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SWANNANOA, NORTH CAROLINA—Four months after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the federal government will continue to provide support but also needs to get “out of the way” of recovery efforts and cut much of the red tape involved in getting assistance.   “I think that the federal government would…

Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., has a dire warning for his fellow Republicans—find a way to make President Donald Trump’s agenda affordable or face economic collapse. “I’m looking forward to us being the Congress that actually does something other than always talking a big game,” Brecheen told The Daily Signal.  “Just a pronouncement of the problem…

Two states advanced proposals this week to amend their constitutions to require citizenship for voting.  The South Dakota Senate voted 33-2 on Tuesday for an amendment banning noncitizen voting. Two days later, the Kansas House of Representatives voted 90-28 for a similar amendment to its state’s constitution.  The amendments would still have to be passed…

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced a bill Friday to prevent passports from being used to promote "radical gender ideology." The Passport Sanity Act prohibits the secretary of state from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified (X) gender designation. “Radical gender ideology must…

Super Bowl LIX is shaping up to be a continuation of an emerging trend: football players becoming outspoken advocates for their Christian faith.   Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles players spoke about the importance of their belief in Jesus and the Gospel during a series of interviews with Sports Spectrum this week.  When asked by…

An organization run by veteran Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias is representing federal unions in a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump administration’s buyout of federal employees. U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, handed the group a short-term victory on Thursday, extending the Feb. 6 deadline to accept a…