The criminal justice system and potential reforms to it have been at the forefront of the national conversation for much of the past year. Unfortunately, when tragic events such as the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May occur, as my colleague John Malcolm has written, “it is often the police who suffer the…
This is the headline of an article published Aug. 26 in The New York Times: “Fare Evasion Surges on N.Y.C. Buses, Where 48% of Riders Fail to Pay.” The article begins: “Every weekday in New York City, close to 1 million bus riders—roughly one out of every two passengers—board without paying. “Fare evasion has led…
Do legislators truly care about waste and cronyism? We may get a chance to see how serious (or not) legislators are about these issues if the Senate takes up an amendment to repeal the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s catfish inspection program as part of its consideration of the trade promotion bill. Admittedly, it’s easy to…
Short-term lenders say the Obama administration is attempting a last-ditch effort to use Operation Choke Point to crack down on their industries, causing an “urgent” situation where businesses are unable to perform basic functions like pay their employees. After losing dozens of more banking relationships in recent weeks, a group of payday lenders asked a…
“If, then, the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited Constitution against legislative encroachments, this consideration will afford a strong argument for the permanent tenure of judicial offices,” argued Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 78. If we ever needed a pristine example of why justices are bestowed lifetime appointments…
Almost a year after its initial passage, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has once again passed HR 1, the For the People Act. However, there’s one major difference this year—this misleadingly named bill is no longer dead on arrival in a Republican Senate or White House. Now that leftists hold the reins of power, Democrat…
The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, recently purchased a 9% stake in Twitter, the social media platform that permanently banned former President Donald Trump and that conservatives accuse of suppressing their content. Musk’s purchase made him Twitter’s largest shareholder, and he vowed to take it over, possibly to turn it into a private…
A senator from Alabama is sounding the alarm that the Chinese Communist Party is trying to overtake the United States not only militarily, but also economically, as Beijing continues to purchase U.S. land. “The problem is … they’re just not trying to take us over militarily. They’re trying to also get real, real involved economically in our…
While most progressive candidates lost to an incumbent in this year’s Democratic primaries, progressives won over half of the open-seat races. One study found that progressive candidates received many high-profile endorsements, including from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). They also enjoyed support from one or more of the following groups: Indivisible,…
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a 10-year fiscal package that would serve as the vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promises on tax cuts and border security. Despite intra-party debates on overall deficit levels, health care reform, and how to undo former President Joe Biden’s environmental…
A sweeping Senate bill would radically expand in vitro fertilization and other reproductive technologies for military service members without regard to their sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status, promoting the creation of children outside of marriage, including between two men and their hired surrogates. Democrats pushed for a unanimous consent agreement Tuesday, meaning, if…
Daily Signal President Rob Bluey sparred with media analyst Oliver Darcy on NBC News over the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who is facing federal charges related to a church invasion in Minnesota. Lemon was on the scene with approximately 40 anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters who disrupted Sunday’s service at Cities Church…
It’s rare when someone in Hollywood takes the “politically incorrect” view on anything. So it’s not surprising that the most shared comments made by actor Matthew McConaughey in a cover story in GQ magazine are his remarks saying he didn’t think the Washington Redskins should have to change their team’s name or logo. From the…
The Senate will soon vote on a bipartisan energy bill. Introduced by Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Ark., and Marie Cantwell, D-Wash., the Energy Modernization Act illustrates the wrong approach Washington takes when it comes to energy policy. Proponents claim that the bill is non-controversial. But for those concerned about government interference in the energy sector, the…
West Virginia teachers are tasting victory after a two-day strike, putting to rest state legislation that would have allowed the opening of charter schools and 1,000 education savings accounts for special-needs or bullied students to use toward a private education option. The teachers strike ended Wednesday with the adjournment of state lawmakers who failed to…
As much of Washington seems resigned to sit idly by and allow the federal government to gorge on trillion-dollar deficits and push the national debt to 78% of gross domestic product—the highest levels in the post-World War II era—it might seem like a fiscally prudent budget is the stuff of fantasy. After all, the Congressional…
After the Biden administration released its new Title IX rule on April 19, it took less than two weeks for the Defense of Freedom Institute to file a lawsuit against it. “We are asking the court to … basically stop the effect of the regulations for a variety of legal reasons,” says Robert Eitel, the…
Seven weeks after Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump stood before America and declared the U.S. southern border secure. “The media and our friends in the Democratic Party kept saying we needed new legislation. We must have legislation to secure the border. But it turned out that all we really needed was a new president,” Trump said to loud applause during his…
On Tuesday, United States District Judge Juan Pérez-Giménez upheld Puerto Rico’s law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. He concluded that the U.S. Constitution does not require the redefinition of marriage. Notably, Pérez-Giménez becomes the first Democrat-appointee to the federal bench to uphold marriage law since the Supreme Court’s Windsor decision on…
Conservative leaders are coming together to push back against what they call renewed momentum on the left to force right-leaning organizations to disclose their donors. The Conservative Action Project, a coalition of leaders from groups such as Heritage Action for America, Tea Party Patriots, and Club for Growth, released a memo urging fellow movement leaders to tell…