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Heritage Foundation Awards $1M in Prizes to Nonprofits
The Heritage Foundation on Thursday announced the recipients of its annual “Innovation Prizes,” a program that awards $1 million in prizes to nonprofit organizations for their work to strengthen society. This is the sixth year that Heritage has given the awards to organizations that put conservative principles into action. Recipients of this year’s prizes include… -
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What Trump’s DEA Says About Biden Era Fentanyl Fast and Furious Might Surprise You
President Donald Trump’s Drug Enforcement Administration is defending a Biden-era initiative that allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into the country for the purpose of building a larger case against drug dealers. This comes after President Trump earlier this week posted a news story which labeled the initiative a possible “Fast and Furious 2.0,”… -
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Is Mamdani Taking Over the Country?
After three hard-left candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated more establishment-friendly candidates in House Democrat primaries, congressional Democrats are debating whether the results mean the mayor is taking hold of the national party. “Obviously this is a New York story more than anything else,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Wednesday. “But…… -
‘Knew People Would Die’: New Mexico Democrat Governor Erupts at Biden DEA Program Allowing Fentanyl Into State
New Mexico’s Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham blasted a Drug Enforcement Administration program that began in the Biden administration and allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to flood the state. The governor said she wrote state Attorney General Raúl Torrez, also a Democrat, and asked him to investigate whether federal agents broke state law… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: America’s New Socialists Are Coming From the Upper Class
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. We are witnessing in this year of 2026, for the first time really in over a century, a resurgence… -
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GOP Reps Want Prosecution and Funding Cuts for Students for Justice in Palestine
Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Colorado Boulder is facing calls from Republican members of Congress to be dismantled after it championed an arsonist who was convicted of killing an 82-year-old Jewish woman in Boulder last year. According to The Jerusalem Post, the student group recently posted its support online for Mohamed… -
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Why Is President Trump So Committed to Passing the SAVE America Act?
Just hours before President Donald Trump was scheduled to sign a bipartisan housing bill Wednesday, he refused to act on it until Congress sent the SAVE America Act to his desk, raising the question of why the president would take such a risk on legislation that appears unlikely to pass the Senate. Last week, the… -
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Republicans in Strong Position to Win Attorney General Races: Report
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republicans are well-positioned to win reelection and pick up a few seats in attorney general offices across the country this November, according to a new report first provided to the Daily Signal. The Republican Attorneys General Association conducted and reviewed polling across the 30 races and delivered this takeaway: “The political… -
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The Democratic Socialists of America’s Platform Explicitly Aims to Destroy the Constitution
Socialists are sweeping through and taking control of America’s big cities, replacing the old Democrat establishment and imposing their will on local politics. And “the squad” is looking more like an army these days as Democrats are set to send more open socialists to Congress. It’s time more Americans pay attention to what they intend… -
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State Department Unveils America250 Passports at Trump’s Great American State Fair
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of State is allowing the public to view the new America250 passports at the agency’s booth at the Great American State Fair. “Americans carry their passport as a symbol of who they are and where they come from. Now, our commemorative passport will also allow them to carry a piece of our history and our values wherever they… -
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Club for Growth Releases Congressional Scorecard
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Club for Growth, an organization that promotes fiscal conservatism, has released its 2025 congressional scorecard grading everyone on Capitol Hill for their alignment with the group’s economic positions. Founded in 1999, the Club for Growth advocates for cutting taxes and government spending. The scorecard is based on 19 House votes… -
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Does This Dem Want the ‘Total Eradication of Western Civilization’? 4 Things to Know About Darializa Chevalier
New York Democrats didn’t just elevate open “Democratic” socialists in the primaries Tuesday, but one of these socialists started an anti-Israel organization that said it is fighting for “the total eradication of Western civilization.” Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old Afro-Latina Muslim convert, ousted five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the Democrat primary for New York’s… -
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Congress Seeks Cooperation From Former Biden Lawyer in ActBlue Probe
Three House committee chairs are asking a former Biden White House counsel to comply with their investigation into Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue, after the counsel in her private practice issued a blistering review of ActBlue’s process for screening out foreign contributions. Dana Remus, the former White House counsel, is now a partner at the Democrat-leaning… -
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US Judge Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order
BOSTON, June 25 (Reuters)—A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to tighten rules for mail-in voting, preventing it from taking effect ahead of November elections that will decide control of Congress. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani sided with a coalition of Democrat-led states that argued… -
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Supreme Court Rules on Temporary Protected Status for Syrians, Haitians
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the Trump administration in its removal of Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian immigrants, denying immigrants’ claims that they are entitled to court orders postponing the removal of protections during litigation. The ruling likely opens them up to deportation proceedings. The case concerned a Department of Homeland… -
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Supreme Court Weighs Whether US Can Turn Back Asylum-Seekers at the Border
The Supreme Court held Thursday that, for the purposes of federal immigration law, asylum-seekers do not arrive in the United States until they physically cross the border, meaning that the government can turn them away before they cross the border to claim asylum. The case of Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, formerly Noem v. Al… -
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Senator Promises to ‘Figure Out’ How to Keep Planned Parenthood From Getting Massive Payout on July 4
On America’s 250th anniversary, Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider of abortions, will once again be eligible for federal funding after a yearlong ban that coincided with the closure of dozens of abortion clinics. Some members of Congress, like Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, have promised to do everything they can to prevent the… -
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Mamdani-Endorsed Candidates Critical of Israel Emerge Victorious in New York
Tuesday’s primary in New York saw a takeover of Democratic Socialists of America candidates and those endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “[This is] the Democratic Party’s accelerating leftward shift under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and the influence of the Democratic Socialists of America, pushing things like abolishing the police and open-border-style policies,” Tony… -
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Flight Attendants Fired Over Opposition to Equality Act to Finally Get Their Day in Court After 9th Circuit Ruling
Alaska Airlines fired two Christian flight attendants for expressing opposition to the company’s endorsement of the so-called Equality Act, and while a district court rejected their lawsuit, an appeals court revived the case, giving them their day in court. The flight attendants, Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, both Christians, responded to Alaska Airlines’ announcement of… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Law Has Finally Caught Up to Gavin Newsom
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. We’ve talked a lot about [Gov.] Gavin Newsom and California in particular. Apparently, Gavin Newsom will be running for president in 2028….