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Race-Fueled Brawl in Cincinnati Sparks Outrage
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 was a very disturbing event this past weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio. There was an altercation… -
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Unlikely Duo Wins Senate Panel’s Unanimous OK on Housing Bill
Can Congress make housing more affordable? That’s the question that a new, bipartisan bill seeks to answer. The legislation was passed unanimously out of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday by a vote of 24-0. The legislation, co-sponsored by an unlikely duo, Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., hopes… -
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Former Navy Pilot Congresswoman Could Face Retired Marine Lt. Colonel Challenger in Virginia
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mike Williamson on Tuesday announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in a bid to unseat a retired Navy helicopter pilot, Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans, in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. Williamson targeted the two-term Kiggans in his announcement video over her support of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which… -
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Georgia Rep. Claims Big Numbers in Early Senate Fundraising
Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia claims he’s on a fundraising roll after announcing his bid Monday to unseat Democrat incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff in the Peach State. On Monday, Collins announced he had raised $220,000 in the first 12 hours of his campaign being active. “It’s been a fast-paced 12 hrs. Wouldn’t have it… -
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WATCH: IDF Releases Video of ‘Hamas Terrorists Looting an Aid Truck’
New video shared on social media shows Hamas looting an aid truck in Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces. “Footage from just 4 days ago shows Hamas terrorists looting an aid truck, this is the same organization spreading false claims about a deliberate starvation campaign in Gaza. Make it make sense,” the IDF… -
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Senate Faces Dilemma With Slow Rate of Confirmations
Republicans are contemplating new measures to increase the rate of confirmations for President Donald Trump’s nominees. Last week, the Senate Republican Communications Center noted that 107 civilian nominees have been confirmed by the upper chamber. That is about 42% of the 255 who were voted out of a committee to the full Senate for a… -
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New Details Emerge on Obama’s Role in Russiagate Scandal
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 ongoing melodrama of what former President Barack Obama knew or… -
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Should Palestine Be Recognized as a State? Trump Responds
President Donald Trump declined to weigh in on the issue of Palestinian statehood Monday. “Well, I’m not going to take a position,” Trump said when a reporter asked him if he agrees with a recent statement from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling for recognition of a Palestinian state. “I’m looking forward to getting people… -
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Georgia Congressman Announces Bid to Take on Jon Ossoff
Republican Rep. Mike Collins launched his campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes Republican primary in Georgia with the ultimate goal of unseating Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026. The race is shaping up to be a cliffhanger. Whoever secures the Republican nomination will likely face off against Ossoff, who is running… -
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The US-Japan Trade Deal Provides Both Certainty and Clarification
President Donald Trump announced last week that the U.S. has successfully negotiated a new trade deal with Japan, one of our greatest trading partners and allies. This U.S.-Japan trade agreement promises to reshape the two countries’ economic relationship. It set the U.S. tariff on most Japanese imports at 15%, lower than the 25% that Trump… -
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Ex-Gov. Roy Cooper Enters NC Senate Race
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, announced his 2026 candidacy for U.S. Senate Monday, presenting himself as a moderate progressive in a bid to take the seat of retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. Cooper is seeking to win in a state that has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 2008 but… -
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‘RECKLESS’: Johnson Blasts Massie and Khanna’s Epstein Files Discharge Petition
House Speaker Mike Johnson stated during an interview on “Meet the Press” Sunday that House Republicans are working to release all “credible” information on the Epstein files, while protecting their victims’ identities. “Let me be absolutely clear, as we have been from the very beginning,” Johnson said. “House Republicans insist upon the release of all… -
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Josh Hawley Finishes Interview After Protest Disruption
In a dramatic moment, Axios reporter Stef Kight ushered Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., off stage on Wednesday after protests crashed his interview with her. Two protesters rushed toward the stage at the Axios News Shapers forum in D.C. One carried a banner and the other held a Palestine flag. Their aggressive acts may have suggested… -
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Sports League Keeps Politics Off the Field When Israel’s Participation Triggers Threats
Fourteen football players boarded a plane and flew from Israel to Amsterdam in the middle of July for the Australian Football League’s European tournament. When news of Israel’s participation in the tournament triggered threats of protests, Australian Football League Europe did not capitulate to political pressure. It is the role of the Australian Football League… -
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What’s Next for the Freedom Caucus?
The House Freedom Caucus has dominated the headlines since President Donald Trump took office in January. The group pressured House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with tough love to phase out green energy incentives in the One Big, Beautiful Bill, enact deeper spending cuts, and remove punitive taxes on firearms. Ultimately, they provided the necessary votes… -
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Obama Knew the Russiagate Intelligence Was Manufactured
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard contends that new declassified documents show that former President Barack Obama engaged in the plot to create the lie that President Donald Trump had conspired with Russia to steal the 2016 presidential election. Of course he did. We have known for years that in July 2016, CIA Director John… -
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ELITES CAUGHT: Obama Intel Questions, Colbert Canceled, and Coldplay Concert-CEO Fallout
We’re witnessing what happens when the mask slips and untouchable elites are exposed. From the bombshell declassified documents released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard showing that President Barack Obama’s intel community had no evidence of Trump-Russian collusion in the 2016 election, to the kiss-cam seen ‘round the world catching Astronomer CEO and his… -
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13,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children Located
The Trump administration has located 13,000 children who crossed the border unaccompanied under President Joe Biden, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. Under the Biden administration, about 300,000 unaccompanied alien children were either “lost” or placed with sponsors that were not adequately vetted, and some were “allowed to be placed with sponsors who… -
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Hunter’s Meltdown Exposes the Biden Machine
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 would like to talk a little bit about the strange, bizarre, endless, run-on, crazy interview… -
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Senate Republicans Continue Harry Reid’s Nominee Blockade
Harry Reid, the former Democrat leader of the U.S. Senate, left the Senate in 2017 and died in 2021, but his ghost must still be haunting the chamber. How else can one explain why the Republican majority is continuing the blockade Reid initiated back in 2007 to prevent a Republican president (George W. Bush) from…
