SocietyAnalysis
Looking Back, Moving Forward: What Future Holds for The Daily Signal
The Heritage Foundation founded The Daily Signal 10 years ago this week, seeking to fill a void in media at a time when few conservative… Read More
SocietyNews
Several Homeless Encampments Cleared in DC
Officials in Washington, D.C., have cleared out numerous homeless encampments in the nation’s capital ahead of Washington’s summer tourist season. The National Park Service… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘A Travesty of Justice’: House Speaker Dissects the Left’s ‘Lawfare’ Campaign Against Trump
The top House Republican is warning that the Democratic Party is trying to jail its chief political rival before November’s election. Appearing with Family Research… Read More
PoliticsNews
DC Holds Training Sessions for Noncitizens to Vote
An agency of the District of Columbia held a training session last month to teach illegal immigrants and other noncitizens how to vote, according to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
He Prayed With 12 Presidents. Now, He’s Finally Getting a Statue in the Capitol.
The Devil made great advances in the 20th century, from the increase in abortion after Roe v. Wade to the great secularization of America’s public… Read More
EducationCommentary
They Spent $29,284 per Pupil, but Only 28% of Eighth Graders Rated Proficient in Math
The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in “current expenditures” in fiscal year 2022, according to a report… Read More
LawCommentary
FOIA Questions for DC Prosecutor Matt Graves: Why Don’t You Take Gun Crimes Seriously?
Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, doesn’t take gun crimes seriously. The result has been more murder, mayhem, and carnage across… Read More
EducationNews
44 Signs and Chalk Messages Tell It All at GW’s Pro-Palestine Encampment
Pro-Palestine protests continued Monday at George Washington University in the nation’s capital after erupting Thursday, over six months after Hamas terrorists crossed into Israel from… Read More
Pro-Palestine Protesters Deface Statue of George Washington
Pro-Palestine protesters have defaced a statue of George Washington on the George Washington University campus in Washington, D.C. The statue is draped in a… Read More
SocietyNews
DC Resident to Mayor: Since Homeless Encampments Are Permitted, Can Tourists Camp Too?
If Washington, D.C., isn’t going to clean up homeless encampments, it should embrace equal opportunity for all and allow tourists to pitch a tent and… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Parents Question Why Virginia High School Staging Drag Musical, Brunch
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A high school theater troupe is staging the risque musical “Kinky Boots” just outside the nation’s capital “in collaboration” with a… Read More
SecurityNews
DC Mayor Mum on Motorbikes on City Streets Without License Plates
The mayor’s office in Washington, D.C., has remained silent on widespread license-plate violations in the city following a Daily Signal investigation of the phenomenon of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
I Go to College in DC. Why Is It So Unsafe Here?
The words every parent dreads when a child goes off to college: “Mom, Dad. My school is on lockdown for an active shooter.” I’ve told… Read More
LawNews
EXCLUSIVE: What’s the Deal With Illegal Aliens on Motorized Bikes Without License Plates in DC?
Many drivers of two-wheeled motorized vehicles are breaking the law in the nation’s capital and don’t appear to be facing any consequences for doing so…. Read More
PoliticsNews
DC Archbishop: Joe Biden Is a ‘Cafeteria Catholic’
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., said in an interview over the weekend that President Joe Biden is a “cafeteria Catholic” who… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: DC Library Sought to Hire Ex-Felon for Drag Queen Story Hour
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL: A District of Columbia library sought to engage a drag queen with a criminal background to perform at pride-themed Drag Story… Read More
LawNews
Here’s How DC Created ‘Crime and Disorder Crisis,’ Witness Testifies at House Hearing
The nation’s capital has seen a drastic jump in violent crime in recent years, putting residents, visitors, and lawmakers at elevated risk of victimization. A… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Thank You, DC’: City Ends Haley’s GOP Primary Losing Streak
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley won the District of Columbia’s GOP primary on Sunday, her first win in a Republican nominating contest after a string… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How All Americans Are Paying for San Francisco’s Pork-Barrel Spending
Washington is once again facing a potential shutdown. Funding for the federal government will run out in early March unless the House and Senate can… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: DC Medical Examiner Confirms It Will Not Immediately Destroy Baby Bodies
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: The D.C. Medical Examiner will not immediately destroy the bodies of “The Five” aborted babies recovered from an abortion clinic… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: DC Will Pay If Authorities Dispose of Aborted Baby Remains, Cruz Warns
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Ted Cruz is accusing D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, and Chief Medical Examiner Francisco Diaz of… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: House Subcommittee Chairmen Pressure DC Mayor, Police to Preserve Aborted Baby Remains
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — The chairmen of two House of Representatives subcommittees are calling on D.C. authorities to preserve the remains of “The… Read More
LawCommentary
‘CRIME-RIDDEN EMBARRASSMENT’: Trump Says Quiet Part Out Loud About DC
Washington, D.C., is becoming an embarrassment to the nation. A horrific story that made national headlines illustrates what the city is becoming. A would-be carjacker… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Demand DOJ ‘Halt Plans’ by DC to Dispose of 5 Aborted Babies
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL— Republican congressional lawmakers are calling on the Department of Justice to “halt” any efforts to discard the bodies of five… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Cruz Calls for DC Medical Examiner to Investigate Aborted Babies’ Remains
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Ted Cruz has called for the Washington, D.C., medical examiner to conduct a “proper investigation” into whether a D.C. abortionist… Read More
LawNews
The Beltway Judge Hearing Trump Cases and Her Anti-Trump, Anti-Kavanaugh Husband
Washington glitterati assembled at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in October to celebrate federal employees making a difference in government. Hosted… Read More
EducationNews
‘Did Not Align With Our Mission’: Catholic University Fires Professor Who Brought in ‘Abortion Doula’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Catholic University confirmed to The Daily Signal that it has terminated the contract of the professor who invited a self-declared… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Carjackings in DC Doubled to a Staggering 959 in 2023
Our nation’s capital is a model of dysfunctional, clueless blue city governance. Nothing highlights that better than the explosion of crime—and especially carjackings—since 2020. The… Read More
SecurityNews
Illegal Immigrant Arrested at Capitol Carrying Machete Had Been Previously Held, Released
A man who authorities arrested at the U.S. Capitol in connection with carrying a machete and a knife is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Washington Subway’s Financial Woes Underscore Folly of Virginia Sports Arena Plan
It would be nearly impossible to make the folly of government economic development more obvious than two recent announcements in the Washington, D.C., area. On… Read More
