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opinion
Fairfax GOP Stands Up to State Party on Abortion and Gender
Last week, Big-Tentism slithered into the Fairfax County GOP meeting and tempted us to silence in the face of Democrat attempts to enshrine abortion, gay marriage, and transgender ideology in the Virginia state constitution. Here is what happened. Among the many slimy things Virginia Democrats did when they assumed power was to pass a slate… -
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Will China Really Invade Taiwan in the Next 5 Years?
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Chinese President Xi Jinping may not need to launch a full-scale invasion of Taiwan to put the island, the U.S. and the global tech economy in crisis, according to national security experts. Some advisers to President Donald Trump reportedly fear Xi could move against Taiwan within the next five years following… -
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Trump Urges Arab Nations to Join Abraham Accords Once Iran Deal Is Sealed
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday it should be mandatory for countries including Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse as part of an effort to reach a deal with Iran. Trump said he spoke on Saturday to leaders of those countries, as… -
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Data Centers and the Sale of Dominion Energy
My inclination when learning about the proposed mega-utility company that would be created when NextEra Energy acquires Dominion Energy—and yes, that is what is proposed—was that this is the predictable growing distance from the consumer of companies that expand and merge and acquire in order to keep up with a federal regulating body that is… -
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Kansas AG Vows to Prosecute ‘Very Significant Number’ of Noncitizen Voters
Kansas will be prosecuting more cases of noncitizen voting, the state’s Attorney General Kris Kobach says, as the national debate continues about requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and identification to vote. The state this year has prosecuted three noncitizens who cast ballots, one an incumbent mayor who was also not legally allowed to… -
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‘Corruption’ or ‘Incompetence’? Maryland Rushes to Reprint, Resend 500,000 Mail Ballots
Scrambling to repair its mail-ballot boondoggle, the Maryland State Board of Elections began reprinting ballots Thursday, with plans to have more than 500,000 ballots resent to voters by next Friday. The elections board first announced last week that an undetermined number of mail ballots for the June 23 party primary were sent to the wrong… -
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Victor Davis Hanson Calls Out The New York Times Over Explosive Israel Story
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. There’s been a very strange story that was printed not long ago by the liberal opinion journalist Nicholas Kristof. Now, apparently, he’s been… -
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Sen. Rick Scott Pushes Bill to Ban Chinese Digital Currency in US Transactions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would prohibit U.S.-based money services businesses from using central bank digital currencies issued by the Communist Party of China, including the digital yuan. If enacted, the Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act would prohibit money services businesses from engaging in any transaction that involves… -
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Virginia Gov. Sends Legalized Weed Dreams Up in Smoke
If you have any friends in Virginia who still have their “Vote YES” yard signs on display, be kind to them; it’s been a tough couple of weeks. The hardest hit may have been delivered on Tuesday when Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed the Marijuana Marketplace bills (House Bill 642 and Senate Bill 542). Most figured… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: America Being Overtaken? We’ve Heard That Before
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. The recent Chinese-American summit, as I’ve spoken elsewhere, has raised anxieties that there is a tension between an establishment United States and a… -
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China-Linked Group’s Socialist ‘Liberation Centers’ Coming to a Town Near You
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A socialist group with ties to a China-based financier is setting up indoor hubs for radical activism in neighborhoods across the U.S. The Party for Socialism and Liberation has at least 28 event spaces, often called “Liberation Centers,” open since 2021 or in preparation, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of online… -
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Xi Warned US Not to Fall Into ‘Thucydides Trap.’ What’s That Mean?
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. Recently, at the U.S.-China summit in Beijing, Premier Xi [Jinping] mentioned that he hoped that both parties, the United… -
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Massie’s Primary Race Breaks Spending Records
Rep. Thomas Massie’s, R-Ky., reelection bid on May 19 has become the most expensive Republican primary in history, with more than $32 million spent on advertising, as the congressman faces criticism over his remarks against the United States’ involvement in Israel. “I’m the main event,” Massie told MS NOW at the U.S. Capitol last week…. -
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Virginia Redistricting Relief Doesn’t Guarantee Victory for GOP
The Virginia GOP secured a win for voter representation last week when the state Supreme Court ruled against a Democrat effort to push out Republican representation. Although the maps remain as before, Virginia is still a purple state, and the fight is far from over. Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., faces the most contentious race in… -
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Big Business Bows Down in Beijing
Among the $308.37 billion in goods that the United States imported from China in 2025, the No. 1 category was described by the Census Bureau as “cell phones and other household goods.” Americans last year purchased $39,246,893,116 worth of these items manufactured in that communist regime. Not surprisingly, Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of… -
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China: Our Enemy, Not Our Rival
China is not merely America’s geopolitical opponent. It is America’s geopolitical enemy—and has been since the establishment of the Chinese communist regime in 1949. For decades, American leaders and elites indulged the fantasy that this reality could be softened or reversed. Richard Nixon opened relations with China in part to split Beijing from the Soviet… -
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What Xi Said to Trump About Imprisoned Christians in China
President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping is hesitant to release imprisoned Christian Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy newspaper publisher. Trump told reporters he spoke with Xi during the Beijing state visit about imprisoned Christian Pastor Ezra Jin and said Xi was “giving very serious consideration” to his release. Jin, the pastor of Zion Church,… -
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Trump Announces Chinese Investment in American Industry
President Donald Trump said that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has committed to purchasing American energy commodities, soybeans, and jets. In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Trump said Beijing would buy 200 Boeing 737 jets, as well as soybeans, oil, liquefied natural gas, and other energy commodities. “We had a very good meeting, but… -
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US, China Are Discussing AI Guardrails to Safeguard Most Powerful Models, Bessent Says
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters)—U.S. and Chinese delegations are discussing artificial intelligence guardrails at their Beijing summit and will set up a protocol for best practices to keep non-state bad actors from exploiting the most powerful AI models. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in a pre-recorded interview on Thursday that it was “of utmost importance”… -
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Xi Tells Trump That Mishandling of Taiwan Could Spark Conflict
BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters)—China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday, but cautioned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and even lead to conflict. Xi’s remarks on Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by Beijing, came…
