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Push for House Vote on Epstein Files Release Seen as Losing Momentum
House lawmakers backing a petition to advance a vote on releasing additional files on now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein gathered Wednesday at the Capitol—alongside several of his accusers. The petition’s support among Republican lawmakers has appeared to falter in recent days. “I hope my colleagues are watching this press conference. I want them to… -
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Fireworks Erupt at House Judiciary Hearing as Jordan, Raskin, and Nigel Farage Scorch Europe—and Each Other
Fierce invective flew back and forth at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, with Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; and Nigel Farage putting on the gloves and removing the restraints. The hearing, titled “Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation,” was held to discuss EU and U.K. censorship, including acts… -
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Trump’s Not Dead. There’s Little Evidence He Even Sleeps
Those afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome are no longer just wishing the president were dead, they’re actually starting to hallucinate it. While the rest of us were hitting the grocery store for Labor Day weekend goodies, the Never Trump-types were hitting resend on posts questioning whether President Donald Trump had died. It seems a whole… -
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House Passes Bill to Hold China Accountable for Its Role in Fentanyl Crisis
The House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at holding China accountable for its role in the fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl is the leading cause of death in America for people between the age of 18 and 45. “The Chinese Communist Party has played a key part in the deadly fentanyl crisis plaguing Kentucky and… -
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WATCH: Speedboat Said to Be Carrying Venezuelan ‘Narcoterrorists’ in Caribbean Destroyed on Trump’s Order
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. had carried out a strike against a speedboat said to be carrying narcotics in the southern Caribbean. “Earlier this morning, on my orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,” Trump wrote on… -
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Trump Doesn’t Need to Stage a Coup in Iran, Just Give It Time
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 is going to be an eruption in Iran, I think, maybe within a year or… -
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14,000 Migrants Turn Back Amid News of Closed Border, Report Finds
In a trend known as “reverse flow,” about 14,000 migrants, who had sought to reach the U.S. border, have turned around since the start of the Trump administration, according to an estimate in a recent report. A large percent of the migrants who have turned back are from Venezuela, according to the report from… -
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West Virginia Lawmaker Outlines What It Will Take to Credibly Deter China
“We cannot deter China in this state of industrial atrophy,” Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., declared on Tuesday at the fifth National Conservatism Conference in Washington. The West Virginia lawmaker, who some see as a rising star in the Republican Party, outlined how it would take U.S. reindustrialization to credibly deter China in an age of… -
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House Duo Resurrects Epstein Discharge Petition Effort
As lawmakers return to the Capitol after the long August recess, it appears the Jeffrey Epstein controversy just won’t die. On Monday, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., announced he would file a petition to force a House vote on a bill introduced by him and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., to compel the Justice Department to release… -
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WATCH: Aerial View of Southern Border Confirms Reports
EL PASO, Texas—Two Border Patrol vehicles stopped for a moment as they drove along the southern border, the only activity that could be seen from along the wall dividing Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The border wall stretched far into the desert from the view of the helicopter. There has been a decline in activity along… -
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Yet Another Veteran Democrat Announces Retirement From Congress
New York Democrat Rep. Jerrold Nadler has announced that he will not be seeking reelection, passing on the torch to younger Democrats after over three decades in Congress. Nadler, a 78-year-old who previously chaired the House Judiciary Committee, revealed his intentions to The New York Times in an article published Monday. He explained that the… -
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Who Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and Why Does He Matter?
Salvadoran citizen and “Maryland man” Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has become the Joan of Arc of the American Left—their poster child for opposing President Donald Trump’s campaign of enforcing immigration laws. Why? At first glance, Abrego Garcia seems a lousy pick. Two immigration judges found it credible that he was a member of MS-13, the vicious Salvadoran gang. Indeed, when he finally… -
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Victor Davis Hanson Talks About Why Democrats’ Chaos Strategy Will Backfire
Victor Davis Hanson appeared on “The Tony Kinnett Cast” to discuss Democrats, the 2022 election, and more. Watch the interview above or read a transcript, lightly edited for length and clarity. Tony Kinnett: With all of the burning fires, chaos, and shenanigans—and of course, I’m only talking about Minneapolis with the [Democratic National Committee] right… -
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Why Are Some Chinese Nationals Able to Enter US Territory Without Visas?
Reports of Chinese nationals admitted to the U.S. on visas and then spying or stealing sensitive information for China are all too common. But perhaps more shocking is the fact that some Chinese nationals are able to enter U.S. territory without any visas at all. How? The answer can be found in a special program that allows… -
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How Trump’s Border Crackdown Has Affected Cartels
EL PASO, Texas—Since the start of 2025, border security measures have cost the Mexican cartels more than $1 billion, according to estimates by the El Paso Sector of the Border Patrol in Texas. “We’re hurting them in the pocketbook,” interim Border Patrol Chief for the El Paso Sector Walter Slosar tells The Daily Signal. … -
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The Crisis Is Over. What’s Next at the Southern Border?
EL PASO, Texas—Interim Chief for the El Paso Sector Walter Slosar has served in the Border Patrol under six different presidential administrations. Today, the border is the “most secure border we’ve ever had,” he said. Illegal border crossings have fallen from almost 1,000 a day in August 2022 to just 35 a day in… -
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With No Assimilation, Migrants Threaten Europe
Almost weekly in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, a sensational assault committed by an illegal migrant—often enjoying some sort of state support or with prior arrests for the same crime—surfaces.Until recently, European politicians and the media sought to either ignore such news or accuse those who clamored for tighter borders, more police… -
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Why Team Trump Wants to Deport Abrego Garcia
WASHINGTON—Some 13 years ago, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, then 16, crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. The Salvadoran citizen did not have a run-in with the law until 2019, when he was first taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Later, he was released. After President Donald Trump retook the Oval Office, Abrego Garcia was ordered… -
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Illegal-Alien Poster Boys Confirm Democrats’ Taste for Mayhem
Democrats sure know how to pick ’em. The donkey party’s new poster boys are not the kind of people whom most Americans would carry on their shoulders. “Maryland Dad” Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been a virtual Democrat role model since the Trump administration deported him to El Salvador on March 15. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., rushed… -
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WWII Revisionist Went Too Far With ‘We Should’ve Sided With Hitler’ Claim
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, there’s been more revision about World War II. Tucker Carlson had on his show the…
