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A federal appeals court found Tuesday that banning child sex changes does not violate parents’ rights, days after another court came to the same conclusion. The full Eight Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an injunction blocking Arkansas’ ban on sex changes procedures for minors Tuesday in an 8-2 decision. Oklahoma’s ban was likewise upheld by […]

A tortoise that had been missing for a month after escaping her garden was found three miles away—having gone on the run at a brisk pace of 0.0041 miles per hour. The Hermann’s tortoise named Matilda managed to scale a zucchini plant to pull off her daring escape and slow getaway in early July. The […] The post Escaped Tortoise Found One Month Later 3 Miles Away – After Going on the Run at 0.004 mph appeared first on Good News Network.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Department of Veterans Affairs processed more disability benefits compensation and pension ratings claims in a single year than ever before, The Daily Signal has learned. “Under President Trump, VA is making major improvements to better serve veterans, and this announcement underscores that fact,” Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said in a statement. “We look forward to implementing more reforms to increase customer service and convenience for those we are charged with serving.” Democrats have argued that Trump’s cuts to “waste, fraud, and abuse” would harm veteran care. But in fiscal year 2024, VA processed a total of 2,517,519 ratings claims. This year, the department set a new record of 2,524,115 ratings claims issued by Aug. 8, nearly two months before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. Since Trump’s inauguration, the backlog of veterans waiting for benefits has dropped by more than 37%, after rising 24% during the Biden administration. “The reality is we’re actually helping veterans,” Collins told The Daily Signal in June. “We’re actually putting the VA back in the proper mode of being a service organization, and not a jobs program and not something that’s just perennially complained about on the Hill.” In July, the agency completed more than 300,000 ratings claims in a single month for the first time ever. VA is processing claims 17.8% faster in 2025 than in 2024, even as receipts are 10% higher than this time last year. The post EXCLUSIVE: Veterans Affairs Hails Historic Caseload Processing Achievement appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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. The Democrats have a new narrative, the Left in general does, that they are saving democracy from President Donald Trump. And that justifies “almost any means” necessary to achieve the end of destroying or preventing Donald Trump from governing effectively. The problem with all of this is they are destroying democracy to destroy Donald Trump. What do I mean? One of the issues that they are agitating is the redistricting of congressional districts in Texas and California now. And the general problem the Left has is, if you look at gerrymandering to make these jigsaw puzzle piece-like districts, the Left is way ahead of the Right. In other words, states that have proportions of 30% to 40% to 50% for Donald Trump do not have that level of representation in the Congress. And there’s been sophisticated studies of gerrymandering. And it boils down to the Republicans are short some six to 10 seats in the House, based on the proportion of the national vote they have received. The Democrats know that, but they’re angry about the Texas reapportionment and gerrymandering. And their attitude is: “We’ve already gerrymandered our states to the maximum. Don’t dare try to emulate us.” James Carville said that they have to get tougher. That’s the new mantra: Gotta get tougher. Gotta get meaner. Sen. Cory Booker screams and yells and throws a fit about every three weeks in the Senate. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries picks up his baseball bat. There’s usually a video with “the squad” or representatives using the word “s—” or the F-word, kind of pornographic. Rep. Jasmine Crockett periodically calls Donald Trump names that can’t be repeated on air. But you can see the anger. And now the new idea is that they haven’t been tough enough. They have been too tough. There’s been three great scandals in the 21st century. The first was the Russian collusion hoax that was prompted by Hillary Clinton and facilitated by the Obama administration on its way out. That almost destroyed the Trump campaign, sabotaged his transition, and ate up 22 months of his first two years. The second was the Biden FBI and CIA—but especially the CIA and the intelligence agencies—got 51 people, former intelligence authorities, to lie to the American people on the eve of the second debate to affect the 2020 election, and claim, falsely, that Donald Trump was lying about the laptop of Hunter Biden, that it was “fake,” that it was a “Russian production,” and Donald Trump then was colluding, again, with the Russians. That was a complete lie. It was Hunter’s laptop. We know because the FBI had it in its possession and authenticated it. And finally, the great scandal that the Democratic Party and the obsequious media knew that President Joe Biden was non compos mentis, he was not cognitively able to fulfill the office of the presidency. And they kept that from the American people, until they could no longer keep it, when he finally challenged Donald Trump to a debate and melted before our very eyes. Sort of like the Wicked Witch in “The Wizard of Oz.” He melted into a non-entity. So, my point is, if you look at the Democrats, they have staged three great scandals to try to destroy the Trump administration and by extension, democracy. They impeached Donald Trump twice. No one’s ever done that. They tried him as a private citizen. Nobody’s ever done that. They raided his home in Mar-a-Lago. That is a terrible precedent for an ex-president. No one’s ever done that. They tried to get him off the ballot in 25 states. No one had ever done that. There were two assassination attempts during the campaign. That had never happened before. They tried to debank him and make it impossible for Donald Trump to write a check, whether from Morgan Stanley or Bank of America, or any bank. So, my point is this, when James Carville says, “We’re gonna get tough. We’re gonna get really tough. And we’re gonna let in Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., to get four senators. Or we might have to pack the court to 13 justices,” I’m thinking, “Well, you always were going to do that.” You were gonna pack to 15. In fact, if you had not lost the House and