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Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be public, Hegseth says
The public will be able to watch the recently scheduled firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Thursday. Hasan, a former U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, was convicted and sentenced to death for kil…

The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud
President Donald Trump's administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas as it accuses the company of fraud.

Trump honors Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and other top tech CEOs with prestigious science award
President Trump on Thursday honored his friends and tech bros with the National Medal of Science to celebrate a new “golden age” for American technology -- and even came away with a medal himself.

Armed man killed by security after entering federal courthouse in Nashville
A man armed with a pistol and a knife was shot and killed by a security guard at a federal courthouse in Nashville on Thursday morning. The man has not been identified by police, but he was reportedly in his 40s and from out of state. He attempted to bypass…
Federal budget deficit climbed to $2 trillion for fiscal '26
The federal budget deficit ballooned to $2 trillion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, compared to $1.8 trillion last year, according to a new report.

El-Sayed’s scathing Obama critique resurfaces ahead of joint campaign rally
Abdul El-Sayed once called Barack Obama's re-election "no victory" for progressives, complicating his upcoming campaign rally with the former president.
Pastor objects after Iowa council prayer ends with 'Hail Satan'
A pastor interrupted an Ottumwa City Council meeting Tuesday after a former council member opened the session with an invocation that ended with a salute to Satan, setting off a dispute over how far the Iowa city's new open-prayer policy reaches. The man wh…
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Justice Alito, Properly Ordered
The justice’s book defends the practical use of originalism as well as Burkean philosophy and religious liberty.
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud
President Donald Trump's administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas as it accuses the company of fraud.

Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be public, Hegseth says
The public will be able to watch the recently scheduled firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Thursday. Hasan, a former U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, was convicted and sentenced to death for kil…

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 YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. There’s been a…
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Jeff Bezos says socialism gains traction because of 'real affordability problems,' lack of real solutions
Jeff Bezos calls housing a simple supply and demand problem, pointing to Austin as proof that government intervention often backfires on affordability.

Why Trillionaires Will Be Good For America
John Stossel, Reason Magazine The problem isn't how rich someone is. It's how they got it.

Christine Lagarde's Impossible Challenge
Desmond Lachman, AEIdeas If Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh thinks he has a difficult inflation challenge with Trump breathing down his neck for lower interest rates, he should spare a...

Peter Thiel accuses Obama, Pope Leo of AI fearmongering: ‘No ideas’
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel reportedly slammed former President Barack Obama and Pope Leo XIV for stoking the public's fears about artificial intelligence just so they can "boost their own popularity."
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Welcome to IBD Live! This list of FAQs and useful links will speed your learning curve. The Ready List contains top stocks that meet our fundamental and technical screening criteria... Read More The post IBD Live Q&A Summary, Stock Lists, Transcript For Thu…
MWWSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.06% to 97.34
The WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.1% — down two of the past three trading days.

Should I use my 401(k) to pay off credit card debt?
Tapping your 401(k) through a loan or withdrawal can eliminate high-interest credit card debt, but it risks tax penalties, job-change triggers and permanently lost retirement growth.
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Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be public, Hegseth says
The public will be able to watch the recently scheduled firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Thursday. Hasan, a former U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, was convicted and sentenced to death for kil…

Why Trump’s record — including war with Iran — is deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize
Barack Obama was handed the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for promising to change the world. Obama had been president for less than eight months. He had ended no major wars, negotiated no historic peace settlements, and delivered little beyond soaring rhetoric…

Trump says US military will not attack Iran before midterm elections
President Trump claimed that his administration is "having productive discussions" and vowed to hold off on resuming attacks against the Islamic Republic before the midterm elections.

China's Long Twilight
Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs Demographic Decline, Political Paralysis, and the Fate of Great Powers
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