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Kay Coles James, a conservative leader with experience in government, academia, and public policy, will be the next president of The Heritage Foundation, the think… Read More
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Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump and counterterrorism adviser, is delivering a series of lectures for The Heritage Foundation about national security… Read More
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The Federal Communications Commission will vote in December on a proposal to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules. Shortly after publicly announcing the news, FCC Chairman… Read More
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We discuss whether government should regulate social media, the ignorance about communism and its effects, and a new report on the Transportation Security Administration’s failures.
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Daniel Hannan visited The Heritage Foundation this week for a speech on the virtues of free trade and an update on Brexit. The conservative member… Read More
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Last week’s congressional hearings with Facebook, Twitter, and Google may have had the opposite effect of what lawmakers intended. A new poll from Axios and… Read More
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Kevin Hassett, chairman of President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, visited The Heritage Foundation moments after House Republicans released their tax reform plan Thursday…. Read More
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke to me earlier this week at The Heritage Foundation’s annual President’s Club meeting in Washington. We discussed his… Read More
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House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, put his stamp on tax reform as a member of the so-called Big Six who released their… Read More
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“What’s a legitimate news outlet?” Apparently not The Daily Signal, if you believe the self-proclaimed arbiters of journalism who represent the “mainstream” media. The Washington… Read More
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It took nearly a month, but President Donald Trump is finally operating with at least half of his Cabinet in place. Not since George Washington… Read More
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President Donald Trump moved at a blistering pace to fulfill several campaign promises during his first week in the White House. At the other end… Read More
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President Donald Trump starts his first full week in the White House with just two Cabinet secretaries confirmed by the U.S. Senate. That’s the lowest… Read More
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Recent stories in Politico and The Washington Post paint a picture of unprecedented obstruction by Senate Republicans of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees. “Trump set… Read More
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Who do you believe is the worst leader of all time? The Atlantic asked the question in its latest issue and included two of the… Read More
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Earlier this week, we asked our Morning Bell subscribers to share their feedback about The Daily Signal. (If you’re not a subscriber, sign up here.)… Read More
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One of the best things about my job as The Daily Signal’s editor-in-chief is hearing from you, our readers. And judging from the amount of… Read More
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Facebook announced Thursday an aggressive plan to combat so-called “fake news,” giving users more power to report hoaxes and empowering fact-checking outlets as arbiters. The… Read More
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A Daily Signal analysis of Cabinet nominations dating back 40 years reveals that President-elect Donald Trump is outpacing all of his predecessors, including George H.W…. Read More
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House Republicans were on the verge of bringing back earmarks Wednesday before Speaker Paul Ryan intervened to delay a decision until early next year. A… Read More
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Conservative lawmakers and groups are speaking out in opposition to a House Republican proposal to revive the practice of earmarking in the next Congress. Earmarks… Read More
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One week after Donald Trump won the presidency on a promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington, House Republicans will vote on a proposal to… Read More
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Facing the threat of losing his job as House speaker, Paul Ryan spoke confidently Monday about his future. “I feel very good where I am,”… Read More
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Paul Ryan says he’s running for House speaker again, but the Wisconsin Republican’s air of confidence belies divisions within the GOP and a deep-seated disdain… Read More
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Colin Kaepernick makes his first start of the season at quarterback Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers take on the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park,… Read More
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CLEVELAND—About 90 miles from the Quicken Loans Arena here, two Ohio communities are celebrating an annual tradition this week: the county fair. Residents and vacationers… Read More
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Republican senators consistently accuse President Barack Obama of refusing to follow the law and exceeding his constitutional powers. Yet they’ve been unwilling to draw the… Read More
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Facebook is sharing publicly for the first time the core values that guide its news feed—the main source of news and information from your friends,… Read More
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Facebook is adding a training program for its employees to address concerns that the company has a bias against conservatives. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating… Read More
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Do you know the difference between a democracy and a constitutional republic? Georgetown University law professor Randy Barnett wants to clear up any confusion. Barnett,… Read More
