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Georgia, one of the most closely watched election battlegrounds in the nation, could face a significant technology overhaul resulting in slower ballot counting or delayed results in the upcoming midterm elections. After July 1, Georgia election officials can no longer use QR codes to tabulate ballots after a 2024 law goes into effect, sparking concern…
Hundreds of companies use the software company Benevity to connect with nonprofits, allowing employees to donate their time and money, but Benevity’s platform blacklists conservative nonprofits, using as a resource the very same leftist group that now faces charges for hiding its secret payments to Ku Klux Klan members. The SPLC admitted to funding members of…
Virginia Democrats dealt Republicans a major defeat in the national redistricting war with a successful redistricting ballot measure on Tuesday, but the final battle may take place in Tallahassee, Florida. On Tuesday, over 51% of voters opted to support allowing Virginia’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to redraw the 11-seat congressional map to boot up to four of…
Senate leadership this week directed Republicans to pass a budget resolution narrowly aimed at immigration enforcement funding, but some congressional leaders say the scope should be widened to address abortion and transgender surgeries for minors. While budget resolution talks have attempted to stay focused on funds for Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, House…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The American Medical Association Foundation website no longer includes listings for race-based scholarships after a medical watchdog suggested the foundation should lose its tax-exempt status for racial discrimination. Do No Harm, a watchdog group of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, aims to expose racial discrimination, transgender ideology, and other divisive…
While Ohio has laws preventing municipalities from passing local gun control ordinances, Senate lawmakers say gun owners need further protection of their Second Amendment rights. State Sen. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, introduced Senate Bill 278 last fall to let private citizens sue localities that pass gun control measures. The bill, which amends Section 9.68 of the…
Morphing numerous bills into one giant legislative package is often a recipe for wasteful spending, but an anti-fraud measure from Senate DOGE Caucus Chairwoman Joni Ernst aims to save taxpayers $240 billion. In January, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., requested that Ernst, an Iowa Republican, draft a legislative package to prevent fraud cases similar…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth argued Friday that despite occasional Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy dominates the waterway. As the United States seeks a peace agreement, it has maintained a trade blockade on ships leaving Iranian ports while Iranian forces continue to attack commercial vessels in the…
Congress is putting parties aside to extend the bipartisan protection and prevention of human trafficking in the United States. The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act has been stalled in the House since February 2025. But Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., are now calling for more education to…
The Justice Department is closing its investigation into cost overruns in renovations at the Federal Reserve under Chairman Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday. Pirro said the inspector general of the Federal Reserve has been asked to scrutinize the building costs. “The IG has the authority to hold the Federal Reserve accountable…
The Golden State boasts as much as 50% of the nation’s homeless population and has spent a whopping $24 billion to address the problem. Six gubernatorial candidates faced off on a debate stage in San Francisco Wednesday night and offered A-F grades on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s handling of the issue. Here’s what they said: Katie…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 1.4 tons of methamphetamine in a routine commercial truck inspection at a California border crossing. The seizure points to a broader trend of transnational criminal networks using legitimate trade infrastructure to smuggle industrial-scale narcotics into the United States. On April 14, CBP officers…
The Trump administration scored two legal victories this week in combating illegal immigration. Appeals courts cleared the way for building a Florida immigration detention center that President Donald Trump calls “Alligator Alcatraz” and halted a California law requiring agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to unmask. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday…
The Trump administration is upping its anti-fraud efforts with $300 million in funding to investigate and prosecute fraudsters and drug traffickers. The Justice Department announced the “Special Attorneys Program,” in which state, local, tribal, and territorial governments can apply for grants for a federal prosecutor to probe crimes in their jurisdictions. This is part of…
Kalshi, an online political betting platform, has fined and suspended three congressional candidates who placed bets on their own races, the company announced Wednesday. The candidates are Mark Moran, an independent running in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race; Texas Republican Ezekiel Enriquez, who ran for a U.S. House seat but lost in March; and Matt Klein,…
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, the Senate adopted a budget framework to provide funds for immigration enforcement that Democrats have denied since February. But getting that framework through the House in order to ultimately send a bill to the president’s desk may be a challenge. Senate Republicans are pursuing a two-track approach—a party-line…
The Justice Department reached a settlement with Carter Page, a 2016 Trump campaign aide targeted for surveillance as part of a federal investigation into alleged collusion with Russia. The Associated Press cited a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity in saying the settlement was for $1.25 million. The Justice Department’s filing to the…
Rep. Chip Roy told The Daily Signal that the Justice Department’s indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, while a welcome move, represents just one step in a broader effort the administration has undertaken against leftist groups. “The indictments are an enormously important step forward and an indication that the administration is taking this seriously,”…
As Los Angeles continues to face major troubles from its homeless population, a new issue is bubbling to the surface—animals are being abused on Skid Row. In the city run by Mayor Karen Bass, Skid Row, the 50-block district in downtown, is home to almost 4,000 homeless Californians. Not only are the residents plagued with…
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., told The Daily Signal that Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution to expel him from the U.S. House of Representatives as a deflection from her own personal controversies. “We do know for a fact that she’s currently under attack,” Mills said. “Her ex-fiancé had to file a restraining order for…