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Here’s How Rick Scott Wants to Tweak Obamacare
Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has a bill attempting something that has challenged Republicans for years—reforming the Affordable Care Act. “Obamacare has failed to deliver on its promises: families didn’t get to keep their insurance plans, couldn’t keep their doctors, and didn’t save money—and neither did the federal government,” Scott says in a statement… -
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Tim Ryan Makes Major Announcement in Ohio Governor’s Race
After months of speculation as to what former Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, would do ahead of the 2026 elections, we now have our answer: Ryan will not be running for governor of the Buckeye State. “After careful consideration, much prayer and reflection, and after long conversations with my family, my closest friends and advisors, I’ve… -
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Eric Swalwell Enters Crowded CA Governor’s Race Focused on One Thing
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has announced he is running for California governor in the 2026 election, pitching himself as the candidate who will go after the “corrupt” President Donald Trump. Swalwell announced his campaign on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday night. “I love California. It’s the greatest country in the world,” Swalwell told the comedian. “But… -
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Delivering on President Trump’s Call to Strengthen Foster Care: A Home for Every Child
President Donald Trump recently signed the executive order, “Fostering the Future,” a landmark action advancing first lady Melania Trump’s whole-of-government commitment to improving outcomes for children and youth in or at risk of entering foster care. At the Administration for Children and Families, we are answering this call through “A Home for Every Child,” a… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Education Department Saves Taxpayers Hundreds of Thousands by Closing Costly Unit
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education is closing its in-house health clinic, which cost almost $500,000 per year to operate while only serving patients two hours per day. The move will save $27,631 in the remainder of fiscal year 2025. Closing the clinic will save another $424,631 for fiscal year 2026, according to… -
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127 Democrats Refuse to Vote to Condemn ‘Horrors of Socialism’
A vote to condemn the “horrors of socialism” passed on a mostly party-line vote Friday, with 98 Democrats voting against it and 199 Republicans voting for it. The bill passed 285-to-98. No Republicans voted against the bill, although 20 Republicans did not vote. On the Democrat side, it was far from unanimous, with 86 members… -
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As Religion Weakens, Socialism Strengthens
Per new polling reported by Gallup, religion is no longer important to most Americans. In response to the question “Is religion an important part of your daily life,” 49% said yes. Ten years ago, in 2015, 66% responded affirmatively. Gallup notes that this 17-point drop “ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Did Trump Lure Democrats Into a Trap on Epstein Files?
In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc discuss whether President Donald Trump just didn’t want the distraction of the Epstein files, was protecting Republican donors, or was luring Democrats into a trap. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor… -
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30-Year JAG Veteran Schools Democrats for Video Calling for Sedition in the Military
Six Democrat congressmen recently released a video directed at members of the U.S. military and intelligence communities imploring them to “refuse illegal orders” from President Donald Trump. As former members of the military and intelligence community, they should be ashamed of themselves and retract their insubordinate, ignorant, and politically motivated diatribe. The video, posted earlier… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Awards Massive Checks to Air Traffic Controllers Who Worked in Shutdown
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is making good on President Donald Trump’s promise to give $10,000 bonuses to air traffic controllers who continued to show up to work during the 43-day government shutdown. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford will award 776 air traffic controllers and technicians a $10,000 award… -
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Shots Fired in Texas Redistricting Case
On Tuesday, the media was filled with stories that a three-judge panel had voted 2-1 to issue a 160-page order blocking the Texas legislature’s new congressional redistricting plan. The order claimed the redistricting was unlawfully based on race as opposed to partisanship—a claim at odds with what we all saw happen in the partisan political… -
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House Ethics Committee Announces It Is Investigating Congressman Cory Mills
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., faces a House Ethics Committee investigation following the introduction of a censure resolution by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Wednesday that was ultimately referred to the committee. In a Nov. 19 press release, the Ethics Committee’s chairman and ranking member said they would look into whether Mills had broken the law… -
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Apathetic Administrators Are Endangering Much More Than Free Speech on Campus
As is often the case, you have to watch the videos to really get a true picture of what happened at University of California, Berkeley on Nov. 10. In the days that have transpired since the event, many newspaper accounts have made it sound like a tempest in a teapot, as if a couple of hotheads disrupted… -
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Do Vaccines Cause Autism? CDC Moves From Denial to Doubt
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its information on the potential link between autism and vaccines, no longer ruling out the possibility of causation. “We (the Department of Health and Human Services) are updating the CDC’s website to reflect gold standard, evidence-based science,” HHS press secretary Emily Hilliard told The Daily Signal. On Wednesday, the… -
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McMahon Reveals Congress Interested in Huge Step to Dismantle Ed Department
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is talking to “dozens” of Congress members about codifying the Education Department’s biggest step toward extinction. The Daily Signal asked McMahon at Thursday’s press briefing if she was talking to members of Congress about her Tuesday announcement regarding moving certain functions of the department to other executive agencies. “We’ve been… -
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HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: New State Department Policy Targets DEI, ‘Hate Speech’ Crackdowns, Transgender ‘Mutilation’
President Donald Trump’s State Department is classifying “destructive ideologies” formerly promoted by the Biden administration in the United States as human rights violations. The State Department’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices will now account for transgender procedures for minors, DEI hiring, attacks on free speech, and state-funded abortions, a State Department official told… -
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Ukraine Agrees to Enter Negotiations on US-Backed Plan to End War With Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to enter into negotiations with U.S. officials on a Trump administration-backed plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Zelenskyy will talk with President Donald Trump about the peace plan in the coming days, Axios reports. U.S. officials are in Ukraine after Trump reportedly approved a plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Army Secretary… -
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Mamdani Says He Will Work With ‘Anyone’ on Affordability Ahead of His Meeting With Trump
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said that he will meet with President Donald Trump or “anyone” who will help his city address affordability. Mamdani, a Democrat and self-described socialist, spoke about his upcoming meeting with Trump at a press conference in New York City Thursday morning. “Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran ‘Kwame’… -
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Court Allows Federal Citizenship System to Verify Legal Voters for Now
The Trump administration scored a preliminary court victory on the election integrity battlefront when a Joe Biden-appointed judge at least temporarily allowed a citizenship verification database to continue to be accessible for states to cross-check voter registration data. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled she would not halt the Trump administration’s database reforms. Sooknanan gave both sides… -
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China Just Escalated Its AI War Against America
The Chinese Communist Party’s aggression toward America’s critical infrastructure systems hit a new and alarming level in recent weeks. The regime has already infiltrated the homes and communities of Americans through Chinese technology with extensive spyware, but that operation was child’s play. According to Anthropic, China has now weaponized artificial intelligence to automatically carry out cyberattacks,…
