President Donald Trump announced Monday he’s taking decisive action to reduce crime in Washington, D.C., drawing attention to violent crime rates not only in the nation’s capital, but in major cities across the U.S. “We have other cities that are very bad—New York has a problem, and then you have, of course, Baltimore and Oakland,” Trump said […]
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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. This is the 80th anniversary of the Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, bombings—with nuclear weapons, […]
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Kentucky voters will head to the polls on November 3, 2026, to elect a new U.S. senator in an open race following Mitch McConnell’s decision not to seek an eighth term. McConnell, who has held the seat since January 3, 1985, announced his retirement on February 20, 2025, marking the first open contest for this […]
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Maria Bartiromo’s interview Sunday on Fox News with Vice President JD Vance covered many topics, including those with a connection to Ohio. Early on, the interview discussed the hot topic of redistricting. Ohio is among those states going about the process, with new maps due at the end of last month. Bartiromo asked Vance about the process as well as […]
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Trump Isn’t and Looks to Continue Streak When Congress Reconvenes President Donald Trump, though working with razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate, has won in almost every single legislative fight of the 119th Congress. But is there a risk his congressional winning streak will come to an end? So far, Trump’s second term has been […]
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“Liberation Day” arrived Monday in Washington, D.C., as declared by President Donald Trump. The president declared a crime emergency in the district and said the National Guard will soon patrol the streets in an effort to curb crime. Trump said the district has “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” “This is Liberation Day in […]
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Zohran Mamdani’s ascent in New York City’s mayoral race is being heralded as the reconfiguration of the Democratic Party, but the Democrat Senate primary in Michigan could be an even bigger step toward the national party embracing democratic socialism and a more critical stance toward Israel, thanks to one would-be senator in particular. In the Michigan […]
Democrats Call Their Own Party Weak, Broken And Ineffective Ahead Of Two Gubernatorial Races This Fall And The Midterms A new AP-NORC survey finds that Democrat voters are continuing to lose faith in the Democratic Party in recent weeks, and that reality that could have significant ramifications on two gubernatorial races this fall as well as the […]
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Topline: The Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators grant program made $544 million of improper payments during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the SBA has not even tried to recover most of the funds, a new audit from the agency’s inspector general found. Key facts: The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program gave $16.3 billion in grants […]
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What an incredible start! President Donald Trump hit the 200-day milestone of his second term on August 7, 2025, firing on all cylinders to deliver massive victories for American families, workers, and our great nation. From Day One on January 20, 2025, he’s been slashing taxes, locking down the borders, revamping trade, and unleashing energy […]