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The Unsung Hero of Rolling Thunder Mine

KANAWHA COUNTY, West Virginia—Steve Lipscomb was a son, a father, a husband, a Marine, a man of faith, and a coal miner. Ten days ago,... Read More...

yesterday 20

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Salena Zito

What MTG’s Departure Means for a Major MAGA Campaign Promise on Capitol Hill

When Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced on Nov. 21 she will be resigning her seat in the House of Representatives effective Jan. 5, 2026...

yesterday 10

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Bradley Devlin

Rahm Emanuel Sounding Like a Republican

Rahm Emanuel wants to take leadership of the Democratic Party and capture its nomination for president in 2028. He shares his thoughts in a...

yesterday 4

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Star Parker

CBS Exploits a Murdering Mother Superior

The cultural stereotype of a Catholic nun is often very uptight—as in unmercifully swatting a child’s knuckles with a ruler—but sometimes it’s more...

yesterday 2

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Tim Graham

National Guard Shooting Suspect Radicalized in US, Homeland Secretary Says

REUTERS—U.S. authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was not radicalized until...

yesterday 2

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Ted Hesson

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Exit Is a Warning to Republicans

Marjorie Taylor Greene is a singular politician—a maverick, though not in the John McCain sense. The Arizona senator was beloved by the media; MTG...

yesterday 20

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Daniel Mccarthy

Trump and Musk Already Have a Successful Strategy to Revive DOGE: They Just Need to Use It

Trump and Musk Already Have a Successful Strategy to Revive DOGE: They Just Need to Use It

President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have proven they have a successful media strategy to make the case for a second round of DOGE, they...

yesterday 8

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Tyler Oneil

Parenting in a Digital World: A Heartbreaking Image and Its Warning

Parenting in a Digital World: A Heartbreaking Image and Its Warning

Recently, the world witnessed the assassination of Charlie Kirk with the gruesome video of the incident circulating online in real time. National...

yesterday 10

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Alleigh Marré

American Ignorance, the Bible’s Inerrancy, and Satan’s Lies

American Ignorance, the Bible’s Inerrancy, and Satan’s Lies

A key issue in the Fundamentalist-Modernist debates of the last century has now resurfaced. The 2025 State of the Bible Survey revealed the...

yesterday 8

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Joshua Arnold

Kevin Roberts: A Playbook for the Work Ahead

As we enter the final month of 2025, there’s no better time to start thinking about the year ahead and how we as conservatives can... Read More The...

yesterday 10

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Kevin Roberts

Union Gives Teachers ‘Interrupting Whiteness’ Classes and More in Radical Left Training Series

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Minnesota’s largest teachers union is under fire this week over its “professional development” courses on topics...

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Jaryn Crouson

Victor Davis Hanson: Can the ‘Lost Generation’ Be Found?

Victor Davis Hanson: Can the ‘Lost Generation’ Be Found?

The current generation “Z”—those now roughly between 13 and 28 years old—is becoming our 21st-century version of the “Lost Generation.”...

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Victor Davis Hanson

Did Wisconsin Democrat AG Undermine His Own Case Against Alternate Trump Electors?

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul’s office twice asserted that a slate of alternate electors contesting the 2020 election was legal before...

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Fred Lucas

FDA Chief Medical Officer Demands ‘Introspection’ by Staff After Report Tracing 10 Children’s Deaths to COVID Vaccine

FDA Chief Medical Officer Demands ‘Introspection’ by Staff After Report Tracing 10 Children’s Deaths to COVID Vaccine

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official called for introspection, humility and transformation at the agency...

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Emily Kopp

‘Trouble in Toyland’ Sounds Alarm on AI Toys

‘Trouble in Toyland’ Sounds Alarm on AI Toys

THE CENTER SQUARE—Parents should take precaution this holiday season when it comes to artificial intelligence toys after researchers for the new ...

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Glenn Minnis

Congress’s Week of Crazy, Part Two: GOP Has Its Own Drama

Congress’s Week of Crazy, Part Two: GOP Has Its Own Drama

In Part One of “Congress’ Week of Crazy,” we laid out the wild happenings last week on the Democrat side of the aisle, from a congresswoman...

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Al Perrotta

Victor Davis Hanson: Why Blue States Aren’t Having Babies

Victor Davis Hanson: Why Blue States Aren’t Having Babies

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc have a fertile discussion on why blue states have a...

