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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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Judge in Charlie Kirk Case to Decide Whether to Boot Prosecutors
Last week’s hearing in the Charlie Kirk murder case was a legal harbinger of things to come. As we await Utah State trial Judge Tony Graf’s written decision later this month on whether or not to recuse the Utah County Attorney’s Office from the capital murder case against Tyler Robinson, it’s becoming more evident that…Cully Stimson -
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Noem Celebrates Court ‘Win’ on Deportations
A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to proceed with plans to end temporary immigration protections for about 89,000 aliens from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. On Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily lifted a lower court’s order blocking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from moving to end Temporary Protected Status…Virginia Allen -
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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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The Supreme Court’s Golden Opportunity to Eviscerate Climate Lawfare
Climate alarmism has lost at the ballot box time and time again, and last year, even Bill Gates significantly dialed down his support for it. However, enterprising lawyers on the Left are still trying to smuggle in an effective carbon tax through the courts—and the Supreme Court should put an end to it. It works…Tyler O’Neil -
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With Judge’s Ruling on TPS, Springfield Is Back in the News
Prominent Ohio lawmakers have been reacting swiftly to a last-minute court ruling maintaining Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States. Springfield, Ohio, has been the epicenter of the effort to end TPS for Haitian migrants. The Ruling and Reactions On Monday night, Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump administration from ending TPS for…Rebecca Downs -
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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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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to California Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the new California congressional maps drawn to favor Democrats. In November, California voters approved Proposition 50 to temporarily scrap the redistricting commission, allowing the Democrat-controlled Legislature to draw maps that could net Democrats another five House seats in the 2026 midterms. Mid-decade redistricting in states could…Fred Lucas -
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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 -
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‘Supreme Court, Here We Come.’ DHS Seeks End to TPS for Haitians.
The Trump administration will ask the Supreme Court to take up its case aimed at ending the protected immigration status of about 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. “Supreme Court, here we come,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X after a federal judge issued an order Monday night halting the termination of Temporary Protected…Virginia Allen -
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Walz, Ellison Adopt Nullification Playbook Against Federal Law
“What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun,” King Solomon famously observed in the Koheleth (Book of Ecclesiastes). Truer words have never been written. Look no further than the present anarchic tumult in Minnesota. On Jan. 12, Minnesota…Josh Hammer -
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Go Big, Then Go Smart: Trump, ICE, and the Law. How to Skip the Left’s PR Trap.
The current obstruction and violence against federal agents trying to expel illegal aliens—committed by far-left activists and encouraged by left-wing politicians—is unacceptable. In June 2025, in Los Angeles, agents carrying out due process against illegal aliens were assaulted. Mayor Karen Bass blamed federal enforcement for her city’s lawless protests, only ordering a curfew when dozens of businesses…Simon Hankinson -
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What Girls Stand to Lose in the Supreme Court’s Title IX Case
The Supreme Court heard oral argument recently on multiple state statutes addressing the participation of transgender-identified male athletes in girls sports. What was once settled policy has become a national reckoning on identity, privacy, fairness, civil rights, and what it means to be a girl. In the pair of cases from West Virginia and Idaho,…Alleigh Marré -
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Lawler Calls for ‘Legal Status’ for ‘Long-Term Illegal Immigrants’
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is breaking from the Trump administration on its deportation push, calling for leniency for some illegal immigrants in an essay for The New York Times. “The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this month were tragic and preventable,” Lawler, R-N.Y., writes in an essay published Tuesday. “No matter…George Caldwell -
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Selective Justice Is Not Rule of Law
The Constitution is more than just parchment; it sets clear guidelines to limit the power of government so that citizens will be treated equally under law, regardless of their political or religious beliefs. When the government violates the Constitution, every citizen who values life and liberty should be very alarmed, not just conservatives. That is…John Shu -
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Why the Supreme Court Must Clearly Define Biological Sex or the Battle in the Courts Will Never End
America is finally having to reckon with the issues of transgenderism in athletics and schools. From classrooms to locker rooms to athletic fields, the radical transgender agenda has collided head-on with common sense, fairness, and the safety of our children. The Supreme Court has now heard the oral arguments for two different cases that involve biological male…Kimberly Hermann