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Tuesday was a good night for Virginia Democrats, and it only got better as Wednesday approached. Not only did all three Democrat candidates win their statewide races, but the party widely expanded its majority in the House of Delegates. Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger was declared the winner early on, as was Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi. Although…
The Minneapolis mayor race is over, after another round of ranked-choice vote counting gave Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey a majority, defeating his top opponent, state Sen. Omar Fateh, and a dozen other candidates. Frey last night had taken the lead with 41.8% of the vote, failing to cross the threshold of 50% plus one vote,…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani quoted Socialist Party of America founder Eugene Debs during his victory speech on Tuesday. Mamdani quoted the famous socialist who believed that capitalism exploited workers and created a system of “wage slavery,” where workers were dependent on capitalists for their livelihood. The self-professed democratic socialist won the…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The pro-life movement has determined its newest priority: preventing Planned Parenthood from receiving full funding again, starting July 4. “Next year, our nation will mark its 250th anniversary. A celebration of human dignity and the God-given rights proclaimed in our founding,” Live Action founder and president Lila Rose told The Daily…
President Donald Trump suggested the record-long government shutdown is responsible for Republicans’ widespread losses in Tuesday’s off-year elections. “‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia gubernatorial race. Democrat Jay Jones, who sent…
LEESBURG, Virginia—The mood at Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign watch party remained largely consistent all night long, even after major news outlets announced her defeat. “We’re incredibly proud of our candidate and the work that this team has done,” Peyton Vogel, press secretary for Earle-Sears’ campaign, told The Daily Signal shortly before polls closed at 7 p.m. in Virginia. Only about an…
California voters have approved a ballot measure that will change the dynamics of the 2026 midterm elections, according to The Associated Press. The ballot measure, known as Proposition 50, had 73% of voters in favor and 26% of voters opposed at the time The Associated Press called the race. Proposition 50 was pushed by Democrat…
Texas voters approved a first-in-the-nation parental rights initiative Tuesday. Lone Star state voters also approved a state constitutional amendment requiring citizenship to vote in the state. Meanwhile, Maine voters rejected an election reform measure that included adopting voter ID. Voters in six states decided on 24 statewide measures on Tuesday, according to Ballotpedia, a handful…
Pennsylvania residents voted on Tuesday to retain three justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, according to The Associated Press. Democrat Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht each won another term on Pennsylvania’s highest state court. Dougherty and Wecht have obtained 10-year terms, while Donohue will likely only serve until 2027, when she reaches…
Jay Jones is projected to be the next Virginia attorney general, defeating incumbent Republican Jason Miyares, according to several news outlets. “I want to thank every Virginian tonight who placed their trust in me,” Jones told supporters in Richmond, Virginia. Jones emphasized that he is the first black attorney general of the commonwealth, “The weight of that…
Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City mayoral election Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press, making the socialist state assemblyman the first ever Muslim and the youngest candidate in more than a century to lead America’s largest city. Mamdani, who had led in the polls since winning the Democrat…
The Associated Press has called the New Jersey governor’s election for U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill. On Wednesday, The Associated Press was reporting Sherrill with about 56% of the vote compared with Jack Ciattarelli’s approximately 43%. With 95% of the vote counted, Sherrill earned more than 1.7 million votes, and Ciattarelli garnered 1.3 million. The race…
The Trump administration is preparing an executive order on election fraud, prompting California’s top election official to push back. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order on elections to address potential election fraud in California. “It is absolutely true that there is fraud in…
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, numerous outlets project. “Tonight, we sent a message,” Spanberger said in her victory speech. “Virginia chose pragmatism over partisanship. We chose our commonwealth over chaos. You all chose leadership that will focus relentlessly on what matters most: lowering costs, keeping our communities…
The Trump administration decided this week that it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program this month as the federal government shutdown drags on with no end in sight. “No Wyoming family should have to worry about putting food on the table because [Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.] and Senate Democrats are holding…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A woman in Virginia distributed leaflets that listed White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller’s address and labeled him as a Nazi,” court documents show. A court affidavit revealed that the Virginia State Police seized the phone of Barbara Wien, a retired university professor who allegedly posted fliers in…
Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed that the Biden administration’s Department of Justice seized President Donald Trump’s government phone from his first term and subpoenaed his personal call logs. “This is just further evidence of the egregious overreach and weaponization of government that took place under the previous White House against then-former president, now-President Donald Trump,”…
It’s Election Day in New Jersey, and it’s not merely the statistically tied gubernatorial race that is driving the news for the Garden State. On Tuesday morning, news came in of emailed bomb threats being sent to polling locations, resulting in some closures. The threats have since been declared to be noncredible. New Jersey Attorney…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Murders in Washington, D.C., are down 60% since President Donald Trump’s D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force set its sights on tackling the capital’s crime problem. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner joined the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force briefing on Monday to discuss his agency’s partnership…
President Donald Trump said he would withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits until Senate Democrats vote to reopen the government. “SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly ‘handed’ to anyone for the asking, as…