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In the wake of North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection in 2026, the GOP is holding out for a hero who can defend the Republican majority in the purple state. Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., told The Daily Signal Tuesday that a winning candidate in the Tarheel State must be honest…
The Heritage Foundation unveiled a “first of its kind” online tool that analyzes and makes accessible the U.S. defense budget. The tool is available to the public and makes the process of examining budget data from the Defense Department easier, according to a statement from Heritage. Before the creation of the Defense Budget Builder, data…
Then-Sen. Kamala Harris became notorious for vehemently opposing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 ahead of her 2020 presidential run, and a woman who advised Harris during the Kavanaugh confirmation now serves in the Defense Department under President Donald Trump. Samantha Goldstein, who gave more than $19,000 to Democrats in the past three years…
Republican members of Congress are working to strip the National Education Association of its congressional “stamp of approval.” “The National Education Association’s time is over,” Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., said at a press conference Wednesday in unveiling his legislation to strip the teachers union of its congressional charter. “They call themselves a teachers union,…
At a House panel’s hearing Wednesday, policy experts expressed a grim assessment of the growing criminal uses of artificial intelligence. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, opened the hearing by noting that “AI-enabled threats continue to evolve as bad actors use AI technology in a wide spectrum of…
Fox News announced a licensing deal Tuesday with the popular podcast “Ruthless,” which will join the network’s other hit programs like “Will Cain Country.” “The Fox News Media ecosystem we have built over the past seven years continues to thrive and set new records, and the ‘Ruthless’ deal is a natural extension of our powerhouse brand as…
At a Republican Study Committee media event Tuesday, House GOP lawmakers said they hope the White House continues to send them bills to codify Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the federal government. “There’s trillions of waste, fraud, and abuse of dollars in our federal government, if you ask me,” Rep. Craig Goldman of Texas told…
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 240,000 pounds of cocaine since the start of the Trump administration on Jan. 20, enough to kill the combined population of California, Texas, and New York, according to the Department of Homeland Security. President Donald Trump “is keeping his promise to Make America Safe Again. The…
President Donald Trump will sign into law a bill cracking down on the fentanyl crisis while surrounded by an audience of 200 lawmakers, activists, and Americans who have lost loved ones to the deadly substance, a White House official confirmed to The Daily Signal. “President Trump has made securing the border and ending the drug…
The Trump White House and the State Department celebrated Tuesday the end of government grants that directed tax dollars to the Left’s dark money network. “President [Donald] Trump has done more than anyone to root out waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government, and has exposed billions of dollars doled out by unelected bureaucrats…
It wasn’t good news for the David Hogg-backed candidate Deja Foxx as the votes came in late last night in the race to be the Democrat nominee to fill Arizona’s 7th Congressional District seat. Foxx, who gained notoriety for her pointed remarks to then-Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in 2017, had been touted by the mainstream…
The Ohio state Legislature is off until mid-September, but there’s already a preview in place for what’s to come once the session starts back up. Lawmakers in this increasingly red state, which voted for President Donald Trump three times, are looking for stricter immigration enforcement. Axios referenced several pieces of legislation being considered in Ohio,…
Left-leaning nonprofits receive taxpayer dollars in three key ways—through government contracts and grants, indirectly through government unions, and through taxpayer-funded union time—Daily Signal Senior Editor Tyler O’Neil told a House panel Tuesday. “Federal employees in a union give part of their taxpayer-funded paychecks to the union, ostensibly for representation in bargaining for perks like working…
Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard testimony Tuesday condemning the government of Pakistan over its treatment of Christians and other religious minorities. In his opening remarks, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., a co-chairman of the bipartisan commission, noted what the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has said about the state of religious freedom in…
The Trump administration has agreed to exempt a global AIDS-relief program from cuts in the rescissions package before the Senate this week, a senior administration official confirmed to The Daily Signal. The White House is working with other countries and partners to ensure that they carry a greater share of the burden of responding to…
THE CENTER SQUARE—The federal government has begun to implement President Donald Trump’s March 1 executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S. with initial guidance issued by the Department of Justice Monday. Federal agencies have been directed to review and rescind earlier guidance based on an executive order from former President Bill…
A Honduran national living in Texas and responsible for smuggling an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 illegal aliens into the U.S. has been sentenced for his crimes. Over the course of three years, Enil Edil Mejia-Zuniga was a leader of a large illegal-immigrant smuggling ring, helping thousands of migrants enter the U.S. from 11 different countries, according to…
President Donald Trump is enjoying strong support for his border and immigration policies among U.S. voters, according to a new Harvard-Harris Poll. The poll, conducted July 6-8, found that 60% of voters support Trump’s actions to close the southern border, with 34% of Democrats and 89% of Republicans saying they back the president’s measures…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr will introduce legislation that requires schools and higher education institutions to “ensure biological fairness” in women’s sports as a condition of receiving federal funding, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The bill, titled “The Defend Girls Athletics Act,” requires elementary and secondary schools, along with institutions…
The House of Representatives is set to vote Tuesday on a digital currency bill that its supporters say could prevent potential future abuse of Americans’ financial freedom. The legislation, introduced by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is called the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. “By passing the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, we’re not only codifying…