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Even Democrats in This Battleground State Back Voter ID. But There’s a Catch.

Even Democrats in Nevada’s state legislature–a key battleground state–now favor voter ID, but with a catch.  The catch was the bill also...

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Biden, Obama Judges Make Up the Bulk of Rulings Against Trump Policies

Of the lower court judges who have blocked President Donald Trump’s executive orders and other administration actions since he returned to office in...

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Chinese National Charged With Illegal Voting Flees US

The FBI announced that the Chinese national charged with illegally voting in Michigan last year fled the country, and reportedly with a different...

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California Vows to Overturn Local Voter-Approved ID Requirement

California officials are taking another shot at undoing a voter-approved measure in the city of Huntington Beach that requires ID to vote. ...

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California Records Show How Attorney General Skewed Transgender Ballot Measure

While gathering signatures for a proposed California ballot measure, Korey Wells found people who had opposed allowing boys to play girls scholastic...

29.05.2025 3

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DOJ Sues North Carolina Over Voter Registration issues

The Justice Department sued North Carolina on Wednesday, alleging the battleground state failed to maintain accurate voter registration lists.  The...

29.05.2025 4

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Democrats Push ‘Oregon Way’ for Nationwide Vote at Home Initiative

Democrat Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley want the entire United States to adopt the “Oregon Way” for mail-in voting and have 11 other senators......

29.05.2025 3

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NPR Lawsuit Alleges Trump Funding Cuts Violate First Amendment

Taxpayer-subsidized National Public Radio, along with three Colorado affiliates, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday morning to stop President Donald...

27.05.2025 3

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Texans to Vote on Constitutional Amendment Banning Noncitizen Voting

Texans will decide in November whether to add an amendment to their state constitution banning noncitizens from voting.  If approved, the amendment...

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Foreign Money Bans for Ballot Measures Could Be Headed to Supreme Court

Kansas will be the first legal battleground in 2025 to decide whether the national trend of banning foreign money from bankrolling ballot measures is...

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Maine Poised to Become First State to Withdraw From Popular Vote Compact

Just last year, Maine—one of only two states that apportions its Electoral College votes—opted to join the National Popular Vote Interstate...

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Trump Administration Takes Another Step to Prevent Noncitizen Voting

State and local officials will be able to cross-check the citizenship status of individuals using a Social Security number as a means to prevent...

23.05.2025 4

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Biden Mental Decline Probe: House Oversight Demands 5 Former White House Staffers Reveal What They Knew

The House Oversight Committee is seeking answers from top Biden administration officials—including the 46th president’s doctor—about Joe...

22.05.2025 3

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Watchdog Alleges Rep. Vindman Used Campaign to Promote Brother’s Book

A watchdog group alleges Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., used campaign resources to promote the book by his brother Alexander Vindman—a retired U.S....

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ALEC Task Force to Promote New Election Reforms

The American Legislative Exchange Council, the largest voluntary coalition of state lawmakers, established a voting integrity task force to...

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4 Takeaways From RFK’s Health and Human Services Budget Testimony

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified Tuesday before a Senate panel about waste in his department, as Democrats became...

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How Trump Energy Department is Clawing Back $15 Billion from Biden ‘Green New Scam’

The Biden administration issued billions in taxpayer-funded green grants–many to large multinational corporations. Now the Trump administration’s...

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EXCLUSIVE: This Anti-Trump Lawyer Advises Dem Governors on Resistance, Emails Show

A former counsel for the first Donald Trump impeachment—who vowed to file 100 lawsuits this year against the second Trump administration—was...

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Colorado’s New Voting Law Protects Inmates and Gender Identity

A new Colorado voting law carves out special voting rights protections for jail inmates, as well as for gender identity.  On Monday, the state’s...

14.05.2025 3

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Coalition Calls for Lawmakers, Tech Industry to Make AI Safer for Kids

Representatives of more than 50 organizations spanning the political spectrum signed a declaration urging members of Congress and tech industry...

12.05.2025 3

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EXCLUSIVE: Anti-Trump Governors Scheduled Briefings on National Guard ‘Protections,’ ‘Deployments’

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of Democrat governors resisting the Trump administration scheduled at least two Zoom discussions focused on...

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Texas Rounds Up Public Officials in Alleged Vote Harvesting Scheme

A small county allegedly has a Texas-sized voter fraud problem, as a grand jury indicted six people, including local officials. The six were charged...

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Bernie Sanders: Private Jets ‘Only Way’ to Travel to ‘Fight the Oligarchy’ Rallies

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said private jet travel is the “only way you can get around, no apologies,” in response to a question about...

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First American-Born Pope Draws Praise From Trump, Across Political Lines

President Donald Trump and other political leaders from both sides congratulated the first American-born pope Thursday after the election of Cardinal...

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‘$53 Billion Head Start’: Harvard Still Has Fortune Without Taxpayer Subsidies

Losing federal funding will hit more than two-thirds of Harvard University’s research grants, but the vaunted Ivy League institution won’t be...

