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The Trump administration will only investigate left-wing groups with a provable tie to violence following the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, an administration official told The Daily Signal. The focus of investigations will be Antifa-like groups involved in the online conspiracy to assassinate Turning Point USA founder Kirk on Sept. 10, the source said….
FBI Director Kash Patel fended off questions about the probe of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as House Democrats alleged a Trump administration cover-up. Patel returned to Capitol Hill for a second consecutive day of testimony Wednesday, and House Democrats were more single-minded messaging than Senate counterparts the previous day. Nearly every Democrat member of…
Sen. James Lankford says he will be reintroducing legislation Thursday to protect religious student organizations on campus from being discriminated against because of their religious beliefs, practices, or standards for leadership. “Freedom of religion, speech, and association are constitutionally protected rights in every place in America, including America’s campuses,” Lankford, R-Okla., told The Daily Signal….
In the wake of last week’s assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Republican congressmen are proposing an investigation into left-wing organizations that they say have contributed to the efforts of violent radicals. But amid the outrage, a general consensus has emerged that Congress must be careful not to abridge freedom of speech. Rep….
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., criticized former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez on Wednesday, calling parts of her testimony on vaccines ridiculous. “Does the COVID vaccine reduce the rate of death for children under 18?” the Kentucky senator asked at a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee….
Municipal County Judge Ted Berry and Stephen Byrom, a respiratory therapist at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, are among the latest Ohioans facing the consequences for their comments following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Berry, a municipal judge in Hamilton County, made a series of comments over Facebook about the slain conservative icon. As…
Rep. August Pfluger is working to give babies who face being aborted a “second chance at life.” The Texas Republican congressman is introducing a bill requiring abortion pill providers to inform women seeking such an abortion that it is possible to reverse the effects of the drug if they change their mind about the…
The U.S. Education Department is partnering with Turning Point USA, Hillsdale College, and others to teach American students about the Constitution, America’s founding ideals, and the responsibilities of citizenship. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday launched the America 250 Civics Education Coalition, a partnership of more than 40 organizations to bring civics education to classrooms…
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, the third-ranking Republican in the House, is calling on Congress to back President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., public safety crackdown with a series of crime bills. Trump “has shown everyone across the country that it is actually possible to make America safe again, if leaders have the will to do…
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The assassination last week of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk is mobilizing Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Following Kirk’s slaying last week, Kirk’s Turning Point USA group has received in excess of 32,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new chapters of the organization, according to Andrew Kolvet, the executive producer of “The…
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., gave one concrete piece of advice for members of his party who truly seek to mend America’s divisions and turn down the temperature after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Kate Bolduan, a host of “CNN News Central,” noted on Tuesday that many Americans are engaging in “finger-pointing”…
A Democrat lawmaker is expressing concern over the FBI’s new physical fitness standards, specifically calling attention to the physical differences between men and women. During a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on the FBI’s pullups requirements for special agents. “You are now requiring applicants to…
“There have been political disputes and fights throughout the course of the 250 years that our country has existed” but we’re seeing a unique reaction to the assassination of young conservative leader Charlie Kirk from Americans that has ignited unprecedented levels of conversation around faith, Daily Signal’s president and executive editor told a panel on CNN Tuesday morning. Rob Bluey described the “outpouring of people going…
The Trump administration is making changes to the U.S. citizenship test and reimplementing updates made to the test during the president’s first term, but which the Biden administration scrapped. The changes “to naturalization civics test better assess applicants’ knowledge of U.S. history and government,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Wednesday. The 2025 test…
FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday was testy at times, as topics of the Charlie Kirk assassination, the Jeffrey Epstein case, and other matters came up. The fireworks came primarily when the director sparred with Democrat senators. Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, also made a major announcement. Here…
The Trump administration has made major changes to the U.S. asylum system, but a future administration could immediately reverse those reforms, cautions immigration expert Lora Ries. Even if the Trump administration issued a rule to change the way asylum claims are processed, “a future administration can overdo a rule, and so what’s really needed…
A new Georgia poll finds Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., leading among top GOP contenders when faced in a matchup against incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. The polling from Quantus Insights surveyed 624 registered likely voters from Georgia from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12. The survey found Collins tied with Ossoff at 38%. Meanwhile, the Democrat…
Tennessee senators have petitioned President Donald Trump to send federal resources to Memphis, Tennessee, since he won the November election, The Daily Signal has learned. On Monday, the president officially answered the call by signing a memorandum establishing a “Memphis Safe Task Force” with the goal of ending street and violent crime in the southwestern…
A Democrat running for Ohio attorney general is the latest public figure facing condemnation for vile comments about the death of Charlie Kirk. Several incidents have already been noted in Ohio, where WCPO’s Scott Kyser has faced the music for a Facebook post mocking the murder and Fairview Park City Council President Michael Kilbane was…