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Election Watchdog Flags Over 3,600 Duplicate Voter Records in Key Senate Battleground
North Carolina Republican Senate candidate and former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley (L) speaks as President Donald Trump (R) looks on during a campaign rally on Sept. 16 in Gastonia, North Carolina. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) North Carolina has more than 3,600 duplicate voter registration records, according to a complaint from an election watchdog.
Watchdog Using AI to Help Americans Dig Through Millions of Pages of Government Records Original
Framed photos of presidents, including a picture of an “autopen” to represent former President Joe Biden, hang on the wall of the colonnade near the Rose Garden of the White House. The Oversight Project, which exposed many documents about Biden’s autopen, launched a new AI product to help search government documents.
Declassified Documents Show Ukrainian Diplomat Was Set to Testify About Hunter Biden Before US Revoked His Visa
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/22/2026 7:28:14 AM A former Ukrainian diplomat who was at one point set to give negative testimony about Hunter Biden's business links appears to have wrongly had his visa to the United States revoked, according to newly released documents. The White House released the information to reporters late Wednesday about the State Department and Treasury Department taking action in 2020 to revoke the visa of Andrii Telizhenko, the Ukrainian diplomat.
Declassified Documents Show Ukrainian Diplomat Was Set to Testify About Hunter Biden Before US Revoked His Visa
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., left, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talk before the start of the Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing on Feb. 9, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) A former Ukrainian diplomat who was at one point set to give negative testimony about Hunter Biden’s business links appears to have wrongly had his visa to the United States revoked, according to newly released documents.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Is Reversing Biden Policies. Why Is His Justice Department Still Defending Them?
Then-Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on as then-President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden on May 13, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL — Federal agencies are continuing to defend some legal positions of the Biden administration, according to an analysis by two conservative groups.
Appeals Court Deals Trump Blow in Immigration Fight Over Churches
Travelers pass an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) agent while waiting in line at Terminal E at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on March 24, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Antranik Tavitian/Getty Images) A federal court dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda near houses of worship, allowing objecting religious groups to sue.
‘California Model’: Unusual Election Reform Divides Democrats in Deep Blue State Original
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy. (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Ballot measures allowing same-day voter registration and scrapping party primaries could make it easier for establishment Democrats to keep power in deep-blue Massachusetts. Voters are considering the two measures this fall. Election integrity experts have long been suspicious of Election Day voter registration as it could flood election clerks with new registrants they can’t possibly verify at the last minute.
Supreme Court Rejects Accused 9/11 Mastermind’s Bid to Dodge Death Penalty
This photo obtained March 1, 2003, shows, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged organizer of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, shortly after his capture. (HO/AFP via Getty Images Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, will again face the potential for the death penalty after the Supreme Court denied his appeal Monday.
Supreme Court Takes Up Major New Battle Over Race in School Admissions
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images) The Supreme Court will hear another case on race-based admissions after previously curbing the practice in higher education. The high court on Monday announced it will take up the case of Association for Education Fairness v.
Congress Failed, but Voters in 11 States Get Their Say on Core Provision of the SAVE Act
Original Article Posted By: FlyRight, 10/19/2026 6:40:53 AM Senate Republicans were unable to pass the SAVE America Act this year, but voters in several states have the chance to approve ballot measures implementing its provisions. The SAVE America Act would require photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Measures in Arizona and California combine a voter ID requirement with a prohibition on noncitizen voting or strengthened safeguards against it.
Congress Failed, but Voters in 11 States Get Their Say on Core Provision of the SAVE Act
(Daily Signal)—Senate Republicans were unable to pass the SAVE America Act this year, but voters in several states have the chance to approve ballot measures implementing its provisions. The SAVE America Act would require photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Measures in Arizona and California combine a voter ID requirement with a prohibition on noncitizen voting or strengthened safeguards against it.
Congress Failed, but Voters in 11 States Get Their Say on Core Provision of the SAVE Act
People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California’s state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) Senate Republicans were unable to pass the SAVE America Act this year, but voters in several states have the chance to approve ballot measures implementing its provisions. The SAVE America Act would require photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
10 Noncitizens Indicted for Voting Illegally in Key Battleground State
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/17/2026 9:00:53 AM Amid pushback from Democrats, the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security are continuing a crackdown on noncitizen voting less than three weeks ahead of Election Day. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina announced 10 noncitizens were indicted for illegally voting in North Carolina, a key Senate battleground in the midterm elections.
