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California Fights Back: Massive Sinaloa Cartel Drug Bust in Los Angeles
A two-month undercover Drug Enforcement Administration investigation exposed what federal authorities say is a Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficking operation funneling fentanyl and methamphetamine into Los Angeles through MacArthur Park. On Wednesday, federal and local law enforcement officers raided the South Los Angeles park as part of “Operation Free MacArthur Park,” arresting 18 individuals, executing multiple…Angelina Delfin -
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AFP Action Continues Support for Husted
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—With U.S. Sen. Jon Husted officially the Republican nominee against former Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown, Americans for Prosperity Action is ramping up efforts for this special election in Ohio. After endorsing him in March, the group is doing an ad campaign for Husted. With the new $750,000 ad buy, AFPA has…Rebecca Downs -
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Trump Reportedly Set to Fire FDA’s Marty Makary
President Donald Trump plans to dismiss U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Makary, whose firing was rumored by news organizations over the preceding week, has been a prominent public advocate of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. A surgeon and researcher, he rose to public prominence…George Caldwell -
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Republican Redistricting War Heats Up in Mississippi
After the Supreme Court struck down congressional redistricting done solely on the basis of race last week, Republican officials in Mississippi are split over whether to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the midterm elections. “It’s time for Mississippi to redraw the lines and eliminate the racially gerrymandered district that exists solely to protect…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Democratic Party Is ‘Gone Forever’
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 talk about the Democratic Party as if it’s the Democratic Party of, say, the last century. We know…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Former SPLC Staffer Spills the Beans on Union-Busting, Israel, Racial Discrimination Claims
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s hypocrisy knows no bounds. Not only was the SPLC allegedly boosting members of the hate groups it says it exists to oppose while demonizing mainstream conservatives, but it also reportedly settled a racial discrimination lawsuit as recently as 2024. Michael Edison Hayden, who worked as a senior investigative reporter at…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘HYPOCRITES’: Top Ed Official Slams Democrats for Opposing Rule to Lower College Costs
Undersecretary of Education Nicholas Kent slammed congressional Democrats for attempting to block a rule that would lower higher education costs for Americans. “Democrats are hypocrites,” Kent told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. “For years, they have purported to care about student debt, but now they’ve reaffirmed what we’ve all been saying, which is,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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6 Ways Democrat States Executed Prewritten Playbook to Block Trump Agenda
A dozen Democrat-led states declared victory Thursday in a legal battle that effectively checked off two priorities from a liberal coalition’s 2024 template for blue states to thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda. An attachment to a Dec. 13, 2024, email to the coalition Governors Safeguarding Democracy outlined the organization’s priorities to oppose then-President-elect Trump through…Fred Lucas -
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Congress to Probe CAIR
While it remains unclear whether the Council on American‑Islamic Relations will testify, a House Judiciary subcommittee is set to hold a hearing Tuesday examining how CAIR and similar organizations are promoting Sharia law and other efforts lawmakers say are “incompatible with Western civilization” in the United States. “Sharia law has no place in the United…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Ohio AG Dave Yost Resigns, Will Work for Christian Legal Group
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday he is resigning from his role, effective June 7. He will serve as the vice president of strategic research and innovation with Alliance Defending Freedom. Yost has served as Ohio’s top law enforcement official since 2019 and was preceded by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. He previously served as…Rebecca Downs -
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Leo XIV’s Papacy at One Year
On May 8, 2025, a few minutes after his election, Pope Leo XIV opened his pontificate with “la pace sia con tutti voi” (peace be with you all). In many ways, these words can be understood as a kind of agenda for the Holy Father in the last year: cultivate peace and thus bolster unity…Mario Enzler -
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Spencer Pratt Rips Opponents During LA Mayoral Debate, Wins 88% Audience Approval
In a two-hour mayoral debate hosted by NBC 4 Los Angeles, three candidates shared their views on how the nation’s second-largest city should manage its growing list of crises. But a post-debate poll showed one candidate emerged as the clear winner. The debate stage on Wednesday night featured two familiar local politicians, Mayor Karen Bass…Angelina Delfin -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Lose Next Phase in the Gerrymandering Wars
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. Gerrymandering, or the protocol where states allot congressional seats by population, is in the news recently, and some states…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Turning Point Action Flexes Midterm Muscle in Indiana
Turning Point Action just showed the GOP and the country what it is capable of accomplishing in the midterms and beyond. While President Donald Trump initiated the redistricting fight in Indiana, boots on the ground from Turning Point Action volunteers delivered the removal of anti‑redistricting lawmakers from the state Senate. “We know what it takes…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Trump White House Takes Transgender-Motivated Terror Threat Seriously
America’s counterterror forces can no longer ignore the threat of extremism motivated by transgender ideology, and President Donald Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy rightly addresses this threat. The counterterrorism strategy, released Wednesday, outlines three major threats: narcoterrorists and transnational gangs; legacy Islamist terrorists; and violent left-wing extremists, including anarchists and anti-fascists. That third category includes transgender…Tyler O’Neil -
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Inside the Nebraska Senate Race Full of Alleged Plants and Double Agents
The critical 2026 Nebraska Senate race, which could help tip the balance of power in Washington, has become consumed by accusations that candidates are misrepresenting their party affiliations to rig the odds in their favor. In November, Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., who is finishing the term of retired Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, will seek a…George Caldwell -
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AI Race May Be on the Docket for Trump’s Meeting With Xi
President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, where official talks on the AI race could be on the docket. The White House and the Chinese government are weighing the launch of official discussions about AI amid concerns about the competition becoming the newest arms race, The Wall Street…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Administration Mulls AI Regulation Executive Orders, but Substance in Flux
The White House is contemplating executive orders on artificial intelligence regulation, but the specifics of the orders are still the subject of active debate, sources close to the administration told The Daily Signal. The New York Times first reported that the White House is looking into an executive order to create a vetting system for…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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The Maine Election Scam: Noncitizens, Radical Elites, and the Death of Democracy
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: So, let’s start off with corruption in Maine. And here’s this—Steve Robinson posted this on X the other…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Can MAGA Hold Together?
In this preview from the latest “Signal Sitdown” podcast with Bradley Devlin, Michael Knowles discusses how the MAGA coalition can stay together despite all the infighting on the right. The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EST on May 7. Bradley Devlin: And yet there’s this shift in the American lexicon that’s happened,…Bradley Devlin