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Is a Red Line Still a Red Line?

One of the most embarrassing moments of the extremely embarrassing Barack Obama presidency came in the context of the Syrian civil war. In August...

yesterday 7

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Josh Hammer

Ketanji Brown Jackson Demonstrates That She Still Doesn’t Know What a Woman Is

Ketanji Brown Jackson Demonstrates That She Still Doesn’t Know What a Woman Is

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the woman who refused to define the word “woman” in her confirmation hearing, still seems unable to...

yesterday 30

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Tyler Oneil

Bill Aims to Take Concrete Steps to Combat Fraud in Ohio

Bill Aims to Take Concrete Steps to Combat Fraud in Ohio

As fraud scandals rattle the American Midwest, Republican Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams has announced that he and fellow Republican Ohio state Rep....

yesterday 10

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Rebecca Downs

Ben Sasse’s Powerful Deathbed Testimony

Moments of true clarity are all too rare in our pampered, distracted lives. We seek endless entertainment, filling our days with buzz, gossip,...

yesterday 20

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Tyler Oneil

1960s Liberalism Killed Michael Brown | Victor Davis Hanson

Award-winning filmmaker and president of Man of Steele Productions Eli Steele joins Jack Fowler to discuss the historical factors surrounding...

yesterday 2

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Victor Davis Hanson

The Left’s Silence on Iran Isn’t Hypocrisy. It’s Consistency.

There are no flotillas on the way to save Iran. No Soros-funded “democracy” groups pressuring Western governments to intervene on behalf of...

yesterday 3

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David Harsanyi

Biggest Issue Facing Fight For Life

Biggest Issue Facing Fight For Life

A pro-life policy organization is calling on President Donald Trump to do more to protect the unborn.   Pro-life leaders are seeking to advance...

yesterday 3

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Virginia Allen

DOJ Voting List Lawsuits Extend to GOP-Led and Trump States

DOJ Voting List Lawsuits Extend to GOP-Led and Trump States

The Trump administration has filed two dozen lawsuits to ensure states are complying with voter list maintenance laws, including against...

yesterday 3

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Fred Lucas

Here’s Why There Are More ICE Raids in Blue States

Here’s Why There Are More ICE Raids in Blue States

The Left is desperate to make lawful deportation in America a giant, impossible mess to deal with. According to a new media narrative, President...

yesterday 4

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Jarrett Stepman

How Canada’s Only Leverage Over America Disappeared in an Instant

How Canada’s Only Leverage Over America Disappeared in an Instant

Trump’s operation to capture Nicolás Maduro in the early hours of Jan. 3 was a title wave that changed global politics drastically. Not only was a...

yesterday 3

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Ej Antoni

It’s Time To Get Creative With Greenland

It’s Time To Get Creative With Greenland

Recent remarks by the Trump administration about Greenland have sparked a crisis with America’s NATO allies. And, of course, European states have...

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Eugene Kontorovich

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Cassidy Probes UAW Leader on ‘Workforce Retaliation’

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Cassidy Probes UAW Leader on ‘Workforce Retaliation’

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Bill Cassidy, chairman of the leading Senate committee on labor matters, sent a letter to United Auto Workers (UAW)...

previous day 20

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George Caldwell

Three States You Need To Watch in 2026

Three States You Need To Watch in 2026

This year’s midterm elections could decide the balance of power in Washington. Beyond 2026, however, the outcome of these elections could determine...

previous day 10

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George Caldwell

Somalia’s ‘Temporary’ Protection Lasted 35 Years

Somalia’s ‘Temporary’ Protection Lasted 35 Years

Congress created Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to briefly assist those in need. Shakespeare warned, “Ingratitude is monstrous; and for the...

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Brandy Perez

The Minnesota Incident: A Case Study in Media Narrative Versus Reality 

The Minnesota Incident: A Case Study in Media Narrative Versus Reality 

A woman is dead in Minnesota. An ICE officer killed her. Those two facts are undisputed.  Everything else has become a Rorschach test for American...

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Brent Buchanan

Questions Surround Minnesota Bureaucrat Who Went on to Work for Church Whose Grant She Approved

Questions Surround Minnesota Bureaucrat Who Went on to Work for Church Whose Grant She Approved

A new report in Minnesota highlights how a former bureaucrat involved in granting a church millions of dollars later went to work as a consultant...

previous day 7

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Tyler Oneil

Advance US Interests by Supporting the Iranian People

Advance US Interests by Supporting the Iranian People

Iran stands at an inflection point. The Iranian people have risen up with extraordinary courage and on an unprecedented scale to demand a better...

