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Daily Signal Goes Live for 5 Hours of Election Night Coverage

Americans will decide the balance of power in Washington on Tuesday, and the Daily Signal will be there as the results come in. Beginning at 7 p.m....

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Robert B. Bluey

Supreme Court Hears Contentious Arguments on Religious Freedom Fight Over Preschool Program

The Supreme Court could deliver another blow to Colorado in a religious liberty case over the state’s exclusion of a Catholic church from a...

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Fred Lucas

Greenland Parliament Ratifies Security Deal Agreed With Trump

Summary COPENHAGEN, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Greenland’s parliament on Tuesday ratified the Arctic island’s security agreement struck earlier this year...

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Ballot Scanner Problems Hit Key Battleground Heart of Key Battleground House District on Election Day

Westchester County, New York, experienced ballot scanner problems Tuesday morning during in-person voting in one of the nation’s most competitive...

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Fred Lucas

Trump Ends Billions of Aid to Israel

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will no longer providing $4 billion in yearly aid to Israel starting in 2027. “You can consider it barter. You...

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Want to Know What Congress Will Do? Look at What It Has Done.

Summary For the past few months, Americans have been bombarded with hundreds of millions of dollars in political ads. Some address policy, while...

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Daniel West

Trump’s Midterm Travel Blitz Far Surpasses His Predecessors’

President Donald Trump has held more than 30 events from Oct. 1 to Election Day as part of his “midterm blitz,” far exceeding the travel of his...

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘60 Minutes’ Answer Gives Away the Left’s Game on Cultural Issues

Summary Far-left darling Abdul El-Sayed went on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday and unintentionally revealed the Left’s dishonesty about...

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Jarrett Stepman

Midterms Will Shape the Future of the States—and Our Day-to-Day Lives

Summary Much ink has been spilled about the ramifications of the 2026 midterms, often with a focus on which party will end up with majorities in the...

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Felix Miller

‘A Little Bit of Apple Pie’: Trump’s Final Pitch to Voters

Summary Election Day is tomorrow, and President Donald Trump just made his final pitch before the midterms at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool,...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

Pro-Life Group Warns GOP Ahead of Midterms

With an $80 million investment, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America has reached over 10 million voters to remind them of the cost of this election: Life...

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

Rabbi Slams El-Sayed’s ‘Conditional’ Apology for Temple Israel Terror Response

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed faces accusations of antisemitism in the final hours of the Michigan Senate race, while Jewish voters and organizations remain...

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Tyler O'Neil

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Economy Hits 3.4% Growth—Where Did All the Doomsayers Go?

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis...

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Al Perrotta

These Election Eve Court Fights Could Reshape the Midterm Vote

Lawsuits on the eve of Election Day are giving courts a brief time window to make influential decisions before final votes are cast. The Supreme Court...

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Fred Lucas

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Summary In April 2016, Gov. Terry McAuliffe committed an act of populism so transparent that it was overturned by the Supreme Court of Virginia that...

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Al Perrotta

Mike Johnson Stumps in Virginia With 2 Candidates in Swing Districts

House Speaker Mike Johnson wrapped up his 2026 midterm campaign with a pair of stops in Virginia. On Monday, the Republican appeared with Rep. Rob...

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Richard Tucker

Paxton Announces Arrests of Convicted Felons Accused of Illegally Voting in Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced over the weekend that convicted felons accused of illegally casting ballots in Texas have been arrested....

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Emily Medeiros

My Experience as an American Censored by French Authorities

Summary On Halloween in Paris, a video went viral of an angry protester throwing a Molotov cocktail at the French police. It was an egregious act, and...

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Kristen Ziccarelli

Will Virginia Become One of America’s Most Extreme Abortion States?

Summary Virginia voters have serious choices this election season. Two proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot should give all people of...

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Bishop Michael Burbidge

DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Review in California 20,000 ‘Likely’ Noncitizen Ballot Dispute

The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to require California to set aside more than 20,000 suspected fraudulent ballots. Just one day...

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Fred Lucas

NYT Poll: Late Deciders in Key Senate Races Breaking Toward Republicans

Late-deciding voters in seven key Senate races have been breaking toward Republicans over the past month, according to a new poll released Sunday...

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Al Perrotta

Election Integrity Is on the Ballot in 2026

Election integrity will be on the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections. Voters will decide not only who controls Congress, but whether the election...

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Don Palmer

Reagan Reese Joins Daily Signal as National Political Reporter

The Daily Signal is adding journalist Reagan Reese to its growing team of reporters as it expands its coverage of Washington, national politics, and...

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Robert B. Bluey

2026 Midterms Could Be Headed for a Post-Election Legal War

Which party controls Congress might not be determined until long after Election Day due to lengthy state counting timelines and election litigation....

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Fred Lucas

Down-Ballot Race: What’s at Stake in Ohio’s Attorney General Race

The 2026 midterm elections are a busy time for Ohio. Not only are there key federal elections, like a costly U.S. Senate special election, but also a...

