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Our daily news podcast brings you top news stories, plus analysis and insights from reporters and scholars about the state of play in America’s hottest policy debates.
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Will Congress Ensure Only Citizens Vote? | Ken Cuccinelli
23/04/2025 Duration: 26minBy May 7, all U.S. citizens are supposed to have their federally required “Real ID” so that they can travel by air or enter a federal building. But what about using them to register to vote to ensure they are legally present in the country and eligible to vote in our elections? The SAVE Act, introduced by Republican Texas Rep. (and University of Virginia alumnus) Chip Roy, recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives and now is awaiting action in the Senate. The SAVE Act, among other things, would require proof of citizenship for voter registration in federal elections and strengthen verification processes to ensure voter rolls only contained eligible citizen voters. The Daily Signal sat down with former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, former Virginia Attorney General, and current National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative Ken Cuccinelli to talk about the bill’s likelihood of making it to President Donald Trump’s desk. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newslett
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The Supreme Court Argues as Young Democrats Fight their Elders | April 23, 2025
23/04/2025 Duration: 13minOn today’s Top News in 10, we cover: The Summer of SCOTUS begins early with arguments and decisions galore. Several House Democrats threaten to stay in El Salvador. The leftist youths target their elders over MS-13 and Joe Biden's decline. Subscribe to The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast/id1714879044 Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email Subscribe to our other shows: Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day’s t
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My Advice for Ivy League Universities: Take the Trump Deal Before It’s Too Late | Victor Davis Hanson
22/04/2025 Duration: 08minDoes Harvard really want the Trump administration to air their dirty laundry? On Monday, Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its withholding of $2 billion in federal grants, saying the action was “unlawful.” The Trump administration hasn’t budged on its list of demands, which include holding antisemitic student and facility accountable to abolishing DEI offices/practices. However, does Harvard really want all the information about their endowments, lack of intellectual diversity and due process, separate racial graduations, safe spaces and use of student loans made public? I doubt so, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:” “If I were the presidents of these major universities, I would do this: I would make a deal with the Trump administration. And I would welcome it because then I would tell my radical students, "You can't wear a mask. I'd like you to, but the federal government won't let me." Or, "We can't have
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Mainstream Media’s Everlasting Love Affair with Joe Biden
21/04/2025 Duration: 07minWhat was billed as Joe Biden’s first post-presidential speech, turned out to be a disaster. However, the mainstream media, most namely the Wallstreet Journal, is still running cover for him, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:” “But my point is this the Wall Street Journal headline was that he attacks Trump, accuses him of cutting Social Security. And the article said that [Biden] looked ‘rested.’ “That was just a complete distortion. And when you start looking every single day, as I'm doing, if it's tariffs, it's a disaster. If it's DOGE, it's a disaster. If it's Ukraine, Trump is doing something wrong, he's favored Putin too much. It's a disaster. “Everything. If it's the mistakenly deported Mr. Garcia, there's no background about who Mr. Garcia really is. It's a disaster. Almost every article it's like an itch or a twitch—is negative, negative, negative, negative.”
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Trump, Tariffs, and Tech: Gary Shapiro's Unfiltered Take
20/04/2025 Duration: 29minGary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association and author of "Pivot or Die," discusses the pro-business policies under President Donald Trump, contrasting them with the anti-business stance of the Biden administration. Shapiro emphasizes the importance of reducing regulations and lowering tariffs for economic growth. He advocates for the United States to lead in new technologies such as AI and quantum computing while maintaining a competitive edge against China. He also highlights the critical role of innovation and underscores the importance of private sector leadership in technological and economic advancements, citing his experiences and insights from the technology industry. 00:00 Introduction and Trump's Pro-Business Stance 01:00 Current Events and Technology Policies 03:10 Tariffs and Economic Policies 07:52 Global Competition and Innovation 16:49 China's Technological Advancements 19:41 Government and Technological Innovation 23:48 Leadership and Innovation 27:24 Conclusion and Final Tho
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Why Young People Are Drawn to RFK Jr’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Agenda | Tammy Born Huizenga
