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‘It’s Happening Again’: Trump Reacts as Raman Overtakes Pratt in LA Mayoral Race
Despite his initial overwhelming lead, Spencer Pratt has been surpassed in ballots by City Councilwoman Nithya Raman in the race to be Los Angeles city mayor–prompting criticism from Pratt supporters and renewed scrutiny of California’s vote-counting process. Pratt held a lead on election night, receiving as much as 30% of the vote at one point…. -
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‘CIAbigail’ Spanberger Wars With Fellow Virginia Democrats
On the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, the leader of the Virginia Senate budget conference decided to start firing on her political opponents from her fortified bunkers on the hill she has occupied, while the governor tries to take the political beach from her and her allies with covert operations. Here’s where the fun begins. Saturday,… -
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DOJ Moves to Denaturalize Immigrants Who Lied on Citizenship Applications About Egregious Crimes
The Department of Justice moved to denaturalize 17 individuals accused of concealing their histories of serious crimes, such as sexual abuse of a minor, wire and bank fraud, and sale or distribution of illegal drugs. The Trump administration will revoke the citizenship of individuals from Somalia, China, Colombia, India, Haiti, and other countries under the… -
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Comer Urges Vance Task Force Probe After Report Claims Walz Fueled Minnesota Fraud Crisis
A House panel is asking the vice president’s anti-fraud task force to investigate alleged retaliation against whistleblowers by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration in the state’s massive welfare fraud scandal. On Sunday, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to Vice President JD Vance, chairman of the White House… -
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‘I’ve Had Enough, Thank You Darling’: Trump Walks Out On NBC Interview
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump frequently sparred with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker about multiple topics before cutting the interview short. Trump went to Wisconsin on Friday to discuss farming and his economic agenda, Fox 6 Milwaukee reported. Mirroring the stormy weather outside the farm where the interview took place, Trump and Welker… -
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US Considering Purchasing Chagos Islands, Telegraph Reports
June 7 (Reuters) – The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday. U.S. officials have drawn up a proposal to bypass the U.K. and make their own deal to take control of Diego Garcia, the report said. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report…. -
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International Pressure Prolongs Human Suffering, IDF Sergeant Says
International pressure from Western media, politicians, and one-sided human rights organizations has prevented Israel from fully neutralizing threats—allowing them to resurface decades later and prolong unnecessary bloodshed, an intelligence officer with the Israel Defense Forces told the Daily Signal. Avraham Levine, who lost dozens of loved ones to attacks carried out in northern Israel by… -
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Antifa Mob Gathers Outside TPUSA Event, Violence and Arrests Quickly Unfold
SAN ANTONIO—A violent Antifa protest erupted outside the Turning Point Women’s Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday. After protesters attempted, but failed, to storm into the event through a police blockade, the violence escalated. One man, who had been pepper-sprayed for storming police, was seen washing his eyes with water from a plastic… -
‘All DC Needed Was Trump’: Revitalization of Nation’s Capital Shows Decline Is a Choice
“All D.C. needed was President Trump! That was Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on X celebrating the renovation of the Columbus Circle fountain in the District of Columbia after decades of neglect and more recent abuse. Maybe this seems like a small thing. It’s just an old fountain. What is that compared to the state of the… -
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Driving People Out of California
When Ronald Reagan was sworn in as governor of California in 1967, the state had a population of 19,176,000, according to the Census Bureau. Eight years later, when he left that office in 1975, the state’s population had grown to 21,537,849—an increase of 2,361,849. That was not an unusual pattern for governors of the Golden… -
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Scott Bessent’s Most Vicious Capitol Hill Moments
This past week, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent sparred with Democrats as he testified before multiple committees on Capitol Hill. Here are the seemingly mild-mannered secretary’s most vicious verbal battles of the week during his testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. Who Was President During WWI? “Do… -
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Protester on Trial for Pepper-Spraying Police at ‘Fascist’ Heritage Foundation Makes His Defense in Court
This article has been updated with a comment from Nathaniel Wetter Taylor. Nathaniel Wetter Taylor, the protester who allegedly pepper-sprayed two special police officers outside of the Heritage Foundation last year, delivered his own opening statement before a jury Thursday, attacking Heritage as “fascist” and claiming that the officers violated his rights. Appearing in the D.C. Superior Court,… -
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AFP Action Continues to Fight for Sen. Jon Husted Ahead of Special Election in Ohio
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—With the midterms less than five months away, Americans for Prosperity Action is engaged in another ad campaign in support of Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, ahead of his special election. Husted, who was appointed to office by Gov. Mike DeWine in January 2025 to replace Vice President JD Vance, is facing… -
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‘We Refuse to Be Silenced’: Turning Point Event Continues After Bomb Threat
SAN ANTONIO—Despite a bomb threat, Turning Point USA is bringing together thousands of conservative women this weekend to hear from the movement’s leading female speakers at its 11th annual Women’s Leadership Summit—and the Daily Signal is on the ground reporting live. Running today through Sunday, the summit aims to equip women to “strengthen their minds,… -
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‘Moderate’ California Governor Candidate Weaponized the Law Against Conservatives on Abortion, Transgender Ideology
To hear the legacy media tell it, the sensible “middle-of-the-road” and “centrist” Xavier Becerra is likely to proceed to the runoff in the California governor race, and while he may have been the establishment pick, he’s far from moderate on abortion or transgender ideology. In fact, Becerra has an ugly record of weaponizing the law… -
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How Trump Plans to End Pro-Hamas Terrorism He Says Biden Ignored
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration convened a symposium Tuesday on combating threats posed by pro-Hamas terrorist groups that the State Department says were ignored for years by the Biden administration. The State Department held a “Symposium on the Rise of Far-Left Political Terrorism” at the Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace,… -
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Hilton Appears Set for Showdown With Becerra, Giving Republicans Hope in California
Trump-endorsed Fox News host Steve Hilton will likely face off against Xavier Becerra this November, leaving California conservatives hopeful that they have a shot at the first Republican governor in over a decade. California’s top-two primary system advances the two highest vote-getters to the November general election regardless of party affiliation. After months of waiting… -
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How The New York Times Buried a Conservative Woman’s Allegation Against a Democrat
If a major Senate candidate abused a past girlfriend, isn’t that newsworthy? If a major Senate candidate knowingly sported a Nazi tattoo, isn’t that newsworthy? If a major Senate candidate, already under fire for his past remarks about rape, talked about raping intruders, isn’t that newsworthy? You’d think so. Yet in an extensive new article… -
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Trump Admin Seeks to Give Mom-and-Pop American Exporters Advantage
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In an effort to give small businesses a leg-up in exporting their products abroad, two government agencies are partnering on an initiative to simplify small banks’ paperwork and give American exporters quicker access to loans. On Thursday, the Export-Import Bank and the Small Business Administration launched the Community Lender Enhancement Initiative,… -
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Ohio Officials Testify Before Fraud Task Force
The House Oversight Committee task force, led by Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, met on Wednesday to study Medicaid fraud in Ohio. Lawmakers heard from The Daily Wire’s Luke Rosiak, as well as Ohio Auditor Keith Faber and State Rep. Mike Dovilla. The hearing also saw a simple question from Gill nearly bring a Ohio lawmaker…