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Frey Decries ICE ‘Siege’ of Minneapolis
ByVirginia Allen January 29, 2026April 22, 2026

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused the federal government of conducting a “siege” of his city. “The Operation Metro Surge needs to end. This kind of conduct and siege needs to stop, not just in Minneapolis; it needs to stop nationwide,” Frey told a room of fellow elected leaders at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in…

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EXCLUSIVE: House Investigates Colorado Rule Coercing Lawyers to Block Immigration Enforcement
ByFred Lucas April 14, 2026April 21, 2026

The House Judiciary Committee is investigating why Colorado lawyers who want to file a case online must abide by the state’s sanctuary law or face perjury charges. In a letter on Monday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement,…

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Independent Voters Hold Key in Maine Governor’s Race
ByKenric Ward October 1, 2014April 16, 2026

AUGUSTA, Maine—Outspoken and under fire, Republican Gov. Paul LePage is in danger of losing his re-election bid. One of the most conservative governors in the country, LePage triangulated his way to victory in 2010 with 38 percent of the vote. Independent candidate Eliot Cutler, who siphoned enough Democratic support to give LePage the victory, is…

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House Republicans Release Text of Obamacare Repeal, Conservatives Call for Action ‘Now’
ByRachel del Guidice March 6, 2017April 16, 2026

A key conservative lawmaker is urging Republicans to make good on their promises to repeal Obamacare before they get distracted by other legislative issues. “We think it is time to repeal it, clean repeal, and replace with market-centered health care [and] patient-centered health care,” Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said of conservatives and Obamacare in a…

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Find Out Which Republicans Voted Against House’s Obamacare Replacement Bill
ByRachel del Guidice May 4, 2017April 16, 2026

The House of Representatives voted by a razor-thin 217-213 to pass Republicans’ revised Obamacare replacement bill and move it to the Senate, where more changes are expected. House Speaker Paul Ryan needed 216 votes to pass the legislation, and 20 GOP members voted no Thursday along with all 193 Democrats. BREAKING NEWS → The House of…

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We Hear You: Family Separation, Open Borders, and Other Immigration Issues, Here and in Europe
ByKen McIntyre July 8, 2018April 22, 2026

Editor's note: Lots of folks write us about illegal immigration, but our lead letter on the topic this time comes from an American mom living in Costa Rica. Like her, you may send your thoughts to [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: It appears that an adviser may have intentionally misled President Trump that a separation policy…

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3 Big Media Misses During the Coronavirus Pandemic
ByJarrett Stepman March 26, 2020April 16, 2026

The coronavirus pandemic has become a health crisis that’s almost unprecedented in our lifetimes. As our country and the world race to contain the spread of COVID-19, it’s important that we all stay informed on how to protect ourselves and our families and neighbors. This is a time for journalists in a free country to…

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Pennsylvania Power Plant Closures Would Cause Real Harm for Illusory Environmental Gains
ByGordon Tomb February 8, 2022April 16, 2026

Visible from Western Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountain ridges are coal-fired power plants—and their plumes of water vapor—that have been integral to much of the regional economy for 50 years. But maybe not for much longer. Three plants east of Pittsburgh directly employ 550 people and support an estimated 8,100 jobs, according to Power PA Jobs Alliance, a coalition…

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6 Examples of Woke Pork Projects in Omnibus Spending Bill
ByMatthew Dickerson March 10, 2022April 16, 2026

When congressional leaders rolled out the 2,700-page, $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill this week, they made sure to lard it up with plenty of pork. Such so-called earmarks were banned by conservatives a decade ago after high-profile cases of corruption were exposed, sending members of Congress and lobbyists to prison, and after clear examples of…

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House to Vote on Stopgap Spending Bill With SAVE Act Wednesday
ByBradley Devlin September 17, 2024April 17, 2026

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday morning that the House will move forward with a vote on Wednesday on a continuing resolution to fund the government beyond the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The continuing resolution would fund the government for six months and avert the looming government shutdown. Johnson has also…

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Democrats Take Aim at Trump Nominees, Unlike Republicans’ Speedy OK of Obama Cabinet
ByRachel del Guidice January 3, 2017April 16, 2026

