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Ohio Dem Tries to Pin Shutdown on GOP Opponent Who Voted to Fund Government 16 Times
After weeks of noncommittal responses during the nation’s longest federal government shutdown, former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who is now looking to unseat Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, has proclaimed the deal to end the government shutdown is “a bad deal for Ohioans.” Brown took to X to express his displeasure with his fellow Democrats: “Half… -
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Socialism Has Failed Everywhere. Mamdani’s NYC Will Be No Different.
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. Socialism is in the news. Zohran Mamdani did the unthinkable. He was elected to be mayor… -
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Latest Nation to Join Abraham Accords Could Create ‘Domino Effect,’ Expert Predicts
Kazakhstan is joining the Abraham Accords, making it the first nation in five years to do so. The move, according to pro-Israel advocates and politicians, signals an opportunity. With more land than any other Muslim country in the world, Kazakhstan has huge potential for increased cooperation with Israel in agricultural development, sustainability, and much more,” David Aaronson, a visiting fellow at the Allison… -
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Kash Patel Touts Deal With China to ‘Shut Off the Pipeline That Creates Fentanyl’
In collaboration with China, President Donald Trump has effectively “shut off the pipeline that creates fentanyl,” FBI Director Kash Patel says. China has “agreed on a plan to stop fentanyl precursors,” Patel said at the White House press briefing on Wednesday. Patel traveled to Beijing over the weekend and met with officials regarding the scourge of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that killed 48,000… -
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Republicans Show Appetite for Obamacare Reforms
Senate Republicans managed to stave off Democrats’ health care demands after enough Senate Democrat Caucus members broke ranks on a deal to reopen the government. But Republicans are still in search of health care solutions, and some are using the continued debate over Obamacare subsidies to float an ambitious, politically risky restructuring of Obamacare. As… -
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Counting Chickens in Virginia
The attached graphic is the proposed new Virginia congressional districts shared with me by the GOP. It appears daunting to think that Virginia’s Democrat House leadership has figured a way to stretch Old Dominion’s very blue (Democrat majority) areas so far that they encompass all the very red (GOP majority) ones. Tracy Thorne-Begland, the judge… -
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JFK’s Grandson Jumps Into Race to Succeed Jerry Nadler
Former President John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, has announced he is running to succeed longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., in representing New York’s 12th Congressional District. “I’m running for Congress because the best part of the greatest city on earth needs to be heard loud and clear in Washington and deserves a representative who… -
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Bill Introduced Requiring Service Academies Accept Classic Learning Test
Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to mandate that U.S. service academies accept the Classic Learning Test for their admissions. The bill, titled the Promoting Classical Learning Act of 2025, would enshrine into federal law the Trump administration’s changes that have permitted the U.S. Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air… -
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Noem vs. Pritzker: Battle Over Illegal Immigration in Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security will “surge more resources” to Chicago to crack down on illegal immigration, Secretary Kristi Noem said after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called a top immigration official a “snowflake.” “Gov. Pritzker’s personal attacks against President [Donald] Trump puts his people in jeopardy each and every day,” Noem said on “Fox and Friends” Wednesday morning. “I’m just so thrilled… -
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Trump’s Filibuster Nuke Would Hand Democrats the Keys to Remake America
There are no saviors or happy endings in politics—just a grueling, soul-sucking, forever war of attrition. Everyone in power seems to forget this detail. That includes President Donald Trump, who has again decided to exert pressure on Republicans to overturn the legislative filibuster and end the Democrat-generated government shutdown. “Get rid of the Filibuster, and… -
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With These 3 Bills, Arizona’s Biggs Salutes Veterans
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has introduced three bills intended to enhance the well-being of American veterans through improvements in burial procedures, oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and vets’ health care. “As Veterans Day approaches, Congress must recommit to honoring our nation’s heroes not just in word, but in deed,” Biggs told The Daily Signal…. -
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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Legislation Designed to Help Holocaust Families
The Senate Judiciary Committee recently unanimously passed out of committee a bill designed to help Holocaust-survivor families recover artwork stolen by the Nazis. The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act “ensures federal court cases regarding art looted by the Nazis during the Holocaust are heard on their merits,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told The Daily… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Who’s Paying for the Emergency Room Health Care of Illegal Immigrants, Sen. Warren?
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor David Hanson and Jack Fowler call out Sen. Elizabeth Warren for insisting illegal immigrants aren’t getting federal health insurance. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Victor Davis Hanson: The other thing is, when you have 12 million people coming in illegally [as discovered] in the Yale study of 2019—I want… -
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House Members Ready to Finish the Job, End Shutdown
After months of rarely being in session, members of the House of Representatives will likely return to Washington this week and help end the longest federal government shutdown in American history. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., celebrated Republicans’ apparent victory. “At least some Democrats now finally appear ready to do what Republicans and President… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Child Rapist
Immigration officials in Boston have taken a convicted child rapist into custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “Unlike the Democrats— who perpetuated the longest government shutdown in American history—[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] law enforcement officers are hard at work for the American people,” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, told The Daily Signal. In 2018, Manuel… -
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A Younger Pelosi Declines to Run for Mother’s House Seat
Christine Pelosi will pursue elected office, but not her lawmaker mother’s seat in the House of Representatives. The daughter of one of America’s most prominent politicians, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has declined to seek her mother’s seat, opting instead for a California State Senate run. When Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement… -
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Democrats Call on Schumer to Resign Leadership Post for Shutdown Failures
A growing number of Democrats are calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to step down as leader after some Senate Democrats defected by voting to advance a measure that could ultimately end the government shutdown. “Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,” Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., wrote on X. “If… -
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Trump Moves Onward and Forward With the ‘Club of Strength’
President Donald Trump keeps growing his strategic engagements to advance American national security via peace through strength. After facilitating timely conversations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trump announced Thursday that Kazakhstan would be joining the Abraham Accords—making it the first country to do so during Trump’s second term. “This… -
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Remains of Hostage Returned to Israel After 11 Years
Hadar Goldin had just gotten engaged when Hamas terrorists ambushed and killed him during a ceasefire in Gaza. For 11 years, his family worked to bring his body home. Over the weekend, Goldin’s remains were finally released. “Victory means bringing home the hostages and bringing home our soldiers to Israel,” Simcha Goldin, the father of Hadar Goldin, told press… -
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Thune Rejects Democrats’ Latest Obamacare Demand as Senate Considers New Budget Resolution
As the Senate convened for a rare session on Sunday to possibly vote in favor of a potential “short term funding measure,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune shut down a Nov. 8 proposal from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that would have provided new subsidies for Obamacare. “The Democrat leader’s proposal is a non-starter for…
