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Abigail Spanberger Poses 3 Questions in Democrat Rebuttal to Trump
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democrat response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, posing three questions focused on affordability, security, and leadership to challenge the president’s record. She bluntly responded to Trump’s speech, “We did not hear the truth from our president.” At the start of her remarks, Spanberger asked, “Is… -
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‘Did Nancy Pelosi Stand Up?’: Trump Calls Out Pelosi as He Calls for Congressional Insider Trading Ban
President Donald Trump took a jab at Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during his State of the Union address on Tuesday as he pushed Congress to pass a ban on stock trading for members of Congress. “Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she’s here? Doubt it,” Trump joked after many Democrats remained seated while he called… -
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Some Democrats Refuse to Stand for US Men’s Hockey Team at SOTU
Multiple congressional Democrats refused to stand for the U.S. men’s hockey team, who just won the gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics, at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Trump welcomed the team to the first State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday evening. Most of the other… -
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Border Patrol Union Blames Biden Admin for Cartel’s Possession of ‘Military-Grade Weapons’
The National Border Patrol Council is blaming the Biden administration for a Mexican criminal cartel obtaining “military-grade weapons.” “For the entire [four] years of the Biden administration’s destructive term, his team allowed unfettered access and ceded complete control of our border to the Mexican cartels, so it’s no surprise to anyone that the cartels were… -
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3 Reasons Democrat State of the Union Stunts Will Likely Fail
Abraham Lincoln never delivered a public State of the Union address. However, he does know something about drama-loving Democrats spoiling a president’s good night out. On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump will not be at Ford’s Theater. But he will be walking into a theatrical production staged by theater kids wearing congressional pins, shouting not… -
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How Many Times Have Democrats Disrupted a Trump State of the Union Address?
As Americans tune in to President Donald Trump’s fourth official State of the Union address Tuesday, they may expect Democrats to make a scene of one sort or another. Twelve Democrats have announced they will boycott the speech and instead attend the “People’s State of the Union,” an event organized by the leftist group MoveOn.org…. -
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Environmentalists Put Left-Wing Partisanship Before Restoration
Environmental protection is long, hard work, and it usually involves managing complex systems. If politics takes center stage—as it did at this year’s Everglades Coalition conference—then communication breaks down, and systems begin to suffer. Unlike in previous years, several agencies and state officials that have historically participated in the conference chose not to attend in… -
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More Democrats to Ditch Trump’s SOTU Address
More Democrats are joining a boycott of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Sens. Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego recently joined the ranks of Democrat lawmakers over the weekend. “I am not going to the State of the Union,” Gallego said in a video posted to social media on Saturday. “There’s… -
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Noem Uses Unique Tool to Pressure Democrats on DHS Funding Deal
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security announced that, effective Sunday, members of Congress will no longer receive courtesy escorts to their flights at U.S. airports during the partial government shutdown. “Shutdowns have real-world consequences,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees the Transportation Security Administration, which provides the escorts. “The American people… -
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Glib Barista AOC’s Ignorance Front and Center at Munich Security Conference
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 to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Why would Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be invited to an international security conference? It boggles the… -
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Virginia Democrats Shelve Solar Fee That Would Have Raised Electric Bills
Virginia Democrats this week shelved legislation that would have raised costs on consumers to fund a solar energy promotion program. The decision to table HB 935 means that Virginians won’t be hit with an added fee on their electricity bills—at least for now. Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger promised to make affordability the centerpiece of her agenda, even though her fellow Democrats have proposed more than 50… -
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The New Democratic Socialist Party Is a ‘Graveyard of Bad Ideas’
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. We’re heading, this year, in November, to the midterms. There’s a lot of opposition to the… -
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Democrats Make Pick to Respond to Trump’s SOTU Address
Recently sworn-in Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech next week, Democrat congressional leaders announced Thursday. Spanberger “stands in stark contrast to Donald Trump, who will lie, deflect and blame everyone but himself for his failed presidency on Tuesday evening,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,… -
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Democrats to Boycott State of the Union With Progressive Activists
Twelve Democrats plan to skip President Donald Trump’s Feb. 24 State of the Union address to attend a left-wing activist event titled the “People’s State of the Union” instead. The event, hosted by progressive political advocacy group MoveOn and left-wing media outlet MeidasTouch, will be held on the National Mall during Trump’s State of the… -
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Hakeem Jeffries Pushes for Maryland Redistricting
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries fired another volley in the nationwide congressional redistricting battle Wednesday with an attempt to persuade Maryland lawmakers to draw out the state’s sole Republican member of Congress. “I had a wonderful meeting with Gov. Wes Moore, with Speaker [Joseline] Peña-Melnyk, and with the Democrats in the Maryland House of Delegates… -
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Mamdani’s Homelessness Crisis: Urgent Course Correction Needed
Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets is bad policy. Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets in severe winter weather can be a deadly policy. It took a tragic loss of life among New York City’s homeless during weeks of brutal cold for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to figure that… -
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Vance Rejects Fox Poll, Says America Still Recovering From Biden
Vice President JD Vance took issue with a Fox News poll showing a majority of voters preferring Democrats to Republicans in the upcoming November 2026 midterms. “As much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox News has the worst polling, me and the president agree on that,” Vance told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum… -
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AOC Exposes the Left’s Attack on Western Culture
This weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed her contempt for the rich heritage of Western culture, and why the Right is correct to oppose her Marxist politics. Speaking at the Technical University of Berlin on Sunday, AOC responded to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, and she chided him for attempting… -
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Trans ‘Bill of Rights’ Could Jeopardize Women’s Spaces, Experts Warn
A coalition of congressional Democrats unveiled a resolution titled the “Trans Bill of Rights” last week to push back against the “fear” and “hatred” propelled by those who believe that one’s sex corresponds to their biological sex. As written by Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., in a press release, the resolution aims to direct the federal… -
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Biden Targeted Your Grocery Discounts–Trump Will Trump Them
Last November, during the government shutdown, President Donald Trump ordered air traffic controllers back to work, and Pete Buttigieg, who served as secretary of transportation under President Joe Biden, took to X to express his displeasure. “The president wouldn’t last five minutes as an air traffic controller,” Buttigieg wrote. To which Sean Duffy, the current…