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Democrats swept Republicans off the map in nearly every purple and blue state, but in many of those same states, voters also approved conservative ballot measures by wide margins. Voters in eight states passed ballot initiatives strengthening voter identification requirements or explicitly restricting voting to American citizens. Oklahoma voters approved a voter ID constitutional amendment in August, bringing the year’s total to nine states. Ohio voters — who elected Democrat Amy Acton governor and sent Sherrod Brown back to the Senate — simultaneously approved Issue 3, a ballot measure that writes the state’s photo ID requirement into the constitution, with...

So, in the spirit of calmate, some advice to Republicans after Tuesday's midterm drubbing: calm down and reassess the not-so-distant future political terrain. In 2028, Republicans will at least retain the White House. Here's why. President Donald Trump remains president and commander-in-chief for the next two years. Democrats can yell and scream — and they will. After all, they are Democrats. But they have no choice but to deal with the man many in their party routinely refer to as a "fascist." A Democrat House has no power to prosecute, no matter the upcoming hearings over alleged corruption and self-dealing...

Harmeet Dhillon had overseen a massive overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, targeting universities and focusing on culture war issues. WASHINGTON — Harmeet Dhillon, the Republican attorney who oversaw a massive overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation on Thursday. Attorney General Todd Blanche posted on X that he has accepted Dhillon’s resignation. He wrote that she “defended the civil liberties of every American and enforced the law without fear or favor” and that the DOJ “is grateful for her dedicated public service, and we wish her every success in her future endeavors.” The...

That didn't take long. Democrats had barely clinched Congress last night when their supporters were calling for the execution of Elon Musk for being a "traitor to the west." affordability? "We've begun believing through this ridiculous, unhealthy, and dangerous idolatry of innovators that they get to live by an entirely different standard," Galloway said. "Elon Musk is a traitor to the West." "We lined up the Rosenbergs against a wall," he continued. "This is a traitor to the West, and he should be held to the same standards as every other traitor in the West." And the crowd applauded. This...

On Monday, Pat Buchanan turned 88. I leave it to others who knew and worked with him to sing his praises; I have little new to add. I can say simply that his record speaks for itself. It is, however, my privilege to help run the magazine he founded. When in the Trump years you’ve run into conservatives in the under-50 DC set, they’ve always been enthusiastic about Pat and the idea of his magazine, even when they can’t tell you a single thing it’s published in the past year. People knew how much the Trump thing owed to our...

UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION (Article I, Section 7, Clause 2) Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it.

A little-known congressional maneuver could block members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) from being sworn in as members of the House of Representatives next year, even if they win their elections on Tuesday. Members-elect must swear an oath to uphold the Constitution before they can become full members of the House. At the beginning of a new Congress, that oath is typically taken en masse by all 435 members, led by the House speaker. But an argument circulating in conservative circles posits that any member-elect can challenge another member-elect's right to be sworn in, provided they have compiled...

(Daily Signal)—Americans will soon learn what the Democrat agenda is really about, and it certainly isn’t about working with President Donald Trump to reduce the cost of living. The blue tsunami came to be Tuesday night as a wave of Democrats took seats in the House and the Senate that seemed impossible not long ago. They will now have sizable majorities in both houses of Congress. The big question is, what will they do with those majorities? While Democrats may have ridden their message about “affordability” to a massive victory on Tuesday night, they don’t intend to limit their agenda...

THE BRIEF - Republican Byron Donalds defeated David Jolly on Tuesday to win the Florida governor's race. - Donalds will succeed outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was ineligible to run for a third term. Byron Donalds was elected to be Florida's next governor on Tuesday night, defeating David Jolly. Donalds, a congressman from southwest Florida, won the Republican nomination with President Donald Trump’s backing. The backstory: Byron Donalds was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2016 and served two terms. In 2020, he was elected to the U.S. Congress to represent Florida's 19th congressional district. Once in Congress,...

The American people can never forget the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence—for the simple reason that if they ever do forget, they will no longer be Americans. As individuals, we are not entirely defined by our personal histories. We can change. So can nations. But just as no one would discard his or her personal history—memories of family and friends, of love nurtured and adversity overcome—for anything less than the most dire of reasons, a nation cannot erase or tamper with its own history unless it has decided to become something else: a new country, unattached to its...

