The Daily Signal

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    Tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on March 4th, according to President Donald Trump.  Trump meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House. The Trump administration is moving ahead with aggressive plans to root DEI out of our school. Today, the Department of Education launched EndDEI.Ed. Gov.   Also on today’s s...

Although the Elon Musk-endorsed Alternative for Deutschland garnered over 20% of the vote in the country’s recent elections, the “ultra-far-right” party will likely be blocked from joining a majority coalition in the parliament, further alienating an increasing number of concerned Germans who believe their country is no longer the “powerhouse” of Europe, argues Victor Davis Hanson on this edition...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    President Donald Trump holds his first Cabinet meeting. The House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing today. The heating was titled, “America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World.”  Trump’s Department of Homeland Security says it will use “every available tool to compel illegal aliens to self-deport....

In this edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson discusses a recent heated exchange between President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet T. Mills at a White House meeting of governors. The confrontation centered on Trump’s executive order banning males from participating in female sports, which Mills resisted.  Hanson argues that Mills’ stance is not only out of line...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    More than 6 in 10 voters believe President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency will significantly reduce federal government spending over the next year.    Up until now, most Republicans have cheered Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures at DOGE. But there are signs of frustration in some quarters of Washington.    Customs and Border Protect...

For the first time in decades, the Iranian regime is defenseless. Will President Donald Trump seize on the moment and finally depose of the brutal theocracy before it gets “the bomb” or instead pursue another “maximum pressure” campaign, cutting the ayatollah off from the rest of the world? Victor Davis Hanson lays out these options and what role the MAGA worldview may play in the Trump administra...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    Today marks three years since Russia invaded Ukraine.  Federal Employees had their weekend’s interrupted with an email from the Office of Personnel Management. Federal workers were asked to reply to the email with 5 bullet points explaining what they did last week. Germany just held major elections over the weekend - elections that prove the U.S. is not the...

The Daily Signal’s Tyler O’Neil sat down with Senators Ted Cruz and Rick Scott to talk about the torrent of lawsuits the Trump administration faces, and what to do about them. Scott, a former Florida governor, faced similar lawsuits. Cruz, a former Supreme Court clerk and solicitor general of Texas, broke down the legal options Trump has, and why he thinks the Left’s lawfare will be relentless but...

What was America like before rapid industrialization and suburbanization, which dramatically altered the way of life in the United States? Critical race theory and DEI proponents look down on this period in American history, which stretched through much of the early to mid-20th century, saying it was an era marred by “white supremacy” and the “KKK.” That couldn’t be further from the truth, argues...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner is just a few weeks on the job, but he’s already saving money for American taxpayers. The HUD secretary spoke with The Daily Signal from CPAC today.    It took an all-night vote-a-rama, but finally at 4:45 a.m. the U.S. Senate approved a $340 billion budget reconciliation bill. The final vote was 52 to 48,...

The Pentagon’s budget is going to shrink and Americans are going to get a better “bang for their buck” under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “Did you notice that of all the controversial Trump nominees—Kash Patel, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, RFK, Tulsi Gabbard—the Left went after Pete Hegseth the mo...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    President Trump’s approval rating one month after he took office.  Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he won’t seek reelection in 2026.  Former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has been critical of President Trump in recent years. And today, she did not hold back that criticism. Haley said that when the President criticizes Ukraine, he is givi...

Victor Davis Hanson discusses the misleading information about the first 30 days of the Trump administration’s actions, comparing it to FDR’s first hundred days. On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson describes the current period as a “Trump restoration” rather than a revolution, emphasizing it as a counterrevolution against the changes brought by the Obama administrati...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    Senate Majority Leader John Thune says “it’s time to act” on a budget reconciliation bill that provides funding to secure the border, rebuild America’s defenses, and promote domestic energy production.    President Trump and Elon Musk sat down for a joint interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity to talk about the Department of Government Efficiency and the Left...

During his trip to Europe last week, Vice President JD Vance said to European leaders at the Munich Security Conference, “The threat that I worry the most about vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it’s not China, it’s not any other external actor. What I worry about is the threat from within. The retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values—values shared with the United States of America...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    Russia has agreed to engage in talks over ending the war with Ukraine.  Hamas announces that they will release the bodies of four deceased hostages, including Shiri Bibas and her two young children. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under pressure to resign.   Also on today’s show:  President Trump’s acts to end DEI practices. All passengers survive a Delta...

Presidential historian and former Bush administration official Tevi Troy discusses his new book, "The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry." Troy explores the complex relationship between CEOs and presidents throughout presidential history—from historical examples like John D. Rockefeller to modern tech leaders like Mark Zuckerberg. The evolving...

Europe’s largest and deadliest war since 1945 needs to come to an end, argues Victor Davis Hanson in this edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” As rumors of peace talks between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine spread, Hanson talks shop about the likely outcomes and why President Donald Trump is the only one who can end Europe’s bloodiest war since World War II: “What did Donald...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    The Vice President makes his debut in Europe.   President Donald Trump met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Legacy media outlets and liberal interest groups have recently claimed that a proposal requiring proof of citizenship disenfranchises women.  Vance slams the Wall Street Journal.  The second American to be released in the latest phase of the...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    Senate votes 52-48 to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Linda McMahon, President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education, testifies before the Senate.  Trump announced that the U.S. will impose reciprocal tariffs on all major U.S. trading partners, including allies.  Also on today’s show:  The Senate Judiciary...

Conservatives across the country might be supporting leftist causes through their investments but have no idea they are doing so. A new investment services consulting company is working to change this.    “Prospr Aligned is committed to equipping institutional investors with the tools, insights, and partnerships necessary to ensure their investments deliver reliable returns and reflect the values...

At the height of World War II, Henry Morgenthau, treasury secretary under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, proposed a plan to deliberately deindustrialization, depopulate, and disarm postwar Germany. The Morgenthau Plan, as it was known, would transition Germany back to an agrarian society, making the prospect of future war unimaginable. Although Morgenthau’s ideas would never see the light of day...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:    The House of Representatives’ newly created DOGE Subcommittee held its first hearing Wednesday with a focus on the “War on Waste.” The subcommittee is running parallel to President Trump and Elon Musk’s audit of the federal government.    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spent Wednesday in Brussels, where he told members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organizati...

Why did President Barack Obama start using words like “diversity, equity, and inclusion” instead of the typical "affirmative action"? Affirmative action was created to right the historic wrongs imposed on African Americans during the Jim Crow era, which included about 10% of the U.S. population. Obama used DEI to expand the terminology to anyone who isn’t white. Why? Victor Davis Hanson argues in ...

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:  President Donald Trump calls for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Trump ally Steve Bannon pled guilty to fraud charges regarding the funding of part of President Donald Trump‘s border wall.  President Donald Trump signs an executive order bringing back plastic straws. The United States Agency for International Development pours money...