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Recent Threats Against President’s Family Get Limited Media Coverage, Watchdog Says
A media watch dog is sounding the alarm about the lack of media coverage over threats against the president’s family’s lives. An intruder found at President Donald Trump’s California golf resort in early August carried detailed schedules of Melania Trump’s activities. Iran put a bounty on Trump’s college-aged son Barron’s head. And the president himself… -
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Watchdog Sounds Alarm on the Left’s Massive Foreign Money Pipeline
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A government watchdog group is urging lawmakers to crack down on foreign money flowing into U.S. nonprofits that influence American politics and public policy, according to letters exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Americans for Public Trust (APT) is sending letters to all 50 governors and officials on six congressional committees… -
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Trump Responds to Concerns About Canada Trade War Raising U.S. Prices
President Donald Trump brushed off affordability concerns related to his trade war with Canada in response to a question from the Daily Signal on Thursday. Earlier this week, Trump announced he will impose tariffs on Canadian cars amid his trade war with our neighbor to the north. He has called Canada “one of the worst… -
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Housing Affordability Crisis Results From ‘Too Much Socialism,’ Not Too Little: Report
America’s housing affordability crisis isn’t a result of too little government intervention or socialism, but a tragic consequence of massive federal intervention gone awry, a new Heritage Foundation report argues. “When it comes to housing, our problem isn’t a lack of socialism but too much socialism,” John Gibbs, Heritage’s economics director, told the Daily Signal…. -
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Victor Davis Hanson: When the Left Ignores Federal Law and Sounds Like Neo-Confederates
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the latest 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, Victor, I asked two questions from Barry McDonald in the last episode. We’re doing… -
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In Effort to Boost Affordability, Trump Signs Proclamation Importing Foreign Beef
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday afternoon to increase foreign imports of beef in an effort to lower beef prices ahead of midterms. Trump is temporarily removing tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported lean beef trimmings for 90 days. According to the proclamation, the countries supplying the beef would sell it at 25% below… -
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China-Made Voting Machine Parts Under Scrutiny as DHS Links Funding to Election Audits
The Department of Homeland Security will deny grants to states that do not conduct post-election audits, as the department notes growing concerns about China-made parts in voting machines. “The Homeland Security Grant Program requires states to trust but verify the results produced by the voting machines,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a memo… -
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News item: “Virginia removes 6,303 ‘noncitizens’ from voter rolls, fueling fraud allegations.”—NBC News The excuse? Errors made when people filled out paperwork or answered questions online. Translation: No fraud, just either inept citizens or overly complicated forms. Rep. Ben Cline told Fox News that “on the federal and state level, over 8,000 registrations that have… -
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REPORT: Cassidy Exposes Abortion Drug Companies Endangering Mothers in New Report
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., released a new report Wednesday claiming federal regulators and abortion pill manufacturers are putting mothers at risk. The monthslong investigation found that there is a lack of oversight and significant gaps in patient safety protections and calls on the Food and Drug Administration to act. The report, obtained by the Daily… -
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‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ Sparks Showdown at California Capitol
Days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial bill critics have dubbed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” the journalist whose name became attached to the measure showed up at the California State Capitol to fight it. The rally comes just days after Newsom signed AB 2624 into law, setting up an argument over whether… -
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You’re Being Watched: The Flock Camera Controversy Sweeping California
Across California, cameras are quietly capturing the license plates and features of millions of vehicles—and allowing law enforcement to search where those vehicles have been. The cameras are operated by Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company whose rapidly expanding network has become the center of a growing debate over crime fighting, privacy, and mass surveillance…. -
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Can Trump Save the SAVE America Act?
The Senate left for recess without passing President Donald Trump’s pet election integrity legislation, the SAVE America Act. Now, Republicans are wondering if he can save the SAVE Act before it’s too late. The House passed the SAVE America Act, but Majority Leader John Thune said the math doesn’t add up to pass it in… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: We Need to Stop Letting in Ungrateful Immigrants
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. All Americans support legal immigration, especially legal immigration that is diverse, as I said, measured in numbers… -
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Americans Who Support Transgender Interventions More Likely to Justify Political Violence: HHS Study
A new study commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services has found a correlation between people who believe in radical gender ideology and a greater willingness to justify political violence. The preregistered survey of 1,208 U.S. adults, obtained by the Daily Signal, found that stronger endorsement of so-called gender-affirming care was substantially associated… -
‘WILDLY OFF BASE’: Why AFT Is Boycotting Target During Back-to-School Season
The American Federation of Teachers, America’s second-largest teachers union, is encouraging members to boycott the retail giant Target during back-to-school season, not because Target supported Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but because the company has stayed “silent” rather than condemning ICE. “We gave Target ample time to stand with the communities in which they operate and… -
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Why the DSA Wants to Abolish Prisons
When Fox News’ Shannon Bream interviewed Megan Romer, the co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, about the DSA’s extremist manifesto, Romer confirmed that it includes abolishing the presidency, the Senate, the Supreme Court, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Pentagon, private ownership of companies, and national borders. It also includes abolishing prisons, a goal that started in… -
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Trump Scores Another Election Integrity Win as Obama Judge Drops Injunction
A federal judge lifted a national injunction she previously imposed on President Donald Trump’s mail-in voting policy. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Massachusetts, a Barack Obama appointee, had ruled to block Trump’s mail-in voting policy in two separate cases. One was a case brought by 23 Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia, which… -
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‘The Court Has No Choice’: Judge Torpedoes Maryland Gerrymandering Amendment From Ballot
A Maryland judge on Wednesday stopped a Democrat-backed gerrymandering measure from appearing on the ballot this year. Lawmakers had passed Senate Bill 29, and Gov. Wes Moore signed it in May, changing requirements for ballot questions, including a July 1 deadline. On Aug. 3, the House passed House Bill 2100 to place a mid-decade redistricting… -
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State Policy Network Hosts Annual Meeting, Former Attorney General Jason Miyares Speaks on Federal Overreach
ORLANDO, Fla.—This week, State Policy Network is hosting its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, gathering leaders and experts in state policy, nonprofits, and industries to share ideas and consider answers to problems that American citizens face. With over 100 sessions and more than 350 organizations represented at the conference, the meeting seeks to create opportunities… -
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The Left Punishes Hakeem Jeffries
It’s not often that I find myself feeling sorry for Hakeem Jeffries. The embattled Democrat met with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump‘s son-in-law, and now his ascent to the House speakership appears to be in jeopardy. Simply talking is a bridge too far for today’s left-wing Democrat revolutionaries. What was the offense? Kushner asked for…