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The Woman Who Redeemed Chester Arthur
The new Netflix series “Death by Lightning” (based on the fantastic book, “Destiny of the Republic”) tells the true story of President James Garfield’s assassination in 1881 and portrays the beginning of Chester Arthur’s presidency that followed. Yet in this retelling of the national trauma, the show tragically erases a pivotal figure who helped change history: Julia Sand,… -
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‘Protect All Our Ladies’: How Trump’s Housing Chief Is Restoring Single-Sex Spaces for Homeless Women
Sec. Scott Turner is restoring “biological truth” at the Department of Housing and Urban Development by making sure males can’t invade female-only shelters, he told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. “Under the Biden administration, they really ignored biological truth and forced DEI extreme ideology,” he said. “And so when we came into HUD,… -
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Departing Rep. Shares Top Concern Heading Into 2026
The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 27. The 2026 midterms are shaping up to be one of the most consequential midterm elections in… -
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Here are the Top 5 Movies to Watch This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is an opportunity for some leisure time with family and friends, and after a satisfying meal, some may no doubt be drawn to the couch for some quality home entertainment. Here are five movies you should consider watching over the Thanksgiving weekend with your friends and family. ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ (1973) This television… -
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Chicago Train Burning Shows How Too Much Leniency to the Guilty Is Cruelty to the Innocent
A young woman is fighting for her life in Chicago with severe burns because of a grave injustice intolerably common in cities across America. Bethany MaGee, a 26-year-old woman from Upland, Indiana, is fighting for her life with horrific burns she received while riding Chicago’s CTA Blue Line train on Nov. 17. Her story is… -
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Thanksgiving: The Quintessential American Holiday
Gratitude is an essential attribute of people who are happy and living purpose-filled lives. Sometimes success leads to gratitude, but it’s more accurate to say that gratitude breeds success. And ingratitude breeds failure. This is a common biblical theme, best epitomized in the Book of Exodus. Shortly after God (through Moses) freed the people of… -
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Major Software Company Stops Using Leftist Smear Factory to Blacklist Conservatives
Is corporate America finally seeing the light on the Southern Poverty Law Center? Salesforce, a software company with more than 75,000 employees, became the latest firm to announce it will no longer use the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate map” to determine eligibility for its employee giving program. In a 2022 blog post, Salesforce had… -
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Congress’ Week of Crazy, Part One: A Legislative Body or a Dysfunctional Family Drama?
Fox News announced Thursday that California-based reporter Bill Melugin has been “promoted” to congressional correspondent. He might as well have stayed in Los Angeles covering the Kardashians, for all the reality show-level drama and hijinks on display last week on Capitol Hill. From boozing to busts, from calls for rebellion to cavorting with convicted pedophiles,… -
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Jack Smith’s Team Knew It Might Face Legal Challenges for Secretly Seeking Senators’ Phone Records
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Special counsel Jack Smith’s team pressed forward with secretly seeking phone records for Republican members of Congress, even after being warned it exposed it to “litigation risk,” internal emails show. Emails released Tuesday by Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin reveal prosecutors weighing which members of Congress to target… -
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FBI Probes Congressional Democrats Who Warned Military About Illegal Orders
REUTERS—The FBI has requested interviews with six Democrat members of the U.S. Congress who in a video message told members of the military they can legally refuse to carry out unlawful orders, a Justice Department official told Reuters on Tuesday. The move comes a day after the Pentagon threatened to recall Sen. Mark Kelly, a… -
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‘Tremendous Progress’: Trump Gives Update on Peace Deal to End Ukraine-Russia War
Ukraine has agreed to the “core terms” of a peace deal to end its nearly four-year war with Russia, reports say. “Over the past week, my team has made tremendous progress with respect to ending the War between Russia and Ukraine (A War that would have NEVER started if I were President!),” President Donald Trump… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Just How Closely Did Biden’s DOJ Rely on the SPLC? Jim Jordan Is on the Case
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Justice under President Joe Biden consulted with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a leftist activist group notorious for comparing mainstream conservatives and Christians to the Ku Klux Klan, and Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, formally asked Attorney General Pam Bondi for all related documents…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Reveals Midterm Strategy Post-Trump-Mamdani Meeting
The national Republican Party is doubling down on its strategy of tying socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to Democrats in midterm elections following President Donald Trump’s friendly Oval Office meeting with him, The Daily Signal has learned. The National Republican Congressional Committee issued a memo shortly before Mamdani’s win detailing the party’s plan… -
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‘Natural Enemy’: Mamdani Names Radical Cop-Hating Professor to ‘Community Safety’ Post
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed a university professor who has described police officers as “violence workers” to serve on his community safety committee. Mamdani announced Monday that Alex Vitale, a sociology professor at Brooklyn College, will advise his incoming administration on community safety matters. Vitale has a long history of disparaging… -
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Energy Org Asks DHS to Deny Thunberg Entry to USA Due to Disruptive Behavior
THE CENTER SQUARE—An energy worker advocacy group sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security urging it to review whether climate advocate Greta Thunberg—along with others—should be allowed entry to the nation due to safety concerns arising after recent bannings she has faced elsewhere and the pattern of “disruption” that appears to follow her…. -
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Epstein Bill Is No Win for Transparency
Following months of political theater, gamesmanship, and grandstanding in the halls of Congress, President Donald Trump has signed into law the bill to release the Epstein files. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle have taken victory laps for transparency and are eagerly awaiting the release of documents to score more political points. But like much of what happens in… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Who Told Military Not to Obey ‘Illegal’ Orders Are ‘Not Being Honest’
On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take aim at the six congressional Democrats who called on military members to defy “illegal” orders from the commander in chief. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His… -
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Why Letitia James and James Comey Aren’t Out of the Legal Woods
Because Democrat senators have refused to confirm many of President Donald Trump’s preferred picks to serve as U.S. attorneys around the country, his administration has instead been forced to rely on the arcane, convoluted, confusing mechanisms available to temporarily fill those positions. Given the unprecedented nature of this Democrat obstruction and the conflicting case law in this area, those seeking to avoid criminal charges have, of… -
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New Survey: What Doctors Really Think About Trans Treatment for Minors
While many health care associations support the experimental transgender medical interventions euphemistically described as “gender-affirming care” for minors, most doctors in Florida agree with the public to support laws protecting kids from these “treatments,” a new study finds. “We see that a strong majority of doctors believe sex-change interventions should be prohibited for minors,” Ian… -
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Trump’s New Health Care Framework Will Have to Overcome These Republican Obstacles
The White House reportedly plans to unveil a health policy framework, including a two-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. While Congress awaits details, Republican senators say they will not support a deal without the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer dollars from funding abortions. “We don’t have any details on this plan, but Sen. Young…
