Republican Party News
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opinion
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… -
analysis
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… -
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Hegseth Awards Medal to Soldier Who Rebuked His Group Outside Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Summary WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (REUTERS)—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth awarded a medal on Thursday to a U.S. Army sentinel who appeared to admonish him and his aides for failing to adhere to proper decorum outside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day. Hegseth posted a picture of him pinning a medal on Army… -
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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… -
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The House Votes on Massie’s Articles of Impeachment
On Tuesday night, the House of Representatives voted to send Rep. Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively killing the legislation. In a 211-204 vote, the articles of impeachment were sent to the Judiciary Committee. Republican leadership was able to rally members to show up and vote, while 11… -
opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: It’s Time to Clean Up Washington’s Corruption
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 all talk about waste, fraud and abuse, or corruption in politics. It’s kind of a… -
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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… -
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Vance Is Right: The Iran War Lost Republicans the Midterms
Summary The morning after Republicans suffered the most devastating midterm loss in recent memory, Vice President JD Vance posted his response to the election results on X. Vance’s poignant diagnosis has garnered over 72 million views and widespread support from both the administration and voters on the right. To riff off a famous line from… -
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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… -
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How Hegseth Plans to Remake the Schools That Train Future Generals
NEWPORT, Rhode Island—War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced 33 new directives Monday to change how war colleges teach America’s future generals to fight wars. “For years, our war college mission statements have been choked with gauzy academic platitudes,” Hegseth told nearly 700 students and faculty at the Naval War College. “The word ‘win’ is entirely absent…. -
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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… -
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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… -
opinion
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… -
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Democrats Eye Musk, Miller Probes After Midterm Rout
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Tech megabillionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, will likely be targets of congressional probes when Democrats take control of Congress in January, a senior lawmaker said on Sunday. California Representative Robert Garcia, who is in line to chair the powerful House Oversight… -
opinion
Republicans: Stop Demonizing Young White Men
Tuesday’s midterms were a massive repudiation of Republicans, and no group sent a louder message than young men. Young voters shifted left by more than 30 points from 2024, the largest swing of any age group, according to The New York Times. Young men swung nearly 40 points toward Democrats, just two short years after moving… -
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The Plan to Impeach Hegseth: Massie Says Support Has Grown
Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., plans to bring articles of impeachment against Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth for “high crimes and misdemeanors” first thing next week. “I plan on introducing it Monday or Tuesday, as soon as we get back,” Massie told the Daily Signal, adding that he “believe[s] support for impeachment has grown”… -
analysis
What Conservatives Are Planning After Midterm Defeat
Summary Conservatives are wasting no time regrouping after this year’s midterm election setbacks. Next week, hundreds of movement leaders will gather in a Washington, D.C., suburb to plot their comeback in 2028. The inaugural event, called The Forum, will bring together disparate segments of the conservative movement for an honest reckoning about Tuesday’s results. Policymakers… -
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Democrat Facing Felony Charge Flips GOP House Seat in ‘Blue Tsunami’
A Democrat facing a felony charge flipped a North Carolina seat blue in the 2026 midterm “blue tsunami.” LaKesha Womack is set to be sworn into the 120th Congress in January, unseating first-term Republican Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District. Womack unexpectedly beat Moore by just over 2 percentage points in North… -
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Scramble for Power Breaks Out on Capitol Hill
With Republicans headed into the minority in both chambers, candidates for leadership are earnestly making their cases while GOP staffers quietly size them up. The race opened early Wednesday as House Speaker Mike Johnson told his staff he would not run for minority leader, a source familiar with the decision told the Daily Signal. Within… -
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The Midterms’ Silver Lining: Conservative Ideas Win Big
Summary There will be oceans of ink spilled describing the extinction-level event for Republicans in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Ruby red states and districts across the nation quickly fell to a Democrat takeover, flipping seat after seat and toppling politicians many thought would die in office. Though the largest story of the night was understandably the…