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opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump Came Back From Rock Bottom
On the premiere episode of the Daily Signal’s new weekly podcast, “Midterm Report,” Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson talks about the upcoming midterm elections, his new book “The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement,” and the miraculous comeback of America’s 47th president. This excerpt has been lightly… -
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Only Half of Traditional Republicans Are Excited to Vote. That’s the Ballgame.
Control of Congress will be decided over the next seven weeks. Starting today, the Daily Signal is introducing a new show—“Midterm Report”—all about the 2026 elections. Each week from now through Election Day, I’ll take you inside the races that will decide the majority, alongside the pollsters, strategists, reporters, and candidates who know what’s really… -
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‘ANTI-DEMOCRATIC’: Nonprofits That Received Tax Dollars Unite to Oppose Rules Cracking Down on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Organizations that received federal funding under President Joe Biden and previously sued President Donald Trump’s administration have now joined a coalition letter opposing the White House’s proposed grantmaking reforms. The White House Office of Management and Budget proposed the reforms to crack down on the wasteful and ideological spending of taxpayer dollars exposed by the… -
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US Muslims Gaining Political Power
THE WASHINGTON STAND—The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks bears witness to a strange phenomenon in American politics: after a quarter century of battling Islamist terror around the globe, America finds Muslim political power growing rapidly here at home. “The problem is that Americans have been lied to,” argued Robert Spencer, director of Jihad Watch on… -
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High School Football Wins
Vince Lombardi almost did not play high school football. When he graduated from eighth grade in a public school in Brooklyn, he decided to attend a Catholic seminary and study to be a priest. “The choice he made, Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception, a diocesan preparatory seminary, reflected not only what he wanted to… -
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Jobs and Manufacturing Are on the Ballot
American manufacturing is on the rebound, and that good news could hardly come at a better time for President Donald Trump, as Republicans gird themselves for the midterm elections just two months from now. Not that manufacturing is the only sector that’s on a hiring spree—businesses across the board added 162,000 new jobs in August…. -
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Lunacy Begins With Zero Fear of Fact-Checkers
Leftists and Democrats say the craziest things, and they can do it without fearing that a practitioner of the “fact-checking” arts is going to label them “Pants on Fire” liars on the internet. Occasionally, I will tweet these outrageous statements under the title “Zero Fear of Fact-Checkers.” Many of these bizarre bangers are about race… -
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How Texas’ Fight Against Islamism Is Shaping the Future of the GOP
The growth of Islamic institutions, EPIC City, and debates over Sharia law have made Texas a focal point in the national discussion over Islam. -
analysis
Project Zero: The Plan to Reduce Property Taxes for Georgia’s Effingham County Residents
As local residents across the country are expressing concerns about the rapid growth of data centers, one county in Georgia thinks it has a partial solution to offset those worries and make sure data centers pay off for local residents—by eliminating local property taxes. In July, OpenAI announced plans to build a 3.2-gigawatt data center… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Canadians Feel Real Pain in Stage 4 of Trade War
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’d like to offer an update on the Canadian-American trade spat. Earlier, I had staged it. I… -
analysis
Parents Can’t Escape Washington’s Transgender Policies by Changing Schools, Supreme Court Brief Argues
The Supreme Court’s recent parental rights ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta is giving new momentum to a challenge against Washington state’s transgender policies, as parents urge the nation’s highest court to block laws that create an “incentive” for gender-confused children to run away. In 2023, Washington lawmakers enacted laws allowing youth shelters to refrain from… -
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Sharia-Free America Caucus Looks to States in the 120th Congress
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Daily Signal has learned that the Sharia-Free America Caucus is looking to expand its efforts in preserving the U.S. Constitution beyond Washington in the 120th Congress. The caucus, which has previously raised awareness of the controversial Islamic rule known as Sharia law and pushed legislation to protect the U.S. Constitution… -
analysis
What Vance’s RNC Speech Reveals About 2028
Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention was not a formal kickoff to an expected 2028 presidential campaign. But a close look at what he said suggests that, informally, in some respects, that’s exactly what it was. Vance did not mention his rumored campaign, but he didn’t exactly deny that… -
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Inside the GOP’s Campaign to Stop Socialist Candidates
Communism is on the ballot this November. That’s the message coming from GOP leaders who spoke at the 2026 Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention this week. At the event, nearly every speaker touched on the radical Left and the socialist candidates that, they say, want communism in America. “This is an election between common sense… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Greg Abbott Defends Texas Border Policies, Blasts Democrats at Convention
Speaking at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott highlighted his border security record and accused Texas Democrats of opposing what he described as common-sense policies on immigration and public safety. -
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25 Years Since 9/11
Today, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Islamic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and honor the 2,977 innocent people who were killed that day. For many of us, the details remain ingrained in our memories. We watched the tragedy unfold in real time, struggling to understand the magnitude of what we were witnessing…. -
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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… -
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American Socialists Have a Prisoner They Want Freed
Socialist governments across the globe are renowned for regularly imprisoning political opposition, people of faith, and various other dissidents. But socialists in America want one freed. His name is Nicolás Maduro, and today he sits in a Brooklyn jail cell awaiting trial on federal drug-trafficking and weapons charges. He’s not a president “kidnapped” by the…
