Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat remains open after a special election to fill the vacancy moved to a runoff on Tuesday.  The GOP has a razor-thin House majority of just four seats, and the Democrats could narrow that further by flipping this typically Republican seat.   The crowded Tuesday night ballot featured 17 candidates, with 12 Republicans and five Democrats. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote outright, the two top candidates will face off in a runoff election next month. Republican Clayton Fuller took 34.9% of the vote, and Democrat Shawn Harris received 37.3%. Both will be on the ballot April 7.   Georgia’s 14th Congressional District is a strong red district where President Donald Trump won in 2024 with 68% of the vote. With Trump’s endorsement, Fuller, a former district attorney and veteran, is favored to win.   BREAKING: A Democrat, Shawn Harris just got the most votes in the Georgia election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene. He will now face Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller in runoff to. Note that Trump won this district by a staggering 37 points in the 2024 presidential… pic.twitter.com/coD1G9xgaJ— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 11, 2026 Even though he didn’t win outright, Fuller beat 11 other Republican candidates who earned a combined 22% of the vote, for which he can now compete. He described Tuesday’s results as an “absolute win.”   Harris, also a veteran, was a fundraising powerhouse in this race, collecting over $4 million compared to under $800,000 for Fuller.   Greene resigned her House seat early in December after a public disagreement with President Donald Trump over the Republican Party’s handling of the Epstein files. She has shared that she feared for her safety after multiple violent threats against her.   Instead of staying in the House through the end of her term, she chose to depart early, leaving the seat open and the chamber with one fewer Republican.  This seat is crucial for the Republicans to implement their agenda until the midterms.   The president celebrated Fuller’s vote tally in a TruthSocial post when the results came in.  “Congratulations to Clay Fuller, of Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, on getting such a high percentage of the vote with 12 Republicans running,” he wrote.   “We want to make the next vote ‘TOO BIG TO RIG.’ Clay will be a GREAT Congressman — HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Trump continued.  The post Georgia Special Election Moves to Runoff, Keeping Pressure on GOP House Majority appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The Chinese Communist Party oddly found a reason to promote the U.S. Constitution, or at least an interpretation of it, journalist and author Peter Schweizer noted before a Senate panel Tuesday.  At a hearing on birthright citizenship, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., asked Schweizer if the Chinese government promotes exploiting the concept.  “They have run articles in the People’s Daily, which is the main news organ of the Communist Party, explaining that you have a constitutional right in the United States,” said Schweizer, president of the watchdog Government Accountability Institute and author of the recent book, “The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon.”  “There is a certain irony there, the CCP officials are explaining constitutional rights to their own elite,” Schweizer said. “There are nationalist websites that talk about it. There is discussion about this in the Chinese media. There’s no condemnation of it.” The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing Tuesday titled “Protecting American Citizenship: Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens and Tourists.” Birthright citizenship is the view that anyone born in the United States, even a child of illegal immigrants, is automatically a U.S. citizen.  The Supreme Court is set to hear a case on birthright citizenship on April 1 in the case of Trump v. Barbara about President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. The high court case has the potential to overturn a Supreme Court precedent going back to 1898, when the majority upheld birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, which was enacted to grant citizenship to freed slaves after the Civil War. Schmitt, the subcommittee chairman, argued, “Citizenship should never be a loophole.” “An entire birth tourism industry has emerged around that goal; illegal immigration is fueled by the belief that a child born here will receive automatic citizenship,” the senator said.  “The citizenship clause was written to correct a grave injustice. It was not written to create an incentive to prop up our tourism industry or incentivize illegally crossing our borders,” Schmitt said.  For China and birth tourism, Schweizer said, the “scope of this is industrial.” “In China alone, we have identified more than 1,000 birth tourism companies that are almost exclusively focused on the United States,” Schweizer said. “Our federal government does not track this information because there is no centralized collection of information on the nationality of parents or giving birth.” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that Trump’s executive order would “overturn black letter constitutional law and statute by royal fiat.” “It’s an attack on millions of immigrants who have contributed in countless ways to our culture and our economy,” Durbin said. “The executive order would create a permanent underclass of American-born children who would contribute to our nation and yet be denied the opportunity of citizenship.” Durbin, Senate Democrats, and Democrat witnesses on the panel argued that immigration authorities have the authority to stop a clearly pregnant woman from entering the United States if suspected of birth tourism.  However, the law has to be enforced, Schweizer said.  