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    ‘Treasure Trove’ of Russia Hoax Records Remains Under Wraps, GOP Senate Chairs Say
    Time is running out to declassify a “treasure trove” of records proving government weaponization against President Donald Trump, two outgoing Senate chairmen said. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Thursday published a letter to Trump seeking the release of the records that he ordered…
    Fred Lucas
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    WATCH: A Prescription for a Battered GOP: Return to the People, Break With Special Interests 
    Summary Following the significant losses in the midterm elections, Republicans across the country are searching for where the party went wrong, how to make the best of the next two years with Democrats in the majority, and how to come back stronger in 2028. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, sat down with the Daily Signal to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Go Big on Reconciliation, Congress
    Summary Democrats are on track to flip nine Senate seats and will take the House by a massive margin. Lame-duck Republicans have about six weeks before losing power for the foreseeable future. Now is the time for Republicans to deliver on their promises to voters, giving the Democrats a goodbye present on their way out….
    Alex Keckler | Daniel Kowalski
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats’ Hegseth Impeachment Gambit BACKFIRES
    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. Sami Winc: So, Victor, I do know what they’re going to do. They are going to, apparently, from what they talk about, impeach…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Beyond the Byline: The Day Impeachment Came for Pete Hegseth
    A War Department official walked over to two reserved seats in the Pentagon press briefing room and flipped over the place cards: the names of Penelope and Brian Hegseth, the secretary’s parents. Reporters started to whisper. In just a few minutes, War Secretary Pete Hegseth would take the podium for his first press conference since…
    Reagan Reese
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    Alito Warns Congress Can ‘Turn Off the Lights’ at Supreme Court 
    Summary Justice Samuel Alito warned that Congress “can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court” through its control of the funding process.  Alito spoke to Federalist Society members on Thursday, just more than a week after Democrats gained majorities in Congress and some members have issued subpoena threats to justices.  “Congress can turn off…
    Fred Lucas
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    Muslim Sen.-Elect El-Sayed to Take Oath on a Quran
    Summary The first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate says he will take his oath of office in January on a Quran. “Which Quran, we’re not sure,” Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., told NPR’s Leila Fadel Thursday. “I mean, Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran. So when Keith Ellison was sworn in to Congress,…
    Al Perrotta
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    House Conservatives Give Leadership a Blueprint to Deliver the GOP Agenda Before It’s Too Late
    The House Freedom Caucus, a group of some of the most conservative members on Capitol Hill, has a plan to deliver on voter ID, codify President Donald Trump’s border security policies, pass a final reconciliation package with defense spending, cut spending to reduce the debt, and more. With a long list of goals, the group is also calling on members to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    DC Workers Pay for Ridiculous Amount of Porn on Job, GPS Data Suggests
    Summary DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—People in Washington, D.C., consume pornography on OnlyFans at high rates during the workday, according to the CEO of OnlyFinder, Max Anderson, whose company published a report on OnlyFans spending. People in the nation’s capital spend more on OnlyFans content per capita than any of the 50 states in the U.S.,…
    Pete Peterson
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    Chip Roy Is ‘Pissed Off’ at the Republican Establishment  
    Summary Rep. Chip Roy, who is leaving Congress in December, pointed to corruption as a cause of GOP losses in the 2026 midterm elections. “I’m pissed off at a Republican establishment that embraced corrupt people at the top of the ticket too often,” the Texas Republican said Wednesday at The Forum, a conference for conservatives…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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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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  • opinion

    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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