Conservative News
The Daily Signal delivers conservative news with reporting, analysis, and commentary on the values and policies shaping America.
-
opinion
Trump Budget Cuts Size of Federal Government, but Bolder Reforms Needed
>>> Note: This live blog no longer is being updated by Heritage Foundation policy experts. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 would reduce the size and reach of the federal bureaucracy significantly by shifting government responsibilities back to constitutional priorities and empowering state and local governments. These reforms, contained in the request… -
opinion
‘Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again’ Rejects Architectural Eyesores
Must our federal government’s buildings really be so hideous? The New York Times reported that the Trump administration is drafting an executive order, “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” intended to provide guidance for federal buildings around the country to adhere to a classical design. Think the U.S. Capitol building. That would be a move away from… -
opinion
My New Life After Transgender Despair
Last December, I received an early Christmas present that I would have rejected just one year earlier: an “M” for “male” on my driver’s license. The switch back to male marked the end of a long journey of gender confusion and self-deception. Along the way I became a transgender activist and then America's first legally… -
opinion
Former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll Talks Breaking Glass Ceilings
Being the first is never easy. Jennifer Carroll was the first woman and the first black person to be elected to the position of lieutenant governor in Florida. Now a former lieutenant governor, Carroll visits the podcast to share what she learned through her many firsts in the military and in elected office. A role… -
opinion
We Hear You: From Gender Identity in Sports to Second Amendment Rights
Editor's note: We're back with another batch of your emails on our coverage of the nation's policy debates. Got a point to make? Write to [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Kelsey Bolar’s treatment in her video report of the issue of transgender athletes in girls sports is more in depth than a previous article I… -
opinion
Banned in Britain: Franklin Graham’s Tour Dates Canceled Over Christian Beliefs
Evangelist and missionary Franklin Graham’s seven-city tour of the United Kingdom is now a trial, as all seven venues have dropped him. Graham’s canceled dates likely are due to an “an outcry over his homophobic and Islamophobic comments,” CNN reports. Although I don’t agree with everything Graham has said by any means, it’s disheartening to… -
opinion
New Guidelines Could Help Secure America’s Defense Technology
Last week, the Pentagon released new guidelines on cybersecurity that it hopes will represent a big step forward for protecting American national security if implemented right. Designed to improve the cybersecurity of Department of Defense contractors, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification should strengthen cybersecurity practices throughout the supply chain, which would lead to more… -
opinion
Trump Administration on Cusp of Helping Mediate Nile River Dispute
After years of stalled talks and escalating tensions, a U.S.-mediated agreement over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam may be close after President Donald Trump “expressed optimism” in his phone call with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last Friday. A signed agreement has not been finalized, but at meetings held in Washington on Jan. 28-31, the… -
opinion
A Big Achievement for US Deterrence Posture Against Russia
On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced the U.S. Navy has deployed the W76-2 low-yield nuclear weapon on its Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles, an achievement that fills a critical gap in the United States’ deterrence posture against Russia. The official announcement marks the completion of a short-yet-controversial process of modifying the Navy’s W76-1 nuclear warhead to… -
opinion
In America, It’s Too Easy to Be a Criminal
A law in South Carolina bans playing pinball if you’re under 18. That’s just one of America’s many ridiculous laws restricting freedom. “There is a role for the government in keeping people safe from actual criminals, people who commit murder, robbery,” says Rafael Mangual, a “tough-on-crime” guy at the Manhattan Institute. “But a lot of… -
opinion
Trump’s Unorthodox Policy Wins Are Gaining Steady Support
When candidate Donald Trump campaigned on calling China to account for its trade piracy, observers thought he was either crazy or dangerous. Conventional Washington wisdom had assumed that an ascendant Beijing was almost preordained to world hegemony. Trump’s tariffs and polarization of China were considered about the worst thing an American president could do. The… -
opinion
Trump’s Invitation to Restart the Conversation on Yucca
Addressing nuclear waste policy is one of the most important things Congress can do to improve the competitiveness of the US nuclear industry, protect taxpayers, and reduce federal spending. So it naturally caught attention when President Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to opine about a congressionally designated nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in… -
news
In UK, Starbucks Ad Celebrates Gender Transition
Starbucks UK has partnered with Mermaids, a nonprofit group that provides support for transgender youth, on an advertising campaign, #WhatsYourName, celebrating gender transition. Starbucks said in a press release that learning each customer’s name and calling it out with his or her order “creates a moment of connection between our baristas and customers,” and that… -
opinion
Economy Adds 225,000 Jobs as Nation Continues to Flourish
The U.S. economy added an impressive 225,000 jobs in January as low unemployment rates continued for all Americans. The new jobs report shatters the experts’ predictions and continues to make the case that, because of good economic policy, America is flourishing. This report shows that since President Donald Trump was elected in November 2016, employment… -
news
DHS Suspends New Yorkers From Trusted Travelers Programs in Wake of Illegal Alien ID Law
The Department of Homeland Security is suspending New Yorkers from enrolling in Global Entry and other Trusted Traveler Programs in response to a new state law that bans information-sharing with the federal government. Acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli went into detail in a conference call Thursday with reporters on the department’s decision to no… -
opinion
How the Shale Revolution Became the MVP of US Energy Production
America’s oil and gas production is like Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes. Defies expectations. Continually amazes. Sets new records. Makes a lot of people very happy. Within the past decade, the United States has seen remarkable benefits as a result of the shale revolution. Fueled by innovation and American entrepreneurial grit, the U.S. surpassed Russia as the world’s largest… -
opinion
Why Impeachment Failed
It’s comforting, no doubt, to believe that Donald Trump has survived the impeachment trial because he possesses a tighter hold on his party than did Barack Obama or George W. Bush or any other contemporary president. In truth, Trump, often because of his own actions, has engendered less loyalty than the average president. It’s difficult… -
news
Clarence Thomas Says New Ethics Rule Will ‘Silence’ Federalist Society
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas panned a draft ethics rule that would dissuade judges from formally enrolling in ideological groups like the Federalist Society and its liberal counterpart, the American Constitution Society. Speaking [last week] at a Federalist Society conference in Florida, Thomas suggested the proposal is an attempt to silence the conservative lawyers group…. -
opinion
Leftism Is Fulfilling the Lonely’s Search for Meaning
If you want to understand a human being or the human condition, what is the single most important question you should ask? Most religious people would probably ask, “Do you believe in God?” The most important question most secular people, especially progressives, could imagine asking is probably a policy question. Today it would be “Do… -
opinion
How History Will Judge the Trump Impeachment
The Senate has voted against impeaching President Donald Trump, defeating two articles of impeachment by votes of 52-48 and 53-47. Trump joins two former presidents, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, in being impeached by the House of Representatives before being acquitted by the Senate. The House failed to produce credible evidence that the president committed any “high…