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 DOJ Cracks Down on States Housing Biological Men in Women’s Prisons
The Justice Department opened an investigation into male inmates being placed in women’s prisons in California and Maine. The DOJ notified California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Maine Gov. Janet Mills, respectively, on Thursday about the pending probes, noting the danger to female inmates of potential sexual assault. California law allows male prisoners who identify as…Fred Lucas -
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‘ABSURD’: House GOP Leaders Dismiss Senate DHS Bill
House Republican leadership and the party’s hardline conservative faction rejected the Senate’s homeland security funding deal, which omits funding for border security. “The Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement,” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday afternoon as he…George Caldwell -
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House Republican Group Hijacks House Floor to Reject Radical Islam
A dozen members of the Sharia Free America Caucus spoke consecutively on the House floor Thursday evening against the “threat of radical Islamic terrorism” in the United States. The speeches, organized by Republican Texas Reps. Keith Self and Rep. Chip Roy, the founders of the caucus, claimed that America was on the same migration trajectory…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Republicans Divided on Budget Reconciliation Gamble for SAVE America Act
Republicans are turning to budget reconciliation to pass the SAVE America Act into law, but some doubt the process will result in the election integrity measures offered in the current version of the bill. “There’s a lot of support for a budget reconciliation bill,” Majority Leader Thune, R-S.D., told press this week. While the budget…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Trump Reveals ‘Present’ From Iran
President Donald Trump said that Iran’s “present” to the United States is letting eight oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz. “They said, ‘To show you the fact that we’re real … we’re going to let you have eight boats of oil,’” Trump said of the Iranians at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. Trump…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Fuels House GOP’s Record Haul Ahead of Bruising Midterms
The National Republican Congressional Committee brought in a record-breaking $37 million Wednesday night at its annual Washington, D.C., fundraising dinner. With the help of President Donald Trump and a majority in both chambers, House Republicans are gearing up for the midterm season , needing to grow their slim majority. “President Trump and the NRCC didn’t just meet expectations; we shattered them,” NRCC Chairman Richard…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Appeals Court Hands Trump Big Win on Detaining Illegal Immigrants
The Trump administration scored a victory on Wednesday as an appeals court ruled that it can detain illegal immigrants without bond. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of the Department of Homeland Security’s detention policy, in the case of illegal immigrant Joaquin Herrera Avila. All three…Fred Lucas -
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If GOP Fails on SAVE America Act, Brandon Gill Explains What Democrats Will Do Long-Term
The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EST on March 26. Congress could be heading for another “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” Congressional Republicans are facing a double…Bradley Devlin -
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Trump Reschedules Iran-Delayed China Visit for May 14-15
REUTERS—President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would visit China for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, rescheduling a closely watched trip that was delayed due to the ongoing Iran war. Trump added that he would host Xi for a reciprocal visit in Washington later this year. “Our Representatives are…Reuters -
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Democrats Are Back to ‘Defund the Police,’ GOP Leadership Claims
House Republican leadership says Democrat politics bears some of the blame for the murder of an 18-year-old university student in Chicago. Sheridan Gorman, a freshman at Loyola University, was murdered by Jose Medina, an illegal alien from Venezuela who entered the country in 2023 and was released by law enforcement shortly after. Medina was then…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Proposed ‘Trump Wildlife Preserve’ Draws Strong Reactions
A wildlife preserve in Ohio could be the latest government-run facility to bear the president’s name, but not in the way one might expect. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently unveiled a proposed rule to rename the “Charles O. Trump Wildlife Preserve” to the “Trump Wildlife Preserve.” The 128-acre area located in Pickaway County…Rebecca Downs -
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Trump Demands More From NATO as Gulf States ‘Hit So Hard’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday continued his call for more NATO assistance in the Middle East. When asked by The Daily Signal’s White House Correspondent Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell if he wanted the Gulf States to be more involved in the ongoing operation against Iran, Trump said, “A little bit, but more—more NATO.” “I think our Gulf allies have been pretty good, to be honest with…Reagan Campbell -
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Heartland Polling: Iran War Is Unpopular, But Not Hurting Trump
Fresh new polling from the key battleground state of Wisconsin reveals that Midwestern voters take a skeptical view of the Iran war, with 40% approval and 50% disapproval. Right now, the split is very partisan with Democrat voters at net -71% approve, GOP voters at +60%—while independents come in at -19%. Seventeen percent of Republican voters against…Steve Cortes -
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EXCLUSIVE: Critical Swing State Poll Shows Trump Retains High Support Among Base
Ahead of the 2026 midterms, polling from a critical swing state found that President Donald Trump is retaining a vast majority of his voting base. A new League of American Workers survey showed that 85% of Wisconsin voters who voted for Trump in 2024 remain favorable of the president after he announced the commencement of…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Republicans Pitch Trump on Funding All of DHS But Deportations
A group of Republican senators is pitching President Donald Trump on a plan to fund part of the currently shutdown Department of Homeland Security, while allowing for a future party-line budget bill to cover deportations later. Republicans already acceded to Democrat demands in February, when they agreed to separate the DHS funding bill from a…George Caldwell -
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EXCLUSIVE: Texas Lawmakers Demand GOP Fight for Stronger Child Protections Against AI
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A bipartisan group of 20 Texas state senators wrote a letter to the state’s U.S. senators demanding stronger protections for children online. The coalition says that a U.S. House bill meant to protect kids online is too weak. The Energy and Commerce Committee recently marked up the Kids Internet and Digital…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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2 Democrats Side With Republicans to Confirm Mullin for DHS Secretary
The Senate has voted to confirm Markwayne Mullin, the senator from Oklahoma, as the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The upper chamber voted to confirm Mullin 54 to 45 on Monday evening. Two Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., joined 52 Republicans by voting in favor of President Donald…Pedro Rodriguez -
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GOP Rep Challenges Muslim Leaders to Condemn Islamic Terror
A Congressional Republican told The Daily Signal that he is concerned about the “silence” from Muslim leaders in condemning the wave of recent terror attacks carried out by alleged Islamic terrorist who “cited a religious justification for their violence.” “If a Christian justified violence by citing the Bible, every church in America would and SHOULD…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Trump’s Mueller Comments and What Andrew Breitbart Told Me When Ted Kennedy Died
There was plenty of outrage yesterday after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social and posted the following reaction to the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” Predictably, the response was swift and condemning. Critics called the statement…Jon Fleischman -
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Blue States—and a Few Red States—Taxing the Trump Accounts
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has staked out an anti-Donald Trump resistance position on nearly every issue, but backs changing his state’s tax law for children’s accounts bearing the president’s name. “Minnesota does not adopt federal tax law changes automatically. The state Legislature must pass a tax conformity bill in order to adopt federal tax law…Fred Lucas