President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon announced that the United States has seized an oil tanker bound for Cuba as it was sailing off the coast of Venezuela.

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Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We’re having a big discussion in this country about immigration, both legal and illegal, and one of the themes has been whether a person came legally or illegally, what was their attitude about the country they came to, and did they show appreciation or gratitude?

And that could be defined as obeying our laws or professing a love for this country, aside from showing gratitude by becoming legal.

And this came up in a variety of context. We had a great number of licenses here in California, 17,000, that were issued to people who were illegally in the United States, and they weren’t even residents of California. We had a lot of drunk driving incidents and violence, murders from people who came across the border. In the south, we had people on campus from the Middle East who were overtly expressing support for Hamas, Hezbollah, antisemitic sloganeering.

And most importantly, in Minnesota, during the COVID-19 years, the Somali community got a billion dollars or multibillion-dollar grants—we don’t really know the depth of this scandal—supposedly to supply food and meals, and even in some cases, health services to indigent people or people who were impacted negatively by COVID-19 and apparently, under the nose of Gov. Tim Walz, under the nose of Attorney General Keith Ellison, under the nose of the point person for the Somali community, Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota congresswoman.

This fraud went on and on and on. And it was only due to a federal attorney who uncovered it because it was a matter of—much of it was a federal matter because the funds came from Washington, and there have been indictments and they’re still occurring.

But what’s interesting is nobody in the Somali community who was a political representative or supposedly told us what a great community that this was ever bothered to see what they were actually doing.

There were a variety of state and local laws that were violated, but there were no prosecutions. Walz cannot explain why the feds had to step in and why he never even investigated this until the media and the Trump administration drew his attention to it. Keith Ellison allegedly has talked about expecting campaign contributions from the Somali community in some kind of quid pro quo fashion. Ilhan Omar’s on a video where she points to one of the restaurants in question, allegedly for serving these fraudulent—I shouldn’t say serving, not even serving the meals at all.

But this opened a larger question. If you were an immigrant and you came to the United States from a war-torn, impoverished, and dangerous place, like Somalia, shouldn’t you express gratitude?

Ilhan Omar came here, to take one example, and she’s the most prominent example of this controversy right now. She came here at 13 and she was given every benefit of being a U.S. resident and then a U.S. citizen. She was given a generous scholarship to go to college. She was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress. I think she’s a four-term congresswoman.

She insisted, even though she was an American citizen, to wear the traditional Somali hijab, even though there was a rule in the House, an old rule, that people don’t wear headwear or gear or hats inside the Capitol chambers when Congress is in session. They made a special exception just for her.

But I mention this because she has a long line of indiscretions, and they form a pattern.

She said that the United States was a trashy country. She said that the dictatorship in America, i.e., the Trump administration, was not much different from the one that she left in Somalia. She said that Charlie Kirk, right after his death, was a scholastic terrorist. I don’t know if that means a random terrorist or just an incidental terrorist or habitual terrorist, but that was a terrible thing to say right after his death.

She also said that it’s the Benjamins, baby, when she was making the argument that, as she put it, we in the Congress don’t have to have an allegiance to a foreign country and implying that Jewish members put Israel ahead of the United States.

And so, she’s been part of “the squad” and she’s had to apologize for some of her antisemitic rhetoric. She’s expressed overt criticism of the country that befriended her and allowed her to be educated at mostly at public cost, to be a representative of Congress, to write a book with a major New York publisher.

She’s also, she put on one of her financial disclosures that she almost had a zero net worth. Now, after her marriage to Tim Mynett, who seems to have made quite a lot of money through his association with politicians, she now says that her, in her financial disclosure, that their net worth may be as great as $30 million.

There’s also an accusation that, allegedly, allegedly, that she may have formalistically married her brother to ease his citizenship application, and then that marriage was legal and then it was dissolved as she married again. And we don’t know if that’s true, but one thing we do know, it’s true, she’s never said under oath, “I didn’t do that. I did not do that. I swear under oath that I never married my brother. And this is the proof.”

So, at least we don’t have a testimony of that. She may have said it informally, but I don’t think in a court of law she said that.

