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NATO Can Do More and Better
NATO plays a crucial role in our nation’s defense—and there’s a strong case to be made for increased defense spending by all NATO allies. Those are the points Nile Gardiner, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, made in his recent testimony before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee. Gardiner is right:… -
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Iran Turns to China for Ballistic Missile Materials as Nuclear Threat Grows
While negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program appear to have made little progress, Iran is further arming itself, a new report indicates. Iran has ordered materials for ballistic missiles from China as it seeks to bolster its military amid ongoing talks with the U.S. over its nuclear program, according to The Wall Street Journal. China… -
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Why South Korea Is Key to US Shipbuilding Strategy
The U.S. Navy desperately needs help. Today, it maintains fewer than 300 ships—a staggering fall from the 1,200 it boasted at the end of World War II. The shipbuilding industry is in similar lackluster condition, having been in decline for decades. Currently, the Navy operates only four shipyards, with all others having closed. Those that… -
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Trump Issues Travel Restrictions on 12 Nations, Most Predominantly Muslim, Vowing To Prevent ‘What Happened in Europe To Happen To America’
President Donald Trump issued travel restrictions on 12 nations, saying he will not allow “what happened in Europe to happen to America.” The majority of the nations included in the travel ban are countries with a predominant Muslim population. Over the last decade, Europe’s Muslim population has increased drastically as more immigrants from Muslim nations settle… -
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules on Mexico’s Attack on US Gun Manufacturers
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down Mexico's challenge to U.S. gun manufacturers, holding that they cannot be blamed for crime and cartel violence south of the border. Justice Elena Kagan delivered the unanimous opinion of the court. Justices Clarence Thomas and Kentanji Brown Jackson filed concurring opinions. Kagan ruled that because Mexico did not plausibly… -
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‘Every Single Leader Said Thank You’ to Trump: Lankford Pulls Back the Curtain on His Middle East Trip
Leaders in a handful of Middle Eastern countries are surprisingly sanguine about the prospect of Iran enriching its own uranium, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told reporters Tuesday. During a May 22-29 trip to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel, in which Lankford met with leaders of various countries, the senator said he was surprised to hear… -
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FBI Says Chinese Nationals Smuggling Dangerous Biological Fungus Into US
Two Chinese nationals have been charged after smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S., according to the Justice Department. Scientific literature classifies the fungus “as a potential agroterrorism weapon.” Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are citizens of China and have been charged with “with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the… -
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Did Colorado’s Lax Approach to Immigration Enable Alleged Boulder Terrorist Who Set Pro-Israel Marchers on Fire?
A long train of policy failures allowed Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the suspect in Sunday’s terrorist attack on pro-Israel marchers in Boulder, to remain in the U.S., and in Colorado specifically, critics say. The Centennial State has enacted a broad swath of “sanctuary” policies in recent years, preventing state and local law enforcement from alerting Immigration… -
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US Manufacturing Victim to ‘Giant Sucking Sound’ Created by China
American manufacturing has fallen victim to a “giant sucking sound,” according to an expert on energy and climate. There is a “a giant sucking sound of energy-intensive manufacturing leaving the West and going to China,” Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal…. -
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Ukraine Drone Strike on Russia Puts Kibosh to Peace Talks
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended less than two hours after they began on Monday in the wake of a devastating attack by Ukraine against Russia. The talks, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, are the latest in ongoing efforts by the two neighboring nations and the Trump administration to bring an end to… -
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Trump’s Message to Putin: You Blew It
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’s been a new development, a new phase in the Ukraine war. I know we’ve talked… -
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Chinese National Charged With Illegal Voting Flees US
The FBI announced that the Chinese national charged with illegally voting in Michigan last year fled the country, and reportedly with a different passport than the one he was ordered to surrender to authorities. The FBI’s criminal complaint says former University of Michigan student Haoxiang Gao used his student ID to register to vote and… -
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Boulder Suspect Who Used ‘Makeshift Flamethrower’ Against Pro-Israel Marchers Shouted ‘Free Palestine!’
The FBI is investigating an attack in Boulder, Colorado, Sunday after a suspect reportedly threw at least one incendiary device at a crowd of people who expressed solidarity with the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. An FBI spokesman, speaking at a press conference at 6:40 p.m. Mountain Time, confirmed that six victims, ages… -
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W.Va. Lawmaker Aims to Ban Chinese Nationals From Student Visas
Rep. Riley Moore in March introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would halt the issuance of student visas to Chinese nationals. The West Virginia Republican’s bill has taken on new relevance in recent weeks as the Trump administration has sought to revoke the student visas for international students attending Harvard University. Chinese… -
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Trump’s Eyes Opened on Putin. Now What Will He Do?
“I’m not happy with what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is doing. He’s killing a lot of people, and I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,” said President Donald Trump on Truth Social over the holiday weekend. “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to… -
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‘LEGITIMATE ACT OF RESISTANCE’: Socialist Group Defends Alleged Israeli Embassy Murderer
A segment of the Democratic Socialists of America has thrown its weight behind an open letter declaring that Elias Rodriguez, the alleged murderer of two Israeli embassy staff, was “fully justified” in killing the couple because he intended to prevent “genocide.” The Palestinian activist group Tariq El-Tahrir released the letter Monday. The Democratic Socialists of… -
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Trump is Right to Revoke Visas for Chinese Students Linked to the CCP
America’s top schools need to stop catering to hostile foreign powers looking to infiltrate the United States and focus more on building a talent pool here at home. That’s my take from Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement Thursday that the U.S. will begin aggressively revoking visas for Chinese college students connected to the Chinese Communist Party or who… -
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Trump Administration to Terminate Visas for Chinese Students
The Trump administration is taking steps to terminate visas for Chinese students studying in the United States. “The U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in a post on X Wednesday evening. The… -
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The Truth About South Africa’s Anti-American Agenda
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’ve had another “ambush” in the White House. Ambush, remember, means an unexpected attack on someone… -
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Trump Touts ‘Good Talks With Iran,’ But Not Without Skepticism
The U.S. is engaged in “some very good talks with Iran,” President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, adding: “We’ll find out whether that means anything.” While talks over Iran’s nuclear program continue as the U.S. seeks to prevent Iran from becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, America might find itself in…