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4 Senate Race Predictions Shift in Political Forecast
ByGeorge Caldwell April 13, 2026April 21, 2026

As midterm elections loom, a major political forecaster is shifting its predictions in four Senate races to be more favorable for Democrats. While it is an uphill climb for Democrats to take back the upper chamber, changing Cook Political Report race ratings suggest there might be a chance. “With an increasingly sour national environment for…

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EXCLUSIVE: Less Than 1 in 10 Say the US Is Fully Prepared to Respond to a Bioterrorism Attack
ByFred Lucas April 13, 2026April 21, 2026

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Just 9% of Americans consider the United States extremely prepared to respond to a biological threat, while terrorism remains Americans’ leading national security concern, a new poll suggests. The poll, conducted by Defend Forgotten America, asked respondents if they considered America “extremely prepared” to respond to bioterrorism threats. Many respondents (44%)…

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Georgia Official Charged With COVID-19 Fraud Runs for State Senate, While 2 Others Plead Guilty
ByPedro Rodriguez April 13, 2026April 21, 2026

A suspended member of the Georgia House of Representatives announced she will run for the state Senate despite being charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with COVID-19 unemployment fraud, while two of her former colleagues have already pleaded guilty to similar offenses. Former state Reps. Dexter L. Sharper and Karen L. Bennett, along with…

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Swalwell Gubernatorial Campaign Implodes Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
ByAngelina Delfin April 13, 2026April 21, 2026

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announced Sunday that he would be suspending his California gubernatorial campaign due to allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has denied. “I am suspending my campaign for Governor,” Swalwell announced on X on Sunday. “To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made…

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EXCLUSIVE: More Texas Lawmakers Call for Stronger Protections Against AI
ByElizabeth Mitchell April 13, 2026April 20, 2026

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A bipartisan group of more than 60 Texas state representatives wrote a letter to the state’s U.S. senators asking them for stronger child protections online. A total of 64 state House members, led by Rep. Shelby Slawson, a Republican, are joining their state Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Sens. John Cornyn…

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‘He Tried to Save Us’: ODU Cadets Recall ROTC Classroom Attack
ByAbigail Matsuyoshi April 13, 2026April 20, 2026

Cadets from Old Dominion University spoke publicly for the first time since the terrorist attack inside their Army ROTC classroom that left their instructor dead and two students wounded. On March 12, ISIS supporter Mohamed Bailor Jalloh entered the classroom, shouted “Allahu Akbar,” and opened fire, killing Lt. Col. Brandon Shah and wounding two cadets….

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Gabbard Exposes Congressional Plot to Impeach Trump
ByPedro Rodriguez April 13, 2026April 20, 2026

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday declassified and released documents she says show that officials within the Intelligence Community mishandled and politicized a whistleblower complaint that ultimately led to President Donald Trump’s first impeachment in 2019. According to Gabbard, the newly released records allege that what she described as “deep state actors” collaborated…

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Christian Trump Supporters React to Post Slamming Pope
ByElizabeth Mitchell April 13, 2026April 20, 2026

President Donald Trump slammed Pope Leo XIV for being “WEAK on crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” drawing backlash from conservative Catholics. Trump’s comments followed the pope’s criticism of the war in Iran. “I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on…

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Who’s Leading the Michigan Democrat Senate Primary?
ByPedro Rodriguez April 13, 2026April 20, 2026

A tight primary race between the three Democrat candidates for Michigan’s Senate seat is showcasing the different extremes of the Democratic Party. According to polls, voters are currently divided among a center-left congresswoman who is backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, a physician who appears to be sympathetic toward Islamic radicals, and a…

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Artemis II Is Home Safe, But When Are We Landing on the Moon?
ByVirginia Grace McKinnon April 12, 2026April 21, 2026

The Artemis II crew is home safely after sending humans farther from Earth than ever before. The mission’s success was a critical step in NASA’s plans to one day have a lunar base and send humans to Mars. But for those of us still stranded on this pale blue dot, the Artemis II success has…

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Fallout From Husband Confessing Murder of Democrat Congressional Hopeful Continues in Florida
ByPedro Rodriguez April 12, 2026April 21, 2026

