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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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 -
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Lawler Calls for ‘Legal Status’ for ‘Long-Term Illegal Immigrants’
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is breaking from the Trump administration on its deportation push, calling for leniency for some illegal immigrants in an essay for The New York Times. “The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this month were tragic and preventable,” Lawler, R-N.Y., writes in an essay published Tuesday. “No matter…George Caldwell -
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A ‘Jailbreak of RINOs’?
Following the Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, some Republicans are questioning the Trump administration’s methods to follow through on President Donald Trump’s chief campaign promise of mass deportations. The break in party ranks comes ahead of the Senate’s Friday deadline to fund the government. The funding contains appropriations for the Department of…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Trump Is Making the Right Call in Leaving the WHO
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, the United Nation’s agency charged with supporting global health. Last week, he finalized that action, ending all funding, personnel support, and formal engagements. Trump’s action is hardly precipitous. In fact, when…Robert Moffit -
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Border Czar Tom Homan Arrives in Minnesota, Meets With Democrats
President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, met with Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz Tuesday, just one day after Walz accused federal immigration agents of carrying out an “assault on our state.” Despite his criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations, Walz spoke with Homan on Tuesday after Trump deployed the border czar to Minneapolis to take…Virginia Allen -
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Graham’s Demands to Be Committee Chairman Raise Questions
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-S.C., announcement on Saturday that he “fully” expects to be the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2027 swiftly triggered debate among conservatives. “I fully expect to be Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2027 after Republicans retain control of the U.S. Senate,” Graham wrote. “As Chairman, my top priority…Pedro Rodriguez -
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COVID-19 Vaccines: RFK Jr. and the International Policy Consensus
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the vaccine controversy is not. Concerning the jab, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ignited a firestorm with his vaccine policy, with critics condemning his changes as “irresponsible” and worse. Kennedy’s team has reversed the Biden administration’s failing policy of promoting universal COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters….Robert Moffit -
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Dems Slam Trump for Family Separation … and Family Preservation
President Donald Trump is the most powerful man on Earth. World powers bow down before him. But the one thing that he cannot do is make his Democrat-Left critics happy. If Trump wakes up tomorrow at 6:00 a.m., they will complain that he is hyperactive and endangers his own health by not getting enough sleep….Deroy Murdock -
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Big Legal Win for Trump, ICE—and a Setback for Agitators
Amid escalating tensions in Minnesota, Immigration and Customs Enforcement scored a court win on Monday in staving off agitators. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put a stay on a lower court ruling that restricted ICE agents from arresting, detaining, or pepper-spraying agitators without probable cause, Fox News reported. “We…Fred Lucas -
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Pro-Palestinian Agitators Score Win Against Trump in Court
Noncitizens demonstrating against the United States and Israel at U.S. campuses scored a legal victory over the Trump administration last week, as a Massachusetts federal judge halted the deportation of international students and faculty. The case of American Association of University Professors v. Rubio, naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the lead plaintiff, concerns…Fred Lucas -
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What Did Trump and Walz Talk About on Monday?
President Donald Trump said he had a “good call” with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday, just two days after a second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer. “Governor Tim Walz called me with the request to work together with respect to Minnesota. It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be…Virginia Allen -
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All Eyes on Trump, Congress as Americans March for Life
On Friday, tens of thousands of Americans once again gathered for the 53rd annual March for Life in the District of Columbia. This year’s theme, “Life is a Gift,” points to the heart of why people young and old, from all walks of life and across the political spectrum, brave the cold every year. Until…Melanie Israel