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Radical Islam Infiltrating the Democratic Party, GOP Reps Say
After House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries refused to answer the Daily Signal’s question on his party’s pro-radical Islam problem, conservative lawmakers exclusively told the outlet that this is a result of “importing people that hate America.” “The Democrats have nominated a Nazi and an al-Qaeda terrorist; the Democratic Party has fetishized Islamic terrorism,” Rep. Randy… -
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Antifa Mob Gathers Outside TPUSA Event, Violence and Arrests Quickly Unfold
SAN ANTONIO—A violent Antifa protest erupted outside the Turning Point Women’s Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday. After protesters attempted, but failed, to storm into the event through a police blockade, the violence escalated. One man, who had been pepper-sprayed for storming police, was seen washing his eyes with water from a plastic… -
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‘We Refuse to Be Silenced’: Turning Point Event Continues After Bomb Threat
SAN ANTONIO—Despite a bomb threat, Turning Point USA is bringing together thousands of conservative women this weekend to hear from the movement’s leading female speakers at its 11th annual Women’s Leadership Summit—and the Daily Signal is on the ground reporting live. Running today through Sunday, the summit aims to equip women to “strengthen their minds,… -
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Meet the ‘Wicked Witch of Woke’ and the ‘Queen of DEI’ Looking to Take Key GOP Seats
Two progressive Midwest candidates are moving forward as the Democratic Party picks for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa. The women’s pasts are proof that the party is sticking with woke ideology that may not align with nearly 80% of Iowa. Sarah Trone Garriott, seeking to unseat Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and Christina Bohannan,… -
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El-Sayed Has ‘Struggles’ With the Question of Whether Israel Should Be a Jewish State
Abdul El‑Sayed, a Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, says he has a tough time deciding whether Israel should be a Jewish state. The candidate’s remarks come as anti‑Israel activists and state sponsors of terrorism, such as Hamas and Iran, have repeatedly waged violence against the state of Israel for being a Jewish… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Kamala Harris and the Adolescents of the Left
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: All right, here’s the headline, Victor. Kamala Harris torched for progressive wish list. Here’s the first few paragraphs of this… -
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China-Linked Group’s Socialist ‘Liberation Centers’ Coming to a Town Near You
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A socialist group with ties to a China-based financier is setting up indoor hubs for radical activism in neighborhoods across the U.S. The Party for Socialism and Liberation has at least 28 event spaces, often called “Liberation Centers,” open since 2021 or in preparation, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of online… -
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A Boycott That’s Increasingly Off-Target: The Pitfalls of Pushing DEI
In an announcement on YouTube in March, Atlanta pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant said that he and his fellow progressive Target boycotters were declaring victory and going home—or back to Target, as the case may be. “This fight, for us, has now reached its conclusion,” he said. There was only one problem: No one told the… -
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Judge Orders CAIR to Turn Over Foreign Donor Info to Greg Abbott
A district court judge ordered the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which bills itself as America’s largest Muslim civil rights group, to hand over donor information to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. CAIR “will produce documents sufficient to identify the identities of any foreign donor who has given donations … of $5,000 or more to” the CAIR… -
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CORRECTING THE RECORD: The Palisades Fire Was Yet Another Example of Leftist Political Violence
Democrats’ heated rhetoric may have contributed to the Palisades Fire—but not by warming the global climate. When the Los Angeles-area fire burned 23,707 acres, destroyed 6,833 structures, and killed 12 people, those on the left rushed to blame it on man-made climate change. Only later did we learn that the human causation was far more… -
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2 Major Companies Bankrolling SPLC Will Cut Off Grants After DOJ Indictment
The federal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, which accuses the SPLC of wire fraud and bank fraud for funding members of the very white supremacist groups it claims to dismantle, has led some financial institutions to block grants to the group. After Fidelity Investments and Vanguard Financial announced they would stop issuing grants… -
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‘LUDICROUS’: Rabbi Slams Latest Attempt to Defend SPLC Paying Klan Members
Jewish groups have used paid informants to protect synagogues from antisemitic violence, and the Southern Poverty Law Center has claimed that it was funding KKK members for similar reasons, but a group that represents 2,500 Orthodox Jewish rabbis is crying foul. Last week, a federal grand jury indicted the SPLC on wire fraud, bank fraud,… -
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DOJ Responds to SPLC Claim That Todd Blanche Lied About Informant Program
The Justice Department responded Tuesday after the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a complaint in federal district court demanding an apology from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for making allegedly false statements. Last week, a federal grand jury indicted the SPLC on wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy charges for allegedly paying members of the… -
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SPLC’s Hate Inflation Strategy
The Southern Poverty Law Center raises money by presenting itself as the expert on combating “hate,” and then exaggerating “hate” to scare donors into ponying up cash. The problem? The SPLC’s inflated demand for “hate” has long outstripped the supply. Thousands of donors expect the SPLC to prove there’s enough “hate” to justify their donations,… -
WHAT DID SHE KNOW? Democrat Governor Candidate Served on SPLC Board While It Bankrolled KKK Member
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson served on the board of the Southern Poverty Law Center while the SPLC paid members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations. Benson, a Democrat running for governor, joined the organization’s board in 2014 and left in 2019, when the SPLC fired its co-founder, Morris Dees, amid… -
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Democrats Beclown Themselves by Defending SPLC Amid KKK Funding Scandal
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which makes its money by exaggerating “hate” to scare donors and by comparing conservatives to the Ku Klux Klan, was itself funding Klan members—and now major Democrats are beclowning themselves by defending it. Like a dog returns to its vomit, so Democrats return to the ridiculous claim that the SPLC… -
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Trump Administration Is ‘Looking Beyond the SPLC’ to Broader ‘Marxist’ Network: Chip Roy
Rep. Chip Roy told The Daily Signal that the Justice Department’s indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, while a welcome move, represents just one step in a broader effort the administration has undertaken against leftist groups. “The indictments are an enormously important step forward and an indication that the administration is taking this seriously,”… -
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Tim Tebow’s Mistake: Empowering a Radical Left Politician on Child Protection
For years, Tim Tebow has been working with state and federal officials to raise awareness to help get laws passed to end human trafficking and child pornography. It’s a cause that is super commendable—for sure. And he’s on the verge of success. Just last month, legislation meant to strengthen investigations of sexually abusive images of… -
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Foreign Aid Bill: Bridge Financing for the Radical Left?
On Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2026. The bill provides the foreign aid industry $50 billion in taxpayer funding, $20 billion over the president’s budget request. The foreign aid industry praised it “as a long-awaited break for a beleaguered development community.”… -
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Senate Should Reject Radical Leftist FCC Nominee Sohn
Even by Washington’s appallingly low ethics standards, Gigi Sohn gives “pay to play” a bad name—even though she would surely deny that was, for all practical purposes, what she was doing. At a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee last week, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called out President Joe Biden’s nominee to…