The horse race for the 2028 Democratic Party nomination has not begun, but that doesn’t mean some fillies, mares, nags, and mules aren’t starting to make their way toward the dirt track. Good luck finding a thoroughbred. Although the bell won’t sound for another year or so, the race will come upon us as fast as Democrats […]
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Victor Davis Hanson: Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I know a lot of you have been exasperated by the reaction to the Iran war, from the Democratic grandees in the House and Senate, the liberal media, The New York Times, particularly The Washington Post, NPR, PBS, and network—even The Wall Street […]
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Folks, President Trump just dropped the hammer and called it exactly what it is. On April 17, 2026, he announced the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial shipping. Iran’s foreign minister confirmed it minutes earlier, declaring the passage “completely open” for the rest of the Lebanon ceasefire. Trump didn’t mince words: Iran caved, […]
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The Billionaire’s Illegal Pledge to Jail Federal Agents and Torch California’s Last Scrap of Sanity Folks, Tom Steyer is what happens when a hedge-fund billionaire gets bored counting his billions and decides to play revolutionary from his California mansion. The guy who walked away from Farallon Capital to virtue-signal about climate and inequality is now […]
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This week, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas celebrated America’s 250th anniversary by exposing the greatest threat to the Declaration of Independence today—the ideology of Progressivism. “Progressivism was the first mainstream American political movement—with the possible exception of the pro-slavery reactionaries on the eve of the Civil War—to openly oppose the principles of the declaration,” the justice said […]
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Victor Davis Hanson: So basically, what the United States is doing is saying, we’re going to control the strait, and we’re going to let anybody who wants to do business with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, but not Iran. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor […]
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Folks, the Senate’s resident space cadet is at it again. Rumor has it Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly is eyeing a 2028 presidential run, and he’s not exactly shooting it down. In interviews earlier this year he admitted he’s “seriously considering” it because we’re living in “seriously challenging times.” Translation: the guy’s testing the waters while […]
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The GOP is keeping tax policy in the headlines with a successful Tax Day, as Americans can expect an average $3,000 refund. Members are now looking ahead to how they can continue to be the party of “working Americans.” During a press call about President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act—now commonly referred to as the […]
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As midterm elections loom, a major political forecaster is shifting its predictions in four Senate races to be more favorable for Democrats. While it is an uphill climb for Democrats to take back the upper chamber, changing Cook Political Report race ratings suggest there might be a chance. “With an increasingly sour national environment for Republicans, the […]
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Jack Fowler: So, Victor, you had shared with me a long thread off of X by Miad Maleki, I think. I’m sorry if I mispronounced your name, sir. And it’s 10 points about the success, the economic success, of the blockade, the U.S. blockade. Would you like to take that on, my friend? Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s […]