previous day 20

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Daniel Flesch

Fraud in Minnesota: Democrats Abandon Oversight, Taxpayers Pay the Price

Fraud in Minnesota: Democrats Abandon Oversight, Taxpayers Pay the Price

Sen. John Barrasso delivered the following speech about the Medicaid fraud schemes in Minnesota. Watch the speech, below, or read his remarks,...

previous day 20

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Sen. John Barrasso

Sabin Howard: Art Hasn’t Recovered After Abandoning Human Greatness | Victor Davis Hanson

Sabin Howard: Art Hasn’t Recovered After Abandoning Human Greatness | Victor Davis Hanson

Subscribe to VDH’s own  YouTube channel  to watch past episodes. Join host Jack Fowler as he fills in for Victor Davis Hanson and welcomes renowned...

previous day 4

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Victor Davis Hanson

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Makes Bold Prediction for the Americas

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Makes Bold Prediction for the Americas

The U.S. capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro set in motion what could be the “equivalent to the fall of the Berlin Wall in the Americas,”...

previous day 30

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Virginia Allen

Heritage Launches ‘America the Beautiful’ Campaign to Mark US 250th Birthday

Heritage Launches ‘America the Beautiful’ Campaign to Mark US 250th Birthday

The Heritage Foundation is kicking off its “America. The Beautiful.” campaign this weekend to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.  The...

previous day 10

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Fred Lucas

Lawmakers Tell Trump to Keep Pressuring Iran

Lawmakers Tell Trump to Keep Pressuring Iran

A group of bipartisan legislators are expressing their support for aggressive action against Iran as President Donald Trump and his administration...

previous day 6

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Pedro Rodriguez

Trump Floats Tariff for Countries Against US Acquisition of Greenland as Congressional Delegation Travels to Denmark

President Donald Trump has his eyes set on Greenland and may tariff countries opposed to the US acquisition of the island. But Congress is...

previous day 3

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Virginia Grace Mckinnon

US Justice Department Probing Minnesota Gov. Walz, Other Officials, Source Says

US Justice Department Probing Minnesota Gov. Walz, Other Officials, Source Says

REUTERS—The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Minnesota officials including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over an alleged...

previous day 4

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Jana Winter

Texas Poll Shows Tough Primary for Cornyn and Crockett

Texas Poll Shows Tough Primary for Cornyn and Crockett

A new poll on the Texas Senate primaries reveals incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is facing tough Republican competition, and Democrat Rep....

thursday 10

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George Caldwell

Federal Officer Shoots Illegal Alien After Being Attacked With Snow Shovel

Federal Officer Shoots Illegal Alien After Being Attacked With Snow Shovel

Protests erupted again in Minneapolis after a federal law enforcement officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg Wednesday night after being attacked...

thursday 7

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Virginia Allen

Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota

Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota

President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the U.S. military in Minnesota following attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the...

thursday 3

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Mace Warns Walz and Omar to ‘Be Afraid’ of MN Fraud Probe

Mace Warns Walz and Omar to ‘Be Afraid’ of MN Fraud Probe

On Wednesday’s night’s episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said elected officials, such as Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and...

thursday 7

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Pedro Rodriguez

Trump Nemesis Leads Multistate Challenge to Gender Order

Trump Nemesis Leads Multistate Challenge to Gender Order

In another clash with President Donald Trump and his administration, New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging an executive order...

thursday 6

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Fred Lucas

Donalds Has Commanding Lead in Vital Florida Race, Poll Shows

Donalds Has Commanding Lead in Vital Florida Race, Poll Shows

A new poll on Florida’s gubernatorial race shows Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., ahead of his primary challengers by 30 percentage points or more. The...

thursday 6

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Pedro Rodriguez

GOP Rep Says Some Republicans Will Back Impeachment If Trump Invades Greenland

GOP Rep Says Some Republicans Will Back Impeachment If Trump Invades Greenland

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said on Wednesday that if President Donald Trump were to acquire Greenland by military force, “it would be the end of his...

thursday 5

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Pedro Rodriguez

Trump’s ‘Great Health Care Plan’ to Include ‘Strongest Pro-Life Protections’

Trump’s ‘Great Health Care Plan’ to Include ‘Strongest Pro-Life Protections’

President Donald Trump’s long-awaited health care framework doesn’t mention the Hyde Amendment, but a White House official said the president will...

thursday 10

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

US Charges 26 People With Rigging College, Chinese Basketball Games

US Charges 26 People With Rigging College, Chinese Basketball Games

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (Reuters)—Pennsylvania federal prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against 26 people for allegedly rigging bets...

thursday 10

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Jack Queen

‘SYSTEMATICALLY AND UNLAWFULLY’: DOJ Alleges Minnesota Discriminates in Hiring

‘SYSTEMATICALLY AND UNLAWFULLY’: DOJ Alleges Minnesota Discriminates in Hiring

The legal standoff between Minnesota and the federal government continues to escalate, as the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division sued the...

thursday 20

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Fred Lucas

A Health Update From Victor Davis Hanson

Editor’s note: Thursday afternoon, Jack Fowler, co-host of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” received a note from Hanson that the iconic...

thursday 40

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Victor Davis Hanson

EXCLUSIVE: Lawmaker Introduces ‘Common Sense’ Bill to Eliminate Capital Gains Taxes on Home Sales

EXCLUSIVE: Lawmaker Introduces ‘Common Sense’ Bill to Eliminate Capital Gains Taxes on Home Sales

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Texas congressman has introduced a bill to eliminate all capital gains taxes on primary residence home sales, if the...