10 Noncitizens Indicted for Voting Illegally in Key Battleground State
Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and Attorney General Todd Blanche. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Amid pushback from Democrats, the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security are continuing a crackdown on noncitizen voting less than three weeks ahead of Election Day.
Virginia Voters Could Give Felons Voting Rights Before Their Sentences Are Over
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via Getty Images) Virginia could be on the cusp of significantly expanding voting rights for people convicted of felonies, even before they have served their full sentences. Question 3, on the ballot in November, is an amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to felons “upon release from incarceration.” Sentences for felony convictions frequently involve parole and fines that extend beyond incarceration.
New documents question key claims from Trump’s 2019 impeachment Original
Hunter Biden on CBS’ ‘Sunday Morning’ on April 4, 2021. (Video screenshot) The White House released documents late Thursday raising new questions about the House Democrat-led impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019. Much of the narrative that supported the impeachment was that Vice President Joe Biden did not change any policy with regard to Ukraine because of his son Hunter Biden’s ties to Burisma.
EXCLUSIVE: More Noncitizens Found on Michigan Voter Rolls Ahead of High-Stakes Election
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL – One of Michigan’s largest counties found additional noncitizens on its voter rolls with just weeks to go in one of the most competitive Senate races in the country. For the third quarter of 2026, Macomb County had 236 self-reported noncitizens who were summoned for jury duty.
New Documents Question Key Claims From Trump’s 2019 Impeachment
President Joe Biden, his sister Valerie Biden, and his son Hunter Biden walk together. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The White House released documents late Thursday raising new questions about the House Democrat-led impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019. Much of the narrative that supported the impeachment was that Vice President Joe Biden did not change any policy with regard to Ukraine because of his son Hunter Biden’s ties to Burisma.
Justice Department Sues California Over ‘Likely’ Noncitizens on Voter Lists
Attorney General Todd Blanche.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) In what Attorney General Todd Blanche called potential “state-facilitated fraud,” the Justice Department sued California on Thursday for sending mail ballots to “likely” noncitizens. The Justice Department, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, determined that more than 20,000 people are likely aliens and are registered to vote in the nation’s most populous state.
Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact the Closing Weeks of High-Stakes Midterm Advertising Battle Original
A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) The Supreme Court sided with the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday, allowing the agency to avoid a Democrat-led challenge to its policy of extending discounted TV and radio advertising rates to political parties. “The Commission may exercise its discretion to set its own procedures and schedule for resolving such applications,” the majority said Wednesday in an unsigned opinion.
‘Should Have Acted Sooner’: Kamala Harris Takes Aim at Biden Over Israel in Potential 2028 Preview
Former Vice President Kamala Harris. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Former Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration “should have acted sooner and more forcefully” to pressure Israel to scale back its military action during the conflict in Gaza. The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee discussed the issue Wednesday in Seoul at South Korea’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies, the Daily Wire reported, in comments that might foreshadow a 2028 run.
Election Records Analysis Asserts 1,827 Removed Noncitizens Cast 7,035 Ballots in Florida Elections
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL — A report from a coalition of election integrity groups in Florida asserts that noncitizens cast more than 7,000 ballots in the state between 2020 and the second quarter of 2026. The analysis by the Joint Task Force of election integrity groups, which reviewed voting records from all 67 counties, found that the counties removed 5,612 noncitizens from Florida’s voter rolls over the five-year period studied.
Jack Smith Obtained Data on at Least 639,000 Republican Donors, Voters and Supporters, Senate Finds
Sen. Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images) Former special counsel Jack Smith and the Biden administration Justice Department obtained information on at least 639,000 Republican donors, voters and supporters, the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed Wednesday.
9th Circuit Delivers Major Setback to California’s Anti-ICE Law, Finds Trump ‘Certain’ to Prevail
California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images) An appeals court Wednesday rejected California’s mandate that federal immigration agents wear identification, asserting it violates the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. California’s No Vigilantes Act, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, requires nonuniformed law enforcement officers to display their agency and name or badge number during arrests, detentions, and crowd control enforcement.
In One Type of ‘Blockbuster’ Case, Supreme Court Weighs 1980s Video Privacy Law in Digital Age
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on how a video rentals privacy law from the 1980s applies to the digital age. Justices on both sides expressed skepticism about how the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act, enacted in the days of VHS rentals at stores such as Blockbuster Video, applies today. The federal law, at the center of the case of Salazar v.
