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On Campaign Trail, Johnson Casts Midterms as ‘Common Sense vs. Communism’
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Speaker Mike Johnson is joining House Republicans on the campaign trail this month as they face an election cycle that could change the fate of the country. He says Republicans aren’t just up against Democrats; they’re facing off against communist threats. At a campaign event for Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., on Monday, just one of the stops on Johnson’s 30-day tour… -
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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… -
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Jon Ossoff Crossed a Line With Natalie Harp
Sen. Jon Ossoff is free to criticize President Donald Trump. That’s his job as an opposition politician. But during a recent Georgia campaign rally, Ossoff went further, singling out White House aide Natalie Harp in a remark that was unnecessary and inappropriate. “While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains… -
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Major Media Outlets Claim Don Lemon’s Church Invasion Prosecution Might ‘Muzzle Reporting in the Public Interest’
Major media outlets joined an amicus brief urging a court to dismiss the church invasion charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort. Forty-five media outlets and nonprofit organizations joined the brief, including the Associated Press, Dow Jones (which owns the Wall Street Journal), MS Now, the New York Times, the… -
Blue Cities, Counties in Red States Sue Trump Administration Over Election Grant Conditions
Major city and county governments are suing the Trump administration to claw back grant money withheld for their refusal to implement election security measures. On Monday, the cities of Nashville, Tennessee, and Columbus, Ohio, along with Harris County and El Paso County in Texas, sued the Department of Homeland Security after the agency issued new… -
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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to ‘Largest Health Care Fraud Case’
THE CENTER SQUARE—An Ohio man pleaded guilty to his involvement to what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest healthcare fraud case ever prosecuted. Eldar Zarbavel, 45 of Pepper Pike, Ohio, laundered $3.4 million in “illicit healthcare fraud” proceeds through multiple regional banks, the Justice Department said in a news release. “The healthcare… -
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Ohio Gas Prices Continue to Rise
THE CENTER SQUARE—As the summer draws to a close, gas prices remain high in across Ohio, with consumers paying more than a dollar more per gallon than they were a year ago. At the same time, prices are rising across the county, topping $4 a gallon for the national average, also more than a dollar… -
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NC Governor Vetoes Election Overhaul That Would Cross-Check Voter Rolls With Death Records
North Carolina’s Democrat Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a bill that requires the state to cross-check voter registration rolls with death records. The governor vetoed House Bill 958, which would also reduce the number of early voting days in certain elections and grant the state auditor new powers to review election results in the battleground state…. -
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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Department of Education to No Longer Require School Discipline Policies That Discriminate on the Basis of Race
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education issued guidance Tuesday urging schools to neither favor nor disfavor students based on race when it comes to discipline, reversing Obama-era guidelines. The department also announced new civil rights investigations into two school districts that allegedly used race-based disciplinary policies. “For too long, the Left’s pursuit of… -
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America’s Transparency Problem Reaches the Salad Dressing Aisle
Even as the food industry takes big steps toward “Making America Healthy Again,” transparency remains in short supply. A July 2026 study by Applied Food Research dealt a major blow to consumer trust in Primal Kitchen and other brands that claim to be swimming against the seed oil current. If this study is accurate, then… -
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Survey: Gen Zers Use Investment Money for Sports Gambling
THE WASHINGTON STAND—A recent survey of American retail investors reveals concerning trends in how the youngest generation of American adults treats its money. More than half (52%) of Generation Z investors said they had redirected investment money into sports betting over the past year, and 26% of Gen Z investors treat sports betting as an… -
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Texas Rep. Brian Harrison Calls for Special Session to Combat Sharia Law
Following the McKinney City Council’s approval of a mosque relocation and other incidents involving Texas residents, Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison is calling for the Texas Legislature to enter a special session to address the threat of Sharia law. Last week, Harrison posted an interview on WBAP with radio host Matt Locke to discuss why he is… -
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Paxton Warns 110 Texas Cities They Cannot Raise Property Taxes Above State Limit
On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he sent letters to more than 100 Texas cities, notifying them that they are prohibited from raising property taxes on residents above the no-new-revenue rate. Paxton’s letter informs the 110 cities that they “are subject to the enforcement provisions and penalties established under SB 1851 and may… -
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Thune Flubs SAVE America Act, Flees for 5-Week Break
Does Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., secretly want Republicans to lose the midterm elections? Rather than pass the SAVE America Act and other key legislation, the majority “leader” adjourned the Senate for a 36-day break. SAVE’s absence makes Capitol Hill even steeper to climb, if Republicans hope to maintain control after November. Thune’s less-than-flaccid “leadership” rivals his… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: What Is Actually Happening in Iran
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. What’s going on with Iran, or rather, what’s next with Iran? We’ve gone through six or… -
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Gaming the System
I had a personal friend lose his job programming a popular radio station and have to leave the United States in order to keep working because a record company representative took him to a New York Yankees game. The New York state attorney general decided that crime was so well under control in the state… -
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COVID-19: America Needs Closure, but Fauci Says No
Victor Davis Hanson nailed it: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s dramatic fall from grace—rooted in his own flaws—is a modern play in the style of an ancient Greek tragedy. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and top adviser to Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, pleaded his Fifth Amendment… -
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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,… -
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POLL: Marine Veteran Leads in Close and Crowded Florida Republican Primary
With only hours to go before primary election day, a new poll shows three candidates running neck-and-neck in Florida’s newly redrawn 22nd District, with a fourth on their heels and nearly half of Republican voters remaining undecided. The reshaped 22nd District, formed under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting map, could give Floridians the opportunity to send…