Shockwaves continue to shake south Florida in the wake of Coral Springs Vice-Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen’s murder. After the vice mayor was found dead in her residence on April 1, her husband, Stephen Bowen, was apprehended by local police in the nearby Florida city of Plantation. Bowen was charged with murder after Metayer Bowen’s friend…

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Heritage Panel: CCP is Murdering Citizens for Organs and Profiting by the Billions
ByAbigail Matsuyoshi April 12, 2026April 21, 2026

At The Heritage Foundation, policy experts recently exposed how China is murdering innocents for organ harvesting. The April 7 event, titled “Organ Harvesting: Communist China’s Hideous Shop of Horrors,” featured Rep. Christopher Smith, R-N.J., a panel of senior research fellows, and Jan Jekielek, senior editor of The Epoch Times and the host of “American Thought…

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Trump Vows to Blockade Strait of Hormuz After Iran Peace Talks Stumble
ByAl Perrotta April 12, 2026April 28, 2026

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire. Trump also said in a post on Truth Social that the…

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Whistleblower Group Says Big Tech Blocking Ads for Documentary Alleging Biden Corruption
ByFred Lucas April 12, 2026April 21, 2026

A conservative advocacy group asserts big tech firms still haven’t run any of their ads for a documentary on alleged corruption by the Biden family, a week after it raised concerns about potential censorship to leaders in Congress. Empower Oversight’s documentary, “Shielded by Power: The Whistleblowers vs. The Big Guy,” covers how, in 2020, social…

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JD Vance: No Deal With Iran After 21-Hour Negotiation
ByAl Perrotta April 12, 2026April 21, 2026

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Vice President JD Vance told reporters early Sunday morning that talks between the United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement for a permanent cease-fire. President Donald Trump announced a two-week pause in military strikes Tuesday hours before an 8 p.m. deadline for Iran to agree to a series of terms expired. Vance…

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‘Last Train Leaving the Station’: GOP Push for Narrow Border Bill Sparks Backlash Over Missing Pieces
ByElizabeth Mitchell April 11, 2026April 20, 2026

President Donald Trump has said he wants Congress to send a reconciliation package funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement to his desk by June 1, spurring a debate among Republicans about whether to expand the package to include other policy priorities. The Senate’s process of reconciliation allows for the chamber to pass budget legislation with a…

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SCOOP: White House Strong-Arms 2 More States on AI
ByElizabeth Mitchell April 10, 2026April 20, 2026

The White House called lawmakers in Missouri and Tennessee about their artificial intelligence guardrail bills in its two latest attempts to intervene in state AI legislation. In Missouri, the White House had a call with the conservative sponsor of an AI safety bill to discuss softening it, the legislator said. The legislation would establish the…

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What Lawmakers Say About Virologist Calling Out Fauci, NIH on COVID-19
ByFred Lucas April 10, 2026April 20, 2026

Remarks from a virologist calling out former National Institutes of Health leaders—Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Anthony Fauci—have sparked renewed interest on Capitol Hill about the government’s handling of COVID-19. Virologist Simon Wain-Hobson, a professor at the Paris-based Institut Pasteur, accused Fauci and Collins of “professional failure” in the COVID-19 pandemic and the lead-up to…

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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Urges Trump to End Program That Gives US Jobs to Foreign Graduates
ByElizabeth Mitchell April 10, 2026April 20, 2026

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Rick Scott is urging the White House to end the Optional Practical Training work permit program, which incentivizes employers to give jobs to foreign students. “The OPT program should not exist; it is a purely regulatory creation with no statutory basis,” the Florida Republican wrote in a letter obtained by…

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‘HUMILIATING DEFEAT’: UK Prime Minister Pulls Deal to Sacrifice Islands Housing Key US Military Base
ByTyler O'Neil April 10, 2026April 20, 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pulled the deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands—home to the pivotal U.K.-U.S. military base Diego Garcia—from the United Kingdom to Mauritius, after President Donald Trump fiercely opposed the measure. While the U.K. and Mauritius signed a preliminary deal in May 2025, it still required parliamentary approval, and…

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