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    Victor Davis Hanson: Iran’s Regime Is Running Out of Options
    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: Iran, let’s turn to. It looks like internal strife is increasing, not because of the protesters out there, although…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Trump’s Pressure on Nigeria Just Saved Hundreds of Christians’ Lives
    Even amidst tragic news that at least 18 Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt state of Plateau were killed by Fulani jihadists over the past week, there is reason for hope: The nation’s government has finally bowed to pressure and taken concrete action against the plague of anti-Christian violence. Because of pressure started by President Donald…
    Sean Nelson
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    Supreme Court Move Could Have Major Consequences for Trump Deportation Policy
    The Supreme Court lifted the injunction against deporting illegal immigrants to a country other than their country of origin, known as sending them to a “third country,” and announced it will hear a case on the Trump administration’s policy. The case, D.V.D. v. Department of Homeland Security, is about whether the government can deport illegal…
    Fred Lucas
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    The Camp Mystic Flood Tragedy Exposed a Systematic Failure
    The New York Post reported on Sept. 23 that Texas Rangers are investigating whether crimes, including manslaughter, were committed in the deaths at Camp Mystic during the July 2025 floods. Investigators are seeking evidence; no finding of criminal guilt has been made. Whatever that inquiry concludes, it raises broader questions: Why do we keep building…
    David Richardson
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    Refrigerators: The Next National Security Frontier?
    RealClearWire—Refrigerators are probably the last thing anyone would consider a national security vulnerability, which is precisely why the unusual refrigeration failures at U.S. military commissaries deserve more attention than they are getting.   There is no public evidence that the incidents were caused by a cyberattack or a foreign adversary, and they may ultimately prove to…
    Timothy J. Maney
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    Man Behind Bars Over Death Threats to Firebrand GOP Rep and Kids
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Daily Signal has obtained the death threats made against an outspoken House Freedom Caucus member and his kids that have landed the perpetrator with an almost 10-year sentence in federal prison. The man behind the threats, 26-year-old Edwin Guerrero, was also hit with a $15,000 fine, United States Attorney Gregory…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Left’s Blind Spot on 9/11, Charlie Kirk, & Oct. 7
    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. Jack Fowler: Douglas Murray’s a friend, a great writer. He’s written this essay for The Free Press, “The 9/11 Failure That Still…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson Challenges Tucker Carlson: Show Me Where I Called Hiroshima ‘Glorious’
    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.  About a month ago, I talked about the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson: What Tucker Carlson Gets Wrong About Hiroshima
    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. Jack Fowler: Well, Victor, you wrote and talked about Hiroshima, and I don’t want to say the virtues of it because…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Feds Report 160 Election Fraud Arrests as Thousands of New Leads Pour In
    Since late 2025, federal law enforcement has made 160 election fraud arrests and has 10 times as many investigations in motion, senior Trump administration officials said. “We are investigating several hundred cases that are very much active right now. We are bringing several cases each week,” a Justice Department official told the Daily Signal Tuesday….
    Fred Lucas
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    China Tried to Silence the Philippines. Instead, It Proved Teodoro Right.
    China tried to intimidate the Philippine defense secretary in the middle of an international security conference. Instead, Beijing gave the world a live demonstration of the coercion its neighbors have been writing about for years, and the Philippines gave a master class in how to push back against Chinese bullying. On Sept. 8, Philippine Secretary…
    Wilson Beaver | Olivia Brewer
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    ‘They Said Voter Fraud Didn’t Exist’: Federal Authorities Make Wave of Election Crime Arrests Ahead of Midterms
    Just this month, the Justice Department arrested or charged at least 22 individuals in voter fraud-related crimes, while the Department of Homeland Security arrested at least four noncitizen voters. The enforcement comes with weeks to go before the midterm elections, and as Senate Republicans have been unable to pass the SAVE America Act over a…
    Fred Lucas
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    Hasan Piker: US Worse Than Al-Qaeda When It Comes to Terrorism
    Just days after America commemorated the 9/11 attacks that killed 3,000 of its citizens, influencer Hasan Piker declared the United States a greater purveyor of terrorism than the ones who did the deed. Appearing on “The Axios Show,” Piker, who previously declared “America deserved 9/11,” confirmed his earlier statement that “America is the top dog…
    Al Perrotta
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    Professor Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Murder and Villainized ‘White Men’ Still Works for University
    Carnegie Mellon University has not fired professor Uju Anya, instead allowing her to take “voluntary professional leave” after a string of “offensive and objectionable” social media posts celebrating the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. A Daily Signal review of publicly available university records shows that Anya is still an associate professor of second-language acquisition and…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Iran Deadline—The Midterms Aren’t What Iran Thinks
    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 traditional view among Americans is that the Iran war, I think they feel, was a mistake….
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    OH BROTHER: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marriage Fraud Allegations, Homan Says
    Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security is investigating allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar committed immigration fraud by marrying her brother. “I’m confirming that [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] is, yeah, look, I said months ago that it’s something that has been reported and needs to be looked at,” Homan said on…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Victor Davis Hanson: 25 Years After 9/11—Has America Forgotten?
    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. Sami Winc:  It’s the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and I know that we’ve been watching New York…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    What Trump Said to Families of 9/11 Victims
    At a 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon, President Donald Trump paid tribute those who died 25 years ago. “We will honor their lives. We will cherish their beautiful memories, and we will protect this country and its freedoms for every future generation,” he said. “We will protect it like never before. For anyone who…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Reflections on 9/11 After 25 Years
    Twenty-five years later, the images remain seared into our national memory: A brilliant September sky blackened by smoke; office papers drifting through the canyons of lower Manhattan; strangers running toward danger while thousands fled from it; and, by evening, an America stunned, grieving, and suddenly united. Sept. 11, 2001, was not merely a date on…
    Cully Stimson
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    Saddles and Satellite Radios: The Heroism of 9/11’s Immediate Response
    Only three times in American history has the United States been attacked on its home soil: during the War of 1812, on Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, and on Sept. 11, 2001. In every case, America fought back.  With roughly a third of the American population under 25 years old and living in a…
    Mike Jernigan
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