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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… -
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‘VILE AND VIOLENT’: Republican Who Faced Death Threat Breaks Silence on Jay Jones’ Comments
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Kim Taylor, a Virginia Republican delegate who faced a death threat last month, condemned Democrat attorney general candidate Jay Jones for his text messages fantasizing about shooting Todd Gilbert, then the Republican speaker of the House of Delegates. “Jay Jones’ vile and violent comments are beyond disqualifying,” Taylor told The Daily… -
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ON THE HUNT: Texas Rep. Shakes Up Senate Race
Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, entered the Lone Star State’s 2026 Senate GOP primary on Monday, altering the dynamics of Sen. John Cornyn’s reelection bid. The two-term Hunt, who has represented his Houston-area district since 2023, kicked off his campaign with a three-minute video full of testimonies from friends, family, and colleagues. “He has a lot… -
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4 Cases to Watch at the Supreme Court This Term
The Supreme Court’s recent refusal to grant a stay of a lower court decision telling South Carolina it has to allow a transgender girl to use the boys’ bathroom in a public school emphasizes the importance of issues the court will be reviewing when its new term starts Oct. 6. The court’s last term featured… -
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Illinois Announces Lawsuit Against Trump Admin for Use of Guard
THE CENTER SQUARE—The state of Illinois is seeking a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration for plans to deploy the Illinois and Texas National Guard to the Chicago area. President Donald Trump has said for weeks he wants to use the National Guard to assist in public safety efforts in Chicago. Sunday, he said… -
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Mike Johnson: Let’s Get Washington Working Again
Amid partisan gridlock in Congress that has shut the government down, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has closed the House of Representatives’ doors for the time being. The chamber has not voted since mid-September, and Johnson has signaled his intention to wait on the Senate to reopen the government. But he told reporters Monday… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sanders Announces Initiative to Uplift Arkansans
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is announcing a new pilot program today called the 10:33 Initiative to help Arkansans in crisis improve their long-term self-sufficiency. Named for the Good Samaritan passage in the Bible, the initiative is in partnership with the White House Faith Office, the Arkansas Department of Commerce, and the Arkansas Department of… -
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Judge Blocks Deployment of National Guard to Portland
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s move to send National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued an emergency temporary restraining order Sunday night after officials from California and Oregon asked the court to intervene. The order prevents National Guard troops from any state across the country and Washington, D.C.,… -
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County to Formally Apologize for Slavery at NAACP Request
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A Maryland county plans to officially apologize for slavery, The Daily Signal has learned. Anne Arundel County said it will “issue a formal apology for the profound, far-reaching impact slavery has had on generations of Black Americans” as part of a countywide event celebrating Maryland Emancipation Day. The county says… -
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US Supreme Court Looks to Start Consequential New Term
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term on Monday, with several high-profile cases already on the docket. The high court announced it will hear arguments on such consequential cases as the president’s power to fire individuals on federal boards, the president’s authority to impose tariffs, transgender… -
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How ABC News Manufactures a Medicaid Cut Crisis
The federal government is shut down, at least in part, because Democrats are attempting to reverse Medicaid spending cuts that were enacted earlier this year as part of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” Democrats are refusing to support a continuing resolution that would keep funding the government unless it restores those cuts. ABC News is determined to help the Democrats make their case for reversing Medicaid cuts, even at the… -
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Shutdown Exposes Democrats’ True Love: Illegal Aliens
It’s hard to believe, but true: Democrats love illegal aliens more than Big Government itself. The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a “clean” continuing resolution on Sept. 19 on a vote of 217-212. It would have kept the federal government open through Nov. 21, well past fiscal year 2025’s conclusion on Sept. 30. Republicans performed their responsibility to finance Uncle Sam’s activities, from Social Security to… -
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Foreign Communists Are Funding and Training Violent Leftist Radicals in US
“The issue is never the issue. The issue is the revolution,” said the late David Horowitz, quoting a 1960s rebel. The Palestinian conflict, the climate, transgenderism, immigration, and abortion are all proximate causes for protests and now terrorism. But they are all also part of an amalgamated “omnicause” whose real purpose is to bring down the United States and the West…. -
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It Speaks Volumes That Democrats Aren’t Calling for Jay Jones to Drop Out After Texts Wishing Death on a Political Opponent
Less than a month after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Virginia Democrats are carrying water for a candidate who wished death on his political opponent, hoped his opponent’s wife would watch as her children died, and said he would urinate on his opponent’s grave. Jay Jones, the Democrat nominee for attorney general in the Old… -
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Secretary of Push-Ups: Hegseth Helps Set World Record Amid Criticism of His Fitness Demands for Military
Keeping with his new fitness directives for the military, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth helped set a new Guinness World Record Saturday for the most people doing push-ups simultaneously. Hegseth led a group of cadets, soldiers, and fans at the United States Naval Academy’s football game in a push-up challenge, achieving an impressive total of… -
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‘The Show Must Go On:’ Trump Celebrates Navy’s 250th Birthday Amid Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump hosted a Navy celebration today for its 250th birthday at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, Sunday. While the government has been shut down since Wednesday, Trump said on Truth Social that “the show must go on” despite certain Democrats trying “to destroy this wonderful celebration of the U.S. Navy’s Birthday, and… -
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Gangs, Cartels, and Terrorists Place Bounties on ICE and Border Patrol Agents
Gangs, cartels, and known terrorist organizations have put bounties on the heads of specific Immigration Customs Enforcement agents and border patrol officers, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed Sunday morning. “It’s about $2,000 to kidnap them and $10,000 to kill them,” Noem explained on “Fox & Friends.” “They’ve released their pictures and sent them between… -
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‘We Can’t Have a Palestinian State That’s Governed by Hamas’: Sec. Rubio States on Eve of Talks Between Israel and Hamas
Hamas must end its control over Gaza for America to even consider the idea of a Palestinian state, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning. “In order for that aspiration to even be credible, it has to be realistic. We can’t have a Palestinian state that’s governed by Hamas or…
