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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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The Pennsylvania Elections That Could Affect Next Year’s Midterms
Pennsylvania voters will head to the polls next Tuesday to decide whether three Democrat-appointed state Supreme Court justices will be retained to serve another term on the state’s highest judicial body. Pennsylvania’s highest court has become a lightning rod in recent years over its decisions regarding the counting of late ballots in the 2020 presidential… -
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Netanyahu Orders ‘Forceful Strikes’ in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered “forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip” after Hamas’ violation of the hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas. The order comes after Netanyahu met with the leaders of Israel’s security establishment to determine a response to Hamas’ failure to return the remains of deceased hostages. On Monday… -
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Guide to America’s Historic Landmarks—Without the Left-Wing Bias
To help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, The Heritage Foundation is releasing an interactive map and guide to America’s historic sites that is designed to help families enjoy history together accurately and without the Left’s ideological lens. “The Heritage Guide to Historic Sites: Rediscovering America’s Heritage” at historicsites.heritage.org “equips American families with the tools they need to enjoy the sites that mark some of the greatest episodes in… -
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Is NFL’s Pick of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Going to Backfire Against the Woke?
Bad Bunny isn’t all that bad. After all, the rapper and singer’s concert residency in Puerto Rico added over $200 million to the economy. That said, the announcement that he would headline the halftime show at the next Super Bowl engendered no end of controversy with the kickoff still over three months away. Over 50,000 fans have already signed a petition demanding Bad Bunny step… -
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What’s Behind Virginia Democrats’ Push to Change Redistricting Rules Ahead of Elections
Former Attorney General Eric Holder became infamous for the viral video in which he tells a gathering, “When they go low, we kick them.” Now we know why the National Democratic Redistricting Committee he chairs invested $300,000 in the Abigail Spanberger campaign and the Virginia House Democratic Caucus the day before the Democrat House speaker… -
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Oh, SNAP: Republicans Try to Fund Food Stamps in Shutdown
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri fears the federal government shutdown will lead to many going hungry, and he has a bill that he says would fix that. But given Democrats’ continued resistance to extending funding for government programs, it is likely to face partisan headwinds. “We have 650,000 Missourians who get SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition…
