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Is Becerra Dodging Steve Hilton? Republican Calls Out Rival as Governor’s Race Heats Up

As Republican Steve Hilton touts a narrowing gap in California’s governor’s race, he’s challenging Democrat opponent Xavier Becerra to another...

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Angelina Delfin

New Journalism Prize to Award up to $10,000 for Original Investigative Reporting

A new competition on Substack for student and citizen journalists is offering up to $10,000 for independent, investigative projects. The Shillman...

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Al Perrotta

EXCLUSIVE: Montana AG Asks Supreme Court to Revive Case Against DEI Training That Allegedly Declared ‘All Caucasians’ Racist

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading 20 states in urging the Supreme Court to take up the case of Joshua...

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Tyler O'Neil

Jon Husted, AFP Action Make Final Push Weeks Before Special Election

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Weeks before the election, Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is making the final push against former Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown,...

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Rebecca Downs

Mamdani’s Rage at ICE Over Shooting Is Pure, Dishonest Grandstanding

If you only listened to Mayor Zohran Mamdani you’d think that ICE was just plucking out random New Yorkers to shoot for no other reason than sheer...

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Jarrett Stepman

Weeks Before Election Day, Vice President JD Vance Rallies Crowd in Ohio

Less than a week after President Donald Trump appeared in Ohio for a rally ahead of the midterms, Vice President JD Vance showed up to his home state...

yesterday 0

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Rebecca Downs

Collins vs. Ossoff Debate: Biggest Takeaways

On Thursday night, Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rep. Mike Collins took the stage in Doraville, Georgia, to face off against each other in a heated debate. The...

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Rebecca Buis

BREAKING: Trump Picks New Press Secretary

The job of White House press secretary has been offered to Katie Zacharia, a White House official confirmed to the Daily Signal Friday. If she...

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Police Report: Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Indecent Exposure While Claiming to be Campaigning for Pennsylvania Democrat

An illegal immigrant was arrested for exposing himself in public while claiming to be campaigning for Pennsylvania Democrat Janelle Stelson. Though...

yesterday 0

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

Hold the Line: Truth, the Media, and My Visit to Israel

I recently had the opportunity to represent the Heritage Foundation in Israel at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem’s celebration of America’s 250th...

yesterday 0

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Dusty Heist-Levine

Victor Davis Hanson: The Cornell 7 Case is What You Get When You Play With Feminism

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis...

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Victor Davis Hanson

EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Coalition Urges Dr. Oz to End Medicare’s ‘Paying Twice’ Problem

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of conservative and free-market groups is supporting a Trump administration proposal to prevent Medicare from...

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Tyler O’neil

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ad Highlights Ohio Wins

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—This weekend, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching an issue advocacy campaign in Ohio that highlights how tax relief...

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Rebecca Downs

Rubio’s Rousing Athens Speech Highlights the Infrastructure Demonizing the West

The West has lost faith in itself, embracing an ideology of mediocrity rather than its God-given inheritance of self-government, prosperity, and...

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Tyler O'Neil

Trump Finally Gives Update on Deadly Drug—Why Its Opponents Are Not Happy

The Food and Drug Administration plans to complete its long-awaited review of abortion drugs in mid-December, but the public won’t see the results...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Macy Makes Her Case in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District

Beth Macy didn’t intend to run for Congress, but the Virginia Democrat has raised more than $1 million in the recent quarter and says rising...

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Richard Tucker

Victor Davis Hanson: The Genius Behind Trump’s Art of the Deal

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

What Has Become of Charlottesville, Virginia?

For more than a decade now, my hometown here in central Virginia has been fixated on getting national notoriety ever since the Yeardley Love case....

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Al Perrotta

Top Republican Campaigner Predicts Raising Over $450 Million Ahead of Midterms

Speaker Mike Johnson just announced raising $30 million for House Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, putting him on track to hit over $450...

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

Texas County Takes Stand Against Sharia With Unanimous Vote

Van Zandt County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday denouncing Sharia, making it the first Texas county to pass a resolution...

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Emily Medeiros

The Quiet Rise of Democratic Socialism: How DSA Built Power Across America

How did the Democratic Socialists of America grow from a small group of elderly activists to a political juggernaut, seemingly on the cusp of taking...

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Tyler O'Neil

Can Trump ‘Defy History’? Inside the President’s ‘Midterm Blitz’

President Donald Trump has ramped up his midterm tour around the country, visiting a new state almost every day. The goal, according to several GOP...

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Victor Davis Hanson: The Trump Doctrine: No More Free Defense for Ungrateful Allies

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis...

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Victor Davis Hanson

US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card program

REUTERS–The U.S. government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from a program that allows skilled foreign workers to gain...

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Reuters

Authorities Dismantle Louisiana Medicaid Fraud Web of Islamic Terror Financiers

Federal and Louisiana state authorities dismantled a network of Hamas financiers in late September who were accused of committing fraud against the...

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Pedro Rodriguez

Ohio Has an F in Sex Education. Is That Such a Bad Thing?

An “F” is not normally worth celebrating, but that’s exactly what Ohio conservatives are doing after the state received that grade from the...

