Trump Finds an Unlikely Defender on Wiretapping: Dennis Kucinich

President Donald Trump received some unlikely support this week when former congressman and two-time Democrat presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said that he had been subject to wiretapping under the Obama administration. “I can vouch for the fact that extracurricular surveillance does occur, regardless of whether it is officially approved,” Kucinich wrote in an op-ed published […]

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Foes of Government Excess to Pick ‘Champion of Waste’ in March Madness Parody

Two lawmakers have turned a government waste report into an online imitation of college basketball’s March Madness. Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., set up the #SourSixteen Tournament of Waste to highlight what they call some of the worst examples of how government spends taxpayers’ dollars. This was actually kind of fun. This is why […]

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The Daily Signal Won’t Be Bullied by the Establishment Media

“What’s a legitimate news outlet?” Apparently not The Daily Signal, if you believe the self-proclaimed arbiters of journalism who represent the “mainstream” media. The Washington Post published a story Friday with that audacious headline, questioning the “unusual” development of our White House correspondent’s handling pool coverage for Vice President Mike Pence. Fred Lucas, who joined […]

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Next Farm Bill Shouldn’t Play Favorites With Energy

The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit is holding a hearing March 9 entitled, “The Next Farm Bill: Rural Development Energy Programs.” The 2002 farm bill was the first to contain an energy title, which has since grown to include direct handouts and loan guarantees for advanced biofuels and bio-refineries, renewable chemicals, and bio-based […]

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Capitol Hill’s Misleading Claims on Tax Credits for Health Care

Most conservative health care experts are panning House Speaker Paul Ryan’s health care plan, which would keep in place the fundamental architecture of Obamacare. Rather than listening to constructive feedback from the policy community, however, House Republicans appear to be attempting to throw chaff in the air and ram their flawed proposal through Congress. Proponents of […]

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Professors, Students Demand College Start Fund for Illegal Immigrants

Cornell University students hosted a protest to demand the college provide funds for all illegal immigrant students. The protest, organized by the Cornell Coalition for Inclusive Democracy, drew about 250 students and faculty members, reports Heat Street. The protesters want the school to provide special funding for all immigrant students, even those not protected by the […]

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We Hear You: The NAACP, Political Correctness, and School Choice

Editor’s note: Today your letters include thoughtful responses to a commentary by  school choice activist Virginia Walden Ford and to a Daily Signal supporter’s appeal about making a difference on important issues.  Want to write us? You’ll see how below. —Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I agree with Virginia Walden Ford’s commentary article. The NAACP has become […]

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