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opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: The Final Countdown to the Midterms
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 want to talk about the impending midterms. Conventional wisdom six months ago was that the… -
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Election Night Viewer’s Guide: Poll Closings and What to Watch Hour by Hour
All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and governorships in 36 states are on the ballot on Tuesday. Republicans hold narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress, and forecasters believe Democrats have a real chance at taking one, or even both, back. President Donald Trump has made this election about himself. For months, he has traveled from… -
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Half of the House Voted ‘Yes’ to Socialism, Despite Losing Track Record
When condemning socialism, supporting free and fair elections, and promising to uphold the Constitution are no longer bipartisan issues, something has clearly gone wrong in American politics. On Sept. 1, the House of Representatives voted 220-192, with only eight Democrats joining every Republican in voting to denounce socialism. That represents a remarkable change from 2023,… -
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‘National Political Power’: Why DSA Wants AOC to Run for President
Democratic Socialists of America chapters are already mobilizing to gain national power in the 2028 election, passing resolutions urging member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to run for president. Even as the 2026 midterm elections are not yet finished, DSA chapters from Los Angeles to Atlanta have embraced an Ocasio-Cortez presidential run, while the movement’s influential… -
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DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Review in California 20,000 ‘Likely’ Noncitizen Ballot Dispute
The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to require California to set aside more than 20,000 suspected fraudulent ballots. Just one day before Election Day, the DOJ filed an emergency request asking the high court to intervene in its bid to temporarily set aside the mail ballots until the legal status of registered voters… -
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NYT Poll: Late Deciders in Key Senate Races Breaking Toward Republicans
Late-deciding voters in seven key Senate races have been breaking toward Republicans over the past month, according to a new poll released Sunday night by The New York Times and Siena University. “There are still some undecided voters, and voters who decided only in the last month favored Republicans by a nine-point margin,” the Times… -
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Reagan Reese Joins Daily Signal as National Political Reporter
The Daily Signal is adding journalist Reagan Reese to its growing team of reporters as it expands its coverage of Washington, national politics, and the 2028 presidential campaign. Reese, who spent more than four years at the Daily Caller, joins the Daily Signal today as national political reporter. In her new role, she will cover… -
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2026 Midterms Could Be Headed for a Post-Election Legal War
Which party controls Congress might not be determined until long after Election Day due to lengthy state counting timelines and election litigation. Election litigation began well before Tuesday and the counting of ballots will almost certainly persist for days. More than a dozen states have laws on the books to keep counting mail ballots arriving… -
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Inside the Vance Family’s Harry Potter Halloween
The second family hosted a Halloween party on Saturday night, featuring trick or treating, Harry Potter-themed decorations, and a soup collection for the hungry. “Halloween is a wonderful time to bring together family, friends, and neighbors and celebrate the spirit of community,” Second Lady Usha Vance said in a statement to the Daily Signal. “This… -
opinion
Democrats Put Patriotism Last. That’s a Problem for America.
Summary Only 6% of Democrats think that “patriotism” is important for the country. That was one of the unnerving findings of a recently released Gallup national survey about American values that highlighted the conflict of visions that defines modern politics. Gallup led its report on the survey with the seemingly heartening idea that three-quarters of… -
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Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens Endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s GOP Opponent in Tight Senate Faceoff
Democrat Haley Stevens, who was originally scheduled to appear today at an event with former primary rival Abdul El-Sayed, announced she is endorsing his Republican opponent in the Michigan Senate race, Mike Rogers. El-Sayed had urged Stevens not to attend any events for his campaign after she criticized his failure to condemn a pro-El-Sayed ad… -
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US Judge Dismisses Trump Election Lawsuit in Alaska
Nov 1 (Reuters)—A federal judge on Sunday threw out a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in Tuesday’s midterm elections if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason… -
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Elaine Luria: ‘It All Starts Right Here in Virginia’s 2nd District’
Former Rep. Elaine Luria made her closing argument in her bid to once again represent Virginia’s 2nd District in Congress. The Democrat hosted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at a rally in Virginia Beach on Halloween afternoon, which was also the final day of early voting in the commonwealth. Unlike some races, the result in… -
opinion
Faith Amidst Midterm Elections
Summary These are stressful times for the American people. Election season tends to be that way. Elections matter, and Americans are blessed to live in a country where we are guaranteed the right to vote for our representatives. If you love your country, you want to see it flourish, and there are probably candidates you… -
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Progressives’ Embrace of Socialism Portends Chaos and Decline
As Americans see chaos and rioting on the streets of Paris, we are not immune to that happening on streets across America. For decades, France has provided “free” health care, paid family leave, free childcare, free preschool, generous unemployment and housing benefits, and heavily subsidized higher education. This has bred a culture of entitlement and… -
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What Democrats Would Do to America
Seven years ago, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is now the Democrat leader in the House of Representatives, signed on as a co-sponsor to a bill that would have prohibited preventing biological males from using women’s restrooms and locker rooms. Titled the “Equality Act,” it stated that “an individual shall not be denied access to… -
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The Elitist Media Are Terrible Guardians of Democracy
Summary Whenever the elitist media come under attack as “fake news” from President Donald Trump, they pretend that this is a battle between the heroic guardians of democracy and this tragically elected authoritarian. They pretend to represent a Civics 101 definition: the press serves to hold all government actors accountable and gives voters the facts… -
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The Fight Against ESG Is the Fight Against Cultural Marxism
Summary This is a story I’ve told before, but it’s worth telling again, in light of recent news. Exactly seven years ago today, I sat in a room full of people who had, in my estimation, the power to decide the fate of Western civilization. If that sounds a little hyperbolic, well, maybe you’re right…. -
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House Speaker Will Be in Virginia as Early Voting Ends This Weekend
The next Speaker of the House of Representatives will be on stage in Virginia in the final hours before Tuesday’s election. Both Democrat Hakeem Jeffries and Republican Mike Johnson will be in Virginia Beach stumping for candidates in the state’s 2nd Congressional District. Jeffries is scheduled to appear on Saturday alongside former Rep. Elaine Luria,… -
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GAIN-OF-FUNCTION MARXISM: How ‘Woke 1.0’ Gave Birth to a New, More Virulent Strain of Socialism
Summary A new form of socialism has escaped from the lab of “Woke 1.0,” and it seems intent on taking over the Left. The strain of socialism driving movements like the Democratic Socialists of America goes far beyond the traditional definition of government ownership of the means of production—it marries economic socialism to identity politics….