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Mamdani Adviser Calls for Destruction of Private Housing in Newly Unearthed Videos

Mamdani Adviser Calls for Destruction of Private Housing in Newly Unearthed Videos

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s housing czar is back in the news for a resurfaced podcast episode, where she calls for the tanking of housing...

thursday 30

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Jarrett Stepman

I’m Terminally Ill. I Don’t Have Time for Government Health Care.

I’m Terminally Ill. I Don’t Have Time for Government Health Care.

Democrats like to say, for a lack of a better term, that Republicans hate sick people. I have cystic fibrosis: a chronic, life-threatening genetic...

thursday 20

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Amelia Fair

Shameless Ilhan Omar Accuses Trump of Wasting Taxpayer Dollars

Shameless Ilhan Omar Accuses Trump of Wasting Taxpayer Dollars

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is in a very special category: black, Muslim, and a refugee from Somalia. It’s a triple-banger, like Karine Jean-Pierre,...

thursday 10

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Tim Graham

‘No Idea’ of Threat Posed by Afghan Parole Program, Senator Warns  

‘No Idea’ of Threat Posed by Afghan Parole Program, Senator Warns  

The U.S. has “no idea” of the possible threat posed by some Afghan nationals admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, according...

thursday 2

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Virginia Allen

Tricia McLaughlin Defends ICE’s Visible Presence

Tricia McLaughlin Defends ICE’s Visible Presence

There is still chaos surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, and nowhere is the anger more palpable than in cities like...

thursday 2

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Ben Shapiro

‘Anyone in their Right Mind’ Knows Men Can’t Get Pregnant, Leavitt Says

‘Anyone in their Right Mind’ Knows Men Can’t Get Pregnant, Leavitt Says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed a doctor who was unable to answer the question of whether men can get pregnant. “Anyone in...

thursday 20

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Why Refugee Flood Isn’t a Smart Policy

Why Refugee Flood Isn’t a Smart Policy

The saga of federal benefits fraud in Minnesota is still being told. Democrat Gov. Tim Walz dropping out of his bid for reelection to a third...

thursday 1

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Simon Hankinson

Jerome Powell Gets His First Subpoena

Jerome Powell Gets His First Subpoena

The Federal Reserve has gone rogue, and perhaps it’s time to shut it down. On Monday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell released a video looking all the...

14.01.2026 40

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Peter St. Onge

Victor Davis Hanson’s Co-Host Shares Update on Lung Cancer Recovery

Victor Davis Hanson’s Co-Host Shares Update on Lung Cancer Recovery

Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson is recovering from major cancer surgery that removed part of his lung, according to an update...

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Rob Bluey

Renee Good Endangered Her Life and Yours

Renee Good Endangered Her Life and Yours

Americans who remember how an incident in Minneapolis six years ago plunged the whole country into a summer of rioting—then years of elevated...

14.01.2026 20

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Daniel Mccarthy

Why HHS Restored Planned Parenthood Funding

Why HHS Restored Planned Parenthood Funding

As some pro-lifers expressed outrage over the Trump administration restoring family planning funding to Planned Parenthood, other pro-life voices...

14.01.2026 60

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Trans Activists ‘Starting to Recognize’ They’re ‘on the Losing Side’ of Women’s Sports, Lawyer Says

Trans Activists ‘Starting to Recognize’ They’re ‘on the Losing Side’ of Women’s Sports, Lawyer Says

The lawyers arguing for men’s ability to compete in women’s sports have begun to realize they have a losing hand, and it’s making them desperate,...

14.01.2026 8

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Tyler Oneil

Congress Erupts Over Fed Chair Investigation

Congress erupted after the Department of Justice announced a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over the $2.5...

14.01.2026 2

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Pedro Rodriguez

‘NATO Should Be Leading the Way’ for US to Aquire Greenland, Trump Argues  

‘NATO Should Be Leading the Way’ for US to Aquire Greenland, Trump Argues  

After being relatively quiet on the issue for months, President Donald Trump is once again making bold statements that the United States should...

14.01.2026 10

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Virginia Allen