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Senate Dems Up Demand for Oz to Drop Anti-Ballot Harvesting Efforts in Nursing Homes Before Election Day

Days before the midterm elections, Senate Democrats are pushing for the Trump administration to drop guidance aimed at preventing ballot harvesting or...

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Dead Registrants Still Haunt Voter Rolls in These Battleground States Days Ahead of Midterms

The names of dead people still remain on state voter rolls across the country, including in key battleground states, with just days to go before the...

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Elections You’re Not Watching Could Rewrite the Rules for 2028, Report Contends

State legislative races this cycle could determine how elections are run for decades, with the potential for future laws on voter ID, undermining the...

27.10.2026 2

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Democrat-Run Cities Tried to Salvage a Biden Anti-Deportation Policy. SCOTUS Says No.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an application by three Democrat-run cities to restore a Biden-era rule that would postpone deportations of...

27.10.2026 6

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‘FEARMONGERING’: Virginia AG Jay Jones Warns of ‘Armed Federal Agents’ at Polling Sites

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones sent a memo to local election officials earlier this month warning about “armed federal agents” at polling...

26.10.2026 4

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DOJ Charges James Comey for Third Time, This Time Over Alleged Leak of National Defense Information

The Justice Department has charged former FBI Director James Comey with unlawfully communicating national defense information and conspiring to...

26.10.2026 6

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SCOTUS Has a Shot to Take a Major First Amendment, Free Press Case. Here’s What’s at Stake

An investigative reporter is asking the Supreme Court to review a court order to identify the sources behind her reporting. In a case that could set...

26.10.2026 4

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New Federal Crime Numbers Show Dramatic One-Year Drop After Trump’s First Year of the Second Term

Summary New Justice Department federal survey data shows violent crime victimization fell 25% and property crime victimization fell 19% in 2025 from...

26.10.2026 4

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States Flag Thousands of Ineligible Voters, but Only a Few Cases Are Prosecuted

The Justice Department charged three noncitizens with voting in Ohio, a year after the state made 167 federal referrals of noncitizens who appeared to...

25.10.2026 4

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In State Known for Nail-Biter Elections, a New Voter Roll Complaint Raises Questions

FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—An elections watchdog group filed a complaint with Iowa election officials asserting that at least 162 voters in the state...

23.10.2026 7

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DOJ Sues Alaska Over ‘Voter Confusion’

The Justice Department is suing Alaska to block certification of the state’s U.S. Senate race, alleging that the presence of a second Daniel...

23.10.2026 7

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8-1 Supreme Court Decision Upends Student ID Fight in Battleground Days Before Key Senate Election

Student IDs will not be valid to vote in New Hampshire after a Supreme Court 8-1 decision released Thursday. In an unsigned order, the justices paused...

23.10.2026 10

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Election Watchdog Flags Over 3,600 Duplicate Voter Records in Key Senate Battleground

North Carolina has more than 3,600 duplicate voter registration records, according to a complaint from an election watchdog. The Public Interest Legal...

22.10.2026 9

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Watchdog Using AI to Help Americans Dig Through Millions of Pages of Government Records

An online database with more than 4 million pages of government documents is now deploying artificial intelligence to make searches easier for...

22.10.2026 10

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Declassified Documents Show Ukrainian Diplomat Was Set to Testify About Hunter Biden Before US Revoked His Visa

A former Ukrainian diplomat who was at one point set to give negative testimony about Hunter Biden’s business links appears to have wrongly had his...

22.10.2026 20

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Is Reversing Biden Policies. Why Is His Justice Department Still Defending Them?

FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL — Federal agencies are continuing to defend some legal positions of the Biden administration, according to an analysis by two...

21.10.2026 7

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Green Group Already Under Scrutiny Honors Leader of Foundation That Gave Millions to China-Linked Entities

An environmental group facing scrutiny for its ties to China honored a leader of a major left-leaning grantmaking foundation that has given millions...

20.10.2026 7

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Appeals Court Deals Trump Blow in Immigration Fight Over Churches

A federal court dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda near houses of worship, allowing objecting religious...

20.10.2026 4

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‘California Model’: Unusual Election Reform Divides Democrats in Deep Blue State

Ballot measures allowing same-day voter registration and scrapping party primaries could make it easier for establishment Democrats to keep power in...

20.10.2026 4

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Supreme Court Rejects Accused 9/11 Mastermind’s Bid to Dodge Death Penalty

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, will again face the potential for the death penalty after the...

19.10.2026 9

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Supreme Court Takes Up Major New Battle Over Race in School Admissions

The Supreme Court will hear another case on race-based admissions after previously curbing the practice in higher education. The high court on Monday...

19.10.2026 9

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Congress Failed, but Voters in 11 States Get Their Say on Core Provision of the SAVE Act

Senate Republicans were unable to pass the SAVE America Act this year, but voters in several states have the chance to approve ballot measures...

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Virginia Voters Could Give Felons Voting Rights Before Their Sentences Are Over

Virginia could be on the cusp of significantly expanding voting rights for people convicted of felonies, even before they have served their full...

16.10.2026 10

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10 Noncitizens Indicted for Voting Illegally in Key Battleground State

Amid pushback from Democrats, the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security are continuing a crackdown on noncitizen voting less than...

16.10.2026 10

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EXCLUSIVE: More Noncitizens Found on Michigan Voter Rolls Ahead of High-Stakes Election

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL – One of Michigan’s largest counties found additional noncitizens on its voter rolls with just weeks to go in one of the...

