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Iranian Pleads Guilty to Aiding Illegal Alien With Ties to Terrorism
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Iranian national Sharon Gohari pleaded guilty on Tuesday to unlawfully smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States—including one with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—and intentionally receiving child pornography, The Daily Signal has learned. Gohari, a naturalized U.S. citizen who resided alternately in Iran and Nassau County, New York, asked…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Mercy for the Guilty, Cruelty for the Innocent in New York’s Subway System
The latest slaying in the New York City subway highlights yet again how most violent crime is preventable. On Thursday, “ex-Broadway dancer” Rhamell Burke allegedly shoved 76-year-old retired high school teacher Ross Falzone down the steps at New York City’s 18th Street subway station. Emergency personnel took Falzone to the hospital, but he later died…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘MONETIZING HATE’: Alabama AG Investigates SPLC for Deceptive Practices Amid KKK Funding Scandal
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is demanding the Southern Poverty Law Center hand over donor information, fundraising solicitations, and other internal documents after a federal grand jury indicted the SPLC for allegedly funding members of the very hate groups the SPLC claims it exists to “dismantle.” Marshall’s office issued a formal subpoena to the Montgomery-based…Tyler O’Neil -
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Emmer Lights the Capitol, Vows GOP Will ‘Always Back the Blue’
During Police Week, GOP leadership will honor law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Sunday night, Majority Whip Tom Emmer illuminated his office with blue lights shining out of his office windows on the ground floor of the U.S. Capitol. The visual tribute will last all week. “I am…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Crime Data Scandal in DC Vindicates Trump’s National Guard Intervention
President Donald Trump took decisive action last year to halt crime in Washington, and the results have been spectacular. But that success now looks even more impressive considering recent reports that high-ranking members of the Metropolitan Police Department had been previously cooking the books to create the mirage that crime was lower than it was….Jarrett Stepman -
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Georgia Lt. Gov. Candidates Question Each Other’s Possible Harassment Settlements
Candidates for Georgia lieutenant governor who previously held public office are facing renewed scrutiny over whether they used taxpayer‑funded settlements to resolve sexual harassment claims while serving in government. All candidates deny that they have been involved in any sexual harassment scandals, especially while in office, and are even willing to provide documentation if it…Pedro Rodriguez -
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CORRECTING THE RECORD: The Palisades Fire Was Yet Another Example of Leftist Political Violence
Democrats’ heated rhetoric may have contributed to the Palisades Fire—but not by warming the global climate. When the Los Angeles-area fire burned 23,707 acres, destroyed 6,833 structures, and killed 12 people, those on the left rushed to blame it on man-made climate change. Only later did we learn that the human causation was far more…Tyler O’Neil -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Do a 180 on Age of Consent Laws
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: Victor, let’s conclude with a couple of crime [stories]. I think crime was just mentioned before, and I have a bevy of things here, but…Victor Davis Hanson -
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The Deep State Strikes Back
Last month, the Justice Department targeted a central hub of the Left’s cancel culture machine that weaponized the federal government under President Joe Biden. Just over a week later, Democrats received a “whistleblower” report claiming that the DOJ rushed the indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center. To my eyes, this looks like a deep…Tyler O’Neil -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Comey’s Bizarre Beach Post Exposes FBI Hypocrisy
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. James Comey, the former director of the FBI, was again indicted recently, this time for putting a picture of seashells on his social media that were arranged…Victor Davis Hanson -
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2 Major Companies Bankrolling SPLC Will Cut Off Grants After DOJ Indictment
The federal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, which accuses the SPLC of wire fraud and bank fraud for funding members of the very white supremacist groups it claims to dismantle, has led some financial institutions to block grants to the group. After Fidelity Investments and Vanguard Financial announced they would stop issuing grants…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Biden Admin’s Anti-Christian Bias Was Even Worse Than You Think
Joe Biden’s presidency was even worse for Christians than you think, according to an exhaustive report from the Justice Department’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, published Thursday. The anti-Christian bias seeped into official policy across the federal government, from personnel matters—where Christians’ requests for time off around Easter Sunday were met with suspicion in…Tyler O’Neil -
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Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Taste of Its Own Debanking Medicine
After years of the Southern Poverty Law Center demanding that charitable foundations blacklist conservative and Christian nonprofits, the shoe is finally on the other foot: Fidelity Charitable has denied contributions to the SPLC. Fidelity hasn’t targeted the SPLC for ideological reasons in the same way the SPLC targets conservatives, however—America’s largest sponsor of donor-advised funds…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘LUDICROUS’: Rabbi Slams Latest Attempt to Defend SPLC Paying Klan Members
Jewish groups have used paid informants to protect synagogues from antisemitic violence, and the Southern Poverty Law Center has claimed that it was funding KKK members for similar reasons, but a group that represents 2,500 Orthodox Jewish rabbis is crying foul. Last week, a federal grand jury indicted the SPLC on wire fraud, bank fraud,…Tyler O’Neil -
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FBI Raids Minnesota Daycares in Fraud Investigation
Federal agents raided 22 locations in Minnesota on Tuesday as part of an investigation into widespread taxpayer fraud. “Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” a Department of Justice spokesperson said in a statement. The raids focused on…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Ohio SOS LaRose Defends Sending Voter Data to DOJ
As the Trump administration continues to insist that states beef up election security, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is defending his role in sending voter data along to the federal government. In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice began requesting that states hand over statewide voter registration lists. The lists contain information such…Rebecca Downs -
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Multiple Actions Being Taken to Combat Oil Theft in Texas
THE CENTER SQUARE—Local, state, and federal efforts are ongoing to tackle oil theft in Texas. At the state level, the state Legislature, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and the Texas Department of Public Safety are working on several initiatives. Railroad Commission of Texas Chairman Jim Wright has been leading a new task force, addressing oilfield…Bethany Blankley -
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What We Know About the Man Arrested After WHCD Shooting
The suspect arrested in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting on Saturday was identified by a law enforcement official as Cole Tomas Allen, a Los Angeles-area man who appears from social media sites to be a Caltech graduate working as a part-time teacher and game developer. The official said Allen, approximately 31 years of age,…Daily Signal Staff -
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Justice Dept to Close Investigation of Federal Reserve Renovations, US Attorney Pirro Says
The Justice Department is closing its investigation into cost overruns in renovations at the Federal Reserve under Chairman Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday. Pirro said the inspector general of the Federal Reserve has been asked to scrutinize the building costs. “The IG has the authority to hold the Federal Reserve accountable…Daily Signal Staff -
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Democrats Beclown Themselves by Defending SPLC Amid KKK Funding Scandal
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which makes its money by exaggerating “hate” to scare donors and by comparing conservatives to the Ku Klux Klan, was itself funding Klan members—and now major Democrats are beclowning themselves by defending it. Like a dog returns to its vomit, so Democrats return to the ridiculous claim that the SPLC…Tyler O’Neil