Working With Green Groups, Local Governments Use This Kind of Lawsuit to Get Cash From Oil Giants

Cities and counties across the country are teaming up with environmental groups to drill for revenue by using public-nuisance lawsuits against some of the world’s largest energy companies. These local governments claim oil giants, such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and others, have caused global warming that they say is damaging their communities, and they want […]

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A Month of Data Provides Ample Evidence for Why Law-Abiding Citizens Own Firearms

There is no denying that lawful gun owners use their firearms in self-defense far more often than those decrying the “myth” of a good guy with a gun would care to admit. Firearms are, in fact, used for self-defense often and effectively. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, notorious for its anti-gun bias, acknowledges […]

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We Hear You: Family Separation, Open Borders, and Other Immigration Issues, Here and in Europe

Editor’s note: Lots of folks write us about illegal immigration, but our lead letter on the topic this time comes from an American mom living in Costa Rica. Like her, you may send your thoughts to [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: It appears that an adviser may have intentionally misled President Trump that a separation policy […]

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Left’s War on Gov. Walker in Wisconsin Was a Dry Run for Its ‘Resistance’ Against Trump

Good morning America. You are now entering Wisconsin, circa 2011. The left’s #Resistance movement today against all things Trump is what big labor brought the Badger State seven years ago when “progressives” stomped all over civility in a campaign to topple Republican Gov. Scott Walker. “What happened in Wisconsin … is being writ large across the country,” […]

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Must-See Moments: Supreme Court’s Major Role In Trump Presidency

The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week. We’re halfway through 2018 and this week, we’re counting down the top 10 must-see moments of the year. Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement announcement spawned a whole new level of hysteria, the Robert Mueller investigation is still going on, and media […]

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Ninth Anniversary of The Conservative Papers

Today marks the ninth anniversary of the first published post of The Conservative Papers appearing on the web. Nine years ago on the seventh day of the seventh month of 2009 (July 7th), The Conservative Papers came to fruition. With almost 15,000 posts along with a growing library of content, we are increasingly expanding our presence on […]

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In Resignation Letter, EPA’s Pruitt Cites ‘Unrelenting Attacks,’ Says ‘Transformative Work’ Occurring in Trump Administration

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt cited “unrelenting attacks” against himself and his family in his resignation letter that was delivered to President Donald Trump on Thursday. Pruitt thanked Trump for allowing him to serve at EPA, but says “the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and taken a sizeable toll on […]

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