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The LA Riots Aren’t Newsom’s Biggest Defeat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s doppelganger came and went very quickly. If you missed it, that was the version of Newsom posturing as a moderate bravely willing to antagonize the extreme Left of his own Democratic Party. This process began sometime in March when the Newsom imposter said during a podcast that it was “deeply unfair”… -
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How Trump’s DOJ Plans to Use Law Weaponized Against Pro-Lifers to Protect Them Instead
Congressional Republicans are fighting to repeal the law used under the Biden administration to prosecute pro-lifers for praying outside abortion clinics. In the meantime, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon plans to use the law to prosecute attacks against pregnancy resource centers. “While the statute is in place, it provides protection for both people who are… -
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Arrested Milwaukee County Judge’s Trial Delayed
THE CENTER SQUARE—Judge Hannah Dugan will not go on trial in her immigration collusion case next month after the federal judge handling the case delayed the trial Wednesday. Judge Lynn Adleman told the court he wants to make sure the case is “done right.” Dugan is facing two federal charges, one of them a felony,… -
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Leavitt Responds to Rubio Increasing Student Visa Vetting
After Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. will increase social media vetting of foreign students, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said vetting for all foreign visas is “stronger than ever.” The Daily Signal asked Leavitt at Thursday’s briefing if the ramped up vetting for foreign student visas would serve as a model for all… -
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Trump Sets a Deadline to Decide on Iran Intervention
President Donald Trump will decide whether or not the U.S. will intervene in Iran within the next two weeks, press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced at a Thursday press briefing. “I have a message directly from the president, and I quote, ‘Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may… -
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State Department Begins Scrutinizing Social Media Accounts of Student Visa Applicants
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Department of State announced on Wednesday it’s resuming the student visa application process with an increased focus on screening applicants’ social media. The agency suspended the student visa application process in May while it weighed new vetting procedures in an effort to restrict foreign radicals who protest in support of terrorist organizations on… -
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Newsom’s Crime Stats Don’t Match Reality
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attacks on Republican states for their murder rates ignore a wealth of data on how violent crime plagues left-leaning parts of the country. Newsom boasted in X posts throughout June that Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri had higher murder rates than California after Republican lawmakers from those states criticized him over the… -
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Senate Committee Moves to Deregulate Firearm Silencers in Budget Bill
The Senate is moving to deregulate firearms silencers in its long-anticipated version of the budget reconciliation bill. The bill has passed the House and is now being debated in the Senate. Provisions to loosen burdensome restrictions on firearms silencers have been included in the Senate Finance Committee’s legislative text for the Senate version of the… -
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SPLC Finally Clears Up ‘Major Misconception’ About Whether It Is ‘Anti-Christian’
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably not an ostrich. If a leftist group cited by the FBI puts Christian nonprofits on a “hate map” and says Christian moral theology is evidence of “hate,” it’s probably anti-Christian—even if it swears to high heaven that’s not true. The Southern Poverty… -
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Liberal Media Pretend Leftist Protesters Represent a Majority
The national media employ a long-held double standard on political protests. They boost left-wing protests regardless of crowd size and pretend they’re not leftist. When conservatives protest, it’s either ignored or it’s treated as menacing, laced with a “dark undercurrent.” Saturday’s nationally organized leftist “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump were boosted as “massive.”… -
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What Tuesday’s Democratic Primary in Virginia Means for November
131,793. That’s how many of the 6 million-plus of Virginia’s registered voters cast a ballot on Tuesday for state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, and she won. To be fair, only about 34% of Virginia’s registered voters identify as Democrat, so it’s not as stark a number. OK,… -
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‘I’m More Libertarian Than You!’ Rand Paul Opens Up About His Conversations With Trump, Iran War
At any moment, President Donald Trump could decide to directly involve the United States in yet another war in the Middle East—this time against Iran. The stakes could not be higher and this week, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joins “The Signal Sitdown” to discuss. “I think President Trump’s instincts are to try to keep us… -
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More Republicans Than Democrats Support Israel in Conflict With Iran, Poll Finds
A majority of registered Republican voters and those who lean Republican—58%—said the United States should be supporting Israel in its current conflict with Iran, according to a new Napolitan News National Survey. Twenty-four percent of Republicans and Republican leaners said the U.S. should not support Israel or Iran in the conflict. Registered Democrat voters and… -
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Movement to Stop Left-Leaning Smithsonian Latino Museum Gains Momentum
Conservatives are rallying behind President Donald Trump’s effort to defund the development of the National Museum of the American Latino. A coalition letter lead by the American Principles Project sent to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday expressed support for Trump’s budget request ending funding for the development of the museum. The… -
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White House Opens New Exhibit Showcasing ‘Men, Women, and Moments’ of America’s Founding
The White House and PragerU unveiled a new exhibit Tuesday to commemorate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding next July. The exhibit “is more than just a collection of stories,” according to second lady Usha Vance, who spoke at the launch event. “It’s a tribute to courage.” White House visitors can view the physical exhibit,… -
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Supreme Court Says the Constitution Does Not Second-Guess the People on ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care
In one of the most-anticipated decisions of its 2024-25 term, United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court held that a Tennessee law prohibiting so-called gender-affirming medical interventions for minors does not violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. That was the only question before the Supreme Court, and it got the answer right. Tennessee is… -
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Are Biden’s Autopen Actions Valid? Senate Hearing Witness Says Possibly ‘No’
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday to assess the mental fitness of former President Joe Biden when he was in office. Following Biden’s debate with now-President Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign and his subsequent departure from the presidential race there have been mounting questions about the former president’s ability to make decisions behind closed… -
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Misunderstanding Trump
Many are now demanding that President Donald Trump act abroad in the way they think he had promised and campaigned—which can be mostly defined as how closely he should parallel their own version of MAGA. But Trump’s past shows that he never claimed that he was either an ideological isolationist or an interventionist. He was… -
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Playing Congressional Hardball to Protect Women’s and Girls Sports
With Republicans leading Democrats 12 to 2 in the bottom of the sixth inning (of a seven-inning contest) in their annual charity Congressional Baseball Game last week, Sen. Joni Ernst entered the game as a pinch-runner at second base. Ernst, R-Iowa, scored the Republicans’ 13th run as they went on to win the game, played… -
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AIPAC Calls on Trump, Congress for US Aid to Israel in Its Clash With Iran
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is calling on Congress and the Trump administration to provide aid to Israel in its military conflict with Iran. “Israel is taking decisive action tonight against the Iranian nuclear program, which has been a growing threat not only to Israel, but to America and our other regional allies,” AIPAC…
