Conservative News
The Daily Signal delivers conservative news with reporting, analysis, and commentary on the values and policies shaping America.
-
news
Dayton Shooter’s Twitter Account Includes Pro-Antifa, Pro-Gun Control Comments
The shooter identified in the deadly attack early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, appears to have had a Twitter account filled with far-left rhetoric and comments about guns. Police said Connor Betts, 24, opened fire in downtown Dayton, killing nine, including his sister, and wounding or injuring 27 others. The attack came 14 hours after police said Patrick… -
news
Author Testifies That China Fails to Crack Down on Fentanyl
In testimony before a congressionally created panel that oversees U.S.-China economic and security issues, four specialists outlined negative implications of China’s expanding role in the global health care market. Award-winning investigative journalist Ben Westhoff, addressing the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, spoke on the dangers of China’s lucrative production of the drug fentanyl. Westhoff is the… -
news
Stand on Marriage Costs Christian School Its Place in Voucher Program
When the state of Maryland found out that Bethel Christian Academy affirms the biblical view of marriage in its student handbook, officials last fall cut the Baltimore-area school from a state-sponsored school voucher program, arguing it practiced sexual discrimination. Now the principal says at least six students no longer can afford to attend Bethel, a… -
news
After Shootings, Trump Calls for Background Checks, Denounces White Supremacy
In the wake of two weekend shootings that left 31 dead in Texas and Ohio, President Donald Trump called Monday for bipartisan action that includes increased background checks to catch “red flags” of potential shooters. Trump also denounced hatred and white supremacy. “Open wounds cannot heal if we are divided. We must seek real bipartisan… -
opinion
Exposing the Lie That Trump Supporters Are Racists
Every non-liberal leftist—that is, nearly every Democrat running for president, nearly every New York Times and Washington Post columnist, nearly every CNN and MSNBC host, and your left-wing brother-in-law—labels every Trump supporter and, of course, President Donald Trump, a “racist.” And they don’t stop there. Leftists don’t only label the half of the country that… -
news
Lawmakers Sound Off After El Paso, Dayton Shootings
Members of Congress took to social media to denounce the shootings over the weekend in El Paso, Texas, which left 21 dead and 26 wounded or injured, and in Dayton, Ohio, which left nine dead and 27 wounded or injured. The El Paso shooting suspect, 21, was charged Sunday with capital murder and is being… -
opinion
I Know From Experience This Urban Agenda Would Lift Baltimore and Other Cities
You may not like the messenger, but embedded in the recent political dust-up about the crime, poverty, and despair in Baltimore were some undeniable truths. If nothing else comes out of this latest debate, the bright light is now shining on a very inconvenient reality: Liberal policies have failed the people of Baltimore and inner… -
opinion
What These 2 Young Reporters Are Learning During Their Summer in DC
On today’s episode of The Daily Signal Podcast, we talk with Daily Signal reporting interns Carmel Kookogey and Kaylee Greenlee about their summer in Washington, D.C. They share highlights from their internships and offer some advice to other college students aspiring to move to our nation’s capital. Also on today’s show: Heritage Foundation intern Abby… -
opinion
Why Welfare Hasn’t Cured Poverty
When President Lyndon Johnson launched his War on Poverty in the 1960s, he pledged to eliminate poverty in America. More than five decades, several welfare programs, and $25 trillion later, the welfare system has utterly failed the poor. The poverty rate remains mostly unchanged, and tens of millions of Americans are dependent on government assistance…. -
news
Prosecutors Treat El Paso Shooting as Domestic Terrorism
Federal prosecutors are treating the shooting in El Paso, Texas, which left 20 dead Saturday, as an act of domestic terrorism and possible hate crime that could carry the death penalty. “We’re also treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and we’re going to do what we do to terrorists in this country, which is… -
news
‘Hispanic Invasion’: Alleged El Paso Shooter’s Manifesto Reads as Call to Arms
The man who police say committed the deadly shooting spree in El Paso, Texas, is believed to have published an anti-immigrant manifesto minutes before the attack. Law enforcement officials said they were confident that an anti-immigrant screed posted online belongs to Patrick Wood Crusius, 21, who they said is responsible for Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart in… -
news
Pro-Life Groups Renew Push for ‘Born Alive’ Bill
Beginning Monday, pro-life activists are renewing efforts to convince members of Congress, home for the August recess, to support a vote on legislation that would protect babies who survive abortions. In the House, Democrats in the majority have blocked Republicans 80 times from setting up a vote on the “born alive” bill that would protect… -
news
US Slaps New Sanctions on Russia for 2018 Nerve Agent Attack
ABOARD A U.S. AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT—The U.S. has announced a new round of sanctions on Russia for its use of a chemical weapon in 2018 during an attempted assassination of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter on British soil. In the March 2018 attack in the town of Salisbury in the United Kingdom,… -
news
Despite North Korea’s Missile Tests and Diplomatic Snub, Pompeo Holds Out Hope for Renewed Talks
BANGKOK—Brushing aside repeated entreaties from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for a meeting, North Korea was a no-show at a diplomatic forum in Bangkok. The snub didn’t deter Pompeo from holding out hope that Pyongyang soon will come back to the table and resume denuclearization talks. From the get-go, North Korea loomed large over… -
opinion
How Private Ownership Could Provide Real Social Security
With the next round of Democratic presidential candidate debates upon us, we will surely hear more about government activism to fix racial inequalities. Inequality is real and needs attention. According to the Urban Institute, average white household wealth in 2016 was $171,000 compared with average black household wealth of $17,409. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., wants… -
opinion
When Farm Investigators Are Cowed and Gagged
Recording events from public land shouldn’t be a crime. Yet when a woman in Utah, standing by a public road, filmed farmworkers pushing a cow with a bulldozer, the farmer drove up to her and said, “You cannot videotape my property.” Soon the police came and local prosecutors charged her with “agricultural operation interference.” They… -
news
Man Says Teens Beat Him for Wearing MAGA Hat
A New York City man says he was beaten by a group of teenagers in Manhattan for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. Jahangir “John” Turan, an art gallery owner, purchased a MAGA hat Tuesday after visiting Trump Tower, Fox 5 reported. Turan told reporters Thursday that he was attacked by a group of about 15 “kids” on Canal… -
news
Trump Pulls Intelligence Nominee Amid Unflattering Coverage
Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, withdrew Friday as President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of national intelligence. Trump’s nomination of Ratcliffe to replace National Intelligence Director Dan Coats came after Ratcliffe’s questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller during a July 24 hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Ratcliffe, a former U.S. attorney from… -
news
Apple News Bans Top Pro-Life News Source, Citing ‘Intolerance’
Apple News has banned one of the nation's top pro-life news sources from the platform, saying that the organization displayed “intolerance" toward a specific group. The Apple News platform, a free news app, banned LifeSite News Wednesday, just two weeks after accepting the pro-life outlet onto the platform. It said the LifeSite News channel did not comply with Apple…