My point is that, in this greater discussion about the fraud that goes on in Minnesota and our worry about immigrants on campus, behind the wheel of a semi-truck, administering a fraudulent food program, coming across the southern border, and then committing acts of violence, maybe, just maybe, we should ask of our immigrants a little gratitude, that they left and voted with their feet to come to the United States.

And in this whole nexus, Ilhan Omar stands out as a person for two reasons. As an immigrant example, this country has lavished no more benefits on anyone than her. Every imaginable opportunity was extended to her, and yet, in reciprocity for that, she’s attacked the president of the United States, she suggested that the country was trashy, she said that Charlie Kirk was a terrorist, she said 9/11—she said something happened on that day, something happened. No, not something happened, 3,000 Americans were murdered.

And now she’s mysteriously a multimillionaire. And we still don’t know how the entire story of how citizenship was attained, from her brother and whether, as some people charge, she actually married him, which would be immigration fraud.

And so, Ilhan Omar is an example of what’s wrong with legal and illegal immigration, that we allow people from countries that are, I don’t want to use the word “Third World,” but are in chaos, in tumult, they come as refugees, they’re extended every benefit, and very soon they realize that their advance or their success politically hinges on the degree to which they express themselves as victims or as hard leftist or as ingrates. And she’s done all of that.

And it’s no surprise that she’s very prominent among the hard-left politicians, and she’s a quite wealthy woman.

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Wednesday on CNN's "News Central," Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said the American people should see the video of the second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean because President Donald Trump was essentially "murdering people."

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Wednesday on Fox News Channel's "Outnumbered," Erika Kirk, the Turning Point USA CEO and widow of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, addressed online conspiracies around her husband's murder.

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The House of Representative passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual defense bill, by a vote of 312-112 Wednesday evening after a drama-filled day on the House floor.

The NDAA with over a $900 billion price tag received support from both Republicans and Democrats, a rarity this Congress as House Speaker Mike Johnson has regularly had to pass major legislative items through the lower chamber with just a few votes to spare.

The 312 in support of the bill was divided between 197 Republicans and 115 Democrats.

Only 18 Republicans joined 94 Democrats in opposition.

Both the House and the Senate have previously passed their own versions of the NDAA, and the text is a compromise between the two.

The topline spending number set in the bill is $8 billion above the White House’s budget request and includes some major wins for conservatives.

These include a 4% pay raise for enlisted service members, ending “authorizations for use of military force” for previous Middle East wars, and a prohibition on programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, as well as critical race theory.

Wins also came in the form of provisions left out of the bill, such as an artificial intelligence regulation moratorium and language that would have expanded IVF coverage.

The bill additionally has oversight provisions over the executive branch.

The Pentagon would not be allowed to reduce the number of active troops stationed in Europe below 76,000 for longer than a 45-day period unless it has certified to Congress that it is in the best interest of the United States and the decision has been reached after consultation with NATO allies.

How the NDAA Almost Failed

Drama came to the chamber during the vote on the rule to bring the bill to a vote, as Democrats refused to back the annual legislation which is often considered “must-pass” legislation.

A large contingency of swing district Republicans, many of whom support extending Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, also withheld their votes for an extended period. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., huddled with these members for an extended period of time before they voted for the bill. 

These informal huddles on the House floor between holdouts and leadership are often used to resolve policy questions and disagreements

This group of swing district Republicans slow to make their vote included Reps. Mike Lawler and Nick LaLota of New York, as well as Brian Fitzpatrick and Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania.

Additionally, multiple conservative firebrands, such as Reps. Eric Burlison of Missouri, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado, initially voted against the rule before ultimately backing it.

 House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., engaged in a one-on-one conversation with Greene before she flipped her vote.

On X, Greene, who is set to resign her seat on Jan. 5, 2026, said she had struck a deal with House leadership for her support on the NDAA.

“I made a deal and changed my NO vote on the rule to a Yes in exchange for a floor vote next week on my bill that is one of President Trump’s key campaign promises and executive orders,” Greene said. “Leader Steve Scalise has promised me that my bill Protect Children’s Innocence Act, H.R. 3492, will be brought to the floor for a vote next Wednesday, Dec 17th.”

The bill, Greene said, “would make it a class c felony to trans a child under 18. Every Republican campaigned to protect kids from the trans agenda.”

CNN’s correspondent Manu Raju reported after the rule vote that Burchett, Luna and Boebert had been won over after a few leadership concessions: a phone call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a promise of a vote on a bill to prohibit stock trading among members of Congress, and a vote on banning the potential creation of a digital U.S. dollar.

An anti-central bank digital currency provision in the bill had been left out after previously being promised to members.

Shortly after flipping her vote, Luna posted on X, “Our Secretary of State [Marco Rubio] is incredible. He talked to us on the phone and told us he is cutting off all funding of US tax or dollars to Taliban. We will be providing him with the vehicle in which that is happening!”

Rep. Burchett is the author of a bill to prevent United States funds from being sent to the Taliban in Afghanistan. It has not come to a vote in the Senate, causing frustration for Burchett.

Luna had earlier on Wednesday complained of the NDAA, “The Senate GOP is pulling some massive trash with the NDAA meanwhile undermining POTUS with his confirmations. Guess what? NO ANTI-CBDC legislation in NDAA? Taxpayer dollars for Taliban? The same POS’s that shot my husband? UKRAINE funding? NDAA in current form is NO GO sincerely WE THE PEOPLE.”

It appears that the phone call with Rubio may have been part of a deal to satisfy Luna and others’ concerns about taxpayer funds ending up in the hands of the Taliban. 

The bill will now go to the Senate, where it will require 60 votes to proceed to a vote on the floor.

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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is demanding answers from Food and Drug Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary after he declined to give The Daily Signal a timeframe for his review on the abortion pill.

“Yesterday, in response to the latest reports, you said, ‘There has been an ongoing review of mifepristone. It’s actually required as part of a policy called REMS,'” Hawley wrote, linking to The Daily Signal interview. “But that is not what you promised. You promised a new and comprehensive study taking account of all available safety data, not the standard monitoring FDA already performs for countless drugs.”

Makary told The Daily Signal Tuesday that the review of the abortion drug mifepristone is in the “data acquisition phase” following a Bloomberg report saying he is delaying the process until after midterms.

“We do an ongoing review, but we’re also engaging in a robust study that can serve to validate or not validate other numbers that have been put out there in the literature,” the FDA chief said.

Makary and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have pledged to do a review of the safety of abortion drugs. But Hawley said it is unclear if Makary is “conducting an independent safety review at all.”

“This is totally unacceptable,” the senator wrote. “I cannot emphasize enough the danger of playing politics with women’s health.”

The Ethics & Public Police Center study found that about 11% of women experience sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or another serious adverse event within 45 days following a mifepristone abortion. This has led to calls to reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone.

“The safety regulations from President Trump’s first term should be reinstated,” Hawley said. “But you have not done so. And news reports indicate you are attempting to sideline any review of mifepristone safety.”

In response to Hawley’s letter, HHS press secretary Emily Hilliard said “FDA’s comprehensive scientific reviews take the time necessary to get the science right, and that is what Dr. Makary is ensuring as part of the Department’s commitment to gold-standard science and evidence-based reviews.”

Hawley demanded direct answers on what the FDA is doing regarding the safety review.

“Is the FDA conducting a comprehensive safety review of mifepristone separate from the REMS process?” Hawley asked, specifying that the answer should include when the study began and a specific timeline for its completion.

“If you are conducting a comprehensive safety review, did you order it to be delayed? Why? Until when?” Hawley asked.

When questioned by The Daily Signal about the timeline of the review, Makary said he is unable to predict the “results or the timeframe” of it. 

“The shutdown was a little bit of a setback in that, but we’re gonna do it and whenever the results are available,” he said, “we’re gonna make them public.” 

Hawley also asked if the FDA has plans to update the Mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) “to restore basic safety guardrails from President Trump’s first term, such as in-person dispensing.”

When asked by The Daily Signal if it’s safe for women to take the abortion pill at home without seeing a doctor first, Makary said the Ethics & Public Police Center study “was done in claims data, so it didn’t have granularity into the patient characteristics in a way that many researchers would want to have.” 

He dismissed the report that he is delaying the review of the abortion pill as a rumor circulating on social media.

“There’s a lot of rumors that are circulating out there,” he said. “We live in a very partisan time, and so you’re going to see the echo chambers of social media sort of magnify rumors, things that are just not true. There has been an ongoing review of mifepristone.” 

