Articles by Fred Lucas

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: (L-R) Republican Minnesota State Representatives Kristin Robbins, Walter Hudson and Marion Rarick and former U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Brendan Ballou testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Capitol on January 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Federal prosecutors filed charges against dozens of people in Minnesota, many from the area's Somali community, with stealing upwards of billions of taxpayer dollars through fraudulent social services schemes. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Four Takeaways as Congress Investigates Walz, Minnesota Fraud

Fred Lucas | January 07, 2026

Congress probed the matter of what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz knew about the $9 billion fraud scandal in his state at a hearing on Wednesday. … Read More

PoliticsNews

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 02: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) talk to reporters after meeting with some of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers at the U.S. Capitol on September 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Johnson said he supported Comer's investigation into Epstein but wants to respect the privacy of accusers in the process. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

‘Asleep at the Wheel or Complicit’: House Oversight Delving Into Minnesota Fraud Scandal

Fred Lucas | January 07, 2026

Fraud is not isolated nor an anomaly in Minnesota, but part of a longstanding pattern, state lawmakers will tell a congressional panel Wednesday, as they… Read More

PoliticsNews

FILE PHOTO: Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), visits the trading floor after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Warns Trump SEC Chair Could Undercut Fight Against DEI

Fred Lucas | January 06, 2026

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL – The Securities and Exchange Commission could make it tougher for shareholders to challenge left-leaning corporate policies that promote diversity,… Read More

PoliticsNews

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) walks into the Senate Chamber on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two opposing health care bills intended to avert rising health care premiums have failed. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

FBI Improperly Surveilled Catholic School Teacher for Two Years, Senate Report Details

Fred Lucas | January 06, 2026

The Federal Bureau of Investigation placed a Texas Catholic school teacher on a domestic terrorist watchlist and monitored her for nearly two years based on… Read More

PoliticsNews

FILE PHOTO: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looks on during a House Oversight Committee hearing with U.S. governors about state policies regarding undocumented migrants, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Amid Fraud Scandal, Walz Won’t Seek Third Term as Minnesota Governor

Fred Lucas | January 05, 2026

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he will drop his bid for a third term as governor after his state was rocked by a fraud… Read More

LawNews

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy attend U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

5 Far-Reaching Supreme Court Decisions to Watch for in 2026

Fred Lucas | January 02, 2026

The Supreme Court will decide on several cases in 2026 that revolve around President Donald Trump in the near term but will have far-reaching consequences… Read More

SocietyNews

Census Battle: How This Lawsuit Could Change Political Power in Congress

Fred Lucas | January 01, 2026

A federal lawsuit could be decided in early 2026 to require the Census Bureau to only count people rather than use statistical sampling—a move that could determine… Read More

PoliticsNews

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse speaks during a press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Watchdog: 4 Biggest Ethics Violators of 2025

Fred Lucas | December 31, 2025

An indicted member of Congress topped one watchdog’s list of top ethics violators of 2025 that also includes nonprofits and the mayor of the nation’s… Read More

LawAnalysis

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

7 Significant Legal Matters From 2025 That’ll Have Impacts Far Beyond the New Year

Fred Lucas | December 31, 2025

The year has been jam-packed with consequential legal rulings likely to have long-lasting impact on matters such as parental rights and religious liberty. The Supreme… Read More

LawNews

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks during a press conference at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 10, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

What Elias-Led Anti-Trump Group Is Now Suing Admin Over

Fred Lucas | December 29, 2025

A medical group represented by a liberal legal group led by Democrat super lawyer Marc Elias is suing to force the Trump administration to pay… Read More

PoliticsNews

U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as he speaks from the Roosevelt Room about the jobs report and the state of the economy at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Oversight Project Demands DOJ to Act on Trump Reversal of Biden Autopen Clemency

Fred Lucas | December 18, 2025

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Oversight Project is calling for the Justice Department to keep incarcerated prisoners whose Biden autopen clemencies were voided by President… Read More

PoliticsNews

The EEOC is advising white males that they may report discrimination.

EEOC Urges White Males to Report Discrimination—And Promptly

Fred Lucas | December 18, 2025

White males who have faced discrimination should file a federal complaint, the head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says. In a video posted on… Read More

PoliticsNews

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 17: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith (C) arrives to testify during a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Smith was appointed independent special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump's role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and mishandling of classified documents. Both cases were eventually dismissed and Trump went on to win his second presidential election in 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Amid New Arctic Frost Revelations, House Investigators Scrutinize Jack Smith

Fred Lucas | December 17, 2025

Former special counsel Jack Smith—who pursued President Donald Trump on two fronts between the first and second term—faced his own scrutiny from the House Judiciary… Read More

PoliticsNews

Tyler O'Neil, senior editor of The Daily Signal testifies to House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government on Dec. 15 about the Southern Poverty Law Center. (Daily Signal)

House Investigates SPLC’s Profiting, Partisanship in Attack on Conservative Groups

Fred Lucas | December 16, 2025

The Southern Poverty Law Center was deeply involved in setting federal policy during the Biden administration, as well as law enforcement and even school policies… Read More

LawNews

Alvin Bragg's conviction against Trump may disappear in appeal

EXCLUSIVE: How Trump’s ‘Convicted Felon’ Label Could Soon Vanish

Fred Lucas | December 15, 2025

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Almost two years after a Democrat-elected prosecutor secured a conviction against then-candidate Donald Trump, a New York appeals court could decide… Read More

Health CareNews

U.S. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. June 8, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

How Obama, Biden Regulations Slowed Technology Growth in Health Care

Fred Lucas | December 10, 2025

Regulations from Obamacare and under the Biden administration not only increased the cost of health care, they also made it more difficult to advance artificial… Read More

LawNews

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a death penalty case regarding IQ test scores.

