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BREAKING: Zacharia ‘Transitioning Out’ After Trump Commented on Her Future
Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of the White House press secretary position, a White House official confirmed to the Daily Signal. President Donald Trump opened the door to Zacharia leaving the role on Friday. “I said, ‘Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.’ So we’re talking about doing something,” he told… -
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Health Care Nonprofit Targets Michigan Republicans in Million-Dollar Ad Campaign
A Michigan health care organization has received tens of millions of dollars in government grants despite donating to a political nonprofit that targets Republican state lawmakers through ad campaigns. According to recent nonprofit grant disclosures, the Michigan Health & Hospital Association represents $22.3 million in government grants in the 2025 fiscal year and has annual… -
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Bernie Moreno Pushes ‘Giant Reconciliation Bill’ If Republicans Lose Control of Congress
While Sen. Bernie Moreno thinks the GOP will hold on to the Senate, the Republican from Ohio is urging his party to prepare a mega reconciliation package between the election and January to enact “all the Republican priorities that we can get done.” Moreno said he believes it is “more likely” that Republicans will hold… -
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Ohio’s EdChoice Ruled Unconstitutional, but Still Allowed to Continue
Ohio’s school choice program, EdChoice, is being appealed to the state supreme court. While the 10th District Court of Appeals, which heard the case in May, ruled unanimously on Thursday that the program is unconstitutional, EdChoice is still allowed to remain in place while Attorney General Andy Wilson appeals the decision. The decision from Wilson,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Birth Tourism Task Force Revokes Hundreds of Chinese Nationals’ Visas
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force has revoked more than 700 visas held by Chinese nationals since its launched in August. “The Chinese birth tourism industry should not be allowed to profit from the privileges of American citizenship while undermining the integrity of our immigration laws,” a State Department… -
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Poll Suggests How TikTok Shapes Voter Views on Foreign Policy
As Americans prepare to vote in next month’s midterm elections, a new poll from Cygnal suggests that where voters get their news may play a growing role in shaping their views on America’s allies and foreign conflicts. The poll surveyed 1,500 likely midterm voters over Oct. 7-10, focusing primarily on foreign conflicts and self-defense. Of… -
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New Documents Question Key Claims From Trump’s 2019 Impeachment
The White House released documents late Thursday raising new questions about the House Democrat-led impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019. Much of the narrative that supported the impeachment was that Vice President Joe Biden did not change any policy with regard to Ukraine because of his son Hunter Biden’s ties to Burisma. Records seem… -
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DOJ Sues California After State Refuses to Act on Suspected Noncitizen Voters
The Department of Justice is suing California after state officials failed to comply with a 48-hour ultimatum to review a list of suspected noncitizen voters and set aside their ballots pending citizenship verification. The Justice Department, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, determined that more than 20,000 people are likely aliens and are… -
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What to Make of Ohio’s Early Voting Numbers
With the midterms just under three weeks away, Ohio has nearly a month of early voting, spanning from Oct. 6 to Nov. 1 before Election Day. The Daily Signal spoke with Tony Schroeder, chairman of the Putnam County Republican Party, for his thoughts on what the preliminary data could mean for voter enthusiasm. Initial analysis… -
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Fact Check: Breaking Down Talarico’s Claims at CNN Town Hall
Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico appeared at CNN’s town hall Wednesday night, speaking to prospective voters. However, multiple claims made by him appear to be misleading or untrue. On the issue of border security, Talarico said during the town hall that he is a “border security Democrat” and did not support abolishing ICE. “I… -
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Poll Shows Tight Race in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District
A new survey in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District shows former Rep. Elaine Luria with a narrow 3-point edge over Republican incumbent Rep. Jen Kiggans. That is within the poll’s 4% margin of error, meaning the race is effectively a dead heat going into the final weeks of the campaign. The poll of 702 likely voters… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Gives Content Creators Economic Boon
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Small Business Administration has announced a classification for influencers to help them obtain loans. The agency said Thursday that the 27 million content creator-led businesses in the United States are classified under Motion Picture and Video Industries. The businesses were previously eligible for SBA loans if they met applicable program… -
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Washington High School Girls Refuse to Race Against Male Cross-Country Runner
About a dozen girls on a Washington state high school cross-country team forfeited a race Tuesday rather than compete against a male runner who switched from the boys team to the girls team mid-season. Footage of the meet between Camas High School and Battle Ground High School in southwestern Washington shows the starting signal sounding… -
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USAID Was Propping Up Leftist Candidates, Fugitive Brazilian Politician Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—American taxpayer dollars were being used to prop up leftist candidates in the Western Hemisphere under former President Joe Biden, a top Brazilian politician who is now seeking refuge in the United States from incarceration under his country’s socialist government, told the Daily Signal on Wednesday. Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of… -
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‘Should Have Acted Sooner’: Kamala Harris Takes Aim at Biden Over Israel in Potential 2028 Preview
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration “should have acted sooner and more forcefully” to pressure Israel to scale back its military action during the conflict in Gaza. The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee discussed the issue Wednesday in Seoul at South Korea’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies, the Daily Wire reported, in comments… -
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Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact the Closing Weeks of High-Stakes Midterm Advertising Battle
The Supreme Court sided with the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday, allowing the agency to avoid a Democrat-led challenge to its policy of extending discounted TV and radio advertising rates to political parties. “The Commission may exercise its discretion to set its own procedures and schedule for resolving such applications,” the majority said Wednesday in… -
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Trump Says Those Who Leak Military Plans Deserve Death Penalty
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that leakers of sensitive military information should “go to jail or be shot.” “In my opinion, leakers should be shot,” Trump said at a rally in Bullhead City, Arizona. “In the old days, we used to shoot leakers, you know, when they leak what time you’re going to attack a… -
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Collins Gears Up as Early Voting Commences, Vance Visits Atlanta
ATLANTA—On Wednesday morning, Rep. Mike Collins welcomed a campaign appearance by Vice President JD Vance, noting that Vance’s appearance, along with President Donald Trump’s upcoming appearance on Friday, show that Georgia is “in play.” Vance’s visit comes at a crucial point leading up to the midterm election, where Collins is battling Sen. Jon Ossoff in… -
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Source: Ilhan Omar Investigation Examining Alleged False Statements on Immigration Forms
A source with knowledge of the federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., told the Daily Signal that investigators are examining alleged false statements on immigration-related documents in a years-long criminal investigation that resulted in a judicially-authorized search of her residence Monday. Speaking to the Daily Signal in an interview Wednesday, the source disputed reports… -
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5 States Put Transgender Sports, Gender-Medicine Questions Before Voters
When voters go to the polls in five states in November, they can weigh in on whether men who claim to be transgender can compete in women’s sports and whether minors should be able to undergo controversial transgender medical treatments. Organizers in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington succeeded in putting measures on the ballot…