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A Russian drone struck a kindergarten in Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring others, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Firefighters worked rapidly to put out the blaze caused by the explosion and evacuate about 50 children from the scene in the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. “Absolutely…
The fight between President Donald Trump and blue states has escalated over the government shutdown. In the past few weeks, the Trump administration has used the Democrats’ play to shut down the government against them by canceling or freezing federal dollars for various projects in Democrat-controlled areas, which frequently use taxpayer dollars for programs like…
In 2022, Washington, D.C., passed a new crime bill so radical that even dozens of Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate voted to strike it down, and President Joe Biden agreed—but Abigail Spanberger, now the Democrat nominee for Virginia governor, voted to defend it. “If you want to know how much Abigail Spanberger will…
The Justice Department could investigate Biden administration emergency response employees who “systematically” avoided helping disaster survivors who displayed yard signs or flags supporting Donald Trump or the Second Amendment. The practice goes back to 2021, according to an internal review by the Department of Homeland Security released Tuesday. The report, issued by the DHS Privacy Office,…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Hundreds of small businesses are in peril during the federal government shutdown as they are unable to access their federal government loans, according to President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration. “Thanks to President Trump’s agenda to reduce taxes, regulation, and unfair trade deals, small business optimism is at seven-year highs, resulting…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that independent New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo has a chance of winning against socialist Zohran Mamdani if the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa, drops out. “If he dropped out, maybe Cuomo would have a little bit of a chance, but not much, because it looks like, it’s not a great…
THE CENTER SQUARE—No U.S. troops will be on the ground in Gaza, Vice President JD Vance reassured Americans during a visit to Israel on Tuesday. “There are not going to be American boots on the ground in Gaza. The president of the United States has made that very clear,” the vice president reiterated during a…
Several blue cities, led by Chicago, want federal money to keep flowing but aren’t willing to abide by the Trump administration’s condition of dropping diversity, equity, and inclusion policies to get it. Joining Chicago in the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are Boston, New York, Baltimore, Denver,…
Former President Barack Obama plans to sweep into Virginia to buttress the gubernatorial campaign of Democrat nominee Abigail Spanberger as polls show a suddenly tightening race. Spanberger announced Tuesday morning that Obama will join her in Norfolk, Virginia, for a rally on Nov. 1, three days before Election Day. In a news release, the former…
Republican senators were relieved when President Donald Trump urged them to remain steadfast in refusing to negotiate with Democrats until they vote to reopen the government, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., told The Daily Signal. “The president encouraged us all to remain steadfast, and we cheered when he said that,” Daines said in a phone interview…
The Palestinian Authority in Gaza has paid recently released terrorists the equivalent of millions of dollars as part of a “Pay for Slay” program, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The recent ceasefire and hostage deal between Hamas and Israel included the release of “250 Palestinian terrorists” in exchange for the hostages still being held…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has come out against a standalone Senate bill to pay American military service members and some other federal workers. Jeffries’ public opposition comes as thousands of federal employees have been left in the lurch as the federal government shutdown drags into its fourth week. The New York Democrat said…
As national discussion surrounding political violence has intensified, Democrats are continuing to endorse a candidate who admitted to sending text messages calling for the death of a Republican opponent and his family. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is the latest Democrat official to double down on supporting Democrat nominee for attorney general of Virginia Jay Jones,…
Opponents of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering plan to redraw congressional districts to favor Democrats are warning voters to “flip” over their mail-in ballots when returning them to ensure that their vote on the measure can’t be seen through the envelope. This comes after critics of the Newsom-driven ballot measure noted that mail-in ballot return…
Vice President JD Vance made an appeal to Christians and people of faith across the world during a visit to Israel on Tuesday. “And I know that Christians have many titles for Jesus Christ, and one of them is the Prince of Peace,” Vance said. “And I’d ask all people of faith, and in…
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings in Portland. A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to reverse a federal district court ruling that prevented Trump from deploying National Guard troops in the state. The ruling allows the deployment to…
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise put Sen. Jon Ossoff on blast at a press conference Tuesday, accusing him and fellow Senate Democrats of refusing to reopen the government as a campaign fundraising tool and out of fear of their base of support. “It truly is fear, fear of their own party’s base that has driven…
In Boulder, Colorado, women can abort their child into the third trimester of pregnancy. RISE Collective, an abortion clinic, opened its doors in October and is offering late-term abortions up to 34 weeks’ gestation, just six weeks shy of the average delivery time. “At RISE Collective, we believe that any reason you have for…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Every day the Democrat government shutdown drags on, it becomes more difficult for President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency to maintain certain critical operations, a spokesperson told The Daily Signal. “The Trump EPA is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring America has the cleanest air, land, and water in the…
In the midst of a government shutdown, President Donald Trump has invited Republican senators to have lunch with him at the White House’s newly renovated Rose Garden. The exact nature of the lunch is not clear, even to some of the senators invited. Republican senators regularly meet for lunch on Tuesdays in the Capitol, but…