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Slaying Victim Laken Riley’s Mom, Stepdad Back Collins for Senate in Georgia
The mother and stepfather of Laken Riley—the 22-year-old nursing student slain by an illegal alien in Georgia whose death prompted bipartisan legislation to toughen penalties for illegal aliens charged with certain crimes—have endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in his bid for U.S. Senate. “A lot of people go to Washington, and it changes them. However,… -
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Gabbard Pulls Security Clearance of 37 Intelligence Professionals
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has stripped the security clearance of 37 former or current intelligence professionals. “Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right,” Gabbard wrote in the announcement Tuesday on X. The 37 men and women whose clearance is being revoked “have abused the public trust… -
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Trump Demands Resignation of Official Accused of Mortgage Fraud
President Donald Trump said a Federal Reserve Board governor who has refused to lower interest rates “must resign, now!!!” Lisa Cook has also been accused of mortgage fraud by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, who sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi saying Cook “falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more… -
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DEMOCRAT ‘DEATH CYCLE’?: Voters Fled Party in Biden-Harris Era
The Democratic Party saw an excessive loss of registered voters across battleground states, blue states, and red states over the course of Joe Biden’s presidency, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Democrats lost about 2.1 million registered voters between the 2020 and 2024 elections along the 30 states and the District of Columbia where voters… -
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Why NYC Tragedy Means We Need Gun Rights, Not Gun Control
At the end of July, tragedy struck New York City when a deeply troubled Nevada man drove across the country to a Park Avenue office building and opened fire, killing four people before taking his own life. Police believe the gunman intended to target the National Football League, which is headquartered in the building and… -
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CHINA THREAT FROM WITHIN? Interior Bureaucrat Overseeing Pacific Island Took Money From Chinese Companies
Chinese nationals have entered the U.S. through a strategically vulnerable Pacific Islands territory, and a former politician who took campaign contributions from China-based companies now helps oversee that territory in the Trump administration. President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned about the threat from China, yet a security expert is raising questions about a bureaucrat in… -
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‘HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC’: DOJ Raised Concerns Over Biden Autopen Clemencies
The Biden administration’s Justice Department raised concerns about the Biden White House using broad categories to grant clemency to groups of people rather than identifying each inmate and listing their offenses covered by the commutation, according to an email obtained by the Oversight Project. The revelation adds a new layer of questions around the White… -
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Parental Input in Education Is Key Concern for Virginia Voters
After years of advocates trying to convince Virginia legislators to follow the lead of states like Florida and Arizona to offer “the money follows the child” school choice voucher programs, in 2012, Virginia created the Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit to help low-income students get scholarships to attend the schools of their choice. It wasn’t… -
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It’s Not a Movie: Courts’ Dramatic Smackdown of Judge Boasberg
It’s a tale fit for a thriller novel or action movie: planes on the tarmac waiting to take members of a violent gang to a foreign prison, lawyers rushing to the courthouse to stop them, presidential proclamations, and a judge on a mission to impose his own brand of justice. But this drama isn’t made up—it’s… -
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Congress: Stop Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Improve the Program
Today, 54% of all Medicare patients get their coverage through Medicare Advantage, or MA. That’s Medicare’s popular system of private health plans—and currently, it’s the only viable alternative to enrollment in traditional (fee-for service) Medicare. But future payment for those plans rests on a knife-edge, and the stakes for millions of seniors couldn’t be higher…. -
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Is Gavin Newsom the Democrats’ Answer to Trump?
Gavin Newsom wants to be the new Donald Trump. No, California’s governor isn’t moving to the right or cracking down on illegal immigration—quite the opposite. On Monday, the White House blasted Newsom for continuing to offer commercial driver’s licenses to illegal aliens like Harjinder Singh, the trucker accused of killing three people while attempting an… -
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3 Blue States Could Be at Fault in Fatal Florida Car Crash, Transportation Secretary Says
The U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating three blue states’ possible involvement in an Aug. 12 fatal car crash in Florida that killed three. Illegal immigrant truck driver Harjinder Singh stands accused of causing the crash by making an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike 19 miles north of Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County. He… -
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3 Ways New Teachers Union Contracts Can Respect Families and the Law
As school districts and teachers unions across the country enter a new round of contract negotiations, one thing is clear: Parents are paying attention. They’re reading the fine print. And they’re increasingly alarmed to discover that many collective bargaining agreements—which should be focused on wages, working conditions, and student achievement—are instead being used to embed divisive… -
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What Security Guarantees for Ukraine Could Include
President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and other European leaders agree: Ukraine must have security protections in any Ukraine-Russia peace deal. During the White House meeting Monday between Trump, Zelenskyy, and seven European leaders, discussion of security guarantees for Ukraine took center stage. Russian President Vladimir Putin “agreed that Russia would accept… -
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Education Department Acts Against Loudoun County as School Punishes Boys in ‘Retaliation’ for Attacking Trans Policy
A Northern Virginia school district will suspend two boys who complained when a girl, who identifies as a boy, used their locker room at school—and the district will also force the boys to work out a “corrective action plan” with school administrators. “We will be on guard for any attempts to create a plan of… -
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Why Every Evangelical American Should Care About Iran and Support Its Democratic Opposition
One of the most important rights we enjoy in the United States is the freedom to practice our faith. Sadly, this is not a reality for hundreds of millions around the world. As evangelical Christians, we believe this right is not merely granted by governments but is given by God. It should transcend borders, which… -
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On CNN, Rob Bluey Defends Trump’s Peace Push, Election Integrity Reforms
From meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders at the White House on Monday, it appears President Donald Trump is determined to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The Daily Signal’s president and executive editor, Rob Bluey, joined the panel on CNN’s… -
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Kennedy Acts to Swat Parasitic Livestock Fly Infestation
The Trump administration is taking preemptive efforts to combat an American infestation of the New World screwworm. The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday permitted the Food and Drug Administration to issue so-called emergency use authorizations for drugs for animals to treat or prevent the parasitic flies. “Today, we are taking decisive action… -
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Suspicious Ballot-Stuffing Caught on Video in Battleground State
A city council member in Michigan was reportedly seen on video helping to drop what appear to be several absentee ballots into a ballot drop box ahead of an August primary election. Abu Musa, a city councilman in the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, was reportedly in the passenger seat handing what appear to be ballots… -
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Trump’s Route to ‘International Peace and Prosperity’ Runs Through Armenia, Azerbaijan
The Trump administration is moving to secure American interests in Southwest Asia through efforts toward peace and commerce deals with Armenia and Azerbaijan. The first step toward a more permanent peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan was signed on Aug. 8. It says that the countries will not interfere in each other’s internal affairs and…
