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President Donald Trump, though working with razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate, has won in almost every single legislative fight of the 119th Congress. But is there a risk his congressional winning streak will come to an end? So far, Trump’s second term has been characterized by general cooperation from Republicans in Congress to…
HARRISON CITY, Penn.—Eileen Cunningham is a mother of four and grandmother of three, with another on the way. The wife of “Goose” Cunningham—when you are from Hazelwood, everyone has a nickname—possesses the unique quality of bringing people together to form communities. How? The natural athlete coached girls hockey, track and field, cross-country, and basketball at…
The triumph of modern feminism has put society on the path to demographic collapse. The U.S. fertility rate dropped to a new low last year, according to recently released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. An earlier report put the country’s total fertility rate at around 1.6 births per woman. A country’s population will…
Long before man walked the Earth, God in His providence created the animals, then sent a massive asteroid that collided with the Earth, wiped out the dinosaurs and other large animals, piled rubble, heat and pressure on top of them and turned them into fossil fuels. Or something like that. God, generously, provided a source…
Just a few weeks ago, it was widely thought that Israel and the terrorist group Hamas were nearing a deal to end the war in Gaza. In that deal, Hamas leadership would agree to go into exile, Israeli hostages would be freed from their hellish captivity, and surrounding Arab nations could help fund the rebuilding…
New York City is funneling $65 million in taxpayer funds into “Ace’s Place,” a Long Island City, Queens shelter exclusively for homeless individuals identifying as transgender or gender non-conforming. Set to run through 2030, this first-of-its-kind facility—born from a 2021 settlement with a trans-identifying activist—prioritizes a small demographic while the city’s broader homeless population struggles in an…
When debating current issues, it’s helpful to avoid inaccurate depictions of past policy, especially on immigration, in which both opponents and advocates of President Donald Trump’s policies have views based on not altogether accurate renditions of the past. Many opponents of Trump’s policies seem to believe the president wants to cut off legal immigration altogether,…
A picture is worth a thousand misconceptions—at least where the conflict in Gaza is concerned. In the war behind the war, the sweeping campaign of anti-Israel disinformation, Palestinian sympathizers are working overtime in the media to warp and shift public opinion about what’s actually happening. So far, it’s worked. World leaders, all-too eager to make…
I wrote a piece for The Daily Signal on Aug. 2 highlighting new findings from the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) on racially charged violence targeting white farmers in South Africa. After my commentary created some buzz, I was able to arrange an interview with a senior State Department official…
Why are Democrats bringing up court-packing again? Back in 2020 and under President Joe Biden, the institutional Left would tell anyone foolish enough to listen that we needed to add seats to the Supreme Court. In October 2024, however, much of the court-packing rhetoric vanished, almost on cue. Now, it’s back, as Democrats strain to…
Dating is hard, and a bit complex in the modern era. There’s a reason so many women love Hallmark movies where the guy sees a girl struggling to carry her groceries to her car and rushes to help her, only to strike up a conversation that ends with an invitation to get dinner later that…
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. DEI, the acronym for diversity, equity, and inclusion, is dying. We had this conversation three years…
The second Trump administration has reached its first 200 days, with accomplishments abounding. Just as there were plenty of accomplishments to celebrate during the first 100 days, there continues to be more to highlight. Vice President JD Vance has been right there alongside President Donald Trump from the start. On Thursday, the White House put…
Six years ago, in a case that originated in my (Charis’) home school district, the Missouri Supreme Court redefined “sex” in state law from biology to perception. In June of this year, the same court reversed course—but the damage was done. When legislators fail to do their jobs, courts occasionally—too often—step in and end up…
Free speech and free association, two cornerstones of freedom in the United States, both fell under the boots of politically weaponized “wokeness” in Virginia when a Christian Realtor decided he wanted to run for city council in the small town of Staunton. What happened to Wilson Fauber reads like the script for a Daniel Craig…
At the end of July, a Nevada man drove across the country to a Manhattan commercial high-rise building, where he fatally shot four people before taking his own life. Investigators believe that the shooting suspect intended to target offices belonging to the National Football League, an organization that the suspect blamed for the lingering effects…
The Constitution gives the president the power to nominate and, with the Senate’s “advice and consent,” to appoint men and women to approximately 2,000 positions in the executive and judicial branches. Such appointments are critical for a new president, especially when he replaces a president of the other party. Typically, appointments are easier to secure…
In an escalation of geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China, Chinese regulators accused Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips of harboring a security risk. Nvidia representatives in China were recently summoned by Chinese cybersecurity officials and asked about the “backdoor security risks” associated with Nvidia’s H20 chips. Chinese officials assert that such vulnerabilities could enable anyone…
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 controversy recently about the relationship between the chairman of the Federal…
Where controversial topics like religion are concerned, unanimity is not what one expects from the Supreme Court. But unanimity is exactly what the court managed in Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin, where it held that the state improperly denied Catholic Charities a religious tax exemption. There, all nine justices hung together by keeping their decision narrow,…