SocietyCommentary
Roe v. Wade Is My Generation’s Dred Scott
Today, for the first time, I will join tens of thousands of my fellow Americans in the 2018 March for Life. Together, we will demand… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy
Hillary Clinton blamed the Electoral College for her stunning defeat in the 2016 presidential election in her latest memoirs, “What Happened.” Some have claimed that… Read More
LawCommentary
Group That Tried to Sue Trump Over ‘Emoluments’ Clause Just Got Booted Out of Court
A federal judge recently dismissed the first of three lawsuits against President Donald Trump that claim it’s unconstitutional for a president to own and profit… Read More
LawCommentary
The Rich Legacy Orrin Hatch Will Leave in the Senate
Washington, D.C., is filled to the brim with skilled politicians and bright people. What it has in short supply are people who possess those characteristics… Read More
LawCommentary
Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Bow to Government Agencies
Many Americans would be surprised to learn that a series of Supreme Court decisions allow officials in administrative agencies—rather than judges—to have the final say… Read More
LawCommentary
The State Government Agency That Spied on Citizens
A new report on a government spying operation conducted by partisan bureaucrats should outrage and scare Americans everywhere. It shows what can happen when, as… Read More
LawCommentary
Georgia Copyrighted Its Own Laws. Now, It’s Suing a Nonprofit Group for Publishing Them.
The state of Georgia has one, and only one, official set of laws: the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. There’s just one tiny problem for… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
No, Vox, ‘Small Government’ Does Not Mean White Nationalism
According to a recent article in Vox, conservatives who denounce government overreach aren’t really concerned about burdensome regulations. No—it turns out the “language of small… Read More
LawNews
Senate Eyes Permanent Ban on Justice Department ‘Slush Fund’ for Political Friends
Legislation to codify the U.S. attorney general’s recent ban on diverting millions in legal settlements to outside groups is now in the Senate’s court, following… Read More
LawNews
Top Democrat Wrongly Asserts Electoral College Isn’t in Constitution
The head of the national Democratic Party incorrectly said the Electoral College is not “a creation of the Constitution.” In a lecture at Indiana University Law… Read More
LawNews
Sessions Highlights 2 Most Vital Liberties Justice Department Will Aim to Protect
Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke about the accomplishments of the Justice Department and its new direction in a speech at The Heritage Foundation on Thursday…. Read More
LawNews
Jeff Sessions Stands Up for Student in Free Speech Lawsuit
Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a statement of interest into a student’s free speech lawsuit against his school Tuesday. The Department of Justice called Los… Read More
LawCommentary
Militant Atheist Group Using Liberal Court to Tear Down a Memorial Cross
They’re no longer with us, but I can still remember them marching every Fourth of July parade when I was a kid. Sadly, all that… Read More
LawNews
Jeff Sessions Calls Out College Censorship, Vows to Defend Free Speech
Attorney General Jeff Sessions named names Tuesday in criticizing colleges and universities across the country that censor free speech by students and visitors. Sessions specified… Read More
SocietyNews
School May Ban Protest Against Teacher Who Made Students Remove Trump T-Shirts
A Georgia high school has threatened to bring in police to prevent a Wednesday protest against a teacher that forced two students to flip their… Read More
LawCommentary
We Hear You: Electing to Investigate Voter Fraud
Editor’s note: Our coverage of the voter fraud issue, much of it by Fred Lucas, spurs a strong turnout among The Daily Signal’s audience. Today… Read More
LawCommentary
ACLU Goes Soft on First Amendment Rights of Gun Carriers
On the heels of deadly protests and counterprotests in Charlottesville, Virginia, the American Civil Liberties Union has stated it will no longer defend the First… Read More
LawNews
Trump Justice Department Ends Operation Choke Point
Republican House members announced Friday that the Justice Department has ended the controversial Obama-era program targeting payday lenders, gun shops, and other legal businesses, in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
White Supremacists Will Not Tear America Apart. We’re Better Than This.
Note: The following is based on an official statement released by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. It’s tragic and heartbreaking to see hatred and racism once… Read More
LawNews
GOP Lawmakers Ask Jeff Sessions to End Operation Choke Point
Five high-ranking House Republicans have asked formally that the Trump administration end Operation Choke Point, an Obama administration program that critics say unfairly targets politically… Read More
LawNews
Emails Supply New Evidence of Hillary Clinton Pay-to-Play Scheme, Watchdog Argues
Former Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin used her personal email account to transmit classified documents and coordinate favors for Clinton donors, according to emails obtained… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A Republican Senator’s Warning to Trump: Forget About Replacing Jeff Sessions
In the fall of 2015, when I first spoke on the Senate floor, I gave Nebraskans and every member of this body my word that… Read More
SocietyNews
UC Berkeley Tries to Dismiss Free Speech Lawsuit
The University of California, Berkeley is trying to dismiss a free speech lawsuit filed following the cancellation of Ann Coulter’s speech at the school in… Read More
LawCommentary
Democrats Are Using Sham Lawsuits to Try to Obstruct and Impeach Trump
Nearly 200 Democratic politicians—198 in total—are now plaintiffs in two lawsuits against President Donald Trump. The claims they raise are substantially similar to those made… Read More
SocietyNews
50,000 Ask Bernie Sanders to Apologize for Attack on Trump Nominee’s Faith
Over 50,000 individuals so far have signed an online petition asking Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to apologize for his public attack on the Christian beliefs… Read More
LawCommentary
Democrats’ Suit Claims Constitution Means One Thing for Obama, but Another for Trump
The Justice Department filed a court brief Friday in support of its motion to dismiss a partisan group’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump for having… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Was Right to Leave the Paris Agreement. Why He Shouldn’t Have Had to Withdraw in the First Place.
Supporters of the Paris Agreement have expressed considerable angst over President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the climate agreement last week. Regardless of the merits… Read More
LawCommentary
Judges Who Fret Over Trump’s Motives Are Ignoring US Judicial History
President Donald Trump’s revised executive order on immigration is back in court, and therefore back in the news. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey
President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening fired FBI Director James Comey, amid rising controversy over what Comey told Congress regarding a top Hillary Clinton aide… Read More
LawNews
How Court Reviewing Challenge to Trump’s Travel Ban Swung Left Under Obama
The federal appeals court deciding the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s travel ban was once reliably conservative. But it underwent a transformation during the Obama administration,… Read More
