Fresno State Launches Investigation Into ‘Trump Must Hang’ Professor

The president of California State University, Fresno has launched an investigation into the professor who tweeted that “Trump must hang” and that Republicans should be executed for each immigrant deported. “While Fresno State is committed to state and federal constitutional rights of free speech, the content of statements by Dr. [Lars] Maischak warrants further review […]

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How Rogue Bureaucrats Undermine Sovereignty and Hurt American Interests

Foreign aid can help advance U.S. national interests, for example by promoting our values globally or by demonstrating to the world the goodwill of the American people. Calls to eliminate funding outright often fail to weigh this important function. But our lead aid agency has itself been jeopardizing this effort, and risking all-important public support, […]

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Despite Deceptive Headlines, Obamacare Remains As Unpopular As Ever

The Kaiser Family Foundation runs a monthly tracking poll on health care topics, including Obamacare, that provides those involved in the raging U.S. health care debate some helpful regular check-ins with public sentiment. The April edition has gotten some increased attention in light of the recent repeal attempts in the U.S. House of Representatives. CNBC […]

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23 Ways Big Government Is Hurting the Poor

Advocates for big government often equate expanding government with concern for the poor. But reality speaks to the contrary: Expanding government often has very harmful effects on the poor. This reality is precisely what is addressed in a forthcoming special report from The Heritage Foundation, “Big Government Policies that Hurt the Poor and How to […]

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The 2 Cases That Prove Neil Gorsuch Is Right for the Supreme Court

As modern Supreme Court nomination hearings go, Judge Neil Gorsuch’s were surprisingly uneventful. One of his judicial decisions that drew fire is Hobby Lobby v. Burwell. That case determined whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act should prevent the federal government from imposing the Affordable Care Act’s regulatory contraceptives mandate on a particular family-owned business contrary […]

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What Newt Gingrich Sees as Missteps by Trump, House Leaders in Failed Obamacare Repeal

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.—House Republican leaders made a big mistake by trying to rush through their plan to replace Obamacare, conservative star Newt Gingrich says. And, Gingrich adds, President Donald Trump should have waited longer to step in. Instead of setting unrealistic timelines that don’t account for the complexity of health care policy, the former House speaker […]

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We Hear You: I’m a Sailor, a Marine, and a Transgender Woman Who Was Born This Way

Editor’s note: One reader who we heard from awhile back marked March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility. So this weekend seemed like a fitting opportunity  to publish the letter as the lead item in our mailbag.—Ken McIntyre  Dear Daily Signal: At first I was going to ignore Kelsey Harkness’ video report and the comments, but there comes a […]

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