When they engage with the national media, Republicans expect that the exchanges will be skeptical, if not openly hostile. The press works for the Other Party. Democrats expect the media to be the wind beneath their wings, and get upset when journalists don’t help them at every turn. This was underlined on NBC’s “Meet the…
Democrats have run California into the ground for 16 straight years, with supermajorities and zero excuses—not a single Republican to blame. Now, with Gov. Gavin Newsom term-limited, they’re supposed to pick a successor. And what do we get? A clown car of mediocrity: a weak, fractured bench so pathetic they can’t even decide on a candidate, let alone consolidate behind one. Seven major Democrats are…
Congressional Republicans sharply questioned four “sanctuary city” mayors on immigration policy at a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday, but Democrats continued to insist that mayors need not cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement on deportations of illegal immigrants. Testifying at the hearing were Democratic Mayors Eric Adams of New York, Mike Johnston of Denver,…
Business and homeowner utility costs could double in many states if environmental groups succeed in enacting draconian solar and wind power mandates in states across the country. Yet these mandates will have almost no impact in cleaning the air or reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In Arizona and Nevada, voters will decide on Nov. 6 whether…
President Donald Trump disagreed with the dire economic projections in the U.S. government’s latest climate report. “I don’t believe it,” Trump said when asked by a reporter outside the White House on Monday if he agreed with the latest National Climate Assessment (NCA) report’s projections that global warming could hurt the U.S. economy. “And here’s…
A 2020 Joe Biden campaign ad described the pending election as an “opportunity to leave the dark, angry politics of the past behind us.” After Biden’s election, he, Democrats, and media urge a “return to civility.” But when did the Democrats practice the very civility to which they seek to return? Let’s go to the…
The White House has touted January’s 36% decline in border apprehensions—the lowest number of illegal aliens apprehended along the border in almost five years—as the “Trump effect.” That total includes 29,116 apprehended at the border outside of official ports of entry, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That’s the lowest since May 2020. And…
Members of the House’s most conservative caucus again are calling for leadership to cancel the August recess so lawmakers can work longer on priorities such as health care and tax reform. “It just makes sense for our leadership to keep us here to focus on getting things done,” @RobWittman says. The latest pressure Wednesday from…
President Joe Biden hasn’t granted an interview to a news outlet since Feb. 10. Some might energetically assert these four months of avoidance ended on June 8, when Biden sat down on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” But absolutely no one should consider this 24-minute sponge bath a news interview. It sounded more like a friendly…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska is calling on President Joe Biden and his federal agencies to show inclusivity toward pro-life Americans by flying pro-life flags during October, which is Respect Life Month. The Nebraska senator sent 20 letters to Biden administration agencies with this request, first obtained by The…
President Joe Biden’s flipping puts the flapjack cooks at IHOP to shame. Sadly, he’s not flipping delicious pancakes, but America’s strategic positions on sending certain weapons to Ukraine. Biden’s pattern of initial reluctance to send advanced weapons, followed by a change of heart under pressure from the media and allies, sends a dangerous message to…
President Joe Biden seems not to care about how his words and actions will impact his own party as he leaves the Oval Office. As Jan. 20 approaches, Biden has taken drastic actions that will likely harm the Democrats long-term. He has suggested that he was wrong to drop out of the 2024 presidential race,…
Chairman of the House Budget Committee Tom Price (R–GA) announced the appointment of Dr. Keith Hall, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, as the new Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Hall will take over for Doug Elmendorf, whose term expired in January. Congratulations and good luck to Dr. Hall. Although we…
The Heritage Foundation has released an in-depth and unique report that analyzes the question of whether agricultural producers and ranchers need government intervention in order to manage risk. Many agricultural special interests are already attacking the report, showing a surprising level of vitriol. This is a shame given that the report is designed in large…
Instead of embracing the reality of modern-day agriculture, too many farm subsidy apologists want to perpetuate the myth of the struggling farmer to help make their case for subsidies. The subsidies for the taxpayer-funded “safety net”—about $15 billion a year—are massive wealth transfers from taxpayers to agricultural producers, generally the largest producers. Farm subsidies shouldn’t…
On Memorial Day, America honors the more than 1 million men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. Robert Wilkie, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Trump administration, says Americans owe a great debt because without those who laid down their lives, “we wouldn’t have very much…
Tom Bevan at RealClearPolitics shared on Twitter a local horror story from the Chicago area. His fifth grader came home from school with a vocabulary assignment in science class. The words included “transgender,” cisgender,” “nonbinary,” and “consent.” The last word carries the most irony, because the educational elite in this country isn’t interested in the…
One of the first skirmishes in the fight against Big Tech occurred last week in the House of Representatives. The subject was not tech per se, it was antitrust. But as we know, the problems of Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Twitter stem from their size, scope, and power. The antitrust…
Jose Antonio Ibarra has been found guilty of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Ibarra, 26, is an illegal alien from Venezuela. He waived his right to a jury, leaving his fate in the hands of Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard, who sentenced Ibarra Wednesday to life in prison without parole. Haggard found Ibarra…
Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports will never be mistaken for a Tom Clancy novel. The editorial style is intended to be subdued and analytical—lest the research staff be accused of cheerleading for one side or the other on any contentious issue. That said, the June 2015 report, uploaded on the Federation of American Scientists website (the Congressional…