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opinion
Midterm Silver Lining: Voters Crush ‘Racist Nation’ Claims
Summary “DEI is back,” Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., declared after Democrats dominated the midterms. These words are as touchingly antiquated as an anti-Vietnam War protest in 1985. Khanna also missed the only silver lining in an election that reminds Republicans of pig iron: The Nov. 3 winners are inclusive enough to quench Khanna’s thirst for… -
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The New Political Training Academy for ‘America First’ Statesmen
Summary A new America First conservative training organization has emerged in Washington. With a $12 million investment, American Ascent is seeking to place the next generation of leaders in power. “We’re going to be the largest and most respected organization in the country for the production of the next generation of leadership,” Ryan Neuhaus, president… -
Iran Exit, Gas Prices, Tariffs: GOP Strategists Map The Road Back For 2028
Republican strategists say ending the war in Iran won’t be enough for the party to win in 2028 unless the costs of gas and groceries decrease. Exit polling showed that the war was a top factor in the GOP’s recent midterm losses. Vice President JD Vance posted a statement the day after the election blaming the war,… -
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Duffy Floats $50 Billion Price Tag for Congress to Prevent Repeat Paralysis of US Air Travel
Summary THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy doubled-down during a Saturday press conference on his request for Congress to give his department $50 billion to upgrade America’s air traffic control systems. “If we don’t start to switch out our systems, how long are we going to wait? I think this [outage] is a… -
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Will Jim Jordan and Bernie Moreno’s Role in Leadership Help Make or Break the 2028 Cycle?
Summary With the results mostly in for the 2026 midterms, it is time to figure out leadership roles. In the House of Representatives, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was selected as the House minority leader for the 120th Congress. While Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., will serve as the Senate minority leader, Ohio still gets… -
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Billionaire Wrote the Ballot Measure That Just Sent Him $4 Billion in California Taxpayer Cash
Summary California voters just approved an $8.4 billion bond that sets half the money aside for one immunology institute under criteria that currently match only one place. The billionaire who chairs that one potential institute also wrote the measure and funded nearly the entire campaign, all while the institute still has no named director and… -
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Incoming Oversight Chair Garcia Expressed Little Concern on Ethics as Long Beach Mayor
During Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia’s time as mayor of Long Beach, California, an independent audit found that under his watch, a sizable number of city employees—including in his office—didn’t provide required financial disclosure forms or receive required ethics training. Garcia is the incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and will lead… -
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It’s the Culture, Stupid
Summary WASHINGTON EXAMINER—“It’s the economy, stupid.” That 1992 catchphrase by Bill Clinton adviser James Carville is being repeated in the aftermath of the Republican debacle last week. And it’s true that the economy can never be ignored. But “it’s the culture, stupid,” is a more apt refrain. People, especially the young, voted nearly 10 socialists… -
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Trump Moves to Expose Secret Chinese Funding for US Colleges
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers is fighting for Americans to have the right to know which foreign adversaries are funding universities. On Oct. 1, the Trump administration was poised to enforce Section 117 of the Higher Education Act and release foreign entity counterparty data, but the Association of American Universities, a… -
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Newsom Does Not Oppose Executing Innocent Unborn Human Beings
Summary He was pontificating—in the presence of the pope. “They’ve been deceiving us. They’ve known the science. They’ve denied the science,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a May 16, 2024, speech at the Vatican. What was it Newsom believed these adversaries knew the science on yet denied? It was “climate change.” Who were these… -
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What Will Happen if Democrats Take Over Immigration Policy
Migrants are lining up at the border now that Democrats have won the midterms, according to Mark Krikorian, Center for Immigration Studies president. “What Border Patrol agents have seen is that the Democrats aren’t even in yet, but once they won the election, the number of illegal immigrants trying to get across has gone up,”… -
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The Wave Beneath the Wave
ERIE, Pennsylvania—In the last week of October, fall foliage in Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Mountains reached its peak, with native hardwoods and understory trees ablaze in red, orange, yellow, and purple. A Democrat governor cruising to reelection had no obvious reason to travel through these rural counties, but Josh Shapiro went anyway. A lodge in coal country… -
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Enforce Immigration Law in the Boardroom
Summary President Donald Trump gave his base a shock Sunday, telling “60 Minutes” he’s having second thoughts about his hardball approach to immigration enforcement. Asked how immigration affected the Republican Party’s midterm performance, he told interviewer Ross Douthat, “I think I got an A-plus for closing up the border.” But then he said the verdict… -
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The Media Defines ‘Hardliners’ on the Right, Never Left
Stephen Miller’s appointment as White House chief of staff came with one very routine adjective: “hardliner.” To elitist media operatives, that is defined as “anyone who dramatically disagrees with us.” Take this Nov. 7 Associated Press headline summarizing Miller’s positions: “In his words: Stephen Miller is an immigration hardliner and a bombastic critic of Democrats.”… -
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The Left Wants a Different Speaker: 1.2 Million Sign Petition Against Jeffries
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was a shoo-in for speaker of the House after Democrats claimed the majority for the 120th Congress. While he doesn’t face competition yet, the newly elected progressive candidates may try to tap their pick instead. An online petition has accumulated nearly 1.2 million signatures urging House Democrats to pick a… -
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‘Treasure Trove’ of Russia Hoax Records Remains Under Wraps, GOP Senate Chairs Say
Time is running out to declassify a “treasure trove” of records proving government weaponization against President Donald Trump, two outgoing Senate chairmen said. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Thursday published a letter to Trump seeking the release of the records that he ordered… -
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WATCH: A Prescription for a Battered GOP: Return to the People, Break With Special Interests
Summary OXON HILL, Md.—Following the significant losses in the midterm elections, Republicans across the country are searching for where the party went wrong, how to make the best of the next two years with Democrats in the majority, and how to come back stronger in 2028. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, sat down with the Daily… -
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SCOTUS to Hear Case on Trump Asylum Policy
The Supreme Court will consider President Donald Trump’s restrictions on asylum at the southern border. The Trump administration asked the high court to overturn an appeals court ruling that found his executive order restricting asylum applications was illegal. The restriction has remained in place during the litigation. The administration argues it can deny any asylum to… -
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How a High School Dropout Wants to Give America an ‘Unfair Advantage’ Over China
OXON HILL, Md.—Cheap energy can give the United States an “unfair advantage” over foreign adversaries, the founder of a nuclear energy startup said Thursday. “One of our main goals at Valar is to give the United States an unfair advantage in energy cost. If you’re gonna go into a fight, especially geopolitical fight, I would… -
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Lutnick to Testify in Senate After Nvidia CEO Affair
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before the Senate Banking Committee after a top tech executive’s scandal raised questions about China’s access to sensitive U.S. technology. “He proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before Congress,” Commerce spokeswoman Kristen Eichamer told the Daily Signal on Friday. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stepped down on Thursday after reports that…