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Venezuela Can Be a Model for Concluding Temporary Immigration in the US
By[email protected] January 7, 2026April 22, 2026

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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How the US Military Demonstrates It’s Tactically Flawless
By[email protected] January 7, 2026April 28, 2026

From the botched Afghanistan withdrawal to plummeting recruitment levels, the reputation of the U.S. military suffered greatly in recent years, leading many—including our adversaries—to believe that its capabilities were dramatically and irreversible dulled. This led to a renewed wave of global insecurity with war breaking out in Europe and the Middle East, as dictators launched…

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Tim Walz Personifies Democrats’ Decline
By[email protected] January 7, 2026April 22, 2026

Tim Walz is going away, but the Democratic Party’s Tim Walz crisis isn’t. The Minnesota governor gave up his quest for a third term Monday: Staying out of jail will be challenging enough for him over the next few months, never mind prolonging his stay in office. Federal prosecutors estimate the Somali daycare scam and…

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What’s Next After Trump’s Maduro Arrest
By[email protected] January 6, 2026April 22, 2026

In this episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” Tony Kinnett speaks with Andres Martinez-Fernandez of The Heritage Foundation on what comes next for Venezuela after the greatest military strike in recent history. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast.” Subscribe to The Daily…

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Jacksonian Foreign Policy (With a Twist)
By[email protected] January 6, 2026April 27, 2026

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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Hilton’s Swift Response to DHS Snub Shows How the Left’s Institutional Power Has Faded
By[email protected] January 6, 2026April 22, 2026

The swift response of Hilton Hotels to one of its locations booting ICE agents shows just how dramatically the political and cultural environment has changed in just a few years. That change is very much for the better. On Monday, reports came out that a Minneapolis hotel associated with Hilton Hotels & Resorts had refused to allow…

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Socialism Versus Capitalism
By[email protected] January 6, 2026April 22, 2026

People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, “College students prefer socialism to capitalism.” Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the claim that the Soviet Union “wasn’t real socialism.” Socialism guru Noam Chomsky tells students that. He says the Soviet Union “was about as remote from socialism as you could imagine.” Give me a break….

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Victor Davis Hanson: What I Fear Worse Than Socialist Democratic Government
By[email protected] January 6, 2026April 27, 2026

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson lays out why the spread of radical Islam concerns him much more than the spread of socialist democratic government. This content was recorded prior to Hanson’s major surgery on Dec. 30. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a…

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‘Seize Private Property’: Mamdani and Lieutenants Were Serious About the Socialist Thing
By[email protected] January 5, 2026April 22, 2026

“I was elected as a Democratic socialist and I will govern as a Democratic socialist.” That was the new mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, in his inaugural address, where he made headlines by going with a speech that made him sound like the caricature of an Ayn Rand villain. “We will replace the…

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Mamdani’s Early Moves Suggest ‘New Era’ in New York Is About Deprioritizing Crime-Fighting
By[email protected] January 5, 2026April 22, 2026

A new era of policing is set to begin in the Mamdani’s Big Apple, and already there are positive signs—if you are a criminal. Among the flurry of moves New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani made during his first days in office was to rearrange the mayor’s office. He made a subtle change, buried in his second…

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HOT Tax Would Let Liberals Pay More, Sparing Everyone Else
By[email protected] January 5, 2026April 22, 2026

Former U.S. Sen. Willard Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is neither the first nor the last billionaire to say that he wants to pay higher taxes, ergo, other Americans should suffer tax hikes, too. Romney recently wrote, “It’s time for rich people like me to pay more.” He advocated higher taxes on—among other things—payrolls, real estate, carried…

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What Maduro’s Capture Means
By[email protected] January 4, 2026April 22, 2026

In the early hours of Jan. 3, elite U.S. military forces crossed into Venezuelan territory in a highly sophisticated and coordinated operation, capturing narco-dictator Nicolas Maduro. The operation focused solely on arresting Maduro and his wife, Cilia, who now sit in a New York jail cell awaiting trial. In capturing Maduro, President Donald Trump removed…

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Has the West Given Up Protecting Its Citizens?
By[email protected] January 4, 2026April 22, 2026

Two centuries ago, gentlemen routinely carried swords or pistols to protect themselves, their families and their property. On the unlit dirt backroads of England or colonial America, armed highwaymen like Dick Turpin could demand “your money or your life!” without warning. There was no 911. No local law enforcement or highway patrol on the roads….

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Congress Should Prioritize American Graduates, Not Foreigners Who Promised to Go Home
By[email protected] January 4, 2026April 22, 2026

Young American college graduates are getting a raw deal. The unemployment rate for recent college graduates, aged 20 to 24 years, reached 9.3% in August 2025, according to Forbes. For comparison, older college graduates, aged 25 to 34, had an unemployment rate of 3.6%, and high school graduates had a rate of 4.3%. Why? Business…

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7 Left-Wing Groups to Watch in 2026
By[email protected] January 3, 2026April 22, 2026

This year doesn’t just mark the 250th anniversary of the United States—it also means another year of President Donald Trump’s second term and impending midterm elections. Last year, we saw the same leftist groups that staffed and advised the Biden administration gear up to oppose the president’s agenda, from filing lawsuits to block his executive…

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Autopsy on America: 2025’s HUGE Wins and Loses
By[email protected] January 3, 2026April 28, 2026

The world changed forever in 2025. President Donald Trump returned to the White House and immediately began implementing his “America First” agenda, including closing the southern border and removing woke policies from every corner of the government.   On the international stage, Trump took an active role in ending multiple wars and conflicts, including bombing three…

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How AI Undermines Education
By[email protected] January 3, 2026April 22, 2026

If you want to develop human intelligence, you can’t let students rely on artificial intelligence. Generative AI will transform the world, even if no one is quite sure what the end product will look like. These are artificial intelligence programs that create new content based on prompts or questions submitted by a user. You can…

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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘Yeah, I’m Really Worried About the Intelligence Agencies’
By[email protected] January 3, 2026April 27, 2026

In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson answers additional questions from listeners, including one on the undue influence of our intelligence agencies on U.S. policy. This content was recorded prior to Hanson’s major surgery on Dec. 30. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment…

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Mamdani Touts the ‘Warmth of Collectivism,’ Draws Ire From Israel for Canceling Antisemitism EOs
By[email protected] January 2, 2026April 22, 2026

Zohran Mamdani wasted little time declaring his intent to turn Times Square into Red Square and fueling the fears he’s antisemitic. Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City shortly after the Big Apple rang in the new year, taking the oath of office with his hand atop not one but three Qurans….

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World Leaders Who Were Winners and Losers in 2025
By[email protected] January 2, 2026April 22, 2026

It would be an understatement to say President Donald Trump was active on the world stage in 2025. Trump’s national security strategy is reshaping geopolitics in real time. Meanwhile, his trade policies are remaking the global economy. While the Trump administration boasts the fact that it has brokered nearly 10 peace agreements and ceasefires in…

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