Agents with Customs and Border Protection “can deny entry to somebody who is pregnant and say they want to come to the United States on a tourism visa,” Schweizer said. “The problem is that under certain administrations, the Obama administration, the Biden administration, they were told not to do that. That was the testimony before this Homeland Security Committee of the Senate back in 2016, that Customs and Border [Protection] officials were told not to exclude people from coming to the United States in terms of birth tourism.”  He added that high-ranking Chinese officials are promoting birth tourism. “These are not political dissidents. These are military officers. People from the Ministry of Propaganda, people that are high-ranking officials in the Chinese Communist Party. In other words, these are part of the CCP establishment.” The citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” The point of contention in the upcoming Supreme Court arguments is the phrase, “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” which the Trump administration argues was misinterpreted by the court’s late 19th-century ruling.  The post Why Chinese Communist Media Is Touting the US Constitution appeared first on The Daily Signal.

A source familiar with the matter has confirmed to The Daily Signal that Senate Majority Leader John Thune will bring the SAVE America Act to a vote next week without moving forward with a talking filibuster. The suspected vote was previously reported by Politico and the Washington Examiner.  “I can confirm, it looks like Thune is planning to bring it to a vote next week as a show vote,” the source told The Daily Signal. “Despite outrage from GOP voters and the specific request of the president, he is not planning on pursuing a standing filibuster or any other method to actually pass the bill.”  Conservatives who have been pushing Thune and Senate Republicans to go forward with the talking filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act called out Thune for his refusal. “Understand what Thune is doing right now. It’s not enough for him to kill the SAVE America Act. Thune has to kill it while also protecting his worst RINO colleagues from being exposed for opposing it,” wrote Federalist CEO Sean Davis.  Understand what Thune is doing right now. It’s not enough for him to kill the SAVE America Act. Thune has to kill it while also protecting his worst RINO colleagues from beingexposed for opposing it.How does Thune accomplish his? By avoiding a simple majority vote at all…— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) March 10, 2026 “Thune needs to kill the SAVE America Act, not expose any of his GOP colleagues as being against it, and be able to pretend that he tried. This is the actual Senate GOP trifecta—doing nothing while pretending they tried everything and protecting the worst of the worst the whole time,” Davis added. In a Tuesday morning press gaggle, Thune defended his decision by stating that if he were to invoke the talking filibuster, it could open the door for Democrats to have “unlimited debate” on the legislation’s amendments, possibly jeopardizing it.  “What people don’t realize, I think, is that it’s unlimited debate but it’s also unlimited amendments,” he said, as reported on by The Hill. “You have to have unified support not only in support of the ultimate goal, which is the SAVE America Act, but on the process to be able to defeat amendments that would undo the legislation in the first place.” Some conservatives have pointed out, however, that Thune’s concern about Republican defectors could be overcome with the right pressure. “What’s the point of doing a show vote on Save America set at 60 votes and designed to fail?” Former Executive Director of the Senate Steering Committee Clint Brown told The Daily Signal. “Instead, force the talking filibuster. If it fails, then work on persuading senators and try again. Not trying is worse than failure. Be the little engine that could, not the one that pretended to try, gave up, and went on vacation.” On X, Brown explained what Thune means when the majority leader claims “the math doesn’t add up.” “Thune says the math doesn’t add up for talking filibuster,” Brown posted on X. “The whip check makes sure it doesn’t.” The “no” votes, Brown claimed, are Republicans who will not commit to tabling every amendment offered because there “might be some tough votes.” “But they will table. They won’t want to endure hours of Democrat speeches. So, of course they’ll table the amendments,” Brown added. Thune says the math doesn’t add up for talking filibuster.The whip check makes sure it doesn’t. Two questions:1. You in for a talking filibuster?2. Will you vote to table EVERY amendment?The soft no’s hide behind 2.“Might be some tough votes”But they will table. They… https://t.co/HDUNIJ0Kjy— Clint Brown (@DissidentClint) March 10, 2026 President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act. On Monday, the president told a crowd of Republicans gathered at his golf resort in Doral, Florida that passing the election integrity measure would “guarantee the midterms” for Republicans. “Maybe it’s going to be the talking filibuster like the old days,” Trump said. “But they have to get it done.” “If you don’t get it, big trouble, my opinion,” the president added. Trump has also posted about passing the SAVE America Act using the talking filibuster multiple times on his Truth Social account. “Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends talking about using the Filibuster, or Talking Filibuster, in order to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS,” Trump wrote on Sunday in response to Pressler’s Fox News appearance. “It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE,” the post continued. “I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed.” The post ‘SHOW VOTE’: Conservatives Outraged at Thune’s Decision to Vote on SAVE America Act Without Talking Filibuster appeared first on The Daily Signal.