Senate during the Biden administration, had you had a normal president that was in control of his mental and physical abilities, then you would have not only packed the court and not only, as you promised, let in two states, but in addition, you would’ve gotten rid of the Electoral College by the hook and crook of the national voter compact. And more importantly, you would’ve abolished the Senate. So the problem, James Carville and Democrats, is that you have sabotaged democracy. And you’ve done things that no one has ever done before to an oppositional candidate, presidential transition, and president. And now you’re furious because you’re on the 40% side of every issue that’s dear to you—from the trans issue to the border issue, to the crime issue, to the Green New Deal issue, to foreign policy. And you have no political power. You don’t have the White House, you don’t have the Congress, you don’t have the Supreme Court. And your institutional power—the media, academia, the foundation—they are under assault. And so, you’re frustrated and you’ve created this completely false narrative that you have to get tough, and you’ve been very Marquess of Queensberry rules-like. In fact, the opposite is true, everybody. You have been the most vicious and the most abject subverts of democracy, all for the short-term gain of destroying Donald Trump. And now that’s boomeranging upon you. And you don’t like to see it happen to you—what you tried to do to Donald Trump. And there’s a whole vocabulary, cross-culturally, for what is happening to you now. It’s called payback is a “blank,” karma, boomerang, do unto others as you should do unto you, only eye for an eye, tooth for tooth. But this is called retribution. And it’s fully earned for what you’ve done to democracy, as long as it’s legal and it’s necessary. But you’re angry because you’re impotent, and you’ve created false narratives that Donald Trump is doing what you have actually done. And what is that? Destroying democracy. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Democrats Betray Democracy to Stop Trump appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Democrat New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has sharpened his campaign’s rhetoric with a video containing brutal accusations against his chief opponent, Andrew Cuomo—even implying that the former New York governor is connected to the now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Four years ago, Andrew Cuomo resigned in disgrace. And you probably know why,” says Mamdani, a state assemblyman, before headlines alleging Cuomo committed acts of sexual harassment and that he had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic flash across the screen. Mamdani handily defeated Cuomo in the Democrat mayoral primary by a nearly 13-point margin in June, and Cuomo is now running as an independent. In the minute-and-a-half long video, Mamdani also implies Cuomo committed financial improprieties during his time as a legal consultant. #ReleaseTheCuomoList pic.twitter.com/KoK27VD1AM— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) August 12, 2025 But the video’s most shocking implication is that Cuomo is connected to Epstein. “In June, the New York Times uncovered that Cuomo had worked with his longtime friend Andrew Farkas on a luxury marina project in Puerto Rico. Farkas’ previous partner on luxury marinas in the Caribbean? Jeffrey Epstein,” Mamdani says. “That’s the thing about Andrew Cuomo. Once you think you’ve found out about all of his scandals, you find out about another,” he adds. Mamdani makes another tongue-and-cheek reference to Epstein in the video, saying, “Habibi, release your client list.” “Habibi” is a term of endearment akin to “honey” or “sweetheart” in Arabic. Rich Azzopardi, the head of a public relations firm representing Cuomo, strongly rejected the video’s claims in a statement provide to The Daily Signal that appeared in The New York Post as well, calling it “nothing more than a temper tantrum from an insecure child of privilege who knows his tenuous lead is slipping away.” He fired back with a number of accusations, saying, “Try as he might, Zohran can’t distract from the rank hypocrisy of growing up wealthy, owning hundreds of thousands of dollars of land in a country that has the death penalty for LGBTQIA people and making more than $140k a year for a job he doesn’t show up to while taking a rent-stabilized apartment meant for a working New Yorker, not to mention his flip-flopping on the defund the police and supporting pro-Hamas criminals like the Holy Land Five.” That’s a reference to the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a Texas-based organization whose members were convicted of aiding the terrorist group Hamas. Mamdani is “a [total] fraud and with every passing day, New Yorkers see it,” he said. Azzopardi also responded to Mamdani’s accusations of financial improprieties, writing, “Since he left office, Gov. Cuomo has been engaged in private practice, providing legal services, representing individuals and corporations in a variety of matters, and does not comment on those private client matters. He has not represented clients before a New York city or state agency.” Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, now a candidate for mayor of New York City (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) In response to Mamdani’s accusations in the video of undisclosed financial dealings, Azzopardi wrote, “The stock options were publicly disclosed … for years. There was a question about if and how they were required to be disclosed on city filings, which, after consulting with the conflict of interest board, we corrected the same day the matter was brought to our attention.” On the question of Cuomo’s alleged indirect connection to Epstein through his business relationship with Farkas, Azzopardi wrote, “as was reported in The New York Times, that project never got off the ground and the governor wasn’t compensated for it.” He added, “He didn’t know Epstein, but you can smell the desperation from conspiracy-peddling Zohran seep through your screen.” A source familiar with Farkas told The Daily Signal, “There was never any project with Mr. Cuomo in Puerto Rico, and he was never paid for any work involving such a project.” The source added of Mamdani’s mention of Epstein’s dealings with Farkas: “Epstein was a passive investor in a marina in St. Thomas. This was many years before the accusations and the charges were filed against Epstein.” Mamdani’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for clarification on his remarks about Cuomo and Farkas. The post Cuomo Denies Mamdani Accusation of Having Had Connection to Epstein appeared first on The Daily Signal.

