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    Supreme Court Steps Into Trump’s DOGE Fight a Second Time
    The Supreme Court will hear a case on whether the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has to release extensive records of deliberations on cutting government spending. The Trump administration is challenging a lower court’s sweeping discovery order against DOGE despite a previous Supreme Court ruling to narrow the order. The administration argues that the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Poll: Arizona Voters Give Schools Failing Grade, Yet Hobbs Leads Biggs
    Summary FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Nearly 80% of Arizona voters have an unfavorable opinion of public education in their state, one of the few areas of agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the weeks leading to Election Day. The League of American Workers shared the polling data exclusively with the Daily Signal. Only one-quarter of Arizona…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    DHS Raids Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home as Part of Federal Immigration Investigation
    The Department of Homeland Security raided the home of Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., early Monday morning, less than a month before the midterm election. The raid is part of a larger criminal fraud investigation into the congresswoman’s immigration paperwork and was signed off by a federal judge. First reported by Fox News Digital, multiple…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    The War on Columbus Was Never Really About Columbus
    Christopher Columbus is having a revival thanks to President Donald Trump and the good sense of the American people. This is a remarkable change from just a few years ago, when it seemed likely that the country was ready to purge Columbus, the Founding Fathers, and pretty much any notable figure from our past. It…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Genius Behind Trump’s Art of the Deal
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. There’s been an ongoing controversy over Donald Trump for the last decade, both when he appeared on…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Inside Trump’s Attempt to Defy History
    President Donald Trump has ramped up his midterm tour around the country, visiting a new state almost every day.  The goal, according to several GOP strategists, is to mobilize low-propensity Republican voters to show up at the polls. Trump primarily has visited states that he won by a large margin in 2024 but where Republican candidates…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Trump Doctrine: No More Free Defense for Ungrateful Allies
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler:  Let’s talk one other—since we were just talking about Fort Hood, keep on the Islamic, Islamicism, if that’s a…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Iranian Regime Has Only One Way Out
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. This is the first week of October, and the Iran war conflict, whatever term we want to…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Nixon’s Realism Returns to America’s China Policy Under Trump
    When President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to D.C. last month, much of Washington expected nothing more than political theater. To the surprise of this administration’s antagonists, Xi departed three days later, having agreed to a framework covering $30 billion in trade. Beijing also committed to buying 20 million metric tons of American…
    Rep. Lisa McClain
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    GOP PAC Spending Shift Raises Questions About North Carolina Senate Race
    Republican PACs are shifting money away from North Carolina as the Tar Heel State’s former Democrat governor, Roy Cooper, maintains a sizable polling lead over Republican Michael Whatley—but both sides insist the race remains competitive. “A Democrat has not won statewide federal office here in nearly two decades, and North Carolina is a 50-50 state,”…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Donald Trump, Ohio Republicans Rile Up Crowd One Month Before Election Day
    President Donald Trump rallied a crowd on Saturday in Vandalia, Ohio, a month from the midterms, with the aim of keeping Ohio a red state. Among Republican speakers were gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted, who is running in a special election against former Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown. “With your vote, just 31…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Trump Approves Firing Squad for Radical Islamic Terrorist
    President Donald Trump has approved execution by firing squad for convicted mass murderer Nidal Malik Hasan, the Islamic terrorist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended—and President Donald J. Trump has approved—death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    FBI Tracked Susie Wiles Phone, Email Communications With Journalists, Lawyers, Political Advisors, New Documents Show
    Former special counsel Jack Smith monitored the phone communications of Susie Wiles when she was Donald Trump’s campaign chief in 2024, newly released documents show. This included her communications with at least five journalists, 21 different defense attorneys, and several political advisers. Smith’s team obtained the information through what is called a pen register, sometimes…
    Fred Lucas
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    48 Electoral Votes Away: National Popular Vote Campaign Closing in on Threshold
    The push to effectively elect a president through a national popular vote is within striking distance, just 48 votes shy, prompting Electoral College advocates to step up their appeal to state Democrat lawmakers across the country. In April, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill to make her state the latest to join the National…
    Fred Lucas
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Iran’s Regime Is Running Out of Options
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Iran, let’s turn to. It looks like internal strife is increasing, not because of the protesters out there, although…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The Trump-Xi Summit Put America First
    Last week, President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C. While the meeting featured considerable pageantry, including a state dinner and displays of American history, the real meat of the summit came from its deliverables. The summit appears to have met expectations, safeguarding American interests and offering no concessions on important U.S….
    Andrew J. Harding
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    Labor Secretary Confirmed in Senate’s Last Act Before 6-Week Recess
    In its final vote ahead of the November elections, the Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as secretary of labor in a late-night party-line vote. The Senate is set to take six weeks off to campaign, not returning to Washington until after the election. Twelve senators missed Wednesday’s 11 p.m. vote. Six Republicans and six Democrats were…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    2030 Census Shake-Up: Which States Win and Lose Under Trump’s Plan?
    The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the 2030 U.S. census, to cease counting illegal immigrants, could boost congressional seats and electoral votes for battleground states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin at the expense of large states such as California and Texas, research suggests. A 2024 study projected immigration trends under the Biden administration for the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Reveals What He Told Xi About Political Prisoners
    President Donald Trump told the Daily Signal he had “hopefully fruitful” discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about political prisoners in China, including American Min Zin and Jimmy Lai. When asked by the Daily Signal if he discussed the release of political prisoners, Trump said, “I did.” “We talked, and I think we had some…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Are We on the Edge of an Economic Boom?
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.  Do you think it’s possible that we’re on the edge of a boom and we don’t even…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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