SocietyNews
Texas Looks to Bury Aborted Babies Despite Legal Objections From Abortion Groups
A new set of rules in Texas requiring aborted babies to be cremated or buried has prompted a legal battle in the Lone Star State…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How Your Donation to The Daily Signal Makes a Difference
One of the best things about my job as The Daily Signal’s editor-in-chief is hearing from you, our readers. And judging from the amount of… Read More
EconomyNews
Here’s How Low-Income Americans Feel About the Obama Administration’s New Lending Regulations
In order to crack down on what’s known as “predatory lenders,” the Obama administration proposed new rules that require short-term lenders to ensure customers have… Read More
PoliticsNews
Obama Breaks Single-Day Record With 78 Pardons
President Barack Obama granted 153 commutations and 78 pardons Monday, the most individual acts of clemency granted in one day by any president in American history…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Despite Conservative Victories in 2016, Assisted Suicide Has Gained Ground
While the nation’s attention has been squarely on President-elect Donald Trump’s win in recent weeks, election night also saw several significant losses for conservatives. Among… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Trump on Life, Conscience, and Religious Freedom in His Own Words
As my colleague Ryan T. Anderson and I have argued, it’s time to act to defend innocent human life and make religious freedom great again…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Russia-Turkey Relations Unlikely to Be Derailed by Shooting of Ambassador
The shocking assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey at an Ankara art exhibition on Monday by a Turk seemingly motivated by the situation in… Read More
PoliticsNews
Here’s the Tool Congress Can Use to Curtail Obama’s Regulation Legacy
Conservatives in Congress have a plan to undo a large number of regulations from the last few months of President Barack Obama’s time in office…. Read More
LawNews
Leading Critic of Trump’s Attorney General Pick Withdrew Accusation in 1986
A vocal opponent of confirming Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as U.S. attorney general recanted part of his critical testimony 30 years ago against Sessions being… Read More
LawNews
The ‘Staggering’ Campaign of Liberal Billionaire George Soros to Swing Local Prosecutor Elections
As part of his quest to overhaul the American justice system, liberal billionaire George Soros is targeting local prosecutor races like the one in Harris… Read More
LawCommentary
Middle School Girl Gets Suspended for Possessing a Butter Knife
Who would have thought a butter knife could become the center of a school controversy? Last month, officials at Silver Trail Middle School near Miami,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Foiled Coup Plot in US-Allied Montenegro Has Russia’s Fingerprints All Over It
A recently foiled coup plot in the small but geographically important Balkan nation of Montenegro underscores the lengths to which Russia will go to undermine… Read More
Economy News
What to Know About the Fiscal Hawk Trump Chose as Budget Director
President-elect Donald Trump chose one of the most outspoken fiscal conservatives in Congress, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, to be director of the Office of Management and… Read More
PoliticsNews
4 Ways Congress Sought to Change or Scrap the Electoral College
On Monday, 538 presidential electors selected by voters on Nov. 8 will choose a president when the Electoral College votes in states across the country…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Obama Says Media Helped Putin in ‘Obsession’ With Leaks That Hurt Clinton
President Barack Obama used part of his final White House press conference of the year to take shots at Russia and the media, and to… Read More
SecurityNews
How Russia’s Cyberattacks Have Affected Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s May 25, 2014, presidential election was a pivotal moment for the country. A revolution that February, in which more than 100 died, had… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Cyberattacks Are a Major Security Threat. Here’s How to Deter Them.
Nearly two years ago, North Korea launched a cyberattack against Sony that nearly crippled the movie giant. The U.S. responded by imposing yet another round… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China’s Seizure of US Navy Drone Tests Trump
In the past 48 hours, the temperature in the South China Sea has risen significantly. The first development came with reports that China had placed… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What the Third Amendment Teaches About Individual Rights and Responsibilities
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say that the Third Amendment is their favorite one—not even the most geeky law student I have known…. Read More
Commentary
Passport Recall in Western China Signals a Major Human Rights Problem
Recent developments in western China have brought to light human rights concerns that should have the United States’ attention. On Oct. 20, the Shihezi Public… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Social Security Needs Real Reform, Not Just a New Commission
Social Security was a fact of life in 20th-century America, but it may soon reach a critical fork in the road. In less than two… Read More
SocietyCommentary
PoliticsCommentary
Here’s What the Founders Thought About Term Limits
With the sudden dominance of Republicans in Congress, state legislatures, and, of course, the White House, conservatives have an incredible opportunity to restore constitutional principles… Read More
Health CareCommentary
7 Years on, Obamacare Is Less Pro-Life Than Anything We Were Told
Open enrollment for Obamacare plans is well under way, having started Nov. 1 and running through Jan. 31, 2017. Not only is Obamacare proving unaffordable… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Obama’s Last Gift to Planned Parenthood
President Barack Obama has given Planned Parenthood a parting gift in the final weeks of his administration. As reported by The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Fearmongering Harry Reid Is Spewing Lies About Obamacare
Democrats have lied about Obamacare from the beginning, but outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., apparently intends to tell the biggest lie of all… Read More
LawNews
Trump Vows to Back Term Limits. So Do These 48 Lawmakers.
Convincing lawmakers in Congress to limit their time in office has always been a tall order, but a presidential megaphone for the issue also has… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Facebook’s Reliance on Liberal Fact-Checkers Means Your News Is About to Be Censored
Facebook doesn’t think you know what’s “fake news” and what’s not. In an announcement Thursday, the social media giant said it was going to crack down… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Interior Pick Pledges to Follow Model of Teddy Roosevelt
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he has selected Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., a former Navy SEAL who broke with the Republican platform over federal lands,… Read More
PoliticsNews
The 4 Steps Facebook Is Taking to Crack Down on ‘Fake News’
Facebook announced Thursday an aggressive plan to combat so-called “fake news,” giving users more power to report hoaxes and empowering fact-checking outlets as arbiters. The… Read More
