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President Donald Trump is using tariffs to apply heavy pressure on China, but the president remains open to negotiations with China, according to Tucker Carlson. “Well, of course he is,” Carlson said when asked if Trump is willing to negotiate with China. “I mean, the question is, who needs the other more? Does the U.S. need China more or China need the US? I can't answer that,” Carlson told The D...

Are today’s endless wars a departure from the classical model of victory through total defeat and political transformation? Or have we simply lost the will to wage decisive wars? “  Traditionally, the way that political differences were settled—the aggressor versus the invaded—was by defeating the enemy through superior force. “ These conflicts are what we call a “bellum interruptum,” they just ke...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Inflation drops as the stock market wobbles. The House of Representatives barely passes the government resolution and the SAVE Act The Left’s complaints reach record discordance. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email     Subscribe to our other shows:  The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://www.dailysignal.com...

Why aren't Democrats offering serious alternatives to Donald Trump's agenda? From trade deficits to foreign policy, Victor Davis Hanson points out that many on the Left once held views that mirrored Trump’s—yet now, they offer little more than resistance for resistance’s sake on today’s episode of “ Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ I see these people in their late 60s and early 70s, mostl...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: The stock market surges in record-breaking recovery after Trump issues tariff pause for almost everyone but China. Democrats respond by accusing Trump of market manipulation. Tim Walz gets booed by veterans for his stolen valor. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email     Subscribe to our other shows: ...

President Trump remains resolute in his tariff strategy, imposing a 125% tariff on China today and posting “Don't be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!)” on his Truth Social account. So, is the recent Wall Street drop rooted in facts—or fueled by fear and manipulation? Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the numbers, the history, and the media narrative behind the current economic...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: The Trump administration sets a blistering 104% tariff on Chinese imports as the trade war escalates. The Supreme Court delivers a third MAJOR ruling in favor of the Trump administration. Congressional Democrats hold a “shadow hearing” to air grievances. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email     Subsc...

What does an agenda designed to hurt the United States look like? Look no further than the past four years under the Biden-Harris administration, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”   “ If you really wanted to, in civilizational terms, destroy the United States, the first thing I would do if I was an enemy of the United States was I would destr...

With over 3 million followers between his Instagram shorts videos and his “Making the Argument” podcast, state Del. Nick Freitas is among the most well-known member of Virginia’s government. But on March 27, he shocked the commonwealth by announcing that he was not going to seek reelection. The Daily Signal asked him what went into that decision and what's next for him. Learn more about your ad ch...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Trump signals possible strategy switch on tariffs while taking questions during a visit with Israel’s prime minister. The Supreme Court delivers a MAJOR ruling in favor of the Trump administration. A bill in Colorado would make it “child abuse” for parents not to affirm their child’s “transition.” Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters:...

On this edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson highlights the silence of the Left when it comes to proposing good economic policy. “We haven’t had balanced trade for 50 years. No one is giving any alternatives. No one is talking, in any way, that they have an antithetical and better plan than Donald Trump. “The success or failure of Donald Trump will hinge on the status of the...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: World leaders rush to speak with President Trump as oil prices plummet, forecasting a rough Monday market. Trump’s administration hits the Sunday shows to defend his tariff policies. For the first time in history, two men are facing each other in a women's championship. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com...

Meet Sabin Howard, the master sculptor behind the breathtaking World War I Memorial in Washington D.C. In this Daily Signal interview, Howard shares his remarkable journey from a 19-year-old who had never drawn before to becoming the creator of a monumental 60-foot bronze sculpture featuring 38 figures. Howard reveals the challenges he faced creating this national monument—from battling bureaucrac...

Don Devine is proud that The Washington Post once attacked him as President Ronald Reagan's "terrible swift sword of the civil service," but even he is blown away by the muscular reforms of the Trump administration.   That doesn't stop him from giving advice on how to slay the deep state leviathan, however. Devine, who served as the second director of the Office of Personnel Management under Reaga...

Adversaries and allies alike have been ripping off the United States with “asymmetrical tariffs” for decades. Now, Trump is fighting back. “Whatever a particular country tariffs us, we reciprocate and just mirror image them. In other words, it’s their choice, not ours,” VDH says. On this edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson explains the history behind tariffs and...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: It’s a mixed night as Republicans win both Florida elections, win on voting ID in Wisconsin, and lose the Supreme Court. Sen. Cory Booker breaks a record for filibustering… nothing. The left attempts to make a hero out of an illegal immigrant by leaving out his history with MS-13. Our Full Interview with E.J. Antoni: https://youtube.com/live/PAON-Th7iFw Keep U...

Say hello to your new neighbors—12 million of them.   Under the Biden Administration, illegal border crossings jumped to record numbers. Yet within 8 weeks of President Trump assuming office, border crossings plunged to the lowest in decades.   On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” VDH breaks down the step-by-step invasion on our southern border that was intricately planned a...

Description:  President Donald Trump announces new tariffs on products from dozens of countries.   The justices at the Supreme Court hear arguments for a major case that could determine if South Carolina is allowed to not fund Planned Parenthood.  And a former Biden administration official announced his run for governor in, you guessed it, California.   Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for ou...

“ China is ascendant and we are static.”   President Donald Trump is right to be worried about China’s trade surplus, military expansion, influence in regions like Panama and the Arctic, and the broader global impact of its rise. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the reasons why Trump has made maintaining dominance over China a central issue for his administration on this episode of “Victor Davis Ha...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: It’s a mixed night as Republicans win both Florida elections, win on voting ID in Wisconsin, and lose the Supreme Court. Sen. Cory Booker breaks a record for filibustering… nothing. The left attempts to make a hero out of an illegal immigrant by leaving out his history with MS-13. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dai...

Is Europe really the “stalwart” of democracy? While the radical Left in America failed to imprison President Donald Trump, their Europeans counterparts are having a successful time prosecuting their political enemies, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:” “Europe is copying the lawfare of the United States. Remember that Letitia James, Alvin Brag...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: President Kamala Harris addresses the nation as we reach Day 37 of China's blockade of the Panama Canal. More Oklahoma counties secede from the Union to join the Independent Republic of Texas. The new transwomen LA Lakers obliterate the Chicago Sky, 319 to 4. Ahem... Actually... The most crucial election of the year happens today in the State of Wisconsin. New...

Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the recent development on this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ Pfizer, for months, had said the results of their early testing of the efficacy and the safety of the Pfizer spike protein anti-COVID vaccine was known. … And they delayed it. Why did they delay it?  “ The news of the vaccination was deliberately manipulated and delayed so it would...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: The Iranian regime responds to U.S. demands on its nuclear program Democrat leadership attempts to hold nations’ focus on a Signal group chat Trump administration & union leaders talk tariffs as a massive slate of them go into effect on Wednesday. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email     Subscribe to...

Author and California resident Steve Hilton discusses his new book, "Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America's Worst-Run State." Hilton details California's dramatic decline from a beacon of American opportunity to a state plagued by homelessness, crime, and an exodus of residents. Hilton, known for his appearances on Fox News, delves into the policies that have led to high taxes and urban deca...