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    Catholic Bishop Rallies Voters to ‘Confront the Evil’ at Ballot Box
    Summary Bishop Michael Burbidge met with Catholic priests throughout the Diocese of Arlington last Thursday to reinforce the importance of defeating two constitutional amendments on the Virginia ballot. The proposed amendments have prompted an unprecedented effort by Burbidge to raise awareness among Virginia Catholics. Question 1 would expand abortion access throughout pregnancy while undermining parental…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Trump Hate Fuels Left’s Shift to Socialism and Jihad, GOP Senate Candidate Says
    The Democrats’ hatred for President Donald Trump has led them to embrace Islamic terrorism and socialism in an effort to defeat Republicans this November, the Republican nominee for New Jersey’s Senate seat told the Daily Signal. “Their [Democrats] hate for Donald Trump is the only thing that is informing their decision making,” Justin Murphy told…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Could Affordability Decide California’s Governor Race?
    In California’s gubernatorial race, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are hoping to win over voters with their drastically different plans to address affordability in the state with the highest cost of living in the nation.  California’s high cost of living is top of mind for voters heading into the 2026 elections. A September poll…
    Olivia Burdo
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    Is Becerra Dodging Steve Hilton? Republican Calls Out Rival as Governor’s Race Heats Up
    As Republican Steve Hilton touts a narrowing gap in California’s governor’s race, he’s challenging Democrat opponent Xavier Becerra to another debate, accusing him of “backing out” of a Los Angeles Times candidate forum this week. Hilton suggested Becerra’s absence could be tied to a post-debate online poll favoring the Republican candidate. In a video posted…
    Angelina Delfin
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    GOP PAC Spending Shift Raises Questions About North Carolina Senate Race
    Republican PACs are shifting money away from North Carolina as the Tar Heel State’s former Democrat governor, Roy Cooper, maintains a sizable polling lead over Republican Michael Whatley—but both sides insist the race remains competitive. “A Democrat has not won statewide federal office here in nearly two decades, and North Carolina is a 50-50 state,”…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    The RNC Is Ready to Protect the Ballot Box
    With fewer than 35 days until Election Day, one thing should be clear: Republicans are ready to protect the ballot box. Election integrity isn’t something you build in the final weeks of a campaign. It takes years of preparation, a nationwide infrastructure, and a commitment to ensuring that only legal votes are counted and election…
    Joe Gruters
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    Election Watchdog Says System Allowed 600 Duplicate Absentee Ballots in Michigan
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An election watchdog in Michigan says it identified more than 600 cases of absentee ballots that were sent to the same voters at least twice ahead of the November election. Check My Vote shared the information with the Daily Signal from a statewide analysis, finding 668 ballots sent twice to people…
    Fred Lucas
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    250 Ballots in Amazon Package Prompts Maine GOP Leader’s Skepticism About Expanded Mail Voting
    Maine expanded mail-in voting during one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races in the country, just a year after 250 mail ballots ended up in an Amazon package. Early in-person voting and “no excuse” absentee voting—in which ballots can be mailed in even if voters are not sick or out of town—begin Oct….
    Fred Lucas
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    Husted’s Ratepayer Protection Act Bill on Data Centers Fails in Senate
    The Ratepayer Protection Act, meant to protect consumers from costs of data centers, failed to reach the necessary 60 votes in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, despite near-unanimous support in the House. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, who faces a special election in November. The bill came close in a 57-43…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Catholic Bishop Calls for Month of Fasting and Prayer to Defeat Virginia Ballot Measures
    Bishop Michael Burbidge is asking Catholics to spend October fasting and praying to defeat two proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution. In a video posted Tuesday, Burbidge asked Catholics to observe two weekly disciplines during the month. On Fridays, he asked them to pray the Stations of the Cross and to fast—eating only one full…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    EXCLUSIVE: Shocking Senate Report Details Billions in Health Care Fraud Lost to Russian Fraudsters, Medicare Scammers, Other Schemers
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new Senate report highlights startling amounts of health care fraud, including a payment of almost $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to Russian fraudsters and hundreds of millions to others. The report, which points to some of the most egregious cases out of a total of more than half a trillion…
    Fred Lucas
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    Thune, Collins Discuss Polarized Senate Race, GOP Chairman Speaks on State of the Race
    ATLANTA—On Friday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune joined Rep. Mike Collins for a press conference in Atlanta to discuss the “No Tax on Tips” measure that previously passed Congress and to explain how Collins’ opponent for U.S. Senate represents the “[Democratic Socialists of America] wing” of the Democratic Party. Discussing the prior presidential administration under…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Ground Broken on a Rust Belt Powerhouse: Shippingport’s Data Hub Rises in the Age of AI Anxiety
    SHIPPINGPORT, Pa.—The last time that I stood on these grounds along the Ohio River in Beaver County was 1976, 19 years after the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States opened here. My Perry High School physics teacher, David Burrows, had loaded a handful of us into a van for a field trip…
    Salena Zito
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    End of the Clipboard? Activists Say Going Digital Could Get Fraud Out of Citizen-Led Ballot Measures
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative group advocating greater use of citizen ballot initiatives has created a platform to allow secure digital signatures to replace traditional handwritten signatures, arguing technology could lower the cost of petition drives and reduce fraud. The Prosperity for US Foundation contends that modernizing petition laws to permit verified and authenticated…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Bans Media From the White House—This Is Why He’s Angry
    Why did President Donald Trump ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House? The better question is: What took so long?  But Trump made his point. The man is angry at the blatantly biased and Trump-despising legacy media. He blames them for his poor poll numbers. His bitterness is more than justified.  The…
    Larry Elder
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    High Court Rejects Missouri Congressional Map in Blow to GOP House Hopes
    The Supreme Court rejected a mid-decade congressional redistricting map in Missouri amid the continuing gerrymandering wars in the lead-up to the 2026 midterms. In a setback for Republicans, Missouri will have to use the map drawn in 2022 and used in the 2022 and 2024 elections. The maps could have a major impact on who…
    Fred Lucas
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    This Senate Race May Decide the Majority. A New Poll Shows Movement.
    For the first time in weeks, longtime Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is pulling ahead of Democrat opponent Troy Jackson in the November midterm election. All eyes are on Maine ahead of the election, as it could be the seat that determines which party holds the majority in the 120th Congress. The poll shows Maine…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Jack Smith Team Knew Spying on Congress ‘Might Be Unconstitutional’ but ‘Forged Ahead’: House Report
    Former special counsel Jack Smith and the Biden administration’s Department of Justice violated the DOJ’s policies with respect to separation of powers, according to a House report released Wednesday. Smith, appointed in 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Donald Trump, expanded his investigation into members of Congress who communicated with then-first-term President Trump…
    Fred Lucas
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    Former Mail Carrier Accused of Dumping Hundreds of Mail-In Ballots Ahead of Primary
    The Justice Department unsealed an indictment against a former U.S. Postal Service worker accusing him of tossing about 300 mail-in ballots into a dumpster ahead of the June Utah primary. Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept. 16. The indictment was sealed. He was arrested and…
    Fred Lucas
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Sudden AI Panic Has a Lot to Do With the November Midterms
    We’re about 40 days, close to 40 days, out of the midterm, and all of a sudden there’s been a melodramatic announcement that artificial intelligence could destroy the human race. I think everybody’s always accepted that remote possibility, and it’s been very popular in popular culture, such as “The Terminator” series. But why did all…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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