The Republican National Committee today adopted a resolution in support of reforming the nation’s criminal justice laws, in a significant sign of bipartisan consensus to undo mass incarceration in America. In the one-page resolution, obtained by The Daily Signal, the RNC commends conservative-led states that have adopted policies to reduce their prison populations—such as Texas, […]
Today at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, Secretary of State John Kerry and representatives of over 130 nations will sign the Framework Convention on Climate Change agreement that was negotiated in Paris last December. According to President Obama, this “historic agreement” will “hold every country accountable” if they fail to meet its carbon […]
Ted Cruz delivered a powerful speech in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 19th. While Donald Trump is eagerly dividing the GOP in order to hand the Presidency to Hillary, Cruz has been uniting the party and the entire nation. You can watch his Reaganesque speech here: There is some great commentary on this speech from Townhall: […]
A Minnesota commuter rail line is costing taxpayers approximately $22 per passenger, per trip. “When you’re subsidizing about 80 percent of every trip on the line, it’s a really big fiscal disaster,” Annette Meeks, Freedom Foundation of Minnesota CEO, told The Daily Signal. The Minnesota Northstar rail opened for service in the fall of 2009, […]
The Islamic State (ISIS) group has tightened the noose on a regime-held enclave in eastern Syria, overrunning part of the city of Deir Ezzor and advancing on its vital airbase, a monitor said Wednesday. “ISIS seized the Al-Sinaa neighbourhood of Deir Ezzor on Tuesday evening and fighting is continuing on the edge of the airport,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. An estimated 200,000 […]
Republicans on the special House panel investigating the transfer of fetal tissue from aborted babies will present evidence in a hearing today that breaks down the price per body part. With release of this evidence, Republicans say, they have enough documentation to show that several abortion clinics and middleman procurement businesses may have violated federal […]
A senior Hungarian Cabinet minister warned that refugees entering Europe are anti-Semitic to defend his government’s tough stance on admitting them. Janos Lazar, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s powerful Cabinet chief, delivered the warning April 14 during a news conference in Budapest, the news site NOL reported. “Refugees entering Europe now are strongly anti-Semitic,” he said […]
A Brazilian public school was named for Aleksander Henryk Laks, the late iconic president of the Brazilian Association of Holocaust Survivors. The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, led the naming ceremony on April 14. Jewish and government officials were on hand. “Mr. Laks’ dedication to preserve the memory of the Shoah is the […]
After a week of campaigning, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has called it quits on a short-lived effort to win a post inside Senate leadership. A conservative upstart, Lee tried to break into the GOP’s upper ranks and win the fourth-ranking position as chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee. If successful, the effort would have […]
At a rally in Buffalo, New York, businessman Donald Trump appears to have misspoke when he was discussing the 9/11 attacks. He instead referred to them as “7/11.” Listen to Trump below and make the determination of what he said for yourself: LOL https://t.co/E1KscqxpdW — andrew kaczynski ???? (@KFILE) April 19, 2016 Unfortunately, that was not […]
