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A gathering of conservatives gave Jeb Bush a strong round of applause applause after he made a spirited defense of his call for decisive action on immigration reform, which many of them oppose. Bush apparently got credit for standing up in the lion’s den – in this case a program earlier this week associated with…
Conservatives have an opportunity to present a clear alternative to the consequences of failed liberal policies that have become part of everyday life to Americans, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Friday. Jindal, a Republican presidential hopeful, elaborated on the theme during an extended segment of a question-and-answer session at the Ideas Summit hosted by the…
The Senate must review whatever deal the Obama administration strikes with Iran to delay its gaining a nuclear weapon, Sen. Marco Rubio said this morning, arguing that “a bad deal almost guarantees war.” The Florida Republican said Israel won’t accept an agreement that doesn’t recognize its right to exist, and shouldn’t have to, provoking applause….
Sen. Marco Rubio, ceding no ground to other Republican presidential candidates on tough immigration reforms, this morning said he has “a problem” with interest groups that claim illegal immigrants have a right to stay in America and become citizens. It’s one thing to appeal to the nation’s future or even morality, the Florida Republican said,…
In a historic move, the House voted late Thursday in favor of striking down a Washington, D.C., anti-discrimination law that opponents say infringes on the ability of organizations to operate in accordance to their religious beliefs. The Senate, however, is choosing not to move forward with its own vote, essentially blocking any chance of overruling…
The popular crowdfunding website, GoFundMe, quietly changed its public policies Wednesday after coming under scrutiny for shutting down a campaign setup for the Christian bakers facing a $135,000 fine for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. Instead of prohibiting “campaigns in defense of formal charges of heinous crimes, including violent, hateful, or sexual…
A Republican senator from Oklahoma pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson at a hearing Wednesday about why the U.S. is “misrepresenting” Americans’ First Amendment right to freedom of religion to immigrants who are applying to become U.S. citizens. “We in the United States actually have freedom of religion, not freedom of worship,” Sen….
SHYROKYNE, Ukraine—For months, pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces have battled for the beachside town of Shyrokyne, which is about eight miles east of Mariupol. The fighting has been intense. Most of the town has been left in ruins. Nearly every vertical surface is pockmarked by shrapnel, and almost every window is broken. Artillery craters dot…
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking a different approach four years after running for president. During a one-on-one interview with The Daily Signal in Iowa last weekend, Perry says he came in too overconfident back in 2012. “I was a little arrogant thinking that having been the governor of Texas for 12 years that…
After facing pressure from conservative lawmakers, House leadership has agreed to hold a vote on a measure that could strike down a Washington, D.C., anti-discrimination law that opponents say infringes on the ability of organizations to operate in accordance to their religious beliefs. “We exerted a lot of pressure in the last 48 hours to…
A group of 40 conservative lawmakers collectively known as the House Freedom Caucus have come out in opposition to the controversial Export-Import Bank, joining Republican presidential candidates and a legion of conservative groups speaking out against the agency’s reauthorization. “The Ex-Im Bank financially supports less than 2 percent of U.S. exports and supports mega-corporations at the…
Is big money dangerously and improperly compromising environmental policy? Climate change advocates have long asserted that the fossil fuel industry “bought” science—i.e., paid scientists for favorable findings—to strengthen its efforts to defend techniques such as offshore drilling and, in recent years, hydraulic fracturing or fracking. The latest example of this is the case of Willie…
Nestled between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial is the World War II Memorial, a 7.4-acre site in Washington, D.C., honoring the 16 million American men and women who served in the war. Eleven years ago, on April 29, 2004, the memorial opened to the nation and since then, hundreds of thousands of visitors…
The Supreme Court’s oral arguments on same-sex marriage drew supporters and opponents to Washington, D.C. Jeff Mateer, general counsel for the Liberty Institute, and Marc Solomon, national campaign director for Freedom to Marry, were inside the courtroom. After the court adjourned, they spoke to The Daily Signal about their perspectives on the case.
Why does GoFundMe, a crowdsourcing website that raises money for a variety of personal causes and life events, get to choose who they do business with, but the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa do not? After GoFundMe shut down a campaign set up for Aaron and Melissa Klein, bakery owners who were fined $135,000 by…
The national debate over same-sex marriage has landed back in the Supreme Court, but few major presidential candidates routinely put the issue on the front burner. “[T]he progressive left is seeking to force their view of marriage upon all Americans.”–@tedcruz Among more than a dozen possible Republican hopefuls, only three spoke out forcefully in recent days…
Following Tuesday’s Supreme Court oral arguments on same-sex marriage, The Daily Signal spoke to two conservative members of Congress about the issue. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., shared their perspective from the steps of the court.
In a small number of cities clustered in Los Angeles County, Calif., people are seeing their property and money seized by law enforcement through civil asset forfeiture, and it’s making police departments tens of millions of dollars. California has safeguards in place to protect innocent people from the harmful practices of civil asset forfeiture. However, a…
The Daily Signal caught up with The Heritage Foundation’s Ryan T. Anderson moments after Supreme Court justices concluded oral arguments on same-sex marriage. Anderson, Heritage’s William E. Simon senior research fellow in American principles and public policy, spent the morning in the courtroom and shared his take with us on the debate and Justice Anthony Kennedy’s questions.
An unfulfilled request for information—pending for over 500 days —on the relationship between the Export-Import Bank and a consulting firm with ties to the Clinton administration has garnered the attention of the House Financial Services Committee’s oversight arm. In a letter obtained by The Daily Signal, Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., requested more information from Export-Import…