A comprehensive New York Times report is sounding the alarm bells for Democrats ahead of important gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, and the 2026 midterm elections next year. The report, conducted by Shane Goldmacher, a political correspondent covering the Democratic Party and Jonah Smith, a data journalist, finds that Republicans have been far outpacing […]
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. Recently, there’s been almost an epidemic of left-wing hysteria about violence, murder, and people who commit violent […]
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Idaho voters will elect a U.S. senator on November 3, 2026, in a contest for the Class II seat currently held by Republican Jim Risch. Risch, who has served since January 3, 2009, announced his re-election bid in a news release emphasizing continued collaboration with President Donald Trump on reducing government spending and cutting regulations. […]
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Vice President JD Vance spoke out Thursday morning against what he sees as attacks on prayer in the wake of the deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Annunciation Catholic School. “It is shocking to me that so many left-wing politicians attack the idea of prayer in response to a tragedy,” wrote Vance, himself a convert to Roman Catholicism, on […]
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President Donald Trump raised many eyebrows with his recent deal with Intel to accept on behalf of the U.S. a 10 percent equity stake in Intel, the publicly traded chip maker worth $108 billion. According to an Aug. 22 statement by Intel, the investment was worth about $8.9 billion and was funded using monies from […]
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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’ve talked about the challenges to big multiracial democracies like the United States, India, and Brazil. […]
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The House Freedom Caucus has for years been a major force on Capitol Hill, with its members picking frequent policy fights in their push for more fiscally and socially conservative legislation. But as almost a half-dozen of its most prominent members seek office back home and away from Congress, those departures will alter the lineup of […]
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Twenty-three Republican state attorneys general sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, demanding the EPA investigate funding for the Environmental Law Institute, which the AGs said attempts to “rig the courts” against American energy. The EPA confirmed receipt and reiterated Zeldin’s dedication to cutting down on wasteful spending from the previous administration. The […]
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GOP Continues Leading Favorability While Democrats Cling To Generic Congressional Ballot Lead The Republican Party continues leading favorability over Democrats in the latest average of national polls in 2025, 41.7 percent to Democrats’ 34.1 percent, while both have relatively high unfavorables at 53.4 percent for the GOP and 59.4 percent for Democrats. In the meantime, Democrats still lead the […]
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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. Last week, the FBI—under the aegis of the Department of Justice—raided John Bolton, the former national […]