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Vance Takes Shots at Senate on Joe Rogan Episode for Delaying SAVE Act
Vice President JD Vance criticized the U.S. Senate for delaying the SAVE America Act during an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that dropped on Wednesday. When the conversation turned to mail-in ballots and fraudulent voting, Rogan asked why voter ID wasn’t required in elections. Vance jumped in with a response. “So, we are… -
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FBI Investigation, Controversial Voter Solicitations, and Trump’s Endorsement Collide in Georgia
Election controversy is swirling ahead of the midterms as a voter solicitation scandal, Trump endorsement, FBI investigation, and election change dominate Georgia’s headlines. Recently, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger opened an investigation into deceased people and a deceased pet receiving voter registration solicitations across the state. Ready to Register, a nonprofit organization that aids in… -
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‘More Like a Third-World Country’: JD Vance Sounds Off on California With Joe Rogan
Vice President JD Vance criticized California during an interview with Joe Rogan, describing Los Angeles’ Skid Row as “more like a third-world country” while criticizing the state’s political culture, questioning its election system, and arguing Californians should adopt voter ID. Recalling his first visit to Skid Row, Vance said the conditions shocked him. “This part… -
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‘We Are Not Defending What Biden Did’: Blanche Answers Hawley on Abortion Pills
Sen. Josh Hawley questioned attorney general nominee Todd Blanche about why the Justice Department is in court opposite states that are challenging the abortion pill policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. Louisiana led a lawsuit last year challenging a Biden administration rule allowing abortion drugs to be sent to women by mail without seeing a… -
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Damning Reports Show How Deep New York Is Mired in Blue State Doom Loop
New York isn’t going to be able to tax and spend its way out of this mess. A series of recently released reports highlight how the state of New York has put itself on a long-term path toward calamity. New York is caught in the same doom loop that’s entrapped California and other big, blue… -
Senators Press Blanche on Epstein, Trump Ties, Weaponization Fund in Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
During Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing to be attorney general, Democrats focused heavily on his ties to President Donald Trump as his personal lawyer and on Jeffrey Epstein cases. Epstein, who died in a New York prison cell in 2019 after an arrest for federal trafficking charges, had connections with high-profile people, including Trump and former… -
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New Bill Addresses Transgender ‘Governance Crisis’ at Daughters of the American Revolution
A new bill in Congress would amend the charter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to clarify that men who claim to identify as women cannot join the ladies’ genealogical society. A key leader of a coalition against men in the DAR told the Daily Signal that the bill would “solve all our problems.”… -
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CNN Calls Out Michigan’s El-Sayed for Previous ‘Defund the Police’ Statements
CNN is calling out Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat candidate for Michigan’s Senate seat, for his shifting views on the “defund the police” movement. Before launching his Senate campaign, El-Sayed deleted his X history, including numerous posts touting the “defund the police” movement, according to CNN. He then claimed he didn’t advocate for defunding the police…. -
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‘Blew Through Constitutional Stop Signs’: Jack Smith Obtained Review Texts of 44 Lawmakers, DOJ Records Show
Former special counsel Jack Smith’s team in 2023 bypassed certain procedures to obtain and review text messages from 44 members of Congress in an investigation of President Donald Trump, according to Justice Department documents released by senators Tuesday. The Justice Department must follow a filter review process when obtaining documents or communications related to members… -
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House GOP Launches Reconciliation 3.0 to Advance SAVE Act, Fund Defense
House Republicans have released a budget resolution that aims to protect the nation and its elections. The nearly $100 billion budget resolution text dropped early Wednesday morning, acting as the launchpad for what’s been dubbed “Reconciliation 3.0.” The text, worked through with House leadership, the House Budget Committee, and the White House, hopes to accomplish… -
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Trump Orders Reversal of Mullin’s Pause on ICE Traffic Stops
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops to resume after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered a pause on the enforcement tactic. On Tuesday, Mullin ordered a pause to traffic stops conducted by ICE agents after two fatal shootings at traffic stops in Texas and Maine. The order caused… -
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Socialist War on Public Safety Coming to a Town Near You
One thing is for sure about the wave of socialist Democrats being put into office: They are committed to the bit no matter how demented their policies end up in practice. A prime example of this would be in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where putting ideology over common sense recently claimed another victim. Department of Public Works… -
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The Deal Ensuring Conservatives’ Border Security and SAVE America Act
In a deal to open the House Floor, conservatives have the chance to pass the SAVE America Act and codify President Donald Trump’s border policies, two major policy pushes ahead of the midterms. In a 215-211 vote, the House of Representatives passed a rare procedural rule on Tuesday afternoon that opened the House floor, after… -
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Christian Therapist Explains the Central Problem With ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’ and Presents a Solution
Kaley Chiles, the counselor who prevailed at the Supreme Court against a Colorado law restricting therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria, told the Daily Signal that the medical sector bypasses the rightful course of treatment when it comes to transgender issues. “We’re treating this issue in some special way that we don’t treat… -
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Banks, Cloud Lead House GOP Members In Charge to Urge White House to Enact Grant Transparency Rule to Block Woke Activism Funding
Citing the “network” of liberal activists funded by President Joe Biden’s administration, 34 Republican lawmakers are urging the Office of Management and Budget to finalize a proposed rule they say would bring greater transparency to the federal grant-making process and give taxpayers more insight into how government funds are spent. The lawmakers—including Reps. August Pfluger… -
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Senate Democrat Says SAVE Act Would Enable Trump to Make It ‘Hard for Any Democrat in Any State to Win Any Election’
The White House responded after a Senate Democrat said part of President Donald Trump’s preferred election law, the SAVE America Act, would enable him to “rig our democracy” and make it hard for any Democrat to win an election. In a recently resurfaced video of her remarks at the Indiana Democratic Party’s state convention on… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘The Odyssey’ Is Disappearing From American Education
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s 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: If we were transported back 50 years, Victor, I wonder how many—not even college students—high school students… -
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People Who Believe in Communism Are Either ‘Stupid or Evil,’ GOP Leadership Says
Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., who was “robbed of his childhood” by communism, took the podium at the House Republican leadership press conference on Wednesday to warn Americans about the lies sold by self-proclaimed Marxist, communist, and socialist candidates. “When people who have lived under communism warn us about what is happening, we actually should listen… -
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GOP Lawmakers Press WNBA Commissioner to Protect Caitlin Clark
The on-court abuse of WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark has reached the halls of Congress. The House Republican Study Committee, led by Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, sent a letter last week to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, arguing the league has not done enough to protect Clark from “unnecessary physical hostility and violence.” Several members from Indiana,… -
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California Ballot Measure Could Make Taxpayers Fund Political Campaigns
California voters will decide this November whether politicians can receive taxpayer-funded campaign money under a ballot measure that would repeal the state’s decades-old ban on public financing. Proposition 4, titled the Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure, will appear on the Nov. 3 statewide ballot. If approved, the measure would allow local governments across…