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Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit overruled lower court decisions that had struck down state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The 6th Circuit Court ruled that constitutional amendments passed by popular vote in Michigan (2.7 million votes), Kentucky (1.2 million), Ohio (3.3 million) and Tennessee (1.4…
If my mom had made the same decision that Brittany Maynard did to end her life earlier, we would have missed out on so much. My mother was diagnosed last year with a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme brain tumor, the same diagnosis as Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old who ended her life Nov. 1 after launching…
Should a 90-year-old pastor face sixty days in jail and a $500 fine for simply giving food to homeless people? The authorities in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. seem to think so. Arnold Abbott runs a non-profit charity called Love Thy Neighbor, Inc., which seeks to care for the homeless population in the Fort Lauderdale area. Abbott…
After 2009 socio-political turmoil caused by the constitutional crisis, Honduras has been slowly recovering and reintegrating into the international community. However, the deterioration of confidence in public institutions continues, posing a serious threat to the country’s future development. Over the past couple of months, Honduras has experienced several major corruption scandals. This past September, Hondurans…
Today’s world would be a far different place if the United States had not waged and won—at the cost of thousands of lives and many billions of dollars—the Cold War. That conflict established America as the leader of the free world and a global superpower and shaped U.S. military strategy, economic policy and domestic politics…
This Sunday, November 9, marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. Today, 10 nations that were once part of the Soviet Union or Warsaw Pact are NATO member states. Germany is one of the world’s strongest and freest economies—and a strong…
Last night was a wave election for Republicans. Check out our chart to see exactly how many seats they picked up. >>>Read more: Republicans Take US Senate, Build Majority in House, Grab Governorships For more election coverage, visit The Daily Signal's Election 2014 special section.
Last night’s election results have seismic implications for education policy at both the state and federal levels. Voters sent a message that school choice and local control are important to them. School Choice Wins Big Charlie Crist, running as a Democrat, lost his election bid for Florida governor to incumbent Republican Rick Scott. Crist supported…
It was a great night for supporters of marriage Tuesday as support for traditional marriage was a key issue in numerous races across the country. The National Organization for Marriage Victory Fund was active in many of these races and our efforts have been rewarded. This success has strong implications for future electoral contests, including…
A new “Russian Soft Power” report from the Russian ITAR-TASS news agency has concluded that President Vladimir Putin is both the main asset and the main intellectual force in the Russian bid for global public opinion. Though Putin’s personal charisma may not be as overwhelming as ITAR-TASS reports to those of us here in the…
This morning we woke up to a changed America. Republicans now control 52 seats and counting in the Senate, and expanded their majority in the House. Importantly, these majorities were won by committing to repealing Obamacare and standing for conservative priorities. Republicans also gained at the state level, picking off governorships in liberal-leaning states and…
Ted Cruz thinks the Republicans won on Tuesday because of candidates’ positions on Obamacare and immigration reform. “If you look at what Senate candidates ran on all over the country, the number one issue was stopping Obamacare and the number two issue was stopping President Obama’s amnesty [for illegal immigrants],” the Republican senator from Texas…
Despite yesterday’s election results, President Obama is reportedly still planning to move forward with an executive order to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. I spoke to Heritage Foundation senior fellow Mike Gonzalez about the issue, and specifically how it’s viewed by Hispanics. Gonzalez is the author of “A Race for the Future: How…
At an Election Night press conference at Republican National Committee headquarters shortly after the polls closed in most U.S. states, party Chairman Reince Preibus said success was “clearly in view,” referring to the GOP wins that helped the party capture control of the U.S. Senate. “We couldn’t be happier with what’s been happening around the…
With the midterm elections just behind us, Americans might think they can finally stop worrying about politics for a while. Not so fast! Now is when they need to be more vigilant than ever. Although dozens of politicians were replaced with fresh faces on Election Day, the losers don’t have to vacate their offices for two…
Fox News’ Megyn Kelly and Dana Perino talk about Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., and his failure to win reelection, despite making his campaign about the war on women rhetoric that was used so much during the 2012 election.
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican who has acknowledged he is considering a presidential bid in 2016, wasn’t shy about jabbing at one of his potential Democrat opponents tonight. “I think here in Kentucky, this was a referendum not only on the president, but on Hillary Clinton,” Paul said…
This Election Day, we challenged you to get out and vote–and then, send us your best “I voted” selfies on Instagram and Twitter using #MyVoteCounts. You responded in a patriotic display of democracy. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Election Day selfies here. Thanks for doing your civic duty today! Here they are: Today…
On the day when millions of Americans were exercising their sovereign right to elect their leaders, a blind Cuban dissident who’s never been able to cast a vote in his life was in Washington with a simple message for The New York Times. “If you end the embargo now like The New York Times wants,…
The federal government just fined Kia and Hyundai motors $100 million dollars. Was the culprit: A.) Sudden acceleration of vehicles. B.) Excess dirty pollutants spewing out of exhaust pipes. C.) Too much of a colorless, odorless nontoxic gas that will at best make an infinitesimal impact on climate change. If you said C, sadly you’d…