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California Is Where Democracy Died
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. California, as we’re seeing through the lenses of the Los Angeles mayoral race, is a dysfunctional state. The Democrats talk a… -
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Pratt Knocked Out of Race, Leaving Bass and Raman to Battle for LA Mayor
Spencer Pratt has officially been shut out of the running for Los Angeles mayor, with City Councilwoman Nithya Raman overtaking the reality television star and securing a spot in November’s runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. While he initially held a strong second-place position with 29% of the vote—only 7% behind Bass and nearly 10%… -
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Can Republicans Pull Off One Last Big Bill Before August? Pfluger Says They Can
After nearly a year, House Republicans are finally gaining momentum on Reconciliation 3.0, an affordability, anti-fraud bill that has the potential to save the party in the midterms. With their self-imposed deadline of “before the end of summer”—meaning before campaign season ramps up in August—the window isn’t open long. Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger,… -
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Steelworkers Union Spent Millions Against Trump Agenda, Showing Gap With Membership
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Even while polling has shown increased union member support for President Donald Trump, United Steelworkers spent millions funding liberal political candidates and left-leaning causes that have little to do with organized labor. The organization has also funded LGBTQ+ and racial equality groups, while heavily backing Democrat political candidates and political action… -
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California’s Election Problems Keep Getting Worse
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s 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. Jack Fowler: So, Victor, let’s start out local. California election. This thing—no, there’s no state in America, and in fact, I’ve read there’s no country, non-first-world or… -
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It’s Time to Dismantle SPLC’s Shadow Censorship Regime
Editor’s note: The following commentary is an excerpt from remarks presented before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on June 9, 2026, with minor edits made only for readability. Over 50 years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded to fight the scourge of racism. But the SPLC has drifted from that founding purpose. The recent indictment from the… -
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New Polling: Hispanics Are Angry at the Economy, Strong on Immigration Enforcement
By giant margins, a new national poll of Hispanics shows that these citizens have soured on President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, with the economy driving the dissatisfaction—not immigration enforcement. In fact, when apprised of the reality of Trump’s immigration agenda, Hispanics approve. When asked what concerns them more—high prices or Immigration and Customs Enforcement and immigration… -
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Vance Refers New Fraud Allegations Against Walz to DOJ
Vice President JD Vance said he has referred new fraud allegations against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation. A report of the House Oversight Committee released Monday alleges Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison were “aware of widespread taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs for… -
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TRANS ‘MEDICINE’ IN RETREAT: 315 Health Care Facilities Drop LGBTQ Activist Group’s ‘Equality’ Index
Transgender “medicine” has suffered tremendous setbacks in the last two years, but it remains entrenched in much of America’s medical establishment. Although hundreds of health care facilities have distanced themselves from the transgender orthodoxy demanded by the LGBTQ+ activist group the Human Rights Campaign, hundreds of others remain committed to it. HRC ranks health care… -
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Ohio, Feds Ramp Up Joint Fight Against Fraud
Last Thursday, members of President Donald Trump’s administration met in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss the Buckeye State’s ongoing fight against fraud. Ohio is the first state in the country to share corporate registration records with the Department of Justice’s National Fraud Detection Center, granting investigators immediate access to important information. The announcements made last week… -
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How California’s Election Procedures Turn Early Leads Into Late Losses
Delayed vote tallies in California are attributable to the vote-by-mail system and weeklong deadlines for receiving ballots, which undermines confidence in results, election experts say. Tuesday is the deadline for the last of California’s ballots to arrive, where about 80% vote by mail and about 40% of ballots arrive after Election Day in the nation’s… -
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New York’s Penn Station Mass Stabbing Exposes Problem of Urban Disorder
A mass stabbing took place at New York City’s Penn Station less than a day before President Donald Trump was set to make an appearance across the street for an NBA Finals game. It’s yet another serious and ultimately inexcusable violent crime episode that has taken place in a big city public transportation system this year. At around 7… -
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‘It’s Happening Again’: Trump Reacts as Raman Overtakes Pratt in LA Mayoral Race
Despite his initial overwhelming lead, Spencer Pratt has been surpassed in ballots by City Councilwoman Nithya Raman in the race to be Los Angeles city mayor—prompting criticism from Pratt supporters and renewed scrutiny of California’s vote-counting process. Pratt held a lead on election night, receiving as much as 30% of the vote at one point…. -
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‘CIAbigail’ Spanberger Wars With Fellow Virginia Democrats
On the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, the leader of the Virginia Senate budget conference decided to start firing on her political opponents from her fortified bunkers on the hill she has occupied, while the governor tries to take the political beach from her and her allies with covert operations. Here’s where the fun begins. Saturday,… -
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DOJ Moves to Denaturalize Immigrants Who Lied on Citizenship Applications About Egregious Crimes
The Department of Justice moved to denaturalize 17 individuals accused of concealing their histories of serious crimes, such as sexual abuse of a minor, wire and bank fraud, and sale or distribution of illegal drugs. The Trump administration will revoke the citizenship of individuals from Somalia, China, Colombia, India, Haiti, and other countries under the… -
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Comer Urges Vance Task Force Probe After Report Claims Walz Fueled Minnesota Fraud Crisis
A House panel is asking the vice president’s anti-fraud task force to investigate alleged retaliation against whistleblowers by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration in the state’s massive welfare fraud scandal. On Sunday, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to Vice President JD Vance, chairman of the White House… -
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‘I’ve Had Enough, Thank You Darling’: Trump Walks Out On NBC Interview
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump frequently sparred with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker about multiple topics before cutting the interview short. Trump went to Wisconsin on Friday to discuss farming and his economic agenda, Fox 6 Milwaukee reported. Mirroring the stormy weather outside the farm where the interview took place, Trump and Welker… -
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US Considering Purchasing Chagos Islands, Telegraph Reports
June 7 (Reuters) – The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday. U.S. officials have drawn up a proposal to bypass the U.K. and make their own deal to take control of Diego Garcia, the report said. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report…. -
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International Pressure Prolongs Human Suffering, IDF Sergeant Says
International pressure from Western media, politicians, and one-sided human rights organizations has prevented Israel from fully neutralizing threats—allowing them to resurface decades later and prolong unnecessary bloodshed, an intelligence officer with the Israel Defense Forces told the Daily Signal. Avraham Levine, who lost dozens of loved ones to attacks carried out in northern Israel by… -
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Antifa Mob Gathers Outside TPUSA Event, Violence and Arrests Quickly Unfold
SAN ANTONIO—A violent Antifa protest erupted outside the Turning Point Women’s Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday. After protesters attempted, but failed, to storm into the event through a police blockade, the violence escalated. One man, who had been pepper-sprayed for storming police, was seen washing his eyes with water from a plastic…