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NEW POLL: Maine Senate Race in Dead Heat

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is trailing her opponent in a new poll—but by an encouragingly slim margin. Democrats need to net four...

29.06.2026 6

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Are Republicans Souring on Data Centers?

In recent elections, Republican voters have expressed their dissatisfaction with policies responding to the construction of data centers—the rapidly...

28.06.2026 5

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Congress Scrambles to Cover Cost of Iran War

As the administration seeks a boost in defense funding, Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are trying to figure out how to overcome opposition from...

26.06.2026 8

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Is Mamdani Taking Over the Country?

After three hard-left candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated more establishment-friendly candidates in House Democrat...

25.06.2026 3

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Club for Growth Releases Congressional Scorecard

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Club for Growth, an organization that promotes fiscal conservatism, has released its 2025 congressional scorecard...

25.06.2026 6

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What’s at Stake if Congressional Republicans Let Planned Parenthood Get Millions on America’s Birthday

On America’s 250th anniversary, Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider of abortions, will once again be eligible for federal funding...

25.06.2026 8

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Here’s What Trump Demanded From Republican Senators Behind Closed Doors

President Donald Trump made a rare visit to the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, where he demanded Republican Senators unite to pass the SAVE America Act and...

24.06.2026 9

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Trump Admin Makes New Move to Beef Up American Manufacturing

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In an effort to beef up America’s manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign companies, the Export-Import Bank, a...

23.06.2026 5

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Vance: Iran Deal Has ‘Successful Foundation’

Vice President JD Vance spoke optimistically of peace talks between the United States and Iran on Monday, even as President Donald Trump has...

22.06.2026 8

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Platner Cruises to Maine Senate General Election Despite Scandals

Graham Platner has won the Maine Democrat nomination for the U.S. Senate, officially clearing the field for the scandal-plagued oysterman to challenge...

10.06.2026 10

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Iran Fighting Intensifies With Congress Divided on War Power Questions

After weeks in which President Donald Trump has expressed cautious optimism about peace talks with Iran, the United States retaliated against an...

10.06.2026 9

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‘We Should Move On’: These Republicans Think the Voter ID Fight Is Over

After months in which the SAVE America Act—a bill to require photo identification and proof of citizenship in federal elections—has been a major...

09.06.2026 10

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Rick Scott: Late LA Mayor Race Results Prove SAVE America is Necessary

Angered by Los Angeles’ late-arriving mayoral election results that locked Spencer Pratt out of the city’s runoff election, Republican Sen. Rick...

09.06.2026 10

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Storm Clouds Over Spy Power Talks in Congress

With an end-of-the-week expiration of a federal spy program rapidly approaching, some in Congress are threatening to tank talks over the man the Trump...

08.06.2026 10

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Scott Bessent’s Most Vicious Capitol Hill Moments

This past week, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent sparred with Democrats as he testified before multiple committees on Capitol Hill. Here are...

06.06.2026 10

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Trump Admin Seeks to Give Mom-and-Pop American Exporters Advantage

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In an effort to give small businesses a leg-up in exporting their products abroad, two government agencies are partnering...

05.06.2026 7

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Senate Passes Border Funding Megabill

The Senate passed a major immigration enforcement funding bill early Friday morning, marking a major step forward for the effort to fund Immigration...

05.06.2026 8

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Chip Roy Pushes for FACE Act Repeal

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Texas Rep. Chip Roy is pushing to repeal a law that has resulted in the imprisonment of pro-life protesters, arguing the...

04.06.2026 7

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Senate Undergoes Vote-A-Rama to Pass Border Megabill

The Senate has kicked off the long, arduous process of debating amendments on a party-line budget bill to provide $70 billion to cover immigration...

04.06.2026 7

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Dr. Oz Huddles With House Republicans Crafting Anti-Fraud Reconciliation Bill

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), huddled with House Republicans on Wednesday to discuss anti-fraud...

04.06.2026 9

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Congress Battles Over Spy Powers

Congress is once again engaged in a great debate over how to reform federal surveillance programs, with privacy hawks demanding a list of restraints...

03.06.2026 10

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Mamdani-Endorsed Candidate Deletes Bonkers Posts

A socialist candidate for Congress endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has deleted posts expounding radical positions, according to a new...

02.06.2026 10

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Freedom Caucus Launches ‘Don’t Spy on Me’ Campaign

With the expiration of an important federal spy power approaching, the House Freedom Caucus—the House of Representatives’ hardline conservative...

02.06.2026 10

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DOJ Abides by Weaponization Fund Ruling, Likely Easing Senate Gridlock

The Department of Justice has chosen to abide by a federal judge’s block on an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created as part of a settlement...

01.06.2026 10

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Platner’s Sex Scandal Rocks Maine Senate Campaign

Democrat Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign has hit a major obstacle with a sexting scandal, threatening Democrats’ efforts to regain control...

01.06.2026 10

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Michigan Poll: Trump’s Job Approval Dangerously Low, but Senate Race Is Close

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new poll shows stunningly low job approval numbers for President Donald Trump in the critical swing state of Michigan...

