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Jack Smith Drops Trump Election Case

Fred Lucas | November 25, 2024

Special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Monday in D.C. District Court to drop the Jan. 6 case against President-elect Donald Trump with Judge Tanya… Read More

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Harris Raises Money for Recount as Deadlines Pass to Seek One

Fred Lucas | November 21, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is raising money for a recount, but doesn’t appear likely to ask for one since deadlines have passed for such requests… Read More

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EXCLUSIVE: Nonprofit Laid Out Road Map for Prosecuting Trump Supporters, and Arizona’s AG Seems to Have Followed It

Fred Lucas | November 21, 2024

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A nonprofit drafted a plan to prosecute backers of Donald Trump under Arizona law nearly a year before the state’s Democrat… Read More

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For Recount, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reaffirms Mail-In Ballots Must Be Dated to Be Counted

Fred Lucas | November 18, 2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court again ruled that mail-in ballots must be properly dated to be counted, a boost for Republican Dave McCormick in a recount… Read More

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Election Deniers? Same Left-Wing Group That Tried to Kick Trump Off Ballot Now Demands Recount

Fred Lucas | November 18, 2024

The same left-leaning nonprofit advocacy group that unsuccessfully attempted to disqualify Donald Trump from the November ballot in several states is now calling for a… Read More

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6 Things You Need to Know About Recount in Pennsylvania Senate Race

Fred Lucas | November 14, 2024

Republicans accuse Democrats of not accepting the results of the Senate election in Pennsylvania but of trying to steal it instead from GOP challenger Dave… Read More

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Trump’s Slate of Cabinet Nominees Could Be Key to Tackling Deep State

Fred Lucas | November 13, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has announced Cabinet and other senior-level appointments that likely will face challenges in implementing some of the returning president’s promised reforms.  Some… Read More

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China, Anti-DEI, Ukraine: What You Need to Know About Trump’s Pick for National Security Adviser

Fred Lucas | November 12, 2024

President Donald Trump’s choice of national security adviser is a combat veteran who has been a strong opponent of DEI in the military and advocated… Read More

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Trump Picks One-Time Rival Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel

Fred Lucas | November 12, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel.  Huckabee, who was in the field of… Read More

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Here’s What Would Have Happened on Election Day If Popular Vote Compact Had Been in Effect

Fred Lucas | November 08, 2024

Imagine President-elect Donald Trump carrying New York and California and sweeping New England and other blue states to rack up 520 votes in the Electoral… Read More

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What Explains ‘Missing’ Votes Between 2020 and 2024?

Fred Lucas | November 08, 2024

Social media posts after the presidential election were abuzz about the disparity in the vote tally from 2020 to 2024.  Preliminary counts show President-elect Donald… Read More

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Biden Accepts Trump Win, but Tries to Lecture Him on the Way Out

Fred Lucas | November 07, 2024

Although part of President Joe Biden’s closing argument in the 2024 campaign was calling Donald Trump’s supporters “garbage,” he is now calling for America to… Read More

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Trump Is President-Elect. So What Happens to Those Indictments?

Fred Lucas | November 06, 2024

Election Day wasn’t the only item on President-elect Donald Trump’s calendar in November. The once and future president has a date Nov. 26 with a… Read More

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Voters Decide Future of Ranked Choice Voting

Fred Lucas | November 06, 2024

Voters in Western states and the District of Columbia voted on some form of ranked choice voting or “jungle primaries” that includes ranking the final… Read More

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Winners and Losers of Election 2024

Fred Lucas | November 06, 2024

Here’s a look at some of the winners and losers of the 2024 election. Winners The Alternative Media In the run-up to Election Day, former… Read More

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Trump Heralds ‘Unprecedented and Powerful Mandate’ in Victory Speech

Fred Lucas | November 06, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump asserted that American voters have “given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate” with his election to a second term.  Trump took the… Read More

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Why Trump Carried Pennsylvania on Path Back to Presidency

Fred Lucas | November 06, 2024

Donald Trump’s hard-fought win in Pennsylvania was key to his apparent victory Tuesday over Kamala Harris in the presidential race.   Trump defeated Harris in Pennsylvania,… Read More

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States OK Constitutional Amendments Banning Noncitizen Voting

Fred Lucas | November 05, 2024

Voters in eight states on Tuesday considered constitutional amendments to ban noncitizens from voting.  Measures were on the ballot in Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North… Read More

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Amid Lawsuit Over Dead Names on Voter Rolls, Here’s What Happens When Election Watchdog Meets Michigan’s Secretary of State

Fred Lucas | November 05, 2024

Election lawyer J. Christian Adams said he had a brief encounter on Election Day with Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, who his… Read More

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House, Senate, Electoral College: What to Watch on Election Day 

Fred Lucas | November 04, 2024

Seven swing states are too close to call headed into Election Day, Nov. 5. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, and former President Donald… Read More

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8 Voting Controversies That Could Spark Disputes After Election Day

Fred Lucas | November 04, 2024

Election Day is accompanied by some major voting controversies in battleground states, with lawsuits and investigations looking into alleged voter registration fraud, overseas ballots, and… Read More

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‘If We Don’t Win, It’s All Over’: Battleground Pennsylvania Voters Embrace Decisive Role

Fred Lucas | November 04, 2024

PITTSBURGH—With the nation’s eyes fixed particularly on Pennsylvania for Tuesday’s election, Victory Road seemed a fitting location for residents anticipating the outcome.  One of the… Read More

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‘DRIVES ME CRAZY’: Pennsylvania Voters Open Up About the ‘Level of Corruption in Voting’

Fred Lucas | November 03, 2024

WEXFORD, Pa.—After a string of recent voting-related controversies in Pennsylvania, one reason that Pittsburgh resident Joseph Costa dropped off his absentee ballot at a polling… Read More

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Voters in Battleground Pennsylvania Flex Electoral Muscles in Early Voting

Fred Lucas | November 01, 2024

GIBSONIA, Pa.—Walking back from an early-voting site at North Park Ice Rink, Charles Schrankel of Ross Township, Pennsylvania, said he dropped off a ballot on… Read More

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Democrat-Donating FBI Agent Hunted Jan. 6 Protest Cases

Fred Lucas | October 28, 2024

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An FBI agent who investigated multiple Jan. 6 cases contributed more than $7,000 to Democrat candidates and causes, including President Joe… Read More

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How 7 Battleground States Rank on Election Integrity

Fred Lucas | October 22, 2024

The seven states most likely to decide the presidential race Nov. 5 vary in election security, with Georgia and Nevada showing the starkest contrast.  Georgia… Read More

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Democrats Ramp Up Overseas Voting Drive, Prompt GOP Pushback

Fred Lucas | October 22, 2024

About 15,000 nonmilitary voters living abroad—who’ve indicated uncertainty about ever returning to the United States—will vote for president in the fiercely contested battleground of Pennsylvania,… Read More

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November Could Determine Future of Ranked Choice Voting in US Elections

Fred Lucas | October 18, 2024

Arizona and Nevada not only are major battlegrounds in the presidential race, but voters there also will decide Nov. 5 whether the two states will… Read More

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Who’s Behind Biden-Harris DOJ’s Move to Put 6,000 Noncitizens Back on the Voter Rolls?

Fred Lucas | October 17, 2024

In 2006, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine signed a bipartisan bill requiring the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a list of noncitizens’ names to… Read More

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Who’s Bankrolling Ballot Initiative to Move Ohio Blue?

Fred Lucas | October 16, 2024

The institutional Left is dumping millions into what has become the most expensive redistricting ballot initiative in history—to change how a red-leaning state elects members… Read More