Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks to reporters as the government is on the verge of shutdown amid a partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Senate rejects funding plan to reopen government 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — Hours into a government shutdown, the Senate again blocked a pair of rival stopgap bills to fund the government, amid a partisan standoff that

National News

DOJ sues Minnesota over sanctuary policies 

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  The Department of Justice on Monday sued Minnesota and state officials over their sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.  The DOJ alleged that

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | Empathy or Fear and Hate?

Does liberalism run on empathy and compassion?  Or fear and hate? You could argue that folks hated Hitler out of compassion for the innocent Jews he slaughtered. But it’s a

Letters to the Editor

Denise Lite | Accountability Matters

Last month the Lincoln Club hosted a meet-and-greet for Herb Morgan, who is running for California state controller.  I had no idea who he was or what he stood for.

Letters to the Editor

Thomas Keiser | An Issue with the Court Story

An article (Sept. 26) reporting a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge sentenced a father to 15 years to life for killing his baby neither identified the judge nor had

Letters to the Editor

Ron Perry | Reject the One-Party System

The California Citizens Redistricting Commission was established in 2008 after voters passed Proposition 11 by a 50.8% to 41.2% vote. That measure set the duties of the commission to drawing

Letters to the Editor

Bill Lyons | Water, Power and Windfalls

The Signal announced the City Council’s bold action to reel in a financial windfall from L.A County: namely, funds for low-income housing. The Riverview project will build 318 homes which,

World News

EU to launch ‘drone wall’ to protect airspace 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  European defense ministers agreed on Friday to develop a “drone wall” along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to better detect, track and intercept drones violating

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FDA approves new therapy for advanced breast cancer 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new therapy for advanced breast cancer, based on data from a phase 3 clinical trial.  Regulators said