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Playing it safe got us nowhere. Time to go big in the last 60 days.
@freedomcaucus has the plan: codify Trump’s border policies, no amnesty, no poison-pill omnibus, strip Democrats of leverage, and pass the SAVE America Act.
Bring in the cots—we have a country to save.
Saying, “We’ve got to start talking to independent voters,” here is Swamp talk for “run to the middle.” Running to the middle is not what got Trump popularly elected in 2024, but it is what got Republicans crushed in the midterms. Bold conservatism is what will attract independent voters and win elections.
Delivery makes all the difference. Even great messaging without results is meaningless. That’s what Americans told us last Tuesday, but too many in our ranks want to ignore that message. They will pay a political price, but unfortunately, our country will suffer the consequences first.
"No more excuses. No more garbage about filibuster this, filibuster that. I don’t want to hear any of the nonsense out of this town. I want delivery of freedom. I want delivery of limited government. I want delivery of security on our border, delivery of security on our streets, and I want everybody to shut the hell up if they’re not doing those things."
@chiproytx at The Forum 2026.
Congratulations to Jim Jordan on his election as House Minority Leader! Leader Jordan is an effective messenger, and his experience on the Judiciary and Oversight Committees will be especially useful as Republicans prepare to fight the onslaught of lawfare and the weaponization of government by the radical Left. All of us at @Heritage and @Heritage_Action are ready to work with him to chart the course back to conservative victory in 2028.
Listen to all these great wins Speaker Johnson delivered through the House—with razor-thin majorities, I might add—only to see them denied even a vote in the Senate. And now the same GOP Senate leadership wants to be trusted to lead again? It’s an insult to the American people.
🚨 BREAKING: Speaker Johnson announces he will HOLD the House in session as long as it takes to pass as much legislation as the Senate will do
IT'S TIME! We have 60 days and then the Democrats CONTROL CONGRESS
"The House WILL work. We will stay here around the clock if necessary, push things over!"
"We got things pending over there right now, big things, the farm bill, the NDAA, you got FISA, you have a reconciliation bill that's still sitting there. We have government funding issues. They didn't even pass a single appropriations bill in the Senate!"
"The question is what are we going to be able to accomplish in this lame duck, we really have to ask the Senate because the House is willing and able to pass and continue to move legislation."
The SENATE also needs to get moving on Trump nominees like he asked.
Time to make the most of the final 2 months. Dems won't let us get ANYTHING without concessions!
One business, 20 years of displacing American workers with cheap foreign labor. Many defend this, arguing it’s part of the “free market.” But a free market depends on the equal application of the rules. This system exploits the foreigner to undercut the citizen.
"I was a big part of the blue wave.."
That's Lee Haight, president of RRCA (Roofing & Reconstruction Contractors of America) in Naples, Florida, defending his illegal immigrant crew from ICE and saying they're "necessary," not a burden on society.
In the same video he complains the insurance company steered jobs to his competitors, then brags about an $85,000 stone-coated steel roof on the water and a claim he says could top $150,000.
Cheap labor works out GREAT for the guy at the top. LMAO
The youth vote is completely up for grabs. They don’t care what label you have next to your name. They want results. Restore the institutions that make for a flourishing civil society, and you’ll have their votes. If you’re all talk, they’ll rightfully kick you to the curb.
Conservative policies are popular. It’s so-called conservative legislators who lack the will to implement them that are not, and they drag the rest of us down with them.
Voter ID won. Biological reality won. Conservative ideas still won out Tuesday night.
@DouglasKBlair
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Conservatives still have the majority through January. Use it! And the two and a half day work weeks are not going to cut it.
There is no reason GOP Congress should not meet every day from now til January 3rd. We could:
- Pass reconciliation package to reduce spending/fraud, fund defense modernization (not war), cut taxes for American families including healthcare
- Ban Congressional Stock Trading (I have a bill)
- Codify Border Security (I have a bill)
- Pass Permitting Reform.
And more.
Turn things we should have finished into things we have done.
We owe it to Americans.
Where was the urgency from Senate leadership on the SAVE America Act, H.R. 2, or judicial confirmations? There are more than 50 days until the new Senate is sworn in. Leadership elections can wait. Current leadership should use that time to put some wins on the board and show that they are worthy of being entrusted with leadership roles again. Rushing to preserve the status quo is unacceptable, especially after last week’s election results.
