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Georgia GOP Launches Website Highlighting Ossoff’s ‘Failures,’ DSA Ties Ahead of Obama Rally
Sen. Jon Ossoff has become quite popular among the nation’s socialists, but one thing is clear: He masks his record and how he represents Georgians. Former President Barack Obama is set to campaign with Ossoff and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Wednesday evening in Morrow, Georgia, south of Atlanta. With less than one… -
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Tim Moore Questions Democrat Opponent’s Fitness for Congress After Felony Summons
Summary A Democrat nominee for Congress in North Carolina, LaKesha Womack, was served with a felony criminal summons at her own campaign rally last week. Her opponent, incumbent Republican Tim Moore, is now questioning her ability to serve the people of their district. The inciting incident occurred seven years ago, when Womack allegedly failed to… -
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The Politician Under Troy Jackson’s Logging Jacket
Summary Troy Jackson has a compelling story to tell Maine voters. He grew up poor in a remote logging town, worked long hours in the woods, and promises to take on the wealthy interests he says have abandoned ordinary Americans. The Democrat nominee challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins is a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, and… -
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Elections You’re Not Watching Could Rewrite the Rules for 2028, Report Contends
State legislative races this cycle could determine how elections are run for decades, with the potential for future laws on voter ID, undermining the Electoral College, noncitizen voting, and ranked-choice voting. States could have enough votes after the elections to trigger the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, according to a report by the conservative group… -
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Johnson’s Final Bet: Defy the Polls and Defend the House Majority
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has one last blitz before Election Day as he continues his Contrast for America tour. On Tuesday morning, he set out to visit 13 states with 21 district stops across the country over the next seven days. “In the final week until this fateful Election Day, I am doubling down… -
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Abdul El-Sayed Comes Up With Epic Fail Response to Bernie Moreno on Auto Industry
Summary As Bernie Moreno campaigns for Republican Mike Rogers ahead of the open U.S. Senate race in nearby Michigan, he’s caught the attention of Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who disparaged the Ohio senator for having worked at a used car dealership. The exchange began when Rogers posted a photo of Moreno standing alongside him at a… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Collins Rails Against Ossoff at Georgia Rally, Speaks on Increasing Momentum of Senate Race
Summary BUFORD, Ga.—Rep. Mike Collins held a rally at the Buford Community Center on Monday night, railing against Sen. Jon Ossoff’s failures and stressing the importance of Republican turnout, saying, “Knowing that this is a midterm election, you know what this is about. It’s about turnout.” The Stark Contrast Between the DSA Leader and Collins… -
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Out of Office but Not Off the Trail: Glenn Youngkin Stumps in Virginia’s 5th
Summary Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin finished his term this year, but he hasn’t finished working. The Republican is hitting the campaign trail across the commonwealth to make the case for several candidates who are running in the midterms. Over the weekend, for example, he made a swing through the 5th Congressional District along with… -
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When Politics Run the School
Summary News Alert! The congressional midterm election is this year. (Oh! That’s what all those ads I must watch before Instagram opens are all about!) More to come about those, but right now we need to look at why the 34 municipal school board elections in Virginia should be important to you. *A (Satirical) Editorial… -
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Attack Ad Against Georgia Democrat State House Candidate Sparks Backlash
An attack ad aimed at social media influencer Lindsay DeFranco, a candidate for Georgia House District 47, has sparked a social media backlash from the Democrat. House District 47, which covers portions of Milton, Roswell, and Alpharetta, has become a race to watch due to out-of-state cash that has flooded in from all over the… -
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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… -
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‘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… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Think They’re About to Win Big
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’m speaking about 10 days before our Nov. 3 midterms, the second midterm in… -
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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… -
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Vivek Ramaswamy Defends Ad Against Amy Acton With Key Reminder
Summary Days after his campaign took ownership of an ad that’s gone viral, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy continues to defend himself against his Democrat opponent in Ohio’s gubernatorial race. During an Ohio Republican Party tour bus stop at the Pizza Cottage & Tipton Tavern in Powell, Ohio, Ramaswamy gave a powerful defense of the ad, along… -
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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… -
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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…