President Donald Trump and the House’s conservative hardliners say the Senate needs to pass voter identification legislation before anything else. But is the Senate listening? On Sunday, Trump declared on social media that the SAVE America Act, which would require photo identification and proof of citizenship in federal elections, “MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE” and that he “will not sign other Bills until this is passed.” The president also demanded new additions to the SAVE America Act, which was passed in the House in February—a ban on most mail-in ballots, transgender surgeries for children, and transgender-identifying male athletes in women’s sports. Pressure But the Senate has proceeded with business as usual, voting to advance a bipartisan housing bill on Tuesday. Senate Republicans have been enduring a pressure campaign, spearheaded by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and amplified by Elon Musk, to force Democrats to engage in a “talking filibuster” if they wish to block the SAVE America Act Proponents of the talking filibuster argue that Republicans can enforce the Senate’s rules in such a way that Democrats would have to speak continuously in order to block bills, as opposed to simply denying their votes for cloture. This, in theory, would allow Republicans to overcome the typical 60-vote threshold required to end debate on a bill. 1. Do you support using the talking filibuster to advance the SAVE America Act?2. If so, are you a “paid influencer”?3. I didn’t think so. pic.twitter.com/z2nm60c59q— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) March 10, 2026 Such an approach would require extreme party discipline and would have to involve Republicans uniting to table (or shelve) Democrat-backed amendments. On Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked about the pressure to employ the talking filibuster, replied, “A lot of that is, it’s in that kind of, you know, paid influencer ecosystem.” Later on Monday, Lee seemingly responded to Thune’s remarks, saying in a video posted on X, “If you’re hearing this message and you agree with these objectives, please redouble your efforts. Make clear this is not the product of paid influencers.” Can the Senate Get to 50? On Tuesday, Thune said the votes simply do not exist to pull the talking filibuster off. “The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster. It’s just a reality,” Thune told reporters on Tuesday.  “I’m the person who has to deliver sometimes the not-so-good news that the math doesn’t add up, but those are the facts, and there’s no getting around it,” he added. FOX: Do you run a risk of being on the wrong side of President Trump in your resistance to doing a talking filibuster?THUNE: We don't have the votesFOX: Does he understand that?THUNE: Well, we conveyed that to him, but we'll continue to make that argument pic.twitter.com/HeZBJBT13v— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 10, 2026 During a recent appearance on an Indiana radio show, Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a supporter of the SAVE America Act, cast doubt on the idea that it even has 50 supporters, although he pledged to fight for its passage. “I’m not sure that it even gets to 50, but we’re going to keep fighting for it, and the sooner we pass it and protect our elections, the better,” Banks said. House Pressure But if the Senate is unable—or uninterested—in attempting to pass the SAVE America Act after forcing a talking filibuster, it could have major consequences. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, has threatened to vote down any Senate bill as long as Senate Republicans are not pulling every stop to pass the SAVE Act. Respectfully, my Republican colleagues in the Senate should know that HFC conservatives in the House consider the SAVE America Act as a nation saving endeavor. We the People know that the Senate can use Senate rules to get it done, so, as a reminder that We expect performance on… pic.twitter.com/BQbO4n8bgZ— Rep. Clay Higgins (@RepClayHiggins) February 25, 2026 “No Senator should expect passage of their personal project bills once the [Senate] bill arrives in the House,” Higgins wrote on social media in late February. He continued, “Some of us will use every possible procedural means to block your bills, until you stand and fight for the SAVE America Act. We’re not demanding the victory gentlemen. We’re demanding the fight.” If the president means business when it comes to not signing bills, and House conservatives are willing to hold a blockade of their own as Higgins suggests, it could exert extreme pressure on the Senate in the coming weeks. The post Senate Faces SAVE America Act Pressure From Trump, House appeared first on The Daily Signal.

