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Joe Biden’s first White House chief of staff and longtime confidant told House of Representatives investigators Thursday that Biden became less energetic in office and his memory had gotten worse but that he had the mental acuity for the job. However, Ron Klain said in a transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform…
President Donald Trump put Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the spot about the cost of renovations to the Fed’s Washington headquarters building going over budget. “We’re taking a look, and it looks like it’s about $3.1 billion. Went up a little bit—or a lot,” Trump said. “So, the 2.7 is now 3.1. It just…
Senate Republicans are sounding off on Democrats’ obstruction of the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s judicial and executive branch nominees. “There is absolutely zero reason we should have this backlog—especially with such important nominations,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said on the Senate floor on Thursday. Blackburn was just the latest Republican senator to express frustration…
The Oversight Project claimed that the Justice Department under President Donald Trump has slow-walked the release of documents related to former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen. The Justice Department attributed the delay to an increase in requests for documents under the Freedom of Information Act. “It’s very disappointing to hear the president again…
France will recognize Palestine as a state, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday. “True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine,” Macron wrote on social media. “The urgency today is to end the war in…
Presidential daughter-in-law Lara Trump on Thursday announced she had opted against running for an open Senate seat from her native North Carolina next year. That clears the way for Michael Whatley—with whom she formerly served as Republican National Committee co-chair—to enter the race. Lara Trump, 42, who is married to President Donald Trump’s son Eric,…
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon helping states remove dangerous individuals from the streets, a White House official says. The directive will “restore order to American cities and remove vagrant individuals from our streets, redirecting federal resources toward programs that tackle substance abuse and returning to the acute necessity…
President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the Washington Commanders to once more become the Washington Redskins, five years after the football team was forced by woke activists, local leaders, and NFL sponsors to change the name. He’s even threatened to tank the deal for a new stadium in Washington, D.C. Trump also…
A group of 78 Virginia sheriffs endorsed Attorney General Jason Miyares for his reelection campaign against Democrat and former state Del. Jay Jones in November. “Jason Miyares’ leadership was the key to combating violent crime in Hopewell, with Ceasefire Virginia helping to drop our murder rate by 60%. Because of Jason’s leadership—and because of a…
As members of the House head off to a six-week summer recess, the specter of Jeffrey Epstein still looms large. “If you ask my staff, which I do all the time, what’s the No. 1 phone call that we’re getting, this topic is the No. 1 reason that people call,” Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told…
“[W]e’re not going to do amnesty in this country,” Vice President JD Vance declared emphatically Wednesday. “We’re actually not going to tell people who’ve come into the country illegally that they’re allowed to break our laws and be rewarded for it,” the vice president explained in remarks to Jason Calacanis of the “All-In” podcast at…
It’s six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, and Democrats are calling for the president’s impeachment for at least the fourth time this year. During a Wednesday press conference outside the Capitol building, Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, delivered a short speech demanding that the Republican president be impeached. Waving his now-characteristic gold-headed cane in…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act containing much of President Donald Trump’s agenda allocates $75 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and now ICE is using the funding to recruit agents. ICE is offering incentives to attract new talent and encourage retired agents to return to the job. Top recruits may receive a signing…
After months of feuding with Columbia University over its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, President Donald Trump announced a settlement with the school on Wednesday. The agreement prohibits Columbia from engaging in unlawful racial discrimination in hiring, admissions, or university programming. The Ivy League university will provide access to all relevant data and information so…
For four years, hundreds of thousands of minors arrived at the southern border without a parent or a legal guardian. The whereabouts of many of those children remain unknown, but immigration authorities are working to confirm their status, the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security says. “Among the most vulnerable populations [the Department of…
As Petr Bystron, a member of the European Parliament from Alternative for Germany, a party on the German Right, met with members of Congress in Washington, D.C., German authorities raided two locations previously associated with him, seeking evidence of bribery in what Bystron claims is a politically motivated witch hunt. “While I was in the…
Members of Congress are hailing the decision by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to update its policy to prohibit trans-identifying males from competing for the U.S. in women’s Olympic sports. “The U.S. Olympic Committee finally did what should’ve been done all along to protect women’s sports. This is a major win for fairness and…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Fathom Entertainment, in partnership with LifeWise Academy, has announced the Oct. 23 release of “Off School Property: Solving the Separation of Church and State,” a documentary exploring the effort to bring the Bible back to public school students. Joel Penton, CEO of LifeWise Academy, who founded the group in Ohio, says…
Former President Barack Obama was involved in the “manufacturing” of an intelligence assessment relating to reputed Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. “There is irrefutable evidence that details how President Obama and his national security team directed the creation of an intelligence community assessment that they…
Sen. Ted Cruz introduced legislation Wednesday to take on organizations that finance riots, using the same tools that brought down the American Mafia. The Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs) Act adds assistance to rioting as a predicate in order to prosecute organizations under the RICO Act, the Texas Republican…