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    GOOD NEWS: Mississippi Looks to Reform, Establish Education Freedom

    Mississippi has long lagged behind other red states in empowering families with education freedom. But that might soon change. While other states embraced policies, enabling families to choose the learning environments that align with their values and best meet their child’s learning needs, students in Mississippi have been stuck in a one-size-fits-some system for years….
    Jason Bedrick
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    Here’s How Many Republicans Sided With Hakeem Jeffries’ Obamacare Gambit

    The House of Representatives passed a three-year extension of COVID-19-era premium tax credits on Thursday, as a group of Republicans defied House leadership to back the Democrat-led measure. The extension passed by a 230-196 margin, with 17 Republicans joining 213 Democrats in voting for a policy which Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and…
    George Caldwell
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    Jan. 6, 5 Years Later—Were We Played?

    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. This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior to his Dec. 30 medical operation. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Vance Announces New Plan to Combat Nationwide Welfare Fraud

    Vice President JD Vance announced that the Trump administration has created a new assistant attorney general position to crack down on fraud nationwide. The new official will have “nationwide jurisdiction over the issue of fraud,” Vance said at Thursday’s White House press briefing. “Unfortunately, the American people have been defrauded in a very nationwide way,”…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    The New Food Pyramid Is Exactly What We’ve Needed for Years

    As a health, fitness, and nutrition expert for many years, I always said that the one thing the government could do to better support American health would be to flip the food pyramid upside down. Yesterday, my (and South Park’s) vision for guidelines to healthier eating came true. After much anticipation within the MAHA movement,…
    Jennifer Galardi
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    • News

    Qatar Sent Billions to Top US Universities, According to Ed Department  

    The Middle Eastern nation of Qatar is the largest foreign funder of American colleges and universities, according to new data from the Department of Education. Qatar has gifted or entered into contracts with U.S. universities that total nearly $6.6 billion over several decades, according to the data released by the Department of Education at the…
    Virginia Allen
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    Mamdani’s Socialist Crybullies Want to Dodge Accountability

    One of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top advisers is getting flak for supporting communists and planning to deprive Americans of their God-given rights, and what’s her response? Crying. Cea Weaver, Mamdani’s newly appointed tenant director, made news for her past comments that have now gone viral. I’ll list some of the “highlights.” She’s called…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    These Policies Could Reverse US Declining Marriage, Birth Rates

    Federal policies should encourage marriage and children, says a new Heritage Foundation report that proposes ways to reverse the trends of broken homes, declining marriage rates, and low fertility rates in the United States. The conservative think tank released the report, titled “Saving America by Saving the Family,” on Thursday, which detailed a set of…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Says US Oversight of Venezuela Could Last Years

    REUTERS—The United States could oversee Venezuela and control its oil revenue for years, President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Thursday. During what The New York Times described as a wide-ranging, two-hour interview, the paper said Trump also appeared to lift a threat to take military action against Venezuela’s neighbor, Colombia. Trump invited…
    Peter Graff
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    CBS Battles With ‘Gender Expansive Language’

    The British socialist newspaper The Guardian is upset that CBS News might become less radical, publishing an article provocatively titled “‘Blood in the water’: Bari Weiss‘ chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News.” This spin announces an agenda: Weiss must be stopped! The Left cannot stand any outlet on their side moving two…
    Tim Graham
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    GOP Lawmaker Reveals Playbook for Banning Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes

    When Rep. Mary Miller saw President Donald Trump’s announcement of plans to ban large investors from buying single-family homes, she immediately volunteered to introduce a bill to codify it, she said. “It’s been an issue that the Family Caucus has been discussing, and I’m thrilled to see President Trump’s tweet and that he’s making this…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Maduro Gets His Just Desert

    It was almost six years ago—during the COVID-19 pandemic—that then-Attorney General Bill Barr called a “virtual press conference” to announce that the Justice Department was taking action against Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela. “Today, I am here to talk about the former Maduro regime and its direct participation in narco-terrorism, corruption, money laundering, and drug trafficking,”…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    What One State Found When Probing Voter Rolls for Noncitizens

    Two dozen noncitizens cast illegal votes in Alabama, while almost 200 were registered to vote, the state found with the assistance of a federal database. The Trump administration has made the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services SAVE program–short for Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements–available to state and local governments for citizenship verification. “Our elections…
    Fred Lucas
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Decline of Religiosity Is More Worrisome Than the Rise of Artificial Intelligence 

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler continue their Sour 16 competition with growing irreligiosity squaring off against artificial intelligence. Which does Hanson feel is more worrisome?  This content was recorded prior to Hanson’s major surgery on Dec. 30.  Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Minnesota Democrats’ Dangerous Neo-Confederate Rhetoric

    Americans tend to forget that the Civil War didn’t start overnight. The Confederate South’s desire to nullify federal law sparked multiple crises before Abraham Lincoln’s election, and we’re seeing a similar movement crystalize among Democrats today. The neo-Confederate opposition to immigration law seemed to reach a fever pitch Wednesday, when Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Tim Walz Issues Extraordinary Warning to Trump After ICE-Involved Shooting

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that he would potentially deploy the Minnesota National Guard to protect the people of his state from “rogue” federal agents, following the shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by federal law enforcement. Walz held a press conference on Wednesday after news broke that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent shot…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    House Oversight Committee Votes to Subpoena Donor Behind Leftist Network Protesting Trump on Venezuela

    As a leftist network of nonprofits organized protests against President Donald Trump’s extradition of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna urged a House committee Wednesday to subpoena a major donor behind the network, and the committee voted to issue the subpoena. Luna, a Florida Republican, moved to subpoena Neville Roy Singham, who earned…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    • Opinion

    Looking Ahead, 2026 Could Be America’s Next Economic Boom

    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. This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior to his Dec. 30 medical operation. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Have…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Antifa Bombed His Office for Being Christian and Conservative

    The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on “The Signal Sitdown.” Marshall is a Republican candidate in the Alabama Senate race. Nothing in this interview should be construed as an endorsement of Marshall and his campaign. The Daily Signal is a 501(c)(3) and…
    Bradley Devlin
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    • News

    On Venezuela, Partisan Battle Lines Are Drawn

    Members of Congress are drawing partisan battle lines on the issue of intervention in Venezuela, just days after the capture and extradition of the now-ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. On Tuesday, the White House’s cabinet members briefed leaders of the House and Senate on the administration’s goals in Venezuela and provided…
    George Caldwell
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