SecurityCommentary
Two Cities, Two Crime Strategies: What I Learned Living in Both
I’ve watched two American cities make opposite choices about the same problem. As a young man, I worked in Memphis: first as a traveling salesman,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Zero Tolerance for Repeat Offenders—and the Judges Who Repeatedly Set Them Free
What will it take to get crime under control in our subways and public transit systems? On Monday, news broke of another passenger set on… Read More
LawCommentary
Chicago Train Burning Shows How Too Much Leniency to the Guilty Is Cruelty to the Innocent
A young woman is fighting for her life in Chicago with severe burns because of a grave injustice intolerably common in cities across America. Bethany… Read More
PoliticsNews
Is DHS Inflicting ‘Terror’ on Chicago? Group of Retired Journalists Thinks So
Following an immigration enforcement operation, a group of retired Chicago journalists have issued a public letter accusing the Trump administration of inflicting “terror” on the Windy City. “We covered this… Read More
SecurityNews
Noem vs. Pritzker: Battle Over Illegal Immigration in Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security will “surge more resources” to Chicago to crack down on illegal immigration, Secretary Kristi Noem said after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called a… Read More
LawNews
Chicago Sues Trump, Refusing to Drop DEI as Condition for Federal Money
Several blue cities, led by Chicago, want federal money to keep flowing but aren’t willing to abide by the Trump administration’s condition of dropping diversity,… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
2 ‘Riot Reporters’ Describe the Scene in Chicago
This is an interview Tony Kinnett conducted with Julio Rosas and Nick Sortor. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Tony Kinnett: We go… Read More
SecurityNews
ICE Agents Arrest Police Officer Who’s Been Living in US Illegally for a Decade
Federal immigration officials have arrested a police officer in a Chicago suburb who was living in the U.S. illegally. Radule Bojovic, an illegal alien… Read More
Commentary
Meet the ‘New Confederates’ in America’s Blue Cities
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Threatens Jail for Illinois Democrats Amid Crime Crisis
President Donald Trump said Illinois’ Democrat leaders deserve to be in jail for letting crime run rampant in the city. “Chicago Mayor should be in… Read More
LawCommentary
Democrats Let Out a Rebel Yell Over Immigration
Some Democrats are apparently looking to pull off a big Civil War reenactment to the detriment of the whole country. On Monday, Illinois Gov. J.B…. Read More
LawNews
Illinois Announces Lawsuit Against Trump Admin for Use of Guard
THE CENTER SQUARE—The state of Illinois is seeking a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration for plans to deploy the Illinois and Texas National… Read More
PoliticsNews
Judge Blocks Deployment of National Guard to Portland
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s move to send National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued an… Read More
Gangs, Cartels, and Terrorists Place Bounties on ICE and Border Patrol Agents
Gangs, cartels, and known terrorist organizations have put bounties on the heads of specific Immigration Customs Enforcement agents and border patrol officers, Homeland Security Secretary… Read More
News
Chicago Public Schools Offer ‘Family Planning,’ Condoms, Abortion Information to Students
The Chicago public school system is offering “family planning” services and condoms to students as young as 12. Under school system policy, schools teaching fifth… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s DC Crime Success Puts Spotlight on Chicago’s Deadly ‘War Zone’
President Donald Trump’s focus on crime across America is timely and necessary. It’s epidemic in many blue cities in our country, and something must, and can, be done about it. His crackdown in Washington, D.C.,… Read More
Commentary
Trump Must Protect His Wins Before the Midterms. Here’s How.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats Have Lost Touch With FDR, LBJ, and Truman, Emanuel Says
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — In casual conversations with Democrats in August from across the Midwest, I found that their biggest frustration with the national party is… Read More
SecurityNews
WATCH: Democrats ‘Hate’ Trump More Than They ‘Love’ Their Communities, Homan Says
THE CENTER SQUARE—Trump administration border czar Tom Homan says Democrat leaders in sanctuary states and cities hate President Donald Trump more than they care for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s National Guard Deployment and the Art of the 80-20 Issue
Donald Trump’s recent floated proposal to deploy the National Guard to crime-overrun blue cities like Chicago and Baltimore has been met with howls of outrage… Read More
SecurityNews
Chicago Crime Victim Says Dem Leaders Are Doing ‘Disservice’ by Not Working With Trump to Fight Criminals
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Kathleen Miles, a woman who got assaulted in downtown Chicago, said on Friday that Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrat Chicago… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City
There was no Labor Day holiday for Chicago criminals, who murdered nine people and wounded another 51; most (if not all) were black or brown… Read More
Ramaswamy’s Message on Chicago Crime Draws Deep Contrast With Ohio
As liberal cities contend with not merely concerning crime rates but also fighting with the Trump administration’s efforts to combat them, Republican figures in red… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Slams Illinois Governor for Calling for ‘Resistance’ to National Guard
President Donald Trump had harsh words for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, who is fighting the administration’s efforts to take criminals off American streets…. Read More
SecurityNews
‘We Don’t Feel It’: As Dems Claim Crime Is Down, Chicagoan Says Locals Live in ‘Fear’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Chicago resident Jedidiah Brown stated on Tuesday that people throughout his city live in “fear” of crime on a daily basis. Brown… Read More
SocietyNews
5 Cities With High Homicide Numbers
President Donald Trump announced Monday he’s taking decisive action to reduce crime in Washington, D.C., drawing attention to violent crime rates not only in the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Little-Noticed Big Labor Move Threatens Election Integrity
America’s representative system relies on voters trusting that their legal ballots will be counted, but the Left’s push for Big Labor unions in every aspect… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Barista Proletariat Wins in New York
Zohran Mamdani’s lead in first choices in New York City’s ranked-choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when second, third, fourth, and fifth choices of… Read More
Trump Commutes Sentence of ‘Gangster Disciples’ Founder
In one of his most unorthodox moves to date, President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentences of ex-convict Larry Hoover, 74, who was a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Study: Asylum-Seekers Primarily Responsible for Large Spike in Homelessness
Between 2022 and 2024, the U.S. saw a record 43% rise in “sheltered homelessness”—staying in some sort of emergency shelter, as opposed to living on… Read More
