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Americans Want COVID-19-Era Policies to Sunset, Poll Finds
A week into the federal government shutdown, Senate Democrats are demanding the extension of expiring enhanced health care premium tax credits, claiming the credits, enhanced by Democrats during President Joe Biden’s administration, are resoundingly popular among the American people. “Even a majority of Trump supporters by nearly 60% support an extension,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck… -
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Prayer: The Most Powerful Weapon
Many of us find ourselves drawn away from prayer. Why? My personal take is that the temptation to abandon prayer largely comes from our subconscious belief that if we are doing good for God we have a good excuse not to pray. There are many temptations that can lure us away from prayer, even in… -
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Jay Jones Pummeled in Ad by Opponent in Virginia AG Race
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares swiftly launched a new ad showing Virginians the threatening text messages sent by Jay Jones, his Democrat opponent in the race for attorney general. The texts, which became public on Friday afternoon, included messages in which Jones wished death upon former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his family. The… -
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Court Debates Whether Therapy Is Speech or Conduct
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over a Colorado law that bans so-called conversion therapy for minors who are confused about their sexuality or gender. Colorado says its law regulates a “treatment” that is harmful and that violates the state’s standard of care. But in Chiles v. Salazar, Kaley Chiles, a Colorado-based counselor, argues the law violates her right to free speech by… -
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Trump Likens Government Shutdown by Democrats to ‘Kamikaze Attack’
President Donald Trump said the Democrats’ shutdown of the federal government is “like a kamikaze attack.” “They’re the ones that started it. They’re the ones that have it, and it’s almost like a kamikaze attack by them,” Trump told reporters Tuesday. “You want to know the truth, this is like a kamikaze attack.” “They have nothing to lose,” Trump added…. -
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Johnson Calls on Democrats to ‘Do the Right Thing’ on Shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, at a press conference on Tuesday, decried Senate Democrats’ refusal to vote to end the government shutdown. “We only have 53 Republicans, and so we have to have a handful of Democrats who will wake up and do the right thing and stop inflicting pain on the American people… -
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Funding Crunch Threatens to Derail Dem Shutdown Strategy
Nearly a week into the federal government shutdown, Senate Democrats are still withholding their support for a short-term funding extension, but pressure to reopen the government could soon intensify as the government runs out of money to fund certain programs and paychecks. On Monday, Republicans gained no ground in their latest attempt to reopen the… -
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Jay Jones and His Enablers Show Virginians Democrats Are Dangerous for Women
The hypocritical sexism of the Left knows no bounds, including in our beautiful Commonwealth of Virginia. America’s modern Left claims to hold a monopoly on caring for women, but Virginia Democrats have abandoned us, proving they are incapable of protecting women’s safety and governing in a bipartisan, reasonable manner. The official Democrat Party nominee for Virginia attorney general… -
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Why School Board Elections May Be Just as Critical as Virginia’s Governor’s Race
September was not a good month for the advocates of government schools—across the nation and here in Virginia. In Des Moines, Iowa, the city’s school superintendent was the subject of a high-speed car chase followed by a K-9 manhunt leading to his capture. Why? He’s been in the country illegally since 2000 and has been… -
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5 Supreme Court Cases That Could Significantly Help or Hinder Trump’s Agenda
The Supreme Court hasn’t yet determined all the cases it will hear regarding legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s executive actions. But oral arguments have been scheduled for several cases involving trade as well as separation of powers when it comes to so-called independent agencies within the executive branch. Meanwhile, a decision on a case… -
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Sweden’s Top General Sets Record Straight on Rumors Over Nuclear Weapons Program
STOCKHOLM—Following reports indicating Sweden might consider restarting its nuclear program, the supreme commander of the Swedish armed forces denied the rumor. “No, they’re not,” Chief of Defense Gen. Michael Claesson said when asked whether the rumors about a nuclear program were true. “We had a nuclear weapons program that was terminated in the 1960s,… -
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Our Alma Mater Is Quashing Conservative Speech … So We Filed a Civil Rights Complaint
On Sept. 5, we filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Education and the Department of Justice against our alma mater, Davidson College. We did not make this decision out of anger toward Davidson but from our hope that Davidson can become an institution of free expression that encourages students to pursue truth. We had chosen Davidson as student athletes and recall being high school seniors, eager to attend a college where we could simultaneously pursue a high level of… -
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At the Supreme Court This Fall: Men in Women’s Sports, Anti-Trans Counselors, Gerrymandered Districts
On Monday, the Supreme Court justices took their seats for the first oral arguments of the October 2025 term—marking the start of what many have suggested is shaping up to be yet another controversial season at the court. The Supreme Court has already agreed to hear over 40 cases—and its fall schedule has the justices… -
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Does Spanberger Still Support Jay Jones After He Fantasized About Shooting a Republican?
Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger condemned her fellow Democrat, Jay Jones, for text messages fantasizing about shooting a Republican, but she has yet to clarify whether she still supports him in the attorney general race. Spanberger’s campaign did not respond to The Daily Signal’s multiple requests for comment Monday about whether she still supports… -
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Democrats Let Out a Rebel Yell Over Immigration
Some Democrats are apparently looking to pull off a big Civil War reenactment to the detriment of the whole country. On Monday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasted the Trump administration’s call to send National Guard troops to Illinois. Pritzker’s thread on X announcing that he would resist federal authorities sounded like a message in a… -
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2 Senate Dems Challenge Trump Admin’s Drug War
The Trump administration’s military operations in the Caribbean could soon face resistance in the Senate. On Monday, Punchbowl News reported that Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Tim Kaine of Virginia are preparing to challenge the Trump administration’s anti-drug smuggling offensive with a war powers resolution. Per the outlet, the resolution seeks to block the… -
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Disgraced Illinois Ex-Congressman Eyes Comeback Bid
Jesse Jackson Jr. will reportedly announce a run to reclaim his old congressional seat in Illinois after vacating it more than a decade ago following his conviction on fraud charges. “We must fight them at every level to restore decency, fairness, and equity back into the federal government,” reads a line from the Jesse Jackson… -
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State Rep. Has Hope for Law Protecting Minors From Trans ‘Care’
It’s been over a year since the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation Act went into effect in Ohio, and yet the law remains as relevant on a national and state level as ever. The law, sponsored by state Rep. Gary Click, protects minors from “gender-affirming” care, including procedures and hormones. Click spoke to The Daily Signal… -
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Leavitt Clarifies Trump’s Remarks on Federal Employee Layoffs
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that when President Donald Trump said firings of federal employees are underway, he was referring to the federal workers who have been furloughed. “The president was referring to the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed as a result of this federal government shutdown, both… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawsuit Aims to Force Veterans Affairs to Disclose Information Related to Diverting Resources to Illegal Aliens Under Biden
The Veterans Affairs Department is facing a lawsuit after failing to disclose information related to the department’s alleged improper use of medical resources during the Biden administration to benefit illegal immigrants. Following a Daily Signal report in August 2024, a policy organization in Washington asked the VA for more information related to its reputed…
