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    Republicans Shift Spending, Narrowing in on the Midterms
    With the midterm elections less than 20 days away, Republicans are shifting their spending strategy and narrowing in on key races they think they can win. Republican leaders are continuing to be bullish on growing their majority on Nov. 3, but their spending suggests they are shifting from their goal of growing their congressional majority…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Elon Musk’s Quiet Role in the Most Expensive Senate Race in History
    Elon Musk is single-handedly funding one of the largest super PACs backing Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate midterm election. Five hundred million dollars has been spent so far, making it the most expensive Senate race in history. According to Federal Election Commission reports filed Thursday, Musk made two multimillion-dollar donations in…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    10 Noncitizens Indicted for Voting Illegally in Key Battleground State
    Amid pushback from Democrats, the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security are continuing a crackdown on noncitizen voting less than three weeks ahead of Election Day. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina announced 10 noncitizens were indicted for illegally voting in North Carolina, a key Senate battleground…
    Fred Lucas
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    Rep. Clyde: America Needs a Citizen-Only Census
    “We the People.” With those three words, our Founding Fathers forged our new nation into a constitutional republic. Through tremendous sacrifice and fierce debate, these wise men asserted that our government existed to serve, and ultimately acquired its legitimacy from, the people—from its citizens. With the Enumeration Clause, they established a census to count our…
    Rep. Andrew Clyde
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    Bernie Moreno Pushes ‘Giant Reconciliation Bill’ If Republicans Lose Control of Congress
    While Sen. Bernie Moreno thinks the GOP will hold on to the Senate, the Republican from Ohio is urging his party to prepare a mega reconciliation package between the election and January to enact “all the Republican priorities that we can get done.” Moreno said he believes it is “more likely” that Republicans will hold…
    Rebecca Downs
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    New Documents Question Key Claims From Trump’s 2019 Impeachment
    The White House released documents late Thursday raising new questions about the House Democrat-led impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019. Much of the narrative that supported the impeachment was that Vice President Joe Biden did not change any policy with regard to Ukraine because of his son Hunter Biden’s ties to Burisma. Records seem…
    Fred Lucas
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    Jack Smith Obtained Data on at Least 639,000 Republican Donors, Voters and Supporters, Senate Finds
    Former special counsel Jack Smith and the Biden administration Justice Department obtained information on at least 639,000 Republican donors, voters and supporters, the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed Wednesday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has led an investigation into Arctic Frost, which began as Smith’s probe of then-former President Donald Trump’s challenge to the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Roy Demands Answers on Mifepristone Study, Seeks to End Federal Abortion Funding
    Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is pressing the Food and Drug Administration for answers on the delayed abortion pill study, arguing that the findings could affect conservatives’ efforts to end federal funding for abortion. In a letter obtained by the Daily Signal, Roy asked FDA Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas for an update on the publication timeline…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Republican Derek Merrin Vows Victory for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District
    PUTNAM COUNTY, Ohio—Of all the Congressional races to watch throughout the country, Ohio’s 9th Congressional District may be the most significant. The race involves rematches and new maps, as Republican Derek Merrin looks to unseat Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur. The Daily Signal spoke with Merrin last week as he made campaign appearances with key Republicans…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Republicans Pull Back Funding in Battleground Districts, Shaking Up Midterm Spending
    House Speaker Mike Johnson’s super PAC is halting millions in spending across four battleground districts, shaking up its midterm campaign plans. As the top campaigner for House Republicans, Johnson has raised hundreds of millions through the super PAC. The Congressional Leadership Fund will redistribute the $10 million across 16 new districts and end support for…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Omar Seeks Funds After Immigration Raid at Her Home
    Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is soliciting money after her house was raided as part of a federal criminal immigration investigation. Hours after Department of Homeland Security investigative agents raided the home of the Somali native, she sent out a fundraising message to her supporters, saying, “Please … support me [against] fascist bullies.” “[President Donald] Trump’s…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Democratic Party Is Undergoing Socialist Rebranding, RSC Members Say
    Outspoken members of the congressional Republican Study Committee called out the Democratic Party for nominating self-proclaimed capitalist candidates in key districts while allegedly undergoing a socialist rebranding. Among those signing the letter are Reps. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Randy Weber, R-Texas, Randy Fine, R-Fla., Clay Higgins, R-La., Keith Self, R-Texas, Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., and Mary Miller,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Islamic Non-Profits Could Be Investigated for Terror Ties, Abuse of Taxpayer-Funded Grants
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was urged by several members of Congress on Tuesday to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations and several other Islamic organizations over their alleged abuse of taxpayer-funded grants and terrorism ties. Led by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, the members penned a…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    America Needs Permitting Reform—With No Gimmicks
    America has forgotten how to build, courtesy of a Byzantine permitting process that delays projects for years and often kills them altogether. A new bill could change that, though, and let the U.S. actually start building things again, including badly needed energy infrastructure that would reduce prices. The current paralysis was made painfully evident this…
    EJ Antoni
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    Communist China Silences Chinese Americans Through Threats and Intimidation, Survivor Warns
    The Chinese Communist Party continues to terrorize Chinese American citizens in the United States by threatening their families abroad if they speak out against the regime, a survivor of China’s communist state told the Daily Signal. Lily Tang Williams, the Republican nominee seeking to unseat Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., told the Daily Signal she began…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Remembering Jon Kyl, a Champion for Crime Victims’ Rights
    Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl died Sept. 16 at the age of 84. But there is one part of his legacy that is particularly meaningful to me: Jon Kyl was one of the most important champions of crime victims’ rights in America. Kyl understood something fundamental about crime victims. They are thrust into a relationship…
    Jon Fleischman
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    California Lawmakers Push for Mexican Cartel-Owned Avocado Ban
    All the Republicans in California’s congressional delegation are advocating for tighter restrictions on the Mexican avocado trade in an effort to thwart Mexican drug cartels. “Cartels should not be able to use their influence over Mexico’s avocado supply chain to game the American market. Period,” Rep. James Gallagher, R-Calif., told the Daily Signal. “Sudden import…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    DHS Raids Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home as Part of Federal Immigration Investigation
    The Department of Homeland Security raided the home of Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., early Monday morning, less than a month before the midterm election. The raid is part of a larger criminal fraud investigation into the congresswoman’s immigration paperwork and was signed off by a federal judge. First reported by Fox News Digital, multiple…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Panel Discussion Explores the Future of AI Regulation
    Virginia is leading the world into the future of artificial intelligence, with many of the state’s 674 data centers (and more on the way) serving as the hardware that provides the memory to drive AI. Data centers are also a growing political concern, with politicians at the local, state and federal levels arguing over what…
    Rich Tucker
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    What This Bipartisan Plan Would Change About the Senate
    A bipartisan Senate duo claims it has the answer to “Save the Senate.” The proposal to eliminate cloture votes, limit dead floor time, increase debate time, and create multiple “fast-tracks” for bills could allow the Senate to pass more legislation. The rule changes, proposed by retiring Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana and Democrat Sen….
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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