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Venezuela Can Be a Model for Concluding Temporary Immigration in the US
The U.S. arrest and removal of Socialist Narco-dictator Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela opens the door for several positive outcomes for the U.S., Americans, Venezuela, and our western hemisphere. Assuming new, democratic leadership emerges in Venezuela and any remnants of Maduro’s regime are shut out of power, U.S. national interests will be enhanced by fewer drugs—including… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Jacksonian Foreign Policy (With a Twist)
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. This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior to his Dec. 30 medical operation. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. In… -
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Global Implications of Maduro’s Capture
The leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, is now in U.S. custody and appeared in federal court in New York on Monday, two days after the U.S. military captured him. The operation that ousted him will have deep and lasting implications not only for Venezuela, but also nations that aligned themselves with Maduro’s regime, according to… -
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White House to Address Congress’ Venezuela Questions
Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C. on Monday with a new item on their agenda—getting clarity on the administration’s policy in Venezuela after the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife by U.S. forces. The White House hastily scheduled a briefing for Monday evening with congressional leaders. Punchbowl News reported that Secretary of State… -
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Marco Rubio Lays Out How Trump Admin Will Gauge Venezuelan Cooperation
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ABC News host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that Venezuelan cooperation would be judged by the ruling party’s actions after the arrest of the country’s president. American military forces, reportedly including the United States Army’s elite Delta Force, spearheaded the protection of a law enforcement operation which… -
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Trump Announces Major Victory in Venezuelan Drug War
President Donald Trump celebrated the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, explaining how U.S. forces extradited the dictator and brought him to the U.S. to face narcoterrorism charges. “All Venezuelan military capacities were rendered powerless,” as U.S. forces “successfully captured Maduro in the dead of night,” he announced. Trump said both Maduro and his wife,… -
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Why the US Is Worried About China’s Military Drills
On Dec. 29, Washington, D.C., woke up to an array of news stories, but the one meriting greatest attention is China’s surprise military drills around Taiwan. These drills are not merely exercises—they are full dress rehearsals for a blockade and invasion of Taiwan. Deterring such an invasion and larger conflict is in America’s vital national… -
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New Details Emerge on Venezuela Port Attack
President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed reports of a United States drone attack on a Venezuelan port last week, telling reporters the target was a loading area for drugs. On Monday, CNN reported the Central Intelligence Agency carried out a drone strike on a Venezuelan port earlier in December, the first known U.S. attack inside… -
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Trump Warns Iran of Possible Strike, Urges Hamas to Disarm After Meeting Netanyahu
PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 29 (Reuters)—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States could support another major strike on Iran, were it to resume rebuilding its ballistic missile or nuclear weapons programs, and warned Hamas of severe consequences if it does not disarm. Speaking beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a meeting at his… -
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If Change Is Inevitable in Venezuela, Will Cuba and Nicaragua Soon Follow?
For millions of Venezuelans, Cubans, and Nicaraguans living in South Florida, the question is no longer whether change will come to their homelands, but when—and at what cost. As United States pressure intensifies on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, the potential collapse of one regime could reshape the future of all three. The U.S. military buildup in… -
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‘90% Ready’: Trump and Zelenskyy Meeting Sunday at Mar-a-Lago to Further Peace Effort
President Donald Trump will meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Sunday at Mar-a-Lago, in a bid to reach agreement on a peace plan to end the Ukraine-Russia war, Zelenskyy confirmed Friday morning. “This meeting is specifically for the purpose of finalizing everything as much as we can,” Zelenskyy told reporters Axios appears to have first… -
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‘We’re Watching’: Members of Congress Travel 5,000 Miles to Send Clear Message to Nigeria’s Leaders
A small group of lawmakers recently flew over 5,000 miles to Nigeria to send a clear message to the leaders of the African nation where Christians are facing severe persecution. “I wanted to do a trip to make a statement that we’re watching, that we’re paying attention, that we’re in solidarity with the Nigerian people,” Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., told The Daily Signal. Huizenga spent about… -
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Victor Davis Hanson Debunks Tucker Carlson’s Claims About Israel
Victor Davis Hanson responds to Tucker Carlson’s claims that Israel offers little strategic value to the United States, laying out Israel’s cultural importance, democratic legitimacy, military cooperation, and technological innovation—and why America benefits directly on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a… -
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Why China Rejects Trump’s ‘G2’
In the coming year, President Donald Trump may meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping up to a half dozen times, an intense period of high-level diplomacy amid unprecedented mutual trade and supply chain warfare with China. The stage was set by the leaders’ Oct. 2025 summit in Korea, which Trump described as a convening of the… -
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Culture of Death Advances With Euthanasia Legalization in Illinois and New York
Within a single week, the governors of Illinois and New York both announced their support for physician-assisted suicide legislation. In Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed a bill legalizing the practice Dec. 12. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, announced Dec. 17 that she has reached an agreement with the state legislature… -
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Blocking Canada’s Silent Suicide From Creeping Into America
Canada has embraced a culture of death. America’s neighbor to the north legalized euthanasia in 2016, and since then, more than 75,000 Canadians have participated in Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program. Canada also has no restrictions on abortion and only considers a baby a human after it passes through the birth canal. In 2021, Canada took… -
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War With Venezuela Could Break Trump’s MAGA Base
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 are war drums beating about the United States and the Trump administration’s interdiction of narco-trafficking,… -
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More Gun Control Is Not What Australia Needs
A father and son duo opened fire on a crowd of mostly Jewish victims on Dec. 14. They were at a large Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Australia; 15 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in an antisemitic terrorist attack. Using a legally owned bolt-action shotgun and bolt-action rifle, the gunmen fired… -
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Wall Street Warning: Germany’s Energy Policies Mean Economic Suicide
In the heart of New York’s financial district, Wall Street experts are issuing a stark warning about Germany’s economic trajectory, labeling its energy policies an act of self-sabotage. During a recent visit to the United States, Petr Bystron, a member of the European Parliament from Germany’s Alternative for Germany party, AfD, U.S. economic analysts expressed… -
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The Inconvenient Truths Within Trump’s New National Security Strategy
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. Recently, the Trump administration, as most administrations do at the beginning of their four-year term, issued…