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$50M in REAL ID Grants Could Provide Path for Passing SAVE Act
A $50 million federal grant program to help states implement REAL ID could be a way to pass parts of the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election integrity proposal. “We are using every tool to get the SAVE America Act passed,” Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., told the Daily Signal, a co-sponsor of the proposal. “This… -
Americans Are Tired of Canada’s Forest Fire Smoke. It’s Time to Do Something About It.
Summer after summer is being marred by noxious fumes descending from Canada, and I have had enough. Sorry, I’m a little grumpy but I can’t help it. The sky is yellow, my headache won’t go away, I haven’t been outside in days, and the reason is that our snooty, supposedly climate-conscious neighbor up north can’t… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Mamdani Wants to Erase Europeans From New York’s Immigration History
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: Bill Jacobson, my pal—I love Bill. He’s the founder of Legal Insurrection.. He’s just a great guy. He posted this on X… -
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‘Cannot Go to Terrorists’: House Ends Taxpayer-Funded Aid to Nigeria Over Christian Genocide
An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would end U.S. tax dollars from flowing to Nigeria over the Christian massacre in the country passed the lower chamber by a slim margin. According to UN News, Islamic radicals have kidnapped, slaughtered, and displaced over 3.5 million Christians in the country. The amendment introduced by… -
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Arrington Says the Clock Expired on Blocking Abortion Funding. Hawley Says Congress Has No Excuse.
House Republicans have been discussing reconciliation for months, with one consistent priority: reinstating the ban on federal funding for abortions. However, the budget resolution to kick-start the reconciliation process, released Wednesday morning, included no directive to block the funding. House Republicans introduced the $95 billion budget resolution with two goals in mind: pass the SAVE… -
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Jeffries Slams ‘Reckless’ Republican Budget Bill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., sharply criticized Republicans’ budget reconciliation proposal Wednesday, calling it a “reckless” measure that Democrats are determined to defeat. Speaking to reporters after House Democrats began debating the legislation, Jeffries argued that Republicans were struggling to advance their agenda despite holding the House majority. “A few moments ago, yet again,… -
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After 3 Senate Roadblocks, Republicans Eye New SAVE America Act Strategy
For the third time in two years, House Republicans have passed election integrity legislation, only to watch it stall in the Senate. But two officials told The California Courier how they expect the SAVE America Act to be passed. As part of his 2024 campaign, President Donald Trump vowed to secure U.S. elections with voter… -
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DEI Entrenchment: 7 Colleges Suggesting That ‘White Supremacy’ Persists in America
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new report exposes seven colleges and universities for featuring statements about “white supremacy” that, the report’s authors say, provide the intellectual framework for racial discrimination in admissions, even after a recent Supreme Court ruling invalidated racial quotas. “Everything on the campuses is framed through a racial lens,” Bill Jacobson, a… -
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Taxpayer-Funded Immigration Group Operates ‘Political Power Project’ to ‘Build a Voter Base From Scratch’
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, a Los Angeles-based immigration nonprofit that receives millions in government funding, is accused of establishing an immigration-to-elections pipeline across three entities, according to one state watchdog. CHIRLA maintains that the entities are separate. A CHIRLA organization in Mexico trains migrants planning to come to the U.S., while CHIRLA provides… -
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Trump Admin Takes Step on Rule Barring Federal Funds From Hospitals That Transition Kids
When the Trump administration’s rule prohibiting federally funded hospitals from performing child transgender procedures was found missing from the regulatory agenda, conservatives worried the president was backtracking on a key promise. The Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions for 2026 was initially posted without the rule included, but it was added to the agenda… -
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Harrigan Introduces GAP Act to Block Chinese Access to American Aviation
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to block China from continuing to infiltrate American airspace and aviation. Over the past 20 years, Chinese entities have been allowed to buy American general aviation companies, gaining backdoor access to aviation that feeds into military pilot training and the defense… -
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Watchdog: Maryland’s Weak Controls Put Millions of Federal Tax Dollars at Risk
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Maryland officials struggled to keep track of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, according to an analysis of state financial data. An audit found the state’s transportation department misreported $417 million, the Department of Human Services poorly tracked more than $200 million in funding, and other agencies committed similar accounting… -
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Ohio Man Among Those Indicted in UFC Plot at White House
The Department of Justice has presented the indictments for the eight suspects who allegedly plotted to attack the UFC event at the White House last month. One of the suspects, 19-year-old Tycen C. Proper, is from Danville, Ohio. The eight defendants, who also come from Missouri, Nebraska, California, Washington state, and West Virginia, face a… -
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‘YOU COULD HEAR THE SOBS OF A WIDOW’: Inside Charlie Kirk’s Murder Trial
The following is an excerpt of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Ryan Helfenbein, a friend of Charlie Kirk who attended the preliminary hearings in the case against the accused assassin Tyler Robinson, for the “Signal Sitdown,” which premieres on the Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EDT on July 16. This… -
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Vance Takes Shots at Senate on Joe Rogan Episode for Delaying SAVE America Act
Vice President JD Vance criticized the U.S. Senate for delaying the SAVE America Act during an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that dropped on Wednesday. When the conversation turned to mail-in ballots and fraudulent voting, Rogan asked why voter ID wasn’t required in elections. Vance jumped in with a response. “So, we are… -
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FBI Investigation, Controversial Voter Solicitations, and Trump’s Endorsement Collide in Georgia
Election controversy is swirling ahead of the midterms as a voter solicitation scandal, Trump endorsement, FBI investigation, and election change dominate Georgia’s headlines. Recently, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger opened an investigation into deceased people and a deceased pet receiving voter registration solicitations across the state. Ready to Register, a nonprofit organization that aids in… -
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‘More Like a Third-World Country’: JD Vance Sounds Off on California With Joe Rogan
Vice President JD Vance criticized California during an interview with Joe Rogan, describing Los Angeles’ Skid Row as “more like a Third-World country” while criticizing the state’s political culture, questioning its election system, and arguing Californians should adopt voter ID. Recalling his first visit to Skid Row, Vance said the conditions shocked him. “This part… -
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‘We Are Not Defending What Biden Did’: Blanche Answers Hawley on Abortion Pills
Sen. Josh Hawley questioned attorney general nominee Todd Blanche about why the Justice Department is in court opposite states that are challenging the abortion pill policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. Louisiana led a lawsuit last year challenging a Biden administration rule allowing abortion drugs to be sent to women by mail without seeing a… -
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Damning Reports Show How Deep New York Is Mired in Blue State Doom Loop
New York isn’t going to be able to tax and spend its way out of this mess. A series of recently released reports highlights how the state of New York has put itself on a long-term path toward calamity. New York is caught in the same doom loop that’s entrapped California and other big, blue… -
Senators Press Blanche on Epstein, Trump Ties, Weaponization Fund in Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
During Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing to be attorney general, Democrats focused heavily on his ties to President Donald Trump as his personal lawyer and on Jeffrey Epstein cases. Epstein, who died in a New York prison cell in 2019 after an arrest for federal trafficking charges, had connections with high-profile people, including Trump and former…