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California University Drops Race-Based Scholarship in Big Blow to DEI
This month saw yet another win against DEI in higher education, as a major California university recently dropped a racial scholarship under threat of lawsuit. In July, I wrote about how the University of California at San Diego had been skirting California and federal law against affirmative action via the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund, as… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Bolton Was Going to Be the Left’s ‘Useful Idiot,’ But Then Trump Won
During Tuesday’s premiere of the podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discussed the indictment of former national security adviser John Bolton and how his ego got the best of him. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Victor Davis Hanson: He never says, “That’s not my signature on that affidavit. I never… -
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Does the Left Fear JD Vance More Than Trump?
Vice President JD Vance is “scarier in certain ways” than President Donald Trump, according to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Vance is “young” and “ambitious,” Psaki said on the leftist political podcast “I’ve Had It,” adding that the vice president is “agile in the sense that he is a chameleon who makes himself… -
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Josh Shapiro Will Campaign With Spanberger but Dodges Key Issue in Virginia Race
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will campaign with Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger in the Old Dominion Sunday, and despite his strong track record in condemning political violence, he declined to call for Jay Jones—the Democrat attorney general candidate who fantasized about shooting his political opponent—to drop out of the race. Shapiro’s spokesman, Manuel Bonder,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Trump’s Meeting With Xi, US Families Ask President for Help to Bring Adopted Children Home From China
Hundreds of American families are asking President Donald Trump to help them bring their children home from China. “Your leadership could unite hundreds of children with their forever families,” the parents told Trump in a letter Friday. Each of the 300 families have spent about five years waiting to bring their adopted children home… -
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What’s at Stake in This Health Care Fight?
Throughout the government shutdown, Democrats have justified their refusal to vote for a short-term funding extension by speaking of an impending health care crisis brought on by the looming expiration of boosted COVID-19-era premium tax credits. It’s a peculiar policy fight, given the fact that Democrats passed two budget reconciliation bills—with zero Republican votes—under President… -
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Virginia Democrats’ Move to Scuttle Independent Redistricting Commission Draws GOP Pushback
Virginia Democrats are planning to try to stack the 2026 congressional elections in their favor via redistricting if they are victorious in November’s off-year elections. The announcement Thursday is making the fate of the partisan composition of Virginia’s 11-member congressional delegation a campaign issue ahead of the Nov. 4 elections. “This seems like a pretty… -
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Republicans Cast Doubt on Democrats’ Disassociation With Jay Jones
Virginia Republicans are questioning Democrats’ denunciations of fellow Democrat and Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones, suggesting the repulsiveness of Jones’ behavior compels them to demand that he drop out of the race, which Democrats refuse to do. Two scandals have hit Jones’ campaign in recent weeks. In the first one, in leaked text messages… -
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House Democrat Leader Jeffries Relents, Endorses Mamdani for NYC Mayor
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday endorsed Democrat nominee Zohran Mamdani to be New York City’s next mayor, in so doing becoming the most senior-ranking national Democrat figure to support the self-described socialist’s bid for Gracie Mansion. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor… -
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Fetterman Criticizes Kamala Harris for Calling Trump a Fascist
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., made headlines this week by chastising his party’s 2024 presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, over her campaign rhetoric. “When Vice President Harris referred to President [Donald] Trump as a ‘fascist,’ and I knew, absolutely, we lost the plot at that point,” Fetterman told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday. The senator,… -
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After Scandal, Virginia Democrat’s Lead Evaporates
Democrat Jay Jones has watched his lead vanish in the race for Virginia attorney general and is now either tied or trailing Republican incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares, as fallout continues from Jones’ leaked 2022 texts fantasizing about shooting a Republican official and hoping his children died in their mother’s arms. Three new polls released… -
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North Korea’s Kim Says Relations With Russia Will ‘Advance Nonstop’
The military relationship between Moscow and Pyongyang will “advance nonstop,” North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un pledged Friday. “The years of militant fraternity, in which a guarantee has been provided for the long-term development of the bilateral friendship at the cost of precious blood, will advance nonstop,” Kim said at a groundbreaking ceremony for a… -
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Virginia AG Jason Miyares Talks About Jay Jones and Preventing Democrat Takeover of State in 2 Weeks
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is enjoying what the polls say is upward of a six-percentage point lead over Democrat Jay Jones in the race for attorney general. That has not stopped him from campaigning each day with a full slate of events. >>> Sign up… -
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Democrats Prioritize Welfare Over National Security
Few speak the truth as clearly and succinctly as House Speaker Mike Johnson. Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” this past Sunday, co-host Jonathan Karl challenged the speaker’s calling the recent “No Kings” rallies “Hate America Rallies” and calling them “the modern Democratic Party.” Johnson, R-La., responded that “there is a rise of Marxism in the… -
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The Normie Revolution
Three weeks ago, The New York Times released a poll of Americans on the question of whether America’s political system could still solve the nation’s problems. The overwhelming response: no. In September 2020, 51% of Americans believed that America’s system could still address America’s problems; by September 2025, that number had declined to 33%. Meanwhile,… -
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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: ‘So I’m Voting Commie’—Why Mamdani Is Likely to Win
During today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc talk about leading New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani posing with a controversial imam named an unindicted co-conspirator in the first World Trade Center bombing. They also discuss why the self-proclaimed socialist is likely to win. This transcript has… -
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Is the SPLC’s Influence Over Big Tech Finally Crumbling?
Major tech companies are distancing themselves from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a leftist group that demonizes conservatives and Christians, after facing pressure over previous relationships with the SPLC in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Kirk’s alleged murderer said he killed the Turning Point USA founder because he “spreads too much hate.” The assassination… -
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Moreno Out Front, Brown Absent on Chillicothe Mill
A historic paper mill in Ohio that was facing closure at the end of the year is instead facing a bright future producing medical supplies. Earlier this month, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, announced that U.S. Medical Glove Co. would be purchasing the Pixelle Paper Mill in Chillicothe. “For over 200 years, the Pixelle Paper Mill… -
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Virginia Democrats Invited to Share Stage With AG Candidate Jay Jones but Failed to Show
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., was invited to appear at a Virginia Democrat fundraiser and declined amid criticism by Republicans of his support for embattled Virginia Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones. The Oct. 17 Stafford Democratic Committee fundraiser listed Warner, Jones, and Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., as “invited guests,” but all failed to show. Republicans… -
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Ohio Lawmaker Offers Bill to Codify Trump’s Energy Policies
A Republican congressman from Ohio is seeking to win the next battle over America’s energy supply before it starts. In legislation introduced this week, Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, is seeking to codify Trump administration efforts at providing Americans with abundant energy by defining the terms “affordable,” “reliable,” and “clean” as they relate to energy in…
