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Conservatives in the U.S. Senate are gearing up to challenge Republican leadership today, setting their sights on a plan to repeal Obamacare with 51 votes—a measure that will easily pass if the 54 GOP senators support it. The move comes after several contentious days of fighting over the GOP leadership’s priorities. Senate Majority Leader Mitch…
KYIV, Ukraine—A Department of Defense plan to send Ukraine advanced, long-range counter-battery radars highlights both an evolution of the Ukraine war and a ratcheting up of U.S. military support for the post-Soviet state, which continues to fight a war in its eastern territories against combined Russian-separatist forces. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on…
About 7.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $200 for not having health insurance in 2014—the first year most Americans were required to have coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday. By contrast, 76 percent of taxpayers checked a box indicating they had qualifying insurance coverage all year. Counting…
DES MOINES, Iowa—Former governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley spoke at the Iowa Caucus Consortium 2016 Candidate Series in Des Moines Friday afternoon. O’Malley said he votes for the “sensible rebalancing” of the economy. “Together we have to choose to make a more inclusive economy that works for all of our people,” O’Malley said. The Caucus…
On Tuesday, The Daily Signal published a list of companies that donate or have donated directly to Planned Parenthood, either through grants or through matching employee gifts. We used data from 2nd Vote, a website and app that tracks causes that corporations donate to. We asked each company about its donations to the nation’s largest…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is paving the way to unseat “obstructionist” Republicans in the House who have successfully blocked much of the organization’s agenda. The move is spurred by Chamber frustration after the group poured nearly $70 million into the 2014 election to strengthen the Republican coalition in the Senate, only to have its…
New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind was arrested Thursday during a protest against the Iran nuclear deal outside Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Manhattan office. The conservative Democrat was handcuffed and charged with disorderly conduct along with seven other pro-Israel activists after sitting down in front of Schumer’s office. Getting arrested by the NYPD along with several…
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., slammed President Obama for being a clueless president when it comes to policy in the Middle East. “President Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing,” Graham told The Daily Signal in an interview this past weekend in Iowa. “He doesn’t understand the Mid-East. He’s miscalculated who the ayatollah is. The ayatollah is…
On the third anniversary of the death of famous Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá, the Human Rights Foundation released a report suggesting that the Cuban government may have killed him. In their legal report, the Human Rights Foundation highlighted the inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the Cuban government’s investigation into Payá's death. The report found numerous due…
Mayci Breaux will be remembered as much more than a slain victim of Thursday evening’s tragic shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana. Breaux, 21, was an honor student at Louisiana State University at Eunice, studying to become a radiology technician. We are in shock and mourning over the loss of one of our own, Mayci Breaux. Our…
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who recently called for amending the Constitution to allow the public to vote on Supreme Court judges, says strict constructionist Supreme Court justices with a solid paper trail are needed. Cruz believes that the main problem is that Supreme Court justices are being chosen without a proven paper trail. He points…
Republicans are divided on how to best address the recent Planned Parenthood scandal, with House Speaker John Boehner suggesting Congress get “facts first” before defunding the organization, and conservatives arguing that there’s no time to wait. “We all want the facts and there’s no question that a full investigation is needed, but we already know…
The Senate on Sunday will stay overtime to consider two controversial amendments to a highway funding bill, voting on measures to repeal Obamacare and revive the Export-Import Bank. On Friday morning, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced he would allow the two amendments to proceed as attachments to a “must-pass” bill to address the…
1979 may be repeating itself. Opponents of President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran have complained that it does not help the fate of four American hostages being held captive by the Iranian government. Penny Nance, the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee president, is among those comparing the tragedy of the four Americans to the Iranian…
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa—Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina spoke at a local Maid-Rite here on Thursday; saying technology is a tool than can be used “to re-engage citizens in the process of their government.” “We need to try a different kind of leadership,” she said. Fiorina, who is running as a Republican nominee for president…
Little Micah Quinones may be one of the most photogenic babies in America. At just 11-months-old, his big, blue eyes and chestnut brown tuft of curls almost demand the modeling contract he recently landed. The little boy, whose parents document his near every move on Instagram, also has Down syndrome. Sweet dreams everyone. ?? A…
A report released on Thursday morning by the Government Accountability Office unveiled that the Internal Revenue Service specifically audited organizations in a biased manner. “The control deficiencies GAO found increase the risk that [the Exempt Organizations unit] could select organizations for examination in an unfair manner—for example, based on an organization’s religious, educational, political, or…
President Obama's Iran deal has drawn criticism over one omission: It does not affect the four Americans being held hostage by the Iranian government. These Americans turned prisoners include Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati, pastor Saeed Abedini and former FBI agent Robert Levinson. Jason Rezaian In Tehran, having a press badge…
Democratic members of Congress have requested an investigation into the Center for Medical Progress, the group behind two undercover videos of Planned Parenthood executives. The Center for Medical Progress has released two undercover videos in its “Human Capital” series, depicting two senior Planned Parenthood executives discussing the price “per specimen” of fetal organs such as…
Boeing’s new chief executive officer says the company should be able to survive in the short term even without the services of the Export-Import Bank. In June, Congress let the bank’s charter expire, ending a source of taxpayer-backed loans and loan guarantees to foreign countries and companies for the purchase of U.S. products. Supporters are…