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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EXCLUSIVE: Labor Secretary Reveals Whether Trump Can Axe H-1B Visas
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said the law doesn’t allow the Trump administration to eliminate H-1B visas. When asked by The Daily Signal if eliminating the program—a proposal popular with the MAGA base—is a possibility, Chavez-DeRemer said “I don’t think that that’s really what’s in the law.” “The law is, H-1B visa…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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The Number of Democrats Backing Trump Impeachment Vote Has Nearly Doubled
A Democrat member’s effort to impeach President Donald Trump failed on Thursday, but Democrats’ votes shed light on who exactly is willing to assist in putting Trump on trial again. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced the resolution—which is not his first of the Congress, accusing Trump of “calling for the execution of six Democratic lawmakers.”…George Caldwell -
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BREAKING: Indiana Senate Votes Against Congressional Map That Could Help Trump Avoid Impeachment
The Indiana State Senate, which has a GOP supermajority, has voted against a redistricting bill that would have likely given Republicans two additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Control of the House in next year’s midterms is critical for Republicans, who fear that a Democrat majority would try to impeach President Donald Trump….Jacob Adams -
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On Health Care, Republicans Between Rock and a Hard Place
Amid their push to pass ambitious health care legislation, Republicans have many proposals, but no clear path to consensus. At the end of the year, President Joe Biden’s COVID-19-era boosts to premium tax credits are set to expire. Democrats’ messaging on the issue has repeatedly accused Republicans of taking away Americans’ health insurance, putting pressure…George Caldwell -
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Trump’s National Security Strategy Lays Out a Pragmatic China Strategy
The White House has released a new National Security Strategy whose central purpose is unambiguous: to ensure the United States remains the preeminent global power. At its core is a new and pragmatic China strategy. The document opens with a blunt indictment of the past three decades of American policy, especially on China. Successive administrations—Republican and Democratic alike—embraced the delusion that flooding…Helen Raleigh -
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Indiana’s GOP Supermajority Senate Could Vote Against Map That Could Save Trump From Impeachment
Today, the Indiana State Senate will vote on redistricting legislation that could help Republicans hold the House in the midterms and save President Donald Trump from future Democrat impeachments. The bill to change Indiana’s congressional map from a 7-2 Republican advantage to a 9-0 sweep will be voted on by Indiana’s Senate this afternoon. The…Jacob Adams -
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Most Indiana Likely GOP Primary Voters Support Redistricting in Swing Districts: Survey
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A large majority of likely Republican primary voters in four Indiana Senate districts support the Hoosier State’s redistricting effort, even though the senators representing them reportedly plan to oppose it, a new survey shows. Heritage Action surveyed 1321 likely Republican primary voters in the four districts represented by Sens. Ed…Tyler O’Neil -
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GOP Congressman Exposes Practice That Makes Congress ‘Crooked as a Dog’s Leg’
The worst thing that has ever happened to the Capitol Building? “Air conditioning,” says Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. Burchett joined “The Signal Sitdown” at the Republican Study Committee’s new media row to discuss how a group he calls the “war pimps” came to dominate Washington—and what he’s doing to try to stop them. Installing air…Bradley Devlin -
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Kennedy Center Honors Continues Trump Momentum to Unify Americans Through Art
The incredible artists who were awarded Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night rose above partisan rancor and helped showcase the universal appeal of President Donald Trump’s valiant efforts to restore America’s cultural jewel. Trump made history as the first president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, an event founded 48 years ago to give lifetime achievement medals to iconic artists. I spoke…Carrie Sheffield -
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Indiana Republicans Who Oppose Redistricting May Be in for a Nasty Surprise
Republicans in the Indiana Senate may face an ugly surprise next year, should they dare oppose the new U.S. congressional map up for debate in the Hoosier State’s upper chamber this week. A new Super PAC, Fair Maps Indiana Action, has announced its intention to spend seven figures ahead of the 2026 primaries—both to support…Tyler O’Neil -
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Republicans Engage in Do-or-Die Health Care Push
In a short time frame, Republicans in Congress are attempting to legislate on an issue that has challenged them for over a decade—health care. At the end of the year, President Joe Biden’s COVID-19-era boosts to premium tax credits are set to expire. Democrat messaging on the issue has repeatedly accused Republicans of taking away…George Caldwell -
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Trump’s Case on Birthright Citizenship Is Stronger Now Than Ever
From the moment President Donald Trump issued his executive order on birthright citizenship back in January, a Supreme Court showdown on the meaning of the citizenship clause was almost inevitable. And, indeed, the nation’s highest court agreed last week to decide whether the order is constitutional, after nearly a year of high-profile litigation that has largely kept the administration from enforcing the order. While the task of securing…Amy Swearer -
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Trump Backs GOP Alternative to Obamacare Subsidies
President Donald Trump signaled his support Tuesday for a Republican alternative to the pandemic-era extra Obamacare subsidies Democrats championed during the government shutdown earlier this year. “Well, I like the concept,” the president said when asked about the bill, which Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Bill Cassidy, R-La., unveiled Monday. “I don’t want to give…Tyler O’Neil -
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Judge Says Trump Must End National Guard Deployment in Los Angeles
A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered an end to Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles and directed that they be returned to the control of the state’s Democratic governor, finding that the Republican president had exceeded his authority. “Today’s ruling is unmistakably clear: the federalization of the California National Guard…Daily Signal Staff -
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‘They Always Have a Hoax’: Trump Kicks Off Affordability Tour in Pennsylvania
On the first stop of President Donald Trump’s affordability tour, he said making America affordable is his highest priority, while again calling the term a Democrat hoax. “I have no higher priority than making America affordable again,” Trump said. “That’s what we’re going to do. And again, [Democrats] cause the high prices and we’re bringing…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Urged to Make Reforms to Lower Health Care Costs
A national grassroots nonprofit is urging President Donald Trump to take “swift action” on a policy that it believes would directly impact affordability: health care price transparency. Save Our States Executive Director Trent England sent a letter to Trump supporting his work on lowering health care costs and urging him to require mandatory advanced notice…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
‘STUNNINGLY UNINFORMED’: Republican Slams Hegseth Scouting Memo
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, a co-chair of the Congressional Scouting Caucus, told The Daily Signal that he is attempting to meet in person with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to discuss the memo on the Department of War separating from Scouting America, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America. Sessions called the…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Alien Involved in Shooting of 4 Police Officers and a Civilian
An illegal alien from El Salvador shot a civilian and multiple police officers in Omaha, Nebraska, last week. Juan Ayala Ramos, 28, is reported to have randomly shot 61-year-old Michael Kasper, critically injuring the man, outside a grocery store in Omaha as Kasper was loading groceries into his vehicle. Using his license plate number, police tracked Ayala Ramos to a local QuikTrip gas station where…Virginia Allen -
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Pipe-Bomb Suspect’s Arrest Solidifies Patel’s Standing
FBI Director Kash Patel is back in the safe zone again. The on-again, off-again MAGA media lynch mobs gunning for Patel to be ousted from the key Cabinet post over his perceived mishandling of several high-profile investigations and unmet demands for transparency have crested and fallen too many times to count during his tumultuous nine…Susan Crabtree -
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Minnesota AG Said, ‘Let’s Just Go Fight’ State Officials on Behalf of Feeding Our Future Fraudsters, Audio Reveals
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told participants in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, “I’m here to help.” He also said of state officials, “Let’s just go fight these people,” according to a 2021 audio recording now receiving renewed scrutiny after more than 50 guilty pleas in the scandal. The audio, which Ellison has not…Tyler O’Neil