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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What I Saw on Pete Hegseth’s Trip to Singapore
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said American relations in the Indo-Pacific are stronger than ever after he crossed the ocean to meet with his counterparts in Singapore. Hegseth spoke at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference, an Asia security summit, in Singapore, and held bilateral meetings with Indo-Pacific leaders on issues facing the region. The Daily Signal… -
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New Federal Plan Aims to Replace Synthetic Fabrics With American Cotton
The United States Department of Agriculture has launched the Great American Cotton Plan to support cotton farmers and protect Americans from “forever chemicals” in our daily lives. Over the past decade, America has moved to almost all synthetic fibers, often for clothing and linens made of plastics such as polyester, nylon, polypropylene, and polyethylene. While… -
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Hegseth: US and China Agreed to Keep Talking About AI Guardrails
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the United States and China agreed in Beijing to keep discussing if the two countries should team to set guardrails on AI. ”You wanna be able to set guardrails,” Hegseth told the Daily Signal Saturday evening. “Given the innovation capabilities of the United States of America, we also wanna… -
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Republicans Warned Everyone About TikTok for Years—Now They’re Going Viral on It
GOP members in Congress are joining TikTok after years of speaking out against the app and are going viral. Following in the footsteps of Democrat lawmakers who have been on the app for years, Republican lawmakers are gaining millions of views and reaching the younger generation of voters. Last year, TikTok, the social media platform… -
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Hegseth Vows to Resist China ‘Hegemony’ Amid ‘Frightful alarm’ in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the United States wants to maintain the “status quo that has enabled extraordinary growth and opportunity” in Asia. “What we seek, and what the president has constantly articulated, is a genuinely stable equilibrium that works for Americans as well as our allies,” Hegseth said. “A favorable but durable balance… -
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Still Wearing a Bandage, Pam Bondi Walks Into Committee Epstein Investigation
Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sat down for her second round of interviews with the House Oversight Committee Friday amid investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—despite undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer. Bondi underwent surgery in May. She wore a throat bandage from the surgery on her walk to the committee hearing. She testified… -
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GOP Leadership Announces Nomination of Religious Freedom Commissioner
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have nominated a new commissioner to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Gene Mills, a religious leader and president of the Louisiana Family Forum, will serve alongside eight others to ensure religious freedoms are protected around the world. “I am… -
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Vance Echoes Pope Leo’s Message on AI in AF Commencement Address
Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech about morality in advanced war technology to the 931 candidates at the U.S. Air Force Academy commencement May 28, but he cloaked it with humor, including a quip about the weather, a reference to being a former Marine surrounded by members of the Air Force, and a chest… -
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The Newest Antitrust Fight: Congress Works to Protect This ‘Wild and Unruly’ Billion-Dollar Industry
A new bipartisan bill is set to be introduced in the Senate next week as the federal government steps in to protect college sports, athletes, fans, and women’s sports. Congress is acting with the first governance and revenue bill of its kind. The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced it has… -
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Dr. Oz Visits the Buckeye State, Discusses Fraud Focus
Officials have long promoted a partnership between state and federal governments, and that came to fruition this week as Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, visited the Buckeye State. While Ohio has seen updates at the state level on tackling childcare fraud, the issue of fraud remains a newsworthy… -
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Vance, Rubio in Dead Heat in Hypothetical 2028 GOP Race
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are now locked in a virtual dead heat in a hypothetical 2028 GOP presidential primary matchup, according to a new poll from Emerson College Polling. The poll, which shows Rubio gaining ground since February in the hypothetical matchup, comes as Vance denies a report that… -
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One Biden-Era Policy Reversal Helped Unlock a Record US Oil Lease Sale
A May report from the Department of the Interior announced the largest onshore lease sale in history of more than 33,000 premium acres in the Permian Basin, generating over $4 billion. Republicans credit the new possibility of American energy dominance to the Trump administration reversing Biden-era energy policy with the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” “This… -
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Senate GOP Leaders Pull a Bait-and-Switch With Reconciliation 3.0
Conservatives have every right to feel betrayed by the Republican Congress’ recent antics. Free marketeers, from the U.S. House to homes across America, were told in April to accept Senate Republican Leader John Thune’s emaciated Reconciliation 2.0 bill. The South Dakotan employed a limited-use budget procedure that obviates that pesky 60-vote filibuster threshold and permits passage via simple… -
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As Americans Celebrate Memorial Day, Rep. Harrigan Issues a Sobering Reminder
As the country celebrates a long weekend with time at the beach, family cookouts, or maybe even 15% off at a Memorial Day sale, Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is asking Americans to remember the price that has already been paid for their holiday weekend. “Memorial Day is a time of sadness, and it’s where you… -
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Trump Boost Sends Paxton Soaring—and His MAHA Record Is Front and Center
In the race for U.S. Senate in Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton is dominating the polls after a surprise endorsement from President Donald Trump, plus additional support from Make America Healthy Again voters. A SoCal Strategies poll conducted after this week’s endorsement from the president found Paxton dominating Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn by 22… -
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‘Culture of Fraud’: 15 People Indicted in Minnesota Health Care Scandal
A grand jury indicted 15 people Thursday for an alleged health care scheme that illustrates a “culture of fraud” in Minnesota, the FBI and the Justice Department announced. “It is a crisis in Minnesota,” claimed Colin McDonald, assistant attorney general for fraud enforcement, in a DOJ press conference. “A culture of fraud has taken root.”… -
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SPLC Leader to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s interim CEO, Bryan Fair, has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on June 9, the committee announced Wednesday. A committee spokeswoman told the Daily Signal on Thursday that the hearing will be open to the press and to the public. The committee may have other witnesses present but… -
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Ramaswamy, Ohio Republicans Address Fraud in Press Conference
In the wake of a recent investigative report from The Daily Wire’s Luke Rosiak on suspected Medicaid fraud in Columbus, Ohio, Republicans held a press conference on Tuesday to lay out their plans for tackling the issue. Rosiak also spoke, discussing his findings. As Rosiak recapped, Ohio has home health centers, a program allowing people… -
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Ramaswamy Calls for Voter ID Constitutional Amendment for Ohio
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is championing the effort to solidify voter ID in Ohio, calling for the requirement to be enshrined in the state constitution. “Ohio must enshrine voter ID in its constitution,” Ramaswamy wrote Monday morning for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Ramaswamy acknowledged that Ohio already has voter ID, but he said it needs stronger protection…. -
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Vance Slams Reporter, Reaffirms Support for Congressional Stock Trading Ban
During a White House press conference Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance pushed back on what he characterized as an “inflammatory” question from The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg, reiterating both his and President Donald Trump’s opposition to insider trading. “I am a big fan of banning members of Congress from trading stocks,” Vance said. “So is the…