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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… -
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As Shutdown Staggers On, Stopgap Funding Window Shrinks
As the government shutdown wears on, Republicans have a problem: They’re running low on the time their stopgap funding bill was supposed to buy for bipartisan budget negotiations. The stopgap funding bill to extend President Joe Biden-era spending levels has failed to pass more than a half-dozen times in the Senate due to Democrat opposition…. -
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AI Chats Helped Catch an Arsonist—Now They Could Be Used Against You
In Pacific Palisades, neighbors are still haunted by what they saw last January when the night sky turned blood orange. The air crackled with panic as families fled, clutching photos and pets, watching wildfire erase homes, memories, and 12 precious lives. For months, all anyone has wanted is justice and a way to feel safe… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Agents Still ‘Risking Their Lives’ Despite ‘Working Without Pay’ Amid Shutdown
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents continue to risk their lives arresting criminal illegal aliens even while not being paid during the federal government shutdown, according to the Department of Homeland Security. ICE agents continue to arrest “pedophiles, murderers, drug traffickers, and other violent thugs from American communities,” said Tricia… -
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Seth Moulton to Challenge Ed Markey in Senate Primary in Massachusetts
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton is challenging his fellow Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey in next year’s Senate primary in a race that could shape up to be a bellwether over the direction of the Democratic Party. “Our party has clung to the status quo, insisted on using the same old playbook, and isn’t fighting hard… -
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Déjà Vu: Soros-Backed Rogue Prosecutor Refuses to Prosecute
As Yogi Berra famously quipped, “It’s [like] déjà vu all over again.” Monique Worrell, the George Soros-backed rogue prosecutor in Orlando, Florida, is once again demonstrating her unfitness to serve. Worrell, who won reelection even though Gov. Ron DeSantis had previously removed her from office, held a press conference to defend her decision not to… -
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Jan. 6 Investigators Seized 30 Million Lines of Phone Records to Hunt Trump Allies
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Congressional investigators collected tens of millions of phone records in an effort to map connections between conservatives and the Trump White House as part of the Democrat-led Jan. 6 investigation, according to an FBI memo obtained by Just the News. The memo states the trove, revealed to the FBI by ex-Republican Rep. Adam… -
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Trump’s War on Antifa Is Heating up as Congress Considers Next Steps
With the rise of left-wing terrorism, as epitomized by the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, congressional Republicans are doubling down on their efforts to combat violence perpetuated by Antifa and its affiliates. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, spoke with The Daily Signal about the efforts being undertaken by the White House and… -
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Federal Government Looking to Bring More Law Enforcement to Columbus
More law enforcement could be coming to Columbus, and that may even include Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Ohio’s capital is one of several cities in which the General Services Administration, an independent agency that helps manage and support federal agencies and facilities, was seeking office space. Specifically, “as-is, fully-finished and furnished office space in… -
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Fighting Inflation? Spanberger Wants to ‘Bleed’ Your Pocketbook ‘Dry,’ Republican Opponent Says
While Virginia Democrat governor nominee Abigail Spanberger is campaigning on a platform of making life in the Old Dominion more affordable, her voting record suggests she’d do the opposite, critics claim. “Virginians are feeling squeezed by high prices,” Spanberger said in response to a September inflation report. “As the next governor of Virginia, I will… -
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FBI Director to Reveal Results of Monthslong Crime Reduction Effort
FBI Director Kash Patel will provide an update Wednesday afternoon on the Trump administration’s progress in reducing violent crime across the country, a White House official told The Daily Signal. President Donald Trump and Patel are holding a press conference at the White House at 3 p.m. Wednesday amid the administration’s nationwide crime crackdown. Trump…
