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Fueled by the explosive rise of artificial intelligence and the data centers that power it, America’s demand for electricity has surged to record highs. Meeting that demand will require unprecedented investment in reliable, affordable energy. Yet just as the need for dependable power grows more urgent, radical climate activists are working to choke off the very…
Last month, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” reemerged from cancellation with a ratings jump and social momentum. His midnight honeymoon, however, is already over. Kimmel made incendiary comments over free speech champion Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September, slamming President Donald Trump’s leadership and comparing his grief to “a 4-year-old mourning a goldfish.” With his ratings nose-diving for months, what little audience remained…
At this writing, 20 remaining living Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas. Thank God. Twenty-four dead remain still to be released. These of the 251 taken hostage on that infamous Oct. 7, 2023, day. President Donald Trump is taking legitimate credit, thanks to his insurmountable will and prodigious negotiating skills, for this breakthrough. But…
There’s no end in sight for the current government shutdown, which entered its third week on Wednesday. While Democrats are clinging to their $1.5 trillion demands—and Republicans, for once, are refusing to capitulate—there has been a palpable shift in the government shutdown state of play in favor of Republicans. This week, Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla.,…
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. The attorney general of the state of New York, Letitia James, has recently been indicted by…
The transgender social contagion among the young may be fizzling out and there are numbers to back it up. A report released on Wednesday concluded that the number of young American identifying as transgender or nonbinary has dipped in the last few years. This represents a major reversal given that transgenderism had been an exploding…
While Democrats describe their nominee for Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger, as a moderate, she voted for a slate of unpopular leftist causes in Congress, from opposing voter ID requirements to amnesty for illegal aliens, from men in girls’ bathrooms to profligate federal spending. “I have tried to get ‘passionate pragmatist’ to become a thing,” Spanberger…
In Pacific Palisades, neighbors are still haunted by what they saw last January when the night sky turned blood orange. The air crackled with panic as families fled, clutching photos and pets, watching wildfire erase homes, memories, and 12 precious lives. For months, all anyone has wanted is justice and a way to feel safe…
As Yogi Berra famously quipped, “It’s [like] déjà vu all over again.” Monique Worrell, the George Soros-backed rogue prosecutor in Orlando, Florida, is once again demonstrating her unfitness to serve. Worrell, who won reelection even though Gov. Ron DeSantis had previously removed her from office, held a press conference to defend her decision not to…
Frank Sinatra once said of New York City, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” But the Big Apple is increasingly plagued with politicians who want to make it impossible for Americans to make it there—or anywhere. Just look at leading Democrat New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who supports Marxist…
It has been a tumultuous several days in Virginia’s off-year races for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. As the fallout from Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones’ violent text messages and the fallout from the one and only debate between gubernatorial candidates continue to reverberate, we see the polls continuing to turn in the…
President Donald Trump has recently signaled his intent to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods due to Beijing’s sweeping restrictions on rare earth minerals. This escalation highlights that the trade conflict between these two nations is far from settled. At the heart of the current dispute are rare earth minerals—a crucial group of…
WASHINGTON—The knives are out for CBS News’ new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss. Because she succeeded. Paramount, which owns CBS, is buying The Free Press, the news organization she co-founded, reportedly for about $150 million in cash and stock. What’s more, Weiss owes this windfall in part to liberal bias. The one-time New York Times opinion writer…
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. President Donald Trump is getting a lot of publicity, and rightfully so, for breaking the impasse…
Even Barack Obama knows that the Age of Obama is over, though he just can’t quite acknowledge it. That’s my take from a podcast interview with the former president making the rounds this week. Obama spoke to podcaster Marc Maron in the final episode of the comedian’s show released Monday. It came at a fitting…
Only about a quarter of Americans currently trust the media—and a recent decision by a prominent college media conference shows why. MediaFest25, which starts Wednesday and describes itself as the “nation’s largest media convention for pros and college students,” originally greenlit my colleague Virginia Allen and my former colleague Mary Margaret Olohan as speakers. It…
At long last, Katie Porter has gotten what she’s always wanted and believes she deserves: attention. Last week, Google searches for “Katie Porter” hit an all-time high, according to CNN’s Harry Enten. The spike followed Porter, a Democrat candidate for California governor, self-immolating and then walking out during an interview with CBS local news reporter…
Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s campaign is boosting an ad attempting to defuse one of her Republican opponent’s attacks: that Spanberger supports allowing men in women’s intimate spaces, such as bathrooms and locker rooms, if they claim a transgender identity. “I’m Abigail Spanberger, mom to three girls in public school,” the ad begins. “Nothing…
The nationwide campaign of climate-driven lawsuits made its way to the Maryland Supreme Court on Oct. 6, as a lawyer for Baltimore, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County told justices that Marylanders had suffered costly damages from rising seas and bad weather, due to a failure by oil and gas companies to warn them that using…
President Donald Trump correctly designated Antifa a domestic terrorist group. “Individuals associated with and acting on behalf of Antifa further coordinate with other organizations and entities for the purpose of spreading, fomenting, and advancing political violence,” his Sept. 22 executive order declared. “This organized effort designed to achieve policy objectives by coercion and intimidation is domestic…