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As President Donald Trump positions “the largest naval and air forces” off Iran’s coast that the U.S. has “seen since the invasion of Iraq in 2003,” he has some pros and cons to weigh about striking the Middle Eastern country. 



The U.S. isn’t in a war with Iran right now, so Trump’s positioning of forces could be for “either a preventive war, long-term threat, or a preemptive war,” explains Victor Davis Hanson on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”



“It’s very controversial, and we don’t know whether he’s going to pull the trigger or not ... He’ll have to make the decision pretty quickly because you can’t just take those many naval assets and stick them halfway across the world ... The window is probably about another six weeks.”
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Thursday, Feb. 19, Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. granted a restraining order sought by the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee along with Congressmen Ben Cline (VA-06) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09). The order prohibits any voting to take place before March 18. 

In order to comply with Virginia law, voting of the April 21 deadline needed to begin on March 6.  

The request for a restraining order is based on the contention that the Democrat majority in the General Assembly were ramming redistricting-related bills through the legislature. 

Hurley ruled in favor of the plaintiffs because he found merit in the argument concerning the ballot question’s language. The judge further sided with Republicans in ruling that the referendum violates the timing requirements set out in the state constitution.

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From preserving parental vaccine rights to the inner workings within the Gold State’s capitol, Darrlene Alquiza and Jessica Cabrera with Informed Policy Advocates join Elaine Culotti, Daily Signal California contributor for a special interview to discuss their work.

NOTE : This interview was recorded prior to Elaine Culotti’s 2026 California governor announcement.
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Are Democrats really ready for a comeback—or are we about to revisit the graveyard of their own failed experiments?

The so-called “new paradigms” of the Obama-Biden years—open borders, DEI mandates, deficit socialism, disarmament, and radical gender ideology—didn’t just falter… they collapsed under their own weight, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:”

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00:00 Midterms Preview: Trump Counterrevolution vs. a Democratic Comeback

02:15 ‘Graveyard of Bad Ideas’ #1: The Trans Politics Pushback

04:17 Bad Idea #2: Open Borders and the Immigration Backlash

05:37 Bad Ideas #3–4: Disarmament Illusions & Deficit Socialism Debt Bomb

08:00 Bad Idea #5 + Wrap-Up: DEI Fatigue and the Final Verdict
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President Trump is reversing the Biden administration’s years of damage to American “family finances” and “federal finances.”

When Biden left office in Jan. 2025, “the private sector wasn’t adding any jobs at all, but losing them,” explains E.J. Antoni, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation’s chief economist.

One year later and Trump is righting the ship: Last month was the best January ever for employment among native-born Americans. 

The private sector added 172,000 jobs while government jobs declined by 42,000. All told, Donald Trump has reduced the federal bureaucracy by 323,000 in just one year.

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01:07 How Bidenomics Stalled the Private Sector (and Grew Government)

02:31 Righting the Ship: Private-Sector Hiring Up, Federal Bureaucracy Cut

03:49 Paychecks vs Prices: Inflation Cools, Affordability Still a Fight

06:24 Deficits, Spending Cuts, and What Congress Must Do Next (Wrap-Up)
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