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The Pocket-Rescission Dispute Needs to Go to Court
The Trump administration has again proposed end-of-year rescissions to cancel appropriations for wasteful Washington spending. In response, the Government Accountability Office has taken its strongest stand yet in defense of the Congress’ authority to force the executive branch to imprudently spend taxpayer dollars, finding that the proposed rescissions subvert “both the constitutional process for enacting… -
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FBI Tracked Susie Wiles Phone, Email Communications With Journalists, Lawyers, Political Advisors, New Documents Show
Former special counsel Jack Smith monitored the phone communications of Susie Wiles when she was Donald Trump’s campaign chief in 2024, newly released documents show. This included her communications with at least five journalists, 21 different defense attorneys, and several political advisers. Smith’s team obtained the information through what is called a pen register, sometimes… -
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‘A Little Ironic’: Vance Calls Out Democrats Over Medicare Fraud
Vice President JD Vance, head of the White House Fraud Task Force, called out congressional Democrats on Tuesday for consistently criticizing health care costs without ever addressing the fraud that his task force is targeting. Vance’s task force has found hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud, with millions stemming from health care. “I always… -
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A Rare Budget Move Helped Trump Cancel Half a Billion Dollars Benefiting Immigrants
The White House returned over half a billion dollars previously appropriated by Congress for programs serving illegal immigrants. While conservatives praised the return of federal funds, the rare action by President Donald Trump has lawmakers scrambling, with some members calling it an illegal check on Congress’ power of the purse. On Friday, the White House… -
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White House Cites Decline in Transgender Violent Deaths to Defend Trump Policies
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump White House is pointing to data compiled by transgender advocacy groups as evidence against the claim that Republican transgender policies contribute to violence against transgender people. “The data proves the president’s law-and-order policies have benefited all Americans,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told the Daily Signal in a statement… -
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Trump Bans Media From the White House—This Is Why He’s Angry
Why did President Donald Trump ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House? The better question is: What took so long? But Trump made his point. The man is angry at the blatantly biased and Trump-despising legacy media. He blames them for his poor poll numbers. His bitterness is more than justified. The… -
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In Legacy Media Win, Trump-Appointed Judge Sides With CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Temporarily Reinstate White House Passes
A Trump-appointed judge imposed a temporary restraining order on the White House to restore press credentials for reporters at CNN, MS NOW, and Politico in an order Thursday morning. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly of the District of Columbia found that President Donald Trump’s administration likely violated the due process rights of the reporters largely… -
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Bringing American Hostage Home Is ‘Top Priority’ for Trump-Xi Summit, White House Tells Wife
The White House has assured the wife of Min Zin, an American scholar being held hostage in China, that her husband’s release is a “top priority” for Thursday’s Trump-Xi summit, Sylvia Zin told the Daily Signal in an interview. “I had a meeting with the [National Security Council] yesterday, and they have reassured me that… -
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Karoline Leavitt Opens Up About What President Trump Taught Her
Karoline Leavitt shared the lessons she learned from President Donald Trump during her time working as White House press secretary in a sit-down interview on “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” Tuesday. “He [Trump] has taught me so much,” Leavitt said, “especially in my role as his press secretary.” The biggest piece of advice Trump gave… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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‘ANTI-DEMOCRATIC’: Nonprofits That Received Tax Dollars Unite to Oppose Rules Cracking Down on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Organizations that received federal funding under President Joe Biden and previously sued President Donald Trump’s administration have now joined a coalition letter opposing the White House’s proposed grantmaking reforms. The White House Office of Management and Budget proposed the reforms to crack down on the wasteful and ideological spending of taxpayer dollars exposed by the… -
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch to Step Down
The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III, is stepping down, amid continued criticism from the White House about the direction of the Smithsonian museums. “There is no place like the Smithsonian—it has been one of the great loves of my life, and I am extraordinarily proud of what we have accomplished together,”… -
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Preview: Trump’s GOP Looks to Build Momentum at Dallas Convention
The Republican National Committee is set to host its first-ever midterm national convention this week in Dallas, Texas. With less than 60 days until the midterm election, the party is using this event to celebrate nominees, fundraise, and build momentum for November. Unlike a presidential convention, when the party selects its nominee for president, the… -
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Trump Set to Use $400 Million War Chest to Secure Republican Majority
President Donald Trump officially announced his plans to spend in the midterm elections to ensure Republicans hold and grow their majority in Congress this November. While the president isn’t on the ballot this year, he will open his more than $400 million war chest for 35 Republicans running in key races. Speaking at a dinner… -
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Trump Suggests He Won’t Try to Talk Warsh Out of Rate Hike
President Donald Trump declined to criticize Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for suggesting he might raise interest rates, instead saying he trusts his appointee will do what needs to be done. When asked by the Daily Signal whether he opposes Warsh’s potential rate increase and whether he has spoken to Warsh about it, Trump said,… -
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Crucial Link Between Trump and Congress Steps Down
James Braid, White House director of legislative affairs, is stepping down, Vice President JD Vance confirmed early Thursday morning following reports of his departure. With the midterms looming, the White House is losing its ears and eyes inside the halls of Congress and will need to replace him quickly. “James Braid had one of the… -
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow White House Ballroom Construction to Continue
REUTERS—President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to continue construction of his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress. The Trump administration asked the justices to keep the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District… -
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Trump Confirms Karoline Leavitt’s White House Departure
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the departure of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Leavitt is leaving at the end of the month “so she can spend more time with her beautiful young children and family, a decision I totally understand and respect!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The president added that…