Republican Party News
Featuring coverage of Republican priorities, legislation, and internal debates, this section examines how the party shapes U.S. politics from a conservative perspective.
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Sen. Graham Receives Concessions After ‘Hold’ on Senate’s Funding Deal
The Senate—with a possible government shutdown looming—has crafted a deal to break a funding logjam between Republicans and Democrats, but ahead of the deal being clinched, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham demanded a guarantee of votes on two legislative priorities. Graham, R-S.C., sought opportunities to vote on legislation to criminalize local officials disobeying federal immigration law,…George Caldwell -
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Did Trump Admin Kill Red State’s Effort to Limit the Abortion Pill?
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is hopeful a judge will reject the Trump administration’s request to pause her lawsuit seeking to reinstate regulations of the abortion pill. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice asked a federal court to pause Louisiana’s case against the Food and Drug Administration while the agency conducts a safety review into…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Is Breaking Our National Addiction to Pessimism
The United States has been suffering from a crisis of the imagination for a long time. When Donald Trump first came on the political scene with the “Make America Great Again” slogan, it looked like he was part of the problem. MAGA was nostalgia bait, but Trump continues to govern with more optimism about the…James Czerniawski -
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‘Central Casting’: Trump Picks Next Fed Chair
President Donald Trump has chosen former Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the central bank. “I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” Trump said on Truth Social. “On top of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘We Must Hold the Line and Support ICE’: House Republicans Say Schumer’s Demands Are ‘Nonstarter’
Republicans accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of “trying to handcuff” immigration enforcement as Democrats refused to advance a bill to keep government open on Thursday. “Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are trying to handcuff [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] because their party is committed to open borders,” Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., told The Daily…Pedro Rodriguez -
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‘HUGE DEAL’: Thune Pledges Election Security Vote in Senate
Some Senate Republicans supported Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s promise to hold a vote on an amended election security bill. Thune, R-S.D., on Wednesday called for adding a voter ID mandate to a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in a federal election. “At some point, we’ll have that vote,” Thune said of the…Fred Lucas -
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CAIR Participates in Anti-ICE Protest, Attracts Remarks From GOP Lawmakers
This article has been corrected to reflect that President Donald Trump’s executive order exclusively targeted elements of the Muslim Brotherhood, that Gov. Greg Abbott’s November proclamation on CAIR did not include a ban on the organization operating in Texas, and that the EPIC City development, which CAIR defended against attacks in an August report, denies…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Trump Reveals When He’ll Announce Next Fed Chair
President Donald Trump said he will announce his appointee to chair the Federal Reserve Board of Governors next week. “We’re going to be announcing the head of the Fed, who that will be, and it’ll be a person that will, I think, do a good job,” Trump said at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting. “We’re paying far…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Republicans Defect as Senate Funding Vote Fails, Making Shutdown Likely
Eight Senate Republicans joined Democrats in blocking a six-bill funding package Thursday, greatly increasing the probability of a partial government shutdown. The Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold necessary to end debate on a package that would fund the State Department and financial regulators, as well as agencies overseeing homeland security, war, education, labor,…George Caldwell -
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Tom Homan Explains ICE ‘Drawdown’ Plan in Minnesota
The “withdrawal” of some immigration agents from Minnesota is dependent upon state and local officials cooperating with federal law enforcement, according to Border czar Tom Homan. If there is “commonsense cooperation” that will allow for the “drawdown of the number of people we have here. Yes, I said it, draw down the number of people…Virginia Allen -
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Trump Finds California Illegally Hid Gender Identity From Parents
President Donald Trump’s Department of Education found that California violated federal parental rights law by pressuring schools to hide children’s so-called transgender identity from their parents. A U.S. Department of Education investigation found that the California Department of Education violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, known as FERPA. The state’s policies “have created…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Rubio Debunks ‘Torture’ Claim During Senate Testimony
At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., told Secretary of State Marco Rubio that “innocent people” were tortured and deported because of President Donald Trump’s use of the wartime Alien Enemies Act. Duckworth asked Rubio if he would “encourage” the president to “rescind” the invocation of a presidential authority…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Dem Won’t Drop Out of Ohio AG Race After Plan to ‘Kill Trump’
Elliot Forhan, a Democrat running for attorney general in Ohio, has told The Daily Signal he’s still “running to be Ohio’s next attorney general,” after saying he’s “going to kill [President] Donald Trump.” Forhan explained in a Facebook video on Tuesday that he will get Trump convicted of a capital crime if he becomes the…Rebecca Downs -
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Trump Admin Places Agents in Alex Pretti Shooting on Administrative Leave
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Department of Homeland Security has taken two federal immigration agents involved in a deadly shooting off field duty as an investigation into the incident moves forward. Two Customs and Border Protection officers involved in a deadly Minnesota shooting on Saturday have been placed on administrative leave, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed to…Jason Hopkins -
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Trump Accuses Frey of ‘Playing With Fire’
Two days after President Donald Trump spoke with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on the phone after a Border Patrol-involved shooting, Trump accused Frey of ignoring U.S. law. Frey is “PLAYING WITH FIRE,” according to Trump. “Surprisingly, Mayor Jacob Frey just stated that, ‘Minneapolis does not, and will not, enforce Federal Immigration Laws.’ This is after having had a very good conversation with…Virginia Allen -
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Trump Threatens Iran: ‘Next Attack Will Be Far Worse’
President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime, reminding the leaders of past U.S. strikes on Iran and threatening that the “next attack will be far worse” if the regime refuses negotiations over its nuclear program. Trump reiterated his desire to strike a deal with Iran in a Truth Social post Wednesday, calling on the regime to ‘quickly ‘Come…Virginia Allen -
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What Trump Says Really Happened at Omar Town Hall
President Donald Trump said that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., “probably had herself sprayed” after the congresswoman was attacked by a man with a syringe at a town hall. The firebrand member of the House who has been the subject of a federal fraud probe was sprayed by an unknown substance during a town hall meeting…Fred Lucas -
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Canada Should Warm to Trump’s Arctic Plans
President Donald Trump’s Arctic strategy has been 500 years in the making. When Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic in 1492, he intended to find a direct path from Europe to Asia. He didn’t, of course—but the first transatlantic explorer to sail under an English flag, John Cabot, tried again a few years later…Daniel McCarthy -
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EXCLUSIVE: Conservatives Mobilize to Overturn Obergefell
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of 47 conservative organizations is launching a campaign to challenge the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which the groups claim redefined marriage to emphasize the desires of adults over the needs of children. The “Greater Than” campaign focuses on one message, which a handful of conservative…Tyler O’Neil -
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In Homan’s Hands, Could Minneapolis Become Model for How Trump Deals With Sanctuary Jurisdictions?
Border czar Tom Homan has arrived in Minnesota to oversee the immigration enforcement operation there and “hopefully” pioneer a model that the Trump administration could use in other sanctuary states, an immigration expert explains. Minnesota is a “sanctuary state,” according to the Department of Justice, meaning state and local law enforcement do not cooperate with federal immigration officials. Homan arrived in Minnesota…Virginia Allen