LawNews
7 Things to Know About Possible Supreme Court Nominee Barbara Lagoa
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has set off intense political debate over who should get to name her successor. On the… Read More
LawCommentary
How Fast Can Senate Move? 1 Supreme Court Justice Confirmed Same Day Nominated
The Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg focuses attention on an obscure—but very important—process within our system of government;… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Latest Data Proves COVID-19 Doesn’t Justify Postal Bailout
A stream of apocalyptic predictions and strained conspiracy theories have turned the once-sleepy world of U.S. Postal Service operations into front-page news. Lawmakers focused on… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Postal Service Lawsuit Is a Delivery of Pure Politics
The lawsuit filed last week by New York State Attorney General Letitia James against the U.S. Postal Service reads more like a 64-page list of… Read More
PoliticsNews
3 Key Points in Newly Released FBI Documents on Foreign Bid to Influence Clinton Campaign
The Senate Judiciary Committee released declassified documents this week that showed a major difference in how the FBI—under the leadership of then-Director James Comey—treated investigations… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Postal Efficiency Plan Distorted by Politics and Poor Communication
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has faced withering criticism over the last several weeks, with many public figures falsely accusing him of jailable offenses and sabotage… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
White House Correspondent Probes Facts Behind Trump’s Impeachment
The Daily Signal’s White House correspondent, Fred Lucas, had a front row seat to the impeachment of President Donald Trump, an impeachment that Lucas says… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
How America’s Culture Wars Erupted Into Presidential Impeachments
Last year’s impeachment of President Donald Trump was an aberration from past historical impeachments in one major respect, but it fit perfectly in another respect…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Barack Obama’s Filibuster Hypocrisy
In April of 2005, Sen. Barack Obama took to the floor of the United States Senate and passionately spoke out against Republican efforts to end… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Nevada Democrats’ Shocking Midnight Run on Election Integrity
Bills that genuinely promote the common good typically don’t get rushed to passage under the cover of night on strict party-line votes. Yet that’s what… Read More
PoliticsNews
Obama Encourages Senate Democrats to Eliminate Filibuster
Democrats are looking again at eliminating the filibuster so that they can pass legislation in the Senate without difficulty if they retake the majority, and… Read More
PoliticsNews
What Precedent and the Constitution Say About Postponing an Election
If President Donald Trump’s goal was to get people talking about his latest tweet, he again succeeded after floating the idea of delaying the November… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Second House ‘Minibus,’ With $1 Trillion Onboard, Careens Off Road Into a Fiscal, Policy Wreck
The House of Representatives will likely vote later this week on H.R. 7617, a 1,165-page behemoth that would spend more than $1 trillion in taxpayers’… Read More
EducationCommentary
In COVID-19 Bill, Schools Need Funding Flexibility, Not Another Federal Bailout
Congress is considering spending an additional $105 billion on education as part of a Phase IV COVID-19 relief package called the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability… Read More
SecurityCommentary
House, Senate Defense Authorization Votes Are Rare, Welcome Show of Bipartisanship
The House of Representatives and the Senate approved their respective versions of the National Defense Authorization Act last week. Both passed with strong bipartisan support…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Transit Bill Is an Expressway to More Debt and Centralized Power in Washington
Independence Day weekend, typically a festive time, saw many parades and parties canceled as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast, the House… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Congress Should Streamline Existing COVID-19 Relief, Not Add New Programs
Congress likes to spend money and create new programs, but when it comes to coronavirus recovery, lawmakers need to keep it simple. Congress already has… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Problematic Women: Sen. Martha McSally, Air Force’s First Female Combat Pilot, on ‘Doing Things Afraid’
Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., was the first female Air Force pilot to fly in combat and to command a fighter squadron. McSally joins “Problematic Women”… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
During Ebola Pandemic, Liberia Held Political Rallies
While President Donald Trump has endured criticism from some for planning to hold one of his first political campaign rallies Saturday evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act Has Right Focus
The Senate Armed Services Committee last week passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021. The bill passed by a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What Social Distancing? House Transportation Bill Would Pack Americans on Mass Transit
For months, the news media and health experts have repeatedly told Americans that the main way to stop the spread of COVID-19 is to avoid… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Raise Entry Fees for Funds to Reduce the Maintenance Backlog at Our National Parks
The Great American Outdoors Act is well-intentioned, with its goal of addressing the nearly $20 billion deferred maintenance backlog of our nation’s public lands. But… Read More
EconomyNews
Sens. Cruz, Lee Outline How US Should Move Forward After COVID-19 Crisis
Taking a fresh look at deregulation and at “decoupling” the U.S. from China economically will be key for renewed job growth after the COVID-19 crisis… Read More
Economy Analysis
Problematic Women: Reopening State Economies, Big-Government Bailouts, and the Drama in Between
States across America are weighing the decision of whether or not to reopen their economies. Some—such as Georgia and Florida—have few restrictions in place now… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Liberals’ Latest Coronavirus Package Shows Why Americans Loathe Congress
In the pantheon of great lines suitable for induction into “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations” is Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 2010 comment about Obamacare: “We have to pass… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A Proposed ‘Health Defense Operations’ Slush Fund Won’t Protect US From Future Pandemics
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has already approved more than $2.4 trillion in new deficit-increasing measures, from new spending to tax relief…. Read More
LawNews
4 Big Unanswered Questions About the ‘Unmasking’ Scandal
As the “unmasking” scandal unfolds, the Senate Judiciary Committee will delve into the conduct of the Obama administration and the intelligence community in secretly investigating… Read More
Health CareNews
6 Big Points From the Senate’s COVID-19 Hearing With Fauci
In one of the most unusual Senate hearings in U.S. history, top Trump administration health officials testified remotely Tuesday from their homes and offices to… Read More
PoliticsNews
18 Attorneys General Demand Congressional Probe Into How China Willfully ‘Misled the World’
Eighteen Republican attorneys general called Friday for a congressional probe into China’s deliberate concealment of the severity of the coronavirus outbreak at its onset. “Recent… Read More
EconomyCommentary
One Botched CARES Act Bailout for Airports Is More Than Enough
The CARES Act, signed by President Donald Trump into law in late March, was intended to stabilize the nation in the wake of economic shutdowns… Read More
