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opinion
Iran War Has Created Golden Opportunity for Stable Middle East Peace
For nearly half a century, the Middle East has been defined by a single overarching reality: the Iranian threat. Since 1979, the ayatollahs’ growing influence, nuclear program, and destabilizing activities have shaped regional dynamics more than perhaps any other factor. An entire generation has grown up accepting periodic clashes and proxy conflicts as the natural order, with… -
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Why Won’t Congress Investigate the Epstein Case?
After weeks of right-wing infighting, President Donald Trump on Thursday evening ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of grand jury testimony relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case in which the deceased mysterious billionaire was accused of sexually abusing scores of underage girls. The president’s post on Truth Social carried a begrudging tone: … -
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Tulsi Gabbard Releases Documents on Obama-Led Conspiracy Against Trump
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released declassified documents on Friday, claiming the existence of a secret conspiracy led by the Obama administration to undermine President Donald Trump with the Trump-Russian Collusion hoax, according to Fox News. “The implications of this are frankly nothing short of historic,” Gabbard said on this week’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” “Over 100 documents… -
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House Committee Could Grant Biden Witnesses Immunity to Get Them to Talk
THE CENTER SQUARE—As key witnesses in the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s mental decline continue to evade U.S. House questioning by invoking their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, lawmakers could grant them immunity to encourage them to talk, according to a legal expert. Three witnesses close to the former president pleaded the fifth during depositions before… -
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This Convicted Criminal Recrossed Biden’s Border
Democrat Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware introduced the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act on Jan. 29, 2008, in what would later prove to be a sadly ironic moment. One element of this bill, according to its official summary, would authorize “the Attorney General to award a State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge… -
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TIEBREAKER IN CHIEF: Vance‘s Votes Prove Pivotal in Senate
Vice President JD Vance has emerged as an essential force in getting President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda across the finish line. To date, the millennial veep has cast seven tiebreaking votes in his capacity as president of the Senate in support of the Trump administration’s priorities since the beginning of Trump’s second term. This past… -
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Senator’s Hospitalization Casts Spotlight on Aging Congress
The sudden hospitalization this week of retiring Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., was a reminder of the stresses of politics on an aging Congress. Smith, 67, was hospitalized Wednesday after not feeling well. She was discharged from the hospital the next day but had already announced that she would not run for reelection in 2026. Being… -
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Threatened at Boston Marathon: New Mom Takes Stand for Women’s Sports, Common Sense
Running in the Boston Marathon was a longtime dream for Natalie Daniels, and doing it six months’ postpartum, she says, felt like a way to celebrate the beauty and power of the female body. That’s why Daniels says she was troubled to learn that the Boston Marathon was now allowing men who identify as women… -
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‘ZERO TOLERANCE’: Border Czar Homan Issues Warning to ICE Attackers
There’s a new border czar in town, and he says he has “zero tolerance” for attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. “This ridiculousness is over,” Tom Homan told The Daily Signal. “You put a hand on an ICE officer, you’re going to prison. You impede an ICE officer, you’re getting prosecuted,” he said Friday… -
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Here’s the Excuse Elite University Presidents Will Give When They Cave to Trump’s Demands
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 is negotiating with the college presidents and elite universities in general, places like… -
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Democrat Division Over Mamdani Remains After AOC’s Promotional Breakfast
As self-proclaimed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani heads for the general election in the race for New York City mayor, he’s seeking to foster relationships with national Democrats in Washington. Mamdani, a Democrat in the New York state Assembly who won his party’s primary for mayor on June 24, has garnered the support of some… -
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‘Shameful’: DHS Secretary Noem Bashes Nashville Mayor Over ‘Doxing’ ICE Agents
The mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, has “jeopardized” the safety of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and their families, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says. “Mayor Freddie O’Connell has gone after our ICE individuals and agents that work with [Homeland Security Investigations],” Noem said at a press conference in Nashville on Friday. O’Connell,… -
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Congress Enshrines New Name for Wildlife Refuge to Honor Slain Texas Girl
The House of Representatives approved a bill this week enshrining the name of a wildlife preserve to memorialize a young Texas girl killed more than a year ago, allegedly by a pair of illegal aliens. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who sponsored the legislation in the Senate, told The Daily Signal, “Jocelyn Nungaray was a 12-year-old… -
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House Cuts Funding From NPR, PBS, and Foreign Aid
House Republicans passed a bill defunding foreign aid and public broadcasting shortly after midnight on Friday, in the first legislative codification of President Donald Trump’s cuts to discretionary spending. “This isn’t the end, it’s the beginning,” wrote Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., after passage. “We look forward to passing additional rescissions bills throughout the… -
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Johnson, GOP Aim to Counter Dems’ Epstein Messaging
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., is seeking to counter Democrats’ messaging on calling for the release of shielded files on the now-deceased convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—a surprise issue that is creating a messaging headache for Hill Republicans. “The House Republicans are for transparency, and they’re looking for a way to say… -
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Controversy-Plagued Penn Biden Center Now Buried by University
About a year after citizen Joe Biden was out of the vice presidency, his new endeavor was a Washington think tank called the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. That organization would end up becoming the focus of investigations for what federal sources said was hundreds of millions in foreign donations and for… -
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The Illegal, Democrat-Linked Pot Farm the Left Wants You to Ignore
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 want to talk about a big controversy. And that is Immigration and Customs Enforcement was… -
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Freedom Caucus Prevails on Measure to Block Central Bank Digital Currency
After slowing down the Republican leadership’s attempt to advance a bundle of cryptocurrency market reform bills, the conservative House Freedom Caucus and its allies appear to have secured a promise to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital U.S. dollar. Caucus members contend that’s a victory for Americans’ freedoms. The deal allowed for House… -
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An Illegal Immigrant Was Accused of Shocking Crimes in Ohio. Moreno Is Getting Answers.
In May, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, sent a letter to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security about a 24-year-old illegal immigrant allegedly impersonating a 16-year-old student at Perrysburg High School. On Thursday, Moreno provided an update on the increasingly alarming situation. The senator shared over X a letter from FBI Assistant Director Marshall… -
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Newsom Muses on Gerrymandering of California Districts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is contemplating scrapping the state’s independent redistricting commission even as his party struggles to win back voter approval. “[Republicans are] playing by a different set of rules. They can’t win by the traditional game, so they want to change the game,” Newsom said at a press conference on Wednesday,…
