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Reckless Border Policy Took Anne Fundner’s 15-Year-Old Son. It Would Not Take Her Voice.
Anne Fundner made a promise to her son Weston the day he was born: I will always keep you safe. She had no idea a pill laced with fentanyl would break that promise 15 years later. Fundner spoke Saturday to grassroots leaders at Heritage Action’s Southwest Sentinel Summit, which focuses on the most pressing social… -
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Jewish Dems Split From El-Sayed Over Islamic Terrorism Concerns
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s refusal to condemn Islamic terrorism and opposition toward Israel were described by Jewish organizations and Democrats as “outrageous,” “offensive,” and part of a “profoundly worrying trend,” the Jewish Insider reported. Previously, El-Sayed refused to condemn the death of former Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because it could… -
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US Sanctions Cuban Military Officials, Firms Tied to Weapons Procurement
REUTERS—The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on five Cuban entities and eight individuals who help Cuba secure weapons and maintain relationships with foreign militaries, including Havana’s military attaches to China and Russia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designations under an executive order President Donald Trump signed in May that broadened sanctions against Cuban government… -
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Americans Are Embracing Communism. Pastor Ezra Jin Felt Its Iron Fist.
Pastor Ezra Jin’s feet touched American soil on July 3 for the first time since 2018. For preaching the gospel in Communist China, Jin spent 266 days in a Chinese prison. Two days after his return, the Democratic Socialists of America announced that it was the largest socialist organization in American history. Some DSA members… -
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‘Citizens Have Lost Confidence’: NJ Lawmaker Cites Sherrill Support to Demand Voter ID Law in Response to Noncitizen Registration Debacle
A Republican lawmaker is seeking a special session to pass a voter ID proposal after New Jersey’s Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill supported the general policy. Republican state Sen. Michael Testa Jr. is calling for the Legislature to reconvene and pass a bill that he co-sponsored requiring voters to present photo ID at polling places, in… -
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Is NewsGuard Censoring Children’s Education? New AI Tool Raises Concerns
NewsGuard claims its fact-checking is “apolitical,” but PragerU accuses the organization of forcing a leftist narrative onto children. NewsGuard is an organization that claims to find reliable information for enterprises and consumers and now features an artificial intelligence tool that just became free to students. According to its website, the chatbot delivers “reliable responses to prompts” using… -
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SCOOP: Trump Expands Social Media Vetting for More Foreign Visas
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department is expanding its social media vetting requirement to include applicants for more types of visas, according to an internal memo obtained by the Daily Signal. Last June, the State Department said student visa applicants with private social media accounts will be required to make their accounts public for… -
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‘All He Had to Do Was Tell the Truth’: Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress
The Senate committee investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci voted Thursday morning to advance a contempt of Congress citation against him. Last week, Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding questions about the government’s response… -
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Trump Expands Low-Income Childcare Program That Shrunk Under Biden
The Administration for Children and Families is overhauling a federal low-income childcare program to include less regulation and lower administrative costs, while increasing the number of spots available. The notice of proposed rulemaking, titled “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs,” slashes the 130-page regulations governing the Head Start program to just 10 pages. The… -
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‘Tony Kinnett Cast’: Wisconsin’s Francesca Hong, Democratic Socialists’ Next Superstar
Tony Kinnett provides a stinging full supercut of the many moments of the democratic socialists’ next bartender darling: Francesca Hong, running for governor of Wisconsin. Here’s his intro: Tony Kinnett: Now that the socialists have won about a dozen primaries from state to federal levels, they’re getting really cocky. And the latest campaign that they’ve put… -
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Va. Candidate Dodges Photos With DSA Members
Empathy is being able to understand someone’s troubles because you have experienced something similar. I have to confess that though we used to be able to just debate our disagreements over approaches to solving problems, once Virginia congressional candidate Tom Perriello became an agent of his party, the times that we spoke, he sadly only… -
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Minnesota Senator Announces Anti-Sharia Caucus to Protect Assimilation and America’s Identity
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Minnesota state Sen. Michael Holmstrom is unveiling the state’s first anti-Sharia law caucus to push back against migration from countries destroyed by Islamic regimes and to address concerns about the safety of the state’s communities. As of 2020, there were at least 140,000 Muslims in Minnesota, many of whom were foreign-born,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Bar Complaint Rejected After Claims E. Jean Carroll Lawyer Concealed $7 Million Funding Source for Trump Lawsuit
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The lawyer for E. Jean Carroll will not face any sanction for not immediately disclosing that a major Democrat donor funded Carroll’s sexual assault lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The New York State Attorney Grievance Committee of the New York State Supreme Court sent a letter Monday to the watchdog group… -
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Mamdani Purges Business Leaders to Cement Socialist Control of NYC
When New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he intended to govern as a socialist, he meant it. And he is doing what any dedicated communist does when he rises to power: purge the kulaks, promote the apparatchiks. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Mamdani had eliminated all the businessmen and various other civic leaders from… -
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SCOOP: Trump Admin Considering Expanding AI Framework to Open Models
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Trump administration officials told members of the AI industry on Tuesday that expanding the artificial intelligence vetting framework to include open-weight models is under consideration, though they are currently exempted. Administration officials held a meeting Tuesday with AI industry executives from companies including Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI, to preview its framework… -
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Fauci’s Lawyer Fires Back at Aaron Rodgers
A week ago, attorney David Schertler found himself being escorted out of a Senate hearing after disrupting proceedings in defense of his client, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Now, Fauci’s attorney is once again speaking out in defense of the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—this time in response to criticism from… -
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NRSC Hits El-Sayed for Pledging Support to Iran’s Revolutionary ‘Counterparts,’ the Muslim Brotherhood
Fresh after his primary victory, the National Republican Senatorial Committee released a new ad slamming the Democrat candidate for Michigan’s Senate seat, Abdul El-Sayed, for his pledge of support for the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. “He pledged support for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, a designated terrorist org,” the ad said, describing El-Sayed as “the… -
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GOP Member Quits Following ‘Beyond Inappropriate’ Behavior, Only Days to Replace Him
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., has withdrawn from his campaign for reelection following the House Ethics Committee’s call for him to be censured for his “beyond inappropriate” behavior with two of his former female staffers. His announcement on Wednesday leaves Republicans with less than five days to replace him as their candidate on the November ballot. … -
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Louisiana AG Says State Could Pursue Fauci Over Deposition Statements and Diary Revelations
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said the state is exploring a criminal or civil case against Dr. Anthony Fauci stemming from his 2022 deposition. During the deposition in a civil suit brought by Louisiana and Missouri against the Biden administration, Fauci said 174 times that he didn’t recall or didn’t remember certain information. However, new… -
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House Ethics Committee Launches Investigation Into Abuse Allegations Against Ohio Rep. Miller
Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio wants the House Ethics Committee to probe allegations of domestic abuse lodged against him by his ex-wife, and the committee is doing just that. “In light of all the renewed interest in my family affairs I am going to file my own paperwork for an ethics investigation into myself…