01.06.2026 10

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How the Northeast Could Decide the Midterms

Although it is generally viewed as a reliably liberal region, the Northeast has Senate and House races in 2026 that could determine the balance of...

31.05.2026 10

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Mamdani Backs Primary Challenger Against Major Democrat Congressman

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is defying Democratic Party leadership as he seeks to overhaul the Big Apple’s congressional delegation,...

29.05.2026 9

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New Poll Reveals Surprising Top Democrat Presidential Candidates

With potential Democrat candidates already laying the groundwork for 2028, a new poll claims to identify the party’s front-runners for a comeback...

28.05.2026 10

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Iran Strikes Threaten Fragile Peace Efforts

As the United States seeks a peace agreement with Iran to reopen the global oil trade and set conditions on the theocratic state’s nuclear...

28.05.2026 10

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Texas, DC Republicans Rally Around Paxton to Battle Talarico

After his Tuesday night shellacking of incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in Texas’ Senate primary runoff, Lone Star State Attorney General Ken...

27.05.2026 10

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Trump’s Democrat Foe Al Green Loses Texas Primary

Texas Democrat Rep. Al Green, famed for filing numerous articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and disrupting his address to Congress,...

27.05.2026 10

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Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas Senate Primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s primary runoff Tuesday, adding to President Donald...

26.05.2026 10

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House Democrat Opposes Party’s Maine Senate Candidate

A House Democrat called his party’s presumptive Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner’s personal history “disqualifying” on Monday, highlighting...

26.05.2026 10

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Capitol Hill Battles White House Over War Powers

Squabbles between Capitol Hill and the White House over war powers are nothing new, but recent Democrat-backed efforts to restrict President Donald...

23.05.2026 10

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Trump Dominates in Primaries as Capitol Hill Flouts Him

After vanquishing multiple Republicans in primaries for having crossed him in the past, President Donald Trump is still as dominant as ever with his...

22.05.2026 10

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Mamdani-Backed NYC Primary Challenger Swamps Dem Incumbent in New Poll

A new poll shows a Zohran Mamdani-endorsed House candidate swamping a Democrat incumbent endorsed by congressional leadership, reflecting an...

21.05.2026 10

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Agency Approves ExportAI Initiative in Trump Tech Dominance Push

In a step forward for President Donald Trump’s push to give an edge to the American artificial intelligence industry over foreign rivals, a major...

21.05.2026 10

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CUBA LIBRE? Congress Divided Over Raul Castro Charges

After the Department of Justice unveiled charges against Raul Castro, the former socialist leader of Cuba, Congress is divided between those eager to...

20.05.2026 10

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Dem Candidate Calls for ‘Prison’ and ‘Castration’ for Zionists

After calling for Zionists to be placed in a “prison” and a “castration processing center,” a Democrat front-runner for a Texas Congressional...

20.05.2026 10

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Massie Loses Primary to Trump-Backed Challenger Gallrein

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky lost to a primary challenger backed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, denying the libertarian rebel an...

19.05.2026 10

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Black Caucus Tanks College Name, Image, Likeness Bill

In bad news for a bipartisan college sports reform effort, the Congressional Black Caucus—a powerful faction in the Democratic Party—has turned on...

19.05.2026 10

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DHS Touts Arrest of Arsonist Illegal Alien in New York

The Department of Homeland Security is touting the arrest of an illegal alien in New York who allegedly set fire to several cars, an arrest it says...

18.05.2026 10

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Trump Renews SAVE America Push

Despite a lack of momentum in the Senate, President Donald Trump is not giving up on the SAVE America Act—a bill that would require proof of...

18.05.2026 10

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Senate Tussles Over Ballroom Security Funding

A Senate referee struck funding for security at the White House’s East Wing from a Republican budget bill on Saturday, in what Democrats are...

18.05.2026 10

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Spy Reform Bill Would Crack Down on ‘Arctic Frost’ Practice

After revelations about former special counsel Jack Smith’s use of nondisclosure orders to monitor lawmakers’ data without notifying them in his...

16.05.2026 10

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Big Tech to Be Grilled by Congress: ‘Big Tobacco Moment?’

This summer, Big Tech titans will be put in the hot seat on Capitol Hill. On Friday, Axios reported that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck...

15.05.2026 10

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Crabby Maryland Dem Governor Pushes for Gerrymander

Increasingly crabby over pro-Republican redistricting efforts throughout the South, Maryland Democrat Gov. Wes Moore says he has not given up on...

14.05.2026 10

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Tensions Between CIA and Congress Flare

Tensions have flared between Capitol Hill Republicans and the intelligence community after the Central Intelligence Agency harshly criticized a...

14.05.2026 20

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Warsh to Become Fed Chair Amid Historic Partisanship

Kevin Warsh is poised to become chair of the Federal Reserve under unusual circumstances after a historically partisan vote cleared the way for him to...

13.05.2026 10

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