by Daniel Pipes Washington Times January 29, 2020 Along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, all my friends are delighted with Donald Trump’s plan to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. I agree that, in contrast with prior presidential plans, this one has much to commend it; unlike the Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and George W. Bush proposals, it […]
Wednesday was question-and-answer day in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, and it included a thought exercise in which Barack Obama asks Russia to investigate election rival Mitt Romney. Senators acting as jurors, and in some way judges, submitted questions in writing to Chief Justice John Roberts. He then read them out loud […]
President Trump made history today, signing the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) and keeping his signature promise to end the NAFTA era. Two decades of politicians ran for office vowing to replace NAFTA—but once elected, they never even tried. President @realDonaldTrump will ALWAYS fight for the American worker! ??? pic.twitter.com/foB4eI9kkN — The White House (@WhiteHouse) January […]
During President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, we’ll hear a lot of talk about our rules for governing. One frequent claim is that our nation is a democracy. If we’ve become a democracy, it would represent a deep betrayal of our Founders, who saw democracy as another form of tyranny. In fact, the word democracy appears […]
Excellent quote from Dershowitz… 30 Presidents have been accused of ‘abuse of power’ and not a single one was impeached. Alan Dershowitz describes “the great danger” in the Democrats impeachment, noting he opposes it to protect the Constitution from “partisan misuse and weaponization. Alan Dershowitz highlight from tonight on CNN Professor Dershowitz is right here […]
President Donald Trump’s lawyers briskly completed final arguments against removing their client from office Tuesday, taking a fraction of the 24 hours allotted to them in the Senate impeachment trial. Their wrapup Tuesday after less than two hours–following two hours Saturday and eight hours Monday–was a stark contrast from House Democrats’ impeachment managers. The Democrats […]
The Supreme Court Monday allowed the Trump administration to enforce a new rule that will deny green cards to foreign nationals who use taxpayer-funded social services, lifting lower court injunctions that blocked the change. The 5-4 vote followed familiar ideological lines, with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan in dissent. […]
President Donald Trump’s lawyers hit the Senate floor Monday for the second day of defense arguments in his impeachment trial, amid what Democrats called a bombshell from a forthcoming book by the president’s former national security adviser, John Bolton. The Bolton book wasn’t a direct topic during the arguments. But the president’s lawyers addressed the […]
The “Bethel effect” is a term used to describe the community impact of Bethel Church in Redding, California. The congregation has gained national and international attention for its hands-on approach to serving the city. Pastor Kris Vallotton joins The Daily Signal Podcast today to explain how and why Bethel Church has chosen to love its […]
Editor’s note: This week’s dip into the mailbag isn’t impeachment free, but does show that much more is on the minds of The Daily Signal’s audience. You too can write us at [email protected] Dear Daily Signal: Thank you for Katrina Trinko’s well-written, objective article about conditions in San Francisco, which is very rare these days […]
