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Europe’s Decline Was a Choice
Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, might not shock Europe’s leaders the way President Donald Trump does, but he too has a tough message for them. “Hear for yourself how it sounds,” he said last month: Five hundred million Europeans begging 300 million Americans to defend them from 140 million Russians. If you can…Daniel McCarthy -
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Zelenskyy Owes Trump and ‘All Americans an Apology,’ Lawmakers Agree
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy owes all Americans an apology, Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., says. “Zelenskyy owes Trump and the American people an apology,” Smith told The Daily Signal on Tuesday at a media row event on Capitol Hill. Zelenskyy had a heated exchange Friday in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump and Vice…Virginia Allen -
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Congresswoman Says US Should Give Israel Whatever It Needs to Crush Hamas
Israel doesn’t just have a right to defend itself, it has a right to win the war against Hamas, Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., told The Daily Signal. In an interview ahead of President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, Hageman said the U.S. should give Israel whatever it needs to crush Hamas and end the…Moira Gleason -
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Zelenskyy Bites the Hand That Feeds Him Billions of Dollars
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. On Friday, recently, on the 28th of February, we saw one of the most extraordinary things…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘TIME TO LEAVE’ NATO?: Some in GOP Sour on Defense Pact After Europe’s Bow to Zelenskyy
Republican members of Congress are becoming increasingly hostile toward NATO amid European solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his Oval Office shouting match Friday with President Donald Trump. The American effort to broker Russia-Ukraine peace talks has encountered headwinds recently, with European leaders expressing support for Zelenskyy, and the British prime minister attempting to…George Caldwell -
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Israel Warns ‘Gates of Hell Will Open’ Against Hamas If Hostages Aren’t Released
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says “the gates of hell will open” against Hamas if the remaining hostages still in Gaza are not released soon. “We will return to fighting and [Hamas] will face the [Israel Defense Forces] with strength and methods that it has not known, until [Hamas] is totally defeated,” Katz said while…Virginia Allen -
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Americans Sharply Divided by Age Over Support for Israel, Poll Finds
A new poll about the Israel-Hamas war found a 29 percentage point divide between older and younger Americans on support for Israel. Recent polling for the Napolitan News Service of 1,000 registered voters comes as President Donald Trump hopes to end that war in the Middle East. Trump last month hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…Jacob Adams -
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My Suffering in Communist China Taught Me the Importance of a Free Press in America
Under the Trump administration, the media landscape seems to be changing for the better. While some legacy media journalists continue to push a biased narrative, their audiences are shriveling and influence is shrinking. Meanwhile, the White House pressroom is welcoming free-thinking, nontraditional media in droves. But those of us who care about truth-seeking journalism should not get…Dao Feng He -
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10 Takeaways From the Zelenskyy Blowup
This column was lightly edited and reprinted with permission from Victor Davis Hanson’s X account. 1) Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not grasp—or deliberately ignores—the bitter truth: Those with whom he feels most affinity (Western globalists, the American Left, the Europeans) have little power in 2025 to help him. And those with whom he obviously…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Trump’s Righteous Criticism of Zelenskyy
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 incurring a lot of criticism lately on the Ukrainian war. He’s trying…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘AMERICA FIRST’: Trump Allies Blast Zelenskyy, While European Leaders Take Zelenskyy’s Side After ‘Disaster’ Meeting
The argument between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Friday in the Oval Office sent a sonic boom around Washington, D.C. Talks between Trump and Zelenskyy came to an abrupt end after the leaders raised their voices at one another over finding a diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s premature departure…Bradley Devlin -
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Trump, Vance Drop Hammer on Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Leaves White House Unexpectedly
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy parachuted into the White House, wearing his fatigues, to meet with President Donald Trump Friday. Zelenskyy, however, quickly wore out his welcome. A tense exchange between Zelenskyy, Trump, and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office before a private meeting ended in Zelenskyy’s premature departure. Zelenskyy’s departure meant the mineral…Bradley Devlin -
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It’s Time to End the War Between Ukraine and Russia
Three years have now passed since war broke out between Russia and Ukraine. The toll this needless conflict has taken is unbearable and needless. From the onset, I have opposed every single penny of American taxpayer dollars to fund the proxy war. Let me be clear: I feel no animus toward the Ukrainian people, nor…Rep. Paul Gosar -
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Surprise Chinese Naval Drills Spark Midair Chaos, Escalate Tensions With US and Allies
In yet another provocation of U.S. allies, China conducted live-fire naval drills in international waters on Friday without providing adequate notice, causing nearly 50 commercial flights to suddenly alter their courses in midair to avoid the area. Typically, warnings are given 12-24 hours in advance to allow airlines to adjust flight paths—China gave no warning…Anna Gustafson -
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The Deadly Role of Drones in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has officially entered its third year, leaving vast regions devastated. Northeastern areas like Kharkiv and southern regions such as Kherson and Mykolaiv have endured relentless missile strikes and, on an unprecedented scale, the weaponization of UAVs, or drones. The result has been widespread destruction and significant loss of life. Both Russia…Ka’Von Johnson -
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Experts Applaud Trump’s Stern Investment Memorandum on China
President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum Friday limiting investment by China in critical industries in the United States. The memorandum, “America First Investment Policy,” asserted that Chinese investment could be used for malevolent ends. Wilson Beaver, a policy adviser at the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation, praised the move in…Jacob Adams -
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Trump and Macron Plan to Share ‘Burden of Securing the Peace’ In Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron agrees that Europe must join the United States in bearing the “cost and burden of securing the peace” between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump said Monday. Macron and Trump met on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which Trump said “would never have happened if I was…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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The Policies of European Elites End in Tears
If you follow these things closely, you may have seen a clip of the chairman of the Munich Security Conference breaking down in tears, unable to speak any further while reflecting on Vice President JD Vance’s speech there. This breakdown is remarkable because the chairman, Christoph Heusgen, is not a minor apparatchik but a sophisticated…Michael Barone -
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Hawley Renews Call for Inspector General for Ukraine Aid
Sen. Josh Hawley reintroduced legislation Thursday to assign a special inspector general to investigate U.S. funding for Ukraine, amid increased Republican criticism of past dealings with the Eastern European nation. “American taxpayers shouldn’t have to wonder where their billions in aid to Ukraine went and what they’re funding there now. They deserve an accounting of…George Caldwell -
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‘China Is Preparing for War’: Tom Cotton Urges Aggressive Cutbacks to China’s Privileges
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton appeared on Fox Business Thursday and called for significant cutbacks in the economic privileges currently extended to China, including stripping it of its “Most Favored Nation” status. During an appearance on “Kudlow,” Cotton said there is an urgent need for the U.S. to reassess its approach toward China’s strategic…Mariane Angela