A small Iowa church has entered a legal battle with the state government over what the congregation considers censorship of biblical teaching on human sexuality. The dispute began with a brochure published by the Iowa Civil Rights Commission about state law’s protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. The document explained how the law applies to places…
There is a clear legal distinction in declining to express a message and refusing to serve a class of people, legal experts said regarding the case of a Colorado baker that declined to design and bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. “Fundamentally there is a difference between denying a service to certain kinds of…
Two high school students say they organized a walkout in support of a teacher fired for not using pronouns preferred by a transgender student because they thought they should speak out on a cause they believe in. “When I wanted to speak out about this, I just found this a great opportunity,” Forrest Rohde, a…
Conservatives won House races on Election Day and many of these new members are expected to bring fresh perspectives to Capitol Hill as they represent millennials, minorities, the disabled, and immigrants, among others. Here are five of the House's incoming freshman Republicans. 1. Kat Cammack, 3rd District of Florida Kat Cammack defeated Democrat Adam Christensen to…
The appropriations process in Congress came to an unexpected halt July 19 as heated debates over funding the Department of Veterans Affairs could not be resolved. That hurdle was preceded by a summer of controversy regarding the reform of veterans’ health care funding. The outcome of those negotiations will affect not only our nation’s finest,…
With talk of the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization continuing on Capitol Hill, Sen. Ted Cruz said today he plans to use “any and all” tools possible to stop the 81-year-old agency from coming back to life. Speaking to reporters in front of the U.S. Capitol today, Cruz, R-Texas, raised the prospect of filibustering a highway funding…
Voice of America is under new leadership starting this week. Author and veteran broadcaster Robert Reilly became the new director of the U.S. government’s flagship broadcast network—commonly known as VOA—on Monday as part of a desperately-needed cleanup. Reilly’s appointment was made public in a statement by Michael Pack, the CEO of the U.S. Agency for…
A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, failed to properly follow the precedent set by the state Supreme Court in allowing the county’s top prosecutor to go forward with a grand jury investigation of former President Donald Trump after disquaifying the prosecutor from part of the probe for misbehavior. In a legal analysis Aug. 15 in…
A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, heard arguments Thursday on pretrial motions in the court case alleging that then-President Donald Trump interfered in the state’s 2020 presidential election results. Arguments on the motions lasted two hours. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee didn’t make a ruling, nor did he say when he would. Former judge and…
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday to give Congress at least some voice over a proposed nuclear deal with Iran. The bill, which passed 98-1, would allow Congress to prevent the removal of legislative sanctions against Iran and force the Obama administration to periodically show that Tehran is following the terms of any nuclear…
A California university has changed its policies regarding free speech after being sued by Young America’s Foundation and conservative speaker Ben Shapiro. The lawsuit, which was filed by attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom, came after a Shapiro speaking event sponsored by Young America’s Foundation and organized by its affiliate organization, Young Americans for Freedom,…
The mainstream news media are arrogant and guilty of groupthink, but their onetime monopoly control of the narrative on the news happily is being eroded by new media, critics of the legacy media say. That was the takeaway from a panel discussion at The Heritage Foundation, “The State of the Press Today: Whose Interests Does…
The U.S. Senate passed a criminal justice reform bill backed by President Donald Trump on the Senate floor Tuesday night. The bill, titled the “First Step Act,” includes both prison and sentencing reforms, in which many Republicans had been pushing to pass before Democrats take control of the House on Jan. 3. The vote was 87-12. One failed amendment in the bill…
Sen. Rand Paul sharply criticized the “politicized” FBI and the Department of Justice, calling for more whistleblowers to expose government trampling of American liberties. “I think anytime someone is breaking the law in government, it’s a good idea to hear about it,” the Kentucky Republican said in a Thursday interview with The Daily Signal. “And…
Sunday night’s second presidential debate underscored the importance of the next Supreme Court justice, as the candidates and questioners alike recognized that the fate of the federal courts rests in the next president’s hands. The high court has been closely divided on many contentious issues in recent years, and the next justice could change the…
After wrapping up his first 100 days in the White House on Saturday, President Donald Trump plans to hit a new set of issues, including religious liberty, tax reform, and school choice, a White House official told The Daily Signal. “We want to have legislation that has a profound impact on religious liberty, one that…
Judging from the flurry of headlines about racial discrimination and teaching history in schools, you could easily forget that school was out for the summer. But some students have already returned, and the rest will be back at their desks before you know it. So will the grown-ups settle the issue before all of them are back in class? Not likely. Consider what White House press secretary…
It took the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals only a few hours to block a lower court’s ruling against President Donald Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard in the Los Angeles riots. The appeals court acted expeditiously because Trump was so clearly in the right, according to Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow…
A Republican senator who voted for the so-called Respect for Marriage Act supports Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee's and Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford's amendments to the legislation, The Daily Signal has learned. Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is working hard to ensure that the necessary votes are attained to include the amendments, which aimed…
There seems to be a serious disconnect nowadays between what conservatives are, and what they are accused of being. Campus leftists thoughtlessly dub conservatives “racists” and “homophobes,” and regularly fling those epithets on both conservative students and right-leaning speakers who come to campus. This misunderstanding of conservative values is deeply unfortunate, and it comes amid…