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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the marriage debate is over. “The marriage equality decision is settled. Love is love and now everyone in America enjoys the protection of the United States Constitution when it comes to who they choose to marry legally,” Wasserman Schultz told The Daily Signal. She also weighed in…
The talk show “The View” pitted two childhood stars against each other to discuss the controversial issue of Christian bakers receiving a $135,000 fine for refusing to bake a lesbian wedding cake. Candace Cameron Bure of “Full House” and Raven-Symoné of “That’s So Raven” went head to head discussing the hot topic issue, coming down…
Following a 14 percent minimum wage increase in San Francisco, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. had to raise its prices proportionately, according to a report from William Blair, a global investment banking and management firm. William Blair claimed that the price hike was likely a direct result of the increased minimum wage. Chris Arnold, a Chipotle…
A fundraising campaign that was launched to help Aaron and Melissa Klein, the bakers fined $135,000 for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, has raised more than $210,000. The Kleins told The Daily Signal in an earlier interview that their income has virtually been cut in half since they were forced to…
Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson is known on the field as a short but tenacious player who has already broken multiple NFL records. Off the field, he’s known for his love of others, devout faith, and now, his decision to abstain from sex until marriage. Wilson has been a weekly visitor to the Seattle Children’s…
Sorry, Chicagoans: Your Netflix bill is about to go up 9 percent. The Windy City has decided to tax a new source of revenue: streaming services. Chicago’s Department of Finance has ruled that streaming services fall within the purview of the city’s amusement tax. According to the City of Chicago, the “privilege” of watching “electronically…
It is now legal for physicians in Iowa to administer abortion-inducing pills by webcam. Last month, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled a ban on using webcam communication to administer abortion-inducing pills was unconstitutional. This telemedicine abortion procedure, used only at Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa and Minnesota, is banned in 18 other states for safety…
For nearly a week, the Export-Import Bank has been closed following the expiration of its charter. But Democrats in Congress are working to revive the bank through a piece of “must-pass” legislation. Ex-Im's charter expired June 30, with its authority lapsing for the first time in the bank’s 81-year history. The bank can no longer…
One third of Americans have no clue what rights they have under the First Amendment. The Newseum’s 2015 State of the First Amendment survey painted a bleak picture of Americans’ ability to remember what rights they are guaranteed by the foundation for individual freedom. Freedom of religion is the very first of the five rights…
All eyes are on how the eurozone will respond to Greece’s debt crisis. On July 5, Greek voters overwhelming rejected a eurozone deal that would have re-imposed austerity measures on Greece. Following Greece’s referendum, an emergency summit of the eurozone’s 19 finance ministers was called to consider whether Europe will provide additional financial relief to…
CONCORD, N.H.—Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina believes the United States’ high corporate tax rate damages the country’s ability to compete in a global market. “It’s self-defeating that we have the highest business tax rate in the world,” said Fiorina at a business roundtable here. Money, jobs, profits and business can go…
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa—At a summer cookout here Tuesday evening, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio outlined the economic policies he would enact if elected president. “I’m running for president not because I think America’s doomed,” Rubio said. “I don’t believe America is doomed. I’m running for president because I believe that we are leaving on the table…
MANCHESTER, N.H.—While speaking at a town hall Tuesday night in New Hampshire, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said that the Democratic presidency of Barack Obama is “taking us down the path towards socialism." “You want to see our future, look at Greece,” said Jindal, who is running to be the Republican nominee for president in 2016….
The owner of a family business that makes custom cakes today asked a Colorado appeals court to strike down state rulings that he discriminated against a same-sex couple by declining to provide a cake to celebrate their wedding. “People shouldn’t be forced to choose between earning a living and exercising their fundamental rights.”—@AllianceDefend’s Jeremy Tedesco…
Iran and six world powers extended negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program Tuesday, blowing through another deadline as diplomats struggle to notch a final agreement. The U.S. State Department confirmed early in the day that talks would continue into the end of the week as key points regarding the containment of Iran’s nuclear program remain in…
Last week, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to give drivers the option to be taxed by the mile instead of by the fuel they use. The idea is that as cars become more fuel efficient, drivers spend less money on gas, resulting in less money for the Oregon Department of Transportation to…
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling, conservatives aren’t John Roberts’ biggest groupies. Half of Republicans and 55 percent of self-identified conservatives disapprove of Chief Justice John Roberts’ job in the Supreme Court, according to a recent Morning Counsel poll. Only 29 percent of Republicans and 23 percent of conservatives approve of his job…
During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this morning, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey outlined and defended the Obama administration’s strategy against ISIS. While Dempsey believes the U.S. military response to defeat ISIS is “appropriately matched to the complexity of the environment,” Carter…
BEDFORD, N.H.—Ben Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate, called the concept of sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants “ridiculous” during a campaign stop today at the Bedford Village Inn. Carson was referring to a recent murder in San Francisco, where an alleged killer was released from custody despite having been deported from the…
A fondness for iced tea and a struggle with a fax machine figure in much of the media attention to newly released emails sent and received by Hillary Rodham Clinton during her first year as secretary of state. Serious foreign policy questions, however, also crop up in the 3,000 pages of Clinton emails. They are…