07.05.2025 4

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Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Trans Military Ban

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service to move forward on Tuesday. Justices Sonia Sotomayor,...

06.05.2025 5

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Americans Want to Protect Speech Over Giving Government Power to Censor ‘Disinformation’: Poll

Americans say they are concerned about the spread of fake news, but about 8 in 10 say they prefer freedom of speech that allows false... Read More The...

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4 Cases Show DOGE and DOJ Are Cracking Down on Election Fraud

The Trump administration Justice Department made significant moves to combat voter fraud during the final days of April and opening days of May—in...

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Advocates of Bans on Foreign Money for Ballot Measures Urge Governor to Veto Montana Bill

Conservative groups who have successfully backed legislation in six states this year to ban foreign funding of ballot initiatives have one message for...

02.05.2025 5

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‘Biden DNA’: Ashley Biden’s Nonprofit Failed to Report Donations to IRS, Watchdog Says

Financial questions continue to hover over the Biden family, even with former President Joe Biden three and a half months out of office.  The 46th......

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Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against New York AG James

New York Attorney General Letitia James—already facing a federal criminal referral—now faces a potential state probe regarding her reporting of...

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‘We Are Just Getting Started’: Trump Hails His First 100 Days

President Donald Trump declared it the “most successful 100 days” in American history. “They all want to come back to Michigan and build cars...

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Supreme Court Could Decide How Late Ballots Can Arrive After Election Day

The U.S. Supreme Court could decide a case regarding whether voters’ ballots rolling in days or weeks after Election Day still can be counted. ...

29.04.2025 3

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Fact-Checking the Left’s 3 Claims Denouncing the Trump DOJ’s Arrest of Judges

Democrats and legacy media outlets warned about the perils of the Trump administration’s arrest of state judges last week for obstructing the...

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How the Left Treats a Democrat Who Doesn’t Want Noncitizens to Vote in US Elections

Democrats heckled and booed a Democrat congresswoman from Washington state for backing a proposal to prevent noncitizens from voting in U.S....

26.04.2025 10

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USDA Makes It Tougher for Illegals to Get Food Stamps

The Trump administration is cracking down on illegal immigrants using food stamps by instructing state agencies to increase verification. ...

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6 Things to Know About the Judge Blocking Trump’s Election Integrity Order

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked part of President Donald Trump’s executive order on election integrity.  Kollar-Kotelly, who was...

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Texas House Considering Changes in Law Protecting Free Speech

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that critics say would threaten freedom of speech with frivolous lawsuits, by altering the state’s so-called...

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‘Pride Puppy!’ Reference to Leather, Bondage Central in SCOTUS Arguments

Among the unusual clashes during this week’s Supreme Court case on Maryland LGBTQ school books involved “Pride Puppy!” During the oral arguments...

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Judge Blocks Trump Closing of Taxpayer-Funded Media Outlets

A federal judge sometimes known for leaning conservative in politically-charged cases temporarily halted the Trump administration shutting the parent...

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4 Takeaways as Supreme Court Hears Maryland LGBT School Books Case

During oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, Justice Samuel Alito asked about the ages of Maryland elementary school students...

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CFPB Rule Would ‘Unlawfully Encroach on Tribes,’ Native Americans Leaders Argue 

In November, Donald Trump overwhelmingly carried the Native American vote. By January, just six days before Trump took office, the Consumer Financial...

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Van Hollen’s Office Mum on Cost to Taxpayers for El Salvador Visit

Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s office is mum about how much the taxpayers had to shell out for his trip to El Salvador — or whether... Read More The post...

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Fact-Checking 3 Biden Claims From First Post-Presidential Speech

In his return to the spotlight, former President Joe Biden made unusual claims about both Social Security and race when speaking Tuesday in Chicago....

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Earle-Sears Campaign Faults Spanberger Over Lack of Disclosure 

The campaign of Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is calling out former Rep. Abigail Spanberger for failing to disclose her role as a trustee...

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House Oversight Calls Walz, Hochul, Pritzker to Testify on Sanctuary Policies

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is seeking testimony from three Democrat governors on their states’ sanctuary policies.  House...

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7 Things to Know About Gen. ‘Razin’ Caine, Trump’s New Chairman of Joint Chiefs

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the joint chiefs early Friday. Trump’s nominee, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan...

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Fact-Checking 4 Claims By Opponents of the SAVE Act

Democrats contend the SAVE Act, short for Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, would lead to mass voter suppression of women and minorities. ...

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FEC Investigating Rep. Jasmine Crockett on ActBlue Donations

The Federal Election Commission opened an investigation into firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, regarding donations to her 2024 campaign made...

10.04.2025 9

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Trump DHS to Fine Illegal Aliens Ordered Deported $998 for Each Day Overstayed

Illegal immigrants overstaying their deportation day will have to pay a fine of $998 per day after their official removal date.  The Trump...

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