-
opinion
Securing America’s Economy: Secretary Scott Bessent to Speak at Forum 2026
Days after the midterm elections, conservatives will gather just outside Washington, D.C., for The Forum 2026 to debate where their movement goes next. Hosted by The Heritage Foundation, The Forum 2026 will welcome Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a featured speaker. Bessent will be joined by other leaders, including commentator Scott Jennings, television personality… -
news
Too Close to Call: GOP-Controlled Georgia State House Hanging by a Thread
The Democrat “blue tsunami” struck not only the U.S. Senate and governor’s mansion races in Georgia, but three other statewide races as well—attorney general, secretary of state, and lieutenant governor. Republicans have just one hope left to keep a check on left-wing power: the Georgia State House. Ten races have yet to be called in… -
news
CAIR Closes Up Shop in Florida After Federal Court Defeat
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has suspended operations in Florida after a federal court rejected its request to block the state’s designation of the organization as a domestic terrorist group. Earlier Thursday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier posted on X: “This morning, a federal court upheld Florida’s Domestic Terrorist Organization law and rejected CAIR’s attempt… -
opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Second Term—the Counterrevolution Explained
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. This video was recorded before Tuesday’s midterm elections. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. In an earlier video, I talked a little… -
opinion
Democrats’ Blue Wave Puts the Electoral College in Peril
The Electoral College is in serious trouble thanks to the midterm blue wave that not only swept Democrats into power in Congress but also flipped many state governorships and legislatures. Democrat dominance at the state level will have major national implications. One of the biggest could be that several state legislatures are far more likely… -
news
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… -
opinion
The Quad Group Is Moving Beyond Diplomacy in the Pacific
Despite the absence of a leader-level summit, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or “Quad” partners (Australia, India, Japan, and the United States), have been hard at work. This year, which saw multiple Cabinet-level meetings among the Quad countries, the group collaborated to modernize three ports in Fiji and build a Quad-supported telecommunications network in Palau. Notably,… -
opinion
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… -
news
Karen Bass Ousted: DSA Member Nithya Raman Is LA’s Next Mayor
Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is projected to become Los Angeles’ next mayor after defeating incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Raman on Wednesday at 7:49 p.m. EST, with Raman receiving 52.10% of the vote compared with Bass’s 47.90%. The result came as a surprise,… -
opinion
Election Integrity Scored Big Wins Despite the Blue Wave
Summary The blue wave did not wash away support for election integrity. Voters backed voter-ID protections in Nevada, North Carolina, and Ohio and citizen-only voting measures in Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, West Virginia, and South Dakota—a clear reminder that support for election safeguards can transcend party fortunes. Those decisions deserve the attention of legislators and governors…. -
news
Trump Says ‘Election Is Over’ in Alaska as Other Races Remain Uncalled
Two Senate races remained undecided Thursday as lawyers requested ballots be preserved in one race while President Donald Trump demanded the other race be called. In Alaska, Democrat former Rep. Mary Peltola led Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan by fewer than 700 votes Thursday morning with 70% of the vote in, according to Decision Desk;… -
opinion
But Wait, There’s More: How a Popular Vote Deciding the President May Have Moved One Step Closer to Reality
A postscript to the 2026 midterms: The bodies aren’t even cold, and a conversation with the Election Transparency Initiative’s Ken Cuccinelli made all of the disparate stories come together. This, as Virginia conservatives stare at the darker blue hue that the media pundits will use to color their state boundaries with from now on, wondering… -
news
Efforts to Return Education to the States Must Continue, Letter to Congress Urges
A coalition of conservative organizations is urging congressional leaders to continue the Trump administration’s work of closing the Department of Education. “We urge each of you to continue the essential process of closing the U.S. Department of Education,” states the letter sent Thursday to Education Secretary Linda McMahon; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.; Speaker… -
news
DOJ Civil Rights Chief Harmeet Dhillon Resigning
Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, plans to resign from her post, two sources familiar confirmed to the Daily Signal. Dhillon has been a strong advocate for parental rights, religious liberty, and constitutional freedoms. Attorney General Todd Blanche said he accepted Dhillon’s resignation on Thursday afternoon…. -
news
Taxpayers Still Fund Global Leftist Agenda, Experts Say
Billions of taxpayer dollars are still funding radical leftist policies and potentially terrorist organizations despite the Trump administration’s foreign aid reforms, experts say. Under the second Trump administration, America has already provided $3.8 billion to the United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Brett Schaefer, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, warns… -
opinion
3 Reasons Florida Didn’t Go Blue Like Texas
Call it a tale of two states. Both Republican-run. Both prosperous. Both heavily populated states that influence the rest of the nation. Yet in the blue tsunami, the results in Texas and Florida were very different. “In January … of the 10 largest states in this union, only one state will have Republican control of… -
opinion
The Northwest Passage Needs Icebreakers and a Business Use Case
Summary For the last two decades, the Arctic ice cap has had more seasonal variance in ice thickness and scope, making shipping routes and bountiful resources more accessible. Two routes stand out: the Northwest Passage, crossing northern Alaskan and Canadian coasts, and the Northern Sea Route, transiting Russia’s northern coast. These promise shorter global shipping… -
opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: What Trump Must Do After the Midterm Losses
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. Victor Davis Hanson: I will say something, though, also about the midterms very quickly. Yes, what can he do now and what can… -
news
Referendum or Turnout Problem? GOP Insiders Split Over Who’s to Blame for Midterm Losses
Republicans lost Congress on Tuesday because voters felt the administration and the GOP stopped caring about them, several insiders told the Daily Signal. “This is a middle finger,” one former senior administration official said of the midterm election results. “I think it comes down to affordability and the war, and Americans feeling like the administration… -
analysis
PINK-AND-BLUE WAVE? The Role of Transgenderism in the Midterms
Transgender activist groups are getting out ahead of their skis when they interpret Democrat midterm victories as an endorsement of transgender ideology. The Human Rights Campaign touted its efforts boosting Democrats and portrayed the election results as vindication for candidates who resisted Republican attacks on transgender issues. The results, however, tell a more complicated story….
