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Supreme Court Hands Victory to Trump in His Fight to Control ‘Independent’ Agencies
The Supreme Court said Monday that President Donald Trump could fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, marking a victory for Trump as he seeks to exert more control over so-called independent agencies. The order, issued by Chief Justice John Roberts, temporarily halted a lower court demand that the Trump administration reinstate the fired… -
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Trump DOJ to Crack Down on Potential Abuse of Foreign Worker Visa Program
The Trump administration will be cracking down on companies that discriminate against American citizens by hiring less costly foreign workers for highly skilled jobs, a situation happening frequently in the tech industry. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon said the Justice Department is focusing on H-1B visas. H-1B visas are given… -
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Special House Election Set in Blue Northern Virginia
Democrats are expected to hold a safe blue seat in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington in Tuesday’s special congressional election. The open seat is in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, formerly held by longtime Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who died in May after a battle with esophageal cancer. The Northern Virginia congressional district, one of… -
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Missouri Senator Urges Trump to Award Medal of Freedom to Conservative Stalwart Buchanan
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., has written to President Donald Trump expressing support for awarding Pat Buchanan the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Schmitt joins other conservative movement leaders asking Trump to honor Buchanan with the nation’s highest civilian honor awarded by the president. Public advocates for Buchanan have included Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts and Rep…. -
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DEEP STATE ACTOR? LGBTQ Activist Remains at State Department Under Trump
A career bureaucrat who celebrated how the State Department would “empower” “LGBTI activists” in other countries remains in a senior leadership role at State under President Donald Trump. At a 2016 Atlantic Council event, State bureaucrat Kerri Hannan celebrated “all of the people-to-people engagement that the State Department has taken on in order to reach… -
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Secret Service Spent $11 Million on Hunter Biden Travel Detail
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Biden administration spent more than $10 million over three years on a security detail and related expenses for former first son Hunter Biden after denying similar protections to other high-profile political figures, documents obtained by the Center to Advance Security in America and shared exclusively with The Center Square show. The security detail… -
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Business Gets Back to Business
Over the years, our government has expanded dramatically, all with the objective of improving our lives. Yet, with all of this, confidence that Americans express in our country and its major institutions has plummeted. Of 18 of the nation’s major institutions, per a recent Gallup survey, there are only three in which 50% or more… -
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South Carolina Rep Explains Why He’s Exiting Congress to Run for Governor
Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina will have to leave Capitol Hill behind to run for governor in his home state, but he says the work he would do in the state capital, Columbia, would build off his conservative record in Congress. “I see the challenges coming to South Carolina … . We need to… -
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Megyn Kelly’s 10-City Tour: Get Exclusive Access Before General Public
Popular media personality and chart-topping podcast host Megyn Kelly is launching her first nationwide speaking tour this fall, bringing “The Megyn Kelly Show” to live audiences in 10 cities starting next month. Kelly shared the complete schedule with The Daily Signal, which is partnering with her “Megyn Kelly LIVE” team to provide our subscribers with exclusive early… -
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RFK Jr. Challenging the Medical Establishment Sends ‘This Week’ Panel Into a Tizzy
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Panelists on ABC’s “This Week” erupted Sunday after former Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus defended Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attempt to “balance the benefits” of COVID-19 vaccines against their “admitted risks.” Tensions flared Thursday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing as Democrats hammered Kennedy for criticizing agencies… -
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California Insiders Eye Sen. Alex Padilla for Gubernatorial Race
Prominent California Democrat strategists are eyeing Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., for a bid to be the next governor of California. The longtime California politician is seen as a reliable and known quantity in the state’s uber-left politics at a time when Democrats face historic unpopularity. “This is an uncertain time for California, and Alex Padilla… -
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BREAKING: Trump Announces New Guidance Protecting the Right to Prayer in Schools
President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Education will issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in public schools. “To have a great nation, you have to have religion,” Trump said at the second meeting of the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible Monday morning. Trump honored students whose religious… -
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Deadly Stabbing Triggers Calls for Larger Crime Crackdown
A graphic video of a man stabbing a woman to death on a light-rail car in Charlotte, North Carolina, went viral over the weekend. The video shows a young woman wearing a baseball cap sitting down in front of a young man in a red hoodie. Moments later, the man rises and without provocation… -
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The Way to Cut the Deficit: Keep Biden-Era Spending?
As Congress rushes to meet an end-of-September funding deadline to avoid a government shutdown, members of the fiscally conservative House Freedom Caucus are open to a surprising measure to reduce spending—extending spending from former President Joe Biden’s administration into the long term. Although they have not finalized a proposal, multiple Freedom Caucus members told The… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Education Department Reassigns Responsibility to Partner Agency
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education is taking its next steps in transferring its workforce development program to the Labor Department. The Department of Education and the Labor Department are integrating the federal government’s education and workforce portfolio by “launching a new, integrated state plan portal that will streamline several federal workforce programs… -
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Netanyahu Responds to Deadly Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem
Six people were killed at a bus stop in Jerusalem Monday in what authorities are describing as a “terrorist attack.” Two Palestinian gunmen are reported to have carried out the attack. “We are engaged in pursuit and are cordoning off the villages from which the murderers came,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the scene… -
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WATCH: Democrats ‘Hate’ Trump More Than They ‘Love’ Their Communities, Homan Says
THE CENTER SQUARE—Trump administration border czar Tom Homan says Democrat leaders in sanctuary states and cities hate President Donald Trump more than they care for their communities. Homan spoke to the State Freedom Caucus Network Summit in Dallas Friday night and reiterated the plan to deport illegal aliens in Chicago. While Democrats say Trump is… -
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Report: States Are Increasingly Taking Election Integrity Measures
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Honest Elections Project says states made significant gains on election integrity laws in 2025. A new report from the group says eight states banned foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns this year, bringing the national total to nine. Six states also banned ranked choice voting in 2025, bringing the total to 17. Honest Elections… -
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Education Sec. McMahon Defends Trump’s Freeze on Harvard Funds, Cites Title VI Violations
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon joined “Fox News Sunday” where she defended President Donald Trump’s freezing of Harvard’s funding grants and attempted to relieve concerns about Chinese students in the U.S. While the Trump administration is in the midst of a legal battle with Harvard regarding Trump’s freezing of its federal funding, McMahon reminded Americans… -
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Prayer Works, According to Science
The role of prayer in civil society has emerged in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, and this may be a blessing of sorts amidst the tragedy. This is because scientific research has shown time and again that religious faith and the practice of prayer check pathologies and improve quality of life on…