After weeks of speculation, former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is reportedly entering the race to run next year against Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed earlier this year to replace now Vice President JD Vance. Crystal Ball’s Larry Sabato already changed the state of the race from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.” Brown was denied a fourth term when he was defeated by Sen. Bernie Moreno by 3.6 points last November. That flip helped Republicans regain control of the Senate. The Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com “spoke with three Ohio labor leaders whom Brown has told directly of his decision to run for Senate, as well as other Ohio Democrats who have heard of Brown’s plans via members of his inner circle.” The Daily Signal reached out to Husted’s office for comment on the state of the race given the change from Crystal Ball. Husted’s political X account has reposted comments in support of his reelection from Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., who serves as the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, as well as Sen. Eric Schmitt R-Mo. Both highlighted Brown’s loss from last year. Sherrod Brown’s far Left agenda was out of touch with Ohio voters last election, and it is even more out of touch today.Senator @JonHusted is delivering for Ohio, and he’s just getting started! https://t.co/qZVNSHk6gL— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) August 12, 2025 Whoever wins next year’s U.S. Senate race in Ohio will be up for reelection in 2028, which is when Vance’s freshman term in the Senate would have ended. Moreno is up for reelection in 2030. Ohio voters rejected Sherrod Brown last year because his unwavering support for open borders and radical liberal policies. Nothing has changed.Senator @JonHusted is doing a great job and will be reelected. https://t.co/KyFOjFnaDZ— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) August 12, 2025 The National Republican Senatorial Committee also provided The Daily Signal with a statement: “Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are so desperate they’ve recycled a liberal loser,” said Nick Puglia, the committee’s regional press secretary. “Ohioans just rejected Sherrod Brown and they’ll do it again in 2026.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y, reportedly met with Brown to encourage him to run to defeat Husted, with the former senator being seen as Democrats’ best hope. Senate Leadership Fund Chairman Cory Gardner also released a statement on Thursday. “Sherrod Brown has spent his entire career collecting a government paycheck, and now just eight months into retirement and after a date night with Chuck Schumer, he’s begging taxpayers for more,” said Gardner. “Ohioans firmly rejected Sherrod after he oversaw Biden’s disastrous inflation crisis as Banking Chairman, and they’ll gladly do it again. [The Senate Leadership Fund] stands strongly with Senator Husted and we look forward to seeing him re-elected.” A press release with Gardner’s statement also referenced examples of “Sherrod Brown’s Radical Record,” citing his positions on illegal immigration, transgender politics, race, and taxes. Americans for Prosperity-Ohio likewise shared a statement about Brown’s reported run that focused on his record. AFP Ohio State Director Donovan O’Neil’s tied Brown to “the Biden/Harris Bidenomics playbook.” President Donald Trump beat former President Joe Biden in Ohio in 2020 and former Vice President Kamala Harris there in 2024, most recently winning the Buckeye State by 11.2 points. AFP-OH Puts Sherrod Brown’s Washington-First Record Back in the Spotlighthttps://t.co/jL8ddbvZAJ pic.twitter.com/fWrDb4ThGB— AFPOhio (@AfpOhio) August 12, 2025 Republican operative Jai Chabria explained why Crystal Ball changed the race to “Lean Republican,” telling The Daily Signal how Brown is “very capable” and an “institution in Ohio,” though he added that “people have lost faith” in the institution. Chabria also spoke to how “there were tens of millions of dollars spent to define [Brown] as too liberal,” which he says “will continue to stick” and is “a brand [Brown’s] got to spend just to overcome in a state that’s moved red.” It’s not merely what Brown has going against him, but what Husted has going for him. Chabria praised the current senator’s campaign as “very capable” and being a “tested campaign,” which he notes “makes it very challenging for Sherrod Brown.” Chabria, a political advisor for Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, also pointed to strength from the “top of the ticket” for 2026 as a plus for Husted. Lots of residual negative branding to Brown from the last campaign. @JonHusted has a great campaign team and is battle-tested. The top of the ticket is strong for Republicans in Ohio!— Jai Chabria (@jchabria) August 12, 2025 Brown was first elected as senator in 2006, when he defeated now Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, the incumbent at the time. Brown was comfortably reelected in 2012 and 2018 before Moreno beat him in the “Toss-Up” race. The Daily Signal also reached out to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for comment. The post Brown’s Reported Senate Run Leads to Shift in Ohio Race appeared first on The Daily Signal.