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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Trump Set to Use $400 Million War Chest to Secure Republican Majority
President Donald Trump officially announced his plans to spend in the midterm elections to ensure Republicans hold and grow their majority in Congress this November. While the president isn’t on the ballot this year, he will open his more than $400 million war chest for 35 Republicans running in key races. Speaking at a dinner… -
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Vance Warns What He Thinks Will Happen If Democrats Win Midterms
Vice President JD Vance warned of what Senate Democrats could do if they win the majority in the November 2026 midterms. “They’re going to try to raise your taxes,” he said. “They’re going to try to stop us from preventing money going to fraudsters. They’re going to try to investigate and investigate and investigate rather… -
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Republicans Preemptively Avoid Midterm Government ShutdownÂ
President Donald Trump signed a bill to effectively fund the government through the midterm elections, avoiding the September deadline and a possible government shutdown. Now, members can hit the campaign trail without an Election Day shutdown looming, moving their deadline to fund the government for fiscal year 2027 to December. The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act,… -
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Vance Sees ‘Really Weird, Dark Spiritual Energy’ Around AI
Vice President JD Vance said he has noticed what he described as spiritual darkness surrounding the artificial intelligence industry. Christian podcaster Bryce Crawford asked the vice president and former venture capitalist if he had ever been in a room where he felt an evil presence. “I think that you know I made a living as… -
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Years Later, Will Vance Get to the Bottom of East Palestine Derailment Concerns?
Vice President JD Vance and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are looking to get to the bottom of health and environmental concerns resulting from the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, now more than three and a half years ago. It’s an effort that Jami Wallace, a resident of East Palestine,… -
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Higgins Breaks With GOP on Rule Vote, Blames Senate for Stalling Republican Agenda
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., broke with Republican leadership by voting against a rule on Tuesday in response to Republicans’ failure to act on key GOP priorities. Higgins, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, sat down with the Daily Signal on Tuesday before the vote. He explained that his vote was… -
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DeSantis Deals Blow to Controversial Flock Cameras
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., notified local law enforcement that automated license plate recognition systems, such as Flock cameras, can no longer be used on the State Highway System. On Monday, DeSantis’ Florida Department of Transportation ordered all cameras to be removed within 30 days, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Signal. “If such… -
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JD Vance Says Abdul El-Sayed Represents an Evil Plaguing America
At a Monday rally in Michigan, Vice President JD Vance warned that Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed represents an “evil” taking over the Democrat party that seeks to divide Americans. Vance was in Michigan campaigning on behalf of the Republican nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers, telling the crowd that El-Sayed is a symptom of… -
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Duffy and Mullin Target Illegal Immigrant Trucking, Immigration Fraud Network
The Trump administration just announced an interagency effort to combat fraud in the trucking industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are working with the Justice Department and the White House Fraud Task Force to get non-English-speaking commercial truck drivers, who they say are putting Americans in danger, off the road…. -
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It’s Homecoming Week for Congress, Here’s What Republicans COULD Do:
The House of Representatives returns to Washington on Monday for its first week back after a monthlong recess spent campaigning in members’ districts. From crucial spending packages to the SAVE America Act, denouncing socialism, combating transgender ideology, and securing the border, Republicans have a lot to accomplish ahead of the November midterms when they could… -
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Poll: Independents Sour on Country’s Direction Before Midterms
THE CENTER SQUARE—Most American voters say the country is on the wrong track heading into the midterm elections, and the independent voters who often decide close races are among the most dissatisfied, a new national poll finds. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found 60% of registered voters say the country is going in the… -
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Florida Is the New Ground Zero for Both Political Parties’ Civil Wars
Florida, you might have heard, is no longer a swing state. Since Ron DeSantis became governor, Republicans have gained nearly 2 million registered voters on Democrats in the Sunshine State. It is an astonishing change in partisanship for the state that famously decided the 2000 presidential election by 537 votes. The outcome of the statewide… -
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Trump Admin Links Jane’s Revenge to Foreign Network Supporting Antifa Violence
An Italy-based organization provided key infrastructure for violent leftist movements in the U.S., including Antifa and Jane’s Revenge, the Trump administration announced this week. The State Department and the Treasury Department exposed how Autistici/Inventati, also referred to as the A/I Collective, provided key online services for Rose City Antifa in Portland, the Stop Cop City… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rubio Puts Merit Over Seniority in Foreign Service Shake-Up
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Secretary of State Marco Rubio is changing how the State Department will determine leadership roles in the U.S. Foreign Service by putting merit over seniority. A State Department official told the Daily Signal that the department is “trying to fundamentally shift how the Foreign Service works, replacing an expectation of promotion… -
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South Carolina Republicans Have Their Senate Nominee Following Lindsey Graham’s Sudden Death
Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., has won the special runoff for South Carolina’s Republican Senate nomination, according to Decision Desk HQ. The senator, who was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to replace her late brother, former Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in July, clinched the nomination by securing just over 53% of the vote when… -
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GOP Challenges Extreme Absentee Voter Law Spreading Around the Country
Republicans are seeking to squash a voting law metastasizing through the nation that allows citizens to vote in states they have never inhabited. The Nebraska Supreme Court could decide the constitutionality of a state law that allows U.S. citizens living abroad who have not lived in the state—or even lived in the United States—to vote in Nebraska elections. Nebraska is one of three… -
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LGBTQ CRACK-UP: Human Rights Campaign Slams Log Cabin Republicans for Rejecting Transgender Activism
A major fissure within the LGBTQ+ movement burst into public view last week when Log Cabin Republicans abandoned transgender advocacy and the Human Rights Campaign condemned the move. Log Cabin Republicans, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, voted to remove the “T” from its advocacy. Ross Hemminger, the group’s president, announced the move… -
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JD Vance, Ohio Figures Give Rousing Middletown Speech on Manufacturing Investments
Vice President JD Vance spoke at a factory in Middletown, Ohio, on Friday, his first appearance in his hometown since being elected to the nation’s second-highest office. In addition to sharing sentiments about his papaw working at that same factory, the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works steel plant, Vance spoke on what the Trump administration is doing… -
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Climate Activist Money Meddles in GOP Primaries, Using MAGA Messaging
Republican voters who see ads attacking South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Ralph Norman as insufficiently MAGA might be surprised to learn about the major donor behind those messages. “Ralph Norman: MAGA Traitor,” reads one ad from the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC. “Ralph Norman betrayed President [Donald] Trump by endorsing against him in 2024. …… -
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Can Ohio’s New Law Help Improve Math Rankings?
An important law for education and the future of Ohio was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in June and is about to make an impact on the new school year. Senate Bill 19, sponsored by state Sen. Andrew Brenner, a Republican, passed overwhelmingly. The law is meant to improve math rankings, which have…