Conservative News
The Daily Signal delivers conservative news with reporting, analysis, and commentary on the values and policies shaping America.
-
- Opinion
Free Enterprise and National Security Under Attack From Louisiana Governor and For-Profit Trial Lawyers
On April 4, a Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, jury delivered a remarkable verdict: Chevron was ordered to pay $744 million in damages for purported coastal degradation associated with oil production dating back to World War II. While environmentalists and local government bureaucrats are celebrating what they perceive as an economic boon, others of us see a…Steven Bucci -
- News
FBI Arrests Wisconsin Judge for ‘Obstructing’ ICE Arrest
The FBI has arrested a Wisconsin county circuit judge for “obstructing an immigration arrest.” “Just now, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on charges of obstruction—after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X on Friday morning. “We believe Judge…Virginia Allen -
- News
USDA Makes It Tougher for Illegals to Get Food Stamps
The Trump administration is cracking down on illegal immigrants using food stamps by instructing state agencies to increase verification. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services John Walk issued guidance on Thursday to state agencies administering the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to enhance identity and immigration…Fred Lucas -
- Opinion
Inside the Fight to Confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director
If you ever plan on climbing Mount Everest, you’ll need what they call a sherpa. Named after the small Nepalese ethnic group that populates the Himalayas, sherpas are mountain guides to help climbers navigate the brutal and unpredictable conditions of Everest. It’s no surprise, then, that Washington has adopted the term “sherpa” for counselors to…Bradley Devlin -
- News
CASHING IN: Democrats Fundraise off Probe of ActBlue
After President Donald Trump’s announcement of a Department of Justice investigation into ActBlue, a major Democrat fundraising platform, for alleged fraud schemes, Democrats are doubling down in support of the platform and using the investigation as a fundraising tool. “We’ve never seen anything like this. And right now, I need your help,” reads a digital…George Caldwell -
- Opinion
What Is Democrat Legality?
Since 2021, the Left has waged a veritable war against the American legal system in a variety of ways. One serial target of Democrats and the Left has been the Supreme Court. In 2020, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., spoke to an angry throng of pro-abortion protesters assembled at the very doors of the…Victor Davis Hanson -
- Opinion
Families Fight Back as South Carolina Court Strikes Down School Choice
South Carolina’s school choice program faced a crushing setback when the state’s Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional after hundreds of students had already started classes at new schools. However, a grassroots response has emerged to help families affected by the ruling and to renew legislative efforts to restore educational freedom in the state. On May…Wendy Damron -
- Opinion
Virginia’s ‘DOGE’ Saves Taxpayers Millions
Editor’s note: For additional context for the story below, what would become Virginia’s Office of Regulatory Management began as a pilot program under Gov. Ralph Northam that covered two agencies. Under Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the pilot program was turned into an official agency and expanded to cover all agencies of the executive branch of Virginia…Joe Thomas -
- Opinion
How Not to Fight a Trade War
This week, the stock market yo-yoed wildly, taking investors on a roller coaster of stunning lows and sudden highs. Rarely has investment been so gut-churning. And the reason for the turbulence is obvious: the Trump administration’s continuing mixed signals over its trade war. When that trade war was first announced on April 2 (“Liberation Day”)…Ben Shapiro -
- News
Hogg Not Backing Down in DNC Family Feud Over Primarying Incumbents
Just a few months into the job, Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg is already on the rocks with party leaders, who are sharply critical of his efforts to unseat longtime incumbent Democrats. Hogg, who was elected one of five vice chairs on Feb. 1, first came to prominence in 2018 for his gun…George Caldwell -
- News
2 More Illegal Aliens Arrested in Another Maryland Killing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced this week it had arrested a Guatemalan illegal alien, Keycy Robinson Alexis Barrera-Rosa, 24, and charged him in the killing of his girlfriend in Maryland. According to authorities, Barrera-Rosa killed Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra, 23, of Waldorf, and then buried her body near Cedarville State Forest, where it was…Jacob Adams -
- Opinion
The Method Behind the Madness of Trump’s So-Called Tariff Wars
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Where are we in the trade wars, the tariff wars? The stock market recently has recovered somewhat. We’re about where it was in August. I didn’t…Victor Davis Hanson -
- Opinion
They Call Him ‘Radio Show Host,’ but They Soon May Be Calling Him ‘Lieutenant Governor’
The press, as it is wont to do, is trying to trivialize one candidate’s life in public service that goes back to Ronald Reagan and all the way to Gov. George Allen here in Virginia by repeatedly calling the new presumptive GOP lieutenant gubernatorial nominee “Radio Show Host” John Reid. It’s what “Better Call Saul”…Joe Thomas -
- News
Texas House Considering Changes in Law Protecting Free Speech
Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that critics say would threaten freedom of speech with frivolous lawsuits, by altering the state’s so-called anti-SLAPP law. The Texas House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee heard testimony late Wednesday evening from numerous witnesses on House Bill 2988 that would make changes to the state’s anti-SLAPP law, by allowing…Fred Lucas -
- News
Report: NY’s Ban on Fracking Has Cost State’s Residents Tens of Thousands of Dollars
A new report by The Heritage Foundation shows the economic benefits of hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) for natural gas. New York state has had a ban on hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling practices since 2010. The ban was strengthened in 2014 by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but the report found that “approximately $11,000 per capita—$27,000 per…Jacob Adams -
- News
Anton to Lead Trump Team Negotiating With Iran
President Donald Trump has chosen Michael Anton, the State Department's director of policy planning, to lead the next round of nuclear negotiations with Iran, Politico reported Thursday. This weekend, Anton will lead a dozen U.S. officials in talks with members of the Iranian government on the subject of constraining the Islamic fundamentalist state’s nuclear program…George Caldwell -
- News
6 Things to Know About the Judge Blocking Trump’s Election Integrity Order
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked part of President Donald Trump’s executive order on election integrity. Kollar-Kotelly, who was appointed to the District Court for the District of Columbia by President Bill Clinton in 1997, has a history of left-leaning decisions on free speech, transgender policy, terrorist detention, and more recently, the Department of Government…Fred Lucas -
- Opinion
Idaho’s Pluckiest Christian Publisher Offers a Colorful Storybook Romp
Crispin wants to reclaim the legendary Lightning Blade. His sister Rose wants to host a nice picnic. Whose plan will win out? In the swashbuckling romp that is "Crispin’s Rainy Day", Crispin charges off into a grand adventure, in which he leads his pirate crew on a daring quest. To his annoyance, his sister Rose…Mark Guiney -
- News
SEE YOU IN COURT: Christian Groups Harmed by Trans Mandate Sue to Block Rehiring of Biden Staffer
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Two Christian organizations are intervening in a lawsuit brought against the Trump administration by a fired independent agency employee who claims her removal was unlawful. President Donald Trump fired two Democrat commissioners who controlled the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the Biden administration. On Thursday, the Christian Employers Alliance and Choices…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
- News
Trump Admin Hits Back at NY Times Over ‘Sob Story’ on Deported Illegal Alien Convicted of Kidnapping
The Trump administration is firing back at The New York Times after the paper published a 3,000-word “sob story” about a criminal illegal alien recently deported back to Jamaica. “Why does The New York Times continue to peddle sob stories about criminal illegal aliens and ignore their victims?” asked Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at…Virginia Allen