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EXCLUSIVE: DC Crime-Fighting Task Force Boasts 60% Decrease in Murder After Trump Crackdown
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Murders in Washington, D.C., are down 60% since President Donald Trump’s D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force set its sights on tackling the capital’s crime problem. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner joined the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force briefing on Monday to discuss his agency’s partnership… -
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BREAKING: Trump Changes Course on SNAP Funding
President Donald Trump said he would withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits until Senate Democrats vote to reopen the government. “SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly ‘handed’ to anyone for the asking, as… -
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The Dishonorable Conduct Award: Judges Who Threw Out the Statute With the Bathwater
We spend a lot of our time reading and analyzing judicial decisions from all over the country. But we don’t decide winners and losers based on whether or not we like the particular result. Instead, we look at whether the judge did what he was supposed to and impartially applied the law to the facts…. -
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New York City Braces for Mamdani’s Likely Victory
New York City will choose its next mayor on Tuesday in a three-way race expected to send Democrat New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a self-identified socialist, to Gracie Mansion. The leading candidates on the ticket are Mamdani as the Democrat nominee; former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing the… -
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Dick Cheney Has Died
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. “Richard B. Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old. His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne; his daughters, Liz and Mary; and other family members were with him as he passed,” a statement obtained by… -
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AOC Poised to Become Democrats’ Trump in ’28?
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is both radical and unqualified to be president. But she still has a clear path to winning the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. On Tuesday night, socialist Zohran Mamdani will likely become the next mayor of New York City. He wants a rent freeze, city-owned grocery stores, and a $30-an-hour minimum wage. He… -
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‘Negative Partisanship’ Seen as Keeping Democrat Jones Afloat in Virginia AG Race
The Virginia election season began with the Democrat ticket leading, but after scandal hit Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones, at least one observer predicts it could be the first split-ticket outcome in the state in 20 years. Democrat gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger and Jones had led in the polls since June. However, after politically charged, violent text messages sent by Jones in 2022 were made public in early October, Jason Miyares became… -
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Ohio’s Redrawn Maps Likely the Best-Case Scenario for GOP
The Ohio redistricting committee, just beating its Oct. 31 deadline, has agreed to new congressional districting maps for the 2026 cycle. The new map gives Republicans a 12-3 advantage with Ohio’s 15 congressional districts and spares the state a redistricting fight that would have been more consequential and involving for both sides. Ohio Republican Party… -
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Finally Defeating Self-Sabotage: Virginia Republicans Embrace Early Voting
You go to war with the army you have, not the one you want. Such is the same with elections: You vote as existing laws specify, not by the laws you wish existed. With good reasons and principles, Republicans generally are skeptical of a long, drawn-out voting “Election Month” and the risk of ballot custody… -
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SCHILLING: Why Democrats Are Struggling in Virginia and New Jersey
Why are Democrats struggling to close out what should be straightforward victories? Between the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, Democrats are expected to spend well over $100 million to hold back Republicans. This level of spending is extraordinary for races that should be easy wins because, historically, off-year gubernatorial races favor the party… -
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Trump Judge Pick Issues Opinion Bolstering President’s Deportation Agenda
One of President Donald Trump’s recent appointees to a federal judgeship issued an order recommending a stronger punishment for an illegal immigrant criminal in order to “afford adequate deterrence.” Judge Joshua Divine, Trump’s nominee to the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, wrote on Friday that Lesman Rivera-Vasquez, who pleaded… -
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Counties File Suit Over Virginia Democrats’ Redistricting Scheme
One of the most common questions I’m ever asked is, “What is the Virginia GOP going to do about (insert whatever the Virginia Democrats did that needs responding to here)?” The most recent example is last week’s hastily-called special session of the Virginia General Assembly to begin the process of repealing a constitutional amendment so… -
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Experts Weigh in on Critical but Under-the-Radar Race in Pennsylvania
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters will decide whether they want to retain the Democrat majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Three Democrat justices of the seven-person court are up for a retention vote, and the results could impact the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election in the Keystone State, which could be a cause for… -
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Here Are 5 Elections to Watch on Election Day
Election Day is upon us. Though we are still a year away from the vital 2026 midterm congressional elections, there are still a number of races garnering national attention for one reason or another. Will President Donald Trump’s 2024 red shift in blue states continue? Will the Democratic Party lurch further to the left? Here… -
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CHRIS SMITH: It’s Time! Vote for Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey.
The great Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda once said, “There are three kinds of people in this world: people who make it happen, people who watch what happens, and people who wonder what happened.” Jack Ciattarelli makes things happen. He’s a doer. Jack is an amazing leader, with a bold and achievable vision to revitalize New… -
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Have Virginians Forgotten About Jay Jones’ Violent Threats, or Do They Not Care?
Virginia is one day away from its statewide election, and the Democrats have taken back the lead in key races. For the first time since the scandal that momentarily plagued Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones, he is back ahead of Republican incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares. In early October, reports revealed Jones’ history of reckless driving and threatening violence against one of his political opponents. In 2022, police pulled over Jones for reckless driving…. -
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17 Christians ‘Brutally Murdered’ in Nigeria
Radical Islamic militants “brutally murdered” 17 Nigerian Christians in recent days, according to two sources familiar with the attack. The men and women were killed in the north-central part of Nigeria, Lawrence Zongo, who is a Christian living in Nigeria and reports for Truth Nigeria, told The Daily Signal. The deadly incident is just the… -
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The Party of Political Violence: Barack Obama Crosses a Rubicon
Jay Jones, the Democrat candidate for attorney general in Virginia, made the most bloodcurdling endorsement of political violence I have seen from an elected official—and none other than Barack Obama spent the weekend sidling up to him. Brief recap: Jones has not denied reports that he sent text messages fantasizing about shooting Todd Gilbert, the… -
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BREAKING: Trump Administration Finds Path to Keep SNAP Partially Funded
The Trump administration told a judge Monday that it would use contingency funds to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during the federal government shutdown. The Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments starting Nov. 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the now 34-day shutdown. More… -
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Should Taxpayers Be on the Hook for Bailing out Large Corporations? New Legislation Suggests Yes
Taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing banks and large corporations. Nor should government be making bank failures more likely. But Congress just introduced bipartisan legislation that would do precisely that. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., both members of the Senate Banking Committee, have introduced the Main Street Depositor Protection Act, legislation that would…