19/04/2025 Duration: 17minYoung people have rejected the "trust the science" mentality of older generations, paving the way for acceptance of the concept of "Make America Healthy Again," according to a holistic doctor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "I grew up in an era of thinking if it was that bad for us, it really shouldn't be put in our foods, and I'm sure the government wouldn't allow that," Dr. Tammy Born Huizenga, who owns and operates a preventive health care clinic, told The Daily Signal in an interview. "And it turns out they were allowing it. And your generation is like, 'I'm not sure I'm gonna trust the government in making all these decisions for me.'" Nearly 60% of Americans have heard about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make American Healthy Again" agenda, and the majority have a favorable view of the movement, which involves promoting healthier ingredients in foods, healthier school lunches, reducing the use of food dyes and corn syrup, and eliminating fluoride from tap water. The COVID-19
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Counterrevolution Strategy—Flood the Zone, Drain the Swamp
18/04/2025 Duration: 06minWhat exactly is Donald Trump trying to do as he spearheads a counterrevolution just months into his administration? From dismantling the Iran deal and halting illegal immigration, to eliminating DEI mandates and recalibrating America’s domestic and foreign policy strategies—Trump is pushing reforms at an unprecedented pace. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down Trump’s strategy of “flooding the zone,” and the Left’s response, on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “Now, what is Trump's counterstrategy? His counterstrategy is to actually get people on the other side of the aisle in Congress or in the country at large or in the popular culture and try to at least be friendly to them so then they can say, ‘I don't agree with Trump but what he's doing might be needed.’” “ What is the strategy that the Left is using? They're flooding the zone, too. … They're just flooding it with hysteria, the Spartacus talk, late-night comedy trashing him, another person arrested saying that he wants to
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Shooting at FSU, Polls Bring Reality Check, Federal Grant Fraud & Abuse | April 18, 2025
18/04/2025 Duration: 11minOn today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Tragedy at Florida State University, the shooter is alive and in custody. Despite political drama, a swath of approval polls continue in the administration’s favor. A whistleblower discovers massive waste and fraud in federal medical grants. Subscribe to The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast/id1714879044 Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email Subscribe to our other shows: Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podc
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Victor Davis Hanson: Europe, You Can’t Sit on the Sidelines Anymore
17/04/2025 Duration: 07minWhich side will Europe take in a China-U.S. trade war? Of all the scenarios facing Europe right now vis-à-vis their relationship United States and China, their best option would be to side with the U.S., argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “The third scenario is what I would suggest for the Europeans. They should say the following: “‘Despite our disagreements with the Trump administration, the United States is an ally. And we know that we have been as victimized by Chinese mercantilism, high tariffs, cheating on patents, copyrights, dumping, financial money manipulation—all the things the United States complains about, we do too. In fact, we as Europeans in a whole have about the same deficit with China as the United States does. So, we are kindred spirits. So, what we will do is, even though we have disagreements on our surplus with the United States and their efforts to reduce it, we will ally with the United States.’ “And that would represent about two-thirds
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Dems' El Salvador PR Nightmare & New York AG Letitia James' Investigated | April 17, 2025
17/04/2025 Duration: 12minOn today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Democrats make special pilgrimages to demand the release of the El Salvadorian illegal immigrant now in the custody of El Salvador. As new reports on his gang affiliation and domestic abuse create a PR nightmare. New York Attorney General Letitia James is faced with a strangely familiar mortgage fraud probe. Subscribe to The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast/id1714879044 Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email Subscribe to our other shows: Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rum
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Victor Davis Hanson: Gov. Janet Mills Doesn’t Know It Yet, But She’s an ‘Insurrectionist’
16/04/2025 Duration: 08minIs Gov. Janet Mills of Maine an ‘Neo-Confederate’? Yes, and “she is taking states’ rights to the extreme,” argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” After refusing to comply with a Trump administration order banning men from competing in women’s high school sports, the Department of Justice launched a civil lawsuit against the Maine Department of Education for failing to protect women in women’s sports, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday. “Janet Mills may not know it, but she's an insurrectionist. She's a neo-Confederate. She is taking states' rights to the extreme. Rather than saying, ‘I oppose the federal government. I will go to court to stop you. But if I lose, I will comply because the states are subordinate to the federal’ —she's not doing that. She's right in the spirit of the old Confederacy… “I can cite you chapter and verse from the poems of Catullus to the novels of ‘Satyricon,’ of Petronius, ‘The Satyricon,’ of men who dress up like women.