Supreme Court Steps Into Trump’s DOGE Fight a Second Time
Billionaire Elon Musk, then-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), holds a chainsaw as he speaks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) The Supreme Court will hear a case on whether the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has to release extensive records of deliberations on cutting government spending.
White House Asks Guilfoyle to Resign
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 13: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. Zacharia, a conservative commentator and former communications adviser for Trump Media, took questions from reporters in her first media briefing as the new White House press secretary.
FBI Tracked Susie Wiles Phone, Email Communications With Journalists, Lawyers, Political Advisors, New Documents Show
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Former special counsel Jack Smith monitored the phone communications of Susie Wiles when she was Donald Trump’s campaign chief in 2024, newly released documents show. This included her communications with at least five journalists, 21 different defense attorneys, and several political advisers. Smith’s team obtained the information through what is called a pen register, sometimes called a trap-and-trace device.
48 Electoral Votes Away: National Popular Vote Campaign Closing in on Threshold
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via Getty Images) The push to effectively elect a president through a national popular vote is within striking distance, just 48 votes shy, prompting Electoral College advocates to step up their appeal to state Democrat lawmakers across the country. In April, Virginia Gov.
Election Watchdog Says System Allowed 600 Duplicate Absentee Ballots in Michigan
Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, also a Democrat and gubernatorial candidate. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images) FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An election watchdog in Michigan identified more than 600 cases of absentee ballots that were sent to the same voters at least twice ahead of the November election.
250 Ballots in Amazon Package Prompts Maine GOP Leader’s Skepticism About Expanded Mail Voting
Maine Secretary of state Shenna Bellows. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Maine expanded mail-in voting during one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races in the country, just a year after 250 mail ballots ended up in an Amazon package. Early in-person voting and “no-excuse” absentee voting—in which ballots can be mailed in even if voters are not sick or out of town—begins Oct. 4, as Republican Sen.
2030 census shake-up: Which states win and lose under Trump’s plan?
(The Daily Signal) – The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the 2030 U.S. census, to cease counting illegal immigrants, could boost congressional seats and electoral votes for battleground states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin at the expense of large states such as California and Texas, research suggests. A 2024 study projected immigration trends under the Biden administration for the 2030 census, said Steven Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
Biden Judge Calls It ‘Constitutional Bedrock’ to Oppose Federal Ban on Noncitizen Voting
Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks alongside Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin during a news conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on Sept. 30, to announce they had arrested 10 people for allegedly voting illegally in elections in Minnesota.
Trump Census Proposal Could Boost Political Power of Some Citizen-Heavy Swing States at Cost to Largest States
A job seeker looks at a US Census Bureau now hiring flyer in Los Angeles, California on July 29. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images) The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the 2030 U.S. census, to cease counting illegal immigrants, could boost congressional seats and electoral votes for battleground states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin at the expense of large states such as California and Texas, research suggests.
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in More Illegal Immigration, Religious Freedom Cases
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testify during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on July 14, 2026. (Tyler M. Andrews/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will consider a case on the detention of illegal immigrants, as well as a case touching on religious liberty. In the case of Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, justices will decide whether federal law requires the detention of illegal aliens pending their removal proceedings.
‘Creating a One-Party System’: Conservatives Warn of Consequences and Need to Counter Left’s Weaponization of Legal System
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Conservatives are pushing back against the Left’s effort to discipline lawyers for the clients they represent, in what is being called “barfare,” with threats of disbarment or other actions. During a conference Wednesday near Capitol Hill on the topic, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., praised the effort to fight back.
Jack Smith Scooped Up Reporters’ Phone Data in Trump Probe: ‘Massive First Amendment Breach’
Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Hart Senate Office Building on Sept, 29. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Conservative media outlets pushed back after revelations that former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigators obtained communications from nearly 50 journalists at more than a dozen media outlets on both the right and left. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, revealed the information Tuesday.
Supreme Court Move Could Have Major Consequences for Trump Deportation Policy
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) The Supreme Court lifted the injunction against deporting illegal immigrants to a country other than their country of origin, known as sending them to a “third country,” and announced it will hear a case on the Trump administration’s policy. The case, D.V.D. v.
Ten Commandments, Deportations, and Gun Rights: Supreme Court Choosing America’s Next Legal Battles
Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy (Win McNamee/AFP via Getty Images) The Ten Commandments, the deep state, detention of illegal immigrants, and more Second Amendment questions could be on the Supreme Court’s docket early next year, as justices gather this week to determine what cases make the cut.
