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SEAN SPICER: How Trump’s Wilderness Years Made Trump 2.0 Successful

Donald Trump wasn’t just playing golf those four years out of office. In this segment from the latest episode of “Signal Sitdown,” former press...

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Al Perrotta

The Real Victims of Biden’s Border Crisis

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...

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Al Perrotta

What Are ‘California Values’?

What are California values? Are they sprawling homeless encampments, public intoxication and drug use, and naked people walking through the streets?...

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Mehek Cooke

Trump Derangement Goes to Newark: The Anti-ICE Protest Industry

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Al Perrotta

Inside Speaker Johnson’s Private Capitol Tour: Faith and America’s Founding

House Speaker Mike Johnson led a private tour of the U.S. Capitol recently, emphasizing the role of faith in America’s founding 250 years ago. Frank...

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Karly tucker

Henry Nowak’s Death Exposed Britain’s Two-Tier Justice System

A young white man crying out that he couldn’t breathe was ignored, then died while in the hands of police, and the British political establishment...

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Jarrett Stepman

A New Congressional Plan to Save $1.5 Trillion and End Abortion Funding

The Heritage Foundation released its version of Reconciliation 3.0, a new plan to end federal funding for abortion, combat fraud, and save America...

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Virginia Grace Mckinnon

Senate Seeks Pathway to Deportation for Naturalized Criminals

There are few remedies for removing foreign nationals who committed violent crimes, joined terrorist groups, or engaged in large-scale fraud after...

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Fred Lucas

5 Things to Know About the Senate Hearing on Transgender ‘Medicine,’ Chloe Cole’s Testimony

When a detransitioner testified to members of Congress about the harm she suffered from experimental transgender medical interventions and advocated...

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Tyler o'neil

Cities Church Attorneys Slam Prosecutor’s Decision Not to Charge Invaders: ‘The Law Will Bend’

The attorneys representing Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., condemned the local prosecutor’s decision not to press charges against agitators who...

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Tyler o'neil

Ohio Auditor Praised for Anti-Fraud Efforts

As Ohio officials crack down on fraud, their hard work has not gone unnoticed. The State Financial Officers Foundation, in a recent update celebrating...

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Rebecca Downs

Meta Accused of Discriminating Against Non-Chinese Workers

On Wednesday, May 20, Jeremy Bernier was laid off from his software engineering job at Meta. He immediately took to social media to accuse the Big...

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Karly tucker

SPLC Paid Klan Members Not to Leave the Movement When They Got Cold Feet: Indictment

The Southern Poverty Law Center allegedly paid at least three people who wanted to leave the white supremacist movement not to do so, according to the...

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Tyler o'neil

Weak American Leaders Greenlight Bloodshed, IDF Major Says

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — Weak American leaders open the door for global terror, a decorated member of the Israel Defense Forces told the Daily...

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Pedro Rodriguez

Congress Battles Over Spy Powers

Congress is once again engaged in a great debate over how to reform federal surveillance programs, with privacy hawks demanding a list of restraints...

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George Caldwell

Meet the ‘Wicked Witch of Woke’ and the ‘Queen of DEI’ Looking to Take Key GOP Seats

Two progressive Midwest candidates are moving forward as the Democratic Party picks for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa. The women’s pasts...

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Virginia Grace Mckinnon

Lindsey Graham Plans to Salvage Anti-Weaponization Fund

Although the Justice Department on Tuesday nixed plans for a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” the concept of such a fund could still move...

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Fred Lucas

Georgians Will Pay More at the Pumps Beginning Wednesday

The Center Square—Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will not extend the motor fuel tax suspension that expires at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, the governor’s...

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Bruce parker

Collins, Dooley Spar During Debate

The Center Square—Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley took a jab from U.S. Rep. Mike Collins on immigration, while Dooley took a...

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Bruce parker

Israeli Genocide of Christians and Muslims Is an Intentionally False Claim, Christian IDF Major Says

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — A lifelong and decorated member of the Israel Defense Forces told the Daily Signal that Western media has fabricated...

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Pedro Rodriguez

Pride Losing Its Stride? Survey Shows Support for LGBTQ Issues Slipping

After a two-decade rise, public support for LGBTQ issues is dropping, according to Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey published Wednesday....

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Al Perrotta

Restoring Affordability Starts With Modernizing America’s Freight Network

Americans are still reeling from years of inflation and supply-chain disruption. Families are paying more than ever before for groceries, appliances,...

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Felix miller

Sotomayor Warns of ‘Chaotic Election’ in Supreme Court’s Latest Redistricting Decision

The Supreme Court allowed Alabama’s congressional map to go into effect in an unsigned order Tuesday night, in what could be the closing chapter of...

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Fred Lucas

NO MORE PRIDE? Congresswoman Ditches ‘Perverse’ Pride Month, Gives June a New Name

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., introduced a resolution to end the official celebration of Pride Month and rename June in honor...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Fox News Dominates Competitors in Latest Ratings

Powered by what surveys show is the most diverse and loyal audience in cable news, Fox News again ended the week of May 18 as the most-watched...

