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DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A Tuesday report from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative nonprofit, highlighted the states with the best and worst economic prospects for 2025. The 18th edition of ALEC’s “Rich States, Poor States,” an annual report that examines all 50 states’ economic outlook “based on a state’s current standing in 15 state…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—NewsNation political contributor Chris Cillizza said Thursday that former Vice President Kamala Harris definitely should avoid making a 2028 presidential run based on current polling. Multiple close Harris allies told The New York Times in an April 10 article that the former vice president was more interested in pursuing the California governorship in 2026 than the…
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration early Saturday morning to pause the deportation of some Venezuelan illegal aliens until the court can rule further. The Court did not grant or deny the use of the Alien Enemies Act to remove the illegal aliens, who the Trump administration claims are Tren de Aragua gang…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Several Democrat lawmakers refused to answer why they voted against a measure to ensure that non-citizens cannot vote in U.S. elections in footage exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Only four Democrat lawmakers joined Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which would require states to obtain proof of citizenship…
THE CENTER SQUARE—Easter holiday weekend gas prices in North Carolina, on average for a gallon of unleaded regular, are 30 cents below the national average of $3.16. County averages of $2.92 to $3.16 are sprinkled from the mountains to the coastal plains. Those locales are outnumbered by lower prices to generate the state’s $2.86 norm…
In November, Donald Trump overwhelmingly carried the Native American vote. By January, just six days before Trump took office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a regulation that tribal leaders say isn’t legal and would harm the growing financial services industry on Indian lands. At least four tribes are asking for the rule to be…
In November, Donald Trump overwhelmingly carried the Native American vote. By January, just six days before Trump took office, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a regulation that tribal leaders say isn’t legal and would harm the growing financial services industry on Indian lands. At least four tribes are asking for the rule to be…
GOP lawmakers expressed outrage on social media after Maryland Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with a deported illegal alien in El Salvador on Thursday. “Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday standing in El Salvador begging for attention from the fake news media, or anyone,” President Donald Trump wrote…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., met with deported illegal alien Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, in El Salvador Thursday evening. “Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ & ‘torture,’ now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador,” Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele wrote on X Thursday night in…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s office is mum about how much the taxpayers had to shell out for his trip to El Salvador — or whether he or someone else paid — in a failed effort to win the release from prison of a former illegal immigrant who resided in his state. Spokespersons for the Maryland…
Abdul El-Sayed, a former Michigan health official known for his pro-Palestinian sympathies, has jumped into the Democratic primary to replace the retiring Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., in the Senate. El-Sayed, who served as the director of the Wayne County public health department from March 2023 until this month, previously ran unsuccessfully for Michigan governor in…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Daily Caller News Foundation visited two southern Virginia properties at the center of fraud and misconduct claims made against Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James and found that James does not appear to be a resident of either home. The Federal Housing Finance Agency referred James to the Department of Justice for…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., is drawing significant pushback for his visit to El Salvador seeking to free Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien deported from the U.S. who stands accused of being a gang member in MS-13. Abrego Garcia, who entered the U.S. illegally, was deported in March to his home country of…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As Democrats criticize tariffs as bad for business, the Trump administration's Small Business Administration announced an almost 75% surge in loans to small manufacturers, The Daily Signal has learned. “Loan applications and approvals for small manufacturers are surging—a clear sign that American manufacturing is roaring back, fueled by pro-growth policies that…
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has a history of domestic violence and gang affiliation, according to a court petition and police report. On May 5, 2021, Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, filed domestic violence allegations against her husband, claiming, “I am afraid to be close to him.” “I was watching on my laptop…
President Donald Trump stopped Israel from launching military strikes against multiple nuclear targets in Iran, according to a New York Times report, which cited administration officials. Israel was planning to strike Iran as soon as May, the Times reported, but Trump intervened to take a more diplomatic approach. After months of internal debate among the administration, Trump…
It’s been 15 days since “Liberation Day,” the day President Donald Trump announced a slew of tariffs on foreign goods. After unexpected movement in the bond market—bond yields rose rather than fell—Trump announced a 90-day pause on many of his April 2 tariffs. Since Liberation Day, however, the administration claims more than 130 countries have…
The mother of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mom of five brutally raped and murdered by an illegal alien in August of 2023, on Wednesday joined a White House briefing to urge the media to share her daughter’s story. “Tell the truth,” Patty Morin said. “Tell like how violent it really is.” Morin shared the gruesome…
In his return to the spotlight, former President Joe Biden made unusual claims about both Social Security and race when speaking Tuesday in Chicago. Biden’s speech to the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled Conference was his first major address since leaving office in January. Here are three unusual points the 46th president made…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Donald Trump administration announced it is closing an agency that funded and participated in “censorship” of disfavored viewpoints online. The State Department’s Global Engagement Center is shutting down almost a decade after its creation due to “free speech” concerns, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a Wednesday press release. The Global…