SecurityCommentary
The Truth About Border Walls’ Effectiveness
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts.” That pithy observation is attributed to the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Exiting the INF Treaty Over Russian Violations Would Send a Signal of US Resolve
On Feb. 1, more than a decade after we now know Russia began developing a banned ground-launched cruise missile, the United States formally initiated withdrawal… Read More
SecurityNews
Pence Praises DEA for Border Security, Weakening Maduro Regime
Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday that regardless of what happens in Congress, the administration will secure the southern border—and that includes a wall. After… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: The President’s Border Standoff With Democrats
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience tends to be passionate about standing behind the president in his showdown with congressional Democrats over securing the southern… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Privatizing Airport Security Is Good for American Taxpayers and Their Security
The flu season isn’t the only thing keeping some Transportation Security Administration agents out of work. As the partial government shutdown rolls on, TSA paychecks… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Left, the Wall, and the Truth
Democrats and others on the left offer three reasons for their opposition to building a wall on America’s southern border. A wall is ineffective. A… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Shares Photo of ‘Strong and Beautiful’ Wall Design
President Donald Trump shared an image of a “very high, strong and beautiful” portion of wall on the U.S. border with Mexico via Twitter Friday…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
CNN Accidentally Proves Why Walls and Fences Work
In the span of less than 24 hours, CNN inadvertently helped President Donald Trump make his case for funds to build a new barrier at… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Frustrating Flip-Flopping of Politicians Over the Border Wall
Despite advance billing that President Donald Trump’s border wall speech would break news and contain new information, it was mostly familiar rhetoric: Criminals and drugs,… Read More
SecurityNews
4 Things to Know About Trump’s Ability to Declare an Emergency to Build a Wall
During his prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump left out any reference to declaring a national emergency as a way to build… Read More
SecurityNews
Students Caught Stunned on Video After Hearing Democrats’ Past Pro-Wall Remarks
Campus Reform asked American University students their thoughts on President Donald Trump’s statements on immigration and building the wall in midst of the partial government… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Border Wall First Big Government-Funded Infrastructure Project Liberals Don’t Like
Profligate politicians have never met a multibillion-dollar infrastructure project they didn’t like—except when it comes to President Donald Trump’s border wall. Think about it. Boston’s… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Podcast: Do Walls Work?
When it comes to border security, what are the facts? Heritage Foundation analyst David Inserra, who focuses on immigration and homeland security, joins us to… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Fact-Checking 5 of Trump’s Claims in Border Speech
President Donald Trump made the case Tuesday night for the $5.7 billion he wants Congress to approve for a wall expanding the physical barrier along… Read More
SecurityNews
From Oval Office, Trump Says Border Wall Would Make Nation ‘Safer Than Ever Before’
President Donald Trump made an emotional plea Tuesday night for Congress to pass a border security package that includes funding for a steel wall, to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Read Trump’s Full Oval Office Speech on ‘Crisis’ in Border Security
Here is the White House transcript of President Donald Trump’s Oval Office speech on illegal immigration and border security, delivered Tuesday night. My fellow Americans:… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump to Address Nation on Border Security as Pence Says Democrats Won’t Negotiate
On the eve of President Donald Trump’s prime-time address to the nation Tuesday night about border security, Vice President Mike Pence asserted that congressional Democrats… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: The Border Wall and Shutdown Politics
Editor’s note: The clash between the president and congressional Democrats over a border wall resulted in a partial government shutdown that is entering its third… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Says He Prefers Shutdown Deal, but Could Build Wall Without Congress
President Donald Trump said he could build a wall along the southern border without Congress, but prefers a negotiated deal—one that he’s willing to keep… Read More
SecurityNews
What to Do About Pending Release of 1 in 4 Terrorism-Related Convicts
In the next five years, one-quarter of all those convicted of terrorism-related crimes in the U.S. will be released from prison, according to a new… Read More
SecurityNews
Money, Support for Migrant ‘Caravans’ Flow Through Chicago
Advocates of open borders quoted in media coverage of the migrant “caravan” moving north through Mexico are part of a network of U.S.-based groups funded… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: No, the Migrants in That Caravan Have No ‘Right’ to Cross Our Border
Editor’s note: Nolan Peterson’s reporting from the U.S.-bound “caravan” of migrants rang bells with The Daily Signal’s audience, and you’re not shy about sharing your… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Dear TSA, Please Stop Molesting Kids at the Airport
The other day—after slogging through a check-in line at one of the nation’s busiest airports, dutifully removing my shoes and belt, and checking my bag… Read More
SecurityNews
3 Times Previous Presidents Closed the Southern Border
On three past occasions, presidents temporarily closed the southern border, something President Donald Trump threatened Monday to do permanently. Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan… Read More
SecurityNews
Under Obama Administration, Border Patrol Used Pepper Spray on Around 100 Migrants
Border Patrol agents used pepper spray and tear gas Sunday as about 500 migrants from Central America rushed the U.S.-Mexico border at Tijuana, prompting some… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Rips 9th Circuit, Next Stop for Asylum Case, as ‘Disgrace’
The Trump administration will defend its policy on asylum after a federal judge temporarily halted it as thousands of migrants in a “caravan” wait to… Read More
SecurityFeature
‘It’s Your Right to Go to the US’: What I Saw When I Visited the Migrant Caravan
MEXICO CITY—The migrant caravan has its own de facto government, and on this night the travelers from Central America gathered at the behest of a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Places of Worship Are Increasingly a Target. Here Are Some Security Tips.
Attending religious services is both a family tradition and a religious necessity for us. All our lives, we sat in the same seats—usually the front… Read More
SecurityNews
Illegal Arrests Jump 4,000% on Federal Borderlands
Federal agents apprehended nearly 4,000 percent more illegal immigrants on federally controlled lands along the U.S.-Mexico border in the last six months compared to the… Read More
SecurityNews
Florida Man Held, Van Searched in Case of 12 Suspicious Packages Sent to Public Figures
Law enforcement officials on Friday arrested a Florida man identified as Cesar Sayoc Jr. in connection with 12 suspected mail bombs sent to Democratic politicians… Read More
