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, […]
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The Democratic Socialists of America has a long-running soft spot for Beijing that has hardened into open courtship. Their national platform calls for ending “nationalistic posturing” toward China, rejecting a new Cold War, and seeking cooperation instead of confrontation. That is the polite public language. Behind the scenes, the organization’s International Committee and China Working […]
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The 2026 Texas Senate race is the most competitive statewide contest the state has seen in years. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Trump-endorsed winner of a bruising primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn, faces Democratic state Representative James Talarico of Austin. Texas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988. The state’s […]
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Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s socialist mayor, just reminded everyone that the reparations obsession never really dies. In interviews this week he refused to rule out cash payments to Black New Yorkers for the city’s historical role in slavery. He called New York “very complicit,” stood by his campaign language about repairing the “legacy of […]
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Ahead of the August recess, Senate Republicans remain divided over how to proceed with the SAVE America Act, legislation championed by President Donald Trump that aims to ban mail-in ballots and require identification and proof of citizenship for voters. In response to a Daily Signal questionnaire sent to all Republican Senate offices, staunch allies of […]
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This video was recorded before Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination rather than answer questions from the Senate Oversight and Homeland Security committees. This is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. 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 […]