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Karly tucker

Pratt on Track for LA Mayor Showdown With Bass

Spencer Pratt, the reality television villain turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate, is on track for a showdown with incumbent Democrat Mayor Karen...

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Angelina Delfin

Dr. Oz Reveals Plan to Cut Illegal Immigrants From Taxpayer-Funded Health Care

The nation’s top Medicaid official said he is upgrading the government’s technology to stop illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid. “We now...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Just How Woke Is James Talarico’s Church?

It may come as no surprise that the Texas Senate candidate infamous for declaring that “God is nonbinary” attends a left-leaning church, but the...

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Tyler o'neil

Wes Moore Faces More Questions About His Military Service

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is facing fresh allegations of having exaggerated his military experience, after a yearlong Spotlight on Maryland...

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Al Perrotta

Virginia, Other States Pay Price for New York’s Lax CDL Law

Late last month, a bus driver plowed into a line of stopped cars on Interstate 95 in Virginia, killing a family of four traveling to a wedding in...

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Bruce parker

Trump to Attend Rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Reuters—U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on July 24, he said in a Truth...

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Al Perrotta

California Was a Paradise, Then Newsom Happened

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

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Al Perrotta

Amid War in Iran and Funding Ukraine, Rubio Tells Congress the State Department Is ‘America First’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to testify about his 2027 “America First” State...

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Virginia Grace Mckinnon

Democrats’ New Golden Boy Is Already Imploding

Democrats thought they found their next political golden boy in Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, but they realize his campaign follows the...

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Mehek Cooke

‘Not Moving Forward’: DOJ Kills $1.776B Anti-Weaponization Fund

Amid skepticism from lawmakers—including some Republicans—Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House panel Tuesday that the Justice...

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Fred Lucas

Fake Gay? Mauritanian Arrested After Getting Asylum Under False Pretenses

Federal authorities are seeking to deport an illegal alien from Mauritania who allegedly secured asylum in the United States under false pretenses,...

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Tyler o'neil

Mamdani-Endorsed Candidate Deletes Bonkers Posts

A socialist candidate for Congress endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has deleted posts expounding radical positions, according to a new...

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George Caldwell

‘Most Stringent’ Voter ID Effort to Make Moves in Ohio

The Ohio Senate is expected to take up a vote in the coming days on a resolution that could produce one of the strongest voter ID laws in the country....

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Rebecca Downs

Hit-and-Run, Homicide, Assault, Robbery: Congress Probes Effects of California Sanctuary Policies

Pointing to rising crime rates and a crash that killed an 11-year-old boy last December, leaders of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday asked law...

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Fred Lucas

Trump Signs Scaled-Back Executive Order on Preventing AI Cyber Threats

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday asking some artificial intelligence companies to give the federal government 30 days to...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Group Calls on Cleveland to End Race-Based Contract Programs

By David Beasley (The Center Square)—A nonprofit Ohio-based think tank is demanding Cleveland end what the organization calls its race-based...

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Bruce parker

Freedom Caucus Launches ‘Don’t Spy on Me’ Campaign

With the expiration of an important federal spy power approaching, the House Freedom Caucus—the House of Representatives’ hardline conservative...

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George Caldwell

Peter Xu: The Billy Graham of China

This is an adapted excerpt from “China’s War on Faith” by Sam Brownback with Michael Arkush, released May 12 from Republic Book Publishers....

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Felix miller

Trump Appoints Unexpected Successor for Tulsi Gabbard

President Donald Trump announced that Bill Pulte will serve as acting director of national intelligence following the resignation of Tulsi Gabbard,...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Time Is Almost Up on California’s Ticking Medicaid Time Bomb

Today is primary day in California—with high-profile races for governor and Los Angeles mayor—so voters should prioritize candidates with strong...

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Felix miller

The Accreditation Racket: How to Return Standards to College Accreditation

The following is a modified excerpt from “Higher Education in America: It’s Worse than You Think” (Encounter Books, 2026). On the campaign...

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Felix miller

Inside War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Trip to Singapore

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said American relations in the Indo-Pacific are stronger than ever after he crossed the ocean to meet with his...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Cooke: Transparency Should Not Be Sacrificed in Charlie Kirk Court Proceedings

Mehek Cooke, the Daily Signal’s senior national security and legal analyst, argued that transparency must remain a central priority in the Charlie...

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Mehek Cooke

If 2 Dems Advance in CA Gov’s Race, Conservative Vote Split Will Be a Key Factor

Tuesday is decision day in California. Voters head to the polls in the state’s top-two “jungle” primary, a system in which every candidate...

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Bruce parker

Reps. Clyde and Boebert: No Warrants, No FISA

When there’s a real chance of protecting Americans’ privacy, the deep state always runs the same playbook. Slow walk votes on reforms. Allow the...

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Felix miller