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Supreme Court Backs Trump Election Integrity Order in Mail Ballot Fight
The Supreme Court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump in a mail-in ballot case stemming from his election integrity executive order. The case is not over, but the high court allowed the federal government to continue implementing the election integrity policies while the case is on appeal. The justices decided in a 6-3 shadow… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Don’t Trust the Midterm Polls
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. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. Let’s have a periodic check on the status of the midterms that we’re now less than 80… -
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LGBTQ CRACK-UP: Human Rights Campaign Slams Log Cabin Republicans for Rejecting Transgender Activism
A major fissure within the LGBTQ+ movement burst into public view last week when Log Cabin Republicans abandoned transgender advocacy and the Human Rights Campaign condemned the move. Log Cabin Republicans, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, voted to remove the “T” from its advocacy. Ross Hemminger, the group’s president, announced the move… -
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Mamdani’s Grocery Store Plan Lands NYC in Major Court Battle
New York City on Monday was named in a lawsuit over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open multiple taxpayer-funded grocery stores in the city next year, which could put mom-and-pop grocery stores out of business. A coalition representing immigrant-run grocery stores brought the suit. “These grocery stores and bodegas are right to be concerned about… -
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Far-Left Streamer Hasan Piker Says He’s More Respectful of Charlie Kirk Than Kirk’s Widow
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker defended his viral performance of the song “We Are Charlie Kirk” Sunday, insisting he was not mocking Kirk’s assassination and claiming he had more “respect” for Kirk than his widow does. Piker attacked what he called “an entire sea of Kirk profiteers,” including Kirk’s widow, Erika. Referring to the outrage over… -
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Treasury Sec to Unveil ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will announce massive new sanctions against Iran on Monday, a move he likened to “economic D-Day.” In an op-ed published in the Financial Times, Bessent said he is launching the “single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary.” He said any nation that associates with Iran will face isolation. “Iran’s… -
South Carolina’s Primary Battle Heats Up in the Final Stretch
Supporters of the two candidates in South Carolina’s Tuesday special Republican primary race are doubling down on their efforts to draw support for their pick in the heated Senate race to determine the Palmetto State’s next U.S. senator following the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in July. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., who stood outside… -
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SCOOP: Trump to Highlight School Choice at Rose Garden Event
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump is holding an event Monday in the Rose Garden to celebrate the administration’s efforts on school choice, the Daily Signal can first report. “President Trump and Secretary [Linda] McMahon will host students and parents in the Rose Garden today to celebrate the start of the new school year,”… -
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Dems Worry James Talarico Lacks Support From Black Voters to Win Texas Senate Race
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrats are warning that their party’s nominee to be the next senator for Texas, James Talarico, apparently lacks the amount of support from black voters he needs to flip the traditionally Republican state. “Listen, my home state of Texas, we feel incredibly encouraged for two reasons,” Ashley Etienne, formerly the communications director… -
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Immigration Under the New Left
The growing socialist wing of the Democratic Party has made it evident that national immigration policy could return to what it was under former President Joe Biden’s administration, or worse, if Democrats regain control. With a slim Republican majority in the House and growing momentum for certain Democratic Senate candidates, sanctuary policies, pathways to citizenship,… -
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The Unholy Alliance You Weren’t Supposed to Notice
Something unusual happened on Oct. 8, 2023. The morning after Hamas slaughtered 1,200 people in southern Israel, after women were raped, children were burned, and families were dragged into tunnels, demonstrators took to the streets and college campuses across the U.S., not in mourning, but in celebration. Progressive activists marched alongside Islamist organizers. Transgender flags… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Records Reveal Planned Parenthood’s 14-Point Post-Dobbs Strategy for State AGs to Target Pro-Lifers
A month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood issued marching orders for state attorneys general to target crisis pregnancy centers and issue abortion-friendly legal opinions. State actions after the July 12, 2022, memo suggest Democrat attorneys general followed much of the 14-point plan pushed by the nation’s largest abortion provider. On… -
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National Media Skip Extreme Pro-Abortion Law in Massachusetts
On Aug. 10, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill allowing abortion at any point in pregnancy. Abortion advocates call it “closing the gaps” in “abortion rights protections.” Abortion foes call it “abortion until birth,” making it legal to dismember fully formed babies, limb from limb. The “mainstream” media called it nothing. You couldn’t find… -
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Why Are So Many Young People Drawn to Communism?
Every generation searches for answers. Young people have always challenged the status quo, questioned authority, and sought a better future than the one they inherited. That impulse is not only understandable, it is often essential to a healthy democracy. It is how societies reform, innovate and correct injustice. Yet one question has resurfaced with increasing… -
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How the Transgender Movement Lost the Power to End Debate
Transgender activists once used maximalist legal arguments to force their worldview on American society, but now they’re arguing defensively. Activists are accusing the government of trying to silence them and take away their health care benefits. To some degree, this strategy represents a legal response to President Donald Trump’s reelection, but it also reveals an… -
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Smart, Strong, Elegant Women Have Always Had Trump’s Ear
The effort to concoct a scandal around President Donald Trump’s executive assistant, Natalie Harp, ignores one of the peculiar, if underreported, facts about Trump. For decades, the president has had an archetype of the person he trusts and heeds: strong, smart, elegant women. Oh, I hear the cackles from half the country. They could drown… -
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Racing for Christ: IndyCar Driver Shares Inside Look at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Sting Ray Robb, who was named after the Sting Ray Corvette, spent his childhood racing go-karts with a hot pink cross taped to the front of his hood. Today, Robb’s IndyCar, inscribed with John 3:30, sits ready to race in Washington, D.C.’s first-ever Grand Prix this weekend. In an exclusive interview, Robb gave the Daily… -
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30 Years Later, Welfare Reform’s Biggest Legacy May Be Stronger Families, Architect Says
The welfare reform bill signed 30 years ago may have made its greatest impact on marriage and family structure, said the reform’s architect. “It was one of the greatest successes of modern conservatism on domestic policy,” Robert Rector, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told the Daily Signal. “We anticipated after the success,… -
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Department of Education Moves to Strip ABA’s Law School Accreditation Amid DEI Criticism
The Department of Education has begun the process of removing the American Bar Association’s ability to accredit law schools, though the ABA Accreditation Council emphasizes the move represents only one step in the process. “After reviewing the ABA’s accreditation standards, department staff found the accreditor out of compliance with the agency’s accreditation regulations and recognition… -
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Can Ohio’s New Law Help Improve Math Rankings?
An important law for education and the future of Ohio was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in June and is about to make an impact on the new school year. Senate Bill 19, sponsored by state Sen. Andrew Brenner, a Republican, passed overwhelmingly. The law is meant to improve math rankings, which have…