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EXCLUSIVE: Steelworkers Union Spent Millions Against Trump Agenda, Showing Gap With Membership
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL— Even while polling has showed increased union member support for President Donald Trump, United Steelworkers spent millions funding liberal political candidates and left-leaning causes that have little to do with organized labor. The organization has also funded LGBTQ and racial equality groups, while heavily backing Democrat political candidates and political… -
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California’s Election Problems Keep Getting Worse
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: So, Victor, let’s start out local. California election. This thing—no, there’s no state in America, and in fact, I’ve read there’s no country, non-first-world or first-world country, that… -
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Parents Must Remain Vigilant Against the Ideological Colonization of Libraries
America’s culture war is still being fought, and New York is the latest flare-up. The state’s lawmakers recently introduced legislation that replaces the terms “father” and “mother” from state child custody laws, using gender-neutral language like “gestating parent” instead. The lesson for American parents? Remain vigilant. This isn’t a left-versus-right issue; it is the common-sense crowd—a strong… -
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It’s Time to Dismantle SPLC’s Shadow Censorship Regime
Editor’s note: The following commentary is an excerpt from remarks presented before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on June 9, 2026, with minor edits made only for readability. Over 50 years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded to fight the scourge of racism. But the SPLC has drifted from that founding purpose. The recent indictment from the… -
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California’s Vote-by-Mail Mess Is Exactly Why We Need the SAVE America Act
California held its statewide primary on June 2. It’s now June 9, and votes are still being counted. That’s not a glitch in the system. That’s by design—and it’s fueling questions about the integrity of the election and renewed efforts to pass the SAVE America Act. Six years ago, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,… -
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New Polling: Hispanics Are Angry at the Economy, Strong on Immigration Enforcement
By giant margins, a new national poll of Hispanics shows that these citizens have soured on President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, with the economy driving the dissatisfaction—not immigration enforcement. In fact, when apprised of the reality of Trump’s immigration agenda, Hispanics approve. When asked what concerns them more—high prices or Immigration and Customs Enforcement and immigration… -
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Vance Refers New Fraud Allegations Against Walz to DOJ
Vice President JD Vance said he has referred new fraud allegations against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation. A report of the House Oversight Committee released Monday alleges Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison were “aware of widespread taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs for… -
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Roy Targets Washington’s ‘Entrenchment’ With No-Pay Term Limit Bill
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Term limits have always been an issue that members walk on eggshells around in the halls of Congress; however, once your term has an expiration date, it might be easier to give one to others. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who chose not to run for reelection to Congress, lost the GOP… -
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Rick Scott: Late LA Mayor Race Results Prove SAVE America Is Necessary
Angered by Los Angeles’ late-arriving mayoral election results that locked Spencer Pratt out of the city’s runoff election, Republican Sen. Rick Scott is arguing the SAVE America Act would strengthen Americans’ faith in their elections. The bill would require photo identification and proof of citizenship in federal elections and require local governments to regularly purge… -
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How Reconciliation Can Help Reduce SNAP Fraud and Waste
Waste, fraud, and abuse in the welfare system have been on full display for the last several months, giving Congress a clear opportunity for reform. As lawmakers consider another budget reconciliation, they should prioritize improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, one of the federal government’s largest welfare programs. First, Congress could eliminate a major loophole… -
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Senators Push to Increase Use of SAVE Program to Identify Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
Last week, two senators, Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget, introduced the Election Security Partnership Act. If passed, it would provide federal grants to encourage states to submit their voter registration lists through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program at the United States Citizenship… -
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The Christian Pro Sports Revival You Can’t Ignore
This is an adapted excerpt from Steve Eubanks’ new book “Godball: How Athletes are Saving Christianity,” out June 9 from Center Street, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., and used with permission. The 2020s have seen the birth of a movement, a Christian revival bordering on a revolution. Pastors and Christian leaders see it,… -
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What to Know About the Obama-Appointed Judge Who Struck Down Trump’s H-1B Visa Policy
An Obama-appointed judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration policy requiring a $100,000 fee from employers that seek H‑1B visas, or visas for skilled foreign workers. U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a 42-page opinion, stating that the fee is an unlawful tax as… -
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We Owe American Security to Those Boys on the Beaches of Normandy
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. This past week was June 6, 2026. That’s the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II that took… -
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TRANS ‘MEDICINE’ IN RETREAT: 315 Health Care Facilities Drop LGBTQ Activist Group’s ‘Equality’ Index
Transgender “medicine” has suffered tremendous setbacks in the last two years, but it remains entrenched in much of America’s medical establishment. Although hundreds of health care facilities have distanced themselves from the transgender orthodoxy demanded by the LGBTQ+ activist group the Human Rights Campaign, hundreds of others remain committed to it. HRC ranks health care… -
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Ohio, Feds Ramp Up Joint Fight Against Fraud
Last Thursday, members of President Donald Trump’s administration met in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss the Buckeye State’s ongoing fight against fraud. Ohio is the first state in the country to share corporate registration records with the Department of Justice’s National Fraud Detection Center, granting investigators immediate access to important information. The announcements made last week… -
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How California’s Election Procedures Turn Early Leads Into Late Losses
Delayed vote tallies in California are attributable to the vote-by-mail system and weeklong deadlines for receiving ballots, which undermines confidence in results, election experts say. Tuesday is the deadline for the last of California’s ballots to arrive, where about 80% vote by mail and about 40% of ballots arrive after Election Day in the nation’s… -
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Alex Clark Issues GOP Warning: Ignore Us and You Lose
Once upon a time, Democrats owned health and wellness. But when they failed to deliver, they could no longer sit at the table. Conservatives figured out how to step up to the plate and deliver on some of the most consequential policies to save Americans, literally. The Daily Signal sat down for an exclusive interview… -
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New York’s Penn Station Mass Stabbing Exposes Problem of Urban Disorder
A mass stabbing took place at New York City’s Penn Station less than a day before President Donald Trump was set to make an appearance across the street for an NBA Finals game. It’s yet another serious and ultimately inexcusable violent crime episode that has taken place in a big city public transportation system this year. At around 7… -
Hispanic Voters Send GOP a Warning—and Reveal a Path Back
A new national survey of registered Hispanic voters points to a challenge for Republicans and a potential path to rebuilding support ahead of the midterm elections. Democrats held a 16.1-point advantage on the congressional generic ballot in the Wick survey of 1,000 registered Hispanic voters. The results also show that economic concerns are dominating voters’ priorities: A…
