Congressional Republicans are busy trying to uncover the origin of COVID-19, which has killed more than 1.1 million Americans. Earlier this month, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., won unanimous Senate passage of the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 to declassify all U.S. intelligence related to the Chinese origin of the pandemic. The House of Representatives…
For the third consecutive year, the Biden administration’s Department of State has left Nigeria off of its list of “Countries of Particular Concern,” a list that catalogs the countries around the world that have perpetrated or tolerated “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.” The move comes despite the fact that Nigeria leads the world in…
West Virginia state senators passed a bill to prohibit what it called “news censorship,” as other state legislatures have considered similar speech proposals. Specifically, the “First Amendment Preservation Act” bans state agencies from entering contracts with companies that use media monitoring or bias-rating organizations. The contracts could be used as guides to direct state agencies to prohibit state…
https://soundcloud.com/dailysignal/the-daily-signal-podcast-master-mixdown On today’s podcast we discussed how the emerging facts about Devin Kelley, the shooter at the Texas church, make it clear he never should have been able, under current law, to obtain a gun in the first place. We also looked at a new survey that shows half of millennials prefer socialism or communism…
Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board will appeal a federal judge’s finding that its bathroom policy unlawfully discriminates against transgender students. U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen ruled Aug. 9 that the district’s decision violates constitutional equal protection principles and Title IX, the federal law governing sex discrimination in education. Former President Barack Obama appointed Allen to the…
The House of Representatives will hold a hearing tomorrow titled “Building on the ACA: Legislation to Expand Health Coverage and Lower Costs.” This hearing further confirms the left’s commitment to a single-payer health care model is alive and well. This hearing will be held by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and is intended to…
The scientific method used to govern much of popular American thinking. In empirical fashion, scientists advised us to examine evidence and data, and then by induction come to rational hypotheses. The enemies of “science” were politics, superstition, bias, and deduction. Yet, we are now returning to our version of medieval alchemy and astrology in rejecting…
The Biden administration has failed significantly in bringing Afghan evacuees into the country after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. According to a new inspector general’s report from the Department of Homeland Security, the administration had no contingency plans to support emergency operations, no proper vetting procedures for refugees, and no standardized policies. Because of…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday aimed at securing the United States’ southern border and stopping the flood of illegal aliens entering the country. “I was pleased to see provisions to restart construction of the border wall, end catch and release, and reinstate the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy included in this…
After narrowly escaping ouster as speaker of the House on Friday, Rep. Mike Johnson faces a decision that could determine his relationship with the hard-line conservative faction of the GOP that nearly took his job away—namely, who to appoint as chairman of the House Rules Committee. The House Committee on Rules is among the most…
In funding theatrical productions aimed at increasing acceptance of transgender people the National Endowment for the Arts runs the risk of reigniting a long-dormant debate over federal spending on controversial arts projects that in the past prompted calls in Congress for the defunding of the NEA. Critics, however, say the federal government shouldn’t be in…
Tashpolat Tiyip, a distinguished Uighur scholar of geography, may face imminent death unless the U.S. government jumps in. Vanished in 2017 after he was detained on his way to a conference in Germany, Tiyip was reportedly given a secret trial and sentenced in September 2017 to a suspended death sentence, along with five other members…
For quite some time, China has been trying to undercut the foundation of American global power. Unlike Moscow’s often coarse, brutish efforts, Beijing has been stealthier than an F-35, using public diplomacy initiatives to subtly buy its way into schools, civil society, and the private sector. Now, however, the mask–and the gloves–are coming off. In the last few…
The Biden administration wants you to pay no attention to that mess on the border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered a shutdown on Thursday of six points of entry on his state’s border due to an overwhelming surge in migrants. He then reversed the decision hours later, saying in a statement that President…
Some on the left have made a concerted effort of late to “normalize” pedophilia by twisting language and shifting concern from would-be victims to the pedophile himself. That’s a dangerous precedent everyone must understand and confront. In a Nov. 8 interview with the Prostasia Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization purportedly dedicated to safeguarding kids,…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul released the latest edition of his annual “Festivus” report Tuesday detailing over $1 trillion in alleged wasteful spending in the U.S. government throughout 2025. The newly released report found an estimated $1,639,135,969,608 total in government waste over the past year. Paul, a prominent fiscal hawk who serves as the chairman of…
KYIV, Ukraine—The death of an American fighter pilot during an air combat exercise Oct. 16 in Ukraine was a tragic stumble as the U.S. ramps up its efforts to help the embattled post-Soviet country defend itself from Russia. California Air National Guard Lt. Col. Seth “Jethro” Nehring, 44, died when the dual-seat, Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker…
The Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda is moving forward after PepsiCo Inc., one of the nation’s largest producers of processed snack foods, announced this week it would be phasing out artificial dyes from many of its products by the end of the year. In addition to its eponymously named cola soft drinks, PepsiCo…
Even now that the Supreme Court has redefined marriage, Americans who believe that marriage is union of husband and wife should be free to live and work in accord with their convictions. That’s a central theme of my new book, “Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom.” When he “evolved” on the issue…
In this week’s edition of “Problematic Women,” we discuss the backlash Meghan McCain received after tearing apart socialism and warning against it on ABC’s “The View.” We also talk about first lady Melania Trump’s office blasting media reports that the president got angry with her for watching CNN, and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s telling students…