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    Cruz Ensures Protections for Women in College Sports Act
    Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is leading the effort on a massive bipartisan bill to “protect, save, and preserve college sports in America.” While conservative groups formerly critiqued the bill for leaving a gap that would override state laws that ban men from competing in women’s sports, the authors changed the language of the bill to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Rep. Beyer Seeks September Hearings About AI Regulation
    Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat who is seeking a seventh term in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District, is warning that lawmakers should act quickly to maintain control over the growth of artificial intelligence. “Far too often Congress reacts AFTER a disaster. We must not only be reactive with artificial intelligence, we can’t wait for an AI…
    Rich Tucker
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    Jeffries Says Democrats Will Win Because of National Nightmare
    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said on Monday that Republicans will lose control of the lower chamber in November because of the “national nightmare” President Donald Trump and Republicans have inflicted on Americans. The spokesman for the House Democratic Caucus blamed “every single policy decision” made by the Republican majority, such as the war…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Professor Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Murder and Villainized ‘White Men’ Still Works for University
    Carnegie Mellon University has not fired professor Uju Anya, instead allowing her to take “voluntary professional leave” after a string of “offensive and objectionable” social media posts celebrating the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. A Daily Signal review of publicly available university records shows that Anya is still an associate professor of second-language acquisition and…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Kemp Endorses Collins in Georgia Senate Race
    In one of the most scrutinized midterm races across the country, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican candidate running for Senate against Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff. According to a Collins campaign press release, Kemp commended Collins for his sound leadership, good results, and pledge to put the state above all…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Tom Tiffany Says God’s Grace Spared Him and Pilot From Plane Crash Catastrophe
    Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., thanked God for his safety after a private plane he was traveling in lost power and was forced to make an emergency landing in a Wisconsin lake over the weekend. “After landing, we called 911,” Tiffany said in a statement. “As the plane began to submerge, we exited the aircraft and…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    ‘GENIUS’: Russ Vought Weighs in on $5,000 Trump Dividend
    Americans will have to wait until after the election to hear how the White House plans to pay for the $5,000 checks President Donald Trump promised to every American adult if Republicans win the House and Senate this November. Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told the Daily Signal…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Only Half of Traditional Republicans Are Excited to Vote. That’s the Ballgame.
    Control of Congress will be decided over the next seven weeks. Starting today, the Daily Signal is introducing a new show—“Midterm Report”—all about the 2026 elections. Each week from now through Election Day, I’ll take you inside the races that will decide the majority, alongside the pollsters, strategists, reporters, and candidates who know what’s really…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Sharia-Free America Caucus Looks to States in the 120th Congress
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Daily Signal has learned that the Sharia-Free America Caucus is looking to expand its efforts in preserving the U.S. Constitution beyond Washington in the 120th Congress. The caucus, which has previously raised awareness of the controversial Islamic rule known as Sharia law and pushed legislation to protect the U.S. Constitution…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Inside the GOP’s Campaign to Stop Socialist Candidates
    Communism is on the ballot this November. That’s the message coming from GOP leaders who spoke at the 2026 Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention this week. At the event, nearly every speaker touched on the radical Left and the socialist candidates that, they say, want communism in America. “This is an election between common sense…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Mike Johnson Tells GOP ‘We’re Not Done Yet’ as Republicans Push Pre-January Agenda
    DALLAS—The midterm elections are just weeks away, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are “not done yet.” The GOP has a guaranteed majority until January, when the next Congress begins, and they still have time to pass legislation and codify the conservative agenda. Johnson took the stage on Thursday night at the Republican National…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Congress Reflects: How Charlie Kirk Influenced Today’s Republican Lawmakers
    Charlie Kirk impacted millions of everyday Americans with his mission to bring civil political discourse to college campuses. But he also inspired and affected sitting members of Congress and elected officials across the country.   One year after Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was killed during a campus debate at Utah Valley University, members of the Republican Study Committee, the largest Republican…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Republicans Must Turn Dallas Rhetoric Into Washington Results
    President Donald Trump had the right idea to bring Republicans together in Dallas for a midterm convention. On opening night of the event, GOP leaders struck the right notes, projecting confidence, unity, and a governing vision for the country. But speeches alone will carry Republicans only so far when voters head to the polls in…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Gill Blasts Talarico’s Christian Beliefs in Scathing Republican Convention Speech
    Texas Republican Rep. Brandon Gill blasted his state’s Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico for claiming to be a Christian while embracing a left-wing ideology Gill believes is hostile to the faith. Gill spoke during the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. “Here in Texas, we have James ‘God-is-nonbinary-we-need-to-dismantle-capitalism’ Talarico,”…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Foreigners Conquered Europe. Congress Can Stop Them From Doing the Same Thing Here.
    In 1973, French author Jean Raspail published “The Camp of the Saints,” a dystopian novel imagining a bleak future where massive waves of migrants from the Third World overwhelmed France and Western Europe. In 2026, it is hard to deny that his story has leapt from the page to reality. Today, European cities like London…
    Rep. Keith Self
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    Everything Is Bigger in Texas—Including the Senate Stakes
    The race for control of the Senate next January is a dead heat. Conventional wisdom suggests the contests in swingy states like Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, and Georgia could prove decisive. And they might.  But it’s possible that the fate of the chamber known as the “world’s greatest deliberative body” will come down to a state not usually…
    Josh Hammer
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    FBI Recorded Virginia Lawmakers’ Calls
    The FBI sent a second round of letters alerting people that their calls involving Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas had been intercepted earlier this year. One lawmaker whose calls were captured was Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat who is seeking reelection in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. His office told the Daily Signal that it’s the…
    Rich Tucker
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    Sen. Tafoya? Minnesota Polling Shows a Dead Heat
    Brand new polling from the heartland shows that the Democrats have a problem in the Gopher State. Right now, Lt Gov. Peggy Flanagan has a slight 2-point lead, within the margin of error, at 40% vs. 38% for former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya. The remaining voters responded 4% for independent candidate Marisa Simonetti, “other candidates”…
    Steve Cortes
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    Preview: Trump’s GOP Looks to Build Momentum at Dallas Convention
    The Republican National Committee is set to host its first-ever midterm national convention this week in Dallas, Texas. With less than 60 days until the midterm election, the party is using this event to celebrate nominees, fundraise, and build momentum for November. Unlike a presidential convention, when the party selects its nominee for president, the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Ossoff Holds Virtual Conference as New Makeup Ad Drops
    A new election advertisement criticizing Sen. Jon Ossoff’s exorbitant spending on hair and makeup was released on Friday, as the senator spoke with reporters in a virtual news conference to take jabs at his Georgia U.S. Senate race opponent, Rep. Mike Collins. The ad, released by the Senate Leadership Fund and posted to multiple social…
    Rebecca Buis
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