Midterm Election News
Coverage of U.S. midterm election races, voter turnout, and campaign strategies. Includes conservative opinion and commentary from The Daily Signal.
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Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump Came Back From Rock Bottom
On the premiere episode of the Daily Signal’s new weekly podcast, “Midterm Report,” Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson talks about the upcoming midterm elections, his new book “The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement,” and the miraculous comeback of America’s 47th president. This excerpt has been lightly… -
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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… -
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Jobs and Manufacturing Are on the Ballot
American manufacturing is on the rebound, and that good news could hardly come at a better time for President Donald Trump, as Republicans gird themselves for the midterm elections just two months from now. Not that manufacturing is the only sector that’s on a hiring spree—businesses across the board added 162,000 new jobs in August…. -
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How Texas’ Fight Against Islamism Is Shaping the Future of the GOP
The growth of Islamic institutions, EPIC City, and debates over Sharia law have made Texas a focal point in the national discussion over Islam. -
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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… -
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Greg Abbott Defends Texas Border Policies, Blasts Democrats at Convention
Speaking at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott highlighted his border security record and accused Texas Democrats of opposing what he described as common-sense policies on immigration and public safety. -
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Derek Merrin Draws Contrast With Marcy Kaptur: ‘Has Been in Congress Longer Than I’ve Been Alive’
Ohio was again represented at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention as Ohio’s 9th Congressional District’s Republican nominee Derek Merrin spoke on Thursday. He fired up the crowd against his opponent, Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Toledo, located in the district, used to have much more going for it, especially as “the glass industry and featuring… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: True Democratic Socialists Can’t Run on Their Real Platform
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. I’d like to talk about the current rise of the Democratic Socialists of America and the idea… -
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Bessent Warns of ‘Socialist Hellscape’ If Democrats Take Power
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted President Donald Trump’s economic record Wednesday night at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention while issuing a stark warning about what he says Democrats would do if given control of Congress. Looking to the future, Bessent said that in order to honor the first 250 years of the United States,… -
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Mike Collins’ RNC Speech: Honoring Laken Riley’s Legacy Amidst Ossoff’s Woke Agenda
Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, centered his speech last night at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention on the Laken Riley Act and described Sen. Jon Ossoff’s “far-left agenda.” Joining Collins was Laken Riley’s family. Riley, an Augusta University nursing student, was murdered in 2024 by an illegal immigrant who had been… -
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Jon Husted Goes After Sherrod Brown at RNC Convention for ‘Leaving Families Like Mine Behind’
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, took to the stage Wednesday at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention in Dallas, blasting his Democrat opponent ahead of November’s special election. Husted began by mentioning his humble beginnings before quickly pivoting to former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who was first elected to the state House when Husted was 7 years… -
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Mexican-American GOP Rep Touts Border Achievements and Tax Deductions During RNC Speech
Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, championed historic border achievements and the Working Families Tax Cuts during her speech at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. De La Cruz, who opened her speech by talking about the dignity of work and patriotism instilled in her by her grandfather, asserted that… -
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HUD Secretary Fires Up Republican Convention
Scott Turner, who serves as the 19th secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, fired up conventiongoers at the Republican midterm convention in Texas Wednesday. He began with a look back. Under President Joe Biden, “the American flag became a white flag of surrender,” Turner told the convention. That is no longer… -
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Paxton Touts Tax Relief Plan, Takes Aim at Talarico at RNC Convention
Ken Paxton used his Republican Midterm Convention speech to speak on his affordability plan featuring tax deductions for homebuyers and medical expenses while taking aim at Democratic challenger James Talarico. -
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Trump Announces Huge Payout for Americans If GOP Wins Midterms
President Donald Trump announced a dividend of $ 5,000 for every adult American if Republicans win the midterms. He said it will be “very much like a successful company will do a cash distribution to a shareholders, or like last year when I gave our great members of the military $1776.” “The only caveat I… -
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‘AMERICA FIRST AGENDA AT STAKE’: House Majority Leader Rallies Republicans to Protect Trump Successes in Midterms
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urged Republicans to turn out in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, warning them that a Democrat victory would bring in a kind of “crazy” reminiscent of the Joe Biden years. “President [Donald] Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda is at stake,” Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, said at the Republican National Convention in… -
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Is Amy Acton at Odds With Her Own Party?
Ohio’s gubernatorial election is less than two months away, and Democrat Amy Acton has been making headlines for stances that may seem at odds with her party, including on cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Is it a tactic? An Aug. 26 headline from News 5 Cleveland noted how “Democrat Acton supports ICE collaboration” with… -
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Trump Administration Renews Supreme Court Bid to Limit Mail-in Voting
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters)—The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a plan that could limit mail-in ballots ahead of November’s congressional elections, after a federal judge last week blocked those restrictions. Lawyers for the Trump administration filed an emergency application to the nation’s highest court to allow… -
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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… -
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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…