9+ mon, 3+ week ago (451+ words) The border wall in Calexico, Calif. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Border Patrol is prepared to face down any increase of violence or threats along the southern border, according to a Border Patrol official who spoke on background with The Daily Signal. " If needed, Border Patrol will surge additional resources to the border to ensure the safety of its agents, the official explained. " In memos circulated among U.S. Customs and Border Protection and reported on by NewsNation, the Mexican cartels have reportedly authorized the use of "weaponized drone explosives against border agents and other U.S. law enforcement" along America's border with Mexico. " The Border Patrol official declined to comment on the leaked memos, but made it clear that any threat against the men and women who serve at the border won't be tolerated. Additionally, the official noted…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago (487+ words) Citizen Soldier is a pseudonym for a RealClearDefense columnist and commentator who "believes in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Young blood is here. President-elect'Donald Trump has gone full throttle for a new generation of leaders. Consider'these Trump nominees for Cabinet posts: Though Matt Gaetz, 42, withdrew his bid to lead the Justice Department, he fit the profile as well'young, outspoken, willing to cut against the grain. Not everyone welcomes the'generational change.'When smears and media leaks about nominees" backgrounds appear, be sure something'is happening in the political establishment of Washington. Sen. JD Vance, Trump"s running mate, was'labeled'weird" during the campaign. Gabbard isn"t equipped" to be DNI. Patel hasn"t built up the'muscles" to lead the FBI. Hegseth is a performative person," just a personality," somebody without the management know-how to lead the Pentagon. As allegations'against Hegseth mounted…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (678+ words) Although the backlash to the overturning of Roe v. Wade appears to have subsided, vandals, arsonists, and worse targeted hundreds of churches in 2024, according to a new report. Travis Weber, vice president for policy and government affairs at the Family Research Council, which released the report Monday, said most Americans would be surprised to hear that 383 churches suffered 415 attacks in 2024. "We have a tendency in the West and in the United States to think of ourselves as safe and freedom-loving, tolerant, and protective of religious freedom, including religious freedom to practice Christianity," he told The Daily Signal in an interview Friday. "So, I think the fact that we have hundreds of incidents'specifically, 415'in the year 2024 is very revealing." While these 415 attacks represented a decrease from the 2023 high of 485 attacks, it still included hundreds more incidents than in 2022 (198), 2021 (98), and previous years. While…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago (390+ words) (John C Magee via Getty Images) New FBI data shows crime rates fell in 2024, with violent crime as a whole falling by 4.5% compared with 2023. The FBI estimates a violent crime occurred about every 26 seconds in the U.S. last year. " "We are not letting up. We have multiple operations going on nationwide to clear violent criminal trash off of your streets," FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino wrote on X in response to the news. " Reported murders fell by nearly 15% in 2024, robbery by nearly 9%, rape by 5.2%, and aggravated assault by 3%. " Property crime fell by 8.1% last year, with motor vehicle theft down 18.6%, burglary down 8.6%, and larceny 5.5%. " Hate crimes are also reported to have fallen by 1.5% in 2024 when compared to 2023. The top five race or ethnic groups to experience hate crimes in 2024 include black/African American, Jewish, gay, white, and Hispanic/Latino. " Bongino pledged the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago (540+ words) Rob Bluey / @RobertBluey Rob Bluey is president and executive editor of The Daily Signal. Send an email to Rob. There is no greater duty for American journalists than to truthfully inform the public about their government, most especially efforts to keep the homeland safe from national security threats both foreign and domestic. Sadly, too many journalists in recent years have abdicated this responsibility. Some reported that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to influence the results of the 2016 election. Some published anonymous claims that the sitting president called service members "suckers and losers" despite mountains of on-the-record evidence to the contrary. Some failed to thoroughly investigate claims of "Russian bounties" on U.S. troops in Afghanistan. These stories eroded the public's trust in media and jeopardized the credibility of the press. For journalists, the tension between access and accountability will always be…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago (577+ words) Andrew Harnik via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a deal to save TikTok, which Vice President JD Vance said values the business at $14 billion. "The company will be valued around $14 billion. We actually think this is a good deal for investors," Vance said, "but ultimately the investors are going to make the determination about what they want to invest in and what they think is proper value." Enterprise tech giant Oracle, Silver Lake and the Abu Dhabi-based MGX investment fund will be main investors in TikTok's U.S. business, according to Trump. In response to a question from The Daily Signal, Trump confirmed that there will no operational relationship with Chinese entities or staff to execute the TikTok deal. "This is going to be American operated all the way," Trump said. "And great respect for President Xi, and I very much…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago (414+ words) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks at the daily briefing at the White House on Monday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House Correspondent for "The Daily Signal." Send her an email. The Biden administration's CBP One app facilitated the "mass illegal entry" of illegal immigrants, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. "It was like a fast pass at Disneyland," Leavitt told The Daily Signal at a White House press briefing. The Trump administration, however, repurposed the app to make it easier for illegal immigrants to self-deport. The CBP Home app provides illegal immigrants with a way to report their planned self-deportation to the Department of Homeland Security. " If"illegal immigrants"don't self-deport, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has warned, "we will find them, we will deport them, and they…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1000+ words) DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION'A dark web doxxing website targeting Tesla owners and allies of Elon Musk appears to be compiled from hacked data originally stolen... Read More The post Dark Web Tesla Doxxers Used Widely-Popular Parking App Data to Find Targets, Analysis Shows appeared first on The Daily Signal. DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION'A dark web doxxing website targeting Tesla owners and allies of Elon Musk appears to be compiled from hacked data originally stolen from a massive ParkMobile app breach in 2021, according to records obtained by a data privacy group. The site, known as DogeQuest, first appeared in March and publishes names, home addresses, contact details, and other personal information tied to Tesla drivers and Department of Government Efficiency staff. Marketed as a hub for anti-Musk "creative expressions of protest," the platform has been linked to real-world vandalism and remains…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (325+ words) Immigration officials in Boston have taken a convicted child rapist into custody according to the Department of Homeland Security." "Unlike the Democrats" who perpetuated the longest government shutdown in American history"ICElaw enforcement officers are hard at work for the American people," Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, told The Daily Signal." In2018, Manuel Emilio Lora-Troncoso was convicted of twocountsofrape of a child with force. He was also convicted of twocountsof battery and assault on a child under the age of14in Woburn, Mass., 12 miles north of Boston. He was sentenced to eight to 12 years in prison." Emilio is one ofmultiplearrestsImmigration and Customs Enforcement made in recent days amid the ongoing government shutdown. Congress set a record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. historylast week." Senators appear to have reached a deal Sunday night to end the shutdown, which has now lasted for 41 days....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago (718+ words) Sen. Bernie Moreno speaks to a reporter on June 30, 2025 about the One Big Beautiful Bill. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images) Rebecca Downs / @RebeccaRoseGold Rebecca Downs is the Ohio correspondent for The Daily Signal. Send an email to Rebecca. Almost two weeks after a mob attack took place in Cincinnati, garnering national attention, one of the victims, Holly, spoke at a press conference held by Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. The Wednesday event focused on moving forward. Moreno called the media out for their coverage of the violent incident. "Let's be honest, because a lot of times you guys are qualifying this as a brawl," the senator said, as quoted by Fox News. "This was the attempted murder of an innocent woman. And that person had a rap sheet a mile long. Nobody who has that rap sheet should be walking the…...