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Trump Posts Map Depicting Canada, Mexico as Part of US
President Donald Trump posted a map on Monday showing Canada, Mexico, Central America, Greenland, Iceland, and parts of the Caribbean as territories of the United States of America. The president shared the image depicting several foreign countries covered by the American flag on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump has previously expressed interest in… -
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Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect as US Trade Talks Stall
OTTAWA, Sept. 8 (REUTERS)—Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect just after midnight on Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney increased economic pressure on his country’s biggest trading partner after negotiations collapsed last month, intensifying an 18-month-old trade war. The counter-tariffs cover $20 billion of U.S. goods, with duties ranging from 15% to 50% across products… -
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From Dance Floor to War: China Readies Humanoid Robots for Combat
BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters)—At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced. Some fleet-footed bots ran faster than Usain Bolt over 100 meters. Spectators cheered the machines’ improving capabilities and their meme-worthy stumbles. Two days after the Games ended, the People’s Liberation Army‘s official newspaper drew its own conclusions… -
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The ‘Gaza Genocide’ Is a Hoax
In May 2025, Tom Fletcher, the United Nations under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, went on BBC Radio and told the audience that 14,000 babies in Gaza were going to die “in the next 48 hours unless we can reach them.” According to UNICEF, there are around 20,000 babies in the entirety of Gaza. Which means 70%… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s, Bessent’s ‘Anaconda’ Strategy Is Tightening Around Iran
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript 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. Sami Winc: Let’s turn then to somebody who’s not a lunatic, Scott Bessent, our treasury secretary. And he had a couple… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Left Is Dragging America Back to the Dark Ages
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. The more you look around us today, I think a good description of 2026, culturally, economically, socially,… -
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France Cracks Down on Abuse of Women With Bold Ads Targeting Muslim Migrant Communities
France has launched an advertising campaign to combat the surge in female genital mutilation, as statistics show that 1 in 10 girls living in districts with large Muslim communities are being coerced into this cruel practice. The three-monthslong campaign, which coincides with the school holiday season when parents are most likely to take their daughters… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Iran’s 3 Possible Responses to Trump’s New Pressure
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript 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: Just thinking about Iran, there’s some developments today that we, on one of the islands in the strait,… -
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CAIR NJ Recommended Bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ to Explain 9/11 to Kids
As America prepares to commemorate 9/11, the Daily Signal asked New York conservatives their opinions of a now-deleted “back-to-school resource guide” from the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Teaching While Muslim, recently exposed by the New York Post. According to the New York Post, the resource guide referred K-12 students… -
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How Indian Reforms Power US-India Defense Cooperation
U.S.-India defense cooperation has accelerated in the past decade. Today, India conducts more military exercises with the United States than with any other country. American platforms also underpin some of India’s most important military capabilities. The Indian Navy flies P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, operates MH-60R helicopters, MQ-9B drones, and uses sonobuoys. The Air Force operates C-17 and C-130J transports, Apache attack helicopters, and Chinooks…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Congressman to Introduce Resolution Condemning Sharia Law, Wants House Vote Before Midterms
Co-founder of the Sharia Free America Caucus, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, will introduce a resolution on Thursday condemning Sharia law and aims to get a House vote on the resolution before the November midterms. Titled “Denouncing Sharia Law in the United States,” the resolution obtained by the Daily Signal will reaffirm that the “primary role… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: America Looks Nothing Like She Did 5 Years Ago—And That’s a Good Thing
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 nine weeks from the midterm election, and we’re starting to see a lot of anxiety, frustration… -
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On 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks, Many Will Excise the Most Relevant Truth From National Memory: Islamist Ideology Still Motivates Mass Murder
As America prepares to memorialize the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, expect a bright, glaring omission in the upcoming speeches, editorials, and televised survivor retrospectives about this history, important to tell for its warning that national vigilance remains necessary even now. Left on the cutting room floors will be the all-important, basic “why,”… -
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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… -
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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… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Why Was the Obama White House Tracking a Florida Tech Firm’s Patent Fight? Founder Sees a Suspicious Timeline
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—A Florida-based technology firm is suing to find out whether the Obama administration obstructed its long-running patent litigation against a U.S.-based competitor that does business in China. The Oversight Project, a watchdog group, filed a lawsuit on behalf of ParkerVision Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Canada Is Picking the Wrong Fight With Trump
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 spat with our northern neighbor, Canada, kind of a psychodrama again. We were… -
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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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CAIR Asks DOJ to Reject Abbott’s Investigation Into Muslim Facilities at Texas Airports
Earlier this week, the Council on American-Islamic Relations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking officials to reject Gov. Greg Abbott’s request for an investigation into Texas airports. CAIR’s letter comes after Abbott sent a letter referring Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and the George Bush Intercontinental Airport to the DOJ for an investigation… -
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Heritage Action Joins Letter Urging AI Protections Against China
Heritage Action for America signed a letter urging GOP House leadership to include three key China-focused technology security provisions in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act for military funding. The coalition of Heritage Action, American Compass, and Foundation for American Innovation called on congressional Republicans to ensure the AI OVERWATCH Act, the MATCH Act, and…