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Comer Targets Biden-Era DEA Policy That Allowed Fentanyl Loads to Move Unimpeded
A House committee is investigating whether a Biden-era fentanyl walking program affected more states than New Mexico and if allowing the deadly drug to flow across the border violated federal law enforcement policy. “We’ve talked to the whistleblower that said the Biden DEA allowed for fentanyl to hit the streets presumably to try to catch… -
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Mullin Asks Blanche to Probe Election Group’s Access to Driver Records
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate whether a group that contracts with states to manage election data improperly obtained and shared sensitive state motor vehicle records. The letter also links the Electronic Registration Information Center, better known as ERIC, with data later provided to a nonprofit that received… -
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Bernie Moreno Lashes Out Against ‘Drive-Only’ Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is taking issue with “drive-only” licenses for illegal immigrants in other states, and the deadly effects they have on Ohioans, including the recent death of a 29-year-old from Fayette. In a letter Tuesday to Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Conn., Moreno lamented the death of Austin J. Karr Grimes, expressing his outrage over… -
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Biden FBI Cited SPLC in Taking Thousands of Actions Despite Knowing Org’s Deep Flaws
The Justice Department’s new report on the Richmond Catholic memo reveals that the FBI had cited the Southern Poverty Law Center more than 22,000 times, at times without any caveats, even though FBI policies would require any SPLC citation to note potential bias and contested credibility. The Richmond office of the FBI published the notorious… -
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The Check Is (Lost) in the Mail
Checks worth at least $534,000 have gone missing after being mailed in Frederick County, Virginia. Authorities in the region suspect it may be an inside job, and that the checks are being stolen from envelopes only after they are turned over to the U.S. Postal Service. “We believe from the complaints it is from mail… -
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DeSantis Deals Blow to Controversial Flock Cameras
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., notified local law enforcement that automated license plate recognition systems, such as Flock cameras, can no longer be used on the State Highway System. On Monday, DeSantis’ Florida Department of Transportation ordered all cameras to be removed within 30 days, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Signal. “If such… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Why Was the Obama White House Tracking a Florida Tech Firm’s Patent Fight? Founder Sees a Suspicious Timeline
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—A Florida-based technology firm is suing to find out whether the Obama administration obstructed its long-running patent litigation against a U.S.-based competitor that does business in China. The Oversight Project, a watchdog group, filed a lawsuit on behalf of ParkerVision Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida… -
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Duffy and Mullin Target Illegal Immigrant Trucking, Immigration Fraud Network
The Trump administration just announced an interagency effort to combat fraud in the trucking industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are working with the Justice Department and the White House Fraud Task Force to get non-English-speaking commercial truck drivers, who they say are putting Americans in danger, off the road…. -
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Hunter Biden’s Lawyer: DOJ Would Not Have Prosecuted Without Pressure From IRS Whistleblowers
Hunter Biden’s lawyer asserted that the Justice Department was on the cusp of a “non-prosecution resolution” with his client had it not been for the two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers. IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler had alleged the Justice Department slow-walked the probe of the 46th president’s son. Shortly after going public with… -
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DOJ Battles Columbus Over ICE Courthouse Arrest Rule
The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, Ohio, to challenge a rule that blocks federal officials from arresting illegal immigrants at or near the courthouse. A press release from the DOJ described the rule as “an illegal attempt to regulate the federal government” and alleged… -
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‘A Slap in the Face’: Murder Victim’s Family Outraged as Mamdani Expresses Sorrow at the Death of Accused Killer
On Aug. 8, 2024, Jose Miranda was randomly, brutally hacked to death with a meat cleaver at a Bronx laundromat, leaving behind two children. His accused killer, Clarence Woodward, who owned a rap sheet nearly 30 arrests long, was set to stand trial but was found dead in his cell Tuesday morning at Rikers Island…. -
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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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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 Sound of Regret’: Trey Gowdy Pens New Crime Thriller
Former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy has traded the halls of Congress for the shelves of your local bookstore. This Tuesday, he and co-author Christopher Greyson will release the crime thriller “The Sound of Regret,” a sequel to the bestselling novel “The Color of Death.” “For those of you who thought there were a couple… -
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Woman Charged With Planning ISIS-Inspired Attack on New York State Capitol Building
REUTERS—U.S. authorities arrested and charged a New York woman with planning to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on the state’s Capitol building in Albany, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, was charged with planning to deploy an explosive device at the state capitol with the intention of killing public officials and destroying “as… -
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FBI Raids Democrat Swalwell’s Home in Sexual Misconduct Investigation, Source Says
REUTERS—The FBI has raided a home belonging to former Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell, a prominent antagonist of President Donald Trump before he resigned from Congress, as part of an investigation into sexual misconduct claims against him, according to a source familiar with the investigation. FBI agents seized electronic devices from Swalwell at the San Francisco International Airport and searched his… -
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Minnesota Man Once Praised as ‘Outstanding Refugee’ Now Faces Charges in Alleged Medicaid Fraud Case
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A man previously recognized as an “outstanding refugee” by the Minnesota Department of Human Services has been charged over an alleged Medicaid fraud scheme, according to news coverage. Democrat Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday that his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had charged two men for allegedly stealing more than $1.5… -
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Top Cop: ‘Defund the Police’ Destroys Public Safety
One of Florida’s top cops explained to the Daily Signal the harm the “defund the police” movement has already inflicted on law enforcement across the country. The Brookings Institution describes the movement as seeking to reallocate or redirect funding “away from the police department.” Mario Knapp, chief of police for the City of Homestead, says… -
Justice Department Files Appeal Against ‘Maryland Man’
Remember “Maryland man”? That was the tidy, media-friendly label attached to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national whom Democrats and their allies in the press made the face of what they called the Trump administration’s lawless and vindictive immigration enforcement program. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., even traveled to El Salvador to visit him in… -
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Luigi Mangione’s State Murder Trial Is Postponed After Federal Guilty Plea
REUTERS—Luigi Mangione’s trial on New York state murder and weapons charges over the 2024 killing of a health insurance CEO was postponed on Monday, after the 28-year-old Ivy League graduate pleaded guilty last week to separate federal charges. In court on Friday, Mangione admitted for the first time to shooting 50-year-old UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,…