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opinion
How Cuba Became the Nerve Center of the Anti-American Left
If you want to know where a good deal of the modern rise of socialism is coming from, look no further than 90 miles off the coast of Florida, to Cuba. That’s certainly where American leftists have been looking for a long time. The State Department released a thorough, and perhaps to many, startling report… -
opinion
Soccer, America, ‘Country Roads,’ and the World
The country roads of America brought the world across our land, as our role hosting the World Cup fittingly coincided with America 250. The sprawling event on a grand stage reminded the world—and us—about important realities of our nation at its quarter-millennial birthday. Now, like most Americans, I hugely prefer our football—which starts soon. We… -
opinion
The UK Defense Investment Plan Is Substantive, but Critical Flaws Remain
Amidst broader political tumult, Britain’s long-awaited Defense Investment Plan was released on June 29. The plan revealed commendable steps to strengthen Britain’s armed forces. Investments in Britain’s nuclear deterrent, submarines, frigates, and F-35s will go some distance toward restoring British military credibility. Yet the plan proffers problems as well as solutions, namely poorly conceptualized autonomous… -
news
Why State Department Says Cuba Poses Massive Threat to United States
For seven decades, Cuba has funded political terrorists seeking to take down the United States, according to a new report from the State Department. The State Department released a report Monday saying that Cuba has deeply penetrated the American political institutions, leftist organizations, universities, and even spy networks. The report highlighted alleged Cuban espionage, saying… -
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Johnson Needs SAVE Before Congress Leaves Town. He Plans to Get It.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and fellow Republicans are gearing up to vote on four major funding bills left undone until the last minute. The lawmakers are considering multiple road maps for election security ahead of their monthlong recess that begins Friday. Aiming to pass everything under one rule, the bills will address a ban on… -
opinion
Canadian Wildfires Prove That Proper Forest Management Beats ‘Green’ Plans
It’s the same every fire season: Armchair experts and green campaigners confuse poor forest management with climate change, and then they use that confusion to justify their plans to remake the economy and control your energy use. Just as they did in 2023, true believers are claiming that the Canadian wildfires that last week darkened the… -
analysis
As Trump Warns of China Dangers, Why Won’t He Go Harder?
President Donald Trump addressed the dangers of China and 2020 election interference during his address. The many valid points of concern raise the question: What comes next? If anything, more must be done against China, Tony Kinnett insisted during Friday’s “The Tony Kinnett Cast.” “Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle,… -
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Islamic Terrorism and Socialism Ramp Up Democrat Infighting, Dem Reps Say
A longtime Democrat congressman sounded the alarm on the socialist takeover of the Democratic Party, adding that his party’s leadership is only making room for the extreme wing of Democrats. “I just found it to be not the same caucus I joined in 2007,” Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., told CNN regarding the House Progressive Caucus…. -
opinion
Don’t Export Europe’s Health Care Failures to American States
The World Cup arrived. With it came millions of visitors from across the globe descending on American cities. They come for the soccer, sure. But while here, they discover something more—the kind of abundance that is easy to take for granted if you were born here. Walk through any American host city, and you’ll see… -
opinion
New York Woman’s Death Illustrates Ireland’s Asylum Trap
The first and only job for Irish police in the death of New York woman Jamey Carney should be solving her murder. So why play politics and issue statements that they’re “concerned the killing may be seized upon by the US far-right and political figures intent on stirring racial tensions in the Republic”? Perhaps they’re… -
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Trump-Backed Colombia Admin Pledges to Protect Western Civilization
While speaking at the Heritage Foundation on Thursday, Colombia’s incoming foreign minister Omar Bula reaffirmed his commitment to following in the footsteps of the United States in making Western civilization and its hemisphere a beacon of freedom. Having just won the elections this spring, with the endorsement of President Donald Trump, the incoming conservative administration… -
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Canadian Premier Calls Trump’s Wildfire Criticism ‘Absolutely Unacceptable’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said U.S. criticism of Canadian efforts to stop the “terrible scenario” of spreading forest fires in his province and choking smoke across a broad swath of the United States was “absolutely unacceptable.” “We’re trying to get through this,” Ford said on Saturday, adding that if the situation were reversed and the… -
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US Renews Strikes on Iran After 2 Military Personnel Killed by Iranian Attack
DUBAI—The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan, while U.S. allies in the region reported more Iranian attacks on Sunday. The U.S. and Iran have intensified attacks as an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago has… -
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Iran Expands Its Attacks as Middle East Braces for What Comes Next
The U.S. military said on Saturday two of its personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing after an attack by Iran, while Iran’s supreme leader said Washington would pay for “seeking to escalate the conflict” after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes. The U.S. and Iran have intensified attacks since an interim… -
opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Has Just Weeks Left to Finish the Iran Conflict
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 approaching 140 days since we first attacked Iran on Feb. 28 of this year. And we only really had… -
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Muslim Dem Claims She’s Being Silenced by Party Over LGBTQ Issues
Melissa Chaudhry, a Washington State Democrat running for the state’s 9th Congressional District, told the Daily Signal that the Democratic Party has silenced the candidate for not embracing the LGBTQ+ community. The controversy comes after Chaudhry, who has already been endorsed by local advocacy groups in her race to unseat longtime incumbent Rep. Adam Smith,… -
opinion
Americans Are Tired of Canada’s Forest Fire Smoke. It’s Time to Do Something About It.
Summer after summer is being marred by noxious fumes descending from Canada, and I have had enough. Sorry, I’m a little grumpy, but I can’t help it. The sky is yellow, my headache won’t go away, I haven’t been outside in days, and the reason is that our snooty, supposedly climate-conscious neighbor up north can’t… -
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Harrigan Introduces GAP Act to Block Chinese Access to American Aviation
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to block China from continuing to infiltrate American airspace and aviation. Over the past 20 years, Chinese entities have been allowed to buy American general aviation companies, gaining backdoor access to aviation that feeds into military pilot training and the defense… -
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Dem Party Lashes Out at Muslim Candidate for Not Embracing LGBTQ Community
Melissa Chaudhry, a Muslim Democrat running for Congress in Olympia, Washington, has reportedly threatened to switch parties if elected after fellow Democrats and LGBTQ+ activists pitted her Muslim beliefs against supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Andrew Ashiofu, chair of the Stonewall Democrats, the official LGBTQ+ caucus in the Washington State Democratic Party, recently told Jerusalem News Syndicate… -
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US Launches New Round of Strikes Against Iran as Escalation Threatens Shipping
CAIRO/DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters)—The U.S. said it had begun a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports. The strikes mark the latest escalation of attacks and counterattacks launched by the two sides as they vie for…