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Seizures by Feds of Little-Known Drug Spike
While Customs and Border Protection saw a year-over-year decline in the seizure of many drugs in fiscal year 2025, the amount of khat seized more than doubled. In fiscal year 2025, which ended on Sept. 30, CBP seized more than 46,000 pounds of khat, up from 17,600 pounds in 2024. The street value of a pound of khat is about $125, according to CBP. Khat is a flowering… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Does the Democrats’ Chaos Strategy Work?
We can draw a few conclusions from an off-year election, when iconic races in blue states went, as expected, overwhelmingly Democrat. Nevertheless, there is only a year left before the midterms. So, Republicans must react to even these paltry results. 1) Democrats’ chaotic nihilism still works. The chaos strategy causes so much turmoil, noise, and… -
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‘Hot Girls’ for Socialism: The Voters Who Backed Mamdani in NYC
New York City is giving socialism a try, and Zohran Mamdani has young women to thank. If you found yourself in the Big Apple on Tuesday night, you might have witnessed groups of young women sporting “Hot Girls for Mamdani” T-shirts. In one viral video shared on social media following Mamdani’s election night victory to become the next mayor… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Obamas Have Nothing to Complain About
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc react to Michelle Obama’s book tour for her new book “The Look.” This transcript has been slightly edited for clarity. Sami Winc: For having said that, which was very strange because you would think somebody on a show like that would… -
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America Fought a Civil War So Trump Could Enforce Federal Law
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. Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of the House, congresswoman from the Bay Area in California, just said… -
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California Republicans in Hot Water Thanks to Newsom Redistricting Effort
Republican representatives from California will have to fight for their survival in the 2026 midterms as Democrats redraw the Golden State’s congressional maps to increase their districts after passage of Proposition 50. Proposition 50, which California voters supported by about a 2-to-1 margin in this year’s election, will temporarily suspend the state’s independent redistricting commission… -
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Hope and Principles After Defeat: Virginia Students Stand for Freedom
In the wake of Democrats sweeping Virginia’s three statewide offices and adding to their majority in the House of Delegates Tuesday, many conservatives I know are downhearted, disillusioned, and depressed. Fingers begin to feel like pointing. And to extrapolate on the old expression, “Victory has 100 fathers, but defeat is an orphan,” I’ll add that… -
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Pelosi’s Losing Legacy
When the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act came up on the House floor on April 5, 2000, it had significant bipartisan support. Sixteen Democrats co-sponsored the bill, and 77 voted for it. As explained in its official summary, the bill would prohibit “an abortion in which the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally (1) vaginally… -
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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Comey Knew Clinton Had Cooked Up the Collusion Hoax
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc react to the release of damning new evidence against former FBI Director James Comey, a handwritten note indicating he knew full well Trump-Russia collusion was spawned by the Hillary Clinton campaign. This transcript has been slightly edited for clarity. Sami Winc: Well, Victor, let’s go… -
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Trump Scared China Into Playing ‘Nice’ With the US Again
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. President Donald Trump just met recently with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. And they had a mini… -
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Democratic Senator Misses Key Points as She Goes After Moreno on Shutdown
Heated exchanges on Capitol Hill over what’s been dubbed the “Schumer Shutdown” are becoming the norm. The latest dustup involves Ohio’s own Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno and Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., during Wednesday’s Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation meeting. The fiery exchange over shutdown blame and claims of hypocrisy was noticed by Donald… -
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Republicans Try a New Strategy to End Shutdown
Amid the longest-ever federal government shutdown, a possible path to reopening the government is emerging. But the task of Republican leaders in Congress, to cajole enough people to walk down that path, will be difficult. Republicans in both chambers are walking a tightrope. It is likely that a long-term fix to the current gridlock would… -
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Gov. Shapiro Claims Voters Are Tired of ‘Extremism’ Despite Mamdani Victory
Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sought to tie GOP losses in Tuesday’s election to President Donald Trump, saying voters are weary of the “chaos” he says Trump has sown. “I think there’s two takeaways: One is that it was a clear message to Donald Trump that folks are tired of the chaos. They’re tired of… -
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Nancy Pelosi to Retire at End of Term
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., America’s first female speaker of the House and longtime top House Democrat, will retire from Congress at the end of her term, bringing her historic multi-decade career to a close. In a video posted Thursday morning, Pelosi, 85, bid farewell to her San Francisco district. “I will not be seeking… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: DEI Is an ‘Ideological Shelter’ for the Incompetent
In this segment from today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler break down how DEI was a “shelter” for the likes of former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, and former first lady Michelle Obama whining again about how the Obamas had it rough in the White House because they’re black. Also on today’s episode, Hanson and… -
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House Freedom Caucus Eyes Extended-Term Stopgap Spending Bill
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., elaborated on the group’s support for a longer-term continuing resolution in an interview this week with The Daily Signal. The group had released a statement on Monday supporting the passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government “as far into 2026 as possible (ideally, past the November… -
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China’s Hands Are in America’s Bacon, Hot Dogs. We Should Be Concerned, New Report Says.
American agriculture is roughly a $1.5 trillion annual industry, and China poses a critical threat to the sector, according to a new report. Over the years, China has expanded its involvement in America’s food system, such as in 2013, when the Chinese-owned company WH Group acquired Smithfield Foods. Smithfield, a company largely known for its bacon, controls a quarter of U.S. pork processing, distributing products through brands such as… -
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Here’s What 2025 Elections Could Mean for Ohio Next Year
Election night 2025 may not have been a good night for Republicans, though the races and thus losses were limited to a handful of states. What does that mean for next year with the midterms and statewide races? Is there reason to panic? How will it go in Ohio? With the next Election Day now… -
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Newsom Goes to War With Trump Over 2026 Midterms
The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, on “The Signal Sitdown” to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push. The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 6. California voters… -
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91 ‘Coordinated’ Indictments to Trump’s 3. Which Is Worse?
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 lot of recent controversy over the indictments of former national security adviser John…
