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    Everything Is Bigger in Texas — Including the Senate Stakes
    The race for control of the Senate next January is a dead heat. Conventional wisdom suggests the contests in swingy states like Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia could prove decisive. And they might.  But it’s possible that the fate of the chamber known as the “world’s greatest deliberative body” will come down to a state not usually considered…
    Josh Hammer
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    FBI Recorded Virginia Lawmakers’ Calls
    The FBI sent a second round of letters alerting people that their calls involving Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas had been intercepted earlier this year. One lawmaker whose calls were captured was Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat who is seeking reelection in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. His office told the Daily Signal that it’s the…
    Rich Tucker
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    Sen. Tafoya? Minnesota Polling Shows a Dead Heat
    Brand new polling from the heartland shows that the Democrats have a problem in the Gopher State. Right now, Lt Gov. Peggy Flanagan has a slight 2-point lead, within the margin of error, at 40% vs. 38% for former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya. The remaining voters responded 4% for independent candidate Marisa Simonetti, “other candidates”…
    Steve Cortes
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    Preview: Trump’s GOP Looks to Build Momentum at Dallas Convention
    The Republican National Committee is set to host its first-ever midterm national convention this week in Dallas, Texas. With less than 60 days until the midterm election, the party is using this event to celebrate nominees, fundraise, and build momentum for November. Unlike a presidential convention, when the party selects its nominee for president, the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Ossoff Holds Virtual Conference as New Makeup Ad Drops
    A new election advertisement criticizing Sen. Jon Ossoff’s exorbitant spending on hair and makeup was released on Friday, as the senator spoke with reporters in a virtual news conference to take jabs at his Georgia U.S. Senate race opponent, Rep. Mike Collins. The ad, released by the Senate Leadership Fund and posted to multiple social…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Comer Targets Biden-Era DEA Policy That Allowed Fentanyl Loads to Move Unimpeded
    A House committee is investigating whether a Biden-era fentanyl walking program affected more states than New Mexico and if allowing the deadly drug to flow across the border violated federal law enforcement policy. “We’ve talked to the whistleblower that said the Biden [Drug Enforcement Administration] allowed for fentanyl to hit the streets presumably to try…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Set to Use $400 Million War Chest to Secure Republican Majority
    President Donald Trump officially announced his plans to spend in the midterm elections to ensure Republicans hold and grow their majority in Congress this November. While the president isn’t on the ballot this year, he will open his more than $400 million war chest for 35 Republicans running in key races. Speaking at a dinner…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    ‘Government Failed the Victims’: James Comer Unveils Plan to Close Epstein-Era Human Trafficking Loopholes
    The House will likely consider a large anti-human trafficking bill following a wide-ranging investigation of government failures regarding wealthy convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The legislation will focus on defining human trafficking to prevent offenders from using loopholes and to ensure that someone who signed a nondisclosure agreement will still be required to report sexual…
    Fred Lucas
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    Republicans Preemptively Avoid Midterm Government Shutdown 
    President Donald Trump signed a bill to effectively fund the government through the midterm elections, avoiding the September deadline and a possible government shutdown. Now, members can hit the campaign trail without an Election Day shutdown looming, moving their deadline to fund the government for fiscal year 2027 to December.   The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Congressman to Introduce Resolution Condemning Sharia Law, Wants House Vote Before Midterms
    Co-founder of the Sharia Free America Caucus, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, will introduce a resolution on Thursday condemning Sharia law and aims to get a House vote on the resolution before the November midterms. Titled “Denouncing Sharia Law in the United States,” the resolution obtained by the Daily Signal will reaffirm that the “primary role…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Dems Call Birthright Citizenship Hearing a ‘Bigoted’ Effort From Chip Roy
    House Democrats said that a key House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, which focused on ending the birth tourism industry, was a “bigoted” effort to crack down on what they described as the baseless claim of widespread birth tourism. Led by the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    After Years of High-Profile Probes, James Comer Eyes a New Political Prize
    Rep. James Comer—after leading congressional probes of matters such as suspected Biden family corruption, COVID-19 origins, the botched Afghanistan exit, and the Jeffrey Epstein offenses—is poised to run for Kentucky governor in 2027. Kentucky is one of three states that have off-year gubernatorial contests in 2027. Comer, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform…
    Fred Lucas
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    Bernie Moreno Lashes Out Against ‘Drive-Only’ Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
    Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is taking issue with “drive-only” licenses for illegal immigrants in other states, and the deadly effects they have on Ohioans, including the recent death of a 29-year-old from Fayette. In a letter Tuesday to Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Conn., Moreno lamented the death of Austin J. Karr Grimes, expressing his outrage over…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Higgins Breaks With GOP on Rule Vote, Blames Senate for Stalling Republican Agenda
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., broke with Republican leadership by voting against a rule on Tuesday in response to Republicans’ failure to act on key GOP priorities. Higgins, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, sat down with the Daily Signal on Tuesday before the vote. He explained that his vote was…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Data Center Debate Draws Contrast Between Democrats and GOP in Georgia
    Data centers are shaping politics and elections across the country, but that is especially true in Georgia, which has a critical gubernatorial election and a Senate race that could determine the balance of power in Washington. Democrats and Republicans are scrambling to solidify their policies toward data centers in the Peach State. Their approaches and…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Republicans Can’t Afford to Waste September
    At the beginning of September, the average American will have roughly 80 working days left in the year. Congress will work fewer than half of them. The House of Representatives is scheduled to be in session for just 35 days between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, while the Senate is expected to be in session…
    Daniel West | Chip Wyatt
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    House Weighs Senate Funding Bill That Would Delay New White House Funding Rules to Combat ‘Wasteful Spending’
    The U.S. House of Representatives is weighing a Senate funding bill that would delay the implementation of White House rules to combat “wasteful spending” of the kind targeted by the Department of Government Efficiency last year. The White House Office of Management and Budget proposed a regulation for federal financial assistance in May, aiming to…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    White House Says SAVE Act Passage Most Likely After Election but Keeps Pressure on Senate
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The White House now believes that the SAVE America Act may not pass until after the midterm elections, though it is keeping the pressure on Leader John Thune to act as soon as possible. It is now eyeing a lame-duck session to secure victory on the election integrity bill, a White…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Duffy and Mullin Target Illegal Immigrant Trucking, Immigration Fraud Network
    The Trump administration just announced an interagency effort to combat fraud in the trucking industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are working with the Justice Department and the White House Fraud Task Force to get non-English-speaking commercial truck drivers, who they say are putting Americans in danger, off the road….
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    It’s Homecoming Week for Congress, Here’s What Republicans COULD Do:
    The House of Representatives returns to Washington on Monday for its first week back after a monthlong recess spent campaigning in members’ districts. From crucial spending packages to the SAVE America Act, denouncing socialism, combating transgender ideology, and securing the border, Republicans have a lot to accomplish ahead of the November midterms when they could…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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