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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative organization filed requests for federal investigations into Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, regarding ActBlue campaign contributions, as well as alleged voter intimidation. The Coolidge Reagan Foundation wants the Justice Department, the Federal Election Commission, and the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate Crockett’s actions. The letter to the Justice Department’s…
The heads of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service testified about content and fielded questions about bias in a hearing Wednesday, as House Republicans called for defunding. NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger answered questions from the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, or the DOGE…
The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released a stark forecast of when the government’s borrowing limit would be exhausted—increasing the urgency of congressional Republicans' budget negotiations. The forecast warns that if the government doesn't raise the limit of its debt, then it will no longer be able to borrow money and pay its obligations. “CBO…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The National Institutes of Health continues to fund more than a billion dollars in diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, even after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to eliminate them. While other agencies have moved to eliminate the “illegal and immoral programs” targeted in Trump’s day-one executive order, NIH is still funding over…
On heels of the testimony of several leaders of the U.S. intelligence agencies, The Atlantic released additional screenshots from the Signal group chat that was composed of high-ranking Trump administration national security officials and accidentally also included The Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg. “It’s no surprise hoax-peddlers at the Atlantic have already abandoned their ‘war plans’…
The judge who ordered that flights carrying suspected Tren de Aragua gangbangers to El Salvador must return to the U.S. was assigned a lawsuit against Trump administration national security officials regarding a Signal chat. A far-left government watchdog is suing Trump administration national security personnel for discussing the forthcoming strike on the Houthis in a…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—China’s growing foothold over the Panama Canal isn’t just fueling its own commercial interests, it also appears to be helping America’s adversaries engage side-step sanctions, court documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show. China has expanded its presence considerably in the Panama Canal since former President Jimmy Carter sold the shipping lane…
Three of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members defended the administration’s conduct at a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, shortly after a follow-up report from The Atlantic showing messages related to a military attack on Houthis in Yemen that were inadvertently sent to its editor-in-chief. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John…
Chris LaCivita, senior adviser for President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, sued The Daily Beast Monday, alleging defamation for an article claiming that he personally profited from the campaign. "Defendant's false statements created the false impression that Mr. LaCivita was charging exorbitant rates for his services and personally enriching himself at the expense of the campaign, thereby…
Anti-Hamas protests continued in Gaza on Wednesday. “Day two of massive anti-Hamas protests across Gaza has begun,” Palestinian Christian and human rights activist Ihab Hassan wrote on X. In northern Gaza, video shared by Hassan shows crowds marching and chanting: “Out, out—Hamas should get out!” The demonstrations against Hamas began Tuesday as hundreds of Palestinians…
The Trump administration has assured a conservative senator who raised concerns about Dr. Mehmet Oz’s positions on transgenderism that the nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have changed, The Daily Signal has learned. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., wrote Oz a series of questions on March 18 about Oz’s past statements expressing…
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced Tuesday philanthropist, scholar, and author James Piereson as the third and final 2025 Bradley Prize winner. Piereson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, will receive the award alongside conservative activist Christopher Rufo and historian Barry Strauss at the Bradley Prizes ceremony on May 29…
Kari Lake said the Trump administration is putting the United States government on a diet through spending cuts, and that she will contribute by slashing the United States Agency for Global Media budget. Lake, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Voice of America, is currently serving as special adviser to Voice of…
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that calls on federal government resources to help states ensure fair and honest elections. “Free, fair, and honest elections, unmarred by fraud, errors, or suspicion, are fundamental to maintaining our constitutional Republic,” the order states. “The right of American citizens to have their votes properly counted and tabulated,…
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution met Tuesday to discuss censorship with a panel of expert witnesses from the media and the law. Witnesses criticized what they called broad cooperation in years past between the government and nongovernmental organizations to suppress unfavored speech. Mollie Hemingway, the editor-in-chief of The Federalist, contended that NGOs have…
The Trump administration will freeze approximately $20 million in funding for Planned Parenthood, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to the Journal, the administration will put on hold about $120 million in grant funding for “family planning” as it reviews whether recipients are in violation of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity, and…
A jury has ruled that Greenpeace, a left-wing environmental activist group, must pay $667 million to Energy Transfer, the Texas company that partially owns the Dakota Access Pipeline. A North Dakota jury on March 19 found Greenpeace USA liable for defamation, trespass, nuisance, and civil conspiracy. Greenpeace International and the Greenpeace Fund Inc. were found…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include responses from both Rep. Crockett’s and Gov. Abbott’s offices. A Democrat member of Congress from Dallas has drawn criticism for taking a jab at the Texas governor and the fact that he is in a wheelchair in remarks at a Human Rights Campaign dinner Saturday. The…
President Donald Trump said National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service are a “waste of money” and that he would “be honored” to defund the taxpayer-funded networks. Trump made the comments in response to a reporter’s question Tuesday, one day before the CEOs of the two networks are set to take questions from a…
The last time Mike Gonzalez was in Panama, he was arrested. Upon returning 36 years later, he was welcomed into Panama’s presidential palace to meet with President José Raúl Mulino. As Gonzalez will attest, much has changed in Panama since 1988. “Panama is now a free place that elects its own government. Back then,…