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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Trump Deploys Border Czar to Minnesota Following Deadly Shooting
President Donald Trump is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota two days after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed an anti-immigration enforcement protester. Homan “has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday, referring to Minnesota. “Tom is tough but fair, and will report…Virginia Allen -
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Trump’s Outrageous Threats Get Real Results
Think about it. Heads of government do not normally reveal the texts of private communications from other heads of state. Yet that is what Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway did Sunday, on the first weekend of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the international press would have no difficulty finding…Michael Barone -
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Murder Rates Plummeted Last Year, Yet Media Refuse to Give Trump Credit
Violent crime plummeted around the country this year, but the legacy media refuse to acknowledge that it has anything to do with the return of President Donald Trump. According to a report by the Council on Criminal Justice, over the past year, the murder rate dropped to its lowest level since 1900. Other crimes dropped…Jarrett Stepman -
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Johnson Says He’s Measuring GOP’s Success by the Strength of the American Family
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined pro-life members of Congress on stage at the 2026 March for Life in Washington, D.C., as tens of thousands of marchers showed their commitment to the cause of life. “For the first time, our greatest metric of success is not just the size of the gross domestic product or highs in the stock market,” said Johnson. “It…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Moves to Claw Back Taxpayer Funds for Immigrant Children’s Abortions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Health and Human Services is officially moving to roll back a Biden-era policy of taxpayer-funded abortion travel for unaccompanied illegal alien children in the U.S., The Daily Signal can first report. The Office of Refugee Resettlement, within the HHS Administration for Children and Families division, is making regulatory…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Disinvites Nation From Board of Peace
President Donald Trump has revoked his invitation to Canada to join his new Board of Peace overseeing Gaza. “Dear Prime Minister Carney,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday, “Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever…Virginia Allen -
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Could Republicans Turn Redistricting in Virginia on the Democrats?
The Daily Signal’s Virginia Correspondent Joe Thomas is out with a new podcast breaking down Virginia Democrats’ effort to redistrict the commonwealth. Now that Democrats are fully in control of the commonwealth, they are moving forward with a plan that could add four Democrat seats and ultimately determine the balance of power in Washington after the 2026 midterms. Thomas…Jenna Lee -
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‘All Signs Point’ to End of Communist Cuba, GOP Officials Say
Republican officials believe President Donald Trump is close to “freeing the people of Cuba,” as whistleblowers claimed the Trump administration eyes regime change in Cuba by the end of 2026. The administration has allegedly been in search of Cuban insiders who can help execute a regime change on the island, The Wall Street Journal recently…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Judge Outrages New York Republicans by Ordering New Congressional Map
New York likely has to draw a new congressional map thanks to a Democrat-appointed judge’s ruling—drawing Democrat applause and Republican outrage over the possibility of Empire State conservatives losing representation in Washington. The ruling could spell trouble for Republican control of seven New York House seats, and be decisive in handing Democrats control of the…George Caldwell -
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Emmer Says Fraudsters Are ‘Going Home’
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., has introduced a plan to end the rampant fraud not only in his home state of Minnesota but across the country. In response to massive amounts of fraud uncovered in Minnesota—most prominently at the hands of the state’s large Somali population—Emmer has introduced the SCAM Act to denaturalize fraudsters, terrorists, and…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Trump Sues JPMorgan Chase, Bank Says
REUTERS—U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase on accusations of debanking, the largest U.S. lender said in a statement on Thursday. Trump’s attorney, Alejandro Brito, filed the $5 billion lawsuit Thursday morning in Florida state court in Miami on behalf of the president and several of his hospitality companies, a Fox…Manya Saini -
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Virginia Could Lose Surprising Number of Republican Seats in Congress
Virginia’s new Democrat-controlled government could pursue a redistricting effort that could wipe out four of the five Republican congressional seats heading into the midterms. Newly-minted Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is backing the effort “100%.” Democrats are pushing a redistricting effort that could change Virginia’s congressional representation from six Democrats and five Republicans to 10 Democrats and one Republican. House Republicans already have…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Scrutinizes Vast Sum of COVID-19 Funding for Planned Parenthood
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration is reviewing whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received $88 million in loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Daily Signal can first report. “At the height of the pandemic, affiliates of Planned Parenthood took $88 million in taxpayer dollars to fund their abortion-on-demand agenda—and the Biden…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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17 House Republicans Cave on Subsidies While California Loots Medicaid
Seventeen House Republicans gave California Democrats a late Christmas present this month when they crossed the aisle to vote for extending enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies for another three years. Not only did they move these massive handouts one step closer to permanent entitlement status, but they failed to advance reforms that would actually lower health…Vance Ginn -
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Trump: Outline for Deal Reached Over Greenland
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he had a “framework” of a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over the future of Greenland. “Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to…Daily Signal Staff -
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‘What Goes Around Comes Around’: Kavanaugh Raises Red Flag in Trump Fed Firing Case
Conservative-leaning justices had tough questions for whether President Donald Trump can fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, in a Supreme Court case that could have a major impact on monetary policy and the economy. Trump had attempted to oust Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook based on alleged misstatements she made…Fred Lucas -
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Trump Rebukes Canada’s Mark Carney at Davos
President Donald Trump rebuked Canada before a meeting of global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “Canada gets a lot of freebies from us,” Trump said during his speech Wednesday, adding, “They should be grateful also, but they’re not.” Trump told the room packed with politicians and business leaders that he had…Virginia Allen -
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Trump Has Strong Words for NATO Over Greenland
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out using force to acquire Greenland, saying that Denmark should instead hand over the island to the United States. “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable, but I won’t do that,” he said in a speech…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Banning Wall Street Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis
President Donald Trump flexed his populist muscles earlier in January when he promised to ban Wall Street from buying up single-family homes. “For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream,” Trump posted to Truth Social. “It was the reward for working hard, and doing the right thing,…Murray Sabrin -
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Why Trump’s Strikes in Nigeria Are So Important
In the midst of the back and forth of Nicolás Maduro’s capture, the seizure of “Ghost Fleet” oil tankers, and the banter over a possible annexation of Greenland, it’s easy to miss the significance of the Christmas U.S. missile strikes in Nigeria, which hit ISIS and other jihadist groups. This would be a real tragedy, as this was…Steven Bucci