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Victor Davis Hanson

Shoppers Aren’t Buying Trump Economy Panic Narrative

Shoppers Aren’t Buying Trump Economy Panic Narrative

Americans have a glum view of the economy, but that is not expected to affect their consumer spending as holiday shopping kicks off.   According to...

previous day 10

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Virginia Allen

Blue States vs. Red States on ‘Affordability’

Blue States vs. Red States on ‘Affordability’

“Affordability” has become the word of the month as American economic anxieties become a major point of political contention between Democrats and...

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Jarrett Stepman

‘UNCONSCIONABLE’: Christian Leader Condemns the ‘Climate Colonialism’ That Would Doom the Global South to Grinding Poverty

‘UNCONSCIONABLE’: Christian Leader Condemns the ‘Climate Colonialism’ That Would Doom the Global South to Grinding Poverty

Climate alarmists don’t just get the science wrong but also demonize the engine of wealth that has brought billions out of grinding poverty; and...

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Tyler Oneil

What Is Going On With the Economy?

What Is Going On With the Economy?

The fate of the Donald Trump administration—and perhaps Republicans in Congress—is tethered to how Americans feel about the economy. And right...

previous day 1

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Ben Shapiro

Trump Says Airspace Above and Around Venezuela Should Be Closed

Trump Says Airspace Above and Around Venezuela Should Be Closed

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered...

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Mrinmay Dey

Jeffrey Epstein: A Hero to Democrats

Jeffrey Epstein: A Hero to Democrats

Before the House and Senate voted nearly unanimously—with just one “nay” in the House—to unseal the Jeffrey Epstein investigative records, the...

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Armstrong Williams

Give Thanks for the Fossil Fuel Industry

Just by living in 21st-century America, you have a lot to be thankful for. You live in the richest country in the history of the world—and one of...

previous day 10

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Victor Joecks

Fani Willis’ Case Against Trump Is Officially Over

Fani Willis’ Case Against Trump Is Officially Over

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ case against President Donald Trump has officially come to an end. Judge...

friday 10

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Katelynn Richardson

Here Are 4 Ways Trump Has Successfully Pressured Higher Ed to Abandon DEI

Here Are 4 Ways Trump Has Successfully Pressured Higher Ed to Abandon DEI

The Department of Education may soon be closing shop, but that doesn’t mean the Trump administration’s attempt to course-correct higher education...

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Jarrett Stepman

To Grow the Economy, Support Strong Families

To Grow the Economy, Support Strong Families

Now that the longest government shutdown in history is over, it’s imperative that Washington lawmakers quickly prioritize pro-economic growth...

friday 8

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Mary Thomas

The Importance of Religious Liberty and the Anthropology of Republicanism

The Importance of Religious Liberty and the Anthropology of Republicanism

The current American political landscape overflows with sharp conflict and disdainful rhetoric. The norm for American political discourse has...

friday 1

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Jason Chahyadi

Trump Vows to End Third World Migration After Fatal National Guard Shooting

Trump Vows to End Third World Migration After Fatal National Guard Shooting

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump announced late Thursday his administration will “permanently pause” migration from all “Third...

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Melissa Orourke

Trump Makes Major Announcement About Biden Autopen Usage

Trump Makes Major Announcement About Biden Autopen Usage

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will no longer consider documents signed by President Joe Biden with an autopen valid, and...

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Katrina Trinko

New Park Fee for Foreign Tourists Could Generate Hundreds of Millions

New Park Fee for Foreign Tourists Could Generate Hundreds of Millions

THE CENTER SQUARE—The Donald Trump administration announced it is raising prices for nonresidents visiting national parks, a move that worries some...

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Thérèse Boudreaux

Victor Davis Hanson: The Left’s ‘Assassination Chic’ and the Inevitability of Another Attack

Victor Davis Hanson: The Left’s ‘Assassination Chic’ and the Inevitability of Another Attack

On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc explore the Left’s troubling and growing...

friday 10

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Victor Davis Hanson

She Saved Her Life. 7-Eleven Fired Her

She Saved Her Life. 7-Eleven Fired Her

Stephanie Dilyard is lucky to be alive. Yet last week, 7-Eleven fired the 25-year-old after she used her gun to save her own life. Private...

friday 30

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John R. Lott Jr.

Five Minutes of Homework Would Spare Dems a Day of Grief

Five Minutes of Homework Would Spare Dems a Day of Grief

If shooting fish in a barrel is unfair, exposing Democrat failures is like shooting fish after they have been filleted. It would be more sporting...

friday 10

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Deroy Murdock

Assaults Against ICE Up 1,153% In 11 Months

Assaults Against ICE Up 1,153% In 11 Months

THE CENTER SQUARE—Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up 1,153% in 11 months, according to the U.S. Department...

