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Investors Approach Values-Based Hollywood Alternative to Produce Charlie Kirk Film
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Investors have approached Angel, seeking to front cash for a feature film about the life of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk after his assassination in Utah last week. “I’ve had multiple people call me already who have offered to fund Charlie Kirk’s story and to release Charlie Kirk’s story on… -
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Colleges Urged to Sign ‘Contract for Safe Campus Dialogue’
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It’s Time for the Senate to Lower the Age of Criminal Responsibility in DC
Washington, D.C., is out of step with the rest of the nation on criminal justice—especially when it comes to holding violent juveniles accountable. But that’s a problem lawmakers are trying to fix. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved a measure to allow juveniles 14 and older to be tried as adults for select crimes…. -
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Getting It Right: How to Make the Most of Your DC Internship
In every organization, outside every coffee shop, around every corner in Washington, D.C., the question relentlessly rises: “What’s your advice for how to make the most of my internship in D.C.?” During my years in the Beltway, I fielded this question literally hundreds of times. Perhaps, for some interns, this is a filler question—a way… -
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Inquiries About Starting Turning Point USA Chapters Surge in Wake of Kirk’s Slaying
The assassination last week of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk is mobilizing Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Following Kirk’s slaying last week, Kirk’s Turning Point USA group has received in excess of 32,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new chapters of the organization, according to Andrew Kolvet, the executive producer of “The… -
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Dick Durbin Has an Important Message for His Party After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., gave one concrete piece of advice for members of his party who truly seek to mend America’s divisions and turn down the temperature after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Kate Bolduan, a host of “CNN News Central,” noted on Tuesday that many Americans are engaging in “finger-pointing”… -
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Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono Raises Concerns Over FBI’s Physical Fitness Test
A Democrat lawmaker is expressing concern over the FBI’s new physical fitness standards, specifically calling attention to the physical differences between men and women. During a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on the FBI’s pullups requirements for special agents. “You are now requiring applicants to… -
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On CNN, Daily Signal President Addresses Kirk Assassination, Liberal Hypocrisy
“There have been political disputes and fights throughout the course of the 250 years that our country has existed” but we’re seeing a unique reaction to the assassination of young conservative leader Charlie Kirk from Americans that has ignited unprecedented levels of conversation around faith, Daily Signal’s president and executive editor told a panel on CNN Tuesday morning. Rob Bluey described the “outpouring of people going… -
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Another Year, Another Depressing Report on the State of American Education
Another year has come and gone, and America’s educational death spiral continues. The most recent numbers from The Nation’s Report Card, put out by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, are depressing when it comes to the present state of American education and the future of our nation. The report, based on test results from 2024 shows a 4%… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Unveils Changes to US Citizenship Test
The Trump administration is making changes to the U.S. citizenship test and reimplementing updates made to the test during the president’s first term, but which the Biden administration scrapped. The changes “to naturalization civics test better assess applicants’ knowledge of U.S. history and government,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Wednesday. The 2025 test… -
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Britain’s Populist Moment
Is Great Britain on the brink of a Trump revolution? The president’s visit to the U.K. coincides with indications Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is tottering. Starmer’s own party increasingly thinks he has to go—and if Labour fares as poorly as polls suggest it will in local elections next May, Starmer will be out…. -
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Trump’s DC Crime Success Puts Spotlight on Chicago’s Deadly ‘War Zone’
President Donald Trump’s focus on crime across America is timely and necessary. It’s epidemic in many blue cities in our country, and something must, and can, be done about it. His crackdown in Washington, D.C., proves that dramatic reductions in crime in cities acclimatized to perpetual lawlessness and violence are possible, but only if you have the political courage to do so. Next up is Chicago, another city plagued by non-stop violent crime…. -
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5 Takeaways From FBI Director Patel’s Senate Panel Hearing
FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday was testy at times, as topics of the Charlie Kirk assassination, the Jeffrey Epstein case, and other matters came up. The fireworks came primarily when the director sparred with Democrat senators. Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, also made a major announcement. Here… -
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Live in Faith and Truth: The Charlie Kirk Legacy
“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven.” (Luke 6:22-23). These are the words Jesus spoke during his Sermon on… -
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Trump’s Reforms to Asylum System Need to Be Codified Into Law, Immigration Experts Say
The Trump administration has made major changes to the U.S. asylum system, but a future administration could immediately reverse those reforms, cautions immigration expert Lora Ries. Even if the Trump administration issued a rule to change the way asylum claims are processed, “a future administration can overdo a rule, and so what’s really needed… -
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Collins Leading in Poll to Face Ossoff
A new Georgia poll finds Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., leading among top GOP contenders when faced in a matchup against incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. The polling from Quantus Insights surveyed 624 registered likely voters from Georgia from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12. The survey found Collins tied with Ossoff at 38%. Meanwhile, the Democrat… -
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Happy Constitution Day: More Than a List of Rights
Americans who have never lived elsewhere may take for granted the constitutional protections we enjoy. But on this Constitution Day, Americans should understand that the U.S. Constitution is more than a list of rights like freedom of speech and due process. The Constitution framed and established a government that could be “administered by men over… -
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Pugnacious, Principled, Patriot: Pat Buchanan Deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pat Buchanan is an American patriot. There was once a time in the American conservative movement when saying that was forbidden. In December 1991, William F. Buckley Jr. went “In Search of Anti-Semitism” from one Pat Buchanan. He spent 40,000 words in National Review to come to the following conclusion: “I do not believe that… -
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Tennessee Senators Explain How Trump Chose Memphis for Crime Crackdown
Tennessee senators have petitioned President Donald Trump to send federal resources to Memphis, Tennessee, since he won the November election, The Daily Signal has learned. On Monday, the president officially answered the call by signing a memorandum establishing a “Memphis Safe Task Force” with the goal of ending street and violent crime in the southwestern… -
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From Fiasco to Fix: FAFSA Finally Puts Families First
For high school seniors, fall brings excitement as they form plans to enter college or the workforce. But for students choosing college, that isn’t all fun and games. Instead, they face the daunting task of completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or “FAFSA,” to access loans and scholarships. While required for college financial…
