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opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: America Is Suffering From Tribal Fatigue
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. I think after 60 years of affirmative action, DEI, racial essentialism, and racial fixation—especially in the United States, but… -
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Veterans Deserve a Benefits System That Operates on Military Principles
As a former Army Ranger, I understand that no plan survives first contact. When conditions change, missions evolve. Veterans deserve a benefits system that operates with that same mindset. But that’s not what’s happening when our country’s heroes return home injured. A recent federal court ruling makes clear the failings of our current benefits system. Instead of adapting strategies to shifting realities, it’s entrenching itself in positions that are… -
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2 Surveillance Worlds Collide: FISA vs. Arctic Frost Probe of Americans
The senators who exposed the Biden administration’s snooping on Republicans and conservative groups have differing views on extending a surveillance provision for foreign intelligence gathering. The two matters are distinct, to be sure, as the latter involves intelligence, while the former was primarily a criminal investigation targeting President Donald Trump, expanded to include supporters. Still,… -
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Gov. Shapiro Abandoning 30,000 Children as PA Democrats Push to Strip School Choice
Pennsylvania Democrats rushed anti-school choice legislation Tuesday, bypassing regular order and sneaking up on Republicans. They aim to strip 30,000 children of educational scholarships, pocket the children’s scholarship money, and cut public charter school funding by $500 million. Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro was elected in part because of his promise to return educational choice to… -
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Republicans Face Last Chance Before Midterms to Protect Kids From Online Threats
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., will soon introduce a bill encompassing her deal with the White House to pass kids’ safety legislation in exchange for preempting state AI laws. This could be Republicans’ last chance before the midterm elections to pass legislation to protect kids online and defend their claim of the pro-family party. “This is… -
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The American Opportunity Agenda Is Key to Advancing America’s Economic Freedom
When economic freedom advances, prosperity follows. That critical relationship is the underlying finding of The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Index of Economic Freedom, an annual benchmark study that assesses and compares economic policy environments of countries around the world. The latest edition of the Index points out, yet again, that what really matters is the direction… -
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What Does It Mean to Be American? 3 Defining Beliefs
What makes an American an American? Hillsdale College professor Matthew Spalding joined Heritage Foundation Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan on Monday to answer this question and to discuss Spalding’s new book, “The Making of the American Mind.” The Declaration of Independence offers a unique answer to this question, Spalding told Morgan. He laid out certain… -
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Sharia-Free Comments Spur Outcry at Texas GOP Convention
At least four Muslim members of the Texas Republican Party shared their experience at the state’s Republican convention over remarks they described as Islamophobic. “When they say Sharia-free, that means Muslim-free, no practices of Islam,” Mohamed Hussein, an attendee, told The Texas Tribune. “No one is calling for the state to implement Sharia laws.” Hussein… -
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‘Racial Discrimination, Pure and Simple’: Trump Administration Challenges Reparations Plan in Illinois
The Trump administration has struck another blow against DEI, this time issuing a lawsuit against a “first of its kind” racial reparations program in Illinois. In 2019, the city of Evanston, Illinois, approved a “Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program” that was set to hand out tens of millions of dollars to residents—or the descendants of… -
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The Art of the Deal
Like they all had read President Donald Trump’s seminal tome “Art of the Deal,” Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, state Sen. Louise Lucas, and Speaker of the House Don Scott had us all believing that the Virginia Democrats were in disarray. Then, as Lee Corso used to say on ESPN “College GameDay,” “Not so fast, my… -
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Ohio Group Demands Action on Mail-Order Abortion Pills: ‘This Is About Law and Order’
As scrutiny surrounds the abortion pill, the Center for Christian Virtue is calling on U.S. attorneys in Ohio to use federal law to take action against mail-order distribution. Aaron Baer, president of the organization, cited the Comstock Act in his letters to Dominick Gerace, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and David Toepfer,… -
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Trump Admin Cuts Right to the Heart of the Child Gender Mutilation Pipeline
The Federal Trade Commission and four attorneys general filed a groundbreaking lawsuit Wednesday, aiming to hold the World Professional Association for Transgender Health accountable for allegedly deceptive trade practices, an action that may dismantle the child gender mutilation pipeline. WPATH may not be a household acronym, but this activist group masquerading as a health authority… -
analysis
Ranked Choice Voting Stalls Official Call in DC Mayor’s Race
While it appears unlikely the Democrat mayoral primary in the District of Columbia will go to a second round of vote tallies, a winner hasn’t been called as of Wednesday afternoon despite one candidate holding a majority of the vote. The race would likely have been called for Janeese Lewis George, a D.C. councilmember who… -
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US and Iran Beginning Discussions on a Final Deal—Here’s What We Know
President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Iran are beginning discussions on a final deal. Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran on Thursday, opening a round of negotiations to reach a final peace agreement in 60 days. The memorandum of understanding, first reached over the weekend with Iran, involves the U.S…. -
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Grassroots Voters Demand the SAVE America Act. Will Congress Listen?
As Senate Republicans hem and haw over the SAVE America Act, grassroots conservatives are beginning to lose patience. During a recent GOP event in Texas, several Sentinels, members of Heritage Action’s nationwide grassroots network, voiced growing frustration with what they see as unnecessary Senate delays. House Republicans acted months ago to pass the SAVE America Act; the legislation now sits in legislative limbo, waiting… -
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RAPE GANGS: New Report Exposes How Woke Ideology Enabled One of the Most Horrific Scandals in British History
It sounds too horrible to be true: Predominantly Muslim gangs reportedly kidnapped, raped, and trafficked 250,000 young white girls in Britain over a period of decades, and authorities repeatedly looked the other way due to “political correctness,” the woke ideology preaching that men from certain foreign countries could only ever be considered victims, not perpetrators…. -
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Georgia Lawmakers Meet for Redistricting, Vote-Tallying Dilemmas
Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, Georgia lawmakers on Wednesday are meeting in a special session to debate the fairness of district lines drawn in 2023 for the state’s political map. Before Gov. Brian Kemp ordered legislators to convene for a special session, the high court in April issued its opinion… -
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Bill to Defund Universities With CCP Ties Gains Momentum in Congress
Legislation aimed at cutting taxpayer funding to universities with ties to the Chinese Communist Party is gaining traction on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers raise concerns about espionage and national security risks linked to Chinese influence on U.S. campuses. “We have to make sure that our largest geopolitical adversary, the Chinese Communist Party, isn’t infiltrating at… -
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JD Vance Survives the Women of ‘The View’
Fresh off negotiating a peace deal with the mullahs and extremists of Iran, Vice President JD Vance waded into the much more turbulent waters of ABC’s “The View” Tuesday. After receiving warm, respectful applause from most of the audience, Vance endured a hostile interrogation not from the usual four rotating co-hosts of the show, but… -
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Ohio Cracks Down on CDLs for Foreign-Born Drivers
Amid federal scrutiny and concerns about commercial driver’s licenses being in the hands of unqualified drivers, Ohio is cracking down on CDLs for those drivers not born in the United States. The CDLs of 1,200 foreign-born drivers will be downgraded to a Class D by the state for failing to adequately meet standards proving they…
