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    How a Democrat Allegedly Used DEI and Bureaucracy to Commit Fraud and Attain Power

    The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., on the “Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on the Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EST on April 23. In the past few weeks, Rep. Greg Steube was leading the charge to bring to the…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Senate Advances Massive Border Funding Plan. Will It Survive?

    The Senate is rapidly pursuing a plan to inject funds into Department of Homeland Security immigration agencies that Democrats have denied funding. Congressional leaders will have the potentially difficult task of uniting their slim majorities around the plan and settling disagreements on how ambitious it should be ahead of midterms that could strip Republicans of…
    George Caldwell
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    SCORE Act Offers Permanent Fix to College Sports Disorder

    College sports generate excitement and bring communities together in a unique way. They inspire pride in our schools, create lifelong memories, and enable young Americans to pursue education while exceling in sports. But the future of this prized institution is far from guaranteed and requires legislative action to permanently fix long-standing issues. New uncertainties took…
    Chrissy Clark
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    Virginia Democrats’ Redistricting Gamble Succeeds in Special Election

    Virginians voted in favor of Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Democrats’ effort to completely overhaul the commonwealth’s congressional map to favor Democrats, the Associated Press reported Tuesday evening. The Associated Press called the race in favor of “yes” at 8:50pm eastern time with an estimated 81% of the votes counted. At the time of the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Virginia GOP on the Front Lines to ‘Keep Fairness’ in House District Maps 

    Today, Virginians are flocking to the polls to vote on whether to amend the Virginia Constitution and let the state Legislature redraw the state’s congressional maps. The map state Democrats have proposed would give their party a 10-1 seat advantage, likely leaving just one Republican to represent the historically purple state. The Republican majority in…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Tillis ‘Loved’ Kevin Warsh’s Fed Philosophy, But Maintains ‘No’ Vote

    Sen. Thom Tillis praised President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, but he maintained that he will not support Warsh as long as Trump is investigating current chair Jerome Powell. “I look forward to supporting your nomination, and I look forward to this investigation being taken down,” the North Carolina Republican told…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘Look These Mothers in the Eyes’: Families of Victims Killed by Illegal Aliens to Testify Before Congress

    Two mothers who lost their sons and another whose daughter remains permanently injured will testify before Congress on Thursday about how these tragedies—each involving illegal aliens—could have been prevented through stricter enforcement of immigration law. This forum could be uncomfortable for House Democrats who oppose enforcing immigration laws, said Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., chairman…
    Fred Lucas
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    22-Term Democrat in Danger of Losing Seat in Ohio

    Of all the House races to watch in the Buckeye State for the midterms, Ohio’s 9th Congressional District tops the list. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, has held the seat since 1983, but newly redrawn maps in Ohio make this the year she could lose it. The prospect of a GOP flip in an election cycle…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Texas Rep Takes Aim at ‘Sharia Tax’

    Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, introduced legislation Monday that would prohibit the imposition of religiously based financial penalties, a measure he says is aimed at preventing Sharia-inspired practices such as taxing non-Muslims. The Freedom Against Imposed Theology Harms (FAITH) Act would establish a nationwide ban on fees, fines, penalties, or other financial burdens imposed on individuals…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Chip Roy’s MAMDANI Act Targets Marxists and Islamists

    Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced legislation Monday aimed at barring the admission, naturalization, and continued residence of individuals affiliated with certain extremist or totalitarian ideologies. The Measures Against Marxism’s Dangerous Adherents and Noxious Islamists (MAMDANI) Act would amend federal immigration law to prohibit admission or naturalization into the country of any alien who is, or…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Senate Prepares to Advance Major Budget Framework for Border

    The Senate is about to try to use one of Congress’ most powerful tools—the budget reconciliation process—to fund border security and immigration enforcement over Democrats’ objections. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is plowing ahead with plans to release a framework for a party-line budget bill that would inject funding into Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well…
    George Caldwell
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  • White House Ramps Up Midterm Plan With Official Closed-Door Strategy Meeting

    Top Republican political consultants are flying into Washington to meet with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and President Donald Trump’s political operative James Blair as the White House gears up for the midterms. As first reported by Politico, the group will meet Monday at the Waldorf Astoria hotel—formerly the Trump International Hotel—in Washington,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Haley Stevens Gets Awkward Welcome at Michigan Dem Convention

    Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens was met with apparent boos at her state’s Democrat convention on Sunday, in the heat of a three-way fight for the party’s nomination in a crucial Senate race. “Some very audible and prolonged booing for US Rep. Haley Stevens, who is running for U.S. Senate, at the Michigan Democratic Party convention,”…
    George Caldwell
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    Campaigns Make Use of AI in Attacks

    As the midterms get closer, campaigns continue to use artificial intelligence in campaign ads and videos. Here are examples of how campaigns and groups are using new technology to project a positive image of candidates and slam opponents. Gottheimer in the Ring Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., a gubernatorial candidate, wants his voters to get the…
    George Caldwell
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    RFK Jr. Defends HHS Agenda on Capitol Hill, Touts Early Wins and Future Reforms

    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before Congress this week defending his department’s policy agenda. The secretary, who has been under sustained scrutiny from skeptics of his Make America Healthy Again mission, vowed to work with members on specific health legislation to secure wins promised by the administration. Kennedy spent almost…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    FISA Spy Powers Vote a Late-Night Trainwreck on House Floor

    A band of House Republicans joined Democrats in blocking an attempt to extend the federal government’s authority to surveil foreigners’ data without a warrant in the wee hours of Friday morning. With the failure on the House floor, the White House and House leadership’s effort to maintain an intelligence program they consider important for national…
    George Caldwell
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    GOP Veteran Harrigan to Deliver Concealed-Carry Rights to Special Forces

    Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is working to extend federal concealed-carry authority to elite military personnel—without adding any new rights or weakening preexisting firearm safeguards. “Federal law already trusts retired police officers to carry concealed nationwide. That makes sense,” Harrigan told The Daily Signal in a statement. “But it makes no sense that a retired SEAL…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Gill Blasts Republicans Who Voted to Keep Protected Status for Haitians

    Ten House Republicans and one independent voted with Democrats on Thursday to allow more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants to stay in the United States for another three years. In a 224-204 vote, the House passed a bill that would require the homeland security secretary to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status. Haitians have had the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Republicans Champion End of ‘Bidenomics’ on Tax Day

    House Republicans held a press conference Wednesday to promote what they described as tangible benefits families are seeing from the Working Families Tax Cuts, arguing the legislation has delivered relief to everyday Americans and marked an end to “Bidenomics.” “After four years of Bidenomics, we said enough,” House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., said….
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    ‘16 Years Is Not Temporary’: Freedom Caucus Members Want TPS Ended for Haitians

    Members of the House Freedom Caucus are urging colleagues to oppose extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants ahead of a final House vote Thursday, citing concerns about public safety. Several House Republicans, along with now-independent Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, joined Democrats in voting to bring a bill to the floor extending TPS for…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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