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    What Spanberger Vetoes in 2026 Will Tell Us a Lot About 2028

    Shortly after the 2025 election victories of Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger in Virginia, Douglas MacKinnon penned an op-ed for The Hill titled “Forget Crockett and AOC: Spanberger, Sherrill are Democrats’ faces for 2028.”   Now I’m beginning to hear from Richmond insiders that the bellwether will be if the governor’s veto pen gets a break this summer or not.  Over…
    Joe Thomas
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    Harvard Says Yes to Discrimination, No to Western Civ

    At Harvard University today, professors who teach Western history are history. James Hankins, a specialist in Renaissance thought, was one of the last holdouts. Now Hankins, who has just published a hefty book that teaches what Harvard doesn’t—“The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition. Vol. 1”—has decamped for the University of Florida’s Hamilton School of…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    • Analysis

    8 Political Winners and Losers of 2025

    To call 2025 a tumultuous year would be an understatement. It already feels like January was about five years ago, and I expect the rest of President Donald Trump’s second term will move at a similarly breakneck pace. That said, it helps to take a breather and reflect on what actually happened and what it…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor: Born to Serve

    Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor’s vocation to serve the spiritual needs of God’s children—in war and in peace, in life and in death—has left a legacy that transcends the bounds of today’s narrow, irreligious politics. Born to Serve John Joseph O’Connor was born in 1920 in the great American city of Philadelphia to an Irish Catholic…
    Jacob Adams
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    Making New Year’s Resolutions That Matter

    Somewhere between 30%-50% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, reports from last year show. A study from YouGov revealed some of the more common resolutions made and whether people think they’ll keep their resolutions. More than a quarter of participants chose “saving more money,” while the second most popular resolution was “improving physical health.” However,…
    Thomas Griffin
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    Why Would California Bureaucrats Want to Blow Up Dams and Take Water From 600K? Victor Davis Hanson Explains

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss how California bureaucrats and environmental lawyers are threatening to blow up dams and deny water to 600,000 residents, “a symbolic act to punish civilization and hurt people.” Editor’s note: This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Not in My Own Words, But in AI’s

    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’d…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Minnesota Fraud Scandal Exposes the Real Crisis Facing the West

    The Minnesota Somali fraud scandal somehow manages to get worse and worse as the legacy media mostly ignore the issue and Democrats shrug. At the heart of this scandal lies the larger crisis facing the West. On Friday, independent journalist Nick Shirley released a 42-minute YouTube documentary detailing his efforts to undercover what exactly is…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Judge Hands Media Major Win in Charlie Kirk Murder Trial

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Utah Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf ordered on Monday that audio and transcripts of a closed hearing surrounding Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, can be released with redactions. In a virtual hearing, Graf ruled that the transcript of a hearing that took place in October can be issued with some…
    Nicole Silverio
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    Experts Talk Top Midterm Election Issues

    Public affairs experts are weighing in to highlight the top issues that will impact the 2026 midterm elections. “Prices are going to be the top issues that voters care about. But beyond that, voters also care about safety, security, those will be top on the ballot as well,” Matt Terrill, the managing partner of Firehouse…
    Jacob Adams
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    What Elias-Led Anti-Trump Group Is Now Suing Admin Over

    A medical group represented by a liberal legal group led by Democrat super lawyer Marc Elias is suing to force the Trump administration to pay it $12 million in taxpayer funds.  The American Academy of Pediatrics filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services on Christmas Eve, alleging government retaliation for opposition…
    Fred Lucas
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    • Opinion

    Let Students Read the Whole Book

    The first time I ever cracked open a work of William Shakespeare was during my freshman year of high school, when my English teacher assigned “Julius Caesar.” It was awful. The vocabulary was archaic, the syntax confusing. I couldn’t make sense of Shakespeare’s literary devices, and the relentless political maneuvering was nearly impossible for my…
    John Goyette
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    ‘Just Snapped’: Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Jr.’s Confession Revealed in Court Docs

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Federal prosecutors told a judge that the man suspected of planting pipe bombs near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters in January 2021 confessed to the crime in an affidavit filed Sunday. The Department of Justice announced Dec. 4 the arrest of Brian Cole Jr. on charges of transporting an explosive…
    Harold Hutchison
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    How Charlie Kirk’s Murder Changed Trump’s Life

    EXCLUSIVE—In the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election, then-candidate Donald Trump was doing nonstop rallies, many of them outdoors despite an assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left him bloodied after a bullet struck his ear. The rallies felt more like festivals than political events, with crowds gathering hours early amid…
    Salena Zito
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    Hunter Biden’s Still Lying: ‘There Is No Laptop’

    Hunter Biden is a shameless liar. It’s just as true today as it was in the midst of his binges on crack and hookers. It’s also true that the elitist media have long shown a deep desire to ignore him entirely, and when they couldn’t, it was a sad family tragedy, so head for the…
    Tim Graham
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    • News

    Minnesota Fraud Controversy Shakes Capitol Hill

    House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, one of Washington’s top-ranking Republicans, says he is open to legal action against Minnesota’s Democrat leaders following the viral release of a video alleging fraud in state-funded day care centers. Appearing on Fox News’ “Fox Report Weekend” on Sunday, Emmer praised YouTube content creator Nick Shirley’s recent report, which alleges…
    George Caldwell
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    Chloe Cole on Faith and Her Newfound Wholeness

    When Chloe Cole’s brother shared the Gospel with her while she identified as a transgender male, she thought he hated her. Now, six years later, Cole has reembraced her God-given female identity and calls herself a Christian. “As I’ve matured in the world and in my faith, I have realized that he pushed back out of love,” Cole…
    Quinn Delamater
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    Somali Scammers Allegedly Stole Almost as Much in Minnesota as Entire Somalia GDP

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The amount of fraudulent billing in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs could be as high as $9 billion, Assistant United States Attorney Joe Thompson said Dec. 18. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the agency was already sending additional resources in an X post Sunday, saying the deployment occurred before a 42-minute video of independent journalist Nick Shirley visiting various day…
    Harold Hutchison
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    Republicans’ 2025 Rollercoaster Comes to an End. Or Is It Just Beginning?

    Halfway through the 119th Congress, it’s time to take a look at Republican leadership’s report card. With razor-thin majorities in both Houses, Republicans have succeeded in extending President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and defunding public broadcasting and foreign aid. But there are storm clouds on the horizon. Democrats are looking to take back the lower…
    George Caldwell
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    Victor Davis Hanson Shares Health Update Ahead of Medical Operation

    Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson announced on his popular podcast that he will have a major medical operation this week. His show will continue with co-host Jack Fowler as Hanson recovers. “I’m having a major operation, and I’ve been presented with a serious problem, but I’m going to do all I can to…
    Rob Bluey
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