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University President Sparks Controversy With Pledge to ‘Eliminate Whiteness’
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. Sacramento State is one of the many California state universities that offer a four-year program of…Victor Davis Hanson -
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Honors Victims of Fatal DUI, Other Illegal Alien Crimes
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—It was a warm summer night in New Jersey, and Maria Santos Pleitez was driving her 11-year-old daughter and her daughter’s friend to get milkshakes when a drunken driver slammed into Pleitez’s vehicle, killing her and her daughter. The other girl was injured, but survived the July 26 crash. The man…Virginia Allen -
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Former Sen. Sherrod Brown That Much Closer to Running
Last November, now Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, defeated incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, helping Republicans regain control of the chamber. With Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, who was appointed to replace Vice President JD Vance in the Senate, up for election in 2026, Brown may be running once more. Axios last week reported that Brown…Rebecca Downs -
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South Carolina Governor Hopeful Calls for Erasing Sole Dem House District
Rep. Ralph Norman, a South Carolina Republican running for governor, is calling for congressional redistricting to flip the Palmetto State’s sole Democrat district. Flipping the seat, currently held by Democrat veteran and former House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, would be nothing short of a sucker punch to the Democratic Party. “We have Republican supermajorities in…George Caldwell -
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Enters Tennessee Governor Race
Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced her run to be governor in her home state Wednesday, making her the third senator this Congress to announce a departure from Washington for gubernatorial ambitions. “I love Tennessee, I believe in Tennesseans, and I’m ready to deliver the kind of conservative leadership that will ensure our state is…George Caldwell -
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The Lone Star State’s Redistricting Is Constitutional, Legal, and Necessary
Contrary to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ nutty claim that Republicans are trying to “steal the midterm elections” by redistricting in Texas, state legislators there are trying to correct what the Justice Department correctly calls “unconstitutional racially based” gerrymanders. Their fix will ensure that the over 2 million new residents of Texas get what they…Hans von Spakovsky -
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‘Prime Target’: Stanford Students Expose China’s Malign Influence in Academia
Chinese authorities are strategically placing students at Stanford University and requiring them to report on academic research, student journalists said Tuesday at a Heritage Foundation panel discussion of foreign influence in academia. The revelation came from an investigation that began when a man, claiming to be a Stanford student, contacted China researchers last summer. Stanford…Philip Roberts -
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Noem Announces ‘Speedway Slammer’ Illegal-Alien Detention Center in Indiana
A new illegal-alien detention center is opening in Indiana, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday. “Coming soon to Indiana: The Speedway Slammer,” Noem wrote on the social media platform X. “Today, we’re announcing a new partnership with the state of Indiana to expand detention bed space by 1,000 beds. Thanks to [Gov. Mike…Virginia Allen -
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Uncharted Territory: Conservatives Face Unprecedented Challenges
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. In that 1960s version of the original “Star Trek,” James T. Kirk—William Shatner—the captain of the…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Does a Falling Birth Rate Threaten China’s Future?
China’s birth rate is falling below replacement levels, raising questions over the Asian giant’s economic future. China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024 as the older generation passes away and fewer babies are being born, despite China having ended its one-child policy in 2016. Now, Fortune reports that by 2050, China’s…Virginia Allen -
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Texas AG’s Ultimatum to Missing Democrats: Return or Risk Ouster
Texas state House Democrats again refused to return for state legislative business Tuesday, prompting Republicans to issue an ultimatum—come back to the Capitol by Friday or risk removal from office. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office released a statement Tuesday that “he will pursue a court ruling ensuring that their seats are declared vacant”…George Caldwell -
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Hoosier Representative? Indiana GOP Wants It to Be Another Republican Via Redistricting
Indiana Republicans are looking to alter the boundaries of the Hoosier State’s congressional districts to help Republicans in the 2026 midterms, and to that end, Vice President JD Vance is reportedly looking to meet with the state’s Republican leadership this week to coordinate that effort. Indiana’s redistricting process is vested in the state’s General Assembly,…Jacob Adams -
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Exclusive: Iowa Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill to Give Green Cards to Afghan War Allies
A bipartisan coalition of members of Congress are seeking to provide green cards to Afghans who assisted the United States in the war in Afghanistan. To that end, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, is reintroducing the Afghan Adjustment Act, a bill that was also proposed in 2023, to deal with the aftermath of the 2021 U.S….Jacob Adams -
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Will Trump Pardon George Santos?
As former New York Republican Rep. George Santos begins his more than seven-year sentence in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, it remains to be seen whether President Donald Trump will pardon him. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., penned a letter to Department of Justice Pardon Attorney Ed Martin Monday,…George Caldwell -
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Biden Lost 500K Migrant Children—Trump Administration Is Returning Them Home
The Trump administration is working to safely return to their home countries the unaccompanied illegal migrant children lost under the Biden administration, The Daily Signal has learned. Hundreds of thousands of minors arrived at the southern border without a parent or a legal guardian under the Biden administration. The Trump administration has located 13,000 of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Democrats Compose Letter to Trump Calling for US to Recognize Palestinian Statehood
More than a dozen Democrat lawmakers have signed onto a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to recognize Palestinian statehood. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is leading the effort among his fellow House Democrats. “Given the horrors of what’s going on in Gaza … it’s time for the United States to officially recognize…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawmaker Looks to Force Congress to Recognize a Decades-Long Emergency
Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican House Freedom Caucus member running for governor of Arizona, plans to introduce a resolution Tuesday to declare the national debt a threat to the nation’s security. The resolution is a statement that the House of Representatives “recognizes that the national debt is a threat to the national security of the…George Caldwell -
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Conservatives, Stop Funding Radical Leftists
Stop giving money to your adversaries. This should seem like an obvious rule of politics. But until the Trump administration went after funding for NPR, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other leftist organizations, conservatives couldn’t seem to stop handing taxpayer dollars to activists determined to undermine their principles. While President Donald Trump has…Jay Greene -
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Debunking Democrats’ Lies About Medicaid
Democrats and the media are doing everything they can to slow the momentum of President Donald Trump by attacking the “One Big, Beautiful” law’s Medicaid provisions. While Democrats want to weaken Medicaid by giving taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal immigrants and allowing able-bodied adults who don’t work to game the system, Republicans actually strengthened Medicaid by…Sen. John Barrasso -
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Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Take Full Control of Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly decided Israel will seek to take full control of the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu’s office informed Israel Defense Forces Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir of the decision Monday. Zamir, according to The Jerusalem Post, was told, “If this does not suit you, then you should resign.”…Virginia Allen
