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Mike Johnson Stumps in Virginia With 2 Candidates in Swing Districts
House Speaker Mike Johnson wrapped up his 2026 midterm campaign with a pair of stops in Virginia. On Monday, the Republican appeared with Rep. Rob Wittman in the 1st District and Rep. Jen Kiggans in the 2nd District. Johnson came to the commonwealth armed with a list of accomplishments he attributed to this 119th Congress…. -
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Who Let the Dogs Out?
Summary In April 2016, Gov. Terry McAuliffe committed an act of populism so transparent that it was overturned by the Supreme Court of Virginia that July. He claimed that since the Virginia Constitution gave his office the role of restoring individuals’ voting rights after their sentences were completed, he could issue an executive order restoring… -
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These Election Eve Court Fights Could Reshape the Midterm Vote
Lawsuits on the eve of Election Day are giving courts a brief time window to make influential decisions before final votes are cast. The Supreme Court on Monday denied a last-minute emergency appeal by the Justice Department to set aside more than 20,000 ballots of suspected noncitizens in California. Meanwhile, lower court judges are still… -
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‘A Little Bit of Apple Pie’: Trump’s Final Pitch to Voters
Summary Election Day is tomorrow, and President Donald Trump just made his final pitch before the midterms at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, asking voters to keep Congress “nice” and “strong.” He spent the first 15 minutes of his Monday afternoon address talking about his renovations to Washington, D.C. “I’m thrilled to announce the official… -
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Pro-Life Group Warns GOP Ahead of Midterms
With an $80 million investment, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America has reached over 10 million voters to remind them of the cost of this election: Life is on the ballot. SBA, one of the largest pro-life organizations in the country, worked to reach American voters this midterm election cycle in an attempt to bring out… -
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Supreme Court Rejects DOJ Petition to Intervene in California’s 20,000 ‘Likely’ Noncitizen Ballot Dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from the Trump administration’s Justice Department to temporarily block the counting of more than 20,000 mail ballots from suspected noncitizens in California. Last month, the department demanded that California temporarily set aside the ballots for the midterm elections until the citizenship of registered voters could be verified. … -
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Midterms Will Shape the Future of the States—and Our Day-to-Day Lives
Summary Much ink has been spilled about the ramifications of the 2026 midterms, often with a focus on which party will end up with majorities in the U.S. House and Senate. But this election is about far more than who will control Congress. At the state level, voters in 36 states will elect governors, and… -
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Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘60 Minutes’ Answer Gives Away the Left’s Game on Cultural Issues
Summary Far-left darling Abdul El-Sayed went on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday and unintentionally revealed the Left’s dishonesty about their sudden pivot away from talking about transgender and other social issues. El-Sayed, who is running for Senate in Michigan, was interviewed by CBS correspondent Ross Douthat, who posited that in cases of transgender kids… -
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‘Despicable Betrayal’: Rep. Haley Stevens Condemned for Decision to Disavow El-Sayed and Endorse Republican Rogers
Summary Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., has done the “unforgivable,” at least in the eyes of Democrat leadership. She has thought for herself and fought antisemitism. On Nov. 1, the former Democrat candidate for Senate stunned the political world by pulling her endorsement of Democrat nominee Abdul El-Sayed and endorsing Republican Mike Rogers. The reason? El-Sayed’s… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Final Countdown to 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. I want to talk about the impending midterms. Conventional wisdom six months ago was that the… -
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How China Landed in the Midterms and What Congress Does Next
Summary In Texas, a super PAC backing Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton put $15 million behind a buy that included an ad titled “Chinese Toy,” hitting Democrat candidate James Talarico for voting against the 2025 state law barring buyers tied to China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from acquiring Texas property. Talarico answered with… -
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Paxton Announces Arrests of Convicted Felons Accused of Illegally Voting in Texas
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced over the weekend that convicted felons accused of illegally casting ballots in Texas have been arrested. According to the Texas Attorney General’s Office, a concerned citizen reported that convicted felons who were incarcerated, on parole, or on probation allegedly voted in Harris County. Soon after the report, the Office of the… -
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Will Virginia Become One of America’s Most Extreme Abortion States?
Summary Virginia voters have serious choices this election season. Two proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot should give all people of goodwill pause, regardless of faith or political persuasion. Ballot Question 1 would codify abortion in Virginia in the most extreme way, establishing a virtually unlimited right to abortion that would go far beyond Roe… -
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NYT Poll: Late Deciders in Key Senate Races Breaking Toward Republicans
Late-deciding voters in seven key Senate races have been breaking toward Republicans over the past month, according to a new poll released Sunday night by The New York Times and Siena University. “There are still some undecided voters, and voters who decided only in the last month favored Republicans by a nine-point margin,” the Times… -
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Election Integrity Is on the Ballot in 2026
Election integrity will be on the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections. Voters will decide not only who controls Congress, but whether the election integrity reforms advanced by the Trump administration and the House of Representatives will continue. Because elections determine who governs, ensuring that only eligible citizens participate is fundamental to preserving self-government and… -
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2026 Midterms Could Be Headed for a Post-Election Legal War
Which party controls Congress might not be determined until long after Election Day due to lengthy state counting timelines and election litigation. Election litigation began well before Tuesday and the counting of ballots will almost certainly persist for days. More than a dozen states have laws on the books to keep counting mail ballots arriving… -
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Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens Endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s GOP Opponent in Tight Senate Faceoff
Democrat Haley Stevens, who was originally scheduled to appear today at an event with former primary rival Abdul El-Sayed, announced she is endorsing his Republican opponent in the Michigan Senate race, Mike Rogers. El-Sayed had urged Stevens not to attend any events for his campaign after she criticized his failure to condemn a pro-El-Sayed ad… -
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Down-Ballot Race: What’s at Stake in Ohio’s Attorney General Race
The 2026 midterm elections are a busy time for Ohio. Not only are there key federal elections, like a costly U.S. Senate special election, but also a high-profile governor’s race. Then there’s the open battle for attorney general. Down-ballot races could be tricky, especially with a Republican president in office and Democrats potentially winning the… -
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US Judge Dismisses Trump Election Lawsuit in Alaska
Nov 1 (Reuters)—A federal judge on Sunday threw out a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in Tuesday’s midterm elections if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason… -
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Elaine Luria: ‘It All Starts Right Here in Virginia’s 2nd District’
Former Rep. Elaine Luria made her closing argument in her bid to once again represent Virginia’s 2nd District in Congress. The Democrat hosted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at a rally in Virginia Beach on Halloween afternoon, which was also the final day of early voting in the commonwealth. Unlike some races, the result in…