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A Democratic nominee for Congress in North Carolina, LaKesha Womack was served with a felony criminal summons at her own campaign rally last week. Her opponent, incumbent Republican Tim Moore is now questioning her ability to serve the people of their district, writes @virginiagmck.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The American Medical Association Foundation has revived racial preferences in its scholarships for medical students, the watchdog Do No Harm alleges. @donoharm sent a letter to the IRS in April, noting that some of the foundation’s scholarships explicitly stated that only medical students of certain races qualify. While the foundation initially removed the scholarship opportunities from its website, it appears to have restored them, writes @Tyler2ONeil.

Troy Jackson has a compelling story to tell Maine voters. He grew up poor in a remote logging town, worked long hours in the woods, and promises to take on the wealthy interests he says have abandoned ordinary Americans. But there is another side to Jackson’s biography that deserves considerably more attention: roughly 20 years in the Maine Legislature, including six as president of the state senate, writes @msfreund.

RT @TheTonus: NYT/Siena sprinting to be a C- pollster.

Victor Davis Hanson: France Is Headed for Inevitable Decline What is the answer to France’s decline? They would have to tap their huge natural gas fields, close the borders, and up their defense profile. “I don't see that happening. That's the medicine worse than the disease. They just can't do it.” Full episode: @VDHanson

NYT/Siena poll | 10/19-10/26 LV US Senate South Carolina 2026 🟦Annie Andrews 48% 🟥Darline Graham 48% (incumbent) Link to poll:

Millions Are Riding on Iowa. Are Republicans in Trouble? Iowa’s betting markets are sending mixed signals just a week before Election Day. Ashley Hinson remains favored for the Senate, while bettors heavily favor Democrats for governor and in two key House races. With millions of dollars on the line, late controversies, a crucial debate and a final campaign push from Republican leaders could still shake up the odds. @virginiagmck

RT @virginiagmck: 🚨A story getting almost zero attention from legacy media: A Democrat running for Congress against Tim Moore in North Carolina was handed a felony summons at her own campaign rally last week. Allegedly, LaKesha Womack failed to return a $20,000 rental car in 2019. After the summons was failed to be delivered to her in 2020 it was successful severed to her at a campaign rally in Polk County on October 11. Her first hearing is a week after the election. Speaking with her Republican opponent, Tim Moore raised serious questions and concerns about her being fit for office. “If she can’t manage her own personal affairs any better than that, how does she think she can make decisions for the good of this district,” he told the Daily Signal. On top of all of this, Womack is yet another Democrat running for office in a different district than the one she lives in. @DailySignal

RT @KYLE_Mattern44: Great coverage of what happened today with the Indiana SOS race by @TheTonus ! @DailySignal

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has one last blitz before Election Day as he continues his Contrast for America tour. On Tuesday morning, he set out to visit 13 states with 21 district stops across the country over the next seven days. Johnson has stood by his assertion that that he does not trust the polling, which has moved further toward favoring Democrats overall, writes @virginiagmck.

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Former Rep. Tom Perriello, a Democrat who is seeking to return to Congress to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, is focusing on domestic economic issues as the campaign moves through its final week. If elected, he promises to work to roll back President Donald Trump’s agenda right away. At an event in Goochland County, Perriello said he would support stripping $380 billion in support for tech companies and AI data centers and putting that money toward Medicaid and middle-class tax cuts.

Victor Davis Hanson: Europe Cries Betrayal as Trump Makes His Biggest Power Play Yet A proposed summit with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and the United States is a calculated geopolitical maneuver by President Donald Trump to drive a wedge between Russia and China, end the war in Ukraine, and prevent Beijing from exploiting America's military commitments to invade Taiwan. Victor Davis Hanson contends that European leaders have forfeited their influence over American diplomacy by refusing to reciprocate U.S. military assistance, clinging to unrealistic expectations for Ukraine, and attacking Trump's efforts to secure a negotiated peace. @VDHanson

There’s a lot of acrimony right now about a planned summit with the three most powerful leaders, at least in terms of nuclear weapons and military: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and President Donald Trump. But Trump knows whom he’s dealing with. He doesn’t want Putin and Xi to be friendlier with each other than they are with him, says @VDHanson.

Rep. Mike Collins took aim at Sen. Jon Ossoff at a Georgia rally, criticizing his voting record, ties to the Democratic Socialists of America and alleged 2028 presidential ambitions. Collins also touted his legislative record and said the Senate race is gaining momentum: “It’s game on now,” writes @rebecc6054

RT @keithkoffler: An ugly attempt to use the "We got nothing against Jews, we just hate Israel" defense. It's rank antisemitism to gain voter support: Jews raised your prices. A new ad by a leftwing group for Abdul El-Sayed blames grocery prices on U.S. support for Israel. via @WSJopinion

RT @haileyggomez: JUST IN: DOJ attorney Bill Essayli argued in his opening remarks that the government is seeking a narrow preliminary injunction to separate ballots belonging to suspected noncitizens in California, NOT cancel or invalidate them. Essayli argued the government has credible evidence and questioned California’s obligation once that evidence is presented, warning that those ballots could otherwise be counted. This case rises and falls on the evidence presented, he argued, noting witnesses are present in court. “It means something to be a United States citizen,” Essayli said. Essayli is asking for a ruling by end of today's hearing.

