PoliticsAnalysis
2026 … Already?
With Virginia’s 45-daylong early voting window, the commonwealth is just slightly less than a month away from the beginning of the 2025 statewide election for… Read More
PoliticsNews
Is This Ohio DCCC Front-Line Member’s Reelection at Risk?
Ohio could help determine which party controls the House of Representatives following the 2026 midterms. Two Democrats, Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio’s 9th Congressional District… Read More
EducationCommentary
Higher Education in Trouble: Political Repercussions
Nine months after the 2024 election, we’ve been graced with definitive dissections of the electorate and how it has changed since that escalator ride 10… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Full Support Donald’ PAC Takes Aim at Florida Republican
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Entrepreneur James Fishback started the Full Support for Donald PAC to counter Elon Musk’s efforts to create a third political party…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Shake-Up on Earle-Sears Campaign for Virginia Governor
The danger of changing campaign staff during an election cycle is that the press immediately covers it as a campaign in peril, not as one… Read More
PoliticsNews
Newsom Muses on Gerrymandering of California Districts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is contemplating scrapping the state’s independent redistricting commission even as his party struggles to win back voter approval. “[Republicans… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: House Election Integrity Chair Makes 3 Big Election Proposals
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—“Zuckerbucks” and “Bidenbucks” shouldn’t happen again and noncitizen voting shouldn’t continue, contends the House Republican leading the charge on election reforms…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Republicans Holding Out for Hero to Replace Tillis in NC, Hold Senate Seat
In the wake of North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection in 2026, the GOP is holding out for a hero… Read More
Ohio Urges New Yorkers Worried About Mamdani to Trade the Big Apple for the Buckeye State
The New York City mayoral race keeps getting interesting. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has now officially joined the fight in what looks to… Read More
LawCommentary
Judges Should Get Judged Too
Who judges the judges? That question has taken the forefront in recent days as questions swirl about whether certain federal judges have the authority to… Read More
PoliticsNews
Incumbent Working to Retain Seat so Republicans Can Take Over Virginia House
All eyes are turning to Virginia as the state heads into its off-year elections for governor and control of the Virginia House of Delegates this… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Ohio’s Bernie Moreno Joins Senate Leadership Team
Last week, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, joined the leadership team of Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., where he will serve as a deputy. This… Read More
PoliticsNews
GOP’s Perry Faces Rematch in House Race in Pennsylvania
Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., is facing a formidable return challenger in former TV news anchor Janelle Stelson for the 2026 midterm elections. Stelson, a Democrat,… Read More
Why Ohio? A Bellwether in the Past, Present, and Future
The Buckeye State is right in the middle of the country. Elites hopping from coast-to-coast fly right over. But to truly understand our current political… Read More
PoliticsNews
Tight Race in Virginia: Obenshain and Franklin Battle Again for 41st District Seat
Virginia’s 41st District is heading into another closely watched election cycle. After narrowly winning a seat in the House of Delegates in 2023, Republican Chris… Read More
LawCommentary
Supremes to Decide Whether Political Parties Can Act Like Political Parties
Just before breaking for the summer recess, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case in its October term that, in essence, concerns whether… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Barista Proletariat Wins in New York
Zohran Mamdani’s lead in first choices in New York City’s ranked-choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when second, third, fourth, and fifth choices of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Scramble Begins for Control of Former Dem Congressman’s Seat as Virginia Heads to Special Election
The death of longtime U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., has triggered a high-stakes political scramble in Northern Virginia, as both parties prepare to nominate candidates… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Zohran Mamdani Revolution
They did it. They finally did it. Those maniacs. They blew it up. As New Yorkers walk dazed through the streets of the world’s greatest… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Republican Ticket in Virginia Seeks Unity Going Into Campaign Season
Virginians don’t elect their statewide executive officers as a party “ticket” like the U.S. president and vice president do, so the races can be “every… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
National Republicans Commit $2 Million to Regain Virginia House as Democrats Hold Fundraising Lead
Last week, the national organization dedicated to electing Republicans to state offices announced that it was committing $2 million to Republicans in the Virginia House… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
What Tuesday’s Democratic Primary in Virginia Means for November
131,793. That’s how many of the 6 million-plus of Virginia’s registered voters cast a ballot on Tuesday for state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi to be the… Read More
PoliticsNews
NYT Study Finds Widespread GOP Gains, Sounding Alarm for Dems
Republicans are surging, and Democrats are in deep trouble. That’s what a new report from The New York Times concluded after assessing polling data from… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrats Seek Rebrand With Unconventional Candidates, Image Makeover With Mustaches and Beards
Democrats are looking to broaden their voter appeal by recruiting unconventional candidates and changing their image. One example of the recent outreach is JoAnna Mendoza,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
2 Polls in Va. Governor’s Race Paint Very Different Pictures. Why Is Media Only Showing Democrat-Friendly One?
The “unofficial” start to summer 2025 has arrived, and with it, Virginia’s campaign season with its national implications—it’s touted as a barometer for how the… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Virginia GOP Braces for High-Stakes Elections as Trump Weighs Prosecutor Appointments
President Donald Trump’s decision on who he will appoint as Virginia’s two top federal prosecutors may be coming soon. And who he chooses could impact… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Democrats: Leadership Discredited, Party Off Kilter
How does a political party with overwhelming advantages, including increasing support from the growing bloc of highly educated and affluent voters, almost monopoly support from… Read More
PoliticsFeature
Chris LaCivita’s Homecoming
McKEESPORT, Pennsylvania—Take the left off of Nessley Avenue after climbing the switchback up from this city’s once-thriving downtown business district. For the next three blocks,… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Virginia, New Jersey Gubernatorial Races Show ‘Leaning Democrat’ Trends
The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia has published a report looking at where the only two gubernatorial races in the nation stand… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Early Returns Show Wins for Election Integrity in 2025
Even in non-election years, improving election integrity is a winning issue for state legislators. Proof of their interest is in the laws adopted by several… Read More