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Rebecca Downs

Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens Endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s GOP Opponent in Tight Senate Faceoff

Democrat Haley Stevens, who was originally scheduled to appear today at an event with former primary rival Abdul El-Sayed, announced she is endorsing...

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Al Perrotta

Democrats Put Patriotism Last. That’s a Problem for America.

Summary Only 6% of Democrats think that “patriotism” is important for the country. That was one of the unnerving findings of a recently released...

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Jarrett Stepman

Inside the Vance Family’s Harry Potter Halloween

The second family hosted a Halloween party on Saturday night, featuring trick or treating, Harry Potter-themed decorations, and a soup collection for...

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Elizabeth Mitchell

US Judge Dismisses Trump Election Lawsuit in Alaska

Nov 1 (Reuters)—A federal judge on Sunday threw out a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to block Alaska from certifying a...

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Reuters

Elaine Luria: ‘It All Starts Right Here in Virginia’s 2nd District’

Former Rep. Elaine Luria made her closing argument in her bid to once again represent Virginia’s 2nd District in Congress. The Democrat hosted House...

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Rich Tucker

Allie Beth Stuckey Launches a New Space for Christian Women and Moms

Allie Beth Stuckey is a Christian, wife and mother, bestselling author, podcast host, a leader to hundreds of thousands of Christian conservative...

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

The Consequences of Gen Z’s Risk Aversion

Will Gen Z’s well-documented risk aversion mean fewer American babies? A new study looks at what cultural factors do and don’t impact fertility...

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Katrina Trinko

Faith Amidst Midterm Elections

Summary These are stressful times for the American people. Election season tends to be that way. Elections matter, and Americans are blessed to live...

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Thomas Griffin

Victor Davis Hanson: The Ukrainian Gordian Knot

After crossing with his army into Asia, Alexander the Great stopped at Gordium (in modern-day Turkey). He approached the famous Gordian knot—a...

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Victor Davis Hanson

Progressives’ Embrace of Socialism Portends Chaos and Decline

As Americans see chaos and rioting on the streets of Paris, we are not immune to that happening on streets across America. For decades, France has...

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Star Parker

What Democrats Would Do to America

Seven years ago, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is now the Democrat leader in the House of Representatives, signed on as a co-sponsor to a bill...

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Terence Jeffrey

The Elitist Media Are Terrible Guardians of Democracy

Summary Whenever the elitist media come under attack as “fake news” from President Donald Trump, they pretend that this is a battle between the...

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Tim Graham

The Fight Against ESG Is the Fight Against Cultural Marxism

Summary This is a story I’ve told before, but it’s worth telling again, in light of recent news. Exactly seven years ago today, I sat in a room...

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Stephen Soukup

House Speaker Will Be in Virginia as Early Voting Ends This Weekend

The next Speaker of the House of Representatives will be on stage in Virginia in the final hours before Tuesday’s election. Both Democrat Hakeem...

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Rich Tucker

GAIN-OF-FUNCTION MARXISM: How ‘Woke 1.0’ Gave Birth to a New, More Virulent Strain of Socialism

Summary A new form of socialism has escaped from the lab of “Woke 1.0,” and it seems intent on taking over the Left. The strain of socialism...

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Tyler O’neil

Ghosts, Ghouls, and Garish Costumes: Midterm Edition

Today is Halloween, a time for ghosts, ghouls, and garish costumes. The same could be said for the midterms. Take costumes. Has there been any costume...

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Al Perrotta

How Bruce Blakeman Could Block Mamdani

Summary What if Mayor Zohran Mamdani only cut ribbons and rode in parades? New York City could do worse than boast a young figurehead with limited...

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Deroy Murdock

The House Is Restless. It Has Been Before.

Summary PITTSBURGH—In April 1894, a ragged column of unemployed men attempted to come through Pittsburgh on the way to Washington. They called...

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Salena Zito

President Trump: Cheerleader-in-Chief

In 2014, President Barack Obama, during the last midterm of his presidency, was 53 years old. He did seven rallies, four of which took place in...

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Larry Elder

Social (In)Security

“We will always protect Social Security, Medicare!” says President Donald Trump. That would be nice. But when I look at these programs’ balance...

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John Stossel

Georgia Election Vendors Boast of Equipment as Lawmakers Prepare to Issue Report

Summary ATLANTA-The Joint Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee held its sixth meeting at the State Capitol on Thursday morning,...

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Rebecca Buis

EXCLUSIVE: Walberg and Allen Demand Explanation From UAW President on John Deere Vote

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—On Friday, Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., chairman of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga.,...

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Rebecca Buis

Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats’ Dirty Midterm Tricks Are Backfiring—and the Media Are Looking Away

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis...

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Al Perrotta

What One NATO Ally Says Trump Got Right About Europe

Summary Romania’s national security adviser visited Washington, D.C., this week with a message to his American counterparts: We’re open for...

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Robert Bluey

10,000 Swing-State Voters Were Asked About Socialism. Here’s What They Said.

Summary A growing number of socialist candidates are running for Congress this year, promising to bring radical changes to Washington, D.C. They’ve...

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Robert Bluey