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opinion
Key Seats Virginia GOP Hopes to Flip to Take Back State House
As the 45-day early voting period has recently begun in Virginia—the second longest after the 46 days of Minnesota and South Dakota—I was reminded of a quote that former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli shared with me from an election official about the strain it puts on them: “Someone forgot that election officials need to do… -
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Repeal, Don’t Extend Biden-Era Health Subsidies
With some Obamacare subsidies set to expire, Congress faces a choice: extend them—and continue masking the program’s underlying problems—or focus on actually fixing what’s wrong with the program. Obamacare started off by creating a new subsidy scheme for individuals who purchased health coverage through government-run exchanges. That scheme? A premium tax credit subsidy to… -
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‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’: Trump Calls Out UN for ‘Top Political Issue of Our Time’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed the United Nations for creating problems instead of solving them. While addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Trump said the U.N. is responsible for creating the “No. 1 political issue of our time, the crisis of uncontrolled migration.” Trump painted a bleak picture resulting from… -
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‘Unserious and Ridiculous Demands’: Trump Cancels Budget Talks With Democrats as Shutdown Looms
President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly canceled a meeting with top congressional Democrats to discuss their budget demands, just a week before the deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown. A shutdown could lead to federal employees not being paid, as well as interruptions in some government services. “After reviewing the details of… -
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In Interview, Rubio Rejects Stephanopoulos’ Premise on US Foreign Aid Reductions
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Secretary of State Marco Rubio shot down ABC News host George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday when he pushed the narrative that President Donald Trump’s cuts to foreign aid caused many people to die. Stephanopoulos asserted on “Good Morning America” that the Department of Government Efficiency’s freeze on foreign aid in February killed people… -
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‘UNACCEPTABLE’: Google Blasts Biden Admin Speech Policies
Alphabet, the parent company of YouTube and Google, sent a revealing letter on its free speech policies to the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, detailing the Biden administration’s pressure, as well as future threats to free expression from foreign regulators. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, released the letter from Alphabet’s counsel, in which the… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth Scraps Department of War Committee Promoting Radical Feminism in the Military
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of War is discontinuing a committee criticized for pushing feminism in the military, according to a memo obtained by The Daily Signal. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed the memo saying he has determined that the reinstatement of the Defense Advisory Committee for Women in the Services should not… -
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Secret Service Dismantles ‘Imminent Threat’ in New York Ahead of UN General Assembly
The Secret Service has dismantled a telecommunications network in New York that posed a threat to top government officials. After multiple telecommunications threats were directed toward senior government officials in the spring, the Secret Service launched an investigation to “determine the source of these fraudulent calls,” Matt McCool, special agent in charge of the Secret… -
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Charlie Kirk Understood Conservatives Need to Take Back Academia
Until last week, we used to speak metaphorically about United States campuses becoming the main battleground in the culture wars. As the heartrending assassination of Charlie Kirk proves, we have become a darker nation, and that is no longer just a figure of speech. The assassination, the place where it was carried out, and the places of work of most of… -
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Fact-Checking Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Favorite Chart
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., posted an Anti-Defamation League chart that purports to prove that right-wingers perpetrate the majority of politically motivated murders in the United States. “Data isn’t vibes,” she wrote. “If you need vibes, check out the hate filled comments the right wing will leave on this… -
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‘Death Is Not the End’: What Mourners Told Us at Charlie Kirk’s Funeral
On Sunday, America said goodbye to Charlie Kirk. People from across the country—even the world—poured into Glendale, Arizona to attend the funeral of Charlie Kirk, conservative activist, Turning Point USA co-founder, and inspiration to many. As Erika Kirk proclaimed from the stage that she forgives her husband’s murderer, The Daily Signal asked people if they… -
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Trump Wants Babies’ Vaccines ‘Given Separately,’ Rather Than Combined
President Donald Trump says he thinks separating the combination vaccines that babies receive would prevent autism, he said in response to a question from The Daily Signal. The Daily Signal asked Trump whether he supports spacing out all the combination vaccines babies receive to prevent autism. “I would say ‘yes,’” he said. “It’s a lot… -
opinion
Supreme Court Finally Reconsiders Humphrey’s Executor
The Supreme Court Monday announced it would take up a case that gets to the heart of why the deep state exists—it will revisit a precedent that defended the bureaucracy against the executive power vested in the president. In Donald Trump v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the Supreme Court blocked a lower court order forcing the… -
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States Push Back Against Planned Parenthood Funding Cuts
As the federal government cuts funding for Planned Parenthood, some liberal states are stepping in to keep the nation’s largest abortion provider in business. Washington, New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Colorado are among those pledging to use state dollars to fill the “gap” left by federal funding cuts. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, says his… -
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Who Will Blink First as Congress’ Shutdown Stare-Down Begins?
As Congress approaches an end-of-September deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown, Democrats are trying to get their pound of flesh in exchange for any deal. On Friday, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to extend Biden-era funding for seven weeks and buy time for a more long-term funding deal. Every… -
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China Responds to America’s New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
China says it welcomes industry talent following President Donald Trump’s announcement of the introduction of a new hurdle to deter H-1B visa applicants. On Friday, Trump issued a proclamation adding a $100,000 fee to H-1B visas, which employers are responsible for paying. Foreigners seeking to come to America to work in the STEM fields of… -
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Charlie Kirk Warned Us About Assassination Culture. He Also Showed Us the Way Out.
Charlie Kirk was right. Assassination culture, which has grown from the gaping spiritual vacuum in large parts of the West, is a profound threat to American self-government and our future as a free country. In April, Kirk posted on X what has turned out to be a sickeningly prophetic message. “Assassination culture is spreading on… -
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What Happened to This Missing Artwork?
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is hoping someone can help locate a young female constituent’s missing artwork. Hayley Chambers’ winning entry for the Congressional Art Competition was mailed via UPS from Jordan’s district office but failed to reach its destination of the U.S. Capitol. Instead, it was lost and somehow ended up sold at a yard… -
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Coalition Backs Trump’s Efforts to Purge ‘Woke’ Smithsonian Exhibits
A coalition of conservative organizations has written a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to combat the “the woke infestation” in the Smithsonian Institution museum network. “We write today in support of your efforts to reform the Smithsonian Institution,” reads a letter penned by Aiden Buzzetti, the president of The Bull Moose Project. The… -
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Selective Outrage and Political Spin: The Charlie Kirk Fallout
There seems to be an ironic discordance among folks who, let’s just say, don’t share recently assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s point of view. They claim that “it’s time to move on” from talking about Kirk and his assassin and those on the Left who celebrated his murder. Such was the case of…
