Democrat politicians have put countless lives at risk becasue they can’t accept an administration that vigorously enforces U.S. immigration laws. The tragedy that unfolded Wednesday as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman in Minnesota who appeared to be driving at him should never have happened. Democrat politicians, looking to take every action to impede immigration enforcement absolutely created the conditions over the past year for what transpired. The initial reaction to the incident by the most prominent Minnesota officials, Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats, was horrendous, of course. Frey decided to make his news conference one long, profanity-laced tirade blaming the entire incident on ICE. I’d post a clip here, but I can’t because this is a family-friendly website. “To ICE: Get the f— out of Minneapolis,” he said at one point. His harangue was at best unbecoming of a mayor, at worst inflammatory. Walz was somehow worse. He decided that this was his Confederate cosplay moment. He said, “We’ve never been at war with our federal government,” suggesting that maybe now was the time. He then said that the National Guard could be used against “rogue” federal agents. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rightfully called the soon-to-be former Minnesota governor’s leadership a “joke.” “The idea that he’s some sort of freedom fighter, he’s not,” Vance said. “He’s the guy who has enabled fraud and maybe, in fact, has participated in fraud.” How Walz and Frey handled the ICE shooting isn’t surprising, it’s just part of a pattern for Democrats who’ve decided after four years of open borders policies under President Joe Biden they would do everything they could to stop enforcement of immigration law.   The conditions for such an incident to occur in have absolutely been fueled not just by professional leftwing agitators but Democrat politicians like Frey, Walz, and many others. They have signaled to the country that it’s OK to impede federal authorities when they are carrying out the law, not just with “sanctuary” policies but through direct impediments. Back in May, Rep. Lamonica McIver, D-N.J., not only tried to force her way into a New Jersey ICE facility with a mob and she was accused of assaulting a police officer. BREAKING: Rep. LaMonica McIver (red jacket) attacks law enforcement after storming New Jersey’s ICE facility pic.twitter.com/cAx0fk5Rgb— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 9, 2025 McIver has been charged with assault, a case that is still ongoing after a judge refused to grant her legislative immunity. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander got into a physical confrontation with ICE officers. The Department of Homeland Security said that Lander assaulted their officers, but no charges were ultimately filed. Democrats have essentially signaled that the actions of ICE agents carrying out the law are illegitimate and that it’s fine to impede their operations. And that’s the messaging that they are going with in Minnesota and elsewhere. It’s no wonder that attacks on ICE agents have exploded over the last year. The Department of Homeland Security released some of the shocking numbers. .@DHSgov release on attacks targeting ICE agents in 2025 “who now face a more than 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks against them, and an 8,000% increase in death threats” compared to 2024 due to “radical rhetoric by sanctuary politicians.” pic.twitter.com/Pw8Tmt3ORg— Spencer Brown (@SpencerBrown) January 8, 2026 “We are seeing a coordinated campaign of violence against our law enforcement particularly in Minneapolis,” DHS posted on X. “Dangerous criminals–whether they be illegal aliens or U.S. citizens–are turning their vehicles into weapons to attack ICE. The brave men and women of DHS law enforcement will not be deterred and will continue arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.” We are seeing a coordinated campaign of violence against our law enforcement particularly in Minneapolis. Dangerous criminals – whether they be illegal aliens or U.S. citizens – are turning their vehicles into weapons to attack ICE.The brave men and women of DHS law enforcement… pic.twitter.com/tDS344zHys— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 8, 2026 I agree with conservative commentator Scott Jennings, Democrats have put both federal agents and the public at risk with their constant comparisons of ICE to the Gestapo and jumping to call them “murderers.” When you have Dem officials repeatedly call ICE agents Gestapo and m*rderers, there are consequences to that kind of rhetoric.We're seeing that play out today in MN. And yet, Dems like Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are still completely out of control ? pic.twitter.com/Rj0ScmgT1U— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) January 7, 2026 The problem is not the crimes that have been committed by people illegally crossing the border, it’s that the Trump administration is enforcing the laws on the books, Democrats reason. So, when tragedies like what took place in Minnesota on Wednesday take place, they’ve placed all the blame on Trump and the federal government. Keep in mind, Democrats could make the case to change immigration laws but knowing that most of the country will be against that, they’ve turned to making enforcement as big of a mess as they can. And when you combine that with the generally lax treatment of protesters who’ve broken the law and have gotten out of line, you can see the seeds of what happened on Wednesday. It was only a matter of time before an anti-ICE activist threatened an officer and ended up in a deadly situation. So here we are. A mother is dead, Minneapolis is in chaos, and the country is on edge, all because Democrats needed their narrative. The post Democrat Politicians Created the Conditions That Led to ICE Shooting appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The House of Representatives passed a three-year extension of COVID-era premium tax credits on Thursday, as a group of Republicans defied House leadership to back the Democrat-led measure. The extension passed by a 230-196 margin, with 17 Republicans joining 213 Democrats in voting for a policy which Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the majority of the House Republican conference has opposed for months. Five Republicans did not vote. There were some notable Republican defections to the Republican side, such as Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie, and Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania; as well as Mike Lawler, Andrew Garbarino, and Nick LaLota of New York. Most of the Republicans who voted alongside Democrats were from blue states or swing states. A group of moderate Republicans, joined Democrats to successfully control the floor and pass legislation.  Under former President Joe Biden, Democrats voted unilaterally to enhance the benefits of premium tax credits under Obamacare, as well as to remove income caps on the benefit. Democrats first enacted the tax credits to subsidize health plans under the Affordable Care Act during the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats later extended the expiration of the credits to the end of 2025 in a separate party-line spending bill. Republicans have consistently criticized the premium tax credits as inflationary and prone to fraud, while also alleging that they more closely resemble direct subsidies to health insurance companies. The extension has little chance of passing the Senate, where Republicans and Democrats are negotiating the possibility of a reformed extension of the credits. The post Here’s How Many Republicans Sided With Hakeem Jeffries’ Obamacare Gambit appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Mississippi has long lagged behind other red states in empowering families with education freedom. But that might soon change. While other states embraced policies, enabling families to choose the learning environments that align with their values and best meet their child’s learning needs, students in Mississippi have been stuck in a one-size-fits-some system for years. Last year, America’s education system hit a tipping point: More than half the nation’s students are now eligible to participate in a school choice program. In Mississippi, fewer than one-fifth of students are eligible for school choice. By contrast, 17 other states make every K-12 student eligible for a publicly funded school choice program. This year, Mississippi has the opportunity to join them. On Jan. 8, Mississippi lawmakers introduced the Mississippi Education Freedom Act, which would significantly expand education choice, among numerous other education reforms. The lesson of the Mississippi Miracle is clear: bold, conservative education reforms work. When we focus on students over systems, outcomes over status quo, and results over rhetoric, students shine. Education Freedom applies that same philosophy to the next phase of reform. It… pic.twitter.com/edi4LQpUFl— Jason White (@JasonWhiteMS) January 6, 2026 The Education Freedom Act would create Magnolia Student Accounts—a form of K-12 education savings accounts for families to use to pay for private school tuition, tutoring, homeschool curricula and supplementary materials, education services for students with special needs, and more. The Magnolia Student Accounts put parents back in the driver’s seat of their children’s education. It recognizes a simple truth: Families know their children better than bureaucrats do, and they should have the freedom to choose education options that match their kids’ unique needs. Of course, program design matters. The Magnolia Student Accounts are generally well designed, but there is room for improvement, particularly concerning access. Every K-12 student in Mississippi is technically eligible for an account, but only 12,500 accounts will be available in the first year, half of which are reserved for students switching out of a public school. That means fewer than 3% of Mississippi students will be able to use a Magnolia Student Account. Because funding is limited, access will be rationed, with students from lower-income families taking priority. But the promise of education choice is freedom, flexibility, and fairness for all families—not just the fortunate few. By contrast, eight states offer truly universal education choice. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia all have education choice policies that make every K-12 student eligible and fund every eligible student. Although falling short of a truly universal education choice program, Mississippi lawmakers did ensure that number of Magnolia Student Accounts will grow organically over time, providing an additional 2,500 accounts each year. If the accounts prove to be as popular among parents as in other states, lawmakers will soon face pressure to expand the program more rapidly. Critics will claim the accounts “takes money from public schools,” but that argument misunderstands how education funding works. Money follows students because it is intended to benefit those students, not particular institutions. When a child leaves a school, that school no longer bears the cost of educating that child. The funding should follow accordingly. What Magnolia Student Accounts really do is inject healthy competition into Mississippi’s education landscape. Schools that serve families well will thrive. Those that don’t will face pressure to improve. And most importantly, children won’t be trapped in failing situations while adults argue about turf. Mississippi has long struggled with educational outcomes. Rather than accepting the status quo, the Magnolia State should empower families with greater education opportunities for their children. The Magnolia Student Accounts program would do exactly that. The post GOOD NEWS: Mississippi Looks to Reform, Establish Education Freedom appeared first on The Daily Signal.

“Stranger Things” is over, and, after ten years of investment, many fans have walked away asking the same question: What on earth was that? After a decade of supernatural terror, emotional stakes, and character-driven suspense, audiences were effectively told that the key to defeating an interdimensional monster was with a woke identity arc, which felt completely disconnected from the world the show painstakingly built. And while this controversial coming out scene was far from the only issue critics had with the show’s ending, the ratings proved that audiences overwhelmingly felt this episode betrayed the storytelling, tone, and logic that once made Stranger Things a cultural phenomenon. The post How ‘Stranger Things’ Self-Sabotaged in Its Final Hour appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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. I wanna return to the Jan. 6 demonstration that turned into a riot. Everything that we’ve been told by that narrative from the Left seems inaccurate. They told us it was an organized insurrection. They used the word insurrection. Remember, in the second impeachment, indictment of Donald Trump, and the trial, remember, was held after he left office and he was acquitted by the Senate, but the word was insurrection. And we know that special counsel Jack Smith wanted to use that term, insurrection, but he felt that since no one had been charged with insurrection for a hundred years, he dare not do it. But we were told that it was a pre-planned armed takeover, a coup, but there was always something wrong about the left-wing narrative of Jan. 6 because we knew there was a massive demonstration. We knew it turned violent outside. And we knew that people were sort of invited in maybe because they, the guards inside the Rotunda and the Capitol, had no other alternative. But everything after that was too clear-cut. The Democrats had the Jan. 6 committee, and then we know that some of the tapes and testimonies were not kept safely, they’re not accessible. Now, some of the witnesses were kind of berated. Then we also learned that Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s nominations were not accepted for the first time in House history. And the only way you could get on the committee, if you were Republican, were if you either had no political future, like Adam Kinzinger, or you were doomed to defeat in your next election, like Liz Cheney. So, there was something weird about—now we’re hearing more weird things. They just arrested the so-called pipe bomber, and this was very strange because we were told by the Biden Justice Department they didn’t know who he was, there was no information, but he was probably a, you know, a participant in the right-wing terrorist activities that day. So, it was to their political advantage, apparently, not to really pursue the investigation. A new administration comes in and they just start tracing the cellphone imprint of various people and they look at their sales records where they bought this particular item in the pipe bomb, and they came up with a Brian Cole Jr. He’s a young African American man from a middle-class family. He says he’s an anarchist. Initial reports seem to suggest he was on the left and had empathies with Black Lives Matter and Antifa, but the evidence is so fragmentary, we’re not sure. He had four hours of testimony in which he purportedly today confessed. And now he says he thought Trump was robbed of the election. So, we don’t know exactly what his empathies were, but it was, apparently, incumbent upon the Biden administration not to investigate who this pipe bomber was and to leave it out there as if he was a part of a violent resistance. And that is consistent with the misinformation that we had and the fake news about the entire day. Remember, Kamala Harris, when running for president, she said Jan. 6 is the same thing, it rests with, it’s parallel to, it’s comparable to Pearl Harbor, 2,400 dead, or 9/11, 3,000 people dead. And of course, how many people died? Well, we know five people died, but how many people died violently? That’s the key. The key thing to remember, that the violent deaths were one, maybe two—a Trump protester that was caught in the scramble and the pressure between the crowd and the police. but really one, Ashli Babbitt, a 14-year veteran who was unarmed and was committing a misdemeanor of entering a broken window. She was shot by Officer Byrd lethally, and then, all of a sudden, we never really knew who Officer Byrd was, we were told it was a justified shooting. We never learned that he had a checkered record, that he was, you know, clumsy, lazy with his gun, that he was—had left it and people had found it in a Capitol restroom. So, they wanted to suppress the information and suggest that she was an insurgent. That was complete misinformation. Then we were told there wasn’t really any FBI informants, and then-FBI Director Christopher Wray said he didn’t know. And only with a change of administrations did FBI records come out that there was probably somewhere between 250 and 275 actual FBI agents or informants in the crowd. And remember that Matthew Rosenberg, the Pulitzer Prize reporter for The New York Times, had told us at the time, in an ambush interview by Project Veritas, when he nonchalantly was talking to someone he didn’t know was associated with Operation Veritas, he said there was a ton of informants there and he knew them. And then, of course, Donald Trump said assemble peacefully and patriotically to the Capitol. Not like Kamala Harris, who, in the year before, 2020, had told people that the George Floyd riots should not stop, they will not stop. She called them demonstrations, but they were riots. And she said nor should they stop, they’re gonna go onto the election. Add it all up, and the latest revelations that there is a pipe bomber and he was angry at the Democrats because he left something at the Democratic Party, a Republican, we don’t know. We don’t know whether his anarchist sympathies mean he is on the left. It’s very improbable to think that they would be on the right, even though he thinks Donald Trump got robbed of the elections. But maybe he wants to pose as a right-wing person and confirm the predestined narrative that this man must be a right-wing, violent person, and he thinks maybe the Left will be go easy on him, or maybe he thinks that Donald Trump will pardon him. I don’t know. But the whole thing is mysterious. And to sum up everything we’ve been told about Jan. 6 from the congressional committee to Kamala Harris’ description of it, to comparisons with the four-month, $2 billion, 35 dead, 1,500 police officers, prior riots, arson attacks on courthouses, police precincts that was never really mentioned as a comparable crisis in the republic, all of these things, a number of FBI informants, a number of FBI agents, any effort to find the pipe bomber, the treatment of the January—it was all never transparent. We never got the honest story. So, that begs the question, why? Why didn’t they just come out and say, “Here’s all the information”? And the reason is, they wanted to cement a narrative in everybody’s mind that a reckless demonstration that turned into a riot was a pre-planned insurrection by Donald Trump, who ordered it, and therefore, should forfeit his political career, and he should never be allowed to run for office. And they impeached him and they wanted that narrative to stick. And it was a complete fabrication. There was a demonstration, there was a riot. It was wrong. But everything else was a Democratic narrative, as we’re seeing most recently with a strange case of Brian Cole that suddenly, suddenly, after four years of Biden DOJ in action, within 10 months, the Trump FBI found out who he was, and that he confessed to that crime of leaving pipe bombs at the DNC in the RNC headquarters. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Jan. 6, 5 Years Later—Were We Played? appeared first on The Daily Signal.