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Campaign Ad Exposing LA Mayor Bass on Palisades Fires Goes Viral
Reality TV personality and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt released a hard-hitting ad last week criticizing Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman for their “failed leadership” in response to the Palisades fires and homelessness crisis—so far it has received more than 12 million views. Released April 29, the ad shows the two…Angelina Delfin -
Trump Is a Human Being! (And So Are People on the Left)
The latest attempted assassination of President Donald Trump put me in a mood. To have it then followed by the media brushing the attack aside, blaming Trump himself for the attack, and Jimmy Kimmel doubling down on his fantasies about Trump being dead without his bosses so much as looking up really raised my ire….Al Perrotta -
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‘Literal Foreign Interference’ GOP Officials Push Congressional Dual Citizenship Ban
House Republicans are renewing a push to enact legislation that would bar dual citizens from serving in Congress, arguing the measure would ensure lawmakers pledge allegiance solely to the United States. “These are outside influences—this is literal foreign interference,” Rep. Randy Fine, R‑Fla., told The Daily Signal last week. Fine reiterated the point over the…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Alito Pauses Appeals Court Decision, Keeping Abortion Pill Available via Mail
The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to abortion drugs through the mail on Monday, pausing a ruling by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The circuit court on Friday temporarily blocked a Food and Drug Administration rule allowing abortion pills to be dispensed through the mail. The court ruled that Louisiana was likely to…Fred Lucas -
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Trump’s New Pick for Surgeon General Splitting Pro-Life and MAHA Voices
President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general is a resounding win for the pro-life movement but might not be for the Make America Healthy Again movement. Trump tapped former Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole B. Saphier to be his third nominee for U.S. surgeon general after withdrawing Dr. Casey Means’ nomination, which failed to…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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US Will Guide Ships Through Strait of Hormuz, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said the United States will come to the aid of ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz due to security concerns. “For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Rubio to Meet With Vatican and Italy Representatives Amid Tensions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit the Vatican and Italy this week, the State Department confirmed Monday. The White House has publicly feuded with both states on foreign policy. In a statement, the State Department said Rubio will meet with “Holy See leadership to discuss the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in…George Caldwell -
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As AI Growth Brings Data Center Boom, Texas Legislators Rush to Protect Constituents
As the Trump administration moves full speed ahead with artificial intelligence innovation, Texas state lawmakers are worried about unintended consequences for their constituents. The AI boom is fueling the growth of hundreds more data centers, and Texas offers ample space for their construction. While Republican state lawmakers want Texas to support innovation so the United…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
‘It’s Very Clear’: Jeanine Pirro Says There’s No Doubt Gunman Targeted Trump At WHCD
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Sunday it was “very clear” President Donald Trump was targeted for assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Pirro released nearly six minutes of new video Thursday apparently showing alleged would-be-Trump-assassin Cole Allen entering a side room near the magnetometers set…Harold Hutchison -
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Thomas: Be Ready for Extremism if VA Referendum Result Tossed Out
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones asked the Virginia Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by Judge Hurley in Tazewell that blocked the State Board of Elections from certifying the results of the April 21 redistricting referendum. That is notable—so is the justices’ denial of that motion. First, most anyone that remembers 2020 knows that the…Joe Thomas -
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Nazi Tattoo? Hamas Defender? No Problem, Says Chuck Schumer
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has suspended her Senate campaign after failing to raise enough money to compete with socialist Graham Platner, who will now almost certainly face the perpetual centrist Republican Susan Collins in the general. Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairwoman Kirsten Gillibrand immediately backed Platner, proving that there’s virtually nothing a…David Harsanyi -
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The Real Reason Why Barack Obama Condemned the Supreme Court’s Racial Redistricting Ruling
Barack Obama is a real piece of work. Seriously, he has no shame. One week after the former president successfully gaslit a small majority of Virginians into voting for a redistricting initiative that got rid of the state’s two majority-minority congressional districts, he has the gall to condemn the Supreme Court’s ruling against the practice…Tyler O’Neil -
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Zyn Isn’t Sin
Zyns are super popular. They are little pouches people tuck into their lips to get a hit of nicotine. Zyn has competitors, like Velo and On!, but Zyn has most of the market. Young people love the pouches. They are safer than cigarettes. Their nicotine is addictive, but nicotine isn’t what makes tobacco deadly. “[The]…John Stossel -
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The Elitist Media Despise Black Conservatives
Black conservatives perennially face the slur that they’re “not really black” if they aren’t on the left. Not only that, they are tools of white racists if they dissent from the NAACP hard line. When the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturn a racially gerrymandered congressional district in Louisiana, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, was outraged…Tim Graham -
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Military Testimonies Raise Civil Liberties Questions Over COVID-19 Vaccine
“Duty to Disobey,” a documentary examining the experiences of U.S. service members who refused the COVID‑19 vaccine mandated by former President Joe Biden’s secretary of defense, is set to hit theaters in June. The film details what happened to men and women in uniform who declined the mandate. It explores physical injuries linked to the…Pedro Rodriguez -
The Kimmel Question: When Does Speech Become Dangerous?
Americans love arguing about free speech. We invoke the First Amendment as a kind of political force field: You can say whatever you want, whenever you want, without consequence. But the First Amendment only restricts government action. It does not guarantee you a career, a platform or immunity from backlash. The real question is not…Ben Shapiro -
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‘This Was Thoughtless’: Mehek Cooke Warns of Security Failures After Correspondents’ Dinner Breach
Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst at The Daily Signal, warned that last week’s attempted assassination of President Donald Trump shows that the United States is failing to learn from repeated security breaches, leaving serious vulnerabilities unaddressed. During an appearance on Newsmax Thursday, Cooke said that what is troubling in the broader security…Mehek Cooke -
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Seattle’s Socialist Money Laughs at the Idea of the ‘Rich’ Leaving. But Who Will Pay the Bills?
Seattle’s new socialist mayor is in the process of being mugged by reality and her response is to say that it’s, like, no big deal. Tee hee! In a recently surfaced video from an event at Seattle University, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson—the West Coast Zohran Mamdani—was asked if Washington State’s new taxes are a good…Jarrett Stepman -
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Southern Poverty Law Center Outrage Offers a Silver Lining
The third attempt on President Donald Trump’s life was last week’s most hideous story. The second ugliest involved the Southern Poverty Law Center. Oddly enough, this outrage has a gleaming silver lining. But first, the coal-black shadows. The Justice Department slapped an 11-count federal indictment on Montgomery, Alabama-based SPLC. Its website states its primary aim: “to…Deroy Murdock -
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Xavier Becerra Is the Worst of a Bad Bunch of Democrat Candidates
Democrats have run California into the ground for 16 straight years, with supermajorities and zero excuses—not a single Republican to blame. Now, with Gov. Gavin Newsom term-limited, they’re supposed to pick a successor. And what do we get? A clown car of mediocrity: a weak, fractured bench so pathetic they can’t even decide on a candidate, let alone consolidate behind one. Seven major Democrats are…Drew Allen