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Trump’s Endorsements are Put to the Test in Indiana, Offers a Second Shot at Redistricting
A number of Indiana state senators who voted against President Donald Trump’s redistricting effort last December are in jeopardy of being beaten in primaries Tuesday night by Trump-endorsed candidates. Trump endorsed primary challengers against seven of the candidates who voted against his all-red congressional map. “Anybody that votes against redistricting, and the SUCCESS of the…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Rubio: Don’t Let Iran Normalize Illegal Blockage of Strait
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on other countries to join the United States in taking action against Iran’s blockage of the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran cannot be allowed to normalize this control of the strait,” he said. “It’s completely unlawful, illegal. It’s outrageous, and every country in the world should be joining us in…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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2 Anti-School Choice Campaigns in Arizona Mislead Voters
Arizona’s trailblazing Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program enables the families of more than 102,000 students to choose the learning environments that work best for their children. All Arizona K-12 students are eligible for an education savings account, which lets families direct their children’s education funding toward private schools, tutoring, curricula, therapies, and other educational expenses that…Jason Bedrick -
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Hispanic Texas Voters Back Trump, Reject Sharia and Cornyn
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Texas Hispanic voters overwhelmingly support President Donald Trump’s job performance and immigration agenda, according to a new poll from Republican Tejano PAC, a group that promotes conservative principles in public service. The survey, conducted by National Victory Strategies between April 21 and April 27, questioned 1,012 Texas voters. Thirty-six percent of…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Britain’s Electoral System Faces a Test It May Not Be Ready For
Earlier this year, a local by-election in the United Kingdom drew widespread attention for its political outcomes. Less visible, but equally important, were the recurring questions about how those outcomes were reached. The February Gorton and Denton by-elections resulted in a significant Green party victory, drawing headlines not only for the result, but for reports…Kristen Ziccarelli -
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High-Speed Rail: Should Californians ‘End the Nightmare’?
California’s high-speed rail funding was delayed yet again, causing some to wonder if the project truly is a train to nowhere. When voters passed Proposition 1A in 2008, the estimated $30 billion transportation project was designed to let Californians travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in two hours. However, current estimates from the High-Speed…Angelina Delfin -
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Oil-Rich Alberta Could Hold Independence Vote This October
Alberta separatists said Monday they have collected more than enough signatures to force a referendum on whether the oil-rich province should split away from Canada. Stay Free Alberta needed 178,000 signatures to put the referendum on the ballot. It claims to have garnered 302,000. Mitch Sylvestre, the group’s head, led a convoy of seven trucks…Al Perrotta -
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Virginia Dem Gets Away With Racial Slur at ‘No Kings’ Protest
A local Democrat Virginia official was caught in a video using vulgar language, including the N-word, at a “No Kings” protest in Loudoun County, and it has gone completely under the radar. Juli Briskman serves on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, where she’s in charge of determining school funding and the budget for Loudoun…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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The Deep State Strikes Back
Last month, the Justice Department targeted a central hub of the Left’s cancel culture machine that weaponized the federal government under President Joe Biden. Just over a week later, Democrats received a “whistleblower” report claiming that the DOJ rushed the indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center. To my eyes, this looks like a deep…Tyler O’Neil -
Former New York City Mayor Giuliani Recovering From Pneumonia
America’s Mayor is on the mend. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is recovering from pneumonia, according to a statement from his spokesman Monday, and he remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Giuliani, 81, came to global prominence in 2001 as he led New York’s recovery from the Sept. 11 attacks on the…Al Perrotta -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Comey’s Bizarre Beach Post Exposes FBI Hypocrisy
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. James Comey, the former director of the FBI, was again indicted recently, this time for putting a picture of seashells on his social media that were arranged…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Mamdani Uses Taxpayer Money to Build a City-Funded Activist Army
New York City may be broker than a barista with a college degree but that isn’t stopping socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani from funding his activist army. On Wednesday, the mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement rolled out a program called “Organize NYC” that’s billed as a “long-term initiative to bring mass public participation into the work of governing.”…Jarrett Stepman -
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Campaign Ad Exposing LA Mayor Bass on Palisades Fires Goes Viral
Reality TV personality and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt released a hard-hitting ad last week criticizing Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman for their “failed leadership” in response to the Palisades fires and homelessness crisis—so far, it has received more than 12 million views. Released April 29, the ad shows the two…Angelina Delfin -
Trump Is a Human Being! (And So Are People on the Left)
The latest attempted assassination of President Donald Trump put me in a mood. To have it then followed by the media brushing the attack aside, blaming Trump himself for the attack, and Jimmy Kimmel doubling down on his fantasies about Trump being dead without his bosses so much as looking up really raised my ire….Al Perrotta -
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‘Literal Foreign Interference’ GOP Officials Push Congressional Dual Citizenship Ban
House Republicans are renewing a push to enact legislation that would bar dual citizens from serving in Congress, arguing the measure would ensure lawmakers pledge allegiance solely to the United States. “These are outside influences—this is literal foreign interference,” Rep. Randy Fine, R‑Fla., told The Daily Signal last week. Fine reiterated the point over the…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Alito Pauses Appeals Court Decision, Keeping Abortion Pill Available via Mail
The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to abortion drugs through the mail on Monday, pausing a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The circuit court on Friday temporarily blocked a Food and Drug Administration rule allowing abortion pills to be dispensed through the mail. The court ruled that Louisiana was likely to…Fred Lucas -
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Trump’s New Pick for Surgeon General Splitting Pro-Life and MAHA Voices
President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general is a resounding win for the pro-life movement but might not be for the Make America Healthy Again movement. Trump tapped former Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole B. Saphier to be his third nominee for U.S. surgeon general after withdrawing Dr. Casey Means’ nomination, which failed to…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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US Will Guide Ships Through Strait of Hormuz, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said the United States will come to the aid of ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz due to security concerns. “For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Rubio to Meet With Vatican and Italy Representatives Amid Tensions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit the Vatican and Italy this week, the State Department confirmed Monday. The White House has publicly feuded with both states on foreign policy. In a statement, the State Department said Rubio will meet with “Holy See leadership to discuss the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in…George Caldwell -
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Why Republicans Think Twice About Embracing AI in Texas
As the Trump administration moves full speed ahead with artificial intelligence innovation, Texas state lawmakers are worried about unintended consequences for their constituents. The AI boom is fueling the growth of hundreds more data centers, and Texas offers ample space for their construction. While Republican state lawmakers want Texas to support innovation so the United…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell