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Arrington Says the Clock Expired on Blocking Abortion Funding. Hawley Says Congress Has No Excuse.

House Republicans have been discussing reconciliation for months, with one consistent priority: reinstating the ban on federal funding for abortions....

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

Jeffries Slams ‘Reckless’ Republican Budget Bill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., sharply criticized Republicans’ budget reconciliation proposal Wednesday, calling it a “reckless”...

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Pedro Rodriguez

Why I Named An International Airport After President Trump

America has a strange habit of waiting until its leaders are gone before deciding they are worthy of honor. We name buildings after them; place their...

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Felix Miller

After Three Senate Roadblocks, Republicans Eye New SAVE America Act Strategy

For the third time in two years, House Republicans have passed election integrity legislation, only to watch it stall in the Senate. But two officials...

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Bruce Parker

DEI Entrenchment: 7 Colleges Suggesting That ‘White Supremacy’ Persists in America

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new report exposes seven colleges and universities for featuring statements about “white supremacy” that, the...

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Tyler O'Neil

If Congress Wants One National Standard for Online Child Safety, It Must Earn It

The House of Representatives recently passed a bipartisan online child safety package. But the debate isn’t about child safety alone. It’s about...

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Felix Miller

The H-1B Visa System Has a Repeat Offender Problem

One scandal proves nothing. Two may be a coincidence. But after years of violations and investigations, let’s admit the H-1B visa system is rife...

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Felix Miller

Taxpayer-Funded Immigration Group Operates ‘Political Power Project’ to ‘Build a Voter Base From Scratch’

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, a Los Angeles-based immigration nonprofit that receives millions in government funding, is accused of...

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Tyler O'Neil

School Daze

A Virginia elementary school teacher was tasked with also providing counseling to students who wanted to discuss their sexuality as part of a...

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Al Perrotta

Trump Admin Takes Step on Rule Barring Federal Funds from Hospitals That Transition Kids

When the Trump administration’s rule prohibiting federally funded hospitals from performing child transgender procedures was found missing from the...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Texas Tech Lawsuit Raises Bigger Question: Who Controls the Classroom?

A national professors’ union has sued the Texas Tech University system’s chancellor and Board of Regents over policies that restrict professors...

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Bruce Parker

Harrigan Introduces GAP Act, Block Chinese Access of American Aviation

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to block China from continuing to infiltrate American airspace and...

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

Watchdog: Maryland’s Weak Controls Put Millions of Federal Tax Dollars at Risk

Maryland officials struggled to keep track of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, according to an analysis of state financial data. An...

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Fred Lucas

5 Things to Know About Likely New South Dakota Congressman

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Republican candidate running for South Dakota’s only House of Representatives seat laid out his Capitol Hill...

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Joseph Buff

Ohio Man Among Those Indicted in UFC Plot at White House

The Department of Justice has presented the indictments for the eight suspects who allegedly plotted to attack the UFC event at the White House last...

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Rebecca Downs

Christopher Nolan Tries Making a Blockbuster Worthy of Homer

“Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways, who was driven far journeys … longing for his wife and his homecoming.” So begins Homer’s...

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Andrew Phelan

‘YOU COULD HEAR THE SOBS OF A WIDOW’: Inside Charlie Kirk’s Murder Trial

The following is an excerpt of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Ryan Helfenbein, a friend of Charlie Kirk who attended...

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Bradley Devlin

A Growing Problem on America’s Roads Is Finally Getting Attention

Foreign-born truckers who illegally immigrated to the United States are receiving inadequate driving instruction, taking jobs away from American...

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Francesca Cella

‘MAGA Meg’ Pledges to Captivate Florida’s Legislative Stage Through Animal Cruelty Laws, Animal Therapy Education

State Rep. Meg Weinberger, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, has pledged to promote animal therapy education and laws that crack down on...

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Pedro Rodriguez

Vivek Ramaswamy Discusses Crucial Role Jobs Will Play in Election Upon Receiving Key Endorsement

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor in Ohio, on Tuesday received the Chamber of Commerce PAC endorsement. It’s an endorsement that...

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Rebecca Downs

New Kentucky Audit Shows Why Families Need Education Freedom

Kentucky State Auditor Allison Ball’s recent report on Jefferson County Public Schools should alarm every taxpayer and parent in the state. Not only...

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Felix Miller

‘We Are Not Defending What Biden Did’: Blanche Answers Hawley on Abortion Pills

Sen. Josh Hawley questioned attorney general nominee Todd Blanche about why the Justice Department is in court opposite states that are challenging...

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Fred Lucas

Damning Reports Show How Deep New York Is Mired in Blue State Doom Loop

New York isn’t going to be able to tax and spend its way out of this mess. A series of recently released reports highlights how the state of New...

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Jarrett Stepman

‘More Like a Third-World Country’: JD Vance Sounds Off on California With Joe Rogan

Vice President JD Vance criticized California during an interview with Joe Rogan, describing Los Angeles’ Skid Row as “more like a Third-World...

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Angelina Delfin

EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests 5 Illegal Aliens Convicted of ‘Repulsive’ Crimes

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested five illegal aliens convicted for “repulsive” crimes Tuesday, the...

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Tyler O'Neil

FBI Investigation, Controversial Voter Solicitations, and Trump’s Endorsement Collide in Georgia

Election controversy is swirling ahead of the midterms as a voter solicitation scandal, Trump endorsement, FBI investigation, and election change...

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Rebecca Buis

Vance Takes Shots at Senate on Joe Rogan Episode for Delaying SAVE Act

Vice President JD Vance criticized the U.S. Senate for delaying the SAVE America Act during an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that...

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Francesca Cella

‘FINISH THE MISSION’: Chip Roy Pulls Back the Curtain on Intra-GOP Fight Over SAVE America Act and Border Security

The following is an excerpt of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, for “Signal Sitdown,” which...

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Bradley Devlin

Virginians Wonder About Impact of Proposed Dominion-NextEra Merger

Early July brought 100-plus-degree temperatures to large swaths of Virginia, forcing most of the commonwealth’s air conditioners to whir all day and...

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Bruce Parker

Dem Party Lashes Out at Muslim Candidate for Not Embracing LGBTQ Community

Melissa Chaudhry, a Muslim Democrat running for Congress in Olympia, Washington, has reportedly threatened to switch parties if elected after fellow...

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Pedro Rodriguez

AI Companies, Data Centers Must Defend Themselves—Silence Is No Weapon Against the Exploding Backlash

Artificial intelligence companies and the data centers that power them are devoting mouth-watering sums to achieve their potential. The Wall Street...

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Felix Miller

New Bill Would Clarify the Daughters of the American Revolution Bylaws to Restore Biological Reality

A new bill in Congress would amend the charter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to clarify that men who claim to identify as women cannot...

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Tyler O'Neil

The Fight to Protect American Citizenship Starts in Texas

When the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, America lost a huge battle in preserving her identity. Now, Texas is fighting back by taking...

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Bruce Parker

To Fix Health Care We Need Prices, Not Price Controls

You can’t have a market without prices, which is a major reason why health care is such a mess. Nobody knows what anything costs, even though the...

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Felix Miller

CNN Calls Out Michigan’s El-Sayed for Previous ‘Defund the Police’ Statements

CNN is calling out Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat candidate for Michigan’s Senate seat, for his shifting views on the “defund the police” movement....

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Francesca Cella

In Texas, Parental Rights Are Only as Strong as the Parents Willing to Enforce Them

In 2025, Texas did something parents had spent years demanding: It wrote parents back into their own children’s education. In a single session,...

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Felix Miller

Biden Turned Patient Protection into Slush Fund, and Trump Is Doing Something About It

President Donald Trump signed the No Surprises Act in 2020 to stop patients from getting ambushed by medical bills they never agreed to pay. Under the...

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Felix Miller

Trump Orders Reversal of Mullin’s Pause on ICE Traffic Stops

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops to resume after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Energy Abundance Is Not the Enemy. Energy Scarcity Is.

Capital Research Center recently published a report worth everyone’s attention: Enemies of Energy: The Myths, the Movement, and the Money. Its...

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Jarrett Stepman

America’s Promise to Veterans Cannot Become a One-Way Ratchet

America has made a sacred promise—some might call it a contract—to our veterans. That contract should never be broken. But does upholding it mean...

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Felix Miller

‘Blew Through Constitutional Stop Signs’: Jack Smith Obtained Review Texts of 44 Lawmakers, DOJ Records Show

Former special counsel Jack Smith’s team in 2023 bypassed certain procedures to obtain and review text messages from 44 members of Congress in an...

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Fred Lucas

Trump Orders Reversal of Mullin’s Pause on ICE Traffic Stops

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops to resume after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

US Launches New Round of Strikes Against Iran as Escalation Threatens Shipping

CAIRO/DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. said it had begun a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of...

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Al Perrotta

House GOP Launches Reconciliation 3.0 to Advance SAVE Act, Fund Defense

House Republicans have released a budget resolution that aims to protect the nation and its elections. The nearly $100 billion budget resolution text...

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

Socialist War on Public Safety Coming to a Town Near You

One thing is for sure about the wave of socialist Democrats being put into office: They are committed to the bit no matter how demented their policies...

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Jarrett Stepman

Court Was Right to End Texas Dream Act, Block In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens, Policy Experts Say

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that federal law prevents Texas from granting in-state college tuition to illegal...

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Bruce Parker

Susan Collins Blasts Political Attacks on SCOTUS, as Barrett, Kagan Ask Senate for Funding Boost

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins called out the top Senate Democrat and other public officials for potentially encouraging violence against Supreme...

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Fred Lucas

Victor Davis Hanson: ‘The Odyssey’ Is Disappearing From American Education

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

IVF Kills More Babies Than Planned Parenthood

As the Trump administration considers new rules governing in vitro fertilization, the pro-life movement is grappling with a new ethical challenge. For...

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Jarrett Stepman

Senate Democrat Says SAVE Act Would Make It ‘Hard for Any Democrat in Any State to Win Any Election’

The White House responded after a Senate Democrat said part of President Donald Trump’s preferred election law, the SAVE America Act, would “rig...

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Tyler O'Neil