The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for donated anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate as doctors say the drugs are showing positive results for coronavirus patients. The agency issued the authorization to allow doctors to distribute and prescribe the anti-malaria drugs to hospitalized teen and adult patients who have…
Rep. Chip Roy recently introduced a bill to withhold federal funds from any schools that teach critical race theory. The Texas Republican lawmaker joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about the bill, how critical race theory is affecting what children learn in schools, what parents can do to make sure their kids aren’t being taught…
President Joe Biden vowed to holistically “revitalize” U.S.-Canadian relations when he released the “Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership” alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau early last year. The Biden administration co-released the “road map” in the wake of tense trade relations between the Canadian government and the Trump administration. Yet currently, the only renewal…
Big Tech is an enemy of the American people. The largest corporations of our information economy wield unparalleled power over Americans’ lives. They enjoy almost unfettered access to our personal information. And they exercise more immediate control over our speech and livelihoods than even the government itself. They’ve had years to prove themselves responsible stewards…
Tax audits for middle-class Americans would skyrocket with final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, predicts a congressman who focuses on the federal budget and helped craft the Trump tax cuts. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, says he expects a surge in tax audits by the Internal…
The House of Representatives recently held Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for failing to turn over audio recordings of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Joe Biden. Garland, appointed by Biden, refused to provide the recordings. So the House adopted a resolution June 12 holding him in criminal contempt (making him only the…
REUTERS—The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Minnesota officials including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over an alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents, a source familiar with the probe said on Friday. The investigation, first reported by CBS News, stems from previous statements made by Walz and Frey about the thousands of Immigration and Customs…
The Department of Homeland Security rejected calls Tuesday for its agents to stop making immigration arrests at courthouses, a tactic that has pitted state judicial officers against the Trump administration in recent weeks. A spokesman for the agency said immigration enforcement agents will continue to have authority to seize illegal immigrants at courthouses, if they believe…
As symbols of a new, high-tech era, drones have grown in popularity, largely because of their versatility. The U.S. military utilizes them to hunt down terrorists overseas. Companies such as Amazon have looked to employ drones as delivery machines. Photographers use them to capture bird’s eye images. Children ask for them as birthday presents. While…
“The less you say, the better.” That was the advice I received from the judge I clerked for about orders on motions for recusal. This is good advice that 11th Circuit Judges Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck should heed before responding to Senate Democrats’ astonishing political attack on their judicial independence. As Ed Whelan, president…
The Biden administration has set in motion a wave of new regulations that already have cost more than $1 trillion, which equates to thousands of dollars per family, according to a new report from the Job Creators Network. About $1.6 trillion in costs have been imposed by a total of 923 new regulations finalized under…
Democrats have weaponized conspiracy theories to silence opponents and avoid political debate. That’s the thesis of David Harsanyi‘s latest book, “The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists.” In an interview with The Daily Signal, Harsanyi said Democrats have mastered the art of packaging implausible ideas—from Russian collusion to comparing…
Congress appears ready to crack down on individuals and groups who work on behalf of Russia and other foreign nations but don’t fully disclose those ties. Legislation toughening requirements and closing loopholes in the 80-year-old Foreign Agents Registration Act is advancing in response to growing concerns that some advocacy groups and lobbyists have been permitted…
Unknown pills and forced injections. Those are not fictional horrors from scary movies, but the reality many Uighurs in mass arbitrary internment are faced with today in China. In Xinjiang, human rights abuses against Uighur women and children abound. Uighurs, a predominantly Turkic-speaking ethnic minority in Xinjiang, are being seriously repressed by the Chinese government….
While enforcement actions along the U.S. southern border rose for the first time in nine months, the increase is much smaller than the historical average, a consequence that is being attributed to the administration’s immigration policies. Border enforcement actions increased slightly in February, Customs and Border Protection acting Commissioner Mark Morgan told reporters during a…
The shopping spree is a fun concept. The winner of a game show or sweepstakes gets five minutes to race through a store piling high a shopping cart with all the goodies they can get their hands on. Inevitably, the prizewinner gravitates toward the big-ticket items to get the most bang for someone else’s buck….
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of War is discontinuing a committee criticized for pushing feminism in the military, according to a memo obtained by The Daily Signal. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed the memo saying he has determined that the reinstatement of the Defense Advisory Committee for Women in the Services should not…
The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas once again has launched a lethal campaign against Israel, its fifth major offensive and the most catastrophic since Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007 following Israel’s withdrawal. Once again, Hamas has perpetrated a double war crime by hiding behind civilians in Gaza while savagely attacking civilians in…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A nonprofit legal group focused on upholding free speech is investigating whether the Biden administration used artificial intelligence tools to censor speech. Alliance Defending Freedom filed a freedom of information request on Friday asking the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which houses the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, to hand over…
Some of the language on the signs is offensive and not appropriate for children. Face masks. Rainbow flags. Handmaid's Tale costumes. Hysterical references to Nazis. Yup—the "Hands Off" protest in Washington, D.C., Saturday had all the regular tropes of another left-wing protest. The protest in the nation's capital was one of a reported 1,200 across…