Tag: Mark Kelly

  • breaking

    Trump-Backed Candidate Wins Georgia Republican Senate Runoff

    Rep. Mike Collins will win the Republican Senate runoff in Georgia, project the Associated Press and NBC News. Collins, who represents Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, will now face Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Ossoff narrowly defeated then-Sen. David Perdue, a Republican, in 2020, in the same election Joe Biden won Georgia. In 2024, Donald…
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    California Received 80% of Funds for Illegal Immigrant Households While Americans Faced Stricter Rules

    California accounted for more than 80% of all federal welfare cash assistance provided to households headed by illegal immigrants in 2024, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services. The report found that $759 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance was provided to 85,277 households nationwide in…
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    Thune: Intelligence Director Confirmation Could Break the FISA Deadlock

    The United States has gone four days without congressional authorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702, a key component of America’s national security. The federal government relies on it to surveil foreigners without a warrant, looking for potential threats to the country. Senate Majority Leader John Thune suggests that confirming a director of…
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  • School District Pays $95K to Settle Lawsuit After Painting Over Bible Verse Tribute to Charlie Kirk

    A North Carolina school district agreed Monday to pay $95,000 to settle a student’s lawsuit after her school painted over her tribute to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk shortly after his assassination. A high school junior at Ardrey Kell High School secured permission to paint “Freedom 1776” and “Live Like Kirk—John 11:25” on the…
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  • California Is Stuck in a Doom Loop

    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’ve talked a lot about the crisis that California is in and what it may predict for the rest of…
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  • opinion

    The Left Gears Up for US 250th Anniversary by Dialing Up the America-Hating

    Rolling into the 250th anniversary of the United States, liberals, leftists, Democrats, and democratic socialists are united behind one message: America stinks. At the counterprogramming to the White House UFC match over the weekend, a bunch of miserable-looking, aging celebrities held a “#resistance” rally or something like that. Robert De Niro, an aging Hollywood gazillionaire…
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    EXCLUSIVE: GAO Launches Probe Into Social Media Fraud Playbooks Amid Federal Crackdown

    FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Fraudsters who used podcasts, TikTok, and other platforms to boast and give tutorials on how to steal from the federal government now face an investigation by the arm of Congress that reviews wasteful spending. The Government Accountability Office will review online forums where people share tips on how to defraud federal agencies,…
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  • opinion

    The Wannabe Leftist Trump: How Gavin Newsom Is Playing the Persecution Card

    Gavin Newsom would have you believe he is now the brave victim of a Trump-orchestrated reign of terror. In a self-pitying video released this week, the California governor melodramatically declared that he and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, had proudly joined “[President] Donald Trump’s hit list.” Federal agents, he wailed, have been knocking on the doors of…
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    California ‘Basically’ Decriminalized Voter Fraud, Top Federal Prosecutor Warns

    A top federal prosecutor says California has “basically” decriminalized voter fraud by stripping away election safeguards used by other states. Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, told the Daily Signal that federal prosecutors are fighting for access to the state’s voter rolls in federal court and investigating election fraud…
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    Alaska’s ‘Sham’ Dan Sullivan Booted From Primary Election Ballot

    An Alaskan candidate for U.S. Senate who ran under the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has been declared ineligible to appear on the primary ballot by the state’s elections director. On Monday, Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher stated in a letter to candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr….
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  • opinion

    Is MLB Treating Christians Differently? Hawley Demands Answers

    Is there room in Major League Baseball for faithful Christian players? Last week, several San Francisco Giants players wore the Pride-themed baseball cap during the team’s Pride Night, but with a twist: They wrote Bible verses on their caps referencing Genesis verses related to God’s creation of the rainbow. Now Major League Baseball is taking…
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  • After Spencer Pratt’s Office Burned Down, He Declared, ‘It’s War’

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of 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: Speaking of war, Victor, Spencer Pratt says it’s war.  On Friday, two things happened. One is his business mysteriously…
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    Feds Indict 15 Antifa Members for Conspiring to Injure Federal Officers

    The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that 15 individuals affiliated with two Minneapolis-based Antifa groups have been federally indicted on charges of conspiring to impede or injure federal officers. “Today, a federal indictment was unsealed charging 15 defendants with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers and other charges related to efforts of two…
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  • analysis

    Virginia State GOP Voids Lynchburg Primary Results

    Voters in Lynchburg, Virginia, can expect a large slate of candidates for the three city council seats that will be on the ballot in November. That’s because the Republican State Central Committee voted 55-17 to set aside the results of last month’s “firehouse primary” and declared that all interested candidates may file to be on…
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    Ed Department Transfers More Key Responsibilities in Next Moves to Dismantle Agency

    The Department of Education is transferring two of its key responsibilities to other parts of the executive branch, marking the administration’s latest effort to wind down the agency’s operations. The agency is moving its Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to the Department of Health and Human Services. OSER staff will work with HHS…
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    Link to Fani Willis Leads to Federal Judge Recusal in Georgia Voter Rolls Case

    A federal judge who attended a political event of a prosecutor who once pursued charges against then-former President Donald Trump recused herself from a case in which the Justice Department is seeking Georgia voter registration data. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia granted the Justice Department’s motion to step aside…
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  • exclusive

    ADF Urges Court to Speed Up Ruling on Mail-Order Abortion

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The legal group Alliance Defending Freedom is urging the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite its case against mail-order abortion. ADF is suing the Food and Drug Administration for removing the in-person dispensing requirement for the abortion drug mifepristone, as part of the agency’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy….
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    This New Swing State Ballot Measure Could Change Voting in 2028

    The Arizona state Legislature has advanced the Secure Elections Act, confirming it will appear on the November ballot to give voters the chance to secure statewide elections. The proposed constitutional amendment requires government-issued voter identification to ensure only American citizens vote in their elections. “For years, Arizonans have watched the same election problems repeat while…
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  • opinion

    SNAP’s Updated Work Requirements: A Needed Makeover for Upward Mobility

    The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s new work requirements are now on display across all states as of June 1. California, the country’s last holdout, began implementing the updated work requirements set forth in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last July. The work requirements were rolled out in waves across the country.   Some politicians on the left and several media outlets claim the work requirements are harmful. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is among those sounding the alarm, with a recent X post stating: “Food stamp work requirements don’t create jobs, they create…
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    Mass Conspiracy to Attack White House UFC Event Results in Several Arrests

    The FBI thwarted a potential attack on Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Tuesday morning, and five people are said to be in custody. That threat involved the use of explosive-laden drones and snipers and, according to Vice President JD Vance, “some serious coordination.” The alleged plot…
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