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This week, I had the opportunity to attend President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress as a guest of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. The energy in the room was palpable … at least on the Republican side. But while Republicans celebrated their 2024 election victory and cheered Trump’s list of…
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump stood in the House of Representatives and introduced DJ Daniel, a 13-year-old boy battling brain cancer who desperately wants to be a police officer. His local police department made DJ an honorary officer. Last year, a video went viral of people ridiculing DJ for proudly wearing his uniform. He…
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. I’d like to talk about some hypocrisy that’s been in the news lately. And it tends…
Payton McNabb, the former high school volleyball player whose sports career was ruined after a male spiked the ball in her face, also faced punishment from her sorority for the crime of confronting a man who was using the women’s restroom. McNabb’s story has gained more attention after President Donald Trump invited her to his…
America desperately needs to make shipbuilding great again. President Donald Trump announced in his Tuesday night address to Congress that he will sign an executive order creating an office of shipbuilding to “resurrect the American shipbuilding industry, including commercial shipbuilding and military shipbuilding.” Trump’s announcement, though it may be surprising, is long overdue. The total collapse in…
This is the sixth in an eight-article series on “Restoring Trust in Public Health: Lessons from COVID-19.” Four years of the Biden-Harris administration has left Americans rightly skeptical of public health institutions. This series highlights key findings from several congressional oversight reports, including the final report of the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic,…
President Donald Trump’s triumphant address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night won the widespread approval of the American people. A CNN poll reported 69% positive responses among viewers. A CBS study measured 76% support. Congressional Democrats, not so much. Soon after Trump began his buoyant recap of his momentous first 43 days back in office, he eyed his scowling detractors. “I look…
The relationship between the United States and Hungary experienced tensions in recent years under former President Joe Biden. His administration put a target on Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the Hungarian people. Now, a renewed commitment to strengthening this important bilateral partnership is emerging under President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. With…
“America is back,” President Donald Trump declared in his Tuesday address to Congress, making no bones about connecting what he sees as the imminent American revival to his electoral victory in November and the accomplishments of his first six weeks in office. The president’s triumphant tone, and Democrats’ reactions to it, made Democrats look “like…
After the United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776, this nation sent diplomats to France—seeking an alliance with a country then led by King Louis XVI. One of these diplomats was Benjamin Franklin. In 1778, France signed a treaty of alliance with the United States and Franklin would later write a letter…
The national media pay for national polls to measure public opinion. But often, they aren’t just measuring public opinion. Their selection of polling questions carries an agenda, and tests how the liberal media arguments are faring in all 50 states. Their questions change depending on which party’s president is in the White House. There are…
President Donald Trump brought the mother of a child believed to have been killed by illegal immigrants to tears Tuesday night during his speech to a joint session of Congress. Alexis Nungray lost her 12-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, on June 17, 2024. Two illegal aliens from Venezuela allegedly lured Jocelyn under a bridge near her…
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. Have you noticed, everyone, that the crescendo of hatred toward Elon Musk is becoming surreal? We…
When Congress enacted the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act in 1994, the advocates’ sales pitch was that it would address an alleged organized nationwide campaign of blockades, bombings, and violence against abortion clinics. The last three decades, however, have unveiled the truth. The FACE Act has become exactly what it was designed to…
Did you know that the very first gender clinic—established to pump people full of experimental drugs to make their bodies resemble those of the opposite sex—in India opened thanks to your tax dollars? Meanwhile, “independent media outlets” in Ukraine have been forced to shut down because President Donald Trump froze U.S. foreign aid. Don’t buy…
Government waste is nothing new. For years, reports from Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s Festivus Report and the Government Accountability Office have detailed billions in taxpayer dollars squandered on frivolous projects—yet little has changed. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, initiative has joined the fight, once again exposing inefficiencies, fraud, and abuse. However, unless Congress…
Has anyone ever told you to lighten up and be more genuine? The best way to connect with people is to be yourself. Perhaps, instead of constantly railing about how President Donald Trump is “Hitler,” for example, you could enjoy a bite to eat at a local restaurant. Rather than hoisting a rainbow flag and…
If there were ever a modern-day equivalent to the Trojan horse, it would be former President Joe Biden’s absurdly named Inflation Reduction Act. As the name suggests, the bill was sold as a measure to reduce inflation. Yet once passed and embedded in the heart of our fiscal system, it revealed itself to be a…
Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, might not shock Europe’s leaders the way President Donald Trump does, but he too has a tough message for them. “Hear for yourself how it sounds,” he said last month: Five hundred million Europeans begging 300 million Americans to defend them from 140 million Russians. If you can…
The Department of Government Efficiency is right to look into waste, fraud, and abuse at the Department of Defense, and the first place to look is in the dollars being misdirected away from warfighting capabilities. The U.S. military has struggled to meet demands for actual warfighting equipment, such as ships, fighter jets, and munitions. Many…