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Why Are Tucker, Megyn Attacking Trump’s ‘Jacksonian Preemptive Deterrent’ Attack Against Iran?
ByAl Perrotta April 14, 2026May 1, 2026

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” with Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Well, you were talking about not being pottymouth, so we’re gonna talk about some pottymouth people here, Victor. This is [President] Donald Trump,…

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Swalwell Is the Tip of the Iceberg
ByRebecca Downs April 14, 2026April 23, 2026

If the allegations are true, former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is slime. He represents the worst variety: the kind who lectures the world about morality while living in the gutter. Multiple women have accused him of sexual assault, claiming he preyed on them when they were too intoxicated to consent. One former staffer says he assaulted her…

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Remembering the Faith of Lincoln on the Anniversary of His Death
ByFelix Miller April 14, 2026April 27, 2026

On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head and killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre during the showing of “Our American Cousin.” It was Good Friday. It is eerily fitting that the murder occurred on the most somber day of the Christian year. Lincoln mentioned God frequently in his…

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Foreign Donations Are Buying Influence Over K-12 Schools. Here’s What Parents Need to Know.
ByFelix Miller April 14, 2026April 20, 2026

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education revamped efforts to track foreign donations to postsecondary institutions. State lawmakers have never required the same oversight of international gifts to K-12 schools—until now. Colleges and universities are required to report foreign gifts worth $250,000 or more to the U.S. Department of Education. For 2025, the agency…

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Media’s Convenient Timing: How Swalwell Allegations Served Democrats
ByJarrett Stepman April 14, 2026April 27, 2026

An inconvenient Democrat has had his career torpedoed by an avalanche of allegations, and the media want to give themselves a big pat on the back for their heroic “investigative journalism.” They deserve no applause from the American people. In fact, the whole episode is a masterclass in media bias. More on that in a…

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Transparency Watch: Atlanta Puts a Hefty Price Tag on Muslim Activists’ Pay Records
ByAl Perrotta April 13, 2026April 27, 2026

THE CENTER SQUARE—In the last year of the Biden administration, millions of dollars flowed from the city of Atlanta to nonprofits so they could aid migrants pouring through U.S. borders. A quarter-million dollars went to a Chicago-based Islamic activist organization that was raising money for Gaza at the time. The Center Square wanted to know what, specifically,…

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Democrats’ Jungle Primary Boomerang Hits Swalwell Hard
ByAl Perrotta April 13, 2026May 1, 2026

ditor’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. Here in California, we’re having a primary coming up in June. Since 2010, by ballot initiative, we have jungle primaries, where the…

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President Trump’s War on Fraud
ByFelix Miller April 13, 2026April 22, 2026

According to federal government data, the government loses more taxpayer dollars every year to fraud than it spends on the entire budgets of several Cabinet agencies. Thank goodness President Donald Trump has launched the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud and directed Vice President JD Vance to lead the effort. The Government Accountability Office recently conducted a government-wide study to get an…

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Liberal Colonialism in Virginia: Fairfax Liberals Think They’re Better Than Their Fellow Virginians
ByFelix Miller April 13, 2026April 20, 2026

Signs that read, “Don’t Fairfax Me” and “Vote No,” are reportedly prevalent in rural Virginia for good reason. Virginia Democrats’ redistricting campaign aims to disenfranchise rural Virginians. The referendum, which would split heavily populated Fairfax County across five congressional districts, is a deceptive power grab. The April 21 election will decide the fate of Virginia’s 11 congressional…

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Why Americans Are Getting Larger Refunds This Tax Season
ByFelix Miller April 13, 2026April 20, 2026

Each spring, tax refunds illuminate how federal policy interacts with household finances. This tax season, Americans are experiencing larger returns compared to prior years—and not because there are more filers, but because legislation passed by the Trump administration last summer is finally bearing fruit. Internal Revenue Service data for Week Nine of the 2026 filing…

