Mike Howell is an investigative columnist for The Daily Signal and the executive director of The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project.
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An FBI agent who investigated multiple Jan. 6 cases contributed more than $7,000 to Democrat candidates and causes, including President Joe… Read More
LawCommentary
Most Americans recognize that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as a far-left, dark-money behemoth with assets of nearly a quarter-billion dollars. The once-respected FBI is now viewed as being… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Woodrow Wilson, the father of the American administrative state, once wrote: “Government does now whatever experience permits or the times demand.” Well, the times now… Read More
LawCommentary
FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin revealed in February the existence of a memorandum within the FBI’s field office in Richmond, Virginia, that labeled Catholics as potential… Read More
SecurityCommentary
CHICAGO—“Right-wing extremism” in America has targeted cities run by Democrats such as himself, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said last week. “And quite frankly,” Johnson added… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in the nation’s capital hosted a “Drag Story Hour” last month as part of so-called Family Pride Day… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Joe Biden has forgotten about the residents of East Palestine, a town in that pesky, blue-collar state of Ohio, and he wants you to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Sometimes life comes at you fast. Such was the case this week for Glenn Kessler, the so-called fact-checker for Jeff Bezos’ publication, The Washington Post…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Defending the ruling regime in Washington is a tough job with a lot of moving parts. To keep everyone on message and to make sure… Read More
LawCommentary
Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo on Monday directing the Department of Justice and the FBI to “launch a series of additional efforts in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“For without unity, there is no peace, only bitterness and fury. No progress, only exhausting outrage. No nation, only a state of chaos. This is… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The Heritage Foundation’s homeland security team responded Friday to President Joe Biden’s falsehood-filled interview with NBC News, which was released that day. The president made numerous false… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Heritage Foundation released a fact check Friday of some of the most egregious lies being echoed by members of Congress, the media, Hollywood, and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In the middle of a self-proclaimed economic crisis, President Joe Biden took to the bully pulpit to advocate not for the middle class but for… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The border crisis isn’t coming; it’s already here. It is here because the left is actively encouraging, incentivizing, and facilitating it. Team Biden, while on the campaign… Read More
SecurityCommentary
United States senators will soon have a chance to support or oppose massive amnesty for illegal aliens and open borders policies. These policy decisions will permanently alter the nation’s sovereignty… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
When Joe Biden becomes president on Wednesday, he won’t waste any time in fanning the flames of division in the United States as he seeks… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Unlimited illegal immigration—that’s what a Biden administration wants, and that is what it will be able to get after Jan. 20. This is perhaps the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The House of Representatives was expected to vote Monday afternoon on a rules package that will govern their processes for the 117th Congress. This package… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Something unexpected happened during the second and final presidential debate Thursday night between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. No one saw… Read More
LawCommentary
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced the publishing Wednesday of a final rule that seeks to protect both Americans and immigrant communities from… Read More
LawCommentary
The first and most important duty of our government is to keep our country safe. No country should allow a militant attack on its courthouses… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The White House announced Tuesday that it will extend amnesty protections for at least another year for illegal aliens protected by the program called Deferred… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Andrew Wheeler recently completed his first year as the official administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and what a busy year it was. The EPA… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
For those seeking to understand how the left has weaponized American institutions in its quest for power, “Power Grab” by former Rep. Jason Chaffetz is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In the name of fact-free social justice, legislators are trying to tell Americans how to run their businesses. The House of Representatives is expected to… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Senate will soon get a chance to put its stamp of approval on the great work of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We expected all sorts of fits and furies when Democrats took control of the House, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s unprecedented threat to disinvite President Donald… Read More
