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Dead Registrants Still Haunt Voter Rolls in These Battleground States Days Ahead of Midterms
The names of dead people still remain on state voter rolls across the country, including in key battleground states, with just days to go before the midterm elections. A Department of Homeland Security memo from July noted more than 400,000 deceased individuals were on the voter rolls across 25 states that were using the SAVE… -
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They Aim to Conquer
The West would do well to remember King Solomon’s most famous ruling. Last weekend, France erupted in widespread rioting. One French official put the number involved in protests at 550,000. Of those, more than 100,000 were in Paris, including on Paris’ famous Champs-Élysées Avenue. The marauders vandalized at least 3,000 shops. They stole from high-end… -
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Can Brazil and Venezuela Tolerate Opposition?
Latin American democracy is being put to the test in Brazil and Venezuela. At stake is whether the left-wing government in either country can countenance the idea of legitimate opposition. The day after losing Brazil’s presidential election, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro had his personal and diplomatic passports confiscated and was ordered not to leave Brazil. Earlier,… -
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The GOP’s Accomplishments and Why Americans Should Vote for Conservatives
Summary Do Republicans deserve reelection next Tuesday? Voters are sour over high costs. Gas prices are “too damn high.” And why haven’t the ayatollahs had the good taste to drop dead already? These lingering headaches notwithstanding, President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress have secured major public-policy victories that merit two more years of Republican… -
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First Senior Trump Official Backs Trump Accounts With Donation
The head of the IRS and the Social Security Administration just became the first senior Trump administration official to donate to Trump investment accounts. On Thursday morning, Frank Bisignano announced that the Bisignano Family Fund will donate $250 to every child ages 2 to 8 in his hometown ZIP code in hopes that it “encourages… -
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This Federal Department Just Ranked No. 1 With Americans
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new report found that the State Department, under Secretary Marco Rubio, is the most highly rated agency by American citizens who interact with the federal government for services. While satisfaction with federal government services fell for the first time in five years, satisfaction with the State Department increased, thanks to… -
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The Left Thinks Black People Can’t Get IDs? New Prop 39 Ad Challenges Voter ID Racism Claims
Summary A new AI-generated California voter ID ad depicts black and Hispanic Americans pushing back against the common Democrat argument that requiring identification to vote is racist. In the ad, a focus group leader reads a statement opposing voter ID requirements on the grounds that they discriminate against minorities: “Voter ID is racist because African… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Is the Iran War About to Enter Its Final Phase?
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. We’re at about 240 days since the Feb. 28 beginning of the so-called Iran war. We’re about… -
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How to Prevent Europe’s Violence From Coming to America
Summary When violence and destruction broke out this month in France and soon spread to other European nations, many looked for a politician or a policy to blame. But they forgot that a very real culprit is what’s taught in the classroom. Every major crisis today raises a question about education: What kind of people… -
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Donald Trump’s Ohio Rally Comes With Plenty of Excitement
Summary Days before the midterms, President Donald Trump made another appearance in Ohio to rally for Republican candidates in Chillicothe. It was a raucous rally, including the president’s speech being interrupted by multiple protesters. As the interruptions took place early on, the crowd could be heard loudly booing, and then cheering with chants of “USA”… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Arrests Violent Criminals Ahead of South Carolina Rally
As President Donald Trump heads to South Carolina for a Thursday campaign rally, the White House is highlighting five illegal immigrants apprehended in the state due to the administration’s border policy. “Never forget what the Democrats did to our country,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told the Daily Signal. “They allowed millions of unvetted illegal… -
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Opponents of Constitutional Changes Plan to Pray and Fast on Election Day
Election Day will also be a day of prayer and fasting for many across Virginia, as religious opponents of changing the state’s constitution make their case that voters should reject proposed constitutional amendment Questions 1 and 2. The first amendment would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, and Ballot Question 2… -
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Voter ID, ‘Billionaire Tax,’ and 5 Other Big Midterm State Ballot Initiatives to Watch
It isn’t just Congress that’s up for grabs during the midterm elections. On Tuesday, voters will decide on more than 140 proposed measures that could have an enormous impact on contested issues such as election security, taxpayer-funded diversity trainings, voting rights for felons, and gender-transitioning procedures for children. Voter ID and Proof of Citizenship Election… -
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The EU Wants to Control What Americans See Online Before We Vote
Summary As violent protests erupt into flames across France, leveling centuries-old buildings, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot recently spoke out, attributing “hostile narratives” surrounding the protests to Russia, China, Iran, and the “MAGA community.” More and more, we’re seeing European elites treat American political speech as a threat to be managed. And European officials are… -
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Election Day Voters Will Determine Midterms Outcome, Poll Says
The fight for control of Congress will come down to Election Day voter turnout, a new Cygnal poll has found. “Democrats have banked their early votes,” Brent Buchanan, founder and CEO of Cygnal, said, “so this election now comes down to who shows up on Election Day.” According to the company’s Oct. 23 and 24… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Obama’s Latest Attacks on Trump Backfire Spectacularly
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. Jack Fowler: Victor, [former President] Barack Obama, in all his arrogant glory, is out there on the stump in Michigan. I think he… -
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What’s in a Name? Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Law School Name Change
Summary What’s a name worth? A lot, according to a case the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear. In 1878, more than 145 years before this dispute, California’s first chief justice, Serranus Clinton Hastings—who made a small fortune from various real estate ventures—agreed to fund the establishment of a new law school in San… -
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Europe Learns a Lesson About Kowtowing to China
Summary A European soccer star insinuated that Mao Zedong was a dictator, and China showed exactly how a powerful, dictatorial regime operates when it can. Kylian Mbappé, a French soccer star who plays for Real Madrid, a Spanish team, stepped into a controversy made in China, but miserably endured by so many of the communist… -
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California’s ‘Likely Noncitizen’ List Just Got a Court Decision
Summary U.S. District Judge David O. Carter denied the Justice Department’s request for a temporary restraining order against California on Wednesday evening, one day after a hearing in Los Angeles on a case involving tens of thousands of questionable ballots. The legal fight began last week when the DOJ asked California to segregate an estimated… -
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Pollster Predicts Which Party Is Favored to Control Congress
Summary Americans’ economic pessimism has turned what could have been a favorable midterm environment for Republicans into a fight for control of Congress, pollster Scott Rasmussen tells the Daily Signal. With less than a week before Election Day, Rasmussen predicts the House is leaning toward Democrats while control of the Senate is uncertain. He joined…