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New Report Shows Biden Officials Knew of COVID-19 Vaccine Risks
ByFelix Miller April 13, 2026April 20, 2026

Drip, drip, drip. Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, more details are being revealed concerning the failure of federal public health officials to come clean about lingering safety issues with the COVID-19 vaccine. Senate investigators have conclusively proved, for example, that Biden administration officials downplayed the risk of vaccine-induced myocarditis (heart inflammation) and failed to…

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New Report Shows Biden Officials Knew of COVID-19 Vaccine Risks
BySouhaib Azizi April 13, 2026April 22, 2026

Drip, drip, drip. Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, more details are being revealed concerning the failure of federal public health officials to come clean about lingering safety issues with the COVID-19 vaccine. Senate investigators have conclusively proved, for example, that Biden administration officials downplayed the risk of vaccine-induced myocarditis (heart inflammation) and failed to…

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Republicans Indicate Bipartisan Amnesty Bill Dead on Arrival
ByAl Perrotta April 12, 2026April 21, 2026

THE WASHINGTON STAND—In the wake of President Donald Trump’s historic pledge to carry out a mass deportation program, a coalition of Republicans is promoting a bill to grant widespread amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, prompting fierce backlash from fellow congressional Republicans and the GOP base. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., led 19 other Republicans…

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Here’s Where California Democrats Stand on the Explosive Eric Swalwell Allegations
ByAl Perrotta April 12, 2026April 21, 2026

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Barely any of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s fellow elected California Democrats have called for him to resign his Congressional seat—though some said he should drop out of the state’s gubernatorial race—after multiple women accused him of sexual assault Friday. A former Swalwell staffer alleged he sexually assaulted her twice when she was intoxicated…

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Tax the Rich?
By[email protected] April 12, 2026April 22, 2026

“Tax the rich!” shout progressives. Why not? America’s richest people are ridiculously rich. “Five bucks to you is like $6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos!” shrieks Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Taking more from billionaires and millionaires just seems fair. That’s why Washington state passed a new “millionaire’s tax,” California will soon vote on a “billionaire’s…

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The Courage to Connect: How Gen Z Women Can Make History and Rebuild Community
By[email protected] April 12, 2026April 22, 2026

As we mark the end of another Women’s History Month, it’s worth asking the question: Is the current generation of women better off than previous generations? In many ways, the answer is yes. Women are certainly better off today. Women are CEOs, politicians, professional athletes. We have the right to vote and the right to defend our…

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It’s Still Easter. Keep Celebrating!
By[email protected] April 12, 2026April 22, 2026

In the contemporary U.S., Easter Sunday is only celebrated on one day of the year. That celebration brings families together for a joyous occasion. However, in the Christian tradition, Easter lasts much longer than just a single day. The Catholic Church celebrates the season of Easter for 50 days (until Pentecost), as do the Orthodox…

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Democrats Are Clear and Present Danger to the Nation
By[email protected] April 12, 2026April 22, 2026

The U.S. must be growing and prosperous at home and strong and secure in the face of the many security threats facing us abroad. The former can only be achieved with free markets and limited government domestically and the latter through a robust defense budget. On both fronts, Democrats would take the country in the…

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Democrat Unwittingly Reveals the Ugly Truth of Transgender Ideology
ByTyler O'Neil April 12, 2026April 21, 2026

Sometimes, transgender advocates‘ own words form the best argument against them. A Democrat’s recent argument for a bill combating “conversion therapy” actually made a strong case against his measure, which would effectively prevent counseling to help young people come to terms with their biology. This counseling may be the only real solution for gender dysphoria…

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Spanberger’s Problem Isn’t Affordability. It’s Believability
By[email protected] April 11, 2026April 21, 2026

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is struggling to explain how her popularity has collapsed just months into her administration. At a press briefing designed to look like a happenstance meeting with reporters on the sidewalk outside of the governor’s mansion in Richmond, Spanberger addressed a Washington Post/Schar poll that showed her losing 11% of her approval…

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