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In 2013, President Obama said on multiple occasions—including during an interview with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos—that he doesn’t have the legal authority to suspend deportations of illegal immigrants because he isn’t the “king” or “emperor” of the United States. But in the wake of his recent executive actions to grant legal status to millions of…
Residents of an Indiana town have been threatened with legal action by an atheist group if they don’t remove their nativity scene. Brookville, Ind. has displayed the nativity outside the courthouse every holiday season for the last 50 years. But according to WLWT, residents of the Indiana town say that for the last three years,…
In an emotional farewell address, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., today encouraged fellow lawmakers to heed their oath of office, saying it doesn’t include securing goodies for their home states. Coburn, perhaps best known for combating government waste, took to the Senate floor for his remarks. The Oklahoma Republican reminded colleagues that they take an oath to…
The rule of law as outlined in the Magna Carta eight centuries ago remains significant in government even today, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said yesterday in a major foreign policy address at The Heritage Foundation. Even England’s monarch was subject to the law and no one then or now is above it, “especially the president,”…
Post by John Stossel. Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, Fox Business host John Stossel examines a question that’s certain to provoke a debate on the right: Are libertarians more rational? Stossel will host Reason editors Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch. >>> What do you think? Leave your comment below.
More Americans support gun rights over gun control, according to a newly released survey by the Pew Research Center. According to Pew, 52 percent of respondents answered that it is more important to “protect the right of Americans to own guns.” In contrast, 46 percent said that it is more important to “control gun ownership.” Pew…
For 36 years, Jim Garlow didn’t know his first adopted child was the result of a rape. But after his wife Carol lost a six-year battle with cancer last year, their daughter, Janie, went in search of her birth mother. In succeeding, Janie also discovered the horrific circumstances of her own conception. The story spurs Jim Garlow,…
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has surveyed what he calls “the Obama-Clinton foreign policy,” and he does not like what he sees. Speaking Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation, Cruz condemned current policy as “appeasement and moral equivalency.” "When America recedes from the world, the world is more dangerous,” says @SenTedCruz. Said Cruz: “One of the sad…
With a deadline looming to avoid another partial shutdown of government, members of Congress, staffers and interest groups are gearing up for a House vote Thursday on a long-awaited spending bill, which arrived at the 11th hour. Republicans and Democrats released the text of the massive government-funding bill late Tuesday night. Dubbed the “CRomnibus” for its marriage of…
Senior FDIC officials must be held accountable for banking regulators' “unethical” and “illegal” actions against legitimate businesses that are out of favor with the Obama administration, a congressman with a background in banking said today. In a letter to Martin Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., says he wants a…
Several key liberal lawmakers and interest groups voiced opposition to the House Republican spending bill today, adding their voices to a chorus of conservative critics hoping to derail the plan. >>> Related: Government Spending Bill Faces Uncertain Fate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who was recently elevated to a Democratic leadership role, urged her colleagues to vote…
Merry Christmas, Texas! A Texas lawmaker wants to remind students and teachers in the state’s public schools that they may wish others a “Merry Christmas” or a “Happy Hanukkah” without fear of legal ramifications. State Rep. Dwayne Bohac, R-Houston, the author of the Merry Christmas Law, held a joint press conference with state Rep. Richard…
Last night, House Republicans released a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill that would fund most of the government through Sept. 30, 2015. Here’s how you’re reacting to the news on Twitter. Brace yourselves. The $1 trillion pork-stuffed #cromnibus has landed. Thud: http://t.co/2q8dH6I8kz — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) December 10, 2014 Rank-and-file split on #cromnibus funding bill:…
Last month, The Daily Signal interviewed America’s youngest elected state lawmaker. Saira Blair, an 18-year-old from West Virginia, won a seat in state’s House of Delegates in November. As she prepares to take office, Blair spoke to Yahoo Global News anchor Katie Couric about the Republican Party’s appeal to millennials. “My core principles that I’ll…
The Daily Signal presents the remarkable story of Elijah Leffingwell, whose parents chose a rare surgery to save his life. We visited a world-renowned Philadelphia hospital and small Wisconsin city to chronicle the science, miracles and love behind fetal surgery. >>> Read the Feature Story on Elijah: A Life Saved Before Birth Video produced in…
Meet Elijah—a miracle boy. This is his mother, April. His sister, Ellianna. And his father, Jason. Together, with a lot of love, science and difficult choices—they're survivors. This is Elijah in September 2012. At just 25 weeks, Elijah was partially removed from his mother’s womb so surgeons at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia could remove…
DE PERE, Wis.—Eight weeks before he was born, Elijah Leffingwell met the outside world. On Sept. 21, 2012, at 25 weeks, Elijah was partially removed from his mother’s womb so surgeons could surgically remove a tumor the size of an orange from his left lung. Midway through the surgery, his heart stopped. The doctors massaged…
A former adviser on drug policy to three presidents—Clinton, Bush and Obama—says, despite popular fiction, marijuana does kill. “Saying marijuana has never contributed to death or never killed anyone is like saying tobacco hasn’t killed anyone,” Kevin Sabet, president of Project SAM, told The Daily Signal after speaking at a Heritage Foundation event today on marijuana…
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber took the hot seat before congressional investigators today to address notorious comments he made about the intelligence of the American people. The economist offered up an apology, among other things, for “trying to conjecture about the political process.” Gruber testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the transparency…
Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., shared the heartbreaking story of her husband’s death today and outlined how the glitches in Obamacare have real-life consequences for Americans, including her. Lummis spoke about her own experiences with the Affordable Care Act during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing, which focused on the transparency of Obamacare. Marilyn Tavenner,…