Senate Republican leadership bears significant responsibility for the midterm election results. They failed to address the top concerns of the American people and pass overwhelmingly popular policies that Americans sent them to Washington to enact. Rather than blindly following the same failed plan in the next Congress, Senate Republicans should delay leadership elections and assess how their leadership contributed to this electoral defeat through their inaction.
Whoever leads the Republican Conference going forward should put forth a plan showing the American people that Senate Republicans got the message on Election Night and are prepared to put up a meaningful fight for a conservative agenda moving forward.
We have no business holding Senate Republican leadership elections until:
(1) we’ve had ample opportunity to discuss what happened on Tuesday, and
(2) we know who’s going to be in our conference.
I agree with @SenRonJohnson, and will be signing his letter.
Congratulations to @StephenM! His appointment as chief of staff signals that the Trump administration is not rolling over to the radical Left but restoring its focus on President Trump’s popular domestic policy agenda that gave conservatives a trifecta two years ago.
This morning’s jobs report shows the Trump economic agenda works. But the war in Iran has prevented Americans from fully experiencing the results. It’s time to bring the already successful mission in Iran to a swift conclusion so that we can unleash our economy here at home.
A wonderful piece by @benedict_kiely addressing the woeful assertion by Cardinal Vesco that the Church “is not there to convert.” Bringing souls to Christ is, in fact, the Church’s essential purpose. Her proclamation of the Gospel, her works of charity, and all that she does ultimately serve that mission. thecatholicthing.org/2026/11…
This was the first election with data centers on the ballot, but it won’t be the last. My colleague Annie has already done important work on AI policy and is an excellent resource for policymakers who will need to navigate the trade-offs between the benefits of AI and data centers and Americans’ legitimate concerns about both.
An election post-mortem on data centers:
AI and data centers were on the ballot this election, and it won’t be the last time. 40 out of 41 ballot measures on data centers passed, Republicans lost five governorships, seven seats in the Senate, and 79 seats in the House. And there could be more. Candidate positions on AI and data centers were a factor.
Republicans have two years to reset and get this right.
It’s unclear to many Americans why the data center buildout would benefit them, not just the AI companies. Democrats reacted decisively to Americans’ fear of AI and opposition to data centers by declaring they will ban them.
Republicans waffled saying, the U.S. needs to win the AI race against China, data centers use less resources than you think, but they should pay their fair share—stopping short of any requirements that they do so. This stance was not compelling to voters. The AI race with China is elusive to many Americans. Most Americans are concerned with AI adversely affecting their jobs and livelihood. Republicans didn’t make a compelling case as to why the AI race should matter to voters, why data centers need to be built, and how voters won’t get screwed in the process.
Here’s the why and how:
1. The AI race with China matters because using American-built AI systems instead of Chinese-built AI systems preserves our freedoms, supports our jobs and economy, and protects our national security. China is a communist foreign adversary and cannot be trusted.
2. Banning construction of data centers in an entire state is not realistic, but that doesn’t mean you have to be the data center king. Data centers are the physical infrastructure for not just AI but also web hosting and cloud computing. Bans across the country will have greater consequences on Americans than the companies. The companies will simply go abroad, but offshoring leads to downstream economic and job losses. It also undermines data sovereignty since Americans' data could fall under foreign censorship, tariffs, and political instability.
3. It’s clear AI companies need guardrails for their buildout. State and local leaders shouldn’t let AI companies pillage communities with data center construction. Voters made it clear data centers shouldn’t be built in residential areas. The Ratepayer Protection Pledge needs to be enforced, not voluntary. And instead of being given tax breaks, data centers should be made taxpayers.
Republicans can only hope Democrats go too far in their push for bans over the next two years. But they also need to present a viable alternative that doesn’t simply cater to AI companies and dismiss critics as AI doomers.
In short: no data centers by homes and make the companies pay.
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A legitimate bright spot from last night.
This member-elect from Texas, @JaceYarbrough, is the real deal.
A good victory for conservative policy—and a lesson in how to message on the issues that matter to voters.
Victory!
To the people of #TX32: THANK YOU for putting your trust in me to be your next Congressman!
Ours was one of only a handful of Republican pickups on a tough night across the country. That is a testament to the dedication and the incredibly hard work our volunteers and supporters put in on this campaign.
My mission in Washington is to continue to earn your trust and make you proud.
This victory belongs to you!
Yours in the fight,
Jace.
The biggest lesson conservatives should take away from last night: Now more than ever, conservatives need to be BOLD about their policy agenda.