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    GOP Lawmakers Move to Scrap Federal Rule Critics Say Unfairly Targets Career Schools
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to repeal a federal rule skewing higher education funding. Currently, career and technical schools are being singled out while traditional public and nonprofit colleges and universities are exempt. “Washington should not pick winners and losers in higher education,” Harris told the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Republican Aims to Reaffirm Declaration of Independence Amid Rise of Ideology ‘Antithetical’ to It
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn., told the Daily Signal he will introduce a bill on the House floor Thursday to reaffirm the values of the Declaration of Independence in honor of its 250th anniversary and in response to the sweeping rise of socialism. “Socialism is antithetical to the principles of the…
    Joseph Buff
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    States-Only Abortion Experiment ‘a Failure’: An Inside Look at the Pro-Life Movement’s Federal Strategy
    A pro-life leader told the Daily Signal that returning the issue of abortion to the states was a strategic failure of the movement, adding that pro-life advocates must now turn to a federal strategy. Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of SBA Pro-Life America, said the movement is “not better off” following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs…
    Joseph Buff
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    ‘Thankful She Was JUST Shot’: Mother Who Lost Daughter to Illegal Immigrant Fires Back at Rep. Jayapal’s Complaining About Wasted Time 
    Jessica Gorman, bereaved mother of Sheridan Gorman, shot back at Democrat members of Congress who complained about having to hear her testimony about illegal immigrants during a Tuesday congressional hearing on sanctuary cities. “No family should ever have to bury a child because public officials fail to put American lives first,” Gorman said in her…
    Joseph Buff
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    Keith Self Sheds New Light on Bill First Reported on by the Daily Signal
    Members of the Sharia Free America Caucus gathered Wednesday to promote legislation that would prevent U.S. courts and other adjudicative bodies from recognizing or enforcing Islamic law, commonly known as Sharia law, when it conflicts with the Constitution. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, was first reported by the Daily Signal. The bill…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Keith Self Pushes Bill to Protect Constitution From Sharia Ahead of America 250
    A Texas congressman who co-founded the Sharia Free America Caucus is introducing legislation aimed at preventing foreign customs and religious laws from conflicting with the U.S. Constitution. The Daily Signal has learned that Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, is introducing the Preserving Our Constitution Act to prohibit federal courts and adjudicative bodies from recognizing or enforcing…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    New Ads Target Ossoff, Senate Democrats for Choosing Illegal Immigrants Over Working Families
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Ahead of midterm elections that will determine which party controls the Senate, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is launching an ad series targeting Senate Democrats for choosing illegal immigrants over working American families. The new ads will run across key battleground states, including Ohio, Michigan, Alaska, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Carolina,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    JD Vance Slams Senators for Defending ‘Dying Institutional Norms’ Over SAVE America Act
    Vice President JD Vance joined Fox News Anchor Laura Ingraham on “The Ingraham Angle” Tuesday night to single out Republican senators who are protecting the “dying institutional norms” that are preventing the SAVE America Act from being enacted into law. The voter integrity legislation that has been championed by President Donald Trump is currently stalled…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    ‘The House Is on Fire’: House Passes Online Protections to Shield Children From Porn
    The House successfully passed its internet safety package for children while the Senate continues to stall. The Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act includes a key amendment that would protect children from viewing sexual content online, a statistic that continues to grow. “To use figurative language, the house is on fire,” Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill.,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    The EPA Is Unaccountable to the People. Congress Can Rein It In.
    For decades, Americans have lived under a tyranny of unelected bureaucrats. In Trump 2.0, the power of the deep state has been significantly curtailed. But there are still redoubts of unaccountable pencil pushers in the federal government, perhaps nowhere more present than in the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA was created to enforce federal laws,…
    Douglas Blair
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    Conservatives Crackdown On Birth Tourism After SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Ruling
    After the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s motion to restrict birthright citizenship on Tuesday, both chambers of Congress are overseeing legislation that would stop foreign travelers from coming to the United States to give birth to a child granted American citizen status. In the upper chamber, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., called on his…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Is the New Democratic Party Built for the Midterms?
    Democrats ought to be in a strong position to reclaim the House in November, given the advantages the party out of the White House usually holds in the midterms. But as Democrats’ socialist wing gains power in primaries across the country, is it complicating the party’s pitch to the American people? The party’s left-wing is…
    George Caldwell
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    Hill GOP Erupts Over Birthright Citizenship Decision
    Congressional conservatives are slamming the Supreme Court of the United States after it ruled to strike down a request from the president to redefine birthright citizenship. The 6-3 decision comes after President Donald Trump’s administration argued that the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution applied to descendants of slaves in…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    ‘We’re on Break!’ Senate’s Sloth Stalls SAVE America Act
    President Donald Trump used Wednesday’s Senate GOP policy lunch to spank Republicans for stalling the SAVE America Act. What later transpired helps explain this failure. “Late Wednesday night, the Senate held another Iran War Powers vote,” Punchbowl News reported. “The Senate then left town until July 13.” GOP leaders John Thune of South Dakota and John Cornyn of Texas…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Trump Calls for SAVE America Act Passage After SCOTUS Ruling
    President Donald Trump has called for the SAVE America Act to be passed after the Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s policy to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. Conservative Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three Democrat appointees on the court in drafting the majority opinion. The case of…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    America Is ‘LOSING the Ability to Feed Itself’: Senator Proposes Tariff Bill to Save US Agriculture
    Amid domestic economic struggles, Sen. Bill Cassidy announced Thursday that he will introduce a bill to raise tariff quotas on food and agricultural products. The Louisiana Republican’s Home Market Restoration Act of 2026 would raise tariff rates to protect products from his home state such as shrimp, rice, honey, and beef—tariff rates that Congress has…
    Joseph Buff
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    NEW POLL: Maine Senate Race in Dead Heat
    Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is trailing her opponent in a new poll—but by an encouragingly slim margin. Democrats need to net four additional seats in order to gain control of the Senate. On Monday, The New York Times released a poll alongside the Portland Press Herald and Siena in which Democrat Senate nominee Graham…
    George Caldwell
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    Dem Promises Pathways to Citizenship and TPS Protection as Chair
    An India-born representative promised during a press conference last week that if Democrats were to win the majority in November, she would use her new leadership role to extend pathways to citizenship for immigrant families. Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s remarks come after she held a rally to protect Temporary Protected Status following the Supreme Court’s decision…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    ActBlue Asserts Strong Protections Against Foreign Money, as Documents Show Officials Thought It ‘Historically Too Strict’
    Though ActBlue officials still claim the Democrat fundraising platform is secure, documents released through a congressional investigation suggest the group has had a “lenient” approach for policing illegal donations. The Democrat fundraising powerhouse has been the focal point of controversy for years over whether its donation portal has allowed foreign donors to contribute to Democrat…
    Fred Lucas
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    Are Republicans Souring on Data Centers?
    In recent elections, Republican voters have expressed their dissatisfaction with policies responding to the construction of data centers—the rapidly expanding physical infrastructure that supports the internet. At the same time, Republican governors are increasingly arguing that their party has to start listening to constituents who are upset with how they believe data centers are affecting…
    George Caldwell
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