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Why the Cuban Regime Is ‘Sweating’
A month has passed since President Donald Trump authorized the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, and Cuba’s leaders are “sweating,” according to one expert on the country. The Cuban regime is “sweating because Trump is unpredictable,” John Suarez, executive director of the Center for a Free Cuba, told The Daily Signal. Trump “may not do a regime change operation, but he may eliminate key… -
opinion
What Maduro’s Capture Says About a Similar Raid by China on Taiwan
On Jan. 3, the United States launched Operation Absolute Resolve, capturing wanted drug kingpin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Perhaps in response, on Jan. 15, the Chinese government revealed footage of the People’s Liberation Army conducting a mock decapitation strike training exercise. Such a threat by Beijing should be taken seriously, but how likely is… -
opinion
The Urgent Need for the UK’s Muslim Rape Gang Inquiry and Lessons for the US
The United Kingdom’s grooming gangs scandal, recently cited by Elon Musk, serves as a warning to the United States as the nation deals with issues of sex trafficking and child exploitation due to immigration policies. In 2025, Musk made nearly 200 posts, amplifying abuse allegations and paralleling U.S. concerns about exploitation and community influences. On… -
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The Loneliest Man in Zhongnanhai: Xi Jinping’s Purges and the Price of Absolute Power
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed yet another seismic purge in the People’s Liberation Army, removing two of its highest-ranking commanders: Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Gen. Zhang Youxia and CMC member Gen. Liu Zhenli. Announced in late January 2026, this move has reduced the once seven-member CMC—China’s supreme military authority—to just two:… -
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CAIR Participates in Anti-ICE Protest, Attracts Remarks From GOP Lawmakers
This article has been corrected to reflect that President Donald Trump’s executive order exclusively targeted elements of the Muslim Brotherhood, that Gov. Greg Abbott’s November proclamation on CAIR did not include a ban on the organization operating in Texas, and that the EPIC City development, which CAIR defended against attacks in an August report, denies… -
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Pastor Tells of ‘Massacre’ Under Iranian Regime
An Iranian-born pastor told The Daily Signal that four members of his family were shot in Iran during the recent protests against the regime, and that the death toll of protesters may exceed current estimates. “Just imagine if four in one family can be shot, imagine the scale of the massacre,” said Ramin Parsa, an Iranian-born… -
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Rubio: Venezuela Regime Now Aiding U.S. Counter-Narcotics for First Time in 20 Years
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told senators this morning that, after the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan government is cooperating with the U.S. on confronting narco-terrorism. “For the first time in 20 years, we are having serious counter-narcotic talks with Venezuelan authorities,” Rubio said in his opening remarks. Rubio appeared as a witness to a Senate Foreign Relations… -
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Trump Threatens Iran: ‘Next Attack Will Be Far Worse’
President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime, reminding the leaders of past U.S. strikes on Iran and threatening that the “next attack will be far worse” if the regime refuses negotiations over its nuclear program. Trump reiterated his desire to strike a deal with Iran in a Truth Social post Wednesday, calling on the regime to ‘quickly ‘Come… -
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Venezuelan Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Shocking Crime in Ohio Town
A 24-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by a three-year supervised release, after pleading guilty to a shocking crime last September in Perrysburg, Ohio. The 24-year-old, Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, pled guilty to possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States, making false statements during… -
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Diplomats Ponder if Trump Is Reviving Founding-Era Foreign Policy
Is President Donald Trump’s foreign policy doctrine a return to how America’s Founding Fathers thought about foreign policy? Last week, 300 diplomats gathered at a dinner in Washington, D.C. to ponder the question. The Ben Franklin Fellowship’s Honoring America’s First Diplomat dinner brought together foreign policy experts to compare the Trump doctrine to foreign policy… -
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Japan’s Crash Is Our Canary in the Coal Mine
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index crashed 870 points, the biggest drop since October. The mainstream media predictably blamed President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland, but they were wrong. Thanks to Bitcoin—which trades 24/7—we can actually go to the tape. It turns out Greenland barely made a dent. What caused… -
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What We Know of the Rumored ‘Sonic Weapon’ in Maduro Capture
Use of a “sonic weapon” in the overnight capture of a country’s leader might sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but experts confirm that sort of technology exists. U.S. military use of sound as a non-lethal weapon “is credible” and “has been demonstrated,” according to Brent Sadler, a senior research fellow at… -
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Trump Has Strong Words for NATO Over Greenland
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out using force to acquire Greenland, saying that Denmark should instead hand over the island to the United States. “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable, but I won’t do that,” he said in a speech… -
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AI Wargame Points to Catastrophe for US
Heritage Foundation researchers harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to argue in a new report that the U.S. is not prepared for a war with China. “We believe a war is coming,” says Rob Greenway, director of the Allison Center for National Security at the D.C. think tank. “We believe we are not prepared for… -
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A Conservative Analysis of American Interest in Greenland
Greenland has been a national security concern of the United States since the 19th century. President Donald Trump is the most recent in a long line of American presidents expressing an interest in either acquiring Greenland or expanding the U.S. military footprint in Greenland in cooperation with Denmark. Given Greenland’s strategic location, Trump’s interest is… -
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Johnson Looks to ‘Calm the Waters’ in UK as Tensions in Transatlantic Alliance Rise
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addressed the United Kingdom Parliament Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump challenges Britain’s policies toward Greenland and the Chagos Islands. “I spoke to President Trump at length yesterday,” Johnson began. “I told the president that I felt that my mission here today was to encourage our friends and help to calm the waters, so… -
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First 2 Episodes of Daily Wire’s ‘Pendragon’ Series Will Leave Audiences Wanting More
Stephen R. Lawhead’s retelling of the classic King Arthur story isn’t afraid to present the rise of Christianity in Britain, and the first two episodes of The Daily Wire’s new series, “Pendragon: Rise of the Merlin,” brings that story to life—and will leave audiences wanting more. From majestic views of Britain, to arresting scenes of… -
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The Left’s Silence on Iran Isn’t Hypocrisy. It’s Consistency.
There are no flotillas on the way to save Iran. No Soros-funded “democracy” groups pressuring Western governments to intervene on behalf of civilians who are being arrested and murdered. No astroturfing movement demanding economic boycotts. When college students returned from winter break last week, they didn’t find a single encampment supporting the Iranian uprising against… -
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How Canada’s Only Leverage Over America Disappeared in an Instant
Trump’s operation to capture Nicolás Maduro in the early hours of Jan. 3 was a title wave that changed global politics drastically. Not only was a dictator de-throned and will soon be brought to justice, but Cuba, China, Iran, and Russia all stand to lose the most economically and politically—a win for all Americans. E.J…. -
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Lawmakers Tell Trump to Keep Pressuring Iran
A group of bipartisan legislators are expressing their support for aggressive action against Iran as President Donald Trump and his administration consider military action. The group of nearly 60 lawmakers, led by Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week, to “express our deep concern regarding the Iranian…