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    Years Later, Will Vance Get to the Bottom of East Palestine Derailment Concerns?
    Vice President JD Vance and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are looking to get to the bottom of health and environmental concerns resulting from the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, now more than three and a half years ago. It’s an effort that Jami Wallace, a resident of East Palestine,…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Obama Changed Names. Trump Does It, and Suddenly It’s Tyranny.
    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.   We’re in another psychodrama, melodrama controversy, and that is that [President] Donald Trump has just renamed…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Carney Picked a Trade War With Trump—But Why?
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the latest edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Victor Davis Hanson: Canada, everybody likes Canada. Come on. We all have—I have a brother-in-law who’s Canadian…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    JD Vance Says Abdul El-Sayed Represents an Evil Plaguing America
    At a Monday rally in Michigan, Vice President JD Vance warned that Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed represents an “evil” taking over the Democrat party that seeks to divide Americans. Vance was in Michigan campaigning on behalf of the Republican nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers, telling the crowd that El-Sayed is a symptom of…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump Suggests He Won’t Try to Talk Warsh Out of Rate Hike
    President Donald Trump declined to criticize Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for suggesting he might raise interest rates, instead saying he trusts his appointee will do what needs to be done. When asked by the Daily Signal whether he opposes Warsh’s potential rate increase and whether he has spoken to Warsh about it, Trump said,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    White House Says SAVE Act Passage Most Likely After Election but Keeps Pressure on Senate
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The White House now believes that the SAVE America Act may not pass until after the midterm elections, though it is keeping the pressure on Leader John Thune to act as soon as possible. It is now eyeing a lame-duck session to secure victory on the election integrity bill, a White…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Duffy and Mullin Target Illegal Immigrant Trucking, Immigration Fraud Network
    The Trump administration just announced an interagency effort to combat fraud in the trucking industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are working with the Justice Department and the White House Fraud Task Force to get non-English-speaking commercial truck drivers, who they say are putting Americans in danger, off the road….
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    It’s Homecoming Week for Congress, Here’s What Republicans COULD Do:
    The House of Representatives returns to Washington on Monday for its first week back after a monthlong recess spent campaigning in members’ districts. From crucial spending packages to the SAVE America Act, denouncing socialism, combating transgender ideology, and securing the border, Republicans have a lot to accomplish ahead of the November midterms when they could…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Venezuela’s Interim President Says US Energy Deal Will Last 25 Years
    CARACAS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday that an energy agreement with the U.S. would remain in force for 25 years, target an increase in crude output to 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) and preserve the country’s sovereignty over its natural resources. Rodriguez hailed the accord in a…
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    Virginia Farmers Struggle Amid Drought
    The state’s Drought Monitoring Task Force lifted its advisory for most of Southwest Virginia, including Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, and Wise counties, as well as the cities of Bristol and Norton. It’s the first time since April 16 that any portion of the Commonwealth has been listed as having a “normal”…
    Rich Tucker
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    Trump Responds to Concerns About Canada Trade War Raising US Prices
    President Donald Trump brushed off affordability concerns related to his trade war with Canada in response to a question from the Daily Signal on Thursday. Earlier this week, Trump announced he will impose tariffs on Canadian cars amid his trade war with our neighbor to the north. He has called Canada “one of the worst…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    In Effort to Boost Affordability, Trump Signs Proclamation Importing Foreign Beef
    President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday afternoon to increase foreign imports of beef in an effort to lower beef prices ahead of midterms. Trump is temporarily removing tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported lean beef trimmings for 90 days. According to the proclamation, the countries supplying the beef would sell it at 25% below…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    EXCLUSIVE: Rubio Puts Merit Over Seniority in Foreign Service Shake-Up
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Secretary of State Marco Rubio is changing how the State Department will determine leadership roles in the U.S. Foreign Service by putting merit over seniority. A State Department official told the Daily Signal that the department is “trying to fundamentally shift how the Foreign Service works, replacing an expectation of promotion…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Can Trump Save the SAVE America Act? 
    The Senate left for recess without passing President Donald Trump’s pet election integrity legislation, the SAVE America Act. Now, Republicans are wondering if he can save the SAVE Act before it’s too late.  The House passed the SAVE America Act, but Majority Leader John Thune said the math doesn’t add up to pass it in…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    SCOOP: Trump’s ‘America-First Pricing’ Raises Millions for National Parks
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Six months after President Donald Trump mandated that foreigners pay extra to enter popular national parks, the Department of the Interior has raised more than $20 million in new funding. After Trump signed an executive order titled “Making America Beautiful Again by Improving our National Parks,” the Department of the Interior…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘High Crime’ Impeachment of Trump Doomed to Fail
    Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, filed a formal motion to impeach President Donald Trump ahead of a possible Democratic Party victory in the November midterm election. The Democrat congressman claims the president has committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” through the administration’s immigration enforcement. “This is not about Democrats versus Republicans, conservatives versus liberals, or the Left…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Why Trump Gets Results While Diplomats Fail
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the latest edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Victor Davis Hanson: I think Donald Trump has got, as I said earlier, an anaconda Civil War…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Canada Announces Retaliatory Tariffs; Trump Proposes ‘Lake America’
    Canada is retaliating against the United States with new tariffs and President Donald Trump is floating changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” in the latest salvos in the weekslong trade dispute between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Trump to Revoke 200K Visas From Asylum-Seekers
    President Donald Trump is expected to conduct the largest visa revocation in history, stripping 200,000 foreigners of their asylum status. The business and tourism visas of 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum will be revoked on a rolling basis, The Associated Press first reported. “We are coordinating with [the Department of Homeland Security]…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Don’t Trust the Midterm Polls
    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.  Let’s have a periodic check on the status of the midterms that we’re now less than 80…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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