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California’s Illegal Alien Sanctuary Policies Have a Body Count
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, each week, drive about 425 miles round trip from my farm residence in Central California… -
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Iowa Lawmaker Backs Requiring English Proficiency for CDL Drivers
In the wake of a horrific highway crash in Florida last week that killed three, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, is throwing her support behind federal legislation that would require commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) operators to demonstrate proficiency in English. The legislation, Connor’s Law, is named to honor Connor Dzion, an 18-year-old who died in 2017… -
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How Ohio’s Redistricting Is Different From the Rest
As plenty of states earn national attention for their redistricting battles, all eyes ought to be on Ohio, with Vice President JD Vance recently highlighting the role of his home state. It’s not merely Vance’s interest, though. The Buckeye State is actually required by law to redraw maps for 2026, though the fact Ohio is… -
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Texas State House Passes Redistricting Bill
The Texas House of Representatives has passed legislation dictating new congressional lines in an effort to expand Republican representation in Congress from the state at the expense of Lone Star State Democrats. Republicans advanced the bill in an 88-52 vote on Wednesday. The state Senate will vote on the legislation on Thursday, and then the… -
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The Communist Who Invented Modern Conservatism
You may not have ever heard the name of a man who was among the most profound intellectuals of the modern conservative movement in America. Frank S. Meyer was the man who came up with the idea of fusionism, an alliance between traditionalists and libertarians that underpinned the anti-communist bloc that composed the American Right… -
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The China Threat to Peace Between Russia and Ukraine
China could upset peace negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to an expert on China. “China could impede the peace process by telling Putin that it would cut off support if Putin were to talk to Ukraine or the United States,” Gordon Chang, a Gatestone Institute distinguished senior fellow, told… -
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What the Left Gets Wrong About Trump-Putin Summit
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. Last week, President Donald Trump completed his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. They… -
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Wyoming GOP Senator Hails Ohio’s Husted, Blasts Democrat Seeking Comeback as ‘a Failure’
A Wyoming Republican senator on Tuesday endorsed newcomer Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, as a “proven leader” and sharply criticized Husted’s likely 2026 challenger, a Democrat seeking a return to the Senate, as “a failure” and “utterly out of touch with Ohio.” “Sherrod Brown was a failure as a senator—aggressively attacking innovation, relentlessly opposing President Trump,… -
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Slaying Victim Laken Riley’s Mom, Stepdad Back Collins for Senate in Georgia
The mother and stepfather of Laken Riley—the 22-year-old nursing student slain by an illegal alien in Georgia whose death prompted bipartisan legislation to toughen penalties for illegal aliens charged with certain crimes—have endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in his bid for U.S. Senate. “A lot of people go to Washington, and it changes them. However,… -
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CHINA THREAT FROM WITHIN? Interior Bureaucrat Overseeing Pacific Island Took Money From Chinese Companies
Chinese nationals have entered the U.S. through a strategically vulnerable Pacific Islands territory, and a former politician who took campaign contributions from China-based companies now helps oversee that territory in the Trump administration. President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned about the threat from China, yet a security expert is raising questions about a bureaucrat in… -
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It’s Not a Movie: Courts’ Dramatic Smackdown of Judge Boasberg
It’s a tale fit for a thriller novel or action movie: planes on the tarmac waiting to take members of a violent gang to a foreign prison, lawyers rushing to the courthouse to stop them, presidential proclamations, and a judge on a mission to impose his own brand of justice. But this drama isn’t made up—it’s… -
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Trump’s Biggest Immigration Win Yet
Solving America’s illegal immigration crisis didn’t require amnesty—just better leadership. Last week, the Center for Immigration Studies released a study showing America’s foreign-born population dropped by 2.2 million from January to July. While the number of naturalized U.S. citizens increased, there was a staggering 1.6 million-person drop among illegal immigrants. CIS estimated that this represented… -
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Gavin Newsom’s $250M Redistricting Power Grab
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. California has been in the news recently because it’s going to have an unusual redistricting effort…. -
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Suspicious Ballot-Stuffing Caught on Video in Battleground State
A city council member in Michigan was reportedly seen on video helping to drop what appear to be several absentee ballots into a ballot drop box ahead of an August primary election. Abu Musa, a city councilman in the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, was reportedly in the passenger seat handing what appear to be ballots… -
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Why JB Pritzker Doesn’t Want the DOJ to Look at Illinois’ Voter Rolls
Illinois has until Thursday to provide the Justice Department with more voter information about whether it’s complying with federal law on maintaining voter registration lists. The state, which has had a reputation for voter fraud cases, provided partial information, but only information that is already publicly available. On Monday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat,… -
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Can Trump Eliminate Mail-In Voting?
The White House is working on a plan to do away with mail-in voting and voting machines, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. A reporter asked how can the White House plan to eliminate mail-in voting since states administeer elections. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday, saying: “I am going to lead… -
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Top California Dem Lawmaker Reportedly Had House Seat Gerrymandered for Him in Exchange for Support
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A top California Democrat who is expected to help steer the Golden State’s mid-decade redistricting plan through the state Legislature was reportedly involved in creating a new district to launch his own congressional run. Mike McGuire, the president pro tempore of the California State Senate, had one of the newly configured districts… -
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11,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children Placed With Unvetted Sponsors Under Biden, Senator Finds
The Biden administration placed thousands of illegal alien children in the care of unvetted sponsors, according to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. The Iowa Republican has released Department of Health and Human Services data showing that during President Joe Biden’s administration, over 11,000 unaccompanied alien children were placed with unvetted sponsors who were not… -
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Newsom Wants to Gerrymander His State in the Name of ‘Fairness’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change California’s rules for drawing lines for House seats. Texas Republicans, he says, want to rig elections to help President Donald Trump in the 2026 election, so California Democrats have to rig back. Forget that the Golden State’s rules already work handily for the Democrats: 45% of voters are… -
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Why Virginia Officials Warn Against Relying on Mail-In Voting
President Donald Trump on Monday pledged to “get rid” of mail-in ballots for elections. While whatever he ultimately does shouldn’t affect mail-in voting for Virginia’s upcoming elections this November, there are some voting warnings Virginians need to be aware of. Trump posted to his account on Truth Social: “I am going to lead a movement…