Lt. Col. Robert K. Brown, United States Army Reserve and the longtime editor/publisher of Soldier of Fortune magazine, passed away in August, according to announcements posted on Facebook Monday. Brown founded Soldier of Fortune magazine in 1975, seeking to provide a voice for veterans, particularly those who served in the Vietnam War. He died on Aug. 28, according to a photo of a headstone posted with the Monday announcement on Brown’s personal Facebook page. (RELATED: Is The Army’s New Rifle A Lemon?) “Lt. Col. Robert K Brown, Patriot, Warrior has crossed the River. In full command to the end, he...

It's Election Day in America, and already we have a familiar problem: Voting machines aren't working. This time, the trouble is in Westchester County, New York, where ballot scanners began rejecting voters' ballots shortly after polls opened at 6 AM Tuesday. The problems were widespread enough that county officials acknowledged a system-wide malfunction, leaving voters filling out paper ballots while election workers scrambled to find a solution. And this isn't some tiny rural county with a handful of precincts. Westchester, just north of New York City, is home to roughly a million people and includes communities where consequential congressional races...

Obama-appointed U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg, long criticized as a “Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge,” gave the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and its UCLA Voting Rights Project allies tightly restricted access to the Trump Department of Justice’s list of more than 20,000 people federal investigators flagged as likely noncitizens who received mail ballots in California. The court order was crystal clear: the data was for standing arguments only. Plaintiffs could not disclose names and could not use the information for broader political or media attacks on the government’s election-integrity efforts. That restriction lasted roughly 24...

Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said the case against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides failed to establish probable cause for the charges against them. A federal judge on Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against a pair of former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress during its investigation of Hunter Biden, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui found the government had failed to show probable cause that Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides had lied to lawmakers about what they knew about the investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop. Data from the abandoned computer later...

Democrats could change the Electoral College to elect presidential candidates by the national popular vote if they win the majority in four state legislatures, warns an election expert. Altering the Electoral College to follow the national popular vote would take power away from the states in electing the president, Trent England, founder and executive director of Save Our States, told The National News Desk on Wednesday. Each state’s political parties nominate people to be presidential electors for that state prior to Election Day. In 48 states, presidential electors for the Electoral College are chosen by a “winner-take-all" system, meaning that...

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The November 3 midterm elections are quickly approaching after an electoral cycle shaped to an unusual degree ⁠by decisions ⁠of the US Supreme Court, a development that prompted Justice Elena Kagan ⁠to voice alarm this week. Republicans generally have fared better than Democrats in the spate of recent election-related cases, including in rulings on redrawing congressional districts and rolling back campaign finance ​restrictions. It remains to be seen, however, whether these legal victories will help President Donald Trump's party in its quest to retain control of Congress in the midterms. Democrats need a net gain...

Canadian pro-family activist Bill Whatcott is now in the US – held in an ICE prison facility!Fled Canada after phony "hate speech" conviction to seek US political asylum with “help” from US immigration lawyers.An unbelievable story of dishonesty and incompetence that got him in this situation.Also: Canada is seeking extradition of Bill!October 27, 2026text Bill Whatcott is currently being held in the Northwest ICE Detention Center in Tacoma, WA.This story is so absurd and disturbing that we almost don’t know where to start.Over the years, Canadian pro-family Christian activist Bill Whatcott has been the target of a breathtaking amount of...

Eight people have been indicted for conspiring to steal more than $7 million from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) between April 2023 and September 2025. The alleged fraud impacted thousands of victims, many of whom never received reimbursement for the stolen benefits. Belal Hauter, 34, allegedly led the conspiracy by opening or directing coconspirators to open numerous merchant processing accounts in the names of various delis, bodegas, or grocery stores, including a deli where multiple defendants worked. The co-conspirators also opened numerous bank accounts to connect to those processing accounts, so EBT transactions went directly to accounts under their...

Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia fired by War Secretary Pete Hegseth Fired Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, who served as director of the Directorate for Strategy, Plans, and Policy at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly admitted to leaking classified information, according to the Pentagon’s internal investigation. As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Sylvia was fired from the Joint Chiefs of Staff this week for “severe misconduct,” including leaking classified information on the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars, a Department of War official said. He was also criminally referred to the Department of Justice, as an investigation into his leaks remains...

Brazil’s election is a chilling warning for AmericaFlávio Bolsonaro found refuge in Miami after defeat; his father remains under house arrest. If America’s political order breaks down, where exactly will conservatives flee?Flávio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil after losing a presidential election he entered as the favorite. He finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round, then — if the reporting is accurate — lost Sunday’s runoff by more than 4 million votes.Within days, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered Flávio to surrender his passports in connection with a money-laundering investigation. He denies wrongdoing. He instead...