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Victor Davis Hanson: True Democratic Socialists Can’t Run on Their Real Platform
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. I’d like to talk about the current rise of the Democratic Socialists of America and the idea… -
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Bessent Warns of ‘Socialist Hellscape’ If Democrats Take Power
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted President Donald Trump’s economic record Wednesday night at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention while issuing a stark warning about what he says Democrats would do if given control of Congress. Looking to the future, Bessent said that in order to honor the first 250 years of the United States,… -
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Mike Collins’ RNC Speech: Honoring Laken Riley’s Legacy Amidst Ossoff’s Woke Agenda
Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, centered his speech last night at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention on the Laken Riley Act and described Sen. Jon Ossoff’s “far-left agenda.” Joining Collins was Laken Riley’s family. Riley, an Augusta University nursing student, was murdered in 2024 by an illegal immigrant who had been… -
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Jon Husted Goes After Sherrod Brown at RNC Convention for ‘Leaving Families Like Mine Behind’
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, took to the stage Wednesday at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention in Dallas, blasting his Democrat opponent ahead of November’s special election. Husted began by mentioning his humble beginnings before quickly pivoting to former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who was first elected to the state House when Husted was 7 years… -
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Mexican-American GOP Rep Touts Border Achievements and Tax Deductions During RNC Speech
Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, championed historic border achievements and the Working Families Tax Cuts during her speech at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. De La Cruz, who opened her speech by talking about the dignity of work and patriotism instilled in her by her grandfather, asserted that… -
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HUD Secretary Fires Up Republican Convention
Scott Turner, who serves as the 19th secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, fired up conventiongoers at the Republican midterm convention in Texas Wednesday. He began with a look back. Under President Joe Biden, “the American flag became a white flag of surrender,” Turner told the convention. That is no longer… -
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Paxton Touts Tax Relief Plan, Takes Aim at Talarico at RNC Convention
Ken Paxton used his Republican Midterm Convention speech to speak on his affordability plan featuring tax deductions for homebuyers and medical expenses while taking aim at Democratic challenger James Talarico. -
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Trump Announces Huge Payout for Americans If GOP Wins Midterms
President Donald Trump announced a dividend of $ 5,000 for every adult American if Republicans win the midterms. He said it will be “very much like a successful company will do a cash distribution to a shareholders, or like last year when I gave our great members of the military $1776.” “The only caveat I… -
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‘AMERICA FIRST AGENDA AT STAKE’: House Majority Leader Rallies Republicans to Protect Trump Successes in Midterms
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urged Republicans to turn out in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, warning them that a Democrat victory would bring in a kind of “crazy” reminiscent of the Joe Biden years. “President [Donald] Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda is at stake,” Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, said at the Republican National Convention in… -
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Abbott Campaign Takes Aim at Hinojosa Over Transgender Policies
Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign is targeting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa over her legislative record on transgender policies and parental rights. -
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Is Amy Acton at Odds With Her Own Party?
Ohio’s gubernatorial election is less than two months away, and Democrat Amy Acton has been making headlines for stances that may seem at odds with her party, including on cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Is it a tactic? An Aug. 26 headline from News 5 Cleveland noted how “Democrat Acton supports ICE collaboration” with… -
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Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Lunging at Amy Acton at Event
Sunday’s afternoon campaign event for Amy Acton took a scary turn when an Ohio man allegedly “lunged” at the Democratic nominee for governor at the Canfield Fair in Mahoning County. The suspect has been identified as Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield. Acton was unharmed, and the suspect did not draw the weapons he was found… -
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Trump Administration Renews Supreme Court Bid to Limit Mail-in Voting
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters)—The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a plan that could limit mail-in ballots ahead of November’s congressional elections, after a federal judge last week blocked those restrictions. Lawyers for the Trump administration filed an emergency application to the nation’s highest court to allow… -
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Preview: Trump’s GOP Looks to Build Momentum at Dallas Convention
The Republican National Committee is set to host its first-ever midterm national convention this week in Dallas, Texas. With less than 60 days until the midterm election, the party is using this event to celebrate nominees, fundraise, and build momentum for November. Unlike a presidential convention, when the party selects its nominee for president, the… -
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Ossoff Holds Virtual Conference as New Makeup Ad Drops
A new election advertisement criticizing Sen. Jon Ossoff’s exorbitant spending on hair and makeup was released on Friday, as the senator spoke with reporters in a virtual news conference to take jabs at his Georgia U.S. Senate race opponent, Rep. Mike Collins. The ad, released by the Senate Leadership Fund and posted to multiple social… -
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Georgia Election Committee Discusses Ballot-on-Demand, Needs of Latinos and Disabled
ATLANTA—The Joint Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee on Thursday held its second meeting at the Georgia Statehouse, and lawmakers heard testimony about ballot-on-demand technology, cybersecurity, and ensuring that the state’s new voting system considers the needs of Latinos and individuals with disabilities. The meeting featured state Sens. Max Burns, Rick Williams, and Bo Hatchett… -
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McKinney’s Mosque Fight Moves Beyond City Hall
Democratic congressional candidate Evan Hunt and U.S. Rep. Keith Self have clashed over McKinney’s Proposed Mosque, a local recall effort, and comments made by residents at a City Council meeting. -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s, Bessent’s ‘Anaconda’ Strategy Is Tightening Around Iran
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Let’s turn then to somebody who’s not a lunatic, Scott Bessent, our treasury secretary. And he had a couple… -
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The New Kingmakers: Crypto, AI, and Betting Firms Fuel Record Spending on the 2026 Midterms
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (REUTERS)—A handful of billionaires and companies are driving corporate spending in U.S. midterm elections this year, and they aren’t the usual power brokers who have sat atop the political food chain in Washington in previous decades. Crypto companies, artificial intelligence firms, and online betting have emerged as the biggest industries shaping… -
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Republicans Preemptively Avoid Midterm Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump signed a bill to effectively fund the government through the midterm elections, avoiding the September deadline and a possible government shutdown. Now, members can hit the campaign trail without an Election Day shutdown looming, moving their deadline to fund the government for fiscal year 2027 to December. The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act,…