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opinion
US Support for Argentina: An ‘America First’ Imperative
As America navigates a world of rising threats and strained resources, the Trump administration’s decision to extend financial support to Argentina under President Javier Milei has sparked heated debate. Some critics spread groundless suspicions, casting this strong policy move as another reckless foreign giveaway. But let’s be clear: This helping hand is not mere charity,… -
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NY GOP Congresswoman Leads Incumbent Democrat for Governor, Poll Finds
In a surprising showing, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is leading incumbent Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in a recent independent poll pitting the two New Yorkers against one another in a hypothetical governor’s race. The poll, conducted by the Manhattan Institute between Oct. 22 and Oct. 26, found Stefanik garnering 43% support among a… -
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Kevin Roberts Exposes Democrat Senator’s Latest Attempt to Bully Climate Skeptics
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Heritage Action President Kevin Roberts has exposed Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s attempt to “silence” those who challenge his “radical climate agenda.” Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, sent a Sept. 16 letter to Roberts in his capacity as president of The Heritage Foundation, demanding documents related to Heritage’s role in shaping the… -
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DNC Allocates Additional Funds to Support Gubernatorial Candidates in Critical States
Democrat gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey launched their campaigns with strong polling numbers suggesting inevitable success. But now, just a week away from Election Day, their leads have begun to shrink. On Wednesday, the two will join a virtual rally via Zoom organized by the Democratic National Committee. According… -
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Maryland’s Sole GOP Congressman Safe From Redistricting
Despite prior talk of redistricting, it now appears that Maryland Democrats won’t attempt to flip the seat of the state’s sole Republican representative in Congress, Andy Harris. As an eight-term member of Congress and current chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, a staunchly conservative faction of the Republican Party, Harris is an influential figure in… -
opinion
The DOJ’s Pharmacy Crusade Will Harm the Patients It’s Meant to Help
Ronald Reagan famously said the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” The U.S. Department of Justice is proving him right by continuing Biden-era lawsuits against pharmacies that waste taxpayer money, ignore inconvenient facts, and put federal crosshairs on the wrong culprits in America’s… -
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WATCH: Video Reports to Show Hamas Orchestrated Discovery of Hostage Remains
A video circulating across social media appears to show Hamas orchestrating a staged discovery of hostage remains. The video, which was captured by an Israeli drone, shows individuals taking a body bag from a building and dropping it in a pit of dirt. The men, who Israel claims are members of Hamas, then shovel… -
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Cuccinelli on Dems’ Scheme to Change Virginia’s Congressional Maps and How to Stop Them
Just hours after Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee deposited $150,000 each in Abigail Spanberger’s campaign account and the Virginia House Democratic Caucus’ coffers, Virginia Democrats began to attempt a scheme so brazen, it boggles the mind. First, they want to override a constitutional amendment that gives a bipartisan commission of legislators and citizens the… -
opinion
Democrats’ Pervasive Racism and Their Delusion of Moral Superiority
Last week, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” panelists argued that Abigail Spanberger wasn’t dominating the Virginia gubernatorial race because of sexism. The gaffe prompted her opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, to post on X, “Who wants to tell them?” Had the shoe been on the other foot, if these political commentators overlooked a Democrat black woman running against a Republican white woman, mainstream… -
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American Folklore Is More Than Just Scary Stories; It Carries a Value System
DONEGAL, Pennsylvania—It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You’re hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 minutes until sunset, and you have just over a mile to go, mostly uphill, before you are out of the deep forest and in the clearing…. -
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Just How Much Money Did Environmental Groups Pour Into Spanberger’s Campaign?
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears attacked her Democrat opponent, Abigail Spanberger, for prioritizing the climate policies of environmental groups that contributed to her campaign, rather than an all-of-the-above energy plan. “Abigail Spanberger has sold out Virginians to the highest bidder,” Peyton Vogel, Earle-Sears’ press secretary, told The Daily Signal in a statement… -
opinion
Trump’s Global Realignment
President Donald Trump’s slogan has long been “America First,” and his movement is all about making America great again—language the president’s foes misunderstand as meaning “isolationism.” In fact, strengthening America requires strengthening our friends as well—and Trump sets an example for those leaders in Latin America, Asia, and Europe who want to make their nations… -
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Bombshell Report Exposes Biden’s Autopen Presidency
“In the absence of sufficient contemporaneous documentation indicating that cognitively deteriorating President Biden himself made a given executive decision, such decisions do not carry the force of law and should be considered void.” That was what a major report released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee concluded about former President Joe Biden’s autopen usage during… -
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DHS Responds to MSNBC Column Claiming ICE Lower Hiring Standards
The Department of Homeland Security says it is working “at turbo speed” to deport criminal illegal aliens after MSNBC ran a commentary piece outlining the challenges of hiring new immigration enforcement agents. “Under President [Donald] Trump’s leadership, we are working at turbo speed on cost-effective and innovative ways to deliver on the American people’s mandate… -
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State Rep. Shares Passion for History With Bill Honoring Charlie Kirk
Ohio state Rep. Gary Click not only aims to honor Charlie Kirk’s legacy but has a passion for ensuring students are taught American history. He’s found a way to do both by sponsoring the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act. The Daily Signal met with Click to discuss the bill, during which the state representative’s passion… -
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Wisconsin Senator Backs Trump Admin’s Drug Boat Offensive
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin says he fully backs the military’s crackdown on Caribbean drug smuggling and that it’s the only way to deal a blow to the overseas drug trade. Since early September, the administration has been carrying out deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea it says are smuggling drugs into… -
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GOP Senators Home in on Politically Dicey Topic in Meeting With Vance
Supporting struggling cattle ranchers was the “single most discussed topic” in Senate Republicans’ lunch with Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal. Vance joined the Senate Republicans’ lunch Tuesday to discuss upcoming votes against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but according to Cruz, the primary topic of discussion was… -
opinion
Do Californians Realize How Badly They’re Getting Ripped Off?
Let’s say you paid top dollar to go to a fancy, five-star restaurant, and the waiter served you warmed-over McDonald’s. Would you ever go back? Maybe, if you didn’t know any better. I started thinking about that after I recently changed my residency from Virginia to California (for reasons I won’t go into) and noticed… -
opinion
Transgender Ideology Is on the Ballot in NJ, VA
Political parties routinely dispatch high-profile surrogates to campaign on behalf of their top-of-the-ticket candidates, especially in off-year election states. But Democrats have an added incentive this year because a marquee cause held dear by the party and embraced by its two gubernatorial candidates in next week’s elections is at risk of dissolving into irrelevancy. The bedrock of transgender ideology got a seismic shock earlier this month when research from… -
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House Oversight Panel Refers Biden ‘Cover-Up’ to DOJ for Investigation
THE CENTER SQUARE—The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released its report on the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s cognitive health, resulting in referrals to the Justice Department and the D.C. Board of Medicine, citing what it said were multiple cover-ups of Biden’s cognitive decline. The report, released Tuesday morning, claims that the former…
