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    Anti-ICE Protesters Just Exposed the Democrats’ Working-Class Problem
    Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst for the Daily Signal, said that recent anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests in New Jersey are part of a broader pattern of organized agitation aimed at undermining law enforcement and President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. Appearing Thursday on NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Cooke responded to video of…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    America Must Learn From Britain’s Mass Migration Disaster
    As America approaches the 250th anniversary of its divorce from England, Nick Freitas joins the “Signal Sitdown” podcast to discuss the state of the United Kingdom. This transcript has been slightly edited for clarity. Bradley Devlin: You were just in the United Kingdom. Nick Freitas: Yes, I was. Devlin: On our 250th birthday, you were…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Britain’s 7-Step Program to Ruin
    Out of about 5,000 seats up for vote in Britain’s recent local council elections, the ruling Labour Party lost 1,100 in its worst-ever result, while the new Reform UK Party gained 1,300. A major factor was migration. Here are seven steps successive governments took that led to that being such an issue. 1. Let mass…
    Simon Hankinson
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    DIGNIDAD Act Co-Sponsor Makes a Telling Admission
    “If we agree as a country that we want 20 million people deported … I will support that decision,” Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., who is co-sponsoring the DIGNIDAD Act, told the Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett on Tuesday in an extremely awkward interview. Stutzman must have forgotten the 2024 election. Mass deportations, reminiscent of President Dwight…
    Josiah Lott
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    GOP Congress Goes After the ‘Ethnic Scam’ Crippling America
    Republicans are discovering billions of taxpayers’ dollars going to waste, being spent fraudulently, and abused by American bureaucracy systems, specifically the welfare state. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is leading the fraud investigations, rooted in immigration policy issues, in Congress. “A lot of this is being done by foreigners,” Gill said at a Republican Study Committee…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Georgia Candidates Claim Parties’ Support
    Georgia voters on Tuesday cast their ballots to choose their parties’ nominees for U.S. Senate, governor, and lieutenant governor. Aside from incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff, the Peach State has new nominees to represent voters in the November general election. Governor’s Race Georgia’s top two candidates for both parties will head to their state’s runoff…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Trump Endorses Paxton in Texas Senate Race
    President Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday on the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff, backing the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn. “Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday. He…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    New NRSC Ad Hits Ossoff’s ‘Pro-Crime’ Record 
    To mark the conclusion of National Police Week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a new digital ad targeting Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, accusing him of supporting what it calls a “pro-crime” agenda. The ad argues that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans have worked to counter policies the NRSC says Ossoff backs,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Congressman Wants to Ban Illegal Aliens From Banking System Amid Possible Trump EO
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Citing concerns that access to financial services incentivizes illegal immigration and could aid terrorism, Rep. Keith Self, R‑Texas, introduced legislation Thursday that would bar illegal aliens from the U.S. banking system by requiring banks to collect customers’ citizenship or immigration status. “Access to America’s financial system is reserved for those who…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Victor Davis Hanson: ‘It’s All According to Plan’ as Protesters Target Jewish Area in Mamdani’s NYC
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition 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: All right, Victor, I’m going to just—I’ll just give a drop here on what happened, and please comment. And then…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The Newsom Nightmare: Why California’s Elites Refuse to Face Reality
    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.    We’ve had a series of debates on the future of California, at least in venues for the mayoral race in…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Fairfax County’s Political Ecosystem Protects Illegal Immigrants at the Expense of All Others
    Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a federal civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano over allegations that his office gave preferential treatment to illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes. This Thursday, mere days after that announcement, Descano—who has received more than $650,000 from George Soros-backed PACs and affiliated groups—is…
    Stephanie Lundquist-Arora
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  • news

    Crackdown Bills Stall After Seattle Company Shut Down for Running Fake Chinese Drugs
    Legislation aimed at cracking down on foreign‑origin pharmaceutical drugs and the employment of illegal alien workers has stalled, even as scrutiny intensifies over Mochi Health and its previous distribution of potentially dangerous weight‑loss drugs tied to China. State records obtained last year by KING 5 showed that components of drugs, including illegal Chinese drugs, sold…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Democrats Attack Deportations at California Gubernatorial Debate
    “Would you push to deport undocumented farm workers?” CNN debate moderators asked this emotionally charged question to the seven California gubernatorial candidates Tuesday night. Democrats cited benefits to the economy and “racial profiling” as valid reasons to not push deportations.  Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton pushed back, emphasizing the importance of fairness for Californians…
    Angelina Delfin
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  • news

    Border District Dem Wanted a ‘Stand Down’ for Immigration Enforcement
    An Arizona Democrat seeking to unseat Rep. Juan Ciscomani has advocated for a “stand down” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, emphasizing the need to reconsider border security strategies. “First and foremost, what we need to address is we need a stand down for ICE and all ICE operations right now because an external, independent…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Homan: ‘Mass Deportations Are Coming’
    “Mass deportations are coming,” border czar Tom Homan declared Tuesday during his keynote speech at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, Arizona. “If you think last year’s historic number was good, wait until next year, when we have 10,000 agents,” he told the more than 2,200 attendees. “You ain’t seen (expletive) yet.” Homan specifically put…
    Al Perrotta
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    Immigration Funding Bill Is Finally Here
    Late Monday night, Senate Republicans announced a funding package to earmark more than $70 billion to protect the American homeland. The package would fund immigration services, training for officers, efforts to combat human and drug trafficking, and security provisions related to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom. This is Reconciliation 2.0. Republicans plan to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Georgia Gubernatorial Hopeful Pressed on Illegal Alien Labor
    Rick Jackson, the Republican front-runner in Georgia’s gubernatorial race, was pressed by his primary opponents this week on his history of hiring illegal alien labor. “You claim to be tough on illegal deportation, but you’ve got illegals working in your backyard as we speak,” Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a fellow Republican candidate, said Monday night….
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Cousin Marriage Ban Could Soon Hit the US
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Keith Self has introduced legislation that would effectively outlaw cousin marriages by denying federal recognition and benefits to such unions. “Cousin marriage—which is permitted under Sharia—is fundamentally incompatible with American culture and values. It should not be allowed anywhere in our country,” the Texas Republican told The Daily Signal. “The…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Double Court Victories for Trump on ICE and ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
    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…
    Fred Lucas
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