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Federal Loophole Allows for Election Day Shortcut in Minnesota—But Legal Challenge Could be Coming
A government watchdog group is threatening Minnesota with a lawsuit over its practice of allowing registered voters to “vouch” for potential voters who cannot provide proof of residency. Minnesota allows voters to register on Election Day and forgo proof of residency if another registered voter will affirm their eligibility to vote at a polling place…. -
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Agreement on Data Centers Falters as Ohio Lawmakers Go on Recess
While the Ohio Legislature has made strides this week in key areas before summer recess, it was unable to come to agreement on the hot button issue of data centers. Lawmakers have been debating the level of regulation and tax breaks for data centers, while a joint committee is also studying the effects of data… -
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Newsom Doubles Down on Sanctuary Policies as Ireland Explodes Over Migrant Violence
On June 8, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a 30-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker named Hadi Alodid allegedly stabbed 44-year-old local Stephen Ogilvie repeatedly with a kitchen knife in the eyes, face, neck, and back. Ogilvie lost his left eye. Bystanders had to pull the attacker off him. Alodid had entered through Dublin in 2023, claimed asylum, and received… -
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‘They Paid Me to Vote’: Homeless Residents Make Explosive Claims After Pratt’s Loss
As questions continue to swirl around Los Angeles’ mayoral election, newly surfaced videos show homeless individuals on Skid Row claiming they were paid cash to vote for Mayor Karen Bass. The allegations emerged just days after Republican Spencer Pratt lost a runoff spot as thousands of late-counted mail-in ballots shifted the race. In an interview… -
Democrats’ Midterm Strategy? Pretend to Be Working Class Again
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. The Democratic Party has a lot of problems that have been widely discussed. One of the most notorious is,… -
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DOJ Defends Election Fraud Probes in California as Legal Battle Over Voter Rolls Intensifies
The Justice Department defended its authority to ensure “fair” elections in California after it launched multiple election fraud investigations coupled with litigation over voter registration. California has long been known for liberal practices such as ballot harvesting, with a universal mail-in voting system that allows ballots to arrive a week after Election Day, and no… -
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Democrat Allegedly Uses Hearing About Fundraising Illegality to Illegally Fundraise
A House Democrat faces a potential ethics investigation and loud criticism from her Republican colleague after she used her time during a committee hearing into alleged lawbreaking by the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue to raise money for Democrat campaigns. “It was just such a blatant violation,” Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., told the Daily Signal in… -
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Lt. Gov. Jones Seeks Millions From Opponent Jackson in Defamation Suit
A company owned by Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is suing his rival in the Republican gubernatorial primary runoff election—but voters will render their own verdict this Tuesday. Last week, Jones Petroleum Co. sued healthcare CEO and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson for $100 million in damages, claiming one of his campaign ads hurt the company’s… -
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Rubio Sanctions Cuba’s Oil Machine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced multiple sanctions against the Cuban communist regime, this time targeting the regime’s cash cow. “Today, I am sanctioning Cuba’s state-owned energy company, Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET), under President [Donald] Trump’s EO 14404,” Rubio wrote on X. “Cuba’s Communist elites have weaponized energy as a tool of social control… -
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Elite Media Tantrums Over ’60 Minutes’ Changes Demonstrate How Clueless They Are
When America’s media elites deign to allow the hoi polloi a brief glimpse behind the sacred curtain, they come off just as clueless and out of touch as we thought they were. That’s my take on the recent brouhaha over firings at CBS News, which were triggered by staff rebellions over the management of its… -
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Voter ID Gets Major Mail-In Ballot Boost From Ohio Legislature
The Ohio Legislature passed a bill that would require photo ID to be submitted starting in 2027 for absentee voters’ mail-in ballots. That’s in addition to what’s coming this November, when voters get the opportunity to enshrine Ohio’s current voter ID law into the state constitution. If Gov. Mike DeWine signs House Bill 472 into… -
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SHOT TO THE HEART OF DEI: How the Trump Admin Is Dismantling the Legal Basis for Government-Endorsed Discrimination
The Department of Justice under President Donald Trump just took a pivotal step toward removing government-endorsed discrimination from America’s legal system and undermining the institutional apparatus of critical race theory. Critical race theory teaches that America is systemically racist and that even racially neutral policies are truly racist if they result in better outcomes for… -
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‘Young Washington’ Is Angel Studios’ Superhero Movie for American Youth
Before he became a general in the American Revolutionary War and the first president of the United States, George Washington was a young Virginian colonist who could not enlist in the British army because he was not a qualified English gentleman. Angel Studios’ film “Young Washington,” set to release in theaters July 3, captures how… -
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The Political Minefield Beneath SpaceX’s IPO
Elon Musk may be one of the greatest entrepreneurs in modern American history, but when SpaceX finally launches its long-anticipated IPO, investors would be wise to look beyond the hype and the typical financial and risk analysis to assess the potentially significant political risk attached to the company. Retail investors will undoubtedly rush toward a… -
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Abdul El-Sayed Refutes Officer’s Claim That Staffer Charged With Conspiracy to Threaten Was ‘Full-Time’ Employee
A former staffer for Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has been charged by the Justice Department with conspiring to threaten University of Michigan leaders to pressure them to sever ties with Israel. The former staffer, Mariam Muhammed Odeh, 24, was a student at the University of Michigan and a resident of Dearborn, Michigan. El-Sayed… -
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June Starts Strong for Fox News, While Kimmel Can’t Catch Gutfeld
While Fox News started June at its familiar perch atop the cable news ratings—and No. 2 behind ESPN overall on cable—the news channel also managed to knock off two of the television networks in primetime. Fox News ended the week of June 1 with 2.7 million weekday primetime viewers and 245,000 viewers in the crucial… -
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Trump Makes Official Nomination for Director of National Intelligence
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his official nominee to serve as director of national intelligence after his pick for acting intelligence director drew bipartisan ire. Trump nominated Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, for the position. Clayton was formerly chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the head… -
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‘We’re Going to Find You’: DOJ Takes Decisive Action Against Criminals Who Smuggled Illegal Alien Children
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Thursday that the Department of Justice has indicted three illegal aliens for allegedly smuggling more than a dozen unaccompanied alien children into the United States. The aliens from Guatemala “allegedly took part in a wide-ranging conspiracy to smuggle more than a dozen children into the United States by… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Scott Pelley’s CBS Complaint Backfires
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: OK, let’s go to Scott Pelley. Here’s the headline from the Daily Mail. “Teary-eyed Scott Pelley goes scorched earth on Bari… -
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Virginia State GOP Set to Vote on Radical Democrat Amendments
The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia is meeting Saturday morning in Fredericksburg to consider whether to oppose or remain neutral on three highly controversial proposed Democrat amendments to the Virginia Constitution. The amendments cover abortion, same-sex marriage and gender identity, and voting rights for those convicted of felonies. The abortion amendment…
