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Smart, Strong, Elegant Women Have Always Had Trump’s Ear
The effort to concoct a scandal around President Donald Trump’s executive assistant, Natalie Harp, ignores one of the peculiar, if underreported, facts about Trump. For decades, the president has had an archetype of the person he trusts and heeds: strong, smart, elegant women. Oh, I hear the cackles from half the country. They could drown… -
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Racing for Christ: IndyCar Driver Shares Inside Look at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Sting Ray Robb, who was named after the Sting Ray Corvette, spent his childhood racing go-karts with a hot pink cross taped to the front of his hood. Today, Robb’s IndyCar, inscribed with John 3:30, sits ready to race in Washington, D.C.’s first-ever Grand Prix this weekend. In an exclusive interview, Robb gave the Daily… -
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30 Years Later, Welfare Reform’s Biggest Legacy May Be Stronger Families, Architect Says
The welfare reform bill signed 30 years ago may have made its greatest impact on marriage and family structure, said the reform’s architect. “It was one of the greatest successes of modern conservatism on domestic policy,” Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told the Daily Signal. “We anticipated after the success,… -
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Department of Education Moves to Strip ABA’s Law School Accreditation Amid DEI Criticism
The Department of Education has begun the process of removing the American Bar Association’s ability to accredit law schools, though the ABA Accreditation Council emphasizes the move represents only one step in the process. “After reviewing the ABA’s accreditation standards, department staff found the accreditor out of compliance with the agency’s accreditation regulations and recognition… -
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Can Ohio’s New Law Help Improve Math Rankings?
An important law for education and the future of Ohio was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in June and is about to make an impact on the new school year. Senate Bill 19, sponsored by state Sen. Andrew Brenner, a Republican, passed overwhelmingly. The law is meant to improve math rankings, which have… -
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Karen Bass Touts 6-to-1 Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Match, Drawing Backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing backlash after promoting a city program that allows qualifying campaign contributions to be matched with public funds at a rate of 6-to-1. In a video posted to X, Bass urged city residents to contribute to her reelection campaign while highlighting the taxpayer-funded match. “If you live in the… -
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The ‘All in on AI’ Governor Backtracks on His Own Policy
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a new round of sweeping restrictions on artificial intelligence data centers on Tuesday, marking a swift reversal of his original views on the issue. “Many politicians and political candidates, noticing growing public opposition to data centers (at least some of it resulting from dark money campaigns against these central features… -
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DOJ Charges ‘Foundation’ Members in $12M Medicaid Fraud Scheme Tied to Drugs, Violence
The Justice Department announced a nine-count indictment against four New York men for an alleged $12 million Medicaid fraud conspiracy that includes racketeering charges. The alleged scheme includes charges of violence in aid of racketeering, firearms, fraud, narcotics, and money laundering offenses, the Justice Department said Thursday. The arrests come as the Trump administration ramps… -
Hundreds Pack Overflow Rooms as Texans Sound Alarm Over Data Center Growth
During a hearing before the House Committee on State Affairs, residents, state regulators, and local officials expressed concerns about the potential impacts that large data centers could have on the state. On Wednesday, the State Affairs Committee heard testimony from hundreds of residents, prompting lawmakers to open two overflow rooms. Residents raised concerns about water supplies, noise levels, and… -
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What a Male Breastfeeding Image Reveals About the Transgender Movement
Conservatives may be tempted to laugh at the absurdity of a breastfeeding organization featuring a man attached to breast pumps, but we shouldn’t simply move on—it reveals something important about the effect of transgenderism on America’s institutions. First, what happened? The Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition, an organization dedicated to advocacy and training on lactation, in… -
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ABC News Is a Bubble, Not a Free-Speech Paragon
The folks at Disney and ABC News are parading around, suing the Federal Communications Commission and boasting about how they are the paragons of freedom of speech and courageous reporting that President Donald Trump can’t stand. What they’re really celebrating is putting out a product that resides solidly inside a liberal bubble. They are the… -
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California Voters Pick Eric Swalwell’s Replacement
An Afghan American who accused Israel of “genocide” won Thursday night’s special election runoff in California to replace disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell. State Sen. Aisha Wahab bested her opponent, Bay Area Rapid Transit Board President Melissa Hernandez, by roughly six percentage points in the race for California’s 14th Congressional District, The Associated Press declared Thursday…. -
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Data Center Backlash Upends Swing State Governor’s Race
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany is betting Wisconsin voters’ growing opposition to data centers can help flip the governor’s mansion, and new polling suggests he may have found one of the most potent issues in the race. After the state’s Democrat primary last week, Tiffany moved quickly to define his opponent, the… -
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In Wake of Arday Scandal, European Elite Institutions Attack Free Speech
The Western value of free speech appears to be hitting a terminal phase outside the United States, especially in the Anglosphere where censorship in the name of political correctness now runs rampant. That’s my takeaway from the ongoing “Arday affair” which, if anything, solidifies just how pathological and ultimately tyrannical the DEI obsession has become… -
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Virginia’s Deliberately Confusing Constitutional Amendments
If the Republican Party’s congressional candidates in Virginia keep even close to the semi-plurality in the lower chamber that they currently have at 5-6 seats, it may be driven by the campaigns going around the Commonwealth ginning up interest in defeating the constitutional amendments that are also on the ballot. These three amendments are very… -
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Pro-Life Movement Divided in South Carolina Senate Race
Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., who is backed by President Donald Trump, has landed crucial endorsements from pro-life organizations in the state, causing controversy among pro-life advocates who favor Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. Norman has earned a perfect rating from major organizations such as Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and Students for Life Action. Graham, however,… -
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Backlash Against Ossoff Continues to Grow After Trump Aide Remarks, Collins Increases in Poll
Democrat strategist David Axelrod on Wednesday chastised Sen. Jon Ossoff for his comments on Natalie Harp, adding a left-wing voice to the growing backlash against the Georgia senator. In a post on X, Axelrod said, “The paragraph from his weekend speech that has gotten so much attention was a brutal takedown. But two words in… -
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Illegal Immigrant Charged With Brutal Fairfax County Murder
Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, appeared in court in Maryland on Thursday for a hearing related to the heinous murder of Carmen Lizet Puch. He is scheduled for another appearance on Sept. 18 ahead of his possible extradition to Virginia. The victim, a 42-year-old mother, was stabbed to death in… -
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The ‘Big One’ Is Coming: Is California Ready for the Next Major Earthquake?
Sunny skies, blue oceans, and palm trees are hallmarks of Southern California, but beneath the picturesque landscape lies a network of faults capable of turning deadly in a matter of seconds. Los Angeles saw that threat firsthand in 1994, when the magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley, killing dozens of people, injuring… -
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‘Spoiled Brats’ Make Up the Leadership of the Progressive Left, Official Says
Recent reports note that top members of the Democratic Socialists of America and a renowned Democrat political strategist have shown that the individuals are further from the struggling middle class than they claim. Morris Katz While Morris Katz is not a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the 26-year-old Democrat political strategist played…