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Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to mandate that U.S. service academies accept the Classic Learning Test for their admissions. The bill, titled the Promoting Classical Learning Act of 2025, would enshrine into federal law the Trump administration’s changes that have permitted the U.S. Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air…
A major pro-life organization is investing tens of millions of dollars into next year’s elections. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and Women Speak Out PAC, a partner organization, will invest $80 million to maintain pro-life majorities in the House and Senate in midterms. SBA is prioritizing the Senate races in North Carolina and Georgia to defeat Democrats…
The Department of Homeland Security will “surge more resources” to Chicago to crack down on illegal immigration, Secretary Kristi Noem said after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called a top immigration official a “snowflake.” “Gov. Pritzker’s personal attacks against President [Donald] Trump puts his people in jeopardy each and every day,” Noem said on “Fox and Friends” Wednesday morning. “I’m just so thrilled…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump will sign an executive order strengthening the foster care system, The Daily Signal has learned. The executive order, which the president will sign Thursday, will be focused on supporting foster youth transitioning out of the system to adulthood by expanding and enhancing access to education, workforce and career…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Left-wing protesters reportedly caused chaos at Turning Point USA’s “This is the Turning Point” tour stop at the University of California, Berkeley on Monday. Protests broke out at the event just two months after TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination, leading to violent clashes and multiple arrests, according to KRON4, a California-based outlet. Videos posted by Frontlines…
When Deborah Samuel Yakubu’s Muslim classmates stoned her to death and set her body on fire outside her college in northern Nigeria in 2022, Nigeria was no longer on America’s list of counties of “particular concern.” The Biden administration removed Nigeria from the list of nations with religious freedom concerns in 2021 despite reports of ongoing persecution of Christians. Yakubu, a 22-year-old Christian, was accused of sharing “blasphemous” statements about Islam over…
Veterans Day invites us to honor the courage, sacrifice, and enduring legacy of those who served in defense of our nation. One meaningful way to pay tribute is by visiting historic battlefields and military sites where the fight for America’s freedom and prosperity unfolded. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, these five sites…
President Donald Trump has threatened to punish New York City for electing the Democrat mayoral candidate, socialist Muslim Zohran Mamdani. Though the action a president can legally take against a city is limited, Trump can use the Foreign Agents Registration Act to prevent foreign influence wielded by Mamdani in New York City, according to Nicole…
A watchdog group alleges that Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, filed inconsistent financial disclosure statements regarding investments, which potentially violated House rules and federal law if the unreported assets exceed $1,000 in value. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Conduct seeking an investigation into Crockett for failing…
Every soldier in Ukraine has already made a priceless sacrifice for the fight. Many have spent endless months in the trenches, holding just a few square meters of ground, some have lost their limbs, others their lives. President Donald Trump repeatedly underscores the staggering death toll. And yes, the losses are immense—the direct result of Russia’s aggression. Trump has cited figures of seven…
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has introduced three bills intended to enhance the well-being of American veterans through improvements in burial procedures, oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and vets’ health care. “As Veterans Day approaches, Congress must recommit to honoring our nation’s heroes not just in word, but in deed,” Biggs told The Daily Signal….
The Senate Judiciary Committee recently unanimously passed out of committee a bill designed to help Holocaust-survivor families recover artwork stolen by the Nazis. The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act “ensures federal court cases regarding art looted by the Nazis during the Holocaust are heard on their merits,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told The Daily…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the concerns of consumers called Consumers’ Research is calling out the U.S. Plastics Pact for pushing environmental, social, and governance policies that have made doing business more difficult in Ohio. While the U.S. Plastics Pact is hosting a conference in Columbus on Tuesday and…
One year since President Donald Trump swept the swing states in the 2024 election, Democrats are starting to find their footing again. New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-identified socialist, appears to have breathed new life into the party. One of the biggest questions for national Democrats in the last few months has…
On Veterans Day, Americans celebrate the valor of members of the United States armed services, but did you know that 31 of the 45 men who have served as president of the United States served in the military beforehand? Here are five presidents who served on the battlefield before the White House. Harry Truman Before…
The government shutdown is another step closer to coming to an end after the Senate voted in favor of a bill to fund the government. The Senate passed a measure that would fund the entire government through Jan. 30 by a vote of 60 to 40 on Monday night. Thirty-eight Senate Democrat Caucus members, led…
After months of rarely being in session, members of the House of Representatives will likely return to Washington this week and help end the longest federal government shutdown in American history. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., celebrated Republicans’ apparent victory. “At least some Democrats now finally appear ready to do what Republicans and President…
Immigration officials in Boston have taken a convicted child rapist into custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “Unlike the Democrats— who perpetuated the longest government shutdown in American history—[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] law enforcement officers are hard at work for the American people,” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, told The Daily Signal. In 2018, Manuel…
The U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps appear on a list of sponsors for a conference of the American School Counselor Association, which supports diversity, equity, and inclusion—an activist ideology that President Donald Trump directed the federal government to eliminate. A Department of War source with knowledge of DOW Community Engagement Planning noted that…
Christine Pelosi will pursue elected office, but not her lawmaker mother’s seat in the House of Representatives. The daughter of one of America’s most prominent politicians, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has declined to seek her mother’s seat, opting instead for a California State Senate run. When Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement…