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Mike Johnson Stumps in Virginia With 2 Candidates in Swing Districts
House Speaker Mike Johnson wrapped up his 2026 midterm campaign with a pair of stops in Virginia. On Monday, the Republican appeared with Rep. Rob Wittman in the 1st District and Rep. Jen Kiggans in the 2nd District. Johnson came to the commonwealth armed with a list of accomplishments he attributed to this 119th Congress…. -
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Who Let the Dogs Out?
Summary In April 2016, Gov. Terry McAuliffe committed an act of populism so transparent that it was overturned by the Supreme Court of Virginia that July. He claimed that since the Virginia Constitution gave his office the role of restoring individuals’ voting rights after their sentences were completed, he could issue an executive order restoring… -
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These Election Eve Court Fights Could Reshape the Midterm Vote
Lawsuits on the eve of Election Day are giving courts a brief time window to make influential decisions before final votes are cast. The Supreme Court on Monday denied a last-minute emergency appeal by the Justice Department to set aside more than 20,000 ballots of suspected noncitizens in California. Meanwhile, lower court judges are still… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Economy Hits 3.4% Growth—Where Did All the Doomsayers Go?
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. Sami Winc: [President Donald] Trump had a constitution to weather all of that onslaught against him, and we’re just seeing that constitution reveal itself… -
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Rabbi Slams El-Sayed’s ‘Conditional’ Apology for Temple Israel Terror Response
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed faces accusations of antisemitism in the final hours of the Michigan Senate race, while Jewish voters and organizations remain sharply divided over his candidacy. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who narrowly lost to El-Sayed in the Democratic Party primary, endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, on Sunday, after she criticized the Democrat’s failure… -
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Pro-Life Group Warns GOP Ahead of Midterms
With an $80 million investment, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America has reached over 10 million voters to remind them of the cost of this election: Life is on the ballot. SBA, one of the largest pro-life organizations in the country, worked to reach American voters this midterm election cycle in an attempt to bring out… -
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‘A Little Bit of Apple Pie’: Trump’s Final Pitch to Voters
Summary Election Day is tomorrow, and President Donald Trump just made his final pitch before the midterms at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, asking voters to keep Congress “nice” and “strong.” He spent the first 15 minutes of his Monday afternoon address talking about his renovations to Washington, D.C. “I’m thrilled to announce the official… -
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Supreme Court Rejects DOJ Petition to Intervene in California’s 20,000 ‘Likely’ Noncitizen Ballot Dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from the Trump administration’s Justice Department to temporarily block the counting of more than 20,000 mail ballots from suspected noncitizens in California. Last month, the department demanded that California temporarily set aside the ballots for the midterm elections until the citizenship of registered voters could be verified. … -
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Midterms Will Shape the Future of the States—and Our Day-to-Day Lives
Summary Much ink has been spilled about the ramifications of the 2026 midterms, often with a focus on which party will end up with majorities in the U.S. House and Senate. But this election is about far more than who will control Congress. At the state level, voters in 36 states will elect governors, and… -
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Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘60 Minutes’ Answer Gives Away the Left’s Game on Cultural Issues
Summary Far-left darling Abdul El-Sayed went on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday and unintentionally revealed the Left’s dishonesty about their sudden pivot away from talking about transgender and other social issues. El-Sayed, who is running for Senate in Michigan, was interviewed by CBS correspondent Ross Douthat, who posited that in cases of transgender kids… -
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‘Despicable Betrayal’: Rep. Haley Stevens Condemned for Decision to Disavow El-Sayed and Endorse Republican Rogers
Summary Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., has done the “unforgivable,” at least in the eyes of Democrat leadership. She has thought for herself and fought antisemitism. On Nov. 1, the former Democrat candidate for Senate stunned the political world by pulling her endorsement of Democrat nominee Abdul El-Sayed and endorsing Republican Mike Rogers. The reason? El-Sayed’s… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Final Countdown to the Midterms
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 want to talk about the impending midterms. Conventional wisdom six months ago was that the… -
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How China Landed in the Midterms and What Congress Does Next
Summary In Texas, a super PAC backing Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton put $15 million behind a buy that included an ad titled “Chinese Toy,” hitting Democrat candidate James Talarico for voting against the 2025 state law barring buyers tied to China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from acquiring Texas property. Talarico answered with… -
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Election Night Viewer’s Guide: Poll Closings and What to Watch Hour by Hour
All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and governorships in 36 states are on the ballot on Tuesday. Republicans hold narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress, and forecasters believe Democrats have a real chance at taking one, or even both, back. President Donald Trump has made this election about himself. For months, he has traveled from… -
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After 6 Months of Jones Act Waivers, What Do We Know?
Summary Since March 17, 2026, the federal government has implemented a monthslong Jones Act waiver. This waiver allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport specified cargo between U.S. ports, easing shipping disruptions caused by the Iran conflict. As such, the waiver offers an opportunity to examine the Jones Act’s effectiveness in safeguarding and growing American shipping using… -
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Half of the House Voted ‘Yes’ to Socialism, Despite Losing Track Record
When condemning socialism, supporting free and fair elections, and promising to uphold the Constitution are no longer bipartisan issues, something has clearly gone wrong in American politics. On Sept. 1, the House of Representatives voted 220-192, with only eight Democrats joining every Republican in voting to denounce socialism. That represents a remarkable change from 2023,… -
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‘National Political Power’: Why DSA Wants AOC to Run for President
Democratic Socialists of America chapters are already mobilizing to gain national power in the 2028 election, passing resolutions urging member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to run for president. Even as the 2026 midterm elections are not yet finished, DSA chapters from Los Angeles to Atlanta have embraced an Ocasio-Cortez presidential run, while the movement’s influential… -
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When the Text Matters: Textualism, Religious Liberty, and AI
Summary We are entering an age in which Americans increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for questions that previous generations would have taken to a pastor, priest, rabbi, imam—or directly to Scripture. What does the Bible say about forgiveness? What does the Torah teach about marriage? Which interpretation of a difficult passage is correct? Large language… -
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Paxton Announces Arrests of Convicted Felons Accused of Illegally Voting in Texas
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced over the weekend that convicted felons accused of illegally casting ballots in Texas have been arrested. According to the Texas Attorney General’s Office, a concerned citizen reported that convicted felons who were incarcerated, on parole, or on probation allegedly voted in Harris County. Soon after the report, the Office of the… -
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My Experience as an American Censored by French Authorities
Summary On Halloween in Paris, a video went viral of an angry protester throwing a Molotov cocktail at the French police. It was an egregious act, and though the violence drew deserved condemnation, the French government had taken a very different approach to another controversy that same day: Rather than confront political violence, it had…
