LawNews
5 Questions Emerging From the FBI Raid on Trump Lawyer
The FBI raid on the office and home of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, raises constitutional concerns and issues about the future of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump May Not Yet Have the Wall, but He’s Removing the Welcome Mat for Illegal Immigrants
President Donald Trump continues to confound his critics. The same pundits who went crazy when he first proposed a wall on the southern border now… Read More
LawCommentary
Court Puts Politics Above Law in State’s Lawsuit Against Trump
A federal court has held that Maryland and the District of Columbia have standing to sue President Donald Trump over his personal finances regarding the… Read More
PoliticsNews
Exclusive: EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Says Media Reports About Him Don’t Tell True Story
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt defended his living arrangement in Washington during the presidential transition, noting that career ethics officials at the EPA found… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Trump’s Cool-Headed Response to Austin Bombings Helped Everyone
A marked difference in the Trump administration’s handling of the recent Austin, Texas, bombings was the refusal by federal law enforcement to leap to conclusions… Read More
PoliticsNews
Here Are 6 of the 146 Key Trump Nominees Stalled by Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats have slowed President Donald Trump’s efforts to build his administration by pushing the maximum 30 hours of debate for nearly every one of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Actor Jim Carrey Appears to Target Sanders, Trump With Ugly Portraits
Jim Carrey revealed his new portrait that resembles President Donald Trump in a tweet Monday. Carrey, the star of “Ace Ventura” and “Dumb and Dumber,”… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Why We Should Appreciate Andrew Jackson, Despite His Flaws
President Donald Trump hosted an event in the Oval Office in November to honor three Navajo code talkers who served during World War II. Characteristically,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: Don’t Prejudge the Worth of Trump’s Presidency
Editor’s note: Many in The Daily Signal’s audience are fed up with the continuing malice toward, and underestimation of, President Donald Trump. Today we begin… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Considers Raising Age for Buying AR-15, Touts Tougher Background Checks
President Donald Trump pushed for expanding background checks and floated the idea of raising the age to buy semi-automatic rifles, as he called for a… Read More
PoliticsNews
29 Takeaways From America’s Biggest Conservative Conference
The Daily Signal followed the main speakers and debates at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, which wrapped Saturday. We’ve pulled together a quick guide… Read More
PoliticsNews
CPAC Straw Poll Shows High Approval of Trump’s Policies, Caution on His Tweets
President Donald Trump found high poll numbers Saturday in an unsurprising venue. But the contrast with his past performances in the presidential straw poll at… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Must-See Moments: Highlights From CPAC 2018
The Daily Signal’s Facebook show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week—many of which went misreported by the mainstream media and some… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Grit of Lincoln and Churchill at War
“All his life he was a man of extraordinary personal courage,” wrote biographer William Manchester of Winston Churchill. “During raids he would dart out after… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Podcast: President Trump Addresses CPAC
The Daily Signal continued to cover the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, where attendees heard from President Donald Trump. He spoke about the Second… Read More
PoliticsNews
5 Things Trump Talked About While Wowing CPAC
A loudly supportive crowd greeted President Donald Trump as he delivered a wide-ranging speech Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference that lasted nearly 90… Read More
PoliticsNews
American Media Fails the Public, Conservative Critics Argue
How much of a problem is “fake news,” really? According to a discussion on the issue at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Survey of ‘Politics Experts’ Ranks Trump the Worst President in History. Here’s Why That’s Absurd.
Over Presidents Day weekend, what more appropriately should be a celebration of George Washington’s birthday, The New York Times published the results of a survey… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
History Has a Way of Vindicating Great Presidents. So Don’t Prejudge Trump.
A recent event in Washington featured accomplished academics and government officials, some of whom had worked for either the George W. Bush or Obama administrations,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: The State of the Union, the FBI, the Nunes Memo, and Faith at the Super Bowl
Editor’s note: President Donald Trump’s first official State of the Union address pleased many skeptics as well as supporters, polls say, and our mailbag reflects… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In Defense of Evangelicals Who Support Trump
It is usually easier for an outsider to defend a person or a group that is attacked than for the person or group. In that… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
America’s Long History of Military Parades
Sometimes it’s good to have a little historical perspective when reacting to the news of the day. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that President… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What Made Reagan a Truly Great Communicator
In his 1989 farewell address to the American people, President Ronald Reagan corrected the simplistic notion that he was simply a great communicator by saying:… Read More
LawCommentary
GOP Memo Raises Serious Questions About FBI, Justice Department
A formerly secret memo released Friday by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee raises serious questions about the judgment and actions of a handful of… Read More
LawNews
Anti-Trump Politics in FBI Drove Russia Probe, Memo Suggests
Opposition research against Donald Trump, funded by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, was an essential element to the Obama administration’s application… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Gun Industry’s Surprising Take on the Trump Administration
After eight years of President Barack Obama, you’d think that firearms owners—and the entire firearms industry—would be dancing with joy at the presidency of Donald… Read More
PoliticsNews
8 Out of 10 Americans Thought Trump’s State of the Union Was About Uniting the Country
More than eight out of 10 Americans, 81 percent, who watched President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night think he was trying… Read More
LawCommentary
Opportunity for All, Says Trump, Including Inmates
In his first State of the Union address, President Donald Trump focused on themes of economic success, job creation, and praise for military and law… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump’s Conservative Approach to Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform throughout the nation could be a major policy success story in 2018. So it was encouraging to see President Donald Trump commit… Read More
PoliticsNews
In 16 Reactions, How the Left Responded to Trump’s First State of the Union
Individuals on the left have taken to Twitter to share their displeasure with President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Here are 16 of… Read More
