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EXCLUSIVE: Tim Tebow to Expose Child Trafficking Crisis in Capitol Hill Testimony
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Tim Tebow, NCAA football legend, broadcaster, and philanthropist, will be on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism. Tebow’s testimony will shed light on the horrors of child trafficking taking place in the United States. The football star has been called to the Hill because the Tim…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Justices Invoke Founders’ Drinking Habits in Weighing Gun Ban for Drug Users
Most justices appeared skeptical of a federal law banning gun possession for illegal drug users and addicts during Supreme Court arguments Monday. Intermingling gun rights and the war on drugs, the case has put the ACLU and the National Rifle Association on the same side, while President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is defending the existing…Fred Lucas -
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It’s Official: Illegal Alien-Loving Dems Cannot Stand American Citizens
President Donald Trump could not have made it easier for congressional Democrats. During Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Trump’s simple offer to them, and their Republican counterparts, was like a college professor telling his students: “Anyone who wants 10 points of extra credit, please stand up if you believe the Earth is round.”…Deroy Murdock -
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Judicial Tyranny Is a Threat to the Rule of Law
Just because someone is wearing a black robe doesn’t mean they’re upholding the rule of law. Consider some recent judicial rulings. Last November, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem published a notice ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. Leave aside the merits of that decision. The law is clear that this decision belongs to…Victor Joecks -
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Law Enforcement Kills Armed Man Seeking to Enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort, Officials Say
U.S. Secret Service agents shot and killed a man in his 20s after he tried to unlawfully enter a secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Secret Service said Sunday morning. Trump, who is currently in Washington, was not at the site at the time. The man in…Daily Signal Staff -
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Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Falters Under Growing Political and Legal Fire
One of the largest proposed mergers in business history will have to wait a little longer. Netflix, which is trying to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery recently granted WBD a seven-day pause so it can explore another offer from Paramount Skydance. Cue a sigh of relief from many who are worried that purchasing Warner Bros. would make Netflix—the nation’s…Micahel J. Hough -
Texas’ Proposition 10 a Critical Test Case for Prohibiting Sharia Law
Early voting for the March 3 Texas primary elections is open now. It began Tuesday, Feb. 17, and runs through Friday, Feb. 27. Most days have no lines, hours are flexible, and all you need is a photo ID. While the primary chooses party nominees for November, one proposition on the ballot is a defining…Peter McIlvenna -
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‘SEVERE’ THREAT TO FREE SPEECH: X Appeals EU Censorship Fine
The social media platform X has formally challenged the European Commission’s 120 million euro fine, arguing that the fine violates its due process under other European Union statutes. The challenge, if successful, may significantly alter the underlying EU law, the Digital Services Act, which critics have described as a weapon of “global censorship.” “X is…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Climate Fox in the Judicial Henhouse
For decades, judicial education has served a narrow but vital purpose: helping judges understand complex technical issues without telling them how to rule. That boundary matters. Once judicial education becomes advocacy, courts stop acting as neutral arbiters and begin functioning as instruments of policy enforcement. The Federal Judicial Center crossed that line. In endorsing the…Jason Isaac -
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ACLU Looks to Dismantle Ohio Election Integrity Law
As President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans seek to protect election integrity at the federal level with the SAVE America Act, Ohio is fighting its own battle. Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union, representing the League of Women Voters of Ohio and CAIR-Northern Ohio, filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose…Rebecca Downs -
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Endangerment Finding Rescission Major Win for Science and the Rule of Law
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the endangerment finding regarding carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles is a huge win for all Americans—and the environment. To recap, the Supreme Court in 2007 ruled that so-called greenhouse gases were pollutants and could be regulated under the Clean Air Act—if they contribute to dangerous air pollution. Then President…Jack Spencer -
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Slams Democrats for ‘Vile Attacks’ on Law Enforcement
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security slammed Democrats for “vile attacks” against U.S. law enforcement following a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday. “In yesterday’s hearing, Democrats doubled down on their vile attacks on our law enforcement, comparing them to Nazis and the secret police and calling them thugs,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said…Virginia Allen -
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Congress Asks If Sharia Law Is Unconstitutional
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government held a hearing on Tuesday to probe whether Sharia law would lead to constitutional violations. “Tenants of Sharia are incompatible with the United States and our Constitution,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal before the hearing. “Sharia is central to [Islam], and it…Pedro Rodriguez -
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EXCLUSIVE: New Media Network Combats Anti-American Spin by Featuring Veterans, Law Enforcement
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Proud American Studios, a new media network, aims to counter the Left’s pervasive bias by highlighting the voices of patriotic Americans who served in the military and law enforcement—a particularly resonant mission amid the recent demonization of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. “The recent media coverage out of Minneapolis is a textbook…Tyler O’Neil -
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How Luna Says GOP Can Force a National ID Requirement to Vote
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wants the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship and photo identification for voters in federal elections, to become law. For that to happen, she says it might have to be attached to a “must-pass” foreign intelligence bill. “The Senate has now sat on this for over 300 days,”…George Caldwell -
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Lawmakers Say Trump Is Delivering on ‘Law and Order’ as Crime Plummets
In the wake of new crime data, Republicans in Congress are telling The Daily Signal that President Donald Trump is delivering on his “law and order” promises. At Thursday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed new findings from the Council on Criminal Justice that showed that the nationwide murder rate…Pedro Rodriguez -
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EXCLUSIVE: House to Probe Sharia Law During Hearing
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government will hold a hearing on Feb. 10 to uncover how Sharia law is “contrary to America’s founding principles” and “may violate federal law and the Constitution,” The Daily Signal has learned. At the hearing, titled “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam &…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Don Lemon Wants a New Legal Standard: Journalists Are Immune From the Law
Does former CNN host-turned-independent journalist Don Lemon have a First Amendment right to interfere with the First Amendment rights of the worshipers and a pastor at a church? “I think the question answers itself, and the answer is no,” argues Scott Johnson, a Minneapolis-based attorney, Claremont Institute fellow, founding member of Power Line, and one…Jack Fowler -
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Grab Your Grammy, Then Get Hammy About Illegal Immigrants
The entertainment awards shows used to be wildly popular on TV before the audience shattered into a thousand pieces. When a celebrity decided to make a pompous political statement, it was memorable—like in 1973, when Marlon Brando sent an Indian activist named Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse his Oscar for “The Godfather” in protest. Brando wanted…Tim Graham -
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Johnson Refutes Judicial Warrant Claim for Deportation Efforts
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters on Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not need a judicial warrant to arrest an illegal immigrant who already has an administrative warrant and decides to hide from the law in a private residence. “When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it’s an administrative warrant,…Pedro Rodriguez
