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The West would do well to remember King Solomon’s most famous ruling.   Last weekend, France erupted in widespread rioting. One French official put the number involved in protests at 550,000. Of those, more than 100,000 were in Paris, including on Paris’ famous Champs-Élysées Avenue. The marauders vandalized at least 3,000 shops. They stole from high-end stores like Apple and Louis Vuitton. And they turned cars and government buildings into bonfires. The most dramatic wa

Latin American democracy is being put to the test in Brazil and Venezuela.   At stake is whether the left-wing government in either country can countenance the idea of legitimate opposition.   The day after losing Brazil’s presidential election, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro had his personal and diplomatic passports confiscated and was ordered not to leave Brazil.  Earlier, as Brazilians went to the polls Sunday to choose between Bolsonaro and leftist incumbent Preside

Summary Trump and congressional Republicans have delivered major victories on crime, taxes, and fraud. Violent crime and murder have fallen sharply since Trump’s return to the White House. Sweeping tax cuts and aggressive fraud enforcement have saved Americans billions of dollars. Do Republicans deserve reelection next Tuesday? Voters are sour over high costs. Gas prices are “too damn high.” And why haven’t the ayatollahs had the good taste to drop dead already? These linger

The head of the IRS and the Social Security Administration just became the first senior Trump administration official to donate to Trump investment accounts. On Thursday morning, Frank Bisignano announced that the Bisignano Family Fund will donate $250 to every child ages 2 to 8 in his hometown ZIP code in hopes that it “encourages others to support children in their communities and across our great country.” The IRS says contributions to Trump Accounts have come from families, friends,

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new report found that the State Department, under Secretary Marco Rubio, is the most highly rated agency by American citizens who interact with the federal government for services. While satisfaction with federal government services fell for the first time in five years, satisfaction with the State Department increased, thanks to its new online passport renewal program. “Under Secretary Rubio’s leadership, the State Department has worked diligently

Summary A new ad challenges the argument that requiring ID to vote is racist. Current polling shows national support for voter ID, including 76% of black Americans and 82% of Latinos. However, latest polling shows only 40% of California voters support Proposition 39. A new AI-generated California voter ID ad depicts black and Hispanic Americans pushing back against the common Democrat argument that requiring identification to vote is racist. In the ad, a focus group leader read

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. We’re at about 240 days since the Feb. 28 beginning of the so-called Iran war. We’re about five days from the midterm. The mantra of the Left and the Democratic Party, the Islamicist socialist alliance, is the war is lost. It’s

Summary Every major crisis raises a question about education: What kind of people are we raising? Much contemporary education encourages harmful modes of thought. How can we expect students to protect a civilization they have been taught to despise? When violence and destruction broke out this month in France and soon spread to other European nations, many looked for a politician or a policy to blame. But they forgot that a very real culprit is what’s taught in the classroom.&nb

Summary President Donald Trump again held a raucous rally in Ohio, this time in Chillicothe, and this time with protesters forcibly removed. He urged Ohioans to vote to elect Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy, accusing Husted’s opponent of “backstabbing” the state. Husted reminded the crowd that Barack Obama said manufacturing jobs are not coming back, while Trump has now brought 10,000 back to Ohio alone. Days before the midterms, President Donald Trump made

As President Donald Trump heads to South Carolina for a Thursday campaign rally, the White House is highlighting five illegal immigrants apprehended in the state due to the administration’s border policy. “Never forget what the Democrats did to our country,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told the Daily Signal. “They allowed millions of unvetted illegal aliens—many of whom were murderers, pedophiles, gang members, and suspected terrorists—to pour into our communities. On

Election Day will also be a day of prayer and fasting for many across Virginia, as religious opponents of changing the state’s constitution make their case that voters should reject proposed constitutional amendment Questions 1 and 2. The first amendment would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, and Ballot Question 2 would “remove the ban on same-sex marriage” in Virginia. The second question is legally moot right now because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, but if t

It isn’t just Congress that’s up for grabs during the midterm elections. On Tuesday, voters will decide on more than 140 proposed measures that could have an enormous impact on contested issues such as election security, taxpayer-funded diversity trainings, voting rights for felons, and gender-transitioning procedures for children. Voter ID and Proof of Citizenship Election security is one of the biggest questions up for debate this election cycle. One ballot initiative in Arizona, P

Summary The European Union’s Digital Services Act pressures online platforms to censor political expression. This impacts Americans, not just Europeans. Americans themselves must decide what they debate as they choose their leaders. As violent protests erupt into flames across France, leveling centuries-old buildings, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot recently spoke out, attributing “hostile narratives” surrounding the protests to Russia, China, Iran, and the “MAGA

The fight for control of Congress will come down to Election Day voter turnout, a new Cygnal poll has found.   “Democrats have banked their early votes,” Brent Buchanan, founder and CEO of Cygnal, said, “so this election now comes down to who shows up on Election Day.”   According to the company’s Oct. 23 and 24 National Voter Trends survey of 1,500 likely voters, Democrats hold the advantage in every voting method—mail-in, absentee, and early voting—except in-person, Election Da

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Victor, [former President] Barack Obama, in all his arrogant glory, is out there on the stump in Michigan. I think he was in Iowa also. He had some really snotty comment—I misplaced my notes here—attacking [President] Donald Trump. “There’s gol

Summary A University of California law school changed its name because of concerns about its namesake’s legacy. The Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the name change. Legal, practical, and ethical questions remain. What’s a name worth? A lot, according to a case the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear. In 1878, more than 145 years before this dispute, California’s first chief justice, Serranus Clinton Hastings—who made a small fortune from vari

Summary A European soccer star called Mao a “dictator,” and China is furious. The soccer player and the team apologized, despite the fact that it was true. Europe is getting a hard lesson in what a China-led order will look like. A European soccer star insinuated that Mao Zedong was a dictator, and China showed exactly how a powerful, dictatorial regime operates when it can. Kylian Mbappé, a French soccer star who plays for Real Madrid, a Spanish team, stepped into

Summary A district court judge in California has rejected DOJ’s request for a temporary restraining order to segregate 20,000 ballots from alleged “noncitizen” voters. The state, Los Angeles County, and the city of Los Angeles argued that the request was impossible to accomplish and potentially disenfranchising. DOJ later announced it is appealing the decision. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter denied the Justice Department’s request for a temporary restrainin

Summary Americans’ pessimism about their personal finances has created a tougher midterm environment for Republicans, with affordability and everyday costs weighing heavily on voters. Scott Rasmussen predicts Democrats will take the House, while control of the Senate remains uncertain and could come down to a handful of competitive races. Trump’s core supporters remain motivated, but Rasmussen sees weaker enthusiasm among more traditional Republicans. Americans’ economic pessimism

While Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attempted to assure the public this week that Election Day will be free of fraud, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is sending monitors to six Georgia counties just to make sure. Speaking to a group of reporters in Gwinnett County, Raffensperger discussed the Peach State’s historic early voter turnout and expressed confidence in his office’s efforts to deliver a midterm election that Georgians can trust. “We