Senate Democrats are mounting an aggressive effort to reject or delay President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for major Cabinet positions, in a reversal of the deference Republicans showed in speedily confirming President Barack Obama’s nominees eight years ago. In January 2009, the Senate confirmed 10 of Obama’s Cabinet choices within his first week as president, nine of…

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Ohio Conservatives to Trump: Work With Freedom Caucus Members, Not Against Them
ByJames Rogers March 31, 2017April 16, 2026

Hours after President Donald Trump attacked the Freedom Caucus and several of its members on Twitter, several prominent Ohio conservatives are speaking out in defense of the GOP lawmakers. Ohio tea party members, state representatives, and other conservative leaders responded to Trump’s tweets with a letter to the White House asking the president to “work…

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Santorum Firing Shows CNN Has No Interest in Serious Political Debates
ByTim Graham May 28, 2021April 16, 2026

Rick Santorum’s gig as a CNN contributor came to an abrupt halt on May 22. Leftists on Twitter finally found a pretext for their crusade to rid CNN of this turbulent conservative. The former senator suggested in an April 23 speech that America’s founding documents didn’t draw on Native American culture. The final straw was…

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Republicans Smell Blood in Michigan Senate Race
ByGeorge Caldwell January 29, 2025April 16, 2026

After Michigan Democrat Sen. Gary Peters' surprise announcement that he would not be seeking reelection Tuesday, Republicans in the Wolverine State are eyeing the possibility of their first Senate win in the swing state in the 21st century. Peters, 66, explained in a video statement that he would not run for a third term in…

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What Obama Got Wrong in the State of the Union
ByRob Kuhlman January 12, 2016April 16, 2026

Heritage Foundation experts weighed in on the policies President Barack Obama mentioned in his last State of the Union address. Here is what they had to say after the president's speech. Economy Education Foreign Policy and National Security Climate Change Health Care Legal Life and Marriage Economy The Economy Is Far From Booming President Obama boasts America…

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We Looked at Cabinet Picks Over the Last 40 Years. Here’s How Trump Stacks Up So Far.
ByRobert B. Bluey, Rachel del Guidice November 22, 2016April 16, 2026

A Daily Signal analysis of Cabinet nominations dating back 40 years reveals that President-elect Donald Trump is outpacing all of his predecessors, including George H.W. Bush, who was a sitting vice president at the time of his election. Trump's selection of Jeff Sessions as attorney general on Nov. 18 made him the second-fastest president-elect in…

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Trump Surveillance Allegation Could Trace to Reported Court Order
ByFred Lucas March 6, 2017April 16, 2026

There isn’t yet a paper trail, but there is a potential press trail to follow on President Donald Trump’s claim of surveillance by the Obama administration. Still, there’s a question about whether this action was illegal and whether the former president directed it—as Trump asserted in a series of tweets Saturday. “President Trump is onto…

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How the Navy’s Maintenance Shortfall Is Keeping an Aircraft Carrier in Port
ByJames Di Pane, Thea Dunlevie September 25, 2019April 16, 2026

A U.S. carrier strike group recently deployed. But it did so without a key component—the carrier itself. Due to electrical maintenance, the USS Harry S. Truman stayed home, missing its scheduled deployment. That’s significant, because every other carrier strike group—aircraft carriers included—has been fully deployed from the East Coast since 2006. Aircraft carriers are an…

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19 Black Americans Explain Why They’re Conservative
ByChristian Mysliwiec June 22, 2020April 16, 2026

These are difficult times, and Americans are looking for guidance on how to make sense of the most divisive issues we face. When it comes to race in America, Heritage President Kay C. James says that conservatives should be leading the civil rights movement. That’s why The Daily Signal reached out to African American conservatives…

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‘Obviously in Trouble’: 17 Years Later, California High-Speed Rail Leaders Sound Alarm Over Project Funding
ByAudrey Streb May 3, 2025April 16, 2026

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Leaders of California’s high-speed rail project are sounding the alarm on the project’s financial future after nearly 20 years of delays and billions of tax dollars spent, the Los Angeles Times first reported. After California’s High-Speed Rail Authority board members voted to approve new contracts for the Central Valley station and construction bids for…

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