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    Inside the Race to Get Trump’s Judicial Nominees Confirmed Before Democrat Takeover
    Senate Republicans have less than 20 days to confirm President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, a crucial move to ensure that his legacy extends beyond his term. “Very important for the U.S. Senate to confirm all of our pending 161 Nominations, including 25 Federal Judges,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday. He made official announcements for the…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Epstein’s Crimes Could Have Been Prevented, House Oversight Report Says
    A new House report details the federal government’s decades-long failure to hold convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein accountable. The report, released Tuesday by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, says that crimes committed by Epstein after 2005 could have been prevented if not for failures by federal investigators and prosecutors, and it specifically faulted…
    Fred Lucas
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    Hegseth Says GOP Has His Back During Impeachment Efforts
    War Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Daily Signal he has a “ton of support” in Congress as outgoing GOP Rep. Thomas Massie leads an effort to impeach him. Hegseth defended himself against the impeachment articles at a Tuesday press conference, his first since May. The secretary told the Daily Signal that his legislative affairs team…
    Reagan Reese
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    ‘There’s No Strategy Here’: GOP Senator Sounds Alarm Ahead of Leadership Vote
    Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin joined the “Tony Kinnett Cast” Monday night in an exclusive interview to discuss the upcoming Senate Republican leadership election scheduled for Tuesday. Johnson is currently petitioning to delay the leadership election in order to have a conference-wide meeting to discuss strategy. “After this devastating loss, after we realize that our…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Burchett ‘100%’ Willing to Defy GOP Leadership If Appointed to Senate
    Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee is making his pitch to become the next senator of the Volunteer State, seeking an appointment from Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn. He says he’s willing to defy party leadership in the role, if necessary. “I think I’d be a conduit for good legislation. I think too many times legislation just…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Conservative Senators Secure Support to Force Leadership Reckoning After Midterm Defeat
    Summary A group of Senate Republicans is urging the Senate Republican Conference to delay Senate leadership elections after the party’s major midterm defeat. After receiving support from enough senators to require a Senate Republican Conference meeting, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin sent a letter to Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton and Senate majority leadership…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    A Time for Ruthlessness: Lame-Duck Session Should Finish Work of Lazy-Duck Senate
    “Wipeout?” “Bloodbath?” “Demo-Katrina” is more like it. The Times-Picayune’s one word headline the day after that hurricane drowned New Orleans also suits this occasion: “CATASTROPHIC.” The national walloping that Republicans suffered Tuesday is almost beyond words. Democrats took the U.S. House, not shockingly, although gaining 42 seats as of Sunday night surely surprised even the…
    Deroy Murdock
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    America Just Elected the ‘Gayest Congress’ Ever, a Blue Wave of Many Colors
    The 120th Congress is set to break a few records, including what is being touted as the “gayest Congress” in American history. Eighteen Democrats who identify as LGBTQ+, including two senators, are set to be sworn into Congress in 2027. “The American people have made their voices heard. The 120th Congress will officially be the…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Iran War Was Seldom Mentioned by Virginia Republicans on the Stump
    Virginia is proud to host the largest Navy base in the world. Naval Station Norfolk is home to 149,000 military-related personnel. There are 75 ships and 134 aircraft based there. Many of those sailors and pilots have been or may soon be deployed to the Persian Gulf region to take part in ongoing military actions…
    Rich Tucker
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    Bipartisan Energy Affordability Opportunity During Lame Duck 
    American voters have spoken. And in our 250th anniversary year, it’s encouraging to know that our constitutional order has survived another election.   Yes, we finalize our political battles in the private voting booth.   It appears yet again that the majority of American voters prefer a divided government to coerce political consensus.  As Congress prepares to…
    Star Parker
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    The Plan to Impeach Hegseth: Massie Says Support Has Grown
    Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., plans to bring articles of impeachment against Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth for “high crimes and misdemeanors” first thing next week. “I plan on introducing it Monday or Tuesday, as soon as we get back,” Massie told the Daily Signal, adding that he “believe[s] support for impeachment has grown”…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Spoiled Ballots Over ‘Decoy Dan’ Add New Twist to Alaska’s Senate Nail-Biter
    As of Friday, at least 90 ballots have been tossed for Alaska voters who marked both U.S. Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan as their first choice, in a race where the top two candidates are separated by fewer than 700 votes. The campaign of Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan anticipates that the number of tossed…
    Fred Lucas
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    Senators Try to Slow GOP Leadership Vote
    A handful of GOP senators are looking to slow their party’s leadership vote, scheduled for Tuesday, the Daily Signal can confirm. Majority Leader John Thune is currently running unopposed for minority leader, and Majority Whip John Barrasso of Wyoming is expected to again seek election as the second-ranking Republican. The GOP conference is expected to…
    Reagan Reese
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    GOP Has Big Plans for Last Weeks in Majority
    The GOP majority has much to accomplish before Democrats retake both chambers in January, but some Republicans fear there won’t be enough time or attendance to enact President Donald Trump’s priorities. The lame-duck session, the period after the midterms and before the next Congress begins, is Republicans’ last chance to pass measures such as the…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘Retribution and Lawfare’: Democrats Eye Supreme Court Subpoenas and Probes
    Leading Democrats have promised to investigate and issue subpoenas to Supreme Court justices, and they will be in a position to do just that when they assume the majority in Congress in January. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., expected to become chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, previously said he and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., expected…
    Fred Lucas
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    Democrat Facing Felony Charge Flips GOP House Seat in ‘Blue Tsunami’
    A Democrat facing a felony charge flipped a North Carolina seat blue in the 2026 midterm “blue tsunami.” LaKesha Womack is set to be sworn into the 120th Congress in January, unseating first-term Republican Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District. Womack unexpectedly beat Moore by just over 2 percentage points in North…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Scramble for Power Breaks Out on Capitol Hill
    With Republicans headed into the minority in both chambers, candidates for leadership are earnestly making their cases while GOP staffers quietly size them up.  The race opened early Wednesday as House Speaker Mike Johnson told his staff he would not run for minority leader, a source familiar with the decision told the Daily Signal. Within…
    Reagan Reese
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    Efforts to Return Education to the States Must Continue, Letter to Congress Urges
    A coalition of conservative organizations is urging congressional leaders to continue the Trump administration’s work of closing the Department of Education. “We urge each of you to continue the essential process of closing the U.S. Department of Education,” states the letter sent Thursday to Education Secretary Linda McMahon; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.; Speaker…
    Malia Loock
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    Victor Davis Hanson: What Trump Must Do After the Midterm Losses
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Victor Davis Hanson: I will say something, though, also about the midterms very quickly. Yes, what can he do now and what can…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson: America Faces a Radical New Political Reality
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. I’m speaking late on midterm night, and it looks like this blue wave materialized in the…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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