In his address to Congress last week, President Donald Trump suggested undoing one of the cornerstones of former President Joe Biden's legislative legacy—the CHIPS and Science Act. “Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing,” said Trump. But why does Trump hate it so much? The CHIPS and Science Act was one of Biden’s main…
On Feb. 28, 1993, 70 agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives laid siege to the home of the Branch Davidians near Waco, Texas. By April, skirmishes with ATF and a fire resulted in the deaths of more than 80 men, women, and children. Significant questions still linger about the events of…
For the second time in less than a month, former FBI agents involved in former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump have sued, alleging wrongful termination. Three former agents, Jamie Garman, Blaire Toleman, and Michelle Ball, sued in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, naming FBI Director Kash Patel and…
President Barack Obama’s 2016 proclamation for Religious Freedom Day, which was celebrated Jan. 16, rightly stated that religious freedom has long been considered one of America’s “most cherished ideals.” He wrote: The United States stands for the protection of equal rights for all people to practice their faith freely, without fear or coercion, and as…
Has it really come to this? On the heels of dramatic disagreement between the two major party presidential candidates about how to react to ongoing tension between the police and the African-American community, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has unanimously concluded that a black man fleeing from a police officer investigating criminal activity is…
President Ronald Reagan once said, "We should carry a banner of no pale pastels—but one of bold colors, which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on the issues." The 2010 mid-term elections were historic. Running opposite of President Barack Obama’s agenda—primarily the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare—the Republican efforts…
Amid the ongoing national debate about religious liberty and discrimination, two conservatives and a liberal wrote a book to present their views and discuss where Americans go from here. At an event last week at The Heritage Foundation, the three co-authors—Ryan T. Anderson, John Corvino, and Sherif Girgis—sat down to discuss their book, “Debating Religious…
The same voices who claimed that the sexual revolution was about expanding personal choice are now seeking to strip away the freedom of people to pursue their self-chosen counseling goals. Instead, they want to force people into narrow boxes, whether they want to live in those boxes or not. At least that’s the direction things…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Heritage Foundation is suing the Defense Department for access to information regarding the Pentagon’s funding of abortions. Heritage on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon to gain access to records regarding the number of abortions it has paid for. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) …
The Supreme Court unanimously decided that TikTok must divest from its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community,” the opinion in TikTok v. Garland states. “But Congress has determined that divestiture…
We have heard this story before: A funding deadline is approaching and Congress must act quickly to pass a bill to address the issue. In a twist, the chamber continuously labeled by the left as filled with “obstructionists,” passes a bill that simply funds the program in question. All should be in agreement that this…
An Oregon home health care provider filed a federal lawsuit against a union she claims is illegally collecting dues from employees in her field. Maryann Rose has been forced to continue paying dues to Service Employees International Union Local 503 despite multiple attempts to opt out. She argues that the union is violating her First Amendment…
Two days before U.S. voters flocked to the polls, Nicaragua held its own elections. But the results there surprised no one. For the fourth time, leftist strongman Daniel Ortega was re-elected president. Back in the 1980s, he led the Marxist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) during Nicaragua’s bloody civil war. And his victory in this…
It’s clear that many big government policies are creating winners and losers in America. The story has been the same for decades. Government makes friends with a company or an industry, blocks out the competition with regulation, and in some cases gives the company subsidies. Such cronyism is bad for innovators and for consumers. But…
The Supreme Court is scheduled to return to Washington next week after nearly a month off. The justices will hear a number of important oral arguments, including cases involving free speech, public employee unions, and digital privacy. Here are four cases to watch. Public Employee Unions and the First Amendment On Feb. 26, the Supreme…
This week, The New York Times ran a massive piece detailing the supposed radicalization of one Caleb Cain. Cain moved from political liberalism toward self-ascribed “tradcon” status from watching YouTube videos. The New York Times charted this nefarious move by following those videos. The suggestion by the Times was simple: If you watch typical conservative…
In a televised speech on Wednesday, Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp officially announced financial executive Kelly Loeffler as his pick to be the state’s next U.S. senator. Kemp—who has mulled over hundreds of applications in the months since Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson announced he would be stepping down—officially unveiled Loeffler as his choice on…
A question has been genuinely asked (on Twitter and other social media sites): “Did the narrative pushed by the media play a role in radicalizing the most recent Capitol Hill attacker, Noah Green?” That level of self-examination has been absent from any news coverage, but the question is a valid one. Perhaps the void makes…
A national conservative organization’s leader says a major takeaway from Indiana’s recent abortion ban is that the only way to win the abortion fight is for pro-life Americans to get involved politically “I think the big lesson for the abortion fight is that this has to get solved politically,” Terry Schilling, the president of the…
The federal government is currently in shutdown mode after Democrats pushed to continue taxpayer support for health care plans that cover abortions and transgender medical procedures. In the legislative finagling prior to the shutdown on Wednesday, Democrats pushed to extend the Obamacare enhanced subsidies, which are set to expire on Dec. 31, and use taxpayer…