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Democrat on House Financial Services Committee Hired FTX Crypto Kingpin’s Brother
A Democrat who sits on the House Financial Services Committee hired the brother of the head of the bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX, potentially raising ethical questions. Gabe Bankman-Fried, the younger brother of FTX CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried, went to work in January 2019 for Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill. Casten, then a freshman congressman, was named that… -
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Ron Johnson, Mike Braun Back Rick Scott to Unseat Mitch McConnell
Republican Sens. Ron Johnson and Mike Braun will be nominating Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “I’ll be nominating him,” Johnson, R-Wis., told The Daily Signal in a Tuesday evening phone call. “What I’ve been asking for is a different governing model for our conference, one that is far… -
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Declares ‘Invasion’ at Southern Border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Tuesday declared an invasion at the southern border, invoking state powers to provide enhanced security and to return illegal migrants to Mexico. Abbott invoked the invasion clause of the Texas Constitution, allowing him to deploy National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety personnel to turn illegal migrants… -
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Red State Coalition Halts Biden’s Cancellation of Student Loan Debt
Efforts to challenge presidential priorities in court are akin to military campaigns with opening salvos, intermittent skirmishes, daring attacks, and bold defenses. In many respects, the legal battles over President Joe Biden’s executive action canceling federal student loan debts fit this pattern. The latest news from the front is a victory, albeit a preliminary one,… -
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Nevada’s Vote-by-Mail System Is a Total Disaster
2020 was the first time Nevada’s elections were conducted by mass vote by mail. 2020 should have been the last time Nevada relied on the United States post office to run an election. The warning signs were there. Photos from 2020 showed mail ballots blowing in the winds on Nevada roads. Some went to vacant lots and… -
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Growing List of Illinois Counties Vote to Leave Illinois, Form New State
A growing list of Illinois counties disenfranchised with the goings-on in Cook County have voted in nonbinding resolutions to leave Illinois and form a new state. Residents in three more counties—Brown, Hardin, and a portion of Madison County—voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution allowing their county board to explore the possibility of leaving the… -
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Pence Giving ‘Prayerful Consideration’ to 2024 White House Bid
Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed Monday evening that he’s prayerfully considering whether or not to run for president in the 2024 election. “We’re giving it consideration in our house. Prayerful consideration,” Pence said in an extended interview on ABC’s “World News Tonight” with host David Muir. The former vice president’s remarks aired just a… -
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Ron DeSantis Responds to Trump Criticisms: ‘When You’re Getting Things Done, You Take Incoming Fire’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded Tuesday to criticisms from former President Donald Trump, telling a reporter, “When you’re getting things done, you take incoming fire.” Trump has raised eyebrows by criticizing DeSantis, also rumored to be considering a 2024 run for president, calling the Republican governor “Ron DeSanctimonious,” and describing him as “an average REPUBLICAN… -
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Democrats’ ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Would Hurt Children
Control of the U.S. Senate has been decided and now we hear that Senate Democrats have scheduled a vote Wednesday on the misnamed Respect for Marriage Act, in hopes of legislatively cementing the mother- and father-loss that the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling endorsed seven years ago. With Obergefell, the Supreme Court made gay marriage the… -
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‘Country Wants Different Direction From House,’ Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs Says of Bid for Speaker
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., will mount a challenge to Rep. Kevin McCarthy to become leader of House Republicans and most likely speaker of the House, Biggs announced on Monday. “I think the country wants a different direction from the House of Representatives,” Biggs said in a Newsmax appearance Monday night. “It’s a new world, and, yes, I’m… -
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What You Need to Know About GOP Leadership Elections
Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are set to hold leadership elections Tuesday, despite conservative leaders calling for a delay in the elections given how many House races remain undecided. Here are four positions members will vote on as they prepare for the next Congress. 1. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy,… -
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Parental Rebellion Pays Off: Conservatives Win School Board Seats
The midterm elections didn’t quite sweep Democrats out of power. However, some positive developments occurred, especially in noteworthy state and local elections. The parental rebellion against wokeness, radical gender ideology, and misguided COVID-19 policies continued, producing some solid results in school board elections across America. Again, it wasn’t a red tidal wave, but commonsense candidates… -
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Biden Hands China’s Xi Propaganda Victory at G-20
President Joe Biden just gave his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a propaganda victory. The two met Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, their first in-person meeting of Biden’s presidency. While it’s positive that the two leaders are communicating, the optics of the meeting might have done more harm… -
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Conservatives Split on Future of Mail-In Voting, Ballot Harvesting
In light of recent election results, Republicans and conservatives are debating whether to beat or join the mail-in ballot rush that Democrats have excelled at in most states. Notably, after prolonged counting of mail-in ballots, Nevada put Democrats over the top to maintain control of the Senate as late results rolled in Saturday. They’re still… -
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Collegiate Alumni Donations: What Are We Giving To?
I read a news report about a group of woke Yale students who burst into a panel discussion on civil liberties hosted by the Federalist Society on campus back in March and tried to shout down and intimidate the speakers—who had to be escorted out by the police. This kind of activity on campus has… -
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Here’s Who JD Vance Blames for GOP Losses
Sen.-elect J.D. Vance weighed in Monday on accusations that former President Donald Trump tanked GOP performances in the midterm elections, warning that “so long as Republicans lose so badly in the small dollar fundraising game, Democrats will have a massive structural advantage.” In an op-ed published in The American Conservative, headlined “Don’t Blame Trump,” Vance writes that… -
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GOP Hints at Top-Down Leadership Shake-Up
Republicans haven’t won the House yet, but the media is already salivating over the next election—for GOP leadership. While a handful of districts are still up for grabs, the headlines are full of juicy gossip that Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is in for a rocky road to the speakership if his party wins back… -
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Sen. Josh Hawley Slams GOP Leadership for Showing in Midterm Elections
Days after Republicans dramatically underperformed in the midterms, but even as control of Congress remains too close to call, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., completed his autopsy and offered it to his party’s leaders for consideration. The topline: The failure is all their fault. The Missouri populist said he believes the Republican Party offered voters plenty… -
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Kevin McCarthy Will Face Freedom Caucus Challenger, Biggs Spox Says
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy will face a challenger from the Freedom Caucus, a spokesman for Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., told The Daily Signal on Monday. Biggs has not clarified whether he will be that challenger. His spokesman Matthew Tragesser would only share that “McCarthy doesn’t have the votes to become [House] speaker and he’ll… -
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Time for G-20 to End Empty, Diplomatic Theater and Act
No immediate task is more important for this week’s meeting of the world’s leading affluent nations than acting with unity to reconstruct Ukraine and revitalize the global economy. The Leaders’ Summit of the Group of Twenty nations, or G-20, will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, hosted in Bali by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. This year’s…