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Rebecca Downs

New Online Portal Helps Students Pay Back Federal Loans

When students take out federal student loans, they are obligated to repay them. When a student defaults, it should never fall on the taxpayer to pick...

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Madison Marino Doan

Rubio Warns Western Decline is a Consequence of the Left’s Self-Hatred

Western civilization’s left self-hatred has led to its decline, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned during a speech Wednesday from the ruins of...

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Pedro Rodriguez

Massive Hispanic Think Tank Backs John James, Tiffany, Husted and Ciscomani

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The nation’s largest center-right Hispanic think tank is backing several key Republicans running for major congressional...

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Pedro Rodriguez

Donations, Endorsements, and Iftars: City Officials’ Connections to the McKinney Islamic Association

New evidence released by Collin County Precinct Chair Rachel Elliott documents campaign contributions, political endorsements, Islamic event...

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Emily Medeiros

Hasan Piker Says Talarico Must Answer to the Left If Elected

During a heavily scrutinized event at the University of Texas, left-wing streamer Hasan Piker spoke about the contested U.S. Senate race between...

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Emily Medeiros

Texas Democrat Backed Defunding Police, Opposed Multiple Pro-Law Enforcement Bills

During Democrat state Rep. Gina Hinojosa’s tenure in the Texas State Legislature, she opposed multiple bills that would support law enforcement....

wednesday 3

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Emily Medeiros

Talarico Now Cites Fairness in Girls Sports, but His Texas Record Shows Consistent Opposition

Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico says he will oppose trans athletes in girls sports if their participation endangers safety and fairness....

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Emily Medeiros

EXCLUSIVE: CAIR, Students for Justice in Palestine Under Investigation for Supporting Hamas After Oct. 7

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita launched an investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Students...

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Tyler O'Neil

Legislators Honor Victims of the Largest Massacre of Jews Since the Holocaust

Congressional leaders on Wednesday reflected on the horrors of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre that resulted in the tragic loss of over 1,000...

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Pedro Rodriguez

Virginia Districts Plan the Summit While Students Are Stuck at Base Camp

Last month, public school leaders from Fairfax County, Prince William County, and Richmond traveled to Aspen, Colorado. As members of the Aspen...

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Al Perrotta

Mamdani’s Antisemitism Plan Should Alarm America

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants everyone to know that his administration is serious about fighting antisemitism. Just don’t ask him to...

wednesday 3

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Jarrett Stepman

Bill to Strip DSA of Party Rights Picks Up Steam in DC

Legislation to deny the Democratic Socialists of America party status has gained momentum in the House of Representatives. If enacted, the effort from...

wednesday 4

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Pedro Rodriguez

Victor Davis Hanson: Iranian Regime Has Only One Way Out

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

wednesday 3

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Al Perrotta

There’s No Debate in Many Virginia Races This Year

In the highly contested Senate race in Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins and her Democrat opponent Troy Jackson plan to go head-to-head in four...

wednesday 3

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Richard Tucker

Johnson Compares Midterms to Post-9/11 Election, Says Voters Fear ‘Rise of Marxism’

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—While campaigning for Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, this week, House Speaker Mike Johnson compared the...

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

Jackson v. Bottoms: 3 Biggest Takeaways From the Peach State Debate

Affordability, Healthcare, Technology–These were three main issues that former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and healthcare executive Rick Jackson were...

wednesday 4

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Rebecca Buis

Rep. Van Duyne Introduces Bill to Crack Down on H-1B Visa Fraud

Republican U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne has introduced legislation to crack down on H-1B visa fraud, as North Texas has seen a surge in fraud. On Monday,...

wednesday 4

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Emily Medeiros

One More Step Toward Ending WOTUS Overreach

For decades, farmers, homebuilders, small businesses, and property owners have struggled to determine whether ordinary features on their land qualify...

wednesday 5

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Sarah Wagoner

Muslim Mayor Mamdani Dedicates Millions to Transing Kids

Under New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani‘s leadership, New York City plans to spend $8.9 million on contracts to fund irreversible transgender...

wednesday 3

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

The Daily Signal Sits Down With Bert Mizusawa

The midterm race that no one is talking about. By nobody, I mean the Virginia senator whose term is up in January. Sen. Mark Warner has dodged two...

wednesday 5

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Joe Thomas

BREAKING: Mamdani Marks Oct. 7 Tragedy With ‘Genocide’ Accusation Against Israel

On the three-year anniversary of Hamas’ massacre of Israeli citizens, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani accused the Israeli government of...

wednesday 7

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

2 Virginia Amendments Spark a Fight Over Life and Marriage

Summary ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Virginia Catholics are being urged to defeat two constitutional amendments on this year’s ballot that church leaders say...

wednesday 2

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Robert B. Bluey

Alito Makes Announcement About His Future

THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito said that he will not step down if Democrats take back the Senate,...

wednesday 6

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Nicole Silverio

Why Privacy Matters

We are living in the midst of an ongoing and accelerating artificial intelligence revolution. That revolution leads to many possible futures, some...

wednesday 3

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Ryan Bangert