In a landmark decision at the NATO summit held in The Hague on June 24-25, 2025, the alliance’s 32 member states agreed to a significant escalation in defense spending, setting a new target of 5% of each nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. This agreement marks a dramatic shift from the previous 2% GDP […]
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As Republican congressional leadership prepares to pass its One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—a number of fiscal hawks in the House Freedom Caucus are indicating they will vote it down if the Senate’s rumored changes are included. Specifically, caucus members say the Senate’s work on the bill weakens 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. What will be the reaction, here and abroad, in the coming days and weeks to the […]
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California’s economic landscape in 2024 reveals a stark reality: the state suffered significant job losses, underscoring deep structural challenges that demand scrutiny. These losses reflect the consequences of progressive policies that have burdened businesses with high taxes, regulatory overreach, and wage mandates, driving employers and jobs out of the state. The data, now clearer with […]
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In a win for President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court issued a brief order Monday allowing the Trump administration to restart deportation flights of illegal aliens to nations other than their own. The high court’s order lifts, for now, a lower court’s order allowing illegal immigrants to challenge their deportation order before their removal. 🚨JUST […]
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…and it’s not about curing cancer! Elite Colleges Flout Federal Rules, Inflate Overhead Costs on Government Grants The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with rooting out waste in federal spending, has uncovered a troubling pattern of excessive overhead and administrative costs charged by elite colleges on government contracts and grants. Federal rules, specifically 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. On June 22, this past Saturday night, President Donald Trump ordered B-2 bombers—these are the multibillion-dollar bombers based […]
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The 2026 U.S. Senate election in Maine is emerging as a potential battleground where Republicans could face a challenge to their lone New England seat. Incumbent Senator Susan Collins, a moderate Republican seeking a sixth term, plans to run again, but her position is complicated by Maine’s Democratic lean and the state’s history of competitive […]
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On June 21, President Donald Trump ordered targeted air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities with an aim to eliminating its nuclear enrichment capabilities, then thought to be days or weeks away from achieving nuclear weapons in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, following similar air strikes by Israel that began on June 13 after the International […]
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The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a massive ten-year fiscal framework which would fulfill many of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—is in jeopardy due to disagreements over states’ rights to regulate artificial intelligence. On Sunday night, Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee announced that Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough (the chamber’s rule keeper) had given the thumbs […]