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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Ted Cruz Warns of Battle Between Power and Liberty
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the key battle in the United States—and Canada—isn’t the strong against the weak but the powerful against liberty. This, Cruz said, is why big government and big corporations are now allies. “Big is bad across the board,” Cruz said during his speech Thursday on the opening day of the Conservative… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul Encourages Truckers to Come to America and ‘Clog Cities Up’
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is “all for” trucker convoys coming to the United States. The Republican senator discussed the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” during a Thursday interview with The Daily Signal following an NBC News report that a similar trucker convoy may form for this weekend’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles–and potentially come to Washington,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul Weighs In on COVID-19 Tyranny, Hypocrites, and Civil Disobedience
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky tore into COVID-19 hypocrites like California Democrats Gavin Newsom and Eric Garcetti during a Thursday interview with The Daily Signal, encouraging Americans faced with vaccine mandates to engage in peaceful protest. Newsom, the governor of California; Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles; and San Francisco Mayor London Breed drew heavy… -
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Ted Cruz Calls for FTC Probe Into GoFundMe for Shutting Down Convoy Fundraiser
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Sunday he was demanding the Federal Trade Commission investigate crowdfunding site GoFundMe after it shut down a fundraiser supporting truckers protesting Canadian COVID-19 restrictions. “Today I sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking that the FTC open an investigation into GoFundMe into whether they’ve committed deceptive trade… -
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Joe Rogan, Rand Paul Begin Exodus From Big Tech in Mounting Backlash Over Censorship
Prominent personalities, including podcast host Joe Rogan and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., have announced plans to leave major social media platforms amid growing backlash over censorship. Rogan announced late Sunday that he had started an account on alternative social media site Gettr, posting remarks critical of Twitter on the platform. “Just in case s— over at… -
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Facebook Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for 24 Hours
Facebook suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., for 24 hours on Monday, one day after Twitter permanently suspended her account over repeated violations of COVID-19 misinformation policies. Greene posted on Telegram that Facebook blocked her from posting or commenting for 24 hours for not abiding by the company’s “Community Standards” on Monday. “This is… -
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Biden’s Bill Should Be Called ‘Build Beijing Back Better,’ Mike Pence Says
MANCHESTER, N.H. – “Keep your hands off the American people’s paychecks,” former Vice President Mike Pence warned President Joe Biden. “We want our freedom.” Pence made the remark to supporters Wednesday afternoon at Heritage Action for America’s “Save Our Paychecks” event in Manchester, New Hampshire. The former vice president heavily criticized the Biden administration’s sweeping… -
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Mike Pence Predicts That ‘Tide Has Turned for Pro-Life Movement’
The day before the Supreme Court was to hear a major abortion case challenging Roe v. Wade, former Vice President Mike Pence predicted that “the tide has turned for the pro-life movement” and “life is winning across America.” “I have long believed that a society can be judged by how it deals with its most… -
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Rand Paul: Militants Pushing Critical Race Theory, Gender Ideology Want to ‘Hold Your Kid Down and Give Them a Shot Without Your Permission’
Health officials have not “completely explored” the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for children, Sen. Rand Paul warned, calling for more examination and information on the safety risks that vaccines potentially pose for children. “These are the same people that want to teach critical race theory,” the Kentucky Republican said in an interview Thursday with The… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul Urges Whistleblowers to Expose Biden Administration Abuses of Civil Liberties
Sen. Rand Paul sharply criticized the “politicized” FBI and the Department of Justice, calling for more whistleblowers to expose government trampling of American liberties. “I think anytime someone is breaking the law in government, it’s a good idea to hear about it,” the Kentucky Republican said in a Thursday interview with The Daily Signal. “And… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul Promises There Will ‘Absolutely’ Be Consequences for Biden Officials ‘Flouting the Law’
Sen. Rand Paul tore into Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Thursday interview with The Daily Signal, accusing Fauci of ordering Americans to blindly follow his authority on the coronavirus pandemic. “There will absolutely be consequences for the people who are flouting the law” when Republicans take back Congress, the Kentucky Republican promised. “But really, Fauci… -
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Rep. Jim Jordan: Email Shows FBI Using ‘Counterterrorism Tools’ Against ‘Concerned Parents’
The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee is asking Attorney General Merrick Garland about his October testimony to that same committee, citing a document unearthed by a whistleblower that shows the FBI started using a specific tag to track threats related to schools. “We are now in receipt of a protected disclosure from a… -
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In Loudoun County, Pence Calls for School Officials to Resign Over ‘Cover-Up’ of Sexual Assaults
On the heels of a student walkout, former Vice President Mike Pence traveled Thursday to Loudoun County, Virginia, to praise concerned parents and students—and to call for school officials to resign over their “cover-up” of recent sexual assaults in county schools. “School board members and anyone responsible for this tragedy and cover-up should resign immediately,”… -
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Sen. Josh Hawley Questions ‘Weaponizing’ of FBI to Silence Parents
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., sharply questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland’s deployment of the FBI to intervene in local school board matters in an exchange Tuesday with one of Garland’s deputies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. In a memo the day before, Garland instructed the Justice Department and FBI “to address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward… -
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‘Big-Government Socialism’ Is at Core of Biden’s Agenda, Pence Says
Former Vice President Mike Pence said the Biden administration’s embrace of “big-government socialism” is reflected in nearly every policy issue coming out of Washington, especially the multitrillion-dollar spending proposal facing a possible vote in Congress this week. At a Wednesday night event celebrating the opening of Advancing American Freedom, an organization Pence founded, the former… -
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What Democrats Say When Ted Cruz Asks Whether Voter ID Is Racist
Voter ID laws are racist in Texas and could be in other states as well, depending on intent, three Democrat witnesses said Wednesday at a Senate hearing. One Democrat witness said it’s difficult to say whether voter ID requirements have had any harmful effect, but requiring voters to show photo identification isn’t likely to prevent… -
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Why We Should Care That YouTube Has Silenced Sen. Rand Paul
Another day, another instance of a Big Tech company censoring content it doesn’t like. This time, YouTube—owned by Google—took down a video by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in which he discusses face masks and COVID-19. YouTube also banned Paul from its platform for a week. “We removed content from Senator Paul’s channel for including claims… -
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Pence Slams American Companies, Celebrities on Support for China
Former Vice President Mike Pence, in a major speech Wednesday on China, said that the communist regime is a more serious threat to the United States than the Soviet Union during the Cold War. “In many respects, Communist China poses a greater challenge to the United States than the Soviet Union ever did throughout the Cold… -
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She Won Her School Board Race by Opposing Critical Race Theory
Hannah Smith ran for school board in her Texas community on a platform opposing critical race theory. Smith won, earning nearly 70% of the vote last month. “[T]he community turnout at this election really sent a message to our district and gave us a mandate going in to say, ‘We don’t want critical race theory… -
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Sen. Ted Cruz Shares Firsthand Observations of Israel-Hamas Situation
Sen. Ted Cruz joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss his recent trip to Israel to observe the fighting that’s been occurring in the region between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group. We discuss how Hamas has a headquarters in the basement of a hospital, effectively using innocent people as human shields. “It’s their own…