Political News
Reports on political developments, legislation, and leadership. The Daily Signal provides news and conservative analysis of American politics.
-
- News
Ethics Complaint Claims Booker Improperly Linked 25-Hour Talkathon With Fundraising
While Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., spoke for 25 hours on the Senate floor last week, a series of emails with contribution links and links to his campaign store was sent out, according to an ethics complaint from the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust. FACT, a conservative nonprofit watchdog group, says that violates Senate ethics…Fred Lucas -
- Opinion
Supreme Court Urged to Hear Case of Man Arrested for Sharing Faith in Public
Anyone who has his First Amendment rights trampled by an unconstitutional act of government should be able to regain those rights in court, but that might not be the case if the Supreme Court allows a recent federal court’s decision to stand. That’s the argument attorneys at First Liberty Institute made recently in asking the…Nate Kellum -
- News
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Eliminates Woke Violations of Trump’s Executive Orders
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A senior Pentagon official ordered employees to cease all communications promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as climate change, The Daily Signal has learned. Department of Defense employees must end all communication initiatives that violate President Donald Trump's executive orders, according to a March 11 memo sent to senior Pentagon…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
- News
Ex-Facebook Employee Set to Testify on Parent Company’s Relations With China
Sen. Josh Hawley has called Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook employee, before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism to testify Wednesday on the company’s relationship with China. Hawley, R-Mo., told The Daily Signal that he hoped to get answers at the hearing, dubbed “A Time for Truth: Oversight of Meta’s Foreign Relations and Representations…Jacob Adams -
- News
Public Opinion Shifts Toward Support for Bible-Based Character Education in Schools
A strong majority of U.S. voters—78%—support teaching character and moral education to public school students, and 67% support that education being Bible-based so long as it is done legally, according to a new LifeWise Academy poll. The poll was conducted Feb. 25-26, 2025, in partnership with Scott Rasmussen’s RMG Research, with a 3.1% margin of…R.E. Wermus -
- News
Who Benefits Most From Trump Tax Cuts? You Might be Surprised
President Donald Trump’s tax cuts from his first term helped low- and medium-income earners more than high earners, a new study from The Heartland Institute found. The conservative think tank based in Illinois examined Internal Revenue Service data from 2017, the year Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, through 2022, the…Fred Lucas -
- News
Michelle Obama’s New Podcast With Her Bro Is Off to Less Than Stellar Start
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former first lady Michelle Obama’s newly launched podcast “IMO” has faced declining viewership, with the latest episode failing to garner 100,000 views. The podcast has failed to keep viewers interested across digital platforms four weeks after Obama launched the venture with her brother, Craig Robinson. Since the first episode, which received 335,000…Nicole Silverio -
- News
Dem Senator Blocks Hundreds of Trump Nominees
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz is blocking more than 300 of President Donald Trump’s nominees from swift confirmation votes despite previously criticizing efforts to stall nominations during the Biden administration. Schatz’s blockade on hundreds of Trump nominees and at least nine bipartisan foreign relations bills comes as Senate Democrats are escalating opposition tactics against…Adam Pack -
- Opinion
To Team Trump, Tariffs Are a National Security Issue
WASHINGTON—“Don’t be a PANICAN,” President Donald Trump cautioned on social media. Critics have questioned the universal tariffs he unleashed last week, and Americans have had to steel themselves before checking the balance of their 401(k)s. The Trump tariffs came fast and larger than expected. The markets responded. Now Republicans and Wall Street big shots find…Debra Saunders -
- Opinion
DOGE Exposed Our Immigration Asylum Disaster. That Was the Tip of the Iceberg
Elon Musk, Antonio Gracias, and the Department of Government Efficiency team recently exposed how rampant immigration fraud and government corruption became under the Joe Biden administration. Specifically, they showed how aliens “getting” asylum can receive work authorization and, with it, an automatic Social Security number, which enables them to obtain driver’s licenses, commit voter fraud, and receive…Lora Ries -
- Opinion
Justices Hand Trump National Security Win That Protects Public From Illegal Alien Criminals
On Monday night, a 5-to-4 majority of the Supreme Court not only dissolved the controversial temporary restraining orders issued by Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, but the high court, in essence, took the case away from him. So much for any pending action by Boasberg to hold…Hans von Spakovsky -
- Opinion
Save Your School, Don’t Donate Today
It’s no secret that American colleges and universities, once revered as pillars of intellectual integrity, have devolved into hotbeds of anti-American ideologies and radical left-wing activism. Rather than fostering critical thinking, they are actively pushing toxic agendas and even championing dangerous extremism. But now, we have a chance to change all that. President Donald Trump’s…Nora Sullivan -
- News
Biden State Dept. DEI Chief Asked: How Did It Advance US Interests Abroad?
The former head of diversity and inclusion at former President Joe Biden's State Department was asked point blank at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing Tuesday to justify diversity, equity, and inclusion in American foreign policy. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, who was chief diversity and inclusion officer at the State Department under Biden, testified before the Oversight…George Caldwell -
- Opinion
What Would It Take to Destroy the United States?
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. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I was looking at the news this week and I thought of an experiment. What if…Victor Davis Hanson -
- Opinion
DEI DOMINOES COLLAPSE: Yet Another Major Company Drops the Human Rights Campaign’s Index
The company that imports Corona beer into the U.S. rejected the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement Tuesday. Constellation Brands—which owns the rights to sell the Mexican-made beers Corona, Modelo, and Pacifico in the U.S.—told employees that it would cease DEI practices, stop working with the LGBTQ activist group the Human Rights Campaign, stop using the…Tyler O’Neil -
- News
Here’s Why One Colorado Democrat Voted Against the Bill Treating Transgender Wrongthink Like Child Abuse
One Democrat in the Colorado House of Representatives voted against a bill Sunday that would remove kids from parents’ custody for behaviors like “misgendering” and “deadnaming,” but he didn’t do so because he disagrees with transgender orthodoxy. The bill, HB 1312, passed with 36 votes in favor, 20 against, and nine absent. Among Democrats, only…Tyler O’Neil -
- News
Mitch McConnell Joins With Dems to Oppose Senior ‘America First’ Defense Nominee’s Confirmation Bid
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Senate voted largely along party lines to approve Elbridge Colby’s nomination to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy Tuesday afternoon. Senators voted 54 to 45 to confirm Colby with former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky the lone Republican to vote “no” on the nomination. Colby’s successful confirmation vote comes after reporting that…Adam Pack -
- Opinion
Stop Freaking Out—DOGE Is Exactly What Washington Needs
Judging by the Left’s reactions over the past few months, you would think the Department of Government Efficiency was burning down the federal government. The protests. The headlines. The handwringing. All because someone finally asked the question Americans have been yelling for years: Where is our money going? Let’s set the record straight. President Donald…Sarah Selip -
- Opinion
What Europe Overlooks About the Trump Administration’s Defense Policy
Since the election of President Donald Trump, Europeans have been vocal in their criticism of nearly every U.S. policy issue, often professing that “transatlantic relations are over” and “this government does not care much about the fate of Europe.” This negative sentiment, echoed by politicians and amplified by a biased media landscape, has led to a…Sarah Kuehberger -
- News
WATCH: What’s Changed at the Southern Border Under Trump
Since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office on Jan. 20, the number of illegal aliens crossing the southern border has plummeted. Not only did Border Patrol’s March southern border encounters fall to an all-time low of just over 7,000, the number of unaccompanied children arriving at the border is lower now than it…Virginia Allen