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Keep on Truckin’—If You Are Rightly Licensed
WASHINGTON—What happens when rules designed to ensure public safety fray so much that undocumented residents can obtain commercial driver’s licenses for big rigs, even if they are not qualified to drive them and do not speak English? In 2025, Americans saw the danger of allowing unvetted migrants to drive big rigs without obtaining bona fide…Debra Saunders -
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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘It’s Road Warrior Out There’: Illegals Plaguing Our Highways and Health Care
On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler dig into the danger of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants racing tractor-trailers down our nation’s highways, and millions of illegal aliens flooding our health care system. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment…Victor Davis Hanson -
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White House Updates Monroe Doctrine in National Security Strategy
President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy is garnering support across the conservative movement. On Friday, the Department of State released its new National Security Strategy—a policy paper detailing the administration’s priorities across the world. To some in the conservative orbit, it is a 33-page crystallization of just how the Trump movement wants to rethink…George Caldwell -
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Don’t Feed the Beast: America Should Not Be Sending H200 Chips to China
Recent reports suggest the Trump administration is considering a request by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to ease export controls in order to sell more advanced Artificial Intelligence chips to China. Specifically, Huang is lobbying the White House to permit Nvidia to sell China significant quantities of its H200 chip. This would be a colossal mistake….Jeff Smith -
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The F-47: Next Generation Air Dominance
The next generation of air dominance will be arriving soon, as the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Next Generation Air Dominance program was awarded to Boeing in an announcement on March 21, 2025, by President Donald Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin. The new aircraft being developed has been officially designated the F-47, and it is expected…Michelle Thomason -
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New Tool Allows Americans to Learn Identities of Illegal Aliens Arrested in Their Communities
The Department of Homeland Security has rolled out a new searchable website allowing Americans to see the names and faces of the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens arrested across all 50 states since the start of the Trump administration. Now, Americans from Springfield, Ohio, to San Diego to Boston can learn the identities of some of the illegal aliens Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have detained in…Virginia Allen -
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House Moves to Pass Defense Bill With Major Policy Changes
The House of Representatives will vote this week on the National Defense Authorization Act—the annual defense budgeting bill that authorizes programs and sets spending goals. “This year’s National Defense Authorization Act helps advance President [Donald] Trump and Republicans’ Peace Through Strength Agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump’s executive orders, ending woke ideology at the…George Caldwell -
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Second Charlotte Train Stabbing Draws Sharp Comments From Trump
An illegal alien from Honduras is reported to have stabbed a man on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Suspect Oscar Gerardo Solorzano-Garcia is in custody and has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has logged an arrest detainer for the man. The incident marks the second stabbing on Charlotte’s transit systems in five months. “Another stabbing by an…Virginia Allen -
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Two Cities, Two Crime Strategies: What I Learned Living in Both
I’ve watched two American cities make opposite choices about the same problem. As a young man, I worked in Memphis: first as a traveling salesman, then as a law student, and finally as an attorney at a Memphis law firm. As an associate lawyer, I dreamed of escaping the daily grind by writing a great…Don Tracy -
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Three Cheers for the Pentagon’s Two-Step Narco-Boat Attack
All week long, I have tried to cry for the narco-terrorists who survived a U.S. military strike on their drug-laden boat, only to be snuffed in a second attack. Somehow, my eyes have stayed totally dry. The only thing wrong with the Venezuelan Two-Step is that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not hold a press…Deroy Murdock -
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How Law Enforcement Tracked Down Man Accused in DC Pipe Bomb Case
A Virginia man has been arrested and accused of placing pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters in the District of Columbia on Jan. 5, 2021. Neither of the pipe bombs went off, but for nearly five years authorities have searched unsuccessfully for the man responsible for the attempted bombing. It was ultimately “good, diligent police…Virginia Allen -
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Real ID the Latest Step Toward a ‘Total Surveillance Society,’ Critics Say
As Americans adapt to new regulations requiring Real ID to board flights, critics assert that these documents are more than upgraded driver’s licenses; they are the latest component in the creation of national biometric databases and surveillance systems. “Most people look at the card and they say, ‘This is just a driver’s license with a…Kevin Stocklin -
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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘They Weren’t Prisoners!’: Venezuela and the Second-Guessing of the Military
In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc weigh our military actions against Venezuela and the charge the U.S. military “executed” narco-terrorists who were “prisoners.” Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Experts Warn of Tool China Is Using To Play ‘Long Game’ in New Cold War
America is in a new Cold War with China and ports are at the center of the conflict, according to foreign policy experts. “China has truly a global portfolio of ports worldwide,” said Alex Wooley, communications director for a research lab at William and Mary that does in-depth research on Chinese investments. China is currently financing over 180 port projects around the globe at 93 unique ports that are…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: No New Somali Refugees Have Entered the US Since Jan. 20, State Department Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Signal Wednesday that no new Somali refugees have been admitted to the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office. The Somali community in Minnesota has gained renewed scrutiny in the wake of multiple fraud scandals, including a massive $250 million fraud scandal involving…Tyler O’Neil -
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Navy Admiral Faces Questions Over Boat Strikes in Classified Briefing
The Navy admiral who oversaw the controversial deadly boat strike on an alleged Venezuelan narco-terrorist vessel will meet with members of Congress on Thursday. Members of both the House and Senate will question Navy Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley in a classified congressional briefing to discuss the more than 20 strikes the U.S. has carried out in the Caribbean and the eastern…Virginia Allen -
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How Many Terrorists Came From Afghanistan to America?
Former President Joe Biden’s record as commander in chief will forever be defined by Aug. 26, 2021. That was the catastrophic day in the American withdrawal from Afghanistan that Biden declared should be completed by Sept. 11, 2021—the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaeda terrorist attacks that had triggered the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. “U.S. troops…Terence Jeffrey -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Targeting Christians at Christmas, Attacking the Culture They Chose to Join
In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler explore the troubling phenomenon of immigrants attacking the cultures they chose to join, including attacks on Christmas markets in Europe. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Trump Blocks Immigration of Foreigners From 19 Countries
The Trump administration is pushing pause on immigration applications from 19 countries and reviewing approved applications from those same nations. Multiple reports indicate the list of nations could be expanded. For now, the immigration application pause applies to foreigners from: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen. The 19 counties were already considered “high-risk,” and in…Virginia Allen -
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When a Crime Burns Up the Narrative
If the races were reversed, Bethany MaGee would be as well-known as George Floyd. MaGee, 26, was recently riding on the L train in Chicago. As she was sitting there, police believe Lawrence Reed, 50, came up behind her and dumped gasoline on her. Despite her attempt to flee, Reed set her on fire. She…Victor Joecks
