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Erika Kirk Endorses ‘My Husband’s Friend’ JD Vance for President
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

PHOENIX—At Turning Point USA’s 2025 America Fest Thursday, Erika Kirk pledged the organization’s support behind one possible 2028 presidential candidate. “We are going to get my husband’s friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible!” said Kirk, whose husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated in September. Turning Point Action, the organization’s grassroots…

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BREAKING: Suspect in Brown University Killing Found Dead, Also Suspected of MIT Murder
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 23, 2026

The suspect in last weekend’s fatal shooting at Brown University has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a storage unit he rented in Salem, New Hampshire, Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez announced Thursday night. The suspect has been identified as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national. U.S. Attorney for…

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EXCLUSIVE: Red-State AG Demands Governor Designate CAIR a Terrorist Group
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is calling on Gov. Mike Braun to join other Republican governors in branding the Council on American-Islamic Relations a terrorist organization. “It’s high time that Indiana declare CAIR a foreign terrorist organization,” Rokita told The Daily Signal in an interview Thursday. “I completely agree and I…

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Oversight Project Demands DOJ to Act on Trump Reversal of Biden Autopen Clemency
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Oversight Project is calling for the Justice Department to keep incarcerated prisoners whose Biden autopen clemencies were voided by President Donald Trump. The watchdog group shared a video with The Daily Signal that focused on two individuals whose sentences former President Joe Biden had commuted. The Oversight Project was the…

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SCOOP: ICE Agents Are Becoming Burned Out as Trump Administration Pushes for More Deportations
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are becoming burned out, according to multiple sources. ICE agents are “maxed out,” a senior Trump administration official told The Daily Signal, and yet there is “frustration” within the administration that deportation numbers aren’t higher. “I think it is just an enormous challenge to get 20 million people out of this country,” the official said, referring to an estimation of the number of illegal aliens…

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Trump Makes Blunt Remarks on Conservative Opposition to Weed
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday classifying marijuana as a less dangerous substance, despite concerns from GOP lawmakers that the move will “send the wrong message to America’s children.” Trump signed an order changing the classification of marijuana from a Schedule I drug, which includes the most dangerous substances, such as heroin,…

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EEOC Urges White Males to Report Discrimination—And Promptly
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

White males who have faced discrimination should file a federal complaint, the head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says. In a video posted on social media Thursday, EEOC Acting Chairwoman Andrea Lucas advised potential victims of discrimination to file complaints in a timely manner. “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at…

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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Expands ‘Worst of the Worst’ Searchable Website
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security’s “Worst of the Worst” website is growing. DHS has added the names, photos, and criminal backgrounds of an additional 5,000 illegal aliens to the searchable platform, bringing the number of listed criminals to 15,000. “This new update represents just a small sample of the total number of arrests we’ve made—70% of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]…

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Kamala Harris Goes to Bat for Biden Administration Over Not Releasing Epstein Files
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Vice President Kamala Harris defended former President Joe Biden’s administration’s decision on Wednesday to not release the files surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Harris said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that former administration officials like herself respected the Department of Justice’s own independent decision to not release the files. The current DOJ…

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‘MALPRACTICE’: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces 6 Moves to Crack Down on ‘Sex-Rejecting Procedures’
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced six moves to crack down on the “malpractice” of “sex-rejecting procedures” Thursday. “This is not medicine; it is malpractice,” Kennedy said of the transgender medical interventions euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.” He warned that doctors have engaged in “needless and irreversible sex-rejecting procedures that…

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‘Uninformed Posturing’: Ohio Swing District Race Heats Up as Kaptur Responds to Challenger
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

This week, The Daily Signal’s Bradley Devlin spoke with Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams on “The Signal Sitdown.” When Devlin asked about the race for the redistricted 9th District during the show, Williams had some choice words for the Democrat who currently holds the seat, Rep. Marcy Kaptur. But Kaptur is not taking Williams’ comments…

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Trump Announces How America Will Celebrate 250th Birthday
By[email protected] December 18, 2025April 22, 2026

President Donald Trump revealed how the nation’s capital will celebrate America’s 250th birthday next summer. “2026 will be a celebration of America like no other, honoring our nation and all of its glory,” he said. Trump’s plans will be carried out through a public, private partnership called Freedom 250. “We will renew the patriotism, pride…

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‘Stronger Than Ever Before’: 4 Highlights From Trump’s Speech Showcasing 2025 Accomplishments
By[email protected] December 17, 2025April 22, 2026

President Donald Trump touted his 2025 accomplishments in a national address Wednesday night. “Tonight, after 11 months, our border is secure, inflation is stopped, wages are up, prices are down, our nation is strong, America is respected, and our country is back,” he said, “Stronger than ever before. We’re poised for an economic boom the…

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Josh Williams Was on the Verge of Committing Suicide. Now, He’s One of Ohio’s Major Political Figures.
By[email protected] December 17, 2025April 22, 2026

The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. Eastern on Dec. 18. One evening, Josh Williams sat on the edge of his bed, gun in hand, and…

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Amid New Arctic Frost Revelations, House Investigators Scrutinize Jack Smith
By[email protected] December 17, 2025April 22, 2026

Former special counsel Jack Smith—who pursued President Donald Trump on two fronts between the first and second term—faced his own scrutiny from the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Smith claimed that he had “proof beyond reasonable doubt” of Trump’s guilt. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told reporters afterward that his opinion of the Smith…

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How Many Democrats Voted Against MTG’s Bill to Outlaw Transgender Surgeries for Kids?
By[email protected] December 17, 2025April 22, 2026

The House of Representatives successfully passed a bill designed to protect children nationally from transgender procedures Wednesday, a major step forward in codifying one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises. The bill, titled the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, passed by a 216-to-211 margin, with 207 Democrats voting against the bill. Four Republicans joined Democrats in…

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Speaker Johnson’s Health Care Plan Overcomes 11th-Hour Revolt From GOP Moderates
By[email protected] December 17, 2025April 28, 2026

House Republicans successfully passed a premium-slashing health care package on Wednesday, overcoming a late-breaking revolt from House GOP moderates. The bill, called the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, passed by a vote of 216-to-211. Only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted against the bill. The Kentucky congressman has long been opposed…

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Ron DeSantis Responds to CAIR Lawsuit After He Designated It a Foreign Terror Org
By[email protected] December 17, 2025April 22, 2026

The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded Wednesday to the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ lawsuit claiming that DeSantis violated federal law when he designated CAIR a foreign terrorist organization last week. “We don’t negotiate with terrorists,” DeSantis’ communications director, Alex Lanfranconi, told The Daily Signal in a statement Wednesday. The governor designated CAIR, which…

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BREAKING: Bongino Announces When He Will Resign From FBI
By[email protected] December 17, 2025April 23, 2026

After months of speculation, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced his resignation on Wednesday. “I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” Bongino wrote on X. “I want to thank President [Donald] Trump, AG [Pam] Bondi, and Director [Kash] Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose. Most importantly, I want to…

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Democrat Senators Criticize FCC Head Over Threats to Kimmel Show
By[email protected] December 17, 2025April 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Reuters)—The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission faced criticism Wednesday from Democrats at his first appearance before Congress since pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off the air in September. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed FCC Chair Brendan Carr to take action against U.S. broadcasters, criticized news coverage,…

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