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Don Jr. Joins Mark Cuban in Criticism of Drug Middlemen
Donald Trump Jr. expressed agreement with Kamala Harris supporter Mark Cuban on X yesterday on the issue of combating high drug prices. Cuban critiqued Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on social media over her characterization of why drug prices are so high for Americans compared to the rest of the world. “Big Pharma companies like Johnson… -
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Ohio Redistricting Becomes Battleground for House Majority
While no longer a swing state, Ohio is a key battleground for Republicans in their bid to maintain their majority in the House of Representatives. It is one of three states whose congressional districts may change due to litigation before the 2026 midterm elections, according to Ballotpedia, a nonprofit online encyclopedia. The other states are… -
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Israel’s Stunning Victory Over Iran—And 2 Big Lies Debunked
This week, Israel finally unleashed its firepower against Iran’s nuclear program in a devastating feat of intelligence work, technological competence and war planning. The Israelis not only caught the Iranian regime flatfooted, but they devastated Iran’s war-making capacity, degrading Iran’s missile launchers by half, its nuclear program by up to 90% and its top military… -
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‘No Kings,’ No Clue: The Left Screams at the Sky While America Returns to Reality
Reality is clashing with the narrative elite institutions have pushed on the country for years—and the American people are finally waking up and choosing sanity. Despite what corporate media claimed about the “No Kings” protests reflecting majority sentiment last weekend, the lack of energy and cohesion was clear. Ignore the shouting from all fronts—protesters, Democrat… -
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The Optimistic, the Realistic, and the Pessimistic Scenarios for Iran
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. We’re in the midst of about the seventh to eighth day of this Iranian-Israeli conflict and… -
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Parliamentarian Nixes Provisions in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The “big, beautiful bill” is going through some massive changes as the Senate Parliamentarian—the chamber’s referee and rule keeper—decides on whether or not to strike provisions that Democrats claim do not belong in a budgetary bill. It was announced Friday that Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough had already nixed a number of provisions, and more are likely… -
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What ‘No Kings’ Protests Prove About Democrats
This past weekend, some 2,000 “No Kings” protests visited American cities in opposition of President Trump’s deportation efforts after violent riots engulfed Los Angeles the week prior. In addition to signs reading, “Due process is for everyone,” and “Immigrants make America great,” there have been numerous violent encounters between rioters and law enforcement, bystander battery and harassment, and even a shooting in Salt Lake City,… -
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The LA Riots Aren’t Newsom’s Biggest Defeat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s doppelganger came and went very quickly. If you missed it, that was the version of Newsom posturing as a moderate bravely willing to antagonize the extreme Left of his own Democratic Party. This process began sometime in March when the Newsom imposter said during a podcast that it was “deeply unfair”… -
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Arrested Milwaukee County Judge’s Trial Delayed
THE CENTER SQUARE—Judge Hannah Dugan will not go on trial in her immigration collusion case next month after the federal judge handling the case delayed the trial Wednesday. Judge Lynn Adleman told the court he wants to make sure the case is “done right.” Dugan is facing two federal charges, one of them a felony,… -
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The ‘Donald Trump Is Evil’ Routine Isn’t Going to Cut It Anymore
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. We’re in very troubled and chaotic times. We’ve got a theater-wide war in the Middle East… -
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Senate Committee Moves to Deregulate Firearm Silencers in Budget Bill
The Senate is moving to deregulate firearms silencers in its long-anticipated version of the budget reconciliation bill. The bill has passed the House and is now being debated in the Senate. Provisions to loosen burdensome restrictions on firearms silencers have been included in the Senate Finance Committee’s legislative text for the Senate version of the… -
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The Government Must Declassify Secrets and Let the American People Decide the Truth
Now more than ever, it appears that the institutions meant to uncover the truth about Nov. 22, 1963, were the very ones that buried it. At a recent congressional hearing, stunning eyewitness testimony suggested President John F. Kennedy was killed by shots that Lee Harvey Oswald could not have possibly fired. Dr. Don Curtis, who… -
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Securing America’s AI Edge: Trump’s Plan To Outpace China
The race to develop artificial intelligence capabilities will play a decisive role in the “New Cold War” with China. America currently enjoys a multiyear lead in cutting-edge AI technologies. This lead is protected by export controls that prevent China from obtaining America’s best technology and slow its progress in developing AI with dual-use civilian and military capabilities…. -
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Mike Lee’s Land Plan Is a Good Plan
Should parts of Yellowstone National Park—or any national park or monument—be sold so private homes can be built there? Absolutely not. But what about a very small fraction of the approximately 437 million acres of land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service that is not part of any national park… -
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‘I’m More Libertarian Than You!’ Rand Paul Opens Up About His Conversations With Trump, Iran War
At any moment, President Donald Trump could decide to directly involve the United States in yet another war in the Middle East—this time against Iran. The stakes could not be higher and this week, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joins “The Signal Sitdown” to discuss. “I think President Trump’s instincts are to try to keep us… -
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More Republicans Than Democrats Support Israel in Conflict With Iran, Poll Finds
A majority of registered Republican voters and those who lean Republican—58%—said the United States should be supporting Israel in its current conflict with Iran, according to a new Napolitan News National Survey. Twenty-four percent of Republicans and Republican leaners said the U.S. should not support Israel or Iran in the conflict. Registered Democrat voters and… -
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Israel Dismantles Iran’s Defenses, but Will It Be Enough?
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. We are at a historic time in the Middle East. Never in our lifetimes have we… -
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Misunderstanding Trump
Many are now demanding that President Donald Trump act abroad in the way they think he had promised and campaigned—which can be mostly defined as how closely he should parallel their own version of MAGA. But Trump’s past shows that he never claimed that he was either an ideological isolationist or an interventionist. He was… -
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AIPAC Calls on Trump, Congress for US Aid to Israel in Its Clash With Iran
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is calling on Congress and the Trump administration to provide aid to Israel in its military conflict with Iran. “Israel is taking decisive action tonight against the Iranian nuclear program, which has been a growing threat not only to Israel, but to America and our other regional allies,” AIPAC… -
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China’s Vape Offensive and the Mexican Cartel Pipeline: A Growing Threat to US Security
In Mexico, the cartels have found their perfect staging ground to capitalize on a low-risk, high-profit cash crop. Lax enforcement against illicit tobacco has created vast gray zones where cartels operate openly, stockpiling illicit goods, laundering profits, and planning cross-border smuggling with little fear of government intrusion. For the past two decades, I have investigated…