Midterms are often used to understand the mood of the country, and this one is no different. As we barrel toward Election Day, many commenters say that this year’s midterms are a referendum on the economy—and affordability is certainly top of mind for households across the nation. The answer isn’t Washington bureaucrats telling Americans that more government will solve the issues government itself created. It’s restoring accountability to the market.

A West Texas city will not only be voting for elected officials but will also be deciding on a pro-life ordinance to protect the unborn from abortion trafficking. Residents of Seminole will vote on Proposition B, also referred to as Proposition 2, to decide whether the city adopts a “Sanctuary for the Unborn” ordinance. The ordinance would prohibit abortion and abortion pill trafficking to protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children from the dangers of abortion, writes @emilywilks_8.

Black Baptist parents in Maryland are suing local and state agencies after losing custody of their son in a transgender dispute. They say their son eventually attempted suicide while in foster care. The parents’ attorney told the Daily Signal that the son had engaged in self-cutting, and the parents took him to Children’s National Hospital, where the staff began referring to the son by a female name and referred him to Child Protective Services, writes @Tyler2ONeil.

The Supreme Court rejected a bid by Baltimore, New Haven and Columbus to revive a Biden-era policy allowing immigration judges to pause some deportation proceedings. The cities had sought to defend the policy after Texas challenged it, but the justices left lower court rulings against their request in place, writes @FredLucasWH

NYC district attorneys are helping illegal aliens dodge deportation by instructing prosecutors to lower charges and hide facts from the record. A House Judiciary Committee report details how Alvin Bragg, Darcel Clark, Melinda Katz, and others give preferential treatment based solely on immigration status—even in cases involving crimes against children, domestic violence, and firearms, writes @JarrettStepman.

In Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump will announce a new proposed rule which could eventually lower gas prices, an Environmental Protection Agency official told the Daily Signal. If finalized, the Trump administration’s proposal is expected to deliver $45 billion in savings and generate an estimated additional 210 million barrels of U.S. oil production and over 1.4 trillion cubic feet of U.S. natural gas, writes @TheElizMitchell.

As Bernie Moreno campaigns for Republican Mike Rogers ahead of the open U.S. Senate race in nearby Michigan, he’s caught the attention of Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who disparaged the Ohio senator for having worked at a used car dealership, writes @RebeccaRoseGold.

An undercover video captured California Gov. Gavin Newsom predicting the Democratic Socialists of America will become a “dominant” force and a “mainstream Democratic movement.” Newsom also called the DSA a “healthy dialectic within the party” as speculation grows about a potential 2028 presidential run, writes @angelina_talks

REPORT: State midterm races “will decide what rules will govern the 2028 presidential election.” “Virginia’s experience in 2026 shows what comes next: Within months of taking full control in January, Democrats expanded ranked-choice voting, reinforced a law allowing mail ballots to arrive three days late, rammed an unconstitutional gerrymander through the legislature, and joined the National Popular Vote scheme to get around the Electoral College." @FredLucasWH

🚨 Victor Davis Hanson: Former FBI Director Christopher Wray downplayed Antifa, dismissing it as more of an “ideology” than an organized movement—even as violent protests rocked America in 2020. Hanson examines how political leaders and law enforcement responded to Antifa and the consequences of minimizing the threat. Read more:

National First Responders Day is personal for me. My son was hit by a car in D.C. at 1 a.m. Local police, paramedics, and a trauma team saved his life. The federal government wasn’t at that intersection—and it didn’t need to be. Readiness begins locally.

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President Donald Trump rallied Mississippi Republicans Monday, urging voters not to get complacent as Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith faces a closer-than-expected race. Trump also defended his Iran war decision and highlighted Toyota’s $129 million investment in the state, writes @TheElizMitchell

Victor Davis Hanson: The WNBA Can't Be Salvaged The WNBA punched all the DEI buttons, and it was going broke. Then, Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham came in, and they’re making everybody a lot of money, but a lot of people hate that they’re beneficiaries. They’re getting roughed up, and the referees are not calling it equitably, so then the comments on the videos on YouTube get racialized. “I just don't think it's gonna make it. I really don't, 'cause I don't think people wanna watch that.” Full episode: @VDHanson

Almost 90,000 immigrants have tried a legal maneuver to escape detention, but an appeals court ruling just significantly undermined that part of the Left’s anti-deportation strategy. ProPublica has tracked 89,170 cases in which immigrants filed writs of habeas corpus, challenging the lawfulness of their detention or imprisonment. The scale is extraordinary. Immigrants filed more habeas cases during the first 13 months of Trump’s second term than during the previous three administrations combined, writes @Tyler2ONeil.

RT @virginiagmck: 🚨📸LIVE in 15 with @TheTonus We will be talking about a developing story in North Carolina where a Democrat candidate was served a felony summons at her campaign rally and my interview with her opponent and Republican incumbent Tim Moore. @DailySignal Stream here⬇️

RT @haileyggomez: In downtown LA today covering the DOJ’s election case for @DailySignal. Scheduled to start at 1 p.m. PT, but we’re still being held outside along with attorneys from both sides.

Victor Davis Hanson: A Wealth Tax Isn't How Much Money You Made This Year United Airlines CEO, Scott Kirby, endorsed a wealth tax but didn’t tell them what it is. A wealth tax adds together your house, property, boat, car, savings account, 401(k), and everything else you own and decides if it’s too oppressive. “And who's gonna evaluate what it's worth anyway? We're gonna have a whole bunch of new assessors [who] are coming around your house.” Full episode: @VDHanson