Articles by Fred Lucas

PoliticsAnalysis

Fact-Checking 7 Claims in Biden’s State of the Union Address

Fred Lucas | February 08, 2023

During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden made several notable claims. The Daily Signal team checked them out to see if the… Read More

LawNews

FACT CHECK: Democrats Applaud Biden’s Call for Police Reform, Despite Blocking Recent Effort

Fred Lucas | February 07, 2023

President Joe Biden introduced the parents of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, as he called for police… Read More

Health CareNews

FACT CHECK: Biden Boasts That His ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Drove Down Health Costs

Fred Lucas | February 07, 2023

President Joe Biden touted the $740 billion spending bill Democrats dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, claiming during his State of the Union address Tuesday night… Read More

PoliticsNews

FACT CHECK: Biden Calls Jan. 6 Worst Attack on Democracy Since Civil War

Fred Lucas | February 07, 2023

During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden celebrated how far the country has come since the COVID-19 pandemic-induced recession, but… Read More

SecurityNews

Did China Send Spy Balloons During Trump Presidency? FAA Isn’t Saying

Fred Lucas | February 06, 2023

The Federal Aviation Administration, the agency that monitors all air traffic in the United States, didn’t have an answer Monday to the question of whether… Read More

 PoliticsNews

How 1 Georgia County Skirted ‘Zuckerbucks’ Ban to Bank $2 Million Election Grant

Fred Lucas | February 03, 2023

A Georgia county has accepted a $2 million grant for election operations from a Big Tech-aligned organization that distributed similar grants in 2020 from Facebook… Read More

 InternationalNews

‘Disregard for American National Security’: House Panel Seeks Details of Kerry’s Secret Climate Talks With China 

Fred Lucas | February 02, 2023

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee wants more information about Biden administration climate envoy John Kerry’s negotiations with the Chinese Communist Party over an international… Read More

EconomyNews

Congress Must Cut Spending to Match Hike in Debt Ceiling ‘Dollar for Dollar,’ Heritage Foundation President Says

Fred Lucas | February 01, 2023

Ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting about the nation’s debt ceiling Wednesday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., it’s clear some negotiation will be required,… Read More

PoliticsNews

6 Places Investigators Should Search for More Biden Classified Documents

Fred Lucas | January 31, 2023

The classified information from the Obama-Biden administration discovered Nov. 2 at a Biden-friendly think tank in Washington must have been moved there sometime after it… Read More

LawNews

Could Lower Standards for Police Recruits Breed Future Misconduct? 

Fred Lucas | January 30, 2023

The death of Tyre Nichols following a vicious beating by Memphis police officers indicates the perils of lower standards for police recruits nationally amid recruitment… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Alliance of Big Tech, Dark Money Groups Partners With Counties in State That Bans ‘Zuckerbucks’ for Elections

Fred Lucas | January 27, 2023

The group that distributed most of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial election grants in 2020 has designated at least two Utah counties as part of… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Big Tech-Aligned Group Wants to Go ‘Nationwide’ in Shaping Election Operations

Fred Lucas | January 27, 2023

A Big Tech-aligned group funded through liberal dark money is moving to expand “nationwide,” even though about half the states have banned using private money… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Big Tech Firm Temporarily Censors Former GOP Nominee for Minnesota’s Top Elections Office Over Election Integrity Post

Fred Lucas | January 26, 2023

LinkedIn initially removed a post from former Minnesota Republican Secretary of State nominee Kim Crockett regarding potential noncitizen voting in the state, claiming it was… Read More

  SecurityAnalysis

Why Special Counsel Should Expand Probe to Penn Biden Center’s China Ties

Fred Lucas | January 25, 2023

President Joe Biden has had a difficult time explaining the increasing number of classified documents found at his home and at the Penn Biden Center,… Read More

 LawNews

How Blue State Election Official Responds to DACA Recipient Proclaiming, ‘We Are Voting’

Fred Lucas | January 24, 2023

After a self-identified noncitizen told the Minnesota state legislators, “We are voting,” the state’s top election official insisted that noncitizen voting isn’t a problem. “Our… Read More

