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    The House Is Restless. It Has Been Before.
    Summary PITTSBURGH—In April 1894, a ragged column of unemployed men attempted to come through Pittsburgh on the way to Washington. They called themselves Coxey’s Army. It was a protest march of jobless workers led by Jacob Coxey, an Ohio businessman, and they were marching on the Capitol. The country was in the second year of…
    Salena Zito
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    Can Brazil and Venezuela Tolerate Opposition? 
    Latin American democracy is being put to the test in Brazil and Venezuela.   At stake is whether the left-wing government in either country can countenance the idea of legitimate opposition.   The day after losing Brazil’s presidential election, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro had his personal and diplomatic passports confiscated and was ordered not to leave Brazil.  Earlier,…
    Daniel McCarthy
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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Arrests Violent Criminals Ahead of South Carolina Rally
    As President Donald Trump heads to South Carolina for a Thursday campaign rally, the White House is highlighting five illegal immigrants apprehended in the state due to the administration’s border policy. “Never forget what the Democrats did to our country,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told the Daily Signal. “They allowed millions of unvetted illegal…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Opponents of Constitutional Changes Plan to Pray and Fast on Election Day
    Election Day will also be a day of prayer and fasting for many across Virginia, as religious opponents of changing the state’s constitution make their case that voters should reject proposed constitutional amendment Questions 1 and 2. The first amendment would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, and Ballot Question 2…
    Rich Tucker
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    Pollster Predicts Which Party Is Favored to Control Congress
    Summary Americans’ economic pessimism has turned what could have been a favorable midterm environment for Republicans into a fight for control of Congress, pollster Scott Rasmussen tells the Daily Signal. With less than a week before Election Day, Rasmussen predicts the House is leaning toward Democrats while control of the Senate is uncertain. He joined…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Raffensperger Dismisses Election Concerns as DOJ Deploys Election Watchers
    While Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attempted to assure the public this week that Election Day will be free of fraud, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is sending monitors to six Georgia counties just to make sure. Speaking to a group of reporters in Gwinnett County, Raffensperger discussed the Peach State’s historic early…
    Rebecca Buis
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    New Poll Shows Wisconsin Governor’s Race Is Up for Grabs
    Summary With mere days until the midterms, a new poll shows the race for Wisconsin governor could tip either way, with the man behind the poll saying the toss-up race is indictive of contests across the country.   The poll, conducted by the League of American Workers from Oct. 19-23, 2026, surveyed 1,213 likely voters…
    Olivia Burdo
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    Texas Law Enforcement Miscast as Villains in Immigration Debate
    Legacy media have been sounding the alarm about deportations in Texas, but they are leaving out key details, painting law enforcement as criminals—and criminals as the victims.  One recent example is an investigative article on police in the small town of Ingram, Texas. The Ingram Police Department joined Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 287(g) program in…
    Lauren Washburn
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    Upcoming Trump, Putin and Xi Jinping Meeting Explained
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.     There’s a lot of acrimony right now about a planned summit with the three…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Affordability Is the Economic Test Washington Can’t Ignore 
    Summary Midterms are often used to understand the mood of the country, and this one is no different. As we barrel toward Election Day, many commenters say that this year’s midterms are a referendum on the economy—and affordability is certainly top of mind for households across the nation. Americans don’t experience the economy in spreadsheets…
    Nicole Huyer
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    Trump’s Deportation Opponents Just Lost a Key Legal Weapon
    Almost 90,000 immigrants have tried a legal maneuver to escape detention, but an appeals court ruling just significantly undermined that part of the Left’s anti-deportation strategy. ProPublica has tracked 89,170 cases in which immigrants filed writs of habeas corpus, challenging the lawfulness of their detention or imprisonment. The scale is extraordinary. Immigrants filed more habeas…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    This Is the New York Crime Problem Mamdani Can’t Keep Ignoring
    Summary America has seen a significant turnaround on crime. But some statistics hide the continued, and often growing, problems many cities face. Urban chaos in deep-blue cities is still a major, unresolved issue that’s rightly driving the perception that crime is unacceptably high and mostly the product of bad policies. National crime trends are generally…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • news

    ‘FEARMONGERING’: Virginia AG Jay Jones Warns of ‘Armed Federal Agents’ at Polling Sites
    Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones sent a memo to local election officials earlier this month warning about “armed federal agents” at polling locations during the 2026 midterm elections. Jones’ office and the Virginia Department of Elections sent the 10-page memo to local election clerks alleging “intimidation and interference,” and citing “concerns about potential actions by…
    Fred Lucas
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    California’s 20,000-Ballot Fight: Judges Press DOJ Over Suspected Noncitizen Voters
    Summary A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Sunday heard arguments from the Department of Justice, which argued that California should not count 20,000 ballots from voters suspected of being noncitizens until their immigration status can be verified. The appeals court did not issue a decision on Sunday, but a district judge is…
    Angelina Delfin
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    Want to Stop Judicial Activism? Start at the Ballot Box
    Activist judges are a huge obstacle to enacting the Trump administration’s agenda. Americans can point to case after case where a judge appears to put personal or political preferences ahead of the law. When courts stop applying the law as written and begin making policy from the bench, voters are right to ask what they…
    Michael Wilson
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    SCOTUS Has a Shot to Take a Major First Amendment, Free Press Case. Here’s What’s at Stake.
    An investigative reporter is asking the Supreme Court to review a court order to identify the sources behind her reporting. In a case that could set a new precedent on the First Amendment, former Fox News and CBS News investigative reporter Catherine Herridge is appealing a lower court’s order to pay an $800-per-day contempt fee…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump’s Deportations Are Making America Safer
    Summary The restoration of law and order in America is happening in large part because of President Donald Trump, in particular, his insistence that immigration laws be enforced and criminal illegal aliens be deported. The administration should double and triple down on this message. America’s return to normalcy is contingent on making border security and…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Martha MacCallum and the Stories That Define Us
    “This is a story of America,” Martha MacCallum writes in the author’s note to “The Book of Valor: America’s Story of Survival, Gallantry & Grace.” “It is one thread woven from our Pilgrim heritage in Plymouth to a World War II triple ace in the skies over Berlin; to a rescue hero in Vietnam to…
    Salena Zito
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    People, Place, Principles: What It Means to Be an American 
    The West is in a crucial cultural moment. Protesters burned a 140-year-old town hall in France, a disquieting testament of denigration. Many argue that America has no unique culture, or if it does, it is not one worth preserving.   Even as America celebrates its 250th birthday, it seems we no longer know—and so don’t understand—what…
    Brenda Hafera
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    Illinois Parents Consider Lawsuit After School District Defends Housing Boys With Girls on Overnight Trips
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Illinois parents are considering a lawsuit after their kids’ school district stood by its policy of placing males with female high school students on overnight trips while withholding information from parents. “In light of the district failing to recognize their legal obligations to D128 families and educators, Liberty Justice Center is…
    Tyler O’Neil
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