Political News
Reports on political developments, legislation, and leadership. The Daily Signal provides news and conservative analysis of American politics.
-
opinion
Rep. Chip Roy’s Prescription to Secure Border: Use Power of Purse to ‘Bring President to His Knees’
If America’s southern border is to be secured, Congress must “use the power of the purse to bring the president to his knees and [make him] sit at the table,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, says. President Joe Biden’s border policies are enriching China and harming the American people, Roy argues. “The fact of the matter… -
opinion
Promoting Lawlessness in Chicago
“As long as there exist stupid people supporting stupid governments in their countries, people living in those countries will continue fluttering badly in the cesspool created by this utter foolishness!”—Turkish playwright Mehmet Murat ildan That didn’t take long. The mayor-elect of Chicago, Democrat Brandon Johnson, responded to a group of teenagers who attacked cars and… -
news
More Americans Need to Stand Up to the Left’s Insanity, Tucker Carlson Says at Heritage Foundation Gala
OXON HILL, Md.—The battle for America today is one between good and evil, popular Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Friday night in his keynote address at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th anniversary gala. “What you’re watching is not a political movement,” Carlson said. “It’s evil.” The side of evil is characterized by violence, hate, disorder, division, disorganization,… -
opinion
Disney Is Going to Lose (Again) to Florida and Ron DeSantis
The first round of the “Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis v. The Walt Disney Co.” fight, held last spring, ended in a clear DeSantis victory and Disney defeat. Following Disney’s vocal opposition to Florida’s commonsense Parental Rights in Education Act, misleadingly dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Florida passed a law to abolish the Reedy… -
news
Rep. Dan Bishop Warns That Justice Department Helps Impose ‘Censorship Regime’
OXON HILL, Md.—Politicians and policymakers didn’t realize until recently how much leftist groups work with American colleges and universities to encourage the suppression of academic freedom while the government does nothing, a House conservative said Friday during a Heritage Foundation event. “I think that we’re only lately understood the full scope of a host of… -
opinion
Trump’s Triumphs, From A to Z, vs. Biden’s Botches
America is sinking among the waves of incompetence, impotence, and fiscal incontinence of democratic socialist President Joe Biden. It is jarring to recall how much brighter things looked just 27 months ago, after four years of President Donald Trump’s triumphs, and before Biden arrived and wrecked everything. From A to Z, here are 26 things… -
news
Project 2025 Offers Road Map for Next President
OXON HILL, Md.—The Heritage Foundation and a small army of conservative allies on Friday launched the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, also known as Project 2025, calling for reining in federal agencies and curbing political weaponizaiton. “For the most powerful think tank in America, it would be very easy to go it alone,” said Ed Corrigan,… -
news
‘War on Woke’: DeSantis Says Florida Will Teach Truth, American Exceptionalism
OXON HILL, Md.—Woke ideology is a war on truth, so Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is waging a “war on woke” in education and other arenas, the Republican said at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit. In his keynote address on Friday, DeSantis said education in the Sunshine State will not impose political indoctrination on… -
news
How Next Conservative President Should Tame Politicized Justice Department
OXON HILL, Md.—The next conservative president must reform the Justice Department to restore constitutional government and deter rogue and politicized actions, conservatives said Friday at a Heritage Foundation event. Heritage’s 2025 Presidential Transition Project, also known as Project 2025, says: “Anything other than a top-to-bottom overhaul will only further erode the trust of significant portions… -
opinion
In Chicago, Good People Must Fend for Themselves in Heart of City
During the riotous mayhem that hit the Chicago downtown Loop last weekend, mobs of young people looted stores and injured innocent bystanders. A woman was savagely beaten. The car of an Indianapolis couple was attacked while they were inside. The husband was hospitalized with minor injuries. All of this was just the mob action caught… -
news
Larry Arnn Reveals Secret of Hillsdale College’s Success
OXON HILL, Md.—Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn criticized the overcomplication of learning in K-12 schools and universities across the nation, calling for America to return to “the classics.” Speaking at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit on Friday, Arnn picked apart the critical flaws in how progressives view the classroom in a discussion with… -
news
‘Freedom Over Fauci-ism’: DeSantis Turns the Tables on Trump’s COVID-19 Attack
OXON HILL, Md.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his anti-lockdown policies during the COVID-19 pandemic as the key to Florida’s post-pandemic economic success, slamming the ideology of former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci as “Fauci-ism.” Speaking Friday at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit, DeSantis also subtly criticized former President… -
opinion
Jim Jordan’s Invisible (to Liberal Media) Hearing on NYC Crime
The House Judiciary Committee held a field hearing in Manhattan on April 17, a brief walk from the offices of the local District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who’s prosecuting former President Donald Trump. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the committee’s chairman, and the Republicans said it was important to hear from violent crime victims in America’s largest… -
news
Allie Beth Stuckey Calls for Parents to Abandon Nostalgia for Purpose
OXON HILL, Md.—Americans must take family-building more seriously than ever before, conservative commentator and podcast host Allie Beth Stuckey said in a speech Thursday at The Heritage Foundation’s Leadership Summit just outside the nation’s capital. Stuckey, known for the popular podcast “Relatable,” began by outlining Americans’ nostalgia for simpler times while facing tough social issues… -
opinion
Legacy Media’s Double Standard on ‘Fake News’: Steele Dossier vs. Fox-Dominion Lawsuit
It’s a heady time for the badly disguised Democrats in the “objective media,” seeing Fox News settle a fake-news lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over wild and unproven claims of mass voting machine fraud. But a new-book excerpt from “BuzzFeed Ben” Smith should remind everyone that the same “Truth matters” cheerleaders accepted wild and unproven… -
news
Heritage Panel Lays Out Plan to Retake America’s Cultural Institutions
“You have to think about politics as if it was a fight in a war. And in these situations where I’m doing this strategic thinking, Heritage is the leading institution.” That’s what Balázs Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary’s political director, said about strengthening cultural institutions and taking them back from the Left at a… -
opinion
Biden Has Made Mexican Cartels ‘Very Wealthy,’ Border State AG Says
Biden administration officials “want the cartels to maximize profits,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton contends. President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have created “opportunities for the cartels to expand their network, not just in Mexico or Central America, but across our country,” Paxton, a Republican, says. Since Biden took office, more than… -
opinion
The Useful Veneer of the Aging Democrat
President Joe Biden is now 80 years old. He will be 82 when he campaigns for president in the 2024 race—and a clearly debilitated 86 should he be elected and fill out his second term. Biden has been in government for over a half-century. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a current Democratic representative from California,… -
news
‘China’s Already at War With Us,’ Peter Schweizer Says
OXON HILL, Md. – “China’s already at war with us,”says Peter Schweizer, Government Accountability Institute president and author of “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win.” “You asked for a single word answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ if we’re going to be at war with China. My view is that China’s already at war with… -
news
GOP Ill-Equipped to Combat Cultural Marxism, Sen. Josh Hawley Warns
The Republican Party is not ready to face the challenge of the “great awokening” and a cultural Marxist revolution, Sen. Josh Hawley said Thursday. “The Republican Party as we have known it for the last 30 years is not prepared for the challenge,” the Missouri Republican lawmaker said in remarks at the 50th anniversary celebration…