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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Veterans Affairs has permanently housed the largest number of homeless veterans since 2019. The VA housed 51,936 veterans experiencing homelessness in fiscal year 2025, the agency announced in a news release first provided to The Daily Signal. This represents the largest number since fiscal year 2019 and 4,011…
At a Republican leadership press conference on Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., said he would vote in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. “I’m going to vote to move this forward,” Johnson said, speculating that in the end the tally for the legislation could be unanimous. Spearheaded by Reps. Thomas Massie,…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, designated the largest Muslim advocacy group in the country, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a foreign terrorist organization, authorizing a host of state actions against the group. CAIR condemned his attack as “defamatory” and “lawless,” threatening to sue in response. “The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their…
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could have an effect on the 2026 midterm elections. The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, centers around a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after an election as long as they are postmarked…
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders clarified Monday that no Bear State tax dollars supported a school counselor association that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, after The Daily Signal inquired about military branches—including the Arkansas Air National Guard—sponsoring an annual convention. “Governor Sanders has rooted out critical race theory and other divisive ideologies from state government…
A federal magistrate judge on Monday criticized federal prosecutors when ordering that they turn over grand jury evidence to the defense team representing indicted former FBI Director James Comey, who faces charges of perjury and obstruction of a congressional investigation. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick said interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan made two statements to grand…
The Islamic State is leveraging artificial intelligence to recruit new members and further its ideology, according to a new report. The Islamic State has not held any significant amount of land since 2019, yet it has found a way through AI to reinvent itself, Mohammad Taha Ali explained in a new report for the Middle East Forum. “Unlike earlier jihadist…
As pro-lifers vigilantly track if the Trump administration’s deal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies will include abortion funding, a top Senate Republican said the issue is a priority for his party. “Republicans are very, very, very concerned about that,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told The Daily Signal. Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education,…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The majority of Democrats agreed that “extreme political rhetoric” was a key catalyst in the Sept. 10 assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, according to an NBC News poll released Monday. In the newly released poll, 54% of Democrats said “extreme political rhetoric used by some in the media and by…
House Democrats are pushing an “anti-Trump hoax” that contradicts information in both testimony and from Justice Department documents about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to details from a memo released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “The Democrats have uncovered nothing new, have released no document not provided at the request of…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Supreme Court will hear a case with massive implications for the government’s ability to limit asylum claims at the southern border. The justices agreed Monday to weigh whether migrants who show up on the Mexican side of the border must be allowed to apply for asylum. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act,…
The U.S. said farewell after 232 years to the beloved penny as the Philadelphia Mint struck its final one-cent coin last Wednesday, following President Donald Trump’s decision to halt its expensive production. “Today I attended the final penny strike, symbolizing the end of penny production and the return of common sense,” U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach wrote…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Republican National Committee is suing New Jersey for failing to provide public records on the state’s voter roll maintenance practices, according to Chairman Joe Gruters. “New Jerseyans deserve to know whether their voter rolls are accurate,” Gruters told The Daily Signal. “Clean and transparent voter lists are essential for trust…
Amid growing tensions, President Donald Trump says Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro “would like to talk,” and the U.S. might agree. “I’d talk to anybody. We’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters Sunday night. Trump made the comments only hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. is designating a prominent Venezuelan criminal cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Maduro, according to Rubio, is the head…
President Donald Trump is now urging House Republicans to vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, documents the federal government has on the convicted sex offender. In a Truth Social post Sunday night, Trump said, “[W]e have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics…
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and doctor, likes President Donald Trump’s proposal to allocate Affordable Care Act funds directly to Americans instead of insurance companies. Trump proposed Wednesday that billions of dollars in Affordable Care Act subsidy money be paid directly to Americans, rather than insurance companies, so the people can “buy their own healthcare” which…
When it comes to stopping fentanyl production, “no one has bothered to engage China. The Biden administration didn’t even do it,” Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. Patel recalled his recent trip to China with President Donald Trump, aimed at halting the flow of…
Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released estate documents reveal he was texting Stacey Plaskett, the Democrat nonvoting delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands, during a 2019 congressional hearing with President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen. The texts indicate Epstein, a convicted sex offender since 2008, was watching the hearing live, texting Plaskett before she questioned…
While President Donald Trump launches an initiative to make America affordable again, Democrats are crafting their own messaging on cost of living, an issue that will likely define the midterms. Affordability Already Playing Central Role in Elections One of the most recent Democrat politicians to seize on topics of affordability is Amy Acton, a medical…
Democrat Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is drawing fire from conservatives for appointing Giselle Byrd, a biological male transgender activist, as the new vice chair of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s Programming and Planning Committee. The appointment became effective Nov. 1. “Is this a Babylon Bee headline?” Massachusetts Family Institute wrote on Facebook…