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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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    12 Shows Dominated Cable News in 2025—Here’s Who Led the Pack

    As the year draws to a close, Fox News Channel once again dominated its cable news competition—and challenged broadcast networks for ratings supremacy. Leading the way, Fox News’ popular 5 p.m. show, “The Five,” claimed the top spot for the fourth consecutive year. “The Five” averaged 4.1 million viewers in 2025. This year marked the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    If Change Is Inevitable in Venezuela, Will Cuba and Nicaragua Soon Follow?

    For millions of Venezuelans, Cubans, and Nicaraguans living in South Florida, the question is no longer whether change will come to their homelands, but when—and at what cost. As United States pressure intensifies on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, the potential collapse of one regime could reshape the future of all three. The U.S. military buildup in…
    Teo Babun
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    5 Chaotic Gubernatorial Races to Watch in the New Year

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—While the 2026 midterm elections have garnered widespread media attention for the fierce battle to control both houses of Congress, voters in three dozen states will also head to the polls to elect governors. Of the 36 governor’s mansions up for grabs in the midterms, half are controlled by Democrats and half…
    Anthony Iafrate
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    5 Trump Moves From 2025 You Didn’t Hear About From Legacy Media

    About 70% of Americans said they didn’t have “very much” or any trust that news outlets would fairly cover President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a YouGov poll. Media Research Center found that 92% of the major network media coverage of Trump during his first 100 days in office was negative. As Trump’s second…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    The ‘Swamp Fox’ Who Put the British Lion on the Run and Changed War for a Century

    A quarter of a millennium ago, a “Swamp Fox” and his rag-tag group of compatriots put the lion of the British Empire on the run—and changed how wars were fought on the North American continent for a century. This Swamp Fox was Francis Marion. Marion was born in Berkeley County, South Carolina, during the 1730s….
    George Caldwell
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    What Unfinished Business Congress Will Face in January

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—After its Christmas break concludes, Congress is set to return in January with a host of unfinished business that could shape the political terrain of 2026.  A short-term funding bill that ended the historic government shutdown in November expires on Jan. 30. Legislators have yet to implement healthcare reform following a new public focus on affordability in…
    Caden Olson
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    10 Major Incidents of Left-Wing Violence and Threats in 2025

    This past year, the Left crossed a Rubicon in normalizing political violence. The year opened with many on the Left praising a man who allegedly murdered a health care CEO, and it ended with Virginia Democrats overwhelmingly voting for a man who fantasized about shooting his political opponent and wished death on his opponent’s children….
    Tyler O’Neil
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    The Common Faith of Elise Stefanik and Erika Kirk

    Rep. Elise Stefanik, Republican candidate running to unseat New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, announced she is pulling out of the race and will not seek reelection for her congressional seat, in which she is now serving her sixth term. It’s been a rough couple years for Stefanik.  After President Donald Trump’s reelection, she was…
    Star Parker
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    Republicans Erased Record Number of Biden Regulations in 2025. Here Are the Worst Ones.

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Congressional Republicans capped off 2025 with one notable accomplishment: overturning a record number of regulations enacted under former President Joe Biden. Republicans undid 22 regulations issued in the final months of Biden’s presidency that restrict fossil fuel production, phase out the sale of gas-powered cars and limit access to credit in the…
    Adam Pack
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Why I’m Tired of Mitt Romney’s ‘Fake Magnanimity’

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take on the “fake magnanimity” of billionaires like Mitt Romney and Warren Buffett suggesting they pay more taxes. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    ‘GROW OUR FAMILY’: Karoline Leavitt Makes Major Announcement

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that she is expecting a baby girl to be born in May. “My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother,” she wrote on Instagram. “My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    The Subtle Threat of Democrats’ Sophisticated Crudity

    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. It’s been a lot of attention to President Donald Trump’s rallies and his interactions with reporters,…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    JD Vance Gets America’s Creed and Heritage Right

    With America’s 250th birthday as an independent nation coming up in 2026, the big debate on the Right this season about what it means to be an American couldn’t be more timely.  Vice President JD Vance and Vivek Ramaswamy—the 2024 presidential aspirant who hopes to be elected Ohio governor next year—have both weighed in.  The…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    White House to Present Plans for Trump’s East Wing Ballroom in January

    PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 25 (Reuters) – The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump’s planned East Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month, according to a federal commission tasked with reviewing the project. The new ballroom, which Trump has said would cost $400 million and would dwarf the adjacent White House building, has been challenged…
    Trevor Hunnicutt
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    Jimmy Kimmel Spends His Christmas Bashing Trump’s America to Foreign Viewers

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel told British viewers on Thursday that “tyranny is booming” under President Donald Trump’s leadership in the United States. Kimmel gave a four-minute speech to Britain’s Channel 4, a public broadcast network that traditionally picks a high-profile person to counter the monarch’s Christmas message, where he stated that…
    Nicole Silverio
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    US Strikes Islamic State Militants in Nigeria

    REUTERS—The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria’s government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and…
    Trevor Hunnicutt
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    Trump’s Health Care Cost Transparency Action is a Dose of Good News

    Americans grappling with affordability just got a helpful boost from the Trump administration, which on Friday announced a new push to reduce health care costs.  The move helps patients get health care prices upfront rather than astronomically high surprise bills later. The new Transparency in Coverage (TiC) proposed rule will improve data structure, reduce unnecessary…
    Carrie Sheffield
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    Victor Davis Hanson Explains Why DEI Is the Most ‘Toxic Ideology’

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler pick apart DEI like a Christmas turkey. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    How Mary and Joseph Can Strengthen Marriages

    The time leading up to the celebration of Christmas Day is often chaotic. Families are frantically finishing up their final shopping and gift wrapping. Traffic increases and patience seems to run thin as we rapidly approach the celebration of the birth of God in time.   However, it also teaches us a tremendous amount about the power of marriage.  In the words, witness, and experience of Mary…
    Thomas Griffin
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