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An Israeli strike in Gaza killed multiple Al Jazeera staff Sunday, including Anas al-Sharif, who Israel describes as a “Hamas terrorist.” Al-Sharif “posed as an Al Jazeera journalist” and “was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell and advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and … troops,” the Israel Defense Forces wrote on X Sunday night….
Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Tex., accused Democrat state representatives of being cowards for fleeing Texas to break quorum on calling their actions a “most un-Texan thing.” The governor, who appeared on “Fox News Sunday,” explained in the interview that these lawmakers’ actions will only further strengthen the lawsuit he filed on Aug. 5, which requests the…
President Donald Trump is cleaning up the nation’s capital, cracking down on violent crime and removing homeless people from the city. “The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Sunday morning. “The Criminals, you don’t have to…
A North Carolina congressman is calling attention to an anti-immigration enforcement organization that gets its donations through the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue. “By teaching illegal aliens how to evade [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] detention, organizations like Siembra NC are actively promoting an invasion of our country,” Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., told The Daily Signal. Siembra is…
Widespread outrage is growing over a proposed bill currently moving through the California Legislature, which experts say could be easily abused by traffickers by giving almost any unrelated individual the right to assume custody-like control over a child without the parents’ knowledge or consent. AB 495, which has been named the Family Preparedness Plan Act…
House Republicans kept almost a billion dollars in funding for an agency targeted by the Department of Government Efficiency after the Biden administration used it to promote abortion in Africa. In April, Millennium Challenge Corporation employees received an email that they would be offered early retirement or deferred resignation after visits from DOGE, The New…
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will claw back $7 billion in already earmarked funds from the Solar for All community grants and then eliminate the program, a move that Democrats claim is against the law. “This money was intended for our constituents and communities to help lower energy bills,” Energy and…
The 2026 election year is set to be a big one for Pennsylvania with significant races at the gubernatorial and congressional level, and two years after that for the Senate. The Keystone State is known for its purple political hue, with Democrat Barack Obama winning the commonwealth in 2008 and 2012 before it broke for…
A pro-Israel group hosted an advocacy training program for Christian students on their school campuses last week on how to be allies with the Jewish people. The District of Columbia organization Passages hosted 150 high school and college-age students in the nation’s capital. The students heard from United States Special Envoy to the Middle East…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Md. Mobarak Hossain is a convicted pedophile from Bangladesh. His criminal record includes sexual contact with a minor under the age of 11 and endangering a child’s welfare in Queens, New York. He was living in the U.S. illegally until Immigration and Customs Enforcement took him into custody this week. Hossain is…
THE CENTER SQUARE—New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is accusing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of “conspiring” with President Donald Trump to rig the election in his favor. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the Queens assemblyman and self-described socialist mayoral candidate pointed to a New York Times report claiming that Trump recently spoke on the phone with…
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of an investigation into whether she violated President Donald Trump’s civil rights during his civil trial on fraud charges, according to published reports. The subpoenas, first reported by The New York Times, are part of a broader probe of her civil…
Cash, guns, and enough fentanyl to kill 10 million people was strewn across a table in front of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a press conference in Chicago on Friday. “Because these federal officers have been out on the streets picking up criminals and dangerous individuals, we were able to take this 20…
Former staffers of Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, have described her as a “rude” boss who would “scream” at employees and even reduced one to tears—at least when she showed up at the office at all, according to the New York Post. The newspaper interviewed three former Crockett staffers who spoke anonymously describing the firebrand Texas…
Vice President JD Vance’s 41st birthday trip to kayak with his family on the Little Miami is drawing considerable attention. While U.S. Secret Service raised water levels, it was for security reasons and done without the vice president’s knowledge. Many in the media are claiming the levels were raised to create “ideal kayaking conditions.” Sources…
Taxpayers are stuck paying more than $81 million per year for the maintenance or leasing of about 10,000 federal buildings sitting vacant or underused. The Trump administration is moving to reverse that trend by following up on proposals by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus. The caucus is pushing a…
President Donald Trump ordered police to increase their presence in the District of Columbia after an attack on a Department of Government Efficiency staffer. “President Trump has directed an increased presence of federal law enforcement to protect innocent citizens,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Thursday. A group of teenagers allegedly…
With Virginia’s state elections just under three months away, candidates across the commonwealth are mobilizing their campaigns. Known for its off-year elections, Virginia often sets the tone for the congressional midterms that take place throughout the country the following year. In Virginia, an election in a purple district outside of the capital of Richmond has…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—After President Donald Trump called for a new census excluding illegal immigrants, the Department of Commerce told the Daily Signal it will “immediately” change course to “reflect the number of legal residents in the United States.” Trump ordered the Department of Commerce to start work on a new census in which…
Major American cities are still suffering from rising crime and diminishing police forces in the aftermath of the “defund the police” movement that emerged from the 2020 George Floyd riots. Zohran Mamdani, the self-described socialist and New York City Democrat mayoral candidate, and other notable Democrats are distancing themselves from the now-unpopular call to reduce…