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Trump Turns Iran Into China’s Problem and Forces Xi to Choose Between Tehran and Stability

As President Donald Trump is in Beijing today for historic talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Iran war is casting a shadow over the meeting....

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The Daily Signal

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Mehek Cooke: Supreme Court Redistricting Rulings End Race-Based Politics

The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke disagreed with claims that Republican-led redistricting efforts could...

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The Daily Signal

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Mehek Cooke: Defense in Trump Assassination Case Has ‘No Evidence—Only Distraction’

The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke argued that the defense in the alleged assassination plot against...

11.05.2026 4

The Daily Signal

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Ohio Warning, Iran Threat: Mehek Cooke Says Midterms Could Change Everything

The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke warned after the May 5 primary vote that Ohio’s status as a Republican...

08.05.2026 7

The Daily Signal

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Massive Health Care Fraud Ignored as Billions Drained From Ohio Taxpayers

Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst at the Daily Signal, warned that the growing fraud scandal in Ohio is not an isolated case but...

08.05.2026 6

The Daily Signal

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Trump Put Tehran on the Clock

President Donald Trump’s usual naysayers and the foreign policy class are already trying to sell his pause of Project Freedom in the Strait of...

07.05.2026 3

The Daily Signal

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Mehek Cooke Warns: Iran Exploits Fear While Fraud Runs Rampant at Home

Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst at The Daily Signal, warned that Iran is betting on fear as the United States escalates...

05.05.2026 5

The Daily Signal

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Mehek Cooke Warns Ideological Decisions Are Hurting American Consumers

Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst at The Daily Signal, warned that the shutdown of Spirit Airlines exposes a broader failure by...

04.05.2026 8

The Daily Signal

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‘This Was Thoughtless’: Mehek Cooke Warns of Security Failures After Correspondents’ Dinner Breach

Mehek Cooke, Senior National Security and Legal Analyst at The Daily Signal, warned that last week’s attempted assassination of President Donald...

01.05.2026 8

The Daily Signal

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The Supreme Court’s Redistricting Ruling Sent Shockwaves Far Beyond One State—and Democrats Know It.

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of video analysis by The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke....

01.05.2026 5

The Daily Signal

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Virginia Is No Longer a Map Fight. It Is a Legitimacy Fight.

While Democrats want Americans to believe the Virginia redistricting fight is a minor technical dispute over maps, ballot language, and procedure, it...

29.04.2026 4

The Daily Signal

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Mehek Cooke Warns Violent Rhetoric Is Fueling National Security Crisis

The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke said the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump should be...

28.04.2026 7

The Daily Signal

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Mehek Cooke: Left’s Rhetoric Fuels Climate of Violence Against Trump

Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke warned that political rhetoric from the Left is contributing to a dangerous climate of violence...

27.04.2026 7

The Daily Signal

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Mehek Cooke: Iran Is Fractured, Cornered, and Testing US Resolve

The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke argued in an appearance this week on Newsmax TV that Iran’s regime is...

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The Daily Signal

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CBP Makes Massive Meth Seizure at California Border Crossing

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 1.4 tons of methamphetamine in a routine commercial truck...

23.04.2026 10

The Daily Signal

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Trump Has Iran Cornered—and Tehran Knows It

The usual foreign policy experts are already misreading President Donald Trump’s decision to extend the Iran ceasefire as hesitation when it is...

23.04.2026 6

The Daily Signal

Mehek Cooke

Democrats broke airport security. Now they're calling the solution dangerous

President Trump ordered ICE officers to U.S. airports amid a TSA staffing crisis. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warned the deployment could...

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Fox News

Mehek Cooke

Americans know Iran is our enemy. It’s time establishment politicians agreed

Iran funds terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas and attacks U.S. forces, yet establishment Washington treats Tehran as diplomatic partner rather...

16.03.2026 50

Fox News

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Popular reforms keep dying in Congress — thanks to the old guard

People are frustrated by Congress’s inability or unwillingness to pass legislation supported by the vast majority of people. Polls show overwhelming...

15.03.2026 20

Washington Examiner

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We can fight the EU and Big Tech at the same time

Europe is trying to censor American speech while Big Tech is trying to rig American markets. Washington must be smart enough to fight one without...

