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Who Pays for AI Data Center Costs? House Says Big Tech, Not Consumers
The House successfully passed its first major legislation on artificial intelligence to ensure Big Tech pays for its energy usage, rather than passing costs onto the American consumer. The Ratepayer Protection Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support Wednesday night by a vote of 417-3. The data center operation legislation was brought forward by Rep. Gabe… -
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Victor Davis Hanson Just Got Big News From NYT Bestseller List
Victor Davis Hanson‘s new book, “The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement,” is debuting at No. 1 on The New York Times’ bestseller list. The Times’ list, which has faced criticism for an anti-conservative bias, provides a snapshot of book sales data. “The Counterrevolution,” which Basic Books published Sept…. -
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House Closes Up Shop a Day Before Scheduled 7-Week Recess
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., moved to close down the House of Representatives on Wednesday, angering Democrat and Republican lawmakers alike. The speaker’s move comes as the House already had a seven-week recess, which was supposed to start Thursday. While Johnson did not state that the potential impeachment proceeding against Secretary of War… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Is Preparing an October Surprise Before the Midterms
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. We’re about 50 days out from the midterms, and everybody seems to have an October surprise. What’s… -
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Texas Legislators Demand Accountability as Flock Camera Debate Grows
Texas often sets the standard for red-state policies—from the Second Amendment to protecting unborn babies to economic freedom. Now, amid public backlash to Flock cameras, state legislators are leading calls for accountability. Texas is estimated to have at least 13,000 Flock cameras, along with roughly 1,000 other similar devices, according to DeFlock, an anti-surveillance group… -
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Ballot Harvesting Concerns in Nursing Homes Spur New Push to Protect Vulnerable Seniors
As the Trump administration seeks to crack down on potential voter fraud in nursing homes, an election watchdog group is providing additional information to long-term care facilities, citing several past criminal cases involving political operatives and staff who took advantage of vulnerable elderly residents. A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services memo from late July… -
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Vance Lands Major Senate Republican Endorsement for President
A major conservative firebrand has become the first member of Congress to formally endorse Vice President JD Vance for president. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, believes the vice president will “carry on our America First agenda” if he decides to run for president in 2028. “Vice President JD Vance… -
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Trump Slams Supreme Court Mail-In Voting Decision
President Donald Trump slammed the Supreme Court for rejecting his bid to restrict mail-in ballots before the midterm elections. “Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to our totally… -
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Citizenship Verification Laws Among Factors Propelling Tennessee, Arkansas to Top Election Integrity Scorecard
Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida are the leading states in The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Election Integrity Scorecard, which was released on Tuesday. The key drivers behind the rankings this year were stronger citizenship-verification laws and state laws protecting against foreign funding of elections or ballot initiatives. The scorecard ranks states based on the strength… -
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Warner’s Opponent Is No Murkowski on the SAVE America Act
In a master class on controlling the narrative, the American Left has so convincingly gaslit the political class into believing that the SAVE America Act would be viewed by their constituents as voter suppression that more GOP leaders are creating increasingly convoluted stories to justify why they oppose making sure that only U.S. citizens vote… -
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules on Trump Mail-In Ballot Rules
The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot rules to go into effect Monday, upholding a federal judge’s preliminary injunction blocking them. “The government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the district court’s preliminary injunction,” the court ruled in an unsigned order. The court ruled that “the equitable factors… -
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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… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Iran Deadline—The Midterms Aren’t What Iran Thinks
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. The traditional view among Americans is that the Iran war, I think they feel, was a mistake…. -
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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… -
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Abbott Campaign Targets Hinojosa Over Property Tax Record
Greg Abbott’s campaign is criticizing Democratic Challenger Gina Hinojosa over her record on property taxes and affordability. -
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Wisconsin Tragedy Is a Warning About Illegal Alien Crime
Wisconsin is the latest state to fall victim to rampant illegal alien crimes that have resulted in hundreds of preventable accidents, assaults, and deaths, according to a new documentary released Monday. Steve Cortes, a Daily Signal contributor who hosts the “Danger in the Heartland” documentary, explores the policies that lead to this tragic trend, interviews… -
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Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks USPS Mail-Ballot Rule in Major Election Case
A Donald Trump-appointed judge blocked the mail-in ballot rule issued by the U.S. Postal Service last month, asserting the USPS likely exceeded its authority. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols of the District of Columbia issued an opinion late Sunday night that found the Postal Service rule would “exceed any conception of the outer bounds” of… -
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Hey, Germany. It’s Legitimate to Limit Immigration.
Just weeks after far-left candidates have won surprising victories in Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Colorado and New York City for the Senate and House in the United States, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won a widely predicted victory in the election last Sunday for the legislature of Sachsen-Anhalt, one of Germany’s… -
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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…