PoliticsNews

Archives Silent on Biden Docs After Public Complaints of ‘Torn-Up’ Trump Docs and ‘False’ Reports on Obama-era Docs

Fred Lucas | January 23, 2023

The federal agency responsible for making government records available to the public has gone dark with both Congress and the media when it comes to… Read More

PoliticsNews

US Intel Community Investigated Trump Docs for National Security Risk, but Is Silent on Biden Classified Information

Fred Lucas | January 20, 2023

Weeks after the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago, the U.S. intelligence community announced it would do an assessment of the risk to national security posed by… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Left-Leaning Group Funnels Millions Into Yet Another Election Office Ahead of 2024

Fred Lucas | January 19, 2023

The left-leaning organization known for distributing Mark Zuckerberg-funded election grants in the 2020 election will be giving $3 million to Clark County, Nevada, for the… Read More

 PoliticsNews

10 Million 2022 California Ballots Unaccounted For, Report Finds

Fred Lucas | January 18, 2023

California may have disenfranchised millions of voters in the 2022 primary and general elections, according to a new report from the Public Interest Legal Foundation,… Read More

 PoliticsNews

Court Could Force Justice Department to Release Documents on Biden Voter-Registration Executive Order

Fred Lucas | January 17, 2023

A federal court in Florida is considering compelling the Justice Department to reveal more about President Joe Biden’s executive order on promoting voter registration after… Read More

 PoliticsNews

House GOP Eyes Investigation of Big Tech-Aligned Election Grants

Fred Lucas | January 13, 2023

A new round of private grants to local election offices not only should be investigated but be grounds for legislation, congressional Republicans say.  As reported… Read More

LawNews

House Republicans Ramp Up Probe of Biden Classified Documents

Fred Lucas | January 13, 2023

Two House committees on Friday cranked up inquiries into President Joe Biden’s apparent mishandling of classified material, one day after the attorney general named a… Read More

LawNews

5 Things to Know About Special Counsel Investigating Classified Documents Held by Biden

Fred Lucas | January 12, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a veteran federal prosecutor to investigate whether any laws were broken when President Joe Biden held on to classified documents… Read More

SecurityNews

Garland Names Special Counsel to Investigate Classified Documents in Biden’s Possession

Fred Lucas | January 12, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s possession of classified documents from his years as vice president…. Read More

 PoliticsNews

House Panel Probes Biden Family’s ‘Suspicious’ Finances, Twitter’s Suppression of Scandal

Fred Lucas | January 11, 2023

The House Oversight and Reform Committee has asked three former Twitter executives to answer questions about suppressing negative news of Hunter Biden before the 2020… Read More

 PoliticsNews

House Republicans Call for Ban on Big Tech Private Funding of Election Administration

Fred Lucas | January 10, 2023

Some House Republicans are urging federal action to bar private money from bankrolling election administration after a Big Tech-aligned group that made controversial grants in… Read More

PoliticsNews

7 Key Reforms in New House Rules

Fred Lucas | January 09, 2023

The new Republican-controlled House approved a sweeping rules package Monday night that could rein in the bureaucracy, control government spending, and put the top lawmaker’s… Read More

PoliticsAnalysis

Fact-Checking 4 Claims in Biden’s Jan. 6 Anniversary Speech

Fred Lucas | January 06, 2023

Marking the second anniversary of the Capitol riot that occurred Jan. 6, 2021, President Joe Biden struck a mostly unifying tone Friday by recognizing law… Read More

 PoliticsNews

After Telling 31,000 Noncitizens How to Register to Vote, Colorado Kept Information From Local Election Officials

Fred Lucas | January 05, 2023

Less than a month before the November election, the office of Colorado’s secretary of state declined to provide the names of noncitizens who received voter… Read More

PoliticsNews

7 Big Fights for Speaker of the House

Fred Lucas | January 04, 2023

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s tough climb to the speakership seems rare in the modern era, but brawls over the top House job are not uncommon historically. … Read More