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Ohio Republicans Are Not Playing Games With the Shutdown
With the government having now been shut down for a week, Ohio’s top Republicans in Congress are not holding back from calling out Democrats for what’s been dubbed the “Schumer Shutdown,” after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Both of Ohio’s U.S. senators are Republicans, with Sen. Jon Husted facing an election next year and… -
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Democrats Are Putting Shutdown Politics Ahead of Essential Federal Workers, Johnson Says
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday denounced Democrats for what he called putting politics ahead of the well-being of essential federal employees, who are working without pay. The speaker noted at a press conference that Democrat members of Congress are still getting paid this month, while “the men and women of the U.S. Capitol… -
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Thanks for the HELP: Sen. Cassidy Hails Key Senate Confirmations
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Amid the partisan gridlock of a government shutdown, the Senate confirmed 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees this week, many of whom will play major roles in the administration. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, is celebrating the confirmation of 15 nominees… -
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Washington Post Columnist Gets Murder Rates Wrong. Here’s Why It Matters.
In July, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. penned a piece titled “The good news about murder,” purporting to explain how and why violent crime rates rose during the pandemic years but have drastically fallen since. The problem? In his column, he conspicuously ignores the pre-pandemic crime spikes in cities with “progressive” policies and conveniently memory-holes… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the ‘Worst of the Worst’ Criminals Arrested by ICE Agents Working for Free
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, working without pay due to the government shutdown, arrested pedophiles, human smugglers, and thieves across the country on Tuesday. “During the Democrats’ government shutdown, our ICE law enforcement officers are working without pay to arrest pedophiles, human smugglers, and other violent criminals from our streets,” Department… -
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Jared Kushner Is in Egypt for Israel-Hamas Negotiations. Here’s Why That Matters.
President Donald Trump has deployed son-in-law Jared Kushner to Egypt amid negotiations for a hostage deal and ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Kushner is a staunch supporter of Israel and played a critical role in the negotiations of the Abraham Accords during the first Trump administration. His arrival is reported to suggest a final… -
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Why Israel Is Losing the PR Battle
Israel’s battlefield victories haven’t kept it from losing support among Americans. The New York Times recently released some jaw-dropping poll results on U.S. support for Israel—more accurately, the lack thereof. Forty percent believe Israel is intentionally killing civilians. Just 25% say Israel is taking enough precautions to avoid civilian casualties. There are major splits by… -
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WATCH: CA Gov. Candidate Threatens to Leave Interview Over Follow-up Questions
Democrat former Rep. Katie Porter, a top contender to become the next governor of California, has gone viral for abruptly threatening to terminate an interview due to “follow-ups” to questions about whether she needs Republican support to win in the general election. “What do you say to the 40% of California voters, who you’ll need… -
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BREAKING: Comey Enters Plea on Perjury, Obstruction Charges
Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the two criminal charges he faces for allegedly lying to Congress. Comey was indicted Sept. 25 for making a false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine…. -
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What to Expect When Spanberger and Earle-Sears Face Off for First Time
The two candidates vying to become Virginia’s next governor will take the stage Thursday night at Norfolk State University for the first and possibly only gubernatorial debate of this election season, just as controversy rages over texts by Democrat attorney general candidate Jay Jones suggesting in 2022 that bullets should be saved for killing a… -
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Trump Threatens Jail for Illinois Democrats Amid Crime Crisis
President Donald Trump said Illinois’ Democrat leaders deserve to be in jail for letting crime run rampant in the city. “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday morning. “Governor Pritzker also!” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker have vocally opposed Trump’s deployment… -
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Supreme Court Skeptical of Colorado’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Law
On just its second day of the 2025-26 term, the Supreme Court heard arguments in one of its most important cases. Chiles v. Salazar involves a challenge to a Colorado law that allows licensed counselors to address issues of sexuality and gender only from the state’s approved ideological perspective. The Supreme Court’s decision will have… -
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Helping Parents and Students Choose a College With Confidence
How do we know which are the best colleges? Traditional ratings rank schools based on the average GPA or test scores of entering students. But the ability to attract bright students does not mean those colleges provide a quality education once they enroll. That’s why The Heritage Foundation partnered with College Pulse, a research and… -
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Jason Miyares’ Race for Virginia Attorney General Just Got More Compelling
WINCHESTER, Virginia—The one thing that has been consistent in covering Virginia’s off-year statewide elections since as far back as the year Republicans George Allen and Jim Gilmore ran for governor and attorney general, respectively, in 1993 is that the races really don’t start moving until September. And when they do, they move fast. Allen began… -
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What to Know About Biden Judge Who Gave Lenient Sentence to Kavanaugh Assassination Plotter
The federal judge who gave a lighter-than-expected sentence to the would-be assassin of Justice Brett Kavanaugh has built up a record for controversial left-leaning rulings during her short time on the bench. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman of the District of Maryland on Friday sentenced Nicholas Roske to eight years in prison, substantially below the… -
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Strengthening the Family a Key Theme of Heritage-Sponsored Annual Essential Summit
If one theme emerged from the second annual Essential Summit in Columbus, Ohio, it’s that it’s as important as ever to stand up for the family. In fact, this year’s event, put on by the Center for Christian Virtue, was titled “Reviving the Roots—Restoring the Family.” The Heritage Foundation and The Daily Signal were key… -
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Families of Hostages Hopeful, ‘Sense a Shift’ on 2nd Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack on Israel
It’s been two years since Hamas attacked Israel, killing Ronen Neutra’s son and taking his body captive. Since then, numerous hostage deals have fallen through, but now the father says, “We sense a shift.” “For the first time, there’s a real alignment, recognition that the moral center of the war is not territory or… -
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Bondi Derides Durbin in Fiery Testimony
Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on law enforcement issues at a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. Durbin, the ranking member of the committee, questioned Bondi about the legal justification for President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to restore law and order in Chicago. “You voted to… -
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Kavanaugh Would-Be Assassin’s Light Sentence Sends Message That Violent Left Faces Different Standard
It seems in the wake of increasing political violence, assassinations, and left-wing terrorism, you can count on left-leaning judges to go easy on perpetrators. That’s the takeaway from the lenient sentencing of Nicholas Roske, a man—who now identifies as a woman—convicted of attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Roske received a sentence on Friday… -
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FBI Says Jack Smith Monitored Private Calls of Nearly a Dozen GOP Senators During Jan. 6 Probe
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former special counsel Jack Smith allegedly monitored the phone calls and personal messages of multiple Republican members of Congress during his probe of President Donald Trump’s efforts to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election, Fox News reported. Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Josh Hawley…
