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We Hear You: The Minimum Wage, Welfare, Medicaid … and Walling Off the Eiffel Tower
ByKen McIntyre July 16, 2017April 23, 2026

Editor's note: Jarrett Stepman's commentaries for The Daily Signal ring bells with readers. See for yourself in this selection of responses.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Jarrett Stepman writes in opposition to Seattle's having raised the minimum wage: "Lincoln saw the ‘opportunity society’ and reaping the fruits of one’s labor as fundamental to the growth and…

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Religious Freedom: What’s at Stake If We Lose It
ByGenevieve Wood May 13, 2019April 22, 2026

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof … ” Fast forward almost 250 years and religious freedom is one of the most pressing issues in American culture today. Let’s take a look at some of the concerns…

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Root of Mass Shootings Pandemic Is Not Gun Access
ByArmstrong Williams April 30, 2021April 16, 2026

Growing up in rural South Carolina on my family’s farm, I developed a love, appreciation, and, most importantly, a respect for firearms. To this day, I remain a collector of firearms and a supporter of the American right to keep and bear arms as enshrined in the Second Amendment. I was taught that safety is…

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Biden Plans to Reduce the Deficit—in 2030
ByTerence Jeffrey June 2, 2021April 16, 2026

Americans, President Joe Biden’s budget proposal suggests, should not worry that he plans to significantly increase federal deficits over the next eight years. Why? Because he intends to begin reducing them—but not eliminating them—nine years from now. Of course, even if the now 78-year-old Biden were to run for reelection in 2024 and win the…

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Senate Republicans Demand New Hearing for Biden ATF Nominee Over ‘Racist’ Remark
ByAndrew Kerr July 30, 2021April 16, 2026

Every Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee signed a letter Thursday demanding a new hearing for President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives following allegations that the nominee made a racist comment while working at the agency around 2007. The Daily Caller News Foundation first reported June 22 that…

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Kansas Law School Silent After Diversity Committee Demonizes Christian Law Firm, Spurring Top State Judge to Resign
ByTyler O’Neil December 5, 2022April 16, 2026

A justice on the Kansas Supreme Court resigned from his teaching position at the University of Kansas School of Law after an administrator tried to convince students to cancel an event featuring a senior lawyer with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and a school diversity committee condemned that Christian legal organization as a purveyor of "hate…

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Biden Admin Illegally Yanks Tennessee’s Title X Funding for Being Pro-Life
ByRep. Mark Green July 13, 2023April 16, 2026

June 24 marked the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, and while the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was a monumental victory for life, it was not the end of the fight. In some ways, it was just the beginning. Today, we have the chance to make…

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Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Impact Trump’s Legal Battles
ByJohn G. Malcolm December 18, 2023April 16, 2026

The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a case that does not involve Donald Trump as a defendant but which could, nonetheless, have a dramatic impact on one of the criminal cases that is pending against the former president. Here’s the background. On Jan. 6, 2021, over 2,000 Trump supporters entered the U.S. Capitol…

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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Roger Marshall Prescribes Solutions for Congress’ Budget Woes
ByRobert B. Bluey May 1, 2024April 17, 2026

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Nearly 40 Republican senators gathered Wednesday afternoon for a frank conversation about Congress’ broken budget process and the rapidly growing national debt. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., led the conference meeting with his GOP colleagues in hopes of offering solutions to end the cycle of emergency spending requests and massive omnibus legislation….