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America said “the reality is far worse” than a social media rumor.

“Now, nearly a year into the Trump administration, the Dr. Makary abortion drug safety review hasn’t even passed the data-gathering phase and there’s no ETA,” the organization wrote on X in response to The Daily Signal’s interview. “That’s the definition of slow-walking.”

“We repeat: Makary must go,” the leading pro-life organization said.

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The incredible artists who were awarded Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night rose above partisan rancor and helped showcase the universal appeal of President Donald Trump’s valiant efforts to restore America’s cultural jewel. 

Trump made history as the first president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, an event founded 48 years ago to give lifetime achievement medals to iconic artists. 

I spoke with several of the honorees, who included actor-director Sylvester Stallone, singers George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, and Michael Crawford, along with rock band KISS. Each said that art is unifying, universal, and should be free from partisan tribalism.

“I think it’s nonsense,” KISS musician Paul Stanley told The Daily Signal about critics trying to vilify Trump and artists who accept Honors under Trump’s presidency. “And it’s almost embarrassing, because this isn’t a political event. This is a celebration of the arts, and I don’t believe that any other people who have gotten these accolades were asked who they voted for or what their political beliefs were.  

“So, to suddenly spring on us the idea that that should push us one direction or another really, I think, eclipses the idea that the arts are what are being celebrated and what all of these people have brought to the public in their own way. I think everybody should just calm down.” 

Before the show, Trump told the press the Honorees were chosen from a list of about 50 names. Trump also told The Daily Signal that next year’s Kennedy Center programming for the America 250 Celebrations would also include tributes to some of the country’s most prominent UFC fighters. 

This year, under Trump’s leadership as board chair, Kennedy Center Honors raised a record $23 million—the highest haul for Honors ever raised and nearly double the $12.7 million raised last year under former President Joe Biden. 

“I’m an actor. I’m non-political,” Crawford, most noted for playing the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Phantom of the Opera,” told The Daily Signal. “[Trump]’s an enthusiastic fan of the music, and I’m here for the audience that has been kind to me since we’ve been in America.” 

Crawford, 83, who is British, complimented America for its artistic vibrancy and “great freedom.” 

“I saw the original cast of ‘West Side Story,’ and that changed my life, to see that energy,” Crawford said. “We didn’t do musicals like that in England … I love the freedom. But it took a lot of bravery to be like that in England. So, it was good when I got over here and worked in ‘Hello, Dolly!’ I had that freedom to be that way.”

“Good art isn’t political, and I think maybe what’s happened in the past is that it’s not been great art, not been great shows,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told The Daily Signal before the Honors show. “It’s pretty hard-pressed to go, ‘We’ve got right-wing music.’ That doesn’t really exist. It’s just good music, and [Trump]’s looked to this facility, the Kennedy Center, and said ‘I want to bring in the best artists and the best shows.’” 

Clearly, people are hungry for artistic programming that appeals to all Americans and veers away from woke partisanship like under Biden.

“I think no matter what the president does, people will try to criticize him, which is too bad,” Duffy continued. “If you love the performing arts, then you have a president who cares about it the way that he does, who wants to find donors to give to this facility and the Congress to give money to make it great, then you should celebrate that. But because he does it, they get angry. That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. 

“But again, I think the Left can’t wrap their heads around Donald Trump doing something for a facility that they actually like. They should just stop and say, ‘Thank you, Donald Trump, you are amazing. Well done.’” 

Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, told The Daily Signal Trump is revitalizing the Kennedy Center for all Americans. 

“Arts are a place where we can escape, where we can walk away, we can walk into a theater, we walk into a venue and we can turn off any animosity we have, let go of our politics and it doesn’t matter if you’re Democrat, Republican, American, another nationality,” Lake said. “You sit down and listen to Mozart. You listen to a symphony—you escape. And so that’s what it should be about.” 

Carrie Sheffield is author of “Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness” and program manager of Healthy Faith. 

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Ruger’s 10/22 is one of the overwhelming success stories in the world of firearms. As of 2020, they had made right at eight million of them… that puts the 10/22 in some pretty prestigious company. Variations abound. Here is a listing of the different model categories and variations within those categories they make, as of ... Read more

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