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Jack Smith Deputy Reveals New Details on Seizure of Rep. Scott Perry’s Phone
Newly released interview transcripts with members of former special counsel Jack Smith’s team shed new light on the taking of the cell phone of Rep. Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, in 2022. The House Judiciary Committee released the interview transcripts of five prosecutors from the Smith team. J.P. Cooney, who served as deputy special counsel… -
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Who Will Lead Trump’s New ‘AI Force’?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, and White House chief design officer Joe Gebbia are among the most prominent names being discussed to serve as the new artificial intelligence czar, sources familiar with the matter tell the Daily Signal. Former deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich has been floated by… -
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Select China Committee Begs Trump to Pressure Xi Jinping to Release Religious Worshippers
A key congressional panel met Tuesday to urge President Donald Trump to discuss the release of imprisoned Christian worshippers, some of whom are American citizens, from China during his upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The hearing from the Congressional-Executive Commission on China comes after the last time the two world leaders met, and… -
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Can GOP’s Eric Flores Unseat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez in Texas’ 34th District?
Texas’ 34th Congressional District is gearing up to be a highly contested race in the upcoming November election. The district covers parts of South Texas and the Gulf Coast, including Brownsville and Harlingen. The current representative for the district is Democrat Vicente Gonzalez, who has represented voters since 2023. He is facing Republican Eric Flores, a… -
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Canada’s MAID Nightmare Gets Even Worse
Canada’s medical assistance in dying, or MAID, program continues to produce the grotesque results that its detractors warned about. The latest MAID horror north of the border was first reported in a Substack post by Kelsi Sheren titled “The Last Ten Days of Brigitte ‘GG’ Stegemann.” Sheren reported how an 83-year-old Belleville, Ontario, resident with… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: A Midterm Elections Update
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’re about five weeks from the midterms, and maybe we should have another update. Both… -
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Collins Increasing in New Poll, Quantus Insights Says
A new poll conducted from Sept. 14-16 by Quantus Insights shows the Georgia Senate race tightening, with Rep. Mike Collins gaining ground on incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff. The poll shows Ossoff leading Collins 48.2% to 44.4%, putting Collins within the margin of error. “Jon Ossoff’s toxic far-left record is being exposed, and this race is… -
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Feds Report 160 Election Fraud Arrests as Thousands of New Leads Pour In
Since late 2025, federal law enforcement has made 160 election fraud arrests and has 10 times as many investigations in motion, senior Trump administration officials said. “We are investigating several hundred cases that are very much active right now. We are bringing several cases each week,” a Justice Department official told the Daily Signal Tuesday…. -
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‘WICKED PRESUMPTION’: Social Worker Sues Over School Transgender Policy Requiring ‘a Conspiracy to Lie to Parents’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An Albuquerque social worker is speaking out after suing to block a school district policy, alleging that it violates her First Amendment rights by forcing her to lie to parents about their students’ gender identities. “I’m a social worker. My job is to support … emotional development, mental health, decision-making processes… -
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What ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’ Teaches Hollywood—and Us
On Sept. 20, The Daily Wire released its new movie “Run Hide Fight: Infidels.” Daily Wire, a conservative media company based in Nashville, produces a variety of podcasts, television series, and full-length motion pictures. Without a Hollywood budget, Daily Wire ventures into waters no other filmmaker dares. Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh has made… -
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Vance Wants Senate to Pass Anti-Fraud Legislation, He Tells Daily Signal
Vice President JD Vance is involved in discussions with Senate leadership about advancing anti-fraud legislation before the end of the session, he said in response to a question from the Daily Signal. Vance answered questions from the press after announcing $2.2 billion in savings of taxpayer dollars due to the White House task force on… -
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TLR Calls Itself Bipartisan, but Records Show Millions in Donations to Texas Democrats
A political action committee in Texas has long attempted to portray itself as a bipartisan group that talks like a conservative organization, however, the PAC’s record reveals a history of backing Texas Democrats. Texans for Lawsuit Reform is a PAC that has existed since 1994 and states that it works to “elect Texas leaders and… -
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From Last to First: Florida’s Rise and the Heritage Election Integrity Scorecard
For the fifth consecutive year, The Heritage Foundation has ranked all 50 states’ and the District of Columbia’s election laws and safeguards in place for secure and accurate elections. With a series of new citizenship requirements for voting, Florida continues to rise in the rankings, settling in at No. 5 for 2026. The 2026 Election… -
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Putting Law Schools Back on Track
The U.S. Department of Education says the country’s largest legal association shouldn’t be allowed to accredit law schools. A long track record of ideological bias and a cozy relationship between an accrediting committee and the American Bar Association proves that public officials are correct in their judgment. Even with major changes to the ABA, law… -
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Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: How Spanberger Buried a Rule to Protect Girls
Earlier this month, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger was finally clear about her permissive stance on boys in girls sports and bathrooms. During her campaign, though, she ran from a reporter and offered word salad answers whenever the issue came up. On Sept. 8, from the stage at Virginia’s Pridefest in Richmond, Spanberger told the crowd… -
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Federal Reserve Chair Treats Inflation With Quack ‘Cure’
Kevin Warsh—the new, spiffy Federal Reserve chairman—just offered an old, threadbare “therapy” for nagging inflation. On Sept. 16, the central bank increased the federal funds rate from 3.75% to 4%, up 0.25%—the first such hike since Aug. 1, 2023. This move was both disappointing and counterproductive. Betraying his supply-side supporters, Warsh is peddling the exhausted… -
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Republicans Say Pennsylvania Disease Rule Proposals Allow for Warrantless Entry Into Homes
THE CENTER SQUARE—A proposal from the administration of Gov. Josh Shapiro to overhaul disease regulations has unleashed a flood of public comments and irritated state Republicans, who claim it would allow for warrantless entry into homes and violate the public desire to limit a governor’s emergency powers. On Monday, Democrat state Rep. Arvind Venkat, a… -
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3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Launches Petition Demanding the WNBA Define What a Woman Is
With the backing of Lara Trump, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and former professional basketball players Charles Barkley and Enes Kanter Freedom, a three-time Olympic gold medalist recently launched a petition demanding that the Women’s National Basketball Association define “woman” as female. Nancy Hogshead, who won three gold medals and one silver medal in swimming for… -
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Freedom Caucus Members Criticize Senate for Letting Over 600 Bills ‘Die’ While ‘Operating Like a Retirement Home’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In the last week of the Senate’s session before the midterms, members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are speaking out against the Senate for not taking up over 650 bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bills, which the House would have to reintroduce, include legislation to advance… -
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What’s Behind Leftist Opposition to Cost-Cutting Education Reform?
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Health and Human Services has received 13,000 comments on its rule to deregulate the federal low-income childcare program, Head Start, many of which bemoan the move to no longer set student-to-teacher ratios. Early childhood education nonprofits have also criticized the decision to remove “evidenced-based student-teacher ratios.” However, there…
