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In addition to casting their votes for president Tuesday, millions of Americans had the chance to weigh in on ballot questions in their respective states. The measures range from legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, on the ballot in nine states, to increases in the minimum wage—on the ballot in four. Voters in Colorado faced…
A majority of Americans, including 51 percent of Hispanics, believe that the government has not enforced immigration laws enough, according to a poll conducted by Pulse Opinion Research. According to the poll, commissioned by the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates for less immigration, 54 percent of Americans believe there has been “too little effort”…
Almost half of voters nationwide, 45 percent, think Obamacare “went too far” in its attempts to reform the American health care system, according to an exit poll released by NBC News Tuesday. Thirty-one percent of voters said the law “did not go far enough,” while 18 percent said it “was about right.” When asked what…
As tonight’s election results are announced, The Daily Signal is keeping pace with key developments, helping you cut through the clutter to understand what’s really important. UPDATE 2:32 a.m. EST Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, after winning Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, the Associated Press reported. BREAKING: Donald Trump is elected president of…
Facing the threat of losing his job as House speaker, Paul Ryan spoke confidently Monday about his future. “I feel very good where I am,” Ryan told a handful of reporters at a campaign stop in Racine, Wisconsin, according to Politico’s Jake Sherman and Rachel Bade. “I’ve gotten such a great outpouring of support from…
Voters in California will weigh in Tuesday on a decades-old debate about bilingual education in the state’s public school system. The outcome ultimately could determine whether California schools will continue to be required to teach in English, or may use Spanish or another language. Although largely overlooked in a crowded election season, the issue has…
Two Republican senators are breaking ranks with GOP leadership over the confirmation of President Barack Obama’s stalled Supreme Court nominee. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., predicted that Merrick Garland would be confirmed by the Senate during the lame-duck session of Congress. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has also advocated for action on Garland’s nomination in the post-election…
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has granted voting rights to as many as 60,000 convicted felons just in time for them to register to vote, nearly five times more than previously reported. McAuliffe sought to allow all of Virginia’s estimated 200,000 felons to vote, but state courts said each individual felon’s circumstances must be weighed. To…
Taxpayer advocacy groups around the globe are calling on the World Health Organization to open this week’s anti-tobacco convention in New Delhi, India, to the news media. Since the proceedings could not take place without taxpayer funding, journalists should not be prohibited from covering public policy deliberations that could have significant ramifications for taxpayers, the…
Paul Ryan says he’s running for House speaker again, but the Wisconsin Republican’s air of confidence belies divisions within the GOP and a deep-seated disdain for the party establishment from conservatives. “I am going to seek staying on as speaker,” Ryan told Wisconsin talk-radio host Jerry Bader in an effort to quell speculation Friday. “There’s…
Four members of Congress are calling on the Obama administration to quickly address the recent spike in illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, the four lawmakers ask the administration to “take immediate action and mobilize all available resources of the department to stop the…
President Barack Obama hit the skies in Air Force One in the week before the presidential election, stumping for who he hopes to be his successor—at a cost that will mostly be covered by taxpayers, but will be partially refunded by the campaign. The president stumped for Hillary Clinton, stopping for speeches in Columbus, Raleigh,…
Four siblings spearheading a pro-life apparel company are on a mission to spark everyday conversations about the beauty of life. “The idea that life is beautiful and that a culture of life is something to be sought after,” Aidan, one of the founders of LifeCulture Apparel, told The Daily Signal. LifeCulture Apparel, a brand that…
Seventeen members of Congress sent a letter to the secretary of the Smithsonian Thursday, inquiring why U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was excluded from the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Daily Caller News Foundation reported in October that Thomas is only referenced in the new Smithsonian in connection with an exhibit…
Republican lawmakers have asked the Obama administration to be more “forthright” with the international community about the limits of his authority to implement a United Nations climate treaty without Senate approval. “We are concerned the administration has not been forthright in acknowledging the legal limitations of the president’s domestic climate actions,” Republicans on the Senate…
In the past three election cycles, Planned Parenthood’s advocacy and political arms, employees, and their families have spent over $38 million to elect or defeat candidates for federal office who decide how much taxpayers subsidize the nation’s largest abortion provider. “If PP wants to provide Zika services, they are awash in cash. They don’t need…
The next president will face a nation debt of $20 trillion, nearly double what it was when President Barack Obama took office. The national debt likely will reach the staggering $20 trillion figure in 2017, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank. On March 16, the new president and Congress will have…
It’s typically a no-drama affair. Every six years, Kansans vote whether to retain the state’s sitting Supreme Court justices. The question is the last item on the ballot. In Kansas history, voters never have voted out a justice on the state’s highest court. But this year, the judicial elections in Kansas—known as retention elections—are especially…
John Oliver, a comedian and political pundit, blasted what he called “racial segregation” in modern public schools. However, several school choice advocates took issue with the host’s rhetoric. In a sketch on his Sunday show “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” Oliver said there is significantly greater racial homogeneity in public schools than there was…
With open enrollment for Obamacare now open, one health care organization is encouraging people to purchase insurance coverage that respects their conscience and religious beliefs. CMF CURO, a Catholic living health care ministry offered by the Christ Medicus Foundation, gives customers coverage consistent with Catholic teachings, according to its website. The organization hosted a panel Wednesday…