A group of prominent Trump skeptics has moved from public criticism to an actual meeting. Former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, outgoing Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent, and Greene’s new husband Brian Glenn gathered recently. Greene posted a photo from the session—reportedly at Carlson’s Maine property—on August […]
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island has spent years lecturing the country on systemic racism and equity. In 2026 he turned that same language on the Department of Homeland Security, accusing ICE recruitment materials of deploying “white nationalist slogans, songs, and imagery.” He demanded answers about whether the agency had been “infiltrated by violent extremists.” […]
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Three Georgia Democrats who served in the state House have now pleaded guilty to fraudulently collecting federal pandemic unemployment benefits. They claimed they were out of work while drawing legislative paychecks and, in some cases, running side businesses. The total taken by the three sits under $50,000, but the principle is the same: elected officials […]
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In a matter of hours this week, tens of thousands of mostly young Moroccan men poured into Ceuta, the tiny Spanish territory on the North African coast. Estimates from local and Spanish officials range from 50,000 to 60,000 crossings by land and sea since Thursday—roughly 70 percent of the city’s normal population. Many swam the […]
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Sami Winc: So Victor, I wanted to look at it since you and Jack talked a little bit about Fauci. I know that there’s been a lot of news out about the origins of the virus. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of Thursday’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior […]
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Francesca Hong is not playing around. The Madison state representative and democratic socialist is leading the crowded Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor. Recent polls put her ahead of the field, sometimes by double digits, with the August 11 primary approaching. Local DSA chapters in Madison and Milwaukee have endorsed her. She identifies as a democratic […]
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The Democratic National Committee is in a genuine financial hole heading into the final stretch of the 2026 midterms. As of the latest FEC filings through June 30, the DNC reported $16.3 million in cash on hand against $18.5 million in debt—leaving it more than $2 million underwater. By contrast, the Republican National Committee sits […]
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At the first-ever live-streamed Cabinet meeting from Camp David, Vice President JD Vance, leader of the administration’s new anti-fraud task force, announced record-breaking levels of fraud against the American people. “We have identified $230 billion of fraud that’s being perpetrated against the American people, and we have halted $56 billion,” Vance announced at Friday morning’s […]
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Katie Wilson took over as Seattle mayor on January 1, 2026, after a razor-thin win over incumbent Bruce Harrell. The democratic socialist and longtime activist who co-founded the Transit Riders Union now runs one of America’s most progressive big cities. Seven months in, the transition from protester to executive is exposing the usual gaps between […]
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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. One of the things that is perplexing and often a topic of conversation is this new American-Western European alliance or absorption of Islam and Marxism-socialism-communism. In other words, […]