LawNews
4 Takeaways From the James Comey Memos
The seven memos written by James Comey while he was still FBI director about his conversations with President Donald Trump are illuminating while offering no… Read More
SocietyNews
Boston College Philosophy Professor Offers Students Extra Credit for Going on First Date
A Boston College philosophy professor—dubbed the “dating professor” for offering extra credit for students who go on first dates—says that dating has become “a weirdly… Read More
LawCommentary
Comey’s Handling of Hillary Clinton Shows Us He’s No Hero
After being pressed by former top Bill Clinton political aide George Stephanopoulos on ABC News, James Comey admitted that he had “screwed up a couple… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Mortgage Down Payment Assistance Puts Taxpayers at Greater Risk
In January 2017, the Obama administration decided to reduce the mortgage insurance premiums charged by the Federal Housing Administration. Fortunately, after taking office later that… Read More
EconomyNews
Cruz Pushes to Make the Tax Cuts Permanent
Republicans are looking to make the tax cuts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act President Donald Trump signed into law Dec. 22 permanent. “We’ve… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Lithuania Is a Post-Soviet Success Story
This year is the 100th anniversary of Lithuanian independence, and millions of Lithuanians are celebrating. But independence isn’t the only thing Lithuanians have to celebrate…. Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Podcast: The Week in Review, Plus an Interview With Rep. Louie Gohmert on Comey and Mueller
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano review the week’s top news. We feature an exclusive interview with Rep…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
South Dakota Republicans Push for Higher Taxes
President Donald Trump may have spearheaded a large tax cut late last year, but two members of his party apparently prefer that Americans pay more…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Remembering Columbine, 19 Years Later
It’s one of those moments that life sears into our memory. Nineteen years ago today, Americans turned on the news. And we saw it: the… Read More
LawNews
Andrew McCabe, FBI’s Former No. 2, Faces Criminal Probe for Lying, Leaking
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has asked for a criminal probe of the FBI’s recently ousted top deputy for leaking and lying to investigators, several… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Transition of Power in Cuba: What You Need to Know
For the first time since 1959, on Thursday someone with a last name other than Castro became president of the island nation. However, as Heritage… Read More
EconomyNews
Budget Director Mick Mulvaney Says He Will Ask Congress to Cut Spending in ‘Coming Weeks’
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney says his staff will soon be sending a package to Congress to rescind some of the planned… Read More
LawCommentary
Add These Voter Fraud Cases to the Growing List
Despite the lack of media coverage, evidence of election fraud continues to mount. This week, The Heritage Foundation added 26 new entries to its election… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Problematic Women: The Legacy of Barbara Bush
On this week’s edition of “Problematic Women” we discuss Nikki Haley standing up for herself, a GQ writer calling a Taylor Swift cover “hate speech,”… Read More
SocietyNews
He Persuaded the Columbine Killers Not to Murder Him
Nineteen years ago, one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history happened at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Thirteen lives were lost, and… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Hears Case on Internet Sales Tax
Should online retailers have to collect sales taxes for states? That’s the central question in South Dakota v. Wayfair, a case dealing with the state’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Renewed US Leadership Blocks Abortion Agenda at the UN
For the third time in the past four years, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development has ended in failure—good news for defenders of national sovereignty in the face of… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Podcast: Happy Tax Freedom Day!
Today is Tax Freedom Day, and The Heritage Foundation’s Adam Michel joins us to discuss that, tax reform 2.0, and how your taxes will be… Read More
EconomyNews
The Labor Board Is Now GOP-Run. Here’s 1 Big Change It Could Make to Rein In Unions.
An Obama administration rule that fast-tracked elections to establish unions at private companies could be on the chopping block of a federal labor agency three… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Netflix Must Ensure ‘13 Reasons Why’ Is Safe for Kids
Millions of children and teens recently watched another teen commit the most graphically explicit suicide ever depicted on TV—without any warnings to parents that such… Read More
EconomyNews
Q&A With Rep. Kevin Brady: ‘America’s Back’ Because of Tax Cuts
House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about the historic tax reform package passed by Congress and… Read More
LawCommentary
Congress Shouldn’t Forget Local Role in Setting Drone Policy
As Congress works through its reauthorization package for the Federal Aviation Administration, it should hold fast to first principles. Although lawmakers are contemplating legislation on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
American Pastor Back Behind Bars in Turkey
They may not have had any evidence against American pastor Andrew Brunson, but that didn’t stop Turkish officials from holding a 13-hour hearing. For the… Read More
PoliticsNews
Obama Interior Secretaries Spent More Than Ryan Zinke on Chartered Flights
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has spent far fewer taxpayer dollars on chartered flights than his two predecessors in the Obama administration, public records show. The… Read More
EconomyNews
Tax Reform 2.0 Is About Creating Culture of Ongoing Reforms, Ways and Means Chairman Says
House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, says he wants tax reform 2.0 to be about creating a culture of reform so that the… Read More
SocietyNews
Parkland Student Plans Conservative Livestream on Columbine Anniversary
Conservative Parkland student Kyle Kashuv is organizing a pro-Second Amendment Facebook Live show on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. I am… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Chick-Fil-A-Phobes Are Back With New Symptoms
Move over, Trump Derangement Syndrome. Another unhinged liberal pathology is back: Chick-fil-A-phobia. Perhaps, in the interest of public health, the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More
LawCommentary
Gorsuch Defends the Rule of Law in Immigration Case
If you take anything away from Justice Neil Gorsuch’s opinion concurring with the Supreme Court’s so-called “liberal” bloc in an immigration case this week, it… Read More
LawNews
Republicans Call for Justice Department Investigation Into Comey, Clinton, Others
A group of House Republicans has called for the Department of Justice to investigate a laundry list of former agency heads and people involved in… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Podcast: California Shows Progressive Policies Don’t Work
The Daily Signal’s Jarrett Stepman joins us for today’s podcast, where we talk about the changes that helped make California so liberal. Plus: We discuss… Read More
