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    After Years of Silence, New House Bill Targets the Tactics Used to Shield Epstein
    House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., introduced the Survivors Voice Act on Wednesday based on a months-long investigation into government failures in the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking operation. The Daily Signal first reported this month the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was drafting a bill defining human trafficking to prevent offenders from using loopholes and…
    Fred Lucas
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    After Millions in Federal Benefits, Watchdog Pushes Senate Probe of NYC Hospital and ‘Rural’ Designation
    FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative group is calling for a Senate investigation into nonprofit hospitals, specifically calling out the New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System. Save Our States noted in a letter Wednesday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., that Mount Sinai has filed as a rural hospital, which could allow it to…
    Fred Lucas
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    The United States Leading the World on Pro-Life, Pro-Family
    Signature nations to the Geneva Consensus Declaration gathered on Capitol Hill this week to sign the sixth annual declaration on the sanctity of life and the importance of putting families first. As the United States serves as this year’s secretariat, Congress and the Institute for Women’s Health hosted 43 member countries standing for the right…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Congress Hears Pleas for Release of God-Fearing Chinese Democracy Advocate
    A top congressional panel on Wednesday examined the imprisonment of Chinese media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and the state of press freedom and judicial independence in China. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing, titled “A Son and Daughter’s Appeal to Xi Jinping to Release Their Dad, Jimmy Lai,” comes a week before the Chinese Communist Party…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Hearing on America’s Bad Actors Examines Islamic Extremism
    A top Heritage Foundation scholar sounded the alarm to a key House panel on Tuesday about the merger of Islamism and Marxism, which he said has been increasingly prevalent in the United States by the alliances of Marxist and Islamist groups. Throughout the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia’s hearing, titled “Trojan…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Patel: FBI Purged Political Weaponization to Focus on Violent Crime
    FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau has held bad actors accountable for political weaponization under the Biden administration and touted the success of arresting the entire FBI Most Wanted list. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Patel to “walk me through what you have done, what steps you have taken to remove weaponization from the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Massie Moves to Impeach Hegseth, Citing ‘Illegal’ Military Operations
    Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is working to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for “high crimes and misdemeanors.” The Republican congressman brought the charges to the House floor on Tuesday and is attempting to force a vote in the next two days. “By engaging in hostilities in Iran for more than 90 days without congressional…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Vance Lands Major Senate Republican Endorsement for President
    A major conservative firebrand has become the first member of Congress to formally endorse Vice President JD Vance for president. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, believes the vice president will “carry on our America First agenda” if he decides to run for president in 2028. “Vice President JD Vance…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    SCOOP: Freedom Caucus Chair Pushes for Gas Tax Relief Before Recess
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Daily Signal has learned that a leading House Republican plans to force a vote on legislation he introduced on Tuesday to suspend the federal gas tax for the rest of 2026. Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., told the Daily Signal that he believes that if the lower chamber were…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    FBI Agent Compared Musk’s DOGE Effort to Clinton Email Scandal to Justify Probe, Records Reveal
    A former FBI agent attempted to launch an investigation into Elon Musk when the billionaire was leading the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting efforts. The former special agent compared Musk’s use of X to promote DOGE (which the agent still referred to in an email as Twitter) as being similar to former Secretary of State…
    Fred Lucas
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    Cruz Ensures Protections for Women in College Sports Act
    Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is leading the effort on a massive bipartisan bill to “protect, save, and preserve college sports in America.” While conservative groups formerly critiqued the bill for leaving a gap that would override state laws that ban men from competing in women’s sports, the authors changed the language of the bill to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Rep. Beyer Seeks September Hearings About AI Regulation
    Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat who is seeking a seventh term in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District, is warning that lawmakers should act quickly to maintain control over the growth of artificial intelligence. “Far too often Congress reacts AFTER a disaster. We must not only be reactive with artificial intelligence, we can’t wait for an AI…
    Rich Tucker
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    Jeffries Says Democrats Will Win Because of National Nightmare
    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said on Monday that Republicans will lose control of the lower chamber in November because of the “national nightmare” President Donald Trump and Republicans have inflicted on Americans. The spokesman for the House Democratic Caucus blamed “every single policy decision” made by the Republican majority, such as the war…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Professor Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Murder and Villainized ‘White Men’ Still Works for University
    Carnegie Mellon University has not fired professor Uju Anya, instead allowing her to take “voluntary professional leave” after a string of “offensive and objectionable” social media posts celebrating the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. A Daily Signal review of publicly available university records shows that Anya is still an associate professor of second-language acquisition and…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Kemp Endorses Collins in Georgia Senate Race
    In one of the most scrutinized midterm races across the country, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican candidate running for Senate against Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff. According to a Collins campaign press release, Kemp commended Collins for his sound leadership, good results, and pledge to put the state above all…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Tom Tiffany Says God’s Grace Spared Him and Pilot From Plane Crash Catastrophe
    Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., thanked God for his safety after a private plane he was traveling in lost power and was forced to make an emergency landing in a Wisconsin lake over the weekend. “After landing, we called 911,” Tiffany said in a statement. “As the plane began to submerge, we exited the aircraft and…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    ‘GENIUS’: Russ Vought Weighs in on $5,000 Trump Dividend
    Americans will have to wait until after the election to hear how the White House plans to pay for the $5,000 checks President Donald Trump promised to every American adult if Republicans win the House and Senate this November. Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told the Daily Signal…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Only Half of Traditional Republicans Are Excited to Vote. That’s the Ballgame.
    Control of Congress will be decided over the next seven weeks. Starting today, the Daily Signal is introducing a new show—“Midterm Report”—all about the 2026 elections. Each week from now through Election Day, I’ll take you inside the races that will decide the majority, alongside the pollsters, strategists, reporters, and candidates who know what’s really…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Sharia-Free America Caucus Looks to States in the 120th Congress
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Daily Signal has learned that the Sharia-Free America Caucus is looking to expand its efforts in preserving the U.S. Constitution beyond Washington in the 120th Congress. The caucus, which has previously raised awareness of the controversial Islamic rule known as Sharia law and pushed legislation to protect the U.S. Constitution…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Inside the GOP’s Campaign to Stop Socialist Candidates
    Communism is on the ballot this November. That’s the message coming from GOP leaders who spoke at the 2026 Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention this week. At the event, nearly every speaker touched on the radical Left and the socialist candidates that, they say, want communism in America. “This is an election between common sense…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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