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The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, on “The Signal Sitdown” to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push. The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 6. California voters…
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’s been a lot of recent controversy over the indictments of former national security adviser John…
It was easy to wake up this morning feeling as if voters took an ax to decency and liberty on election night. New Yorkers handed Gotham to the Joker, the man with a smile painted on his face, married to ideologies of destruction and chaos. New Jersey and Virginia gave governorships to, as The Daily…
It’s a sad day for the de facto capital of the world, New York City. The epicenter of American finance, media, and dynamism now enters a self-imposed trajectory of decline. But those of us on the populist right should not merely shake our heads and bemoan the extremism of Mamdani, frightening though it is. Instead,…
The mayoral election in New York City is about to spark the strangest American political dynamic since the mid-19th century. Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory Tuesday has put the Democrats in the unenviable position of having to decide what their party is, and how it moves forward into the 2026 midterm election cycle. By virtue of…
If you missed last night, a few blue state politicians won some elections in a few blue states and now the big blue sky is falling. The 2026 midterms are a fait accompli! President Donald Trump is a lame duck! I pity my friends who live in the commonwealth across the river who have enjoyed…
There’s no sugar-coating it: Sanity had a bad night Tuesday. Democrats, energized by having President Donald Trump to rail against, turned out at the polls and brought some radical candidates across the finish line in key races across the country. Just a brief recap: Muslim democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayor’s race….
Well, the unthinkable happened in New York City. Democrat Zohran Mamdani, an open socialist fond of quoting Karl Marx, defeated his rivals to take command of the Big Apple. New York politics have often veered to the left, but it’s still a stunning moment even if this outcome has been expected for months. Mamdani’s victory…
What did former President Joe Biden not know, and when did his staff know it? That is the question that will haunt the former president and his inner circle for years to come as tell-all books and reports from Hill Republicans tell the story of Biden’s mental decline, which a tight-knit group of top Biden…
Tony Kinnett covers the 2025 election results LIVE for The Daily Signal on “The Tony Kinnett Cast.” Tune in at 7 p.m. ET to hear thought-provoking analysis from all-star guests: Victor Davis Hanson, Scott Jennings, and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. Follow along with Tony and company as the results come pouring in from…
This Election Day, Democrats may be pitted against each other in more ways than one as voters head to the polls. Not only are New York Assemblyman and Democrat nominee Zohran Mamdani and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat running as an independent, facing off in the New York City mayoral race, but…
We spend a lot of our time reading and analyzing judicial decisions from all over the country. But we don’t decide winners and losers based on whether or not we like the particular result. Instead, we look at whether the judge did what he was supposed to and impartially applied the law to the facts….
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is both radical and unqualified to be president. But she still has a clear path to winning the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. On Tuesday night, socialist Zohran Mamdani will likely become the next mayor of New York City. He wants a rent freeze, city-owned grocery stores, and a $30-an-hour minimum wage. He…
On today’s Election Day edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor and Jack unpack the controversies surrounding Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes and how the legacies of William F. Buckley Jr. and “Firing Line”—a show that confronted radicalism head-on—need to serve as examples for how conservatives handle extremists and bad-faith actors,…
You go to war with the army you have, not the one you want. Such is the same with elections: You vote as existing laws specify, not by the laws you wish existed. With good reasons and principles, Republicans generally are skeptical of a long, drawn-out voting “Election Month” and the risk of ballot custody…
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’s been a big news story coming out that President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the…
Why are Democrats struggling to close out what should be straightforward victories? Between the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, Democrats are expected to spend well over $100 million to hold back Republicans. This level of spending is extraordinary for races that should be easy wins because, historically, off-year gubernatorial races favor the party…
One of the most common questions I’m ever asked is, “What is the Virginia GOP going to do about (insert whatever the Virginia Democrats did that needs responding to here)?” The most recent example is last week’s hastily-called special session of the Virginia General Assembly to begin the process of repealing a constitutional amendment so…
Election Day is upon us. Though we are still a year away from the vital 2026 midterm congressional elections, there are still a number of races garnering national attention for one reason or another. Will President Donald Trump’s 2024 red shift in blue states continue? Will the Democratic Party lurch further to the left? Here…
The great Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda once said, “There are three kinds of people in this world: people who make it happen, people who watch what happens, and people who wonder what happened.” Jack Ciattarelli makes things happen. He’s a doer. Jack is an amazing leader, with a bold and achievable vision to revitalize New…