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‘If You Don’t Love America, Get the Hell Out’: Tom Emmer Unloads at RNC
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., issued a stark warning about the rise of socialism in the Democratic Party during his speech at the Republican National Convention in Dallas. “This is an election between common sense and communism, between America-loving patriots and hate-America extremists, between freedom and tyranny,” Emmer told the crowd. Emmer pointed to… -
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‘AMERICA FIRST AGENDA AT STAKE’: House Majority Leader Rallies Republicans to Protect Trump Successes in Midterms
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urged Republicans to turn out in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, warning them that a Democrat victory would bring in a kind of “crazy” reminiscent of the Joe Biden years. “President Trump’s America First agenda is at stake,” Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, said at the Republican National Convention in Dallas… -
opinion
Foreigners Conquered Europe. Congress Can Stop Them From Doing the Same Thing Here.
In 1973, French author Jean Raspail published “The Camp of the Saints,” a dystopian novel imagining a bleak future where massive waves of migrants from the Third World overwhelmed France and Western Europe. In 2026, it is hard to deny that his story has leapt from the page to reality. Today, European cities like London… -
opinion
Is Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Kaput?
The curtain is coming down on Jimmy Kimmel and his ABC late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” next year, Page Six reported Tuesday. “His contract is not getting extended,” a source familiar with the situation told the outlet. If true, this means Kimmel’s 24-year run will come to an end when his contract expires in May…. -
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California Has the Nation’s Highest Gas Prices—Who’s to Blame?
California families pay nearly $1.70 more per gallon of gas than the national average, according to data from AAA. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in California reached $5.88 on Wednesday, compared with $4.22 nationwide. Diesel prices in the state have climbed even higher, reaching a record average of $7.87 per gallon…. -
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DOJ Cracks Down on Law School for Violating Civil Rights Law
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Justice has found that the University of California, Berkeley School of Law illegally discriminated against Asian and white applicants based on race during its 2024 and 2025 admissions processes, after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. “Berkeley Law School’s deliberate efforts to circumvent the Supreme Court’s decision… -
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Left-Leaning News Outlet Stealth-Edits Video of Professor Asking Audience to ‘F— Up’ ICE Officer
A professor of pan-African studies with a leadership role in Black Lives Matter urged her audience to “f— up” an officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Sunday, stating that there should be nowhere the agent could “go where they are comfortable.” Melina Abdullah, a professor of Pan-African studies at California State University, Los Angeles,… -
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FBI Recorded Virginia Lawmakers’ Calls
The FBI sent a second round of letters alerting people that their calls involving Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas had been intercepted earlier this year. One lawmaker whose calls were captured was Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat who is seeking reelection in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. His office told the Daily Signal that it’s the… -
opinion
Only a Token Difference: Treating Cryptocurrencies Differently Makes No Sense
Cryptocurrencies like stablecoins have left many in the financial world, from major banks to customers, scratching their heads. It’s not just because few people understand how things like tokens work, but because regulations governing digital assets have further muddied the waters. And amid this confusion, consumers lose out. There are traditional financial products or services… -
Victor Davis Hanson: When Will the Iranian People Overthrow the Regime?
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 six months out now from the beginning of the Iran war, if that’s what it… -
opinion
Mamdani’s Sick, Sly Slap in the Face to 9/11 Families
On Friday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a proclamation commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack. He then quickly ensured the pen used to sign the proclamation was given to a man who represented an al-Qaeda terrorist and a Gitmo detainee described as the “20th hijacker.” Mamdani may as well have… -
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McKinney Recall Fight Intensifies as Petitioners Allege Intimidation
A recall effort targeting four McKinney elected officials faces opposition from former officials and residents as petitioners allege intimidation and harassment. -
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Why Trump’s Push for Transparency in Public Schools Is a Victory for Parents
My kids just started back at school, and as a mom and an attorney defending parental rights, I want to stand up and applaud President Donald Trump’s work to crack down on the extremism and unconstitutional actions of schools from Kansas to Massachusetts. Trump is right to use every lever of power he has in… -
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25 Years After 9/11, Have We Finally Realized What We’re Fighting?
I was born two years before Sept. 11, 2001. I belong to the first generation of Americans for whom the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are not a personal memory. Because I do not remember the morning itself, the television images, or the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty that settled over… -
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch to Step Down
The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III, is stepping down, amid continued criticism from the White House about the direction of the Smithsonian museums. “There is no place like the Smithsonian—it has been one of the great loves of my life, and I am extraordinarily proud of what we have accomplished together,”… -
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Trump Posts Map Depicting Canada, Mexico as Part of US
President Donald Trump posted a map on Monday showing Canada, Mexico, Central America, Greenland, Iceland, and parts of the Caribbean as territories of the United States of America. The president shared the image depicting several foreign countries covered by the American flag on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump has previously expressed interest in… -
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Government Employees Fight Trump’s Reforms From Within the Executive Branch
Who ultimately decides how the executive branch works? Is it the president, elected by the American people, or career federal employees and the unions that represent them? The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal employees, sued the White House’s Office of Personnel Management last month, aiming to block new rules governing… -
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House Ed Committee Investigates How AI Affects College Admissions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House Education and the Workforce Committee is sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office in order to assess how AI is affecting college admissions. “As artificial intelligence tools continue to improve, some institutions of higher education have begun to use these tools in their admissions and institutional scholarship selection… -
opinion
John Eastman Was Disbarred—Larry Krasner Got a Laugh
John Eastman and Larry Krasner are both lawyers—officers of the court. Eastman, a respected constitutional scholar, former Supreme Court clerk, and former dean of Chapman University’s law school, represented President Donald Trump following the disputed 2020 election. Eastman advanced a constitutional theory concerning the vice president’s authority regarding the certification of electoral votes. He also… -
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5 Years After His Death, We Need Norm Macdonald More Than Ever
People love to claim that conservatives can’t do comedy, but Norm Macdonald disproved that. In the five years since Macdonald passed away, he has become something of a chimerical figure. His old tweets are passed around, re-posted and re-shared ad infinitum, securing his status as the modern man’s poet. Amid his observations on sports, he…