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Legal Group Launches 7 Investigations Into Kamala Harris’ Record of ‘Failure’
ByVirginia Allen August 2, 2024April 16, 2026

A conservative legal organization has launched seven investigations into Vice President Kamala Harris’ record of service in California state government. “The American people deserve to know the facts about Kamala Harris’ time in California government,” a spokesperson for America First Legal told The Daily Signal. Harris, now the presumed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, served in…

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Exclusive: Partial Repeal Keeps 82% of Obamacare Burden, Memo Says
ByPhilip Wegmann November 18, 2015April 17, 2026

A House bill that some lawmakers insist would repeal Obamacare doesn’t touch the lion’s share of the tax burden imposed by the Affordable Care Act, according to a congressional report obtained by The Daily Signal. The report from the Congressional Research Service, dated Nov. 17, shows that 82 percent of the economic burden caused by Obamacare…

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Puerto Rico’s Liberal Mismanagement Should Not Be Rewarded by Congress
ByRep. John Fleming April 15, 2016April 16, 2026

Puerto Rico is facing a financial mess. Much of it has been caused by poor governance on the island, but also exacerbated by the heavy hand of the United States government. No one said it better than Pedro Perluisi, the Democratic Delegate from Puerto Rico to the U.S. House of Representatives, when he spoke at…

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It’s the Senate’s Turn After House OKs GOP Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
ByRachel del Guidice November 16, 2017April 16, 2026

Following the House’s 227-205 vote Thursday to pass its version of the Republicans’ tax reform bill, all eyes now move to the Senate, where a committee vote is expected Friday. “I commend [House] Speaker Paul Ryan, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, and all the members of the House who have worked tirelessly to…

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The US ‘Has the Most Mass Shootings’—and Other Bogus Gun Research
ByJohn Stossel February 20, 2019April 16, 2026

Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., warned President Donald Trump that if he declared an “emergency” to build a wall, “think what a president with different values can present. … Why don’t you declare [the epidemic of gun violence in America] an emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would. … A Democratic president can…

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Victor Davis Hanson Makes ‘The Case for Trump’
ByRobert B. Bluey May 13, 2019April 27, 2026

Victor Davis Hanson’s new book, “The Case for Trump,” chronicles the successes of America’s 45th president as only the prolific Hoover Institution scholar could. A columnist for The Daily Signal, Hanson recently spoke to me about the book, his concerns about California’s future, and the demise of the Never Trump movement. Our full interview is…

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Will Florida Save Republicans in Redistricting War?
ByGeorge Caldwell April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Virginia Democrats dealt Republicans a major defeat in the national redistricting war with a successful redistricting ballot measure on Tuesday, but the final battle may take place in Tallahassee, Florida. On Tuesday, over 51% of voters opted to support allowing Virginia’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to redraw the 11-seat congressional map to boot up to four of…

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Pressured by Lawmakers, ATF Withdraws Gun Regulation Opposed by Manufacturers
ByJake Dima December 28, 2020April 16, 2026

Under pressure from dozens of congressmen, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives withdrew guidance on a proposed regulation that gun industry leaders warned would cost them billions. The ATF’s decision to pull its regulation regarding pistol braces follows a cooperative effort from 90 House members who demanded that the agency cease its “alarming” determination that…

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What Conservatives Don’t Understand About the Black Community
ByRaynard Jackson July 30, 2021April 16, 2026

As a graduate of Oral Roberts University, I was blessed to spend a lot of time with Oral Roberts himself. Roberts repeatedly told me, “Go into every man’s world and meet them at the point of their need.” He was referring to Christians evangelizing throughout the world. We Christians cannot wait for people seeking God…

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Probe Launched Into Homeland Security’s ‘Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Campaign’
ByCasey Harper November 3, 2022April 16, 2026

House Oversight Committee Republicans are kicking off an investigation into what they called a “taxpayer-funded censorship campaign” at the Department of Homeland Security. Since 2020, the federal agency has been under fire for working with Big Tech companies to censor certain viewpoints mainly related to election integrity. The GOP launched its investigation after Monday’s report…

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Top 5 Ways Congress Can Respond to Campus Riots
ByLindsey Burke, Connor Semelsberger May 2, 2024April 28, 2026

This election cycle’s summer of rage has gotten an early start, as seemingly organized encampments have popped up on college campuses across the country. Although the national media has made the situation out to be an exercise of free speech under the First Amendment, these campus protests look more like riots and calls for acts…

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