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Trump and Putin to Meet in Hungary to Discuss End to War Between Russia, Ukraine
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could help negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump said following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I have just concluded my telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, and it was a very productive one,” Trump wrote on Truth… -
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BREAKING: How the Senate Voted on Bill Funding Paychecks for Troops
On Thursday, the Senate failed to pass bipartisan legislation to fund the Department of War for the next fiscal year, putting military personnel and operations in jeopardy as the government continues to be shut down. “If anything was needed to demonstrate just how fundamentally uninterested Democrats are in supporting our troops—and defending our country—just take… -
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Hawaii, Take Note: Armed Citizens Aren’t ‘Vampires’
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Hawaii gun law that renders concealed carry permits in that state practically useless. While the nation’s highest court appears poised to strike down the law, it nonetheless indicates gun control advocates’ deep misunderstanding of the importance of the right to armed self-defense…. -
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Republicans Extend the Olive Branch to Dems in Shutdown
To date, Republicans’ attempts to get Senate Democrats to agree to end the federal government shutdown are not working. But after weeks of putting their stopgap funding bill on the floor, Republicans are trying some new strategies. Guaranteeing a Post-Shutdown Legislative Agenda News broke Thursday that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is willing to… -
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Fact Check: Newsom Lies About the Vice President’s Visit in California
The Trump administration fact-checked California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday after he promoted a false claim that the Trump administration was closing parts of the Interstate 5 highway for a military showcase. “Governor Newsom is deliberately spreading Fake News to Californians to fearmonger and score cheap political points,” Taylor Van Kirk, the vice president’s press… -
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Greenpeace Wants Europe to Rewrite American Law
Fueled by the explosive rise of artificial intelligence and the data centers that power it, America’s demand for electricity has surged to record highs. Meeting that demand will require unprecedented investment in reliable, affordable energy. Yet just as the need for dependable power grows more urgent, radical climate activists are working to choke off the very… -
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What’s Happening to Kimmel’s Ratings as He Stays Political
Last month, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” reemerged from cancellation with a ratings jump and social momentum. His midnight honeymoon, however, is already over. Kimmel made incendiary comments over free speech champion Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September, slamming President Donald Trump’s leadership and comparing his grief to “a 4-year-old mourning a goldfish.” With his ratings nose-diving for months, what little audience remained… -
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Why Does the Civilized World Treat Hamas as a Legitimate Political Authority?
At this writing, 20 remaining living Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas. Thank God. Twenty-four dead remain still to be released. These of the 251 taken hostage on that infamous Oct. 7, 2023, day. President Donald Trump is taking legitimate credit, thanks to his insurmountable will and prodigious negotiating skills, for this breakthrough. But… -
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How Trump Changed Republicans’ Shutdown Game
There’s no end in sight for the current government shutdown, which entered its third week on Wednesday. While Democrats are clinging to their $1.5 trillion demands—and Republicans, for once, are refusing to capitulate—there has been a palpable shift in the government shutdown state of play in favor of Republicans. This week, Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla.,… -
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State Department Revokes Visas of Foreign Nationals Who Hailed Kirk’s Killing
The State Department on Tuesday announced that it had revoked the visas of several foreign nationals who had celebrated or justified the assassination of Presidential Medal of Freedom laureate Charlie Kirk. “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” the agency wrote on the social media platform X. “The… -
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Ohio’s Opportunity Has Speaker Feeling ‘Pretty Optimistic’
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio is making changes in many ways, especially when it comes to opportunity. That’s the sense one gets from Republican Speaker Matt Huffman of the Ohio General Assembly. Huffman was the recipient of the 2025 Taxpayer Torch Award from Americans for Prosperity’s Ohio chapter, with The Daily Signal present. “A few years ago, we… -
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Thousands Gather on National Mall for Christian Revival, Praying for Unity in America
Thousands of people from all 50 states gathered to celebrate Christian revival and pray for unity in America during a four-day-long festival in Washington, D.C. Awaken the Dawn, a grassroots movement focused on worship, prayer, and missions, hosted Communion America, “a festival around the presence of God.” From Oct. 9-12, thousands gathered on the National… -
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Polls Flip in Virginia Attorney General Race Following Text Scandal
Virginia’s attorney general race has suddenly swung toward the Republicans following an explosive scandal involving Democrat nominee Jay Jones. Polling released on Saturday shows likely voters are no longer standing with Jones following the release of his violent text messages regarding a Republican politician. In the Trafalgar Group poll, incumbent GOP Attorney General Jason Miyares… -
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FBI Seized Enough Fentanyl ‘to Kill 55 Million Americans’ in 3-Month Span, Patel Says
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the results of Operation Summer Heat, the FBI’s three-month mission to target violent criminals. “In just a three-month span, you had 8,700 arrests of violent criminals. You had 2,200 firearms seized off the streets permanently, to safeguard our communities,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “You had 421 kg of… -
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Study Suggests Transgender Contagion Fizzling Out
The transgender social contagion among the young may be fizzling out and there are numbers to back it up. A report released on Wednesday concluded that the number of young American identifying as transgender or nonbinary has dipped in the last few years. This represents a major reversal given that transgenderism had been an exploding… -
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Trump Could Give Israel OK to Resume Fighting If Hamas Doesn’t Uphold Deal
President Donald Trump says he would consider giving Israel the green light to resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas does not uphold the terms of the ceasefire agreement and hostage deal. Israeli forces could return to Gaza “as soon as I say the word,” Trump told CNN on Wednesday. “What’s going on with Hamas—that’ll be straightened out quickly,” the… -
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4 Takeaways From SCOTUS Redistricting Case That Could Shape Who Controls Congress
In a closely watched case that could have a significant impact on which party controls Congress and that could have national consequences when it comes to drawing congressional maps, the Supreme Court heard a second round of arguments Wednesday pertaining to a congressional redistricting case out of Louisiana. Liberal groups are sounding the alarm that… -
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Is Spanberger the ‘Anti-Mamdani’? Not So Fast…
While Democrats describe their nominee for Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger, as a moderate, she voted for a slate of unpopular leftist causes in Congress, from opposing voter ID requirements to amnesty for illegal aliens, from men in girls’ bathrooms to profligate federal spending. “I have tried to get ‘passionate pragmatist’ to become a thing,” Spanberger… -
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Can the GOP’s Messaging Offensive Force an End to Shutdown?
More than two weeks into the federal government shutdown, Republicans are intent on hammering their message home to pressure Democrats into voting to end the impasse. The chairman of the House Republican Conference, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., a member of Republican leadership tasked with coordinating the team’s messaging, has been appearing alongside top Republicans almost… -
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‘It’ll Get Much Higher’: Trump’s Budget Chief Previews Future Layoffs
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought isn’t going to let the government shutdown slow his mission of cutting government waste, he said on “The Charlie Kirk Show” podcast on Wednesday. A government shutdown “slows down the administration, so the administration can’t do as much of what it was doing on behalf of the…
