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Ohio’s DeWine Just Announced Fraud Prevention Initiatives—Are They Enough?
With Ohio facing scrutiny over Medicaid fraud, Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday announced a series of new prevention measures from Ohio Department of Medicaid—but critics question if it’s enough. The announcement from the governor’s office noted the initiatives are meant “to strengthen and build-upon long-standing efforts to fight fraud, waste, and abuse in the Ohio…Rebecca Downs -
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Justice Department Takes DC Bar to Court in Jeff Clark, Citing Bias Against Trump DOJ Lawyer
The Justice Department is suing District of Columbia Bar officials for disciplinary actions against former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark. The DOJ complaint references information first published by The Daily Signal in an opinion piece by Zack Smith, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, specifically pertaining to ideological social media posts by D.C….Fred Lucas -
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‘Running Out of Road’: Keir Starmer Struggles Amid Scandal, Election Losses
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is barely keeping his head above water amid electoral defeats for his Labour Party, a scandal involving an affiliated nonprofit, and the resignation of a key Cabinet official. “Keir Starmer is governing like a man who knows his mandate is evaporating,” Paul McCarthy, senior research fellow in European affairs at…Tyler O’Neil -
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Crabby Maryland Dem Governor Pushes for Gerrymander
Increasingly crabby over pro-Republican redistricting efforts throughout the South, Maryland Democrat Gov. Wes Moore says he has not given up on gerrymandering the state’s sole Republican out of office, despite having had difficulty convincing his legislature to follow through. “We don’t have a choice but to act, particularly when we’re watching the greatest assault on…George Caldwell -
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Trump Announces Chinese Investment in American Industry
President Donald Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping has committed to purchasing American energy commodities, soybeans, and jets. In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Trump said Beijing would buy 200 Boeing 737 jets, as well as soybeans, oil, liquefied natural gas, and other energy commodities. “We had a very good meeting, but…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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GOP Leads With Fraud Crackdown in Next Affordability Push
House Republicans working to save Americans over a trillion dollars before the midterms say they are ready to deliver on housing, health care, energy affordability, and fraud prevention—but they may not have enough time. “This isn’t going to be as massive as what we saw last July, but this is like a two-minute drill where…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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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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‘DOUBLE STANDARD’: NY Ethics Committee Suddenly Claims It Needs a Conviction to Investigate a Dem
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A watchdog group is appealing after the New York Supreme Court declined to launch an ethics investigation into Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., after Sherrill falsely accused her political opponent of mass killing and launched a campaign to oppose immigration enforcement. “The New York Attorney Grievance Committee declined to investigate Mikie Sherrill,…Tyler O’Neil -
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Virginia Prosecutor: ‘Sorry,’ but Immigration Law ‘Not Our Job’
A controversial Virginia prosecutor apologized to the mother of a daughter slain by an illegal immigrant but still defended his county’s sanctuary policy during a contentious House hearing Thursday. “I am deeply sorry for your loss, I say that not only as a prosecutor but as a parent of a daughter,” Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney…Fred Lucas -
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Tensions Between CIA and Congress Flare
Tensions have flared between Capitol Hill Republicans and the intelligence community after the Central Intelligence Agency harshly criticized a committee for subpoenaing an agent and denied reports of a cover-up of declassified material. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., heard the testimony of subpoenaed…George Caldwell -
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Rape Dogs Claim Lands NYT in Defamation Lawsuit
This story has been updated with the New York Time’s response, which was submitted to the Daily Signal after publication. Israel announced it will pursue a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times following the publication of an opinion piece by columnist Nicholas Kristof that alleged Israeli forces trained dogs to rape Palestinian women. “Today…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Anti-ICE Protester Brings Lewd Materials to Block Kids From Going to Church
A protester prominently displayed lewd materials outside a St. Paul, Minnesota, church in the presence of children, saying she intends to prevent kids from attending services. Protests have dogged Cities Church, an evangelical Reformed congregation affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, since Immigration and Customs Enforcement surged to the Twin Cities. In January, agitators opposing…Tyler O’Neil -
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US, China Are Discussing AI Guardrails to Safeguard Most Powerful Models, Bessent Says
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters)—U.S. and Chinese delegations are discussing artificial intelligence guardrails at their Beijing summit and will set up a protocol for best practices to keep non-state bad actors from exploiting the most powerful AI models. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in a pre-recorded interview on Thursday that it was “of utmost importance”…David Lawder -
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Ukraine Is Not a Cost. It Is an Opportunity.
Americans are right to ask a simple question about Ukraine: What is in this for us? That question deserves a clear and practical answer grounded in American interests. The strongest case for supporting Ukraine is not based on rhetoric or abstract appeals to the “international community,” but rather a straightforward assessment of what it means…Vitaliy Kim -
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Voters Overwhelmingly Support White House Draft Executive Order to Protect Americans From Cyber Threats
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The majority of Americans across both political parties would support President Donald Trump taking executive action to vet new artificial intelligence models for safety, a new poll from the Institute for Family Studies and YouGov shows. The new poll of 1,000 Americans, obtained by The Daily Signal, shows that 82% of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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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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Xi Tells Trump That Mishandling of Taiwan Could Spark Conflict
BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters)—China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday, but cautioned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and even lead to conflict. Xi’s remarks on Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by Beijing, came…Trevor Hunnicutt -
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How CIA Management Failed During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is all you need to know about Washington’s poisonous partisanship: Not a single Democrat senator showed up for a major Senate oversight hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of senior officials of the Central Intelligence Agency in formulating America’s flawed response to the deadliest global pandemic since the 1918…Robert Moffit -
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DC Bar Ethics Enforcer Under Scrutiny for Inflammatory Social Media Posts
“How do you solve a problem like Alito?” That’s the now-deleted Tweet D.C. Bar Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Jack Metzler posted in August 2023. This was after multiple justices—including Justice Samuel Alito—faced death threats. But why was he posting this in the first place? For those unfamiliar, the D.C. Bar disciplinary counsel’s self-professed mission is to “(1) protect the public and the courts; (2) maintain the integrity of the legal profession;…Zack Smith -
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Mamdani’s ‘Balanced’ Budget Relies on Gimmicks, Bailouts, and Borrowed Time
New York City’s budget crisis has been solved. Socialism finally works. Hooray. That’s the not-too-believable message from Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, who assured voters that despite all they’ve heard about socialism running out of other people’s money, he’d finally gotten around that inconvenient problem. Weeks after warning that New York City faced a “historic” budget crisis and…Jarrett Stepman
