Political Commentary & Opinion

California suffers from droughts, but the state’s government is an endless well of bad ideas. The latest absurd legislation, which Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed into law, places onerous restrictions on water usage. California citizens will be limited to using 55 gallons of water a day now and just 50 per day by 2030….

As we churn through primary season, laying the framework for November’s elections, we’re seeing the emergence of a new face of the Democratic Party—more progressive, more left wing. The Democratic Party is delivering more candidates around the nation like Stacey Abrams, recently nominated for governor in Georgia. She’s unabashedly boilerplate, in-your-face, hard left. Pro-big government,…

Dr. Lee Gross, president of Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation, joins us to explain his practice, where he charges patients a flat fee of $60 a month—and ensures they get competitive prices on procedures his office can’t do as well. Plus: A new survey of college students suggests Republicans are more tolerant than Democrats.

First lady Melania Trump made her first public appearance Wednesday since undergoing kidney surgery May 14, but from the media coverage you would have thought she’s been missing for a year. Melania had appeared at a private White House reception for Gold Star families the night before. However, that event was closed to the press….

Quick, grab the smelling salts and clear the fainting couches. President Donald Trump’s pardon of conservative author Dinesh D’Souza last week violently triggered Beltway media elites. It’s peanut butter, weed pollen, gluten, manspreading, Chick-fil-A, the national anthem, and kryptonite all rolled into one giant political allergen. Allow me to administer the rhetorical, metaphorical antihistamine. To…

Before he became the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn was famous for another pioneering achievement. In 1957, he became the first man to fly across the country faster than the speed of sound, traveling from California to New York in just three hours and 23 minutes. Glenn’s aptly named “Project Bullet” seemed…

Americans rightly remember the Americans who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, to liberate Europe, but we also should commemorate the Americans who, 100 years ago, fought in another fierce battle in France that began on June 6—the Battle of Belleau Wood. It was one of the most brutal battles the Marines…

Editor's note: Changes ordered from the top at the Environmental Protection Agency continue to impress The Daily Signal's audience. Here are some  of your comments on that, among other developments. Please write to [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Regarding Kevin Mooney's story on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's changes, we need more people like Pruitt at the…

The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week—many of which went misreported by the mainstream media and some of which weren’t reported at all. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders addressed the media’s double standards during a contentious week. Plus: The U.S.- North Korea summit appears…