U.S. Senate News
This section focuses on the upper chamber of Congress, from major policy debates to confirmation hearings. The Daily Signal provides a conservative look at Senate priorities.
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First Transgender-Identifying Man Elected to Congress
Sarah McBride will become the first openly transgender-identifying person to serve in Congress after winning Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat Tuesday night. McBride, a Delaware state senator, is a biological man who identifies as a woman. Delaware’s only House seat was vacated by outgoing Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who made a successful bid for her…Victoria Marshall -
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With Razor-Close Margins, Will Senate Leadership Elections Be Delayed?
While the dust is still settling from the 2024 election, Senate Republicans are tasked with choosing who will lead them in their new majority. Thanks to wins in Senate races in Montana, Ohio, and West Virginia, a Republican majority in the Senate is guaranteed. But there are still outstanding races that raise questions about representation…Bradley Devlin -
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Texan to Become One of Youngest Lawmakers in Congress
Republican Brandon Gill defeated Democrat Ernest Lineberger, 62.9% to 35.6%, in unofficial results Tuesday night to secure an open seat representing Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. At 30, Gill will be among the youngest Republicans ever to hold a seat in Congress. The Associated Press called the race for Gill after 9 p.m….Christina Lewis -
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House, Senate, Electoral College: What to Watch on Election Day
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 Trump, the Republican nominee, spent much of the last month vying for votes among the states that are expected to determine who the next president will be. Polls indicate Trump and…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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We Need a Congress That Will Stop Borrowing Money
With the Nov. 5 election approaching, much attention is focused on the presidential contest—but at least as significant are the contests that will determine who controls Congress. That is because Congress controls federal taxing and spending. “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and…Terence Jeffrey -
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Kamala Harris Doesn’t Care About You, Only Herself, Senator Says
Over the past nearly four years, Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration have created more crises than I can count. Because it’s an election year, they are running around like firemen desperately trying to put out a fire. The only problem is, they’re the ones who lit the match. Now, less than a…Sen. Tommy Tuberville -
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Democratic Senate Candidates Shunning Harris on Campaign Trail
With only about 25 days until this damnably necessary act of democracy descends into recriminations and conversations about 2028, Donald Trump is barnstorming across the nation while Kamala Harris sits for interviews designed to generate turnout from her base. Where are Barack and Michelle Obama? Does democracy not matter? Where is Hillary Rodham Clinton? Where…Erick Erickson -
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Rick Scott: The Senate Is Run by ‘Dictatorships’
On this week’s episode of “The Signal Sitdown,” I speak to Sen. Rick Scott of Florida about his bid to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as leader of Senate Republicans and how the Nov. 5 election will shape the next Congress. In our discussion, Scott suggests McConnell has become tyrannical as Senate minority leader,…Bradley Devlin -
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Eric Schmitt, GOP Senators Press FBI Over ‘Indefensible’ Mishandling of Child Sexual Abuse Cases
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri released a letter Friday pressing the FBI in response to an audit from the Office of the Inspector General that found “egregious failures” in the agency’s handling of child sexual abuse cases. Schmitt, who was joined by 10 other Senate Republicans, addressed FBI Director Christopher Wray after the OIG…Rebeka Zeljko -
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‘Got to End’: Ron Johnson Says Senate Leadership Needs Dramatic Change in ‘The Signal Sitdown’ Premiere
For the premiere of The Daily Signal’s new show, “The Signal Sitdown,” I sat down with Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to discuss the state of the Nov. 5 presidential election, the race to replace Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and new revelations about both assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump. Following reports that…Bradley Devlin -
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Florida’s Scott Leads Democratic Rival in Senate Race in New Poll
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Florida Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican, is leading his Democratic opponent in a new poll. Napolitan News Service surveyed 774 likely voters in Florida between Sept. 25 and 27 as to whether they preferred Scott or his reelection challenger, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. If the election for U.S. Senate were held…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Social Security’s Financial Time Bomb Is Ticking. Why Doesn’t Congress Hear It?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Social Security is almost out of money. They broke it, we bought it. This comes from the Congressional Budget Office, who just released a new report saying Social Security has just nine years until it runs out of…Peter St. Onge -
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‘Stunning Failure’: Senate Report Blasts Secret Service
THE CENTER SQUARE—A bipartisan Senate report released Wednesday blasts the U.S. Secret Service for several significant failures that led to the near-fatal assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in Butler County, Pennsylvania, over the summer. The bipartisan report indicates that security knew the shooter was on the roof minutes before Trump was shot. Meanwhile,…Casey Harper -
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Blinken Ignores Congress, Hobnobs With Elite at UN
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was a no-show at a congressional hearing Tuesday morning, triggering House Republicans to move toward holding the nation’s top diplomat in contempt of Congress. Blinken originally was subpoenaed Sept. 3 by House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, for a hearing on the committee’s investigation into the Biden-Harris administration’s poorly…Bradley Devlin -
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Senate Democrats Want Women to Enter the Draft, but Republican Representatives Are Fighting Back
Senate Democrats are attempting to require women to register for the draft. But a group of Republican lawmakers are aiming to stop them. Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Mary Miller, R-Ill., led a group of 22 Republican lawmakers in opposition to efforts that would force women to register for Selective Service. The group wrote a…Christina Lewis -
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6 Secretaries of State Testify to Congress on Reliability of Elections. Here Are 4 Takeaways.
Six secretaries of state from across America fielded questions in congressional testimony Wednesday about increasing public confidence in elections. House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., was among committee members who pushed the top state election officials on campaign finance, noncitizen voting, and other election security issues. The secretaries of state who testified were from both…Fred Lucas -
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Congress Was Doing ‘Girl Math’ Before It Was Cool
It’s been more than 20 years since the federal government last balanced the budget. While Americans are obligated to lenders and creditors for overspending, the government has made a habit of spending more than it takes in. You could say that Congress was doing “girl math” long before it was cool. Popularized on social media,…Virginia Allen -
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Voting Rights Act Court Ruling Could Dramatically Shift Political Control of Congress
In an Aug. 1 decision over redistricting of county commission seats in Galveston, Texas, the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has issued a decision that stops the political misuse of the Voting Rights Act by Democrats and their allies to create voting districts loyal to the Democratic Party instead of protecting the voting rights…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Biden’s 18-Year Term Limit for Supreme Court Equals Half the Time He Was in Senate
President Joe Biden, who spent 36 years in the Senate, argues that half that time—18 years—is long enough to serve on the Supreme Court. Biden’s long-shot package of proposed Supreme Court reforms comes under six months before he leaves office and almost three years since a presidential commission made some of the same recommendations. Vice…Fred Lucas -
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EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Group Alerts Congress to Kamala Harris’ Record
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Vice President Kamala Harris “owns each and every one” of President Joe Biden’s failures, according to a conservative organization that sent a list of Biden’s policies Thursday to every congressional office. “Though the Left and media are out to wipe out the past failures of Harris during the Biden administration, her…Tyler O’Neil