IQ on Death Row: Supreme Court Weighs Relevance of Convicted Killer’s Test Scores

Fred Lucas | December 10, 2025

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether the death sentence applied to a convicted murderer represents cruel and unusual punishment based on his debatable… Read More

PoliticsNews

The Center for Immigration Studies is calling for the federal government to make the SAVE voter verification system more accessible.

How DHS Is Further Modernizing Citizenship Verification for Voting

Fred Lucas | December 09, 2025

An immigration think tank is calling for Congress to consider mandating the use of a citizenship verification for voter registration after the Department of Homeland… Read More

LawNews

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case first brought by JD Vance.

Why It Matters in This Supreme Court Case If JD Vance Runs in 2028

Fred Lucas | December 09, 2025

Supreme Court arguments about campaign spending limits included open talk of a JD Vance 2028 presidential campaign, in a case first launched by the vice… Read More

LawNews

The Supreme Court heard arguments in FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's case against Trump, which could overturn Humphrey's Executor.

Sonia Sotomayor Says Trump Will Have ‘Absolute Power’ If the Court Overturns Humphrey’s Executor

Fred Lucas | December 08, 2025

The Supreme Court’s conservative-leaning majority seems poised to scrap a 90-year precedent that has insulated the deep state for decades. Justices are weighing whether an… Read More

InternationalNews

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - DECEMBER 26: Bosnian Defense Minister Zukan Helez gives an exclusive interview regarding his country's cooperation with Turkiye in the field of defense, and Bosnia and Herzegovina's European Union (EU) and NATO membership process in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Samir Jordamovic/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Why Are US Officials Promoting a Meeting With an Ally of Iran?

Fred Lucas | December 05, 2025

The State Department and a congressional delegation have engaged with a top-ranking Bosnian official who earlier this year reportedly touted potential cooperation with the government… Read More

LawNews

President Donald Trump signed an executive order revoking birthright citizenship and the Supreme Court has agreed to take the case.

Supreme Court Takes Trump Birthright Citizenship Case

Fred Lucas | December 05, 2025

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship. The high court announced Friday that it will… Read More

PoliticsNews

What are the legal steps if Trump voids Biden's autopen actions?

What’s Next After Trump Voids Biden Autopen Orders?

Fred Lucas | December 04, 2025

The Trump administration could have a tough time making all of former President Joe Biden’s autopen actions “null and void,” which likely means he will… Read More

LawNews

Supreme Court justices heard the case of Gabriel Olivier, a street preacher who challenged a speech restriction he admitted to violating.

Supreme Court Justices Hear Street Preacher Who Challenged Law After Pleading No Contest to Breaking It

Fred Lucas | December 03, 2025

Justices didn’t seem to break along predictable lines Wednesday, when they presented critical questions to both sides in a case regarding a Christian pastor’s free… Read More

PoliticsNews

House Republicans Seek Answers on Biden-Era Data Breach of 256,000 Consumers

Fred Lucas | December 02, 2025

House Democrats recently blamed the Trump administration’s efforts to rein in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for poor information security. But the agency was fully… Read More

LawNews

The Supreme Court seemed skeptical of Attorney General Matthew Platkin's arguments about the First Choice pregnancy center case.

4 Takeaways From Supreme Court First Amendment Case on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

Fred Lucas | December 02, 2025

Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of arguments from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office justifying subpoenas of a network of pro-life pregnancy centers on Tuesday. … Read More

LawNews

Alina Habba attends her swearing-in ceremony as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

How Liberal Lawfare Actors Spearheaded Case That Got Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Disqualified

Fred Lucas | December 01, 2025

A three-judge panel disqualified President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey, in a case pushed by the head… Read More

LawNews

Who Decides Whether an Illegal Immigrant Gets Asylum for ‘Persecution’? Supreme Court Weighs Arguments

Fred Lucas | December 01, 2025

Should the Trump administration or the courts determine whether an illegal alien qualifies for asylum due to threats of persecution, when the facts are not… Read More

LawNews

Teachers Union Anti-Trump Lawfare Cases Have Little Connection to K-12 Public School Education

Fred Lucas | December 01, 2025

After President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term in January, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten asserted she was “really sad”… Read More

LawNews

Did Wisconsin Democrat AG Undermine His Own Case Against Alternate Trump Electors?

Fred Lucas | November 29, 2025

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul’s office twice asserted that a slate of alternate electors contesting the 2020 election was legal before bringing criminal charges on… Read More

Fred Lucas

Chief News Correspondent

Articles by Fred Lucas