The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding hearings this week to review the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, an eminently qualified jurist to serve on the Supreme Court. When Kavanaugh, a long-serving federal appeals court judge, was first nominated, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, committed to every member that we would have the most open, […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court opened with fireworks Tuesday, as Democratic senators schemed to halt the hearing and liberal activists heckled lawmakers from the audience. What did Kavanaugh do to deserve such antics? He is, after all, supremely qualified—even the American Bar Association, long recognized as […]
South Africa has been thrown into the news because of President Donald Trump’s recent tweet that he instructed his secretary of state to “closely study” alleged land seizures from white farmers in South Africa. Earlier this year, a land confiscation motion was brought by radical Marxist opposition leader Julius Malema, and it passed South Africa’s […]
Chaos gripped the opening moments of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing Tuesday, as Democratic senators attempted to delay proceedings while protestors heckled Republican lawmakers. As Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, gave his opening statement, Democrats urged the panel to adjourn and delay the hearing, in view of the […]
USA Today columnist Christine Brennan was highly critical of Tiger Woods earlier this week for his refusal to weigh in on the politics of the day. Brennan, along with several reporters at Woods’ press conference following a recent tournament, seemed upset because he would not opine on the subject of President Donald Trump and race […]
CANTON, OHIO—Attendees of this 169-year-old Ohio county fair don’t come out to see politicians and politics aren’t on the forefront of their minds, but a large portion of the folks at the Stark County Fair had strong opinions on both when asked. The political climate of this county, known for its rural, farming areas and […]
President Donald Trump announced he’s not granting the usual 2.1 percent pay hike for federal employees, prompting staunch opposition from many Democratic lawmakers. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration to try to reign in excessive compensation packages for federal employees, after the president signed three executive orders in May. “Specifically, I have determined […]
Editor’s note: Commentaries on the ease with which illegal immigrants evade their day in court and the role of guns in defending life and property drew some strong reaction, which leads this week’s roundup of tour views. Be sure to write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: It’s well past time to end the […]
I went to speak to people who were lined up outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to pay their final respects to the to the late Sen. John McCain, who represented Arizona for over three decades in Congress. McCain, who died Saturday after battling brain cancer, lied in state Friday in the Capitol Rotunda, Here’s what folks […]
We break down the top media moments this week—and plenty of misses. President Donald Trump isn’t just taking on the mainstream media—this week he’s also dueling it out with tech conglomerate Google. It all started with a tweet when Trump called out Google for allegedly prioritizing search results for “national left-wing media.” Trump isn’t just going […]
