The recent national debate about the impact of illegal immigration on America is needed and welcomed. Each year, 10 percent of all births or almost 400,000 children born are to those who are unlawfully in the United States. Given the more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the country today, this number is likely to…
The Senate’s Republican leadership released a revised health care bill Thursday afternoon, a move welcomed by House conservatives even as they were reluctant to comment before digesting it. “We are going to withhold judgment,” Rep. Mark Meadows, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said earlier in the day during the monthly Conversations With Conservatives event…
On Feb. 1, Maryland’s attorney general signaled his state will join with the coalition of New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, whose Democratic governors have announced their intent to sue the federal government over a provision in the Republican tax bill, which they claim unconstitutionally targets blue states. The recently passed 2017 Tax Cuts and…
As Republican policymakers nationwide continue debating ways to replace Obamacare with patient-centered solutions, a Colorado group has landed a plan implementing a single-payer model of health care on November’s ballot. Coloradans are already bracing for its impact. In the general election, Colorado residents will not only head to the polls to cast their votes for…
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision this summer, abortion did not become illegal in the U.S. The court simply ruled (rightly) that there is no right to an abortion in the U.S. Constitution. That returned the question of abortion to the states. Some…
One of the true cornerstones of American exceptionalism is the First Amendment. But the free speech protection that the First Amendment provides is not just legal—it’s cultural, it’s been ingrained into who we are as a people. This is why the results of a recent Brookings Institution study about free speech views on college campuses…
In 2020, we saw more lawsuits filed over election laws and rule changes than in any prior year of American history. And with the congressional midterms fast approaching, litigation and other developments just keep coming. Pennsylvania In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court, one of two appellate courts in the state, issued a ruling recently holding that…
As Free Speech Week concludes, Americans nationwide are reminded that public university campuses provide a unique environment for students to engage in the marketplace of ideas while pursuing higher education. Sadly, however, many public officials have forgotten their own role in encouraging free speech on campus, and some colleges have even received a free pass after violating…
The Trump administration has made good on its promise to implement pro-life policies throughout the federal government, including in America’s foreign policy and in humanitarian aid. But those advances could be dealt a crippling blow as a result of a compromise by Senate Republicans, who are cooperating with an underhanded attempt to stymie the administration’s…
The Washington Post recently published an op-ed by writer Adam Weinstein in which he argues that Second Amendment advocates “use jargon to bully gun-control supporters.” “While debating the merits of various gun control proposals,” he contends, “Second Amendment enthusiasts often diminish, or outright dismiss their views if they use imprecise firearms terminology.” How dare Second…
Hunter Biden, the embattled son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drug-related gun charges in federal court in Delaware. Special counsel David Weiss, who is investigating the younger Biden on tax-related matters, last month secured a grand jury indictment on three gun charges related to his purchase of a Colt Cobra 38SPL…
The Supreme Court had multiple opportunities during the last term to end the censorship of conservatives by social media. It chose a different path. Now, Democrats are free to double down on the Biden-Harris administration’s massive censorship enterprise. There is every indication they intend to do so. The bedrock of American democracy, the First Amendment,…
Pro-abortion activists rallied Monday outside the Supreme Court in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. “ERA now,” the pro-abortion rallygoers chanted as they held signs reading “Safe abortion is a human right” and “Keep abortion legal.” Competing pro-life and pro-abortion activists stood outside the court, chanting on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 2022…
President Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night. The Heritage Foundation’s policy experts weighed in with reaction and analysis. Economy Defense & Foreign Policy Health Care Education Energy Life Law Infrastructure Immigration Economy Tax Cuts Continue to Boost Jobs and Wages Thanks to the 2017 tax cuts and other pro-growth…
A battle is raging in Pennsylvania for the lives of unborn babies. If laws aren’t in place to protect the unborn, “we could actually end up in a world where abortion is more extreme in Pennsylvania” should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, Jeremy Samek, senior counsel for Pennsylvania Family Institute, told The Daily…
THE CENTER SQUARE—Abigail Spanberger has been governor of Virginia for only a few months, yet she already faces a political crossroads. The 75th governor of Virginia campaigned on a promise to govern as a moderate, one who would work with both political parties and be tough on crime. She was a law enforcement agent after all,…
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky argued against banning TikTok nationwide on Wednesday as the Chinese-owned app faces bipartisan scrutiny at both the state and federal level. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., one of the most vocal critics of the app leading the charge to ban it, introduced the No TikTok on United States Devices Act…
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, who has served as the Senate’s Democrat whip for more than 20 years, went down to the Senate floor on Jan. 21, 2025, to speak about a bill aimed at protecting the lives of certain newborn babies. He was against it. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, as described in…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration is moving to roll back a Biden-era regulation that allows taxpayer dollars to pay for unaccompanied illegal alien children in the U.S. to travel to get abortions, The Daily Signal has learned. President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services is cleaning up the Biden administration regulation…
Victory. Those have been few and far between during the Obama era, but this week, conservatives can rightly say they secured a huge victory against the left’s radical agenda: America’s young women will not be forced to sign up for the Selective Service, the precursor to being included in a future military draft. Unfortunately, there…