and American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have been “extremely successful” in significantly delaying Iran’s nuclear program, according to Robert Greenway, a former senior intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s U.S. Central Command. Greenway, who also served as a senior director for the National Security Council and principal architect of the… -
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12-Day War Shows Trump Is Not a Warmonger
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump does not want to be a wartime president. He wants to be the president who, as he did at Mar-a-Lago in 2017, enjoyed “the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake you’ve ever seen,” as he informed Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the U.S. had just dropped bombs on Syria. Trump wants to… -
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Trump Administration Sets Record Straight on Iranian Nuclear Site Attack
Following reporting that the U.S. strikes on Iran’s three major nuclear sites only set Iran’s nuclear program back months, Trump administration officials are blaming a “leaker” for circulating such reports. “The nuclear sites in Iran are completely destroyed,” President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social late Tuesday night while bashing CNN and The New York… -
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Trump Administration to Meet With Iran Following Successful US Strike
President Donald Trump said he would soon meet with Iran following the United States’ successful strike on the nation’s nuclear enrichment facilities. Because Iran’s nuclear capacity is destroyed, Trump said he doesn’t feel a need to get Iran to sign an agreement. “We’re going to talk to them next week with Iran,” Trump said. “We… -
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Mamdani Wins NYC Democrat Primary: What You Need to Know
New York Democrat Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani brought the Cuomo political dynasty to its knees Tuesday night with his victory in the New York City mayoral primary. Mamdani, 33, a self-described socialist, would become New York’s first Muslim mayor if elected. He held 43.5% of Democrat votes, compared to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 36.4% with 93%… -
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Education Department Finds California in Violation of Law for Allowing Boys in Girls Sports
The Department of Education has found California in violation of Title IX for allowing males in female sports and spaces. The department’s Office for Civil Rights concluded its Title IX investigations into the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation for allegedly discriminating against women and girls on the basis of sex. President… -
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Records Reveal How Democrat AGs Collaborated on Anti-Trump Legal Strategy Before Inauguration
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As early as July of last year, during the heat of a presidential race, a group of Democrat state attorneys general coordinated on challenging the White House on environmental policy. Fast forward to 10 days after Republican Donald Trump was elected to another term as president, and Democrat attorneys general from… -
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Remembering the Korean War, 75 Years Later
Seventy-five years ago, on June 25, the Korean Peninsula became the front line for a global battle: that of tyranny versus liberty and autocracy versus democracy. From June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953, the Korean War claimed the lives of millions of people, including those of 54,246 American soldiers. And while the war technically… -
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To Fight Fake News, We Must Rein in AI
The promise of artificial intelligence is undoubtedly exciting and possesses the ability to further human flourishing. AI is also transforming and challenging almost every traditional notion. But with great change comes potentially damaging market distortion. Specifically, AI may be creating an acute crisis to our media landscape and even how we access information as it continues… -
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State Attorneys General Back Trump’s Effort to Hold Harvard Accountable
Sixteen state attorneys general banded together to support President Donald Trump’s efforts to hold Harvard University accountable for alleged antisemitism and racial discrimination. “We stand firmly with the Trump administration and against antisemitism,” said Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, the leader of the coalition. “But Harvard does not. When President Trump acted to fix the… -
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Six Months In, McCormick Is in the Trenches on Big Issues in Pennsylvania
LATROBE, Pennsylvania—Weeks before the election last year, Jason Zugai, the vice president of United Steelworkers Local 2227, pulled then-U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick aside at a Donald Trump rally here in Westmoreland County and asked him to meet with him and the local union regarding the then-proposed deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel. McCormick… -
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Trump Admin Sues Democrat State Forcing Priests to Divulge Confessions
A newly enacted law forcing priests to reveal the details of their members’ private confessions under penalty of fine or imprisonment is illegal and violates the core rights guaranteed to every American, says the Justice Department, as it joined a lawsuit to overturn the measure and restore religious liberty. SB 5375, passed by the overwhelmingly… -
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Heritage Foundation Honors 5 Leaders in Educating About the American Founding
The Heritage Foundation presented five special Innovation Prizes on Tuesday to organizations dedicated to educating audiences about America’s founding ideals. The awards were given to honor the upcoming 250th anniversary of America’s founding. They come as Heritage—which has been around for about one-fifth of the nation’s existence, having been founded in 1973—also launches its new… -
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Southern Baptists Get Sports Betting Right
The Southern Baptist Convention—the largest Protestant denomination in the world—had its annual meeting this month in Dallas. The most internally controversial issues involved a potential amendment on female pastors, abolishing the convention’s public policy arm, and a push for total financial transparency for SBC entities. All these initiatives were voted down, but one successful resolution… -
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Democrats Stage ‘Guerrilla Theater’ Pride Show Inside Kennedy Center in Protest of Trump
Five Senate Democrats staged a Pride-themed night of “guerrilla theater” Monday at the Kennedy Center to protest changes to the institution under President Donald Trump. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., booked a space at the venue earlier this month under the pretense of a “talent show,” failing to disclose the event’s true nature. Sens. Elizabeth Warren,… -
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House Freedom Caucus Members Angered by Senate Changes to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
As Republican congressional leadership prepares to pass its One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—a number of fiscal hawks in the House Freedom Caucus are indicating they will vote it down if the Senate’s rumored changes are included. Specifically, caucus members say the Senate’s work on the bill… -
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DOJ ‘Digging and Looking’ Into Anti-Parent School Board Activity Under Biden Admin
The U.S. Department of Justice is “digging and looking” into the Biden administration’s weaponization of school boards against parents, DOJ official Ed Martin said. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland sent a memo in 2021 directing the DOJ and the FBI to “launch a series of additional efforts in the coming days designed to address the… -
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ICE Arrests 11 Iranian Nationals, Including One Who ‘Reportedly Served as Iranian Army Sniper’
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 11 Iranian nationals over two days, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday. Among those in custody is Ribvar Karimi, who “reportedly served as an Iranian army sniper from 2018 to 2021,” according to the DHS. An Islamic Republic of Iran Army identification card was in Karimi’s possession when… -
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Thune Confident Budget Bill Remains on Track for Senate Passage
Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared determined on Tuesday to keep the budget reconciliation bill on track to be passed in the Senate by July 4, even as he acknowledged that some Senate Republicans might in the end vote against the so-called Big, Beautiful Bill. “Could be,” Thune, R-S.D., said at the weekly Senate Republican…
