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Backlash Begets Backtrack: Cracker Barrel Scraps Part of ‘Woke’ Makeover
Has Cracker Barrel caved to the pressure, or are its attempts to somewhat backpedal merely a superficial gesture to quell outrage? The beloved American chain Cracker Barrel, known for its Southern comfort food and nostalgic Old Country Store charm since its founding in 1969, ignited a firestorm with its recent rebranding efforts. The company’s “new creative campaign”… -
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Arizona Republican Ponders Leaving Swing District for Governor’s Race
Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., is weighing jumping into the GOP primary in Arizona’s governor race in 2026, potentially leaving his swing district seat vulnerable to a Democrat pickup. Schweikert, 63, who was first elected in 2010 as part of the Republican wave election, comes from a battleground district where he was narrowly reelected in 2024…. -
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Students Complain as Ohio Law Dismantles DEI at Universities
As students at Ohio universities return for classes in the Buckeye State, they’ll have to contend with the effects of a state law dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Not everyone is happy, with some students even referring to effects of the bill as a “betrayal.” In late March, Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, signed SB… -
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Gunman Dead After Mass Shooting at Minnesota Catholic School
A mass shooting occurred Wednesday morning at a Minneapolis Catholic school, in what the FBI is reportedly investigating as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics. KMSP-TV, the Fox affiliate in Eden Prairie, Minn., reported that two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed, and 17 others were injured. The gunman… -
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DOJ Files Emergency Appeal, Seeks to Halt Foreign Aid Funding
The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal late Tuesday asking the Supreme Court to let it continue withholding foreign aid. The Justice Department, which filed the appeal, asked the court to reach a decision by Sept. 2 due to “additional irreparable harms the government would incur past that point.” This appeal follows a lower court… -
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Trump Announces ‘Comprehensive Crime Bill’
President Donald Trump announced work on a “Comprehensive Crime Bill” shortly after midnight Wednesday morning, as polls show the popularity of tough-on-crime policy. “Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune, are working with me, and other Republicans, on a Comprehensive Crime Bill,” Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social. “It’s what our Country… -
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Intel Deal: Trump’s Industrial Policy Is Realism, Not Socialism
Is it Comrade President now? Some conservatives are up in arms about President Donald Trump’s decision to have the government buy a stake in Intel. That’s state ownership of the means of production, isn’t it? Classic, textbook socialism. “If there is anyone who was a halfway prominent mainstream conservative … 10 years ago who now… -
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What Did President Biden Know, and How Long Did He Remember It?
WASHINGTON—What did the president know, and when did he know it? That used to be the eventual question for most administrations. When it comes to former President Joe Biden, however, the question is: Did the president know much of anything? The GOP-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been trying to answer that question… -
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Exit Stage Right: 5 Freedom Caucus Members Climbing Down the Hill
The House Freedom Caucus has for years been a major force on Capitol Hill, with its members picking frequent policy fights in their push for more fiscally and socially conservative legislation. But as almost a half-dozen of its most prominent members seek office back home and away from Congress, those departures will alter the lineup… -
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Under Pressure From Trump DOJ, Michigan Hospital Ends Transgender Treatments for Minors
The University of Michigan’s hospital system announced Monday evening that it would no longer be providing transgender “therapies” or “medications” for minors, citing pressure from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. Referencing a “federal subpoena as part of a criminal and civil investigation,” Michigan Medicine, the university’s health department, stated that it will “no longer… -
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‘This Is Lawfare’: AGs Draw Attention to Leftist Group Training Judges to Push Climate Alarmism
Twenty-three Republican state attorneys general sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, demanding the EPA investigate funding for the Environmental Law Institute, which the AGs said attempts to “rig the courts” against American energy. The EPA confirmed receipt and reiterated Zeldin’s dedication to cutting down on wasteful spending from the previous administration…. -
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Why Making DC Safe Is Critical for American Foreign Policy
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The U.S. State Department’s law enforcement arm is joining forces with police in the crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., in a bid to make the city safe for visiting foreign leaders. “As our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., is often the first place foreign leaders, dignitaries, and officials see when they… -
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Trump Slams Illinois Governor for Calling for ‘Resistance’ to National Guard
President Donald Trump had harsh words for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, who is fighting the administration’s efforts to take criminals off American streets. The Daily Signal asked the president after his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday how he plans to respond to Pritzker’s saying he encourages residents to engage in “nonviolent resistance” if Trump… -
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Trump Hints at Nominee for Open Fed Post After Firing Governor
One day after President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook—who refused to vote to lower interest rates and has been accused of mortgage fraud—he already has a replacement in mind. “I think I, maybe, in my own mind, I have somebody that I like,” the president told The Daily Signal. “Look, we just… -
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Virginia School ‘Brands My Son a Predator’ for Desiring the Same Bathroom Privacy Afforded to ‘Male Staff,’ Mom Says
Parents are condemning as hypocrisy the fact that a Northern Virginia high school notorious for allowing boys in girls’ bathrooms and girls in the boys’ locker room also has a bathroom specifically designated for “male staff only.” “This sends a mixed signal to everybody about the expectations of privacy,” a father of a junior at… -
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Heritage Chief Recommends Presidential Medals of Freedom for Feulner, Buchanan
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts and members of Congress are calling on President Donald Trump to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Heritage’s late founder, Ed Feulner, and to Pat Buchanan, a longtime titan of the conservative movement and adviser to three Republican presidents. The medal is the highest civilian honor a president can… -
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Bondi Orders DC to Temporarily Suspend Sanctuary City Policies
For years, Washington, D.C.’s sanctuary city laws barred local police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. However, a recent order from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi effectively nullifies many of these rules—so long as President Donald Trump retains federal control of the district. Two weeks ago, Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital… -
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Zohran Mamdani’s LGBTQIA+ ‘Educational Liaisons’
Avowed socialist and New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani garnered attention with his pledge to allocate tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to gender-affirming medical care, but far less publicized is his proposal to fund LGBTQIA+ “educational liaisons” in every public school. Mamdani’s LGBTQIA+ policy memo states that only two LGBTQIA+ liaisons cover the 1,800 schools… -
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Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police Has a Message for Mayor With ‘No Confidence’ Vote
Cincinnati’s local response to an attack that occurred one month ago continues to have negative consequences for Democrat Mayor Aftab Pureval, as he received a unanimous vote of “no confidence” Monday night from the local Fraternal Order of Police. This comes as the viral mob attack and Pureval’s lackluster response garnered local, state, and federal… -
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If You Harm Kids, You Will Answer, Attorneys General Say
A group of 44 state and territory attorneys general sent a letter Monday warning artificial intelligence companies of the consequences of exploiting kids online. The letter, sent to 13 major tech and AI companies, including Google and Meta, points to recent examples of AI chatbots engaging in inappropriate conversations with kids online. Among examples cited…
