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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opinion
Trump, GOP Victories Give Republicans Plenty to Lure Voters
As the midterm elections rapidly approach, the White House on Tuesday released a compendium of “Historic Results for the American People.” GOP candidates should campaign on this impressive (albeit non-exhaustive) list of public policy victories secured by President Donald Trump and his Republican allies. When President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas… -
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‘GENIUS’: Russ Vought Weighs in on $5,000 Trump Dividend
Americans will have to wait until after the election to hear how the White House plans to pay for the $5,000 checks President Donald Trump promised to every American adult if Republicans win the House and Senate this November. Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told the Daily Signal… -
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Jobs and Manufacturing Are on the Ballot
American manufacturing is on the rebound, and that good news could hardly come at a better time for President Donald Trump, as Republicans gird themselves for the midterm elections just two months from now. Not that manufacturing is the only sector that’s on a hiring spree—businesses across the board added 162,000 new jobs in August…. -
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What Vance’s RNC Speech Reveals About 2028
Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention was not a formal kickoff to an expected 2028 presidential campaign. But a close look at what he said suggests that, informally, in some respects, that’s exactly what it was. Vance did not mention his rumored campaign, but he didn’t exactly deny that… -
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Inside the GOP’s Campaign to Stop Socialist Candidates
Communism is on the ballot this November. That’s the message coming from GOP leaders who spoke at the 2026 Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention this week. At the event, nearly every speaker touched on the radical Left and the socialist candidates that, they say, want communism in America. “This is an election between common sense… -
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Vance Slams El-Sayed for Saying Grandfather Would’ve Rejected Wife
In a keynote speech, Vice President JD Vance criticized liberal candidates, defended the family, remembered his friend Charlie Kirk, and even addressed speculation as to whether he would launch a presidential campaign. ‘Party of Hatred’ Vance responded to Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who suggested his grandfather wouldn’t have liked his wife Usha’s skin… -
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RFK Jr. Says Donald Trump Changed the Course of His Life, Credits Charlie Kirk
DALLAS—Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, credited Charlie Kirk for bringing him and President Donald Trump together and for making the Make America Healthy Again agenda possible. “Charlie played a critical and indispensable role in bringing me and President Trump together,” he said on Thursday at the 2026… -
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Mike Johnson Tells GOP ‘We’re Not Done Yet’ as Republicans Push Pre-January Agenda
DALLAS—The midterm elections are just weeks away, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are “not done yet.” The GOP has a guaranteed majority until January, when the next Congress begins, and they still have time to pass legislation and codify the conservative agenda. Johnson took the stage on Thursday night at the Republican National… -
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Congress Reflects: How Charlie Kirk Influenced Today’s Republican Lawmakers
Charlie Kirk impacted millions of everyday Americans with his mission to bring civil political discourse to college campuses. But he also inspired and affected sitting members of Congress and elected officials across the country. One year after Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was killed during a campus debate at Utah Valley University, members of the Republican Study Committee, the largest Republican… -
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Vance to Tout Fraud Crackdown in New State
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Vice President JD Vance will hold a press conference Monday at a federal law enforcement facility in Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss his fraud crackdown, the Daily Signal can first report. While he’s there, Vance will also hold a rally at a manufacturing facility as part of a MAGA Inc. event…. -
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Bessent Warns of ‘Socialist Hellscape’ If Democrats Take Power
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted President Donald Trump’s economic record Wednesday night at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention while issuing a stark warning about what he says Democrats would do if given control of Congress. Looking to the future, Bessent said that in order to honor the first 250 years of the United States,… -
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Republicans Must Turn Dallas Rhetoric Into Washington Results
President Donald Trump had the right idea to bring Republicans together in Dallas for a midterm convention. On opening night of the event, GOP leaders struck the right notes, projecting confidence, unity, and a governing vision for the country. But speeches alone will carry Republicans only so far when voters head to the polls in… -
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Mike Collins’ RNC Speech: Honoring Laken Riley’s Legacy Amidst Ossoff’s Woke Agenda
Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, centered his speech last night at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention on the Laken Riley Act and described Sen. Jon Ossoff’s “far-left agenda.” Joining Collins was Laken Riley’s family. Riley, an Augusta University nursing student, was murdered in 2024 by an illegal immigrant who had been… -
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Mexican-American GOP Rep Touts Border Achievements and Tax Deductions During RNC Speech
Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, championed historic border achievements and the Working Families Tax Cuts during her speech at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. De La Cruz, who opened her speech by talking about the dignity of work and patriotism instilled in her by her grandfather, asserted that… -
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Paxton Touts Tax Relief Plan, Takes Aim at Talarico at RNC Convention
Ken Paxton used his Republican Midterm Convention speech to speak on his affordability plan featuring tax deductions for homebuyers and medical expenses while taking aim at Democratic challenger James Talarico. -
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Gill Blasts Talarico’s Christian Beliefs in Scathing Republican Convention Speech
Texas Republican Rep. Brandon Gill blasted his state’s Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico for claiming to be a Christian while embracing a left-wing ideology Gill believes is hostile to the faith. Gill spoke during the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. “Here in Texas, we have James ‘God-is-nonbinary-we-need-to-dismantle-capitalism’ Talarico,”… -
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‘AMERICA FIRST AGENDA AT STAKE’: House Majority Leader Rallies Republicans to Protect Trump Successes in Midterms
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urged Republicans to turn out in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, warning them that a Democrat victory would bring in a kind of “crazy” reminiscent of the Joe Biden years. “President [Donald] Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda is at stake,” Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, said at the Republican National Convention in… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Largest Center-Right Hispanic Think Tank Backs Georgia Republicans
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The LIBRE Initiative, America’s largest center-right Hispanic think tank, is pouring massive amounts of resources and manpower into keeping Georgia red this November. The organization’s LIBRE State PAC will carry out “robust voter engagement efforts throughout the state, including events, grassroots GOTV, and voter education, to ensure Hispanic voters understand why… -
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Is Amy Acton at Odds With Her Own Party?
Ohio’s gubernatorial election is less than two months away, and Democrat Amy Acton has been making headlines for stances that may seem at odds with her party, including on cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Is it a tactic? An Aug. 26 headline from News 5 Cleveland noted how “Democrat Acton supports ICE collaboration” with… -
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Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Lunging at Amy Acton at Event
Sunday’s afternoon campaign event for Amy Acton took a scary turn when an Ohio man allegedly “lunged” at the Democratic nominee for governor at the Canfield Fair in Mahoning County. The suspect has been identified as Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield. Acton was unharmed, and the suspect did not draw the weapons he was found…