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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...

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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...

08.05.2025 6

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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...

08.05.2025 3

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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...

06.05.2025 3

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

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...

03.05.2025 10

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

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

‘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......

02.05.2025 20

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Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against New York AG James

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...

01.05.2025 40

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

‘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

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

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...

29.04.2025 40

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

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

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. ...

25.04.2025 5

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

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...

25.04.2025 20

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Texas House Considering Changes in Law Protecting Free Speech

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...

25.04.2025 9

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

‘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...

24.04.2025 4

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Judge Blocks Trump Closing of Taxpayer-Funded Media Outlets

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...

23.04.2025 8

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4 Takeaways as Supreme Court Hears Maryland LGBT School Books Case

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...

23.04.2025 5

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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...

18.04.2025 4

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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...

18.04.2025 10

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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....

17.04.2025 50

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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...

16.04.2025 3

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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...

12.04.2025 20

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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...

12.04.2025 20

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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. ...

11.04.2025 50

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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...

09.04.2025 3

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How Trump Tax Cuts Really Affected Rich

President Donald Trump’s tax cuts from his first term helped low- and medium-income earners more than high earners, a new study from The Heartland...

09.04.2025 3

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Ethics Complaint Claims Booker Improperly Linked 25-Hour Talkathon With Fundraising

While Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., spoke for 25 hours on the Senate floor last week, a series of emails with contribution links and links to... Read More...

09.04.2025 3

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Watchdog Presses DOJ to Lift Secrecy on Congressional Spying Documents

The Justice Department’s effort to sweep up phone and email information from congressional staffers during a 2017 investigation into the leak of...

08.04.2025 2

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How Bureaucrats Operating Outside the System Can Target Trump-Appointed Investigators

A panel of inspectors general has been “wielding power” outside supervision of the president or Congress in targeting officials appointed during...

08.04.2025 4

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How a Small State Made Big Strides on Election Integrity Laws

Wyoming was among the first states to enact a citizenship verification law and to ban foreign funding of ballot measures during the 2025 session,...

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5 Million and Counting Ineligible Names Off Voter Rolls

About 5 million ineligible names were removed from voter registration rolls across the United States since 2019, Judicial Watch announced—with...

05.04.2025 10

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How 2 Democrat Governors Handled Popular Bans on Foreign Election Funding

One Democrat governor signed a bill banning foreign funding of ballot initiatives, while another begrudgingly allowed it to become law, in what is...

04.04.2025 8

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‘Judicial Coup d’é·tat’: Lower Court Judges Reach Record Nationwide Injunctions on Trump

A House panel heard Tuesday from experts about curbing the ability of district court judges to impose nationwide injunctions, which have been a thorny...

01.04.2025 7

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Bill Amending Oklahoma’s Anti-ESG Law Dies

A bill in the Oklahoma Legislature to amend the state’s three-year-old anti-ESG law died last week after criticism that it would water down efforts...

01.04.2025 3

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Left-Wing Groups Call on Federal Election Agency to Defy Trump Executive Order

A coalition of left-leaning organizations is urging the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to defy President Donald Trump’s executive order on...

31.03.2025 5

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Euro-Lawfare? France Bans Nationalist Candidate From Running for Office

A French court banned the leader of France’s conservative nationalist party–Marine Le Pen–from running for public office for the next five years...

31.03.2025 8

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Trump Appeals Deportation Case to Supreme Court

The Trump administration made an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court hear its case for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport members of a...

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Report: Medicaid Misspent $4.3 Billion in Duplicate Payments

Taxpayers spent at least $4.3 billion over a three-year period covering the same Medicaid patients twice, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. ...

27.03.2025 2

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4 Takeaways as House DOGE Panel Grills NPR, PBS Chiefs

The heads of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service testified about content and fielded questions about bias in a hearing...

27.03.2025 20

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EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Group Seeks DOJ, FEC Probes of Jasmine Crockett

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative organization filed requests for federal investigations into Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, regarding...

27.03.2025 10

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EXCLUSIVE: ESG Ruling Puts New Pressure on Public Pension Funds and BlackRock

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A federal court ruling regarding ESG investing with BlackRock could put public pension funds on the defense, a consumer...

26.03.2025 8

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‘Waste of Money’: Trump Calls for Defunding NPR, PBS Ahead of House DOGE Hearing

President Donald Trump said National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service are a “waste of money” and that he would “be honored” to...

26.03.2025 7

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Obama-Appointed Judge to Trump Team: ‘Nazis Got Better Treatment’

An Obama-appointed judge on a Washington, D.C., appeals court Monday brought up the U.S. government’s treatment of Nazis amid World War II under the...

25.03.2025 50

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Bank of America CEO Faces Shareholder After Trump Denunciation of Debanking Conservatives

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump called out Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan over reports of “debanking” conservatives—and...

22.03.2025 10

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