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3 States Reject Gambling Measures Despite Record Lobbyist, Ad Spending
Summary THE WASHINGTON STAND—Amid a vast expansion in unregulated “prediction market” and sports betting platforms that has sent gambling addictions soaring in recent years, Tuesday’s midterms saw voters reject ballot measures that would have expanded gambling in three states. In Nebraska, a measure that would have legalized online sports betting via the state’s licensed racetrack… -
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California Gets Four More Years. The Baseline Stays.
Summary With one-party rule in California for more than 20 years, voters again handed Democrats a supermajority. But for the average person, the question is straightforward: Will they get any real break on the issues that have dominated voters’ minds for years? Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defeated Republican challenger Steve Hilton… -
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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… -
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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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GOP Insiders Look Past Trump’s Kingmaking Toward 2028
A week ago, Vice President JD Vance looked like the probable heir apparent to President Donald Trump. After Tuesday’s midterm losses, some in his party think he’ll have plenty of competition in the upcoming presidential race. The defeats have shaken the assumption that Trump will be able to hand-pick his successor, according to interviews… -
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EXCLUSIVE: How Trump Is Fighting Drug ’10 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s drug czar says she is working with the Chinese government to keep cychlorphine, a drug “10 times more potent than fentanyl,” off the streets. Cychlorphine has killed an estimated 140 Americans since it entered the United States in 2025, including 53 deaths in Tennessee alone. The actual number… -
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America Just Elected the ‘Gayest Congress’ Ever, a Blue Wave of Many Colors
The 120th Congress is set to break a few records, including what is being touted as the “gayest Congress” in American history. Eighteen Democrats who identify as LGBTQ+, including two senators, are set to be sworn into Congress in 2027. “The American people have made their voices heard. The 120th Congress will officially be the… -
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Summary How can I achieve happiness? This is a crucial question in human life, but it can be a difficult one to answer. Thankfully, we can learn much from the great philosophers and theologians of the Western tradition when trying to understand how to be happy. For many of these figures, including the ancient Greek… -
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The Policies That Drew Millions to Texas Are Now Under Attack
Texas has built a reputation as a bastion of freedom. No state income tax, a low cost of living, and huge corporate growth have drawn millions of people, adding 2.6 million residents since 2020 alone. The Dallas area has even taken the moniker “Y’all Street,” championed as a capitalist refuge from socialism in New York… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Do They Despise Musk?
As the midterms approached, the Left went nearly berserk in its hatred of trillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Yet its escalating venom would have been almost inconceivable before 2022, when Musk publicly declared that he would be voting Republican. Before Musk’s recent political reversal (he voted for both Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in… -
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Another Crisis?
“There is an epidemic of suffering!” says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. “A mental health crisis!” says Vice President JD Vance. Alarmist media agree: “Mental health crisis among U.S. teens,” reports The New York Times. The Wall Street Journal: “America’s mental health is worsening.” As usual, when the media and politicians agree, the proposed solution… -
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Blue Wave Embarrasses Leftist Claiming Trump Would End Elections
We had a midterm election in which the Democrats and the Left were wildly successful. There is one way in which this makes some of them look either deeply stupid or dishonest. Many of them who rejoice now tried to claim there wouldn’t be any more elections if Donald Trump won in 2024, or that… -
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How the Parthenon Became a Temple to Democracy
Summary For 30 years after the Persians burned Athens in 480 B.C., the rubble sat untouched atop the city’s great stone Acropolis. The Greeks had sworn to leave it there as a reminder of what they had lost and what might come again. The great statesman Pericles, however, finally persuaded his fellow citizens that the… -
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Texas Republican Urges Abbott to Rein in Governor’s Emergency Powers Before Hinojosa Takes Office
Summary Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to rein in executive emergency powers before Democrat Gina Hinojosa is sworn in. Harrison’s call came after Hinojosa was elected the next governor of Texas on Nov. 3. In Texas, the governor has broad authority to declare a state of… -
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Iran War Was Seldom Mentioned by Virginia Republicans on the Stump
Virginia is proud to host the largest Navy base in the world. Naval Station Norfolk is home to 149,000 military-related personnel. There are 75 ships and 134 aircraft based there. Many of those sailors and pilots have been or may soon be deployed to the Persian Gulf region to take part in ongoing military actions… -
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ESG ROI Exposes Corporate Socialism
Summary Environmental, social, and governance factors, including diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, continue to play a material role in corporate governance, reportedly driving trillions of dollars in investments. Shareholders and other corporate stakeholders likely assume these investments—such as net-zero commitments and employee resource groups that divide employees on the basis of race and sex—are subject… -
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When the Revolution Came to Church: Loyalist Clergy and Patriot Pews
Summary On Aug. 14, 1774, the Rev. John Bullman climbed into the towering pulpit of Charleston’s St. Michael’s Church and told his South Carolina congregation that they needed to know their place. As tensions with Great Britain mounted, Bullman, St. Michael’s assistant rector, preached “The Christian Duty of Peaceableness.” He ridiculed the “silly Clown” and… -
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Bipartisan Energy Affordability Opportunity During Lame Duck
American voters have spoken. And in our 250th anniversary year, it’s encouraging to know that our constitutional order has survived another election. Yes, we finalize our political battles in the private voting booth. It appears yet again that the majority of American voters prefer a divided government to coerce political consensus. As Congress prepares to… -
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A Slippery Slope to Criminalizing Politics
Summary Politics has high enough stakes without the losers being sent to prison—or losing their heads. Jailing opponents or condemning them to death is what dictatorships do, not democracies. But times are changing, rapidly, and democracy isn’t what it used to be, thanks to a vengeful spirit that’s taken hold from Brazil to South Korea,… -
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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”…
