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US Supreme Court Turns Down Virginia Gerrymander
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Virginia to honor gerrymandered districts that favor Democrats. This comes a week after the state’s high court issued a rebuke to the redistricting effort that would have created a map with a 10-1 party advantage. Democrats made an immediate appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. If the…Fred Lucas -
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Trump’s Border Czar Has a Smart Surprise for Sanctuary Cities Trying to Hide Criminals
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of an interview with President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan by the Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke. Mehek Cooke: Well, let’s expand on that, because I look at sanctuary cities today, and the worst offenders—that’s who I really want to get down to. I’m watching New York Democrats today, and…Daily Signal Staff -
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Acting FDA Commissioner Promises Transparency, Action on Abortion Pill
The acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration has promised to prioritize a safety review of the abortion pill after his predecessor was accused of delaying it, pro-life leaders say. Kyle Diamantas, FDA deputy commissioner for food, is serving as acting FDA commissioner in the wake of Dr. Marty Makary’s departure. Though the Trump…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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DEEP STATE: Is This EPA Lawyer Undermining Trump’s Agenda From Within?
An Environmental Protection Agency lawyer and union leader has signed a dissent letter opposing President Donald Trump’s policy at the agency and has posted on social media attacking EPA Director Lee Zeldin, but appears to still be employed there. This activity raises questions as to whether she might be a “deep state” actor, working to…Tyler O’Neil -
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Republican House Should Staple SAVE America Act to Everything It Sends the GOP Senate
When Republicans and conservatives gather these days, one topic quickly and predictably arises: Why can’t the GOP Senate pass the SAVE America Act? This measure has been President Donald Trump’s chief domestic policy objective for 2026. He threatened not to sign any other bill until Congress placed this measure on the Resolute Desk. Trump had…Deroy Murdock -
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Dear Incoming FDA Leadership: I Lost My Brothers to a Rare Disease. Please Help My Son.
My 14-year-old son Ryu has a terminal rare disease. We were to travel from Texas to the District of Columbia on May 12 to attend a Senate hearing on the Food and Drug Administration budget. There, Ryu had hoped to meet our senator, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to shake his hand, and to tell him a…Angelina Olivera -
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Easter Wish Sparks ‘Christian Nationalism’ Lawsuit at USDA
An Easter greeting from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins represents an “outbreak of Christian nationalism,” according to litigants suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Seven employees at the agency, along with the National Federation of Federal Employees, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, based in San Francisco. The…Fred Lucas -
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UK Horror: Teen Stabbing Victim Dies After Police Arrest Him Rather Than Sikh Attacker
A teenage stabbing victim bled to death on the street in Southampton after British police arrested and cuffed him rather than his alleged Sikh attacker, after the suspect claimed he’d been racially abused, according to court testimony. Henry Nowak, 18, a finance student at the University of Southampton, was walking home from a night out…Al Perrotta -
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Big Tech to Be Grilled by Congress: ‘Big Tobacco Moment?’
This summer, Big Tech titans will be put in the hot seat on Capitol Hill. On Friday, Axios reported that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has invited the CEOs of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok, and Snap for a June oversight hearing. The CEOs in question are Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, TikTok’s Shou…George Caldwell -
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Democrats’ Past Police Comments Could be Targets in 2026 Battlegrounds
As National Police Week concludes, Democrat lawmakers who previously backed the “defund the police” movement are having to navigate their past positions on law enforcement as well as their recent support for sanctuary policies and the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats in closely contested House and Senate races, including James Talarico in…Fred Lucas -
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Mamdani’s Wife Again Draws Scrutiny for Anti-Israel, Anti-Police Playlists Under Her Name
A Spotify account listed under the name of Rama Duwaji, wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, contained curated musical playlists with anti-Israel and anti-police lyrics. Olivia Reingold at The Free Press first reported on Thursday that Spotify playlists under an account with Duwaji’s name featured “anti-Israel anthems” and were created just after the Oct. 7…Jarrett Stepman -
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What Xi Said to Trump About Imprisoned Christians in China
President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping is hesitant to release imprisoned Christian Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy newspaper publisher. Trump told reporters he spoke with Xi during the Beijing state visit about imprisoned Christian Pastor Ezra Jin and said Xi was “giving very serious consideration” to his release. Jin, the pastor of Zion Church,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Dems Use ‘Race’ as ‘Political Crutch’ Because ‘They Are Not Moral,’ Byron Donalds Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Jim Crow is dead, black Republican lawmakers told The Daily Signal, arguing that Democrats continue to invoke race as a “political crutch,” and that voters are increasingly rejecting a party they view as neither “moral” nor “logical.” “What was happening under the Democratic-controlled South is that they took the ability away…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Georgia Gov Calls Special Session to Address Redistricting
Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a proclamation convening the Georgia General Assembly for a special session on June 17 to address redistricting in the Peach State. The move comes barely two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais ruled that race-based majority-black congressional districting is unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Kemp had praised the…Al Perrotta -
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Ohio’s School Choice Program Moves Through the Courts
The 10th District Court of Appeals this week heard arguments regarding Ohio’s school voucher program, EdChoice, and will decide whether to uphold a judge’s ruling that the program is unconstitutional. A decision from Common Pleas Court Judge Jaiza Page was appealed last July by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who has defended school choice. Whatever…Rebecca Downs -
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$1.3 Billion Frozen in Sweeping California Hospice Fraud Crackdown
More than $1.3 billion in federal health care reimbursements have been halted, and 800 hospices have been suspended amid a sweeping crackdown on California hospice fraud. These efforts have been led by Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, who President Donald Trump selected to lead the…Angelina Delfin -
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Mayorkas Tries to Rewrite History on Biden’s Border Disaster
The man who oversaw the most catastrophic border crisis in American history now wants to rewrite the past and make the public believe he was just following orders. In an interview with Politico on Tuesday, former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas finally acknowledged that perhaps things got a tad out of control at the border…Jarrett Stepman -
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Supreme Court Lets Abortion Pill Mail Delivery Continue
The Supreme Court on Thursday ensured that the abortion pill can continue to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail, as the justices restored for now a 2023 federal rule challenged by Republican-governed Louisiana that had made access to the medication easier. The justices granted requests by two manufacturers of the abortion pill, called…Daily Signal Staff -
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The Family Shapes Health Before Government Ever Does
Walk through a community center in rural Ohio, a village clinic in Uganda, or a maternity ward in Honduras, and you’ll see the same quiet truth. A healthy child was usually carried by a mother who was nourished and supported. A girl who finishes school was encouraged at a kitchen table long before she was…Valerie Huber -
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‘Running Out of Road’: Keir Starmer Struggles Amid Scandal, Election Losses
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is barely keeping his head above water amid electoral defeats for his Labour Party, a scandal involving an affiliated nonprofit, and the resignation of a key Cabinet official. “Keir Starmer is governing like a man who knows his mandate is evaporating,” Paul McCarthy, senior research fellow in European affairs at…Tyler O’Neil