28.02.2026 20

Washington Examiner

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Trump Can End America’s Immigration Chaos — If Congress Is Forced to Act

06.02.2026 20

Townhall

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The border gets the attention while fraudulent government benefits bleed taxpayers dry

Government benefits systems prioritize rapid enrollment over verification as federal auditors report 77% of improper payments stem from documentation...

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MEHEK COOKE: Trump Exposed Libertarianism Inc.’s Blind Spot

out of touch

03.02.2026 10

The Daily Caller

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MEHEK COOKE: Insurrection Act Exists So Presidents Don’t Have To Wait For Cities To Burn

the cost of delay

27.01.2026 10

The Daily Caller

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MEHEK COOKE: Hey Dems, What Happened To ‘Trust The Intel Community’?

They want the old order

01.01.2026 30

The Daily Caller

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Gen Z is struggling to survive — and Republicans can't afford to look away

Young Americans are rejecting the Republican Party not over ideology but economics, facing 10.4% youth unemployment and 47% housing cost increases...

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Fox News

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Democrats did start the fire of socialism. Now, they are afraid it will burn them

Top Democrats like Barack Obama and Chuck Schumer try to dodge the rise of socialism in their party after Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor...

07.11.2025 20

Fox News

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MEHEK COOKE: Democrats’ Shutdown Misplay Gives Trump Rare Opportunity

'Rare opportunity'

25.10.2025 20

The Daily Caller

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Trump is using the government shutdown to do something no president has ever done

President Donald Trump transforms traditional government shutdown approach by implementing permanent restructuring and federal workforce reductions.

15.10.2025 20

Fox News

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MEHEK COOKE: Democrats’ Elite Overreach And The Shutdown As Exhibit A

'Democrats’ deeper trap'

04.10.2025 20

The Daily Caller

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America’s breaking point: Why 2026 could bury Democrats for a generation

Rising crime rates and sanctuary city policies drive working-class voters away from Democrats as the party ignores public safety concerns and voter...

25.09.2025 20

Fox News

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MEHEK COOKE: Trump’s 80/20 Advantage And How America First Policies Expose Democrats’ Weakness

securing a Republican legacy

18.09.2025 10

The Daily Caller

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Defining fair play: Why swing-state Democrats are out of step on protecting women’s sports

Trump's executive order banning biological males from women's sports gains widespread support while Democrats risk losing suburban voters in 2026...

17.09.2025 10

Fox News

Mehek Cooke

Trump’s midterm convention is the seismic shift that will reshape America

President Donald Trump's midterm convention strategy aims to mobilize Generation Z voters and unify the Republican Party around conservative policies.

05.09.2025 20

Fox News

Mehek Cooke

Why Democrats’ desperate MAGA cosplay will flop

Gavin Newsom and Jasmine Crockett adopt Trump-style theatrics and profanity in failed attempt to mimic MAGA energy for 2028 presidential campaign.

28.08.2025 20

Fox News

Mehek Cooke

Trump’s use of National Guard in DC is a model for saving America’s cities

National Guard deployment in Washington D.C. serves as Trump's blueprint to address crime surges in American cities through federal intervention and...

25.08.2025 30

Fox News

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Democrats like Zohran Mamdani claim to embrace young people. They’re betraying them

NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's socialist agenda, including housing freezes and reduced police funding, faces criticism for potentially...

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Fox News

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Don’t California my Ohio: Cincinnati mob attack shows state is heading in a dangerous direction

Violent mob attack in downtown Cincinnati exposes weak leadership and victim-shaming by local officials as Ohio grapples with rising crime concerns

08.08.2025 20

Fox News

Mehek Cooke

This is how Trump can break defiant sanctuary cities

Sanctuary cities create rule of law crisis by defying federal immigration enforcement, prompting Trump to use financial pressure and Supremacy Clause...

01.08.2025 10

Fox News

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This July 4th, here’s how my family earned the right to be called ‘Americans’ – legally

From India to America with $80, a legal immigrant shares her family's journey, criticizes open borders, and contrasts earned citizenship with...

04.07.2025 20

Fox News

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