Alito Steps Aside in Supreme Court Climate Showdown After Left-Wing Groups Question His Energy Investments
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. (Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images) Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself from an environmental case set to be argued on Monday before the Supreme Court, months after left-leaning groups accused him of a potential conflict. In the case of Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, the question before the court involves the use of state tort laws to sue oil and gas companies for their alleged role in climate change.
EXCLUSIVE: Shocking Senate Report Details Billions in Health Care Fraud Lost to Russian Fraudsters, Medicare Scammers, Other Schemers
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new Senate report highlights startling amounts of health care fraud, including a payment of almost $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to Russian fraudsters and hundreds of millions to others. The report, which points to some of the most egregious cases out of a total of more than half a trillion in fraud, highlights more than $21 billion in bogus claims billed to the federal government.
End of the clipboard? Activists say going digital could get fraud out of citizen-led ballot measures
(The Daily Signal) – A conservative group advocating greater use of citizen ballot initiatives has created a platform to allow secure digital signatures to replace traditional handwritten signatures, arguing technology could lower the cost of petition drives and reduce fraud.
End of the Clipboard? Activists Say Going Digital Could Get Fraud Out of Citizen-Led Ballot Measures Original
Firefighters Kyle Quintana, left, foreground, and Tony Gaj join members of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City to deliver boxes of over 200,000 signatures in an effort to qualify a funding measure to raise money for the LAFD to the Office of the City Clerk at the Piper Technical Center in Los Angeles on May 12, 2026.
High Court Rejects Missouri Congressional Map in Blow to GOP House Hopes
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 9/26/2026 6:32:59 AM The Supreme Court rejected a mid-decade congressional redistricting map in Missouri amid the continuing gerrymandering wars in the lead-up to the 2026 midterms. In a setback for Republicans, Missouri will have to use the map drawn in 2022 and used in the 2022 and 2024 elections. The maps could have a major impact on who controls the House of Representatives. The 2025 map was believed to net Republicans an additional House seat.
High Court Rejects Missouri Congressional Map in Blow to GOP House Hopes
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks as Vice President JD Vance listens at the FBI Field Office on Sept. 14 in Kansas City. (Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images) The Supreme Court rejected a mid-decade congressional redistricting map in Missouri amid the continuing gerrymandering wars in the lead-up to the 2026 midterms. In a setback for Republicans, Missouri will have to use the map drawn in 2022 and used in the 2022 and 2024 elections.
BREAKING: Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Victory in Drive to Combat Noncitizen Voting Original
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett applaud at the conclusion of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on February 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Department of Homeland Security to continue its citizenship verification program. In a 6-3 shadow docket ruling in the case of DHS v.
DOJ Announces Election Fraud Charges Against Another 4 Noncitizens, This Time in a Battleground State
Voters cast their ballots at the Andorra Library polling location on Nov. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Mark Makela/Getty Images) The Justice Department announced on Monday that it charged four noncitizens, including two illegal aliens, with illegal voting in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. “Our sovereignty as a nation belongs to the American people and no one else,” David Metcalf, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, said in a statement.
‘No Child Should Be Exposed’: DOJ Settles With 6 Hospitals to End Gender Surgeries on Minors
NYU Langone Long Island Hospital located in Mineola, New York. (Howard Schnapp/Newsday via Getty Images) Opponents of “gender transition” surgeries on minors applauded a Justice Department settlement with at least six major hospitals to stop the practice. The Department of Justice has announced settlements with six hospitals, the New York Times reported, to stop doing the surgeries and hormone treatments for minors.
In Legacy Media Win, Trump-Appointed Judge Sides With CNN, MSNOW, and Politico to Temporarily Reinstate White House Passes
President Donald Trump speaks to the media. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) A Trump-appointed judge imposed a temporary restraining order on the White House to restore press credentials for reporters at CNN, MS NOW, and Politico in an order Thursday morning.
RNC Chair: Election Lawsuit Blitz Could Reshape Voting Rules for Years
(Daily Signal)—The Republican National Committee has about 179 active lawsuits across 37 states, a legal broadside RNC Chairman Joe Gruters anticipates will set rules beyond just the 2026 midterm election cycle. “When the president asked me to do this job a year ago, he said election integrity is a priority. The top priority is winning the election, but we also consider it a win to protect the vote,” Gruters told the Daily Signal in an exclusive interview.
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