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The FBI will be pursuing every lead to get the bottom of what led to the killing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk by alleged assassin Tyler Robinson on Sept. 10. In an extensive post on X, Patel announced that the FBI would be “ensuring the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination is thorough and…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration has chosen a new provider to run its human trafficking hotline after complaints that the Biden administration’s provider failed to answer calls from victims, The Daily Signal can first report. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families announced a five-year, projected $35 million…
In a clear warning to Russia, Poland says it will shoot down objects that violate Polish airspace and pose a threat to the nation. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a more cautious approach will be taken when a threat level is not clear. Tusk’s warning Monday comes after Russia flew three fighter jets…
As conservatives commemorated the life of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk over the weekend, a number of members of Congress took the opportunity to reflect on Kirk’s enduring impact as an activist and Christian evangelist. “I went to many of Charlie Kirk’s rallies, my wife spoke at his rallies, I spoke on campus with…
The Republican National Committee is executing President Donald Trump’s election-integrity agenda ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “Through our litigation efforts, we are very focused on helping the president achieve his goals around election security,” an RNC official told The Daily Signal. Trump signed an executive order in March requiring states to use proof of…
“Today, America is a nation in grief, a nation in shock, and a nation in mourning.” That was how President Donald Trump began is remarks at the massive Arizona funeral for Charlie Kirk, which according to some estimates was attended by hundreds of thousands of people. America has been robbed of a “giant” of his…
A massive funeral for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk held on Sunday featured some of the most prominent members of President Donald Trump’s administration and countless other speakers, including Kirk’s widow Erika, who when speaking of her husband’s assassin declared “I forgive him.” The New York Post reported on Sunday that the Arizona Cardinals…
Since Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr did not take any “sort of regulatory action against ABC” or late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, there was no government infringement upon Kimmel’s right to express himself freely, Daily Signal President Robert Bluey told ABC’s “This Week.” “I think we need to take a step back, hopefully, and judge…
Aaron Stevenson began to notice a disturbing trend early on in the Biden administration. As an intelligence analyst for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, it was his job to identify bad guys as well as emerging and novel threats to the U.S. In February 2021, a profile of an alien from Honduras with ties to…
If there were one state in the country that one would expect to be governed conservatively, it would be Oklahoma. But despite the fact that Republicans control every lever of power in the Sooner State, members of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus, formed in 2024, claim the state’s politicians are more Republican on paper than they…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Billionaire megadonor George Soros has funneled more than $80 million to organizations that praised terrorists or urged protest violence in America, according to a new report by the Capital Research Center. The Capital Research Center report said Soros— through his Open Society Foundation—has distributed tens of millions to groups that engage in or endorse actions that…
Amid a fiery national debate over political violence and free speech, the Secret Service faces one of its biggest tests yet in securing Charlie Kirk’s massive funeral in Arizona this weekend. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and numerous dignitaries, conservative figures, prominent reporters, television anchors, and up to 100,000 members of the public…
A recent event featuring prominent Catholic bishops underscored the tension between the enforcement of American immigration law and the priorities of some leaders of the Catholic Church. At a panel discussion on Sept. 11 at Georgetown University, Catholic clergy sounded off on the Trump administration’s policy of mass deportations. “We can say that, really, the…
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This week, FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, sparking headlines for fiery exchanges as he defended the bureau from Democrats’ attacks. On Wednesday, Patel appeared before House members, during which House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, had his own memorable moments. During his opening statement at…
A Joe Biden appointee, with the help of fellow Democrat commissioners and one Republican-appointed commissioner, clung to power as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, blocking a vote Friday on President Donald Trump’s designees to lead the commission. In January, Trump designated two-decade veteran Republican commissioner Peter Kirsanow to be the new chairman…
Retired Border Patrol agents are returning to the agency amid soaring morale levels, according to U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks. “I’m signing off on stacks and stacks” of applications of retired agents who want to return to the Border Patrol, Banks said. The chief, speaking at an event in Washington, D.C., on…
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President Donald Trump’s Transportation Department is demanding cities address crime on their transit systems after a 23-year-old woman was fatally stabbed on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Decarlos Brown Jr. was arrested and released 14 times before transit system video shows he killed 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte, North Carolina’s light-rail system…
Federal small business grants intended for national defense technology have gone to create mobile apps for gay men, “transgender” women, and LGBTQ+ parents, and have funded other diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Senate Small Business Committee Chairwoman Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has proposed the Investing in National Next-Generation Opportunities for Venture Acceleration and Technological Excellence Act,…