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This is a transcript of an interview Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., gave The Daily Signal on Tuesday. Rachel Del Guidice: Hello, everyone, and welcome to The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live. I’m Rachel del Guidice and I am joined today by Sen. David Perdue from the great state of Georgia. Senator, thank you for joining us…
Prominent conservatives are faulting a Republican senator for one of President Donald Trump’s stalled nominations. In a memo released on Tuesday, the Conservative Action Project blames Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, for the stalled nomination of Russ Vought for deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. “Cornyn is a member of Republican Senate leadership,…
President Donald Trump has said he would sign a ban on abortions more than halfway through pregnancy, but first it needs to reach his desk. And for that to happen, it’ll take the votes of at least seven Democrats in the U.S. Senate. “Democrats support abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy and want…
A Colorado woman who owns a drive-in movie theater in suburban Denver says she supports tax reform so she can expand her business and create more jobs. “A rollback to 15 percent tax would be a windfall,” said Susan Kochevar, owner of the 88 Drive-In in Commerce City, Colorado, one of fewer than 350 drive-ins…
A Pennsylvania election official confirmed Wednesday that noncitizen immigrants illegally voted in elections hundreds of times since 2000, casting doubt on the state’s ability to screen out ineligible voters on its election rolls. Jonathan Marks, commissioner for Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, told a state legislative committee that an agency analysis found 544 improper…
“Sanctuary” policies haven’t kept federal immigration authorities from doing their job, but there have been numerous cases of local jurisdictions refusing to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests. In some cases, those released have been charged with murder and other crimes. Sanctuary jurisdictions are cities or counties that have formal policies that prohibit…
Conservative lawmakers said any tax reform plan needs to benefit the middle class and begin to address the national debt. “Let’s just focus on designing a tax code that does those three things: allows families to keep more of their money, simplifies a totally cumbersome and ridiculous code, and one that will foster and promote…
Conservative House members are concerned the Senate GOP’s plans to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy will cater toward Democrat desires and ignore the root of the issue: border security. House members met with the press Tuesday at the monthly “Conversations With Conservatives” panel on Capitol Hill. They discussed the Senate GOP’s focus…
President Barack Obama’s Justice Department created a “slush fund” of nearly $1 billion using legal settlements with banks and steered those funds to political allies on the left while excluding conservative groups, internal documents show. Tony West, an associate attorney general during the Obama administration who is now a top official at PepsiCo Inc., figures…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a statement of interest into a student’s free speech lawsuit against his school Tuesday. The Department of Justice called Los Angeles Pierce College’s speech policies an “unconstitutional prior restraint,” according to a press release obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Plaintiff Kevin Shaw sued the school in March for banning free…
Saying that Americans get hit hardest when the country can’t compete with the rest of the world because of its tax code, Vice President Mike Pence promised that working Americans will be the biggest beneficiaries of tax reform. “Those who suffer the most in this anti-competitive environment are not the nameless, faceless businesses of America,”…
Conservative lawmakers say they oppose the Alexander-Murray health care legislation because it would bail out health insurance companies. The congressmen discussed the issue Tuesday at the monthly Conversations With Conservatives panel on Capitol Hill. The health care legislation was introduced by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., after multiple attempts by Senate Republicans…
GEORGETOWN, Delaware—A right-to-work measure in one of this state’s three counties remains on the agenda despite the objections of a government attorney and dozens of union members who showed up in force. Sussex County doesn’t have the power under Delaware’s home rule statute to pass the legislation against forced unionization, the county council’s lawyer warned…
Lawmakers are reopening an investigation into decisions made by the Justice Department in 2016, including those relating to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information. “Decisions made by the Department of Justice in 2016 have led to a host of outstanding questions that must be answered,” Reps. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., the chairman…
If Congress doesn’t pass tax reform, there could be significant economic consequences, a leading senator and business leader said Tuesday. “We are doing things differently with this bill than we did on the health care bill that ended up in disaster, so I feel like we’ve got a shot at getting it done this year….
California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to use what he calls a Republican tactic and sue the Trump administration over President Donald Trump’s climate change policies. Brown, a virulent Trump opponent, told reporters Tuesday that he will sue the president for nixing the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era regulation Republicans believe hurt the coal industry. He…
Facebook is experimenting with the prospect of removing nonpromoted posts from users’ news feed, meaning smaller organizations that rely on the social media platform for free advertising and engagement may soon be cut off. The change would make the main news feed consist of both friends’ and sponsored posts, respectively, while a separate feed would…
British Prime Minister Theresa May said the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s recommendation that the phrase “pregnant women” be changed to “pregnant people” in a U.N. document is overblown. “Of course pregnant women is an acceptable term,” May’s spokesperson said Monday at a Westminster press briefing, according to The Telegraph. May’s statement comes after the Foreign and Commonwealth…
Colleges are getting ready for Halloween by administering warnings about how students should dress for the holiday. The Center for Student Diversity at Towson University in Maryland, for example, posted a “We’re a culture, not a costume” reminder to students. “Halloween costumes that are based on ethnic, racial, religious, gender, ability, and other cultural stereotypes are hurtful…
The phrase “pregnant woman” needs to be more inclusive and termed “pregnant people” in a U.N. treaty, the British government announced on Monday. The British government’s suggestion on proposed amendments to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights claims the wording excludes pregnant transgender people. The treaty says “pregnant women” are protected and not subject to the…