For the first time in a quarter century, the United States posted its largest increase in economic freedom, a jump of nearly three points that The Heritage Foundation attributes to policies implemented by the Trump administration. Since 1995, Heritage has published the Index of Economic Freedom, an annual report evaluating 184 countries. Heritage defines economic freedom as “the fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property.” The index measures 12 economic freedoms, which fall into four categories: rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency, and open markets. US Gains Ground The United States’ score rose 2.6 points, the largest increase since 2001 and the biggest improvement among advanced economies. The U.S. economic freedom score is 72.8, making it the 22nd freest country in the 2026 report. The rise reverses a five-year decline in America’s economic freedom score, which paralleled President Joe Biden’s tenure in the White House. “Gains in monetary freedom, government spending, fiscal health, and investment freedom have outpaced the lower score in trade freedom, reflecting the positive impact of major regulatory and tax reforms on economic growth, investment, and business confidence,” the index noted of the U.S. improvement. ‘Impressive Results’ The index’s preface attributes the United States’ “impressive results” to the Trump administration, citing a stock market near all-time highs and stable interest rates, inflation, and unemployment. Anthony B. Kim, the index’s editor and Jay Kingham research fellow in international economic affairs, credited the economy’s improvement to President Donald Trump. Kim told The Daily Signal that “progress is not accidental. It reflects the Trump administration’s pragmatic pro-growth economic strategy,” which he said, “has cut government jobs, slowed spending, and prioritized private-sector growth through proactive, bold deregulatory and tax reforms.” Trump’s critics, however, said the president’s policies are restricting economic freedom. “I fear that actions he’s taken, both in terms of tariffs and the Iran war, are going to have serious implications for our economy that I’m very worried about,” said Barry Bluestone, a professor emeritus at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. Bluestone cautioned that such policies could worsen inflation over the next six to 12 months. He claimed that Trump’s policies have largely benefited the wealthy, while many Americans are still struggling to make ends meet. Global Highlights Argentina was ranked the best-performing country in the 2026 index, with an increase of 3.2 points from last year. In response to the news, Argentine President Javier Milei said, “I’m not saying we’re Switzerland, but we were 146th in the economic freedom ranking, and we moved up 40 places. … Imagine when all the reforms kick in.” Javier Milei: "I'm not saying we're Switzerland, but we were 146th in the economic freedom ranking, and we moved up 40 places… Imagine when all the reforms kick in." pic.twitter.com/1KhZEZEbGk— BowTiedMara (@BowTiedMara) March 10, 2026 China, meanwhile, fell 0.7 points from last year, with a score of 48.3. It is ranked 154th out of 184 countries, due to the Chinese Communist Party’s direct control over the economy. Globally, the average nation scores “mostly unfree” at 59.9 on the index, meaning half of all countries are below the 60-point threshold. Singapore, Switzerland, Ireland, Australia, and Taiwan rank as the world’s freest economies. The post Heritage Index Credits Trump Administration for Largest US Economic Freedom Surge in 25 Years  appeared first on The Daily Signal.