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Martha McSally Will Be Appointed to John McCain’s Seat
Arizona Republican Rep. Martha McSally will be appointed to John McCain’s former Senate seat after Republican Sen. Jon Kyl announced he is resigning from the U.S…. Read More
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Fact Check: ‘More Republicans Voted for the Civil Rights Act as a Percentage Than Democrats Did’
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro claimed on a Dec. 3 episode of his podcast that, compared to Democrats, a greater percentage of Republicans voted for the… Read More
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A Salute to Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch has been the senior senator from Utah for 26 of his 42 years in the Senate. He is retiring from that extraordinary period… Read More
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Flake Continues to Hold Judicial Confirmations Hostage to Vote on Mueller Protection Bill
Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake is staying true to his pledge to not advance judicial nominees in the Senate Judiciary Committee, unless a bill that would… Read More
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Judge Rejects Bill Nelson’s Push for Recount Deadline Extension, Calling Florida a ‘Laughingstock’
A federal judge rejected a push by Democratic Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to extend the machine recount deadline in a Thursday ruling and labelled Florida a… Read More
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Poised to Head Senate Judiciary Committee
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is poised to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee following the announcement on Friday that Chairman Chuck Grassley will be heading the… Read More
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Conservative Group Calls on Senate to Confirm Trump Nominees Before End of Year
A long list of prominent conservative leaders released a memo Wednesday calling on the U.S. Senate to confirm the rest of President Donald Trump’s nominees… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: Democrats Take the House, Republicans Hold the Senate, Trump Declares Victory
Editor’s note: Election Day brought some surprises, if not as many as either party anticipated. Here’s a sampling of our audience’s initial reactions to the… Read More
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Trump Calls Out Embattled County Election Official in Florida Vote-Count Mess
President Donald Trump is scrutinizing the Florida election-recount process, and he isn’t the only one—largely because of Broward County. On election night, it appeared likely… Read More
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Progressives Want to Burn Down Any Institution That Doesn’t Favor Them at the Moment
Sometimes progressives do a great job of becoming caricatures of themselves. The progressive worldview is marked by a tendency to embrace utopian dreams, and a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Liberals Angry at White Women for Re-Electing Ted Cruz, a Hispanic
If you were looking for a dramatic Senate contest, Cruz vs. O’Rourke in Texas covered all the bases. It began as a fairly tepid race,… Read More
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Meet the 8 New Members of the Senate
While Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s elections, the GOP likely strengthened its Senate majority by three seats, to gain a… Read More
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McConnell Says Confirming Judges Will Be His ‘Top Priority’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says his “top priority” for the rest of the year and into the new Congress is filling the judiciary… Read More
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Californians Double Down on Progressivism. Here’s Why It’s a Problem for Red State Neighbors.
Much of the nation saw political shake-ups on Tuesday. Not so in California. The Golden State continued its trend of drifting increasingly to the left…. Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
So Much for a ‘Blue Wave’—4 of the Biggest Midterm Takeaways
It wasn’t the blockbuster night Democrats were hoping for. The blue wave fell far short of some of the major wave elections of the past… Read More
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With Her Win, Marsha Blackburn Could Become ‘Most Conservative Woman in Senate’
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Lisa Williams, who cast her ballot Tuesday for Republican Marsha Blackburn in the suburb of Brentwood, said she voted to promote the 15-year House… Read More
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7 of the Most Epic Midterm Elections in American History
President Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot, but will face the biggest electoral test of his presidency so far during Tuesday’s midterm election—one that may… Read More
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Here Are the 3 Times in Past Century That President’s Party Gained Seats in Midterms
History is not on any president’s side in a midterm election. But there are three occasions since 1934 when a president’s political party actually gained… Read More
LawNews
Legal Watchdog Files Complaint Against Christine Blasey Ford’s Lawyers
A legal complaint against Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers could come down to how Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser understood a question during her dramatic appearance before a… Read More
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Pocahontas Descendant: Elizabeth Warren Should Apologize
A Pocahontas descendent is calling on Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to apologize for claiming Native American heritage. Debbie White Dove Porreco, who says she is… Read More
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McConnell, Graham Recount Highlights, Lowlights of Kavanaugh Fight
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was first elected in 1984, but says his biggest achievement to date is something that didn’t happen. “My decision not… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Left Lost on Kavanaugh, So Now They Want to Abolish the Senate
After every political defeat, the left seems to blame anyone but themselves. Instead, they lash out at our political institutions. Whether it’s seeking to pack… Read More
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ACORN Veterans Among Those Harassing Public Officials in Kavanaugh Fight
Remember ACORN? The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2010 after a series of high-profile scandals involving undercover… Read More
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Feinstein May Face Ethics Probe Over Leak of Ford Letter
The investigations into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appear to have concluded, but other investigations could open into two members of Congress who sought to… Read More
LawCommentary
Investigate the Senate Democrat Wrecking Machine
How did we get here? The Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination circus didn’t happen by accident. The emergence of incredible—and by “incredible,” I mean the literal… Read More
LawNews
Democrats Now Want Kavanaugh Investigated for Perjury
Still lacking corroborating evidence of disputed sexual misconduct accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, some Democrats now want Kavanaugh investigated for perjury in the… Read More
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Trump Fumes Over Senate Democrats’ Stalling Tactics on Nominees
Senate Democrats have President Donald Trump’s attention with their historic level of procedural delays to stall the seating of judges and start dates for nominees… Read More
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Why These People Lined Up to Pay Respects to Sen. John McCain
I went to speak to some of the thousands of people who lined up outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to pay their final… Read More
Senate Ramping Up Trump Judicial Confirmations This Week
Since March, Senate Democrats have forced 30 hours of debate on each of five of President Donald Trump’s federal district court judge nominees subsequently approved… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
The Daily Signal Podcast: Tuesday, Aug. 28
After six years of working for Sen. John McCain, Walter Lohman, now director of Asian Studies at The Heritage Foundation, got to know him pretty… Read More