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Dems Plan El Salvador Trip for Illegal Alien, Biden Speaks from the Beyond | April 16, 2025
16/04/2025 Duration: 11minOn today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Democrats stake their entire future on an illegal immigrant they’ve dubbed “Maryland Man” Former President Biden spoke in his first appearance since Trump took office. The female celebrity crew who took a space ride in an automated rocket is angry that people are calling it a space ride. Subscribe to The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast/id1714879044 Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email Subscribe to our other shows: Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySi
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Harvard’s Decade-Long Radicalization: Lower Standards, Middle Eastern Cash, Politicization | Victor Davis Hanson
15/04/2025 Duration: 07minEarly this month, Harvard Law School students participated in a “Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon” workshop. Students were asked to "gather data to edit the Wikipedia pages of Big Law firms to reflect cases they have recently argued," according to The Washington Free Beacon. What actually happened? Several students singled out and warped the Wikipedia pages of big law firms who previously that they would cut back recruitment from universities that did not curb the spread of anti-Semitism on-campus following the Oct. 7 Hama terror attacks. What are we getting at? For decades, America’s elite law schools have degraded their standards in the pursuit of social justice and have become wholly dependent on foreign money. Now, it’s finally catching up to them, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
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BONUS: ‘Most People Fired Me.’ Tucker Carlson Opens Up 2 Years After Fox Breakup
15/04/2025 Duration: 08minIt has been two years since Tucker Carlson answered a call on a Monday morning in late April to learn that Fox News had canceled his show. “I got fired from Fox for saying things they didn't like,” Carlson told The Daily Signal during an exclusive interview at The Heritage Foundation's Annual Leadership Conference. “That's all right, you know, it's not my company,” Carlson said of his ousting from Fox, adding, “I wasn't one of those people like, ‘you can't fire me.’ It's like, of course you can fire me!” Fox was not the first major network to end its relationship with Carlson. Tune in to find out what happens next: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Trump & Bukele Spar with CNN, Terrorists Arrested, Harvard Loses Billions | April 15, 2025
15/04/2025 Duration: 11minOn today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Fireworks at the White House between President Trump and CNN. The arsonist who tried to murder Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania is arrested. Harvard University announces it will continue breaking Civil Rights laws. 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/the-tony-kinnett-cast Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day’s top news. Subscribe on
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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Trump’s Campus Crackdown is Long Overdue
14/04/2025 Duration: 08minVictor Davis Hanson explores the growing backlash—and the serious financial and legal levers the government could use to hold these schools accountable—on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ [Universities] predicated their budgets on federal monies. But the Trump administration says, 'You're not obeying the First or the Fourth or Fifth or Sixth Amendments. You're not guaranteeing the Bill of Rights to your own students. You're allowing antisemitism in the year 2025 as if it's the 19th century or something. What are you doing?' And the universities seem to ignore it." 0:00 Introduction: Trump Administration's Stance on Universities 0:59 Antisemitic Protests and University Responses 2:44 Public Perception and Political Leanings of Universities 4:18 Financial Dependencies and Foreign Influence 5:09 Government Actions and Potential Consequences 6:42 Conclusion
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El Salvador, China, Shadow Boxing, and Bernie Sanders at Coachella | April 14, 2025
14/04/2025 Duration: 11minOn today’s Top News in 10, we cover: The Trump administration states that illegal aliens removed under the Alien Enemies Act are in the sole custody of El Salvador. Outrage ensues. The U.S. and China shadow box over tariffs, export bans, and negotiations. Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at Coachella. 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/the-tony-kinnett-cast Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trus
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Tucker Carlson: Yes, Trump Is Willing to Negotiate with China on Tariffs
13/04/2025 Duration: 12minPresident 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 Daily Signal. Only hours after new tariffs went into effect on about 90 countries around the world, Trump announced a 90 day pause on the “reciprocal tariff,” but an increased tariff on goods from China. “Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, Wednesday. China and the U.S. “need each other,” Carlson said. “The deal has been for the past 30 years, we’ll buy your underpriced consumer goods, you buy our overpricing debt. And you know,
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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: How Will the Wars in Ukraine, Middle East End? The Answer Lies in History.
11/04/2025 Duration: 07minAre 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 keep going on. They simmer down, they flare up like a forest fire. But the old classical idea that you defeat the enemy, you solve the political problem may not be as ossified as we think. 00:00 Introduction: Reflecting on the Nature of War 00:56 Historical Perspective: Classical Warfare 02:36 Modern Conflicts: The Shift in Warfare 04:12 Case Studies: Middle East and Ukraine 06:06 Conclusion: The Future of Warfare
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Inflation Drops, Stocks Wobble, House Passes SAVE Act & Budget | April 11, 2025
11/04/2025 Duration: 13minOn 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/the-tony-kinnett-cast Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day’s top news. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and ne