The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to promote transparency by making it easier for Americans to see how it makes regulatory decisions. Many on the left, however, are attacking those efforts. Two current examples highlight this campaign against open government. First, there’s the EPA’s final cost-benefit rule under the Clean Air Act, which would require…
The Biden administration’s reported decision to hold America’s defense budget flat for the next fiscal year is concerning, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, says. Ernst served in the U.S. military for more than 23 years before becoming a senator. Today, as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Ernst is committed to promoting policies that…
The Biden administration and its Environmental Protection Agency are continuing their attack on sound science and undermining faith in the regulatory process. In December 2020, during the Trump administration, the EPA decided to retain the existing air quality standards for fine particulate matter. This decision was based in part on the advice of the Clean…
The Heritage Foundation filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security, seeking the names of those the Biden administration consulted in deciding to limit immigration enforcement, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The lawsuit follows a Freedom of Information Act request in January in…
Being a business owner is not always as glamorous as it looks, but it is highly rewarding, say entrepreneurs Hope Harvard and Macy Maxson. Harvard, founder of the makeup company Hope Beauty, was eager to find a new purpose after working in the Trump administration. The South Carolina native says the idea for a makeup…
This week, first lady Melania Trump participated in a roundtable discussion with lawmakers and victims about the scourge of “revenge porn”—viz., the online posting of intimate photographs or films without the consent of the party involved. She urged lawmakers to pass the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks…
When I questioned Interior Secretary Sally Jewell at her confirmation hearing, she promised me President Barack Obama would not designate a national monument unless there was widespread support from the local population. Unfortunately, Obama ignored that promise and designated a monument in San Juan County yesterday. But this is no time despair. This is a…
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson just wrapped up a multinational journey of Latin America and, by all accounts, the trip was a resounding success. Oddly enough, what continues to make headlines is not the successful visits to leaders in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Jamaica. Nor are the headlines about the Mexican foreign minister, Luis…
America’s growing trade deficit has generated a lot of talk in recent months. The Trump administration says our trade deficit, now valued around $560 billion, indicates America is losing at trade. I decided to calculate my trade deficit. Like the U.S., I consume or buy more than I sell. I added to my trade deficit…
Americans are returning to a debate over recidivism and criminal justice reform we’ve maintained since the founding of our nation. The early 1800s saw a rise of populist political sentiments in the presidency of Andrew Jackson and a corresponding national discussion over reforming prisons to reduce recidivism. Concerns were voiced not just for protecting the…
Western funding for “population programs” in Africa has historically been the lowest of all aid initiatives, dwarfed by much more critical needs like clean water, sanitation, and education. But now, these “population programs”—which include contraceptives and abortion—are the most highly funded on the continent, with groups like the Gates Foundation and Planned Parenthood pushing dangerous…
It’s easy enough to get discouraged if you focus on this or that misstep by the U.S. or Canadian government, or on the occasionally strained relationship between the two neighbors. But the truth of the matter is that our two countries remain very close trading partners—and both remain beacons of freedom and progress in a…
America’s children in need of adoption now suffer because of their parents’ opioid addictions, an Alabama congressman said last week at a Heritage Foundation event on the state of the nation’s adoption and foster care system. That system faces many challenges, Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., said at the event, co-hosted by the National Review Institute. One…
Like Alice in Wonderland, it feels like we’re living in an upside-down world. Except now it is Alice in “Pandemicland.” Government officials have been forced to respond to the threat posed by COVID-19, some in a good way, but too many in a bad way. Unfortunately, even those who mean well need to be reminded…
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience is skeptical to say the least about Democrats' proposals to "expand voting rights" rather than make sure our elections are secure. Here's what we found in the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Those who support HR 1 and its Senate counterpart, S 1, should be removed from…
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing at the southern border Thursday focused on the effects of the border crisis on a local Arizona community. “The Biden Border Crisis,” marked the second hearing the committee held on the situation at the southern border this Congress. “It’s about time we told the truth. It’s about time we fix this problem,”…
Independent medical practices are being smothered by excessive and costly government regulation, fueling greater hospital market consolidation and resulting in ever-higher health care costs for individuals and families. There is, however, a glimmer of good news. In a recent hearing, Republicans and Democrats on the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Regulations, chaired…
Better late than never. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the giant federal agency housing the National Institutes of Health, just suspended a New York-based organization from participating in government procurement programs over its role as a subcontractor of a Chinese research facility connected to the first outbreak of COVID-19. HHS also notified…
One reason the colonies declared independence from Great Britain was the political manipulation of the courts, but the Left today seems to think that judicial manipulation is a good idea after all. Leftists’ campaign to control the Supreme Court includes institutional and personal threats, smears of individual justices, and now articles of impeachment from the…
Price controls, higher taxes, government intervention, and subsidies paid for by printing a constantly devalued currency. These are the essential pillars of “21st-century socialism” and of the radical left ideology of Peronism that obliterated Argentina. These are also the main elements of the economic plan presented by Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party. Undoubtedly, this…