Articles by Fred Lucas

EconomyNews

Trump Frames Tax Vote as Swamp Drainers vs. Swamp Dwellers

Fred Lucas | November 29, 2017

As the Senate prepares to vote on a tax reform package, President Donald Trump called the vote a “moment of truth.” “In the coming days,… Read More

EconomyNews

Dumping Net Neutrality Is ‘Opposite of Authoritarianism,’ FCC Chief Says Amid Death Threats

Fred Lucas | November 28, 2017

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, in defending his proposal to do away with his predecessor’s 2015 net neutrality policy, made a not-so-subtle reference to… Read More

EconomyNews

New Director Alone Can’t Fix ‘Rogue’ Consumer Agency

Fred Lucas | November 27, 2017

A new director, short or long term, won’t be enough to address accountability problems at the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, critics said as a… Read More

LawNews

States Spurning Election Commission Show Irregularities in Voter Registration

Fred Lucas | November 22, 2017

Many of the states refusing to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s election commission aren’t in compliance with federal law on maintaining voter registration lists, according… Read More

SocietyNews

After Agent’s Death, Trump Declares US ‘Must Build the Wall!’

Fred Lucas | November 20, 2017

President Donald Trump is renewing his demand that Congress fund a wall on the southern border after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed from… Read More

LawNews

Trump Administration Cites MS-13 Arrest to Push Change in Minor Immigrant Law

Fred Lucas | November 17, 2017

The Trump administration is pointing to a large federal roundup of members of the violent gang MS-13 as vindication of increased enforcement efforts and reason… Read More

SocietyNews

Trump Administration’s 2 Priorities for Welfare Reform Executive Order

Fred Lucas | November 17, 2017

President Donald Trump is making welfare reform a major priority and will sign an executive order laying out the administration’s goals while also urging action… Read More

PoliticsNews

Democrats’ Move to Impeach Trump Seen as Political Theater

Fred Lucas | November 17, 2017

Spurred by recent state election wins, a liberal billionaire, and a leading legal scholar on the left, six House Democrats have signed onto a resolution… Read More

LawNews

6 Key Elements in Understanding the Tangled Uranium One Scandal

Fred Lucas | November 16, 2017

Two House committees are investigating the tangled deal involving Russia, its acquiring of U.S. uranium, and Bill and Hillary Clinton. But the multiple layers that… Read More

LawNews

Attorney General Cautious About Naming Special Counsel for Hillary Scandals

Fred Lucas | November 14, 2017

The Justice Department is reviewing whether to name a special counsel to investigate unresolved issues surrounding Hillary Clinton, Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a House… Read More

PoliticsAnalysis

Podcast: The Left Turns on Bill Clinton

Fred Lucas | November 14, 2017

In today’s podcast, we discuss how the left is turning on Bill Clinton amid this climate of new seriousness about sexual abuse and harassment allegations…. Read More

LawNews

Conservative Lawmakers Question Jeff Sessions’ Inaction on Clinton, Obama Scandals

Fred Lucas | November 13, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has grown accustomed to stormy congressional hearings, but when he goes before a House committee Tuesday, much of the grilling is… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Right Side of History: Brian Kilmeade Explains Why We Should Admire Andrew Jackson

Fred Lucas | November 13, 2017

“The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events… Read More

EconomyNews

How the Senate Tax Plan Differs From the House Legislation

Fred Lucas | November 09, 2017

Senate Republicans released a tax plan Thursday distinct from the House plan in that it delays the corporate tax cut until 2019, but would slightly… Read More

PoliticsNews

Trump Nominees Languish in GOP-Controlled Senate

Fred Lucas | November 09, 2017

Fewer than half of President Donald Trump’s executive branch and judicial nominees have been confirmed by the Senate—the lowest number of confirmations in the past… Read More

LawNews

Supreme Court Postpones Hearing in Case That Could Have Significant Implications for Voter Fraud

Fred Lucas | November 08, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court postponed a hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday on a potential landmark case regarding Ohio’s policy of purging its voter registration rolls… Read More

PoliticsNews

Trump White House Recognizes 100 Years of Victims of Communism

Fred Lucas | November 07, 2017

The White House issued a statement Tuesday commemorating the National Day for the Victims of Communism, on the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution that… Read More

PoliticsAnalysis

Podcast: Rand Paul Isn’t First Politician to Be Assaulted

Fred Lucas | November 06, 2017

https://soundcloud.com/dailysignal/the-daily-signal-podcast-episode-101 Today, on the first episode of The Daily Signal’s new weekday podcast, we discuss the terrible shooting in Texas, how Sen. Rand Paul was assaulted,… Read More

EconomyNews

House GOP Unveils Details of Tax Reform Bill

Fred Lucas | November 02, 2017

The details of the Republican tax reform plan released Thursday mostly reflect the goals laid out by President Donald Trump, including cutting the corporate tax… Read More

SecurityNews

What Trump Wants US to Do to Prevent Another Terror Attack

Fred Lucas | November 01, 2017

President Donald Trump supported eliminating the diversity visa program before, but is emphasizing the need to do so after the terrorist attack in New York… Read More

LawNews

Podesta Group’s Ties to Manafort Case Loom Larger in Mueller Probe

Fred Lucas | October 31, 2017

The lobbying group co-founded by Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign chairman is in the crosshairs of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, being mentioned indirectly Monday… Read More

LawNews

White House Dismissive of 2 Indictments, Guilty Plea in Russia Probe

Fred Lucas | October 30, 2017

Even though Paul Manafort was indicted Monday on charges that weren’t connected to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, some legal experts think prosecutors are pursuing leverage… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Right Side of History: How ‘God-Given Rights’ and American Exceptionalism Are Inseparable

Fred Lucas | October 30, 2017

“The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events… Read More

SocietyNews

What’s Next for Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions

Fred Lucas | October 26, 2017

President Donald Trump has said he would sign a ban on abortions more than halfway through pregnancy, but first it needs to reach his desk…. Read More

LawNews

4 Examples of What Happens When Jurisdictions Don’t Cooperate With ICE

Fred Lucas | October 25, 2017

“Sanctuary” policies haven’t kept federal immigration authorities from doing their job, but there have been numerous cases of local jurisdictions refusing to cooperate with Immigration… Read More

EconomyNews

Pence: ‘Everyday Working People’ to Benefit Most From Tax Reform

Fred Lucas | October 25, 2017

Saying that Americans get hit hardest when the country can’t compete with the rest of the world because of its tax code, Vice President Mike… Read More

EconomyNews

GOP Senator and Former CEO Warns: ‘Important’ to Do Tax Reform in 2017, Not Later

Fred Lucas | October 24, 2017

If Congress doesn’t pass tax reform, there could be significant economic consequences, a leading senator and business leader said Tuesday. “We are doing things differently… Read More

PoliticsNews

GOP Leader Holding Up Trump Budget Nominee Over Hurricane Funding

Fred Lucas | October 22, 2017

It was Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who launched a broadside against President Donald Trump’s budget nominee over religious views, but it’s the No. 2 Republican… Read More

InternationalNews

US, South Korea Stand United Against Kim Ahead of Trump’s Asia Trip

Fred Lucas | October 20, 2017

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in could be set to take an international good cop/bad cop approach in handling the North Korean… Read More

Health CareNews

2 States Ravaged by Opioids Show Difference Faith Makes

Fred Lucas | October 20, 2017

HANOVER, N.H.—There is a strong correlation between lack of religious attendance and illicit drug use, research shows in contrasting two states hit hard by the… Read More