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Bethany Blankley

Victor Davis Hanson: The Fallacy at the Heart of Ken Burns’ ‘American Revolution’ Documentary

Victor Davis Hanson: The Fallacy at the Heart of Ken Burns’ ‘American Revolution’ Documentary

In today’s Thanksgiving episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take issue with director Ken Burns’...

27.11.2025 10

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Victor Davis Hanson

This Thanksgiving, Remember the Marines Who Gave Everything at Tarawa

This Thanksgiving, Remember the Marines Who Gave Everything at Tarawa

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, take a moment to remember the many Americans who gave their last full measure 82 years ago in the attack on the...

27.11.2025 3

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Hans Von Spakovsky

How Virginia Held the First Thanksgiving and Gave Us Freedoms to Be Thankful For

How Virginia Held the First Thanksgiving and Gave Us Freedoms to Be Thankful For

Sorry, Massachusetts, Thanksgiving started here. According to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, “Captain John Woodlief and thirty-seven men...

27.11.2025 10

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Joe Thomas

The Strategic Case for Supporting Israel

The Strategic Case for Supporting Israel

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our...

27.11.2025 2

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Victor Davis Hanson

Don’t Take Thanksgiving for Granted

The nation will this week partake in a ritual unlike any other in the rest of the world. Americans of all persuasions, races, and creeds will...

27.11.2025 1

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Mike Gonzalez

There Is So Much to Be Thankful For

In 2006, a few days before Christmas, doctors announced my wife had six months to live. She had, they said, a rare form of cancer that had spread...

27.11.2025 4

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Erick Erickson

Victor Davis Hanson Warns of ‘Recipe for Disaster’ as the Left Embraces Lawlessness

Victor Davis Hanson Warns of ‘Recipe for Disaster’ as the Left Embraces Lawlessness

Victor Davis Hanson painted a dire picture of America’s descent into chaos during a Fox News interview Wednesday night, just hours after an Afghan...

27.11.2025 10

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Daily Signal Staff

Trump Announces Death of National Guardsman After Shooting

Trump Announces Death of National Guardsman After Shooting

REUTERS—President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a National Guard member had died after being shot in an ambush by an Afghan national near the...

27.11.2025 8

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Jasper Ward

Trump Administration to Carry Out Sweeping Immigration Review After National Guard Shooting

Trump Administration to Carry Out Sweeping Immigration Review After National Guard Shooting

REUTERS—President Donald Trump has ordered a widespread review of asylum cases approved under former President Joe Biden’s administration and green...

27.11.2025 6

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Jasper Ward

FBI Searched DC Shooting Suspect’s Home in Washington State, Location in California

FBI Searched DC Shooting Suspect’s Home in Washington State, Location in California

THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—FBI Director Kash Patel said during a Thursday press conference that the agency has searched the Washington state...

27.11.2025 2

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Harold Hutchison

What We Know About Afghan National Suspected of Shooting 2 Guardsmen Near White House

What We Know About Afghan National Suspected of Shooting 2 Guardsmen Near White House

REUTERS—From battlefields in Afghanistan to a scenic home in the Pacific Northwest, Rahmanullah Lakanwal had followed a promising path before...

27.11.2025 3

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Julia Harte

The Flying Public Is Getting Surly. Don’t Let It Ruin Thanksgiving

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is my new hero. Duffy is promoting a “civility” campaign that urges passengers to be polite and dress up rather...

27.11.2025 2

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Debra Saunders

‘Act of Terror’: Trump Says National Guard Shooting Suspect Afghan Who Entered US Through Biden Program

‘Act of Terror’: Trump Says National Guard Shooting Suspect Afghan Who Entered US Through Biden Program

President Donald Trump denounced the shooting of two National Guard members as an “act of terror” in remarks Wednesday night and said the suspect...

26.11.2025 30

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Katrina Trinko

EXCLUSIVE: How Scott Turner Upholds ‘Biological Truth’ at HUD

EXCLUSIVE: How Scott Turner Upholds ‘Biological Truth’ at HUD

Sec. Scott Turner is restoring “biological truth” at the Department of Housing and Urban Development by making sure males can’t invade female-only...

26.11.2025 3

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

America’s Top Concern Heading Into 2026

America’s Top Concern Heading Into 2026

The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., on “The Signal Sitdown.” The...

26.11.2025 1

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Bradley Devlin