Political Commentary & Opinion

After former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s recent announcement that he is “actively exploring” the possibility of running for president, political pundits have been talking about the possibility of another Bush-Clinton election. But you might not be able to recycle your 1992 T-shirts after all. A new Rasmussen poll suggests that Americans are growing wary of…

In the whirlwind of the daily news cycle, stories come and go abruptly, moving faster than ever before. But in what may appear a clutter of events are those gripping stories that kept us talking, namely on Twitter. Echelon Insights, a Republican digital and advertising strategy firm, analyzed more than 184 million tweets across 80…

From charts on Facebook usage to President Obama's budget, 2014 was a year for charts, graphs and more charts. Here's a look at 15 of the best charts from 2014. For a deeper dive into these figures, check out The Heritage Foundation's Federal Spending By the Numbers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8….

Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., is using alleged police brutality victims to raise money for a re-election campaign he promised not to run. "The historical election of President Obama doesn’t mean the end of racism and injustice in America," says @cbrangel Rangel, the veteran Harlem congressman, barely eked out an electoral victory this year in part…

As 2014 draws to a close, The Daily Signal looks back at 14 of the biggest news stories across the globe—and the powerful images associated with each. Obamacare President Obama’s Affordable Care Act stumbled into 2014 after a rocky launch and continued to face pushback throughout the year. The law’s health insurance exchanges took effect…

It neither “exonerates” nor “debunks.” It specifically states that it is not the final word on Benghazi. Yet national press outlets claimed all of the above about the House Intelligence Committee report on Benghazi released on Nov. 21. >>> This is a Daily Signal news analysis. See more of Sharyl Attkisson's reporting. The Washington Post stated…

Cuban authorities arrested several dissidents and activists in an apparent attempt to prevent them from attending a planned rally in Havana’s Revolution Square organized by a movement that calls itself #YoTambienExijo or #IAlsoDemand. At the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, several Cuban exile groups carried out a simultaneous rally that went on without problems. The…

For the first time on record, fewer immigrants from Mexico were caught illegally crossing into the United States in 2014 than people from other countries. The Pew Research Center conducted the analysis using more than 60 years of Border Patrol data. Total apprehensions by the Border Patrol increased 16 percent in the 2014 fiscal year…

Fox News is still dark on Dish, but subscribers have been offered an alternative. Dish is broadcasting The Blaze in place of Fox News during their dispute with 21st Century Fox. The Blaze was founded by Glenn Beck after he left Fox News in 2011. The Blaze is available online, and is carried by several…

A different sort of green energy issue has sparked bipartisan action on Capitol Hill as lawmakers move to address allegations of deceptive practices in sales of rooftop solar panels. Earlier this month, 12 Republican members of the House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission, warning that leasing solar panels from a third party…

Mixed among the faces of protesters nationwide calling for justice in the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown is a group of Communists fueling a movement against police officers and calling for mass demonstrations. The Revolutionary Communist Party USA actively organizes and participates in protests against the deaths of Garner and Brown, who were…

The 113th Congress earned the nickname of the “do-nothing Congress.” But how does the most recent crop of lawmakers on Capitol Hill compare in productivity to its predecessors? A review of the number of public bills passed by Congress since 1947 conducted by the Pew Research Center found that the 113th Congress is not, in…

Authorities in Azerbaijan raided and closed the offices of a U.S.-funded radio station this weekend as government prosecutors in this Caucasus nation strengthened their crackdown on journalists and nongovernmental organizations. On Friday, prosecutors and the police raided the offices of the station—called Radio Azadliq, which in English translates to “liberty”—in Baku, the nation’s capital. Employees…