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New Documents Question Key Claims From Trump’s 2019 Impeachment

The White House released documents late Thursday raising new questions about the House Democrat-led impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019....

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‘Should Have Acted Sooner’: Kamala Harris Takes Aim at Biden Over Israel in Potential 2028 Preview

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration “should have acted sooner and more forcefully” to pressure Israel to scale back...

15.10.2026 10

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Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact the Closing Weeks of High-Stakes Midterm Advertising Battle

The Supreme Court sided with the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday, allowing the agency to avoid a Democrat-led challenge to its policy...

15.10.2026 10

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9th Circuit Delivers Major Setback to California’s Anti-ICE Law, Finds Trump ‘Certain’ to Prevail

An appeals court Wednesday rejected California’s mandate that federal immigration agents wear identification, asserting it violates the Supremacy...

14.10.2026 10

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Jack Smith Obtained Data on at Least 639,000 Republican Donors, Voters and Supporters, Senate Finds

Former special counsel Jack Smith and the Biden administration Justice Department obtained information on at least 639,000 Republican donors, voters...

14.10.2026 10

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Election Records Analysis Asserts 1,827 Removed Noncitizens Cast 7,035 Ballots in Florida Elections

FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL — A report from a coalition of election integrity groups in Florida asserts that noncitizens cast more than 7,000 ballots in...

14.10.2026 10

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In One Type of ‘Blockbuster’ Case, Supreme Court Weighs 1980s Video Privacy Law in Digital Age

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on how a video rentals privacy law from the 1980s applies to the digital age. Justices on both sides...

14.10.2026 10

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Supreme Court Steps Into Trump’s DOGE Fight a Second Time

The Supreme Court will hear a case on whether the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has to release extensive records of deliberations on...

13.10.2026 10

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White House Asks Guilfoyle to Resign

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia announced Tuesday that President Trump has asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to...

13.10.2026 10

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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...

05.10.2026 10

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48 Electoral Votes Away: National Popular Vote Campaign Closing in on Threshold

The push to effectively elect a president through a national popular vote is within striking distance, just 48 votes shy, prompting Electoral College...

03.10.2026 20

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Election Watchdog Says System Allowed 600 Duplicate Absentee Ballots in Michigan

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An election watchdog in Michigan identified more than 600 cases of absentee ballots that were sent to the same voters at...

02.10.2026 20

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250 Ballots in Amazon Package Prompts Maine GOP Leader’s Skepticism About Expanded Mail Voting

Maine expanded mail-in voting during one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races in the country, just a year after 250 mail ballots ended up in...

02.10.2026 20

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Biden Judge Calls It ‘Constitutional Bedrock’ to Oppose Federal Ban on Noncitizen Voting

A Biden-appointed judge ruled that Congress cannot ban noncitizens from voting, striking federal charges against an illegal alien alleged to have...

02.10.2026 10

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Trump Census Proposal Could Boost Political Power of Some Citizen-Heavy Swing States at Cost to Largest States

The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the 2030 U.S. census, to cease counting illegal immigrants, could boost congressional seats and...

01.10.2026 20

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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in More Illegal Immigration, Religious Freedom Cases

The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will consider a case on the detention of illegal immigrants, as well as a case touching on religious liberty....

01.10.2026 20

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‘Creating a One-Party System’: Conservatives Warn of Consequences and Need to Counter Left’s Weaponization of Legal System

Conservatives are pushing back against the Left’s effort to discipline lawyers for the clients they represent, in what is being called...

30.09.2026 10

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Supreme Court Move Could Have Major Consequences for Trump Deportation Policy

The Supreme Court lifted the injunction against deporting illegal immigrants to a country other than their country of origin, known as sending them to...

29.09.2026 10

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Jack Smith Scooped Up Reporters’ Phone Data in Trump Probe: ‘Massive First Amendment Breach’

Conservative media outlets pushed back after revelations that former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigators obtained communications from nearly...

29.09.2026 10

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Ten Commandments, Deportations, and Gun Rights: Supreme Court Choosing America’s Next Legal Battles

The Ten Commandments, the deep state, detention of illegal immigrants, and more Second Amendment questions could be on the Supreme Court’s docket...

29.09.2026 10

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Alito Steps Aside in Supreme Court Climate Showdown After Left-Wing Groups Question His Energy Investments

Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself from an environmental case set to be argued on Monday before the Supreme Court, months after left-leaning...

29.09.2026 10

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EXCLUSIVE: Shocking Senate Report Details Billions in Health Care Fraud Lost to Russian Fraudsters, Medicare Scammers, Other Schemers

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new Senate report highlights startling amounts of health care fraud, including a payment of almost $1 billion in...

29.09.2026 10

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End of the Clipboard? Activists Say Going Digital Could Get Fraud Out of Citizen-Led Ballot Measures

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative group advocating greater use of citizen ballot initiatives has created a platform to allow secure digital...

27.09.2026 10

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High Court Rejects Missouri Congressional Map in Blow to GOP House Hopes

The Supreme Court rejected a mid-decade congressional redistricting map in Missouri amid the continuing gerrymandering wars in the lead-up to the 2026...

25.09.2026 10

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Victory in Drive to Combat Noncitizen Voting

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Department of Homeland Security to continue its citizenship verification program. In a 6-3 shadow docket...

25.09.2026 20

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