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April 22, 2026 6:25 PM ET A Virginia circuit court in Tazewell County issued a ruling Wednesday that strikes down a series of election-related laws, handing a major legal defeat to measures backed by Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and her allies. The Republican National Committee and plaintiff Steven Koski challenged House Bill 6007, House

April 22, 2026 5:06 PM ET Republicans are pointing fingers after narrowly losing Tuesday’s Virginia redistricting referendum, but party officials say the close result signals real momentum heading into the 2026 midterms. The constitutional amendment passed by around three points, potentially redrawing Virginia’s congressional map from a 6-5 Democratic edge to a 10-1 Democratic supermajority.

Will Upton Will Upton is the Senior Politics Editor for the Daily Caller. April 22, 2026 3:08 PM ET Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is challenging Republican Sen. John Cornyn for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats, has accepted significant contributions from Democrat-linked trial lawyers, according to data reviewed by the Daily Caller.

April 22, 2026 1:34 PM ET Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott died at the age of 80 on Tuesday night, shortly after filing paperwork to seek a 13th term in office. The Democratic representative, who served in the Georgia General Assembly before becoming a House member, unexpectedly died after 50 years in elected office and

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer April 22, 2026 1:28 PM ET For decades, Republican populists have been handicapped by the so-called “principled conservative” wing of the GOP. The Democratic success with Virginia’s redistricting teaches a lesson that the old hats can no longer ignore. The writing was on the wall in late 2025 that

April 16, 2026 4:21 PM ET Republican North Carolina Rep. Pat Harrigan introduced a bill Thursday to allow active-duty and honorably discharged special operators across the U.S. to carry concealed weapons, the Daily Caller News Foundation first learned. The Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act would extend federal concealed carry authority to “qualified special operators”

Despite being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, former Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse has not given up on living, telling the host of a New York Times podcast Thursday that he intends to face the unknown awaiting him with hope and clarity. The 54-year-old married father of three announced in a Dec. 23, 2025

Shortly after a former staffer accused Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual assault on Friday, a host of California Democrats said that they believe the woman and that Swalwell must drop out of the race to become the Golden State’s next governor. The woman who had served as Swalwell’s staffer for almost two years

April 10, 2026 7:09 PM ET A GOP senator who voted to convict President Donald Trump accused the Republican establishment of not pouring enough money into his already cash-rich reelection campaign, Punchbowl News reported Friday. Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is set to face voters for the first time since his vote following Trump’s second impeachment

April 10, 2026 5:55 PM ET President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Friday, urging Republican voters to back him as he faces a primary challenge. Trump posted the endorsement on his social media account, praising Graham’s performance while criticizing his opponent, Mark Lynch. Trump described Lynch as