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Britain's Prince Harry may have received “preferential treatment” when granted his U.S. visa, according to Nile Gardiner of The Heritage Foundation.  Harry, the Duke of Sussex, publicly admitted to drug use in his recent memoir “Spare,” but it's not known whether the royal disclosed his drug use on his visa application, an admission that can slow the application process or result in its rejection....

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., blocks a vote on a measure to ban federal mask mandates.  New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the migrant crisis “will destroy New York City” More than 440 reporters lose their White House press credentials becasue of a new White House policy. Coach Joe Kennedy resigns from Bremerton School District after first fo...

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville doesn’t appear bothered by criticism from those who say his blocking of military promotions over a Defense Department policy relating to abortion funding is “unprecedented.” “I don’t care what they say. I was an elected senator from the state of Alabama,” says Tuberville, who won his Senate seat in November 2020.  “Again, if I was affecting readiness … I do truly b...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance introduced the Freedom to Breathe Act on Tuesday. Our colleague Fred Lucas is reporting that the House Oversight and Accountability Committee is seeking to know what steps the Secret Service took to tip off Hunter Biden in the criminal investigation into his overseas business activities: https://www.dailysign...

J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Lord of the Rings," calls us to be heroic and to sacrifice for one another, according to the author of a new book on Tolkien's "Sanctifying Myth." "I'm very glad when I look at the numbers of how many books of Tolkien's still sell and that almost anything that is publishable has been published by Tolkien," Bradley Birzer, a history professor and the Russell Amos Kirk...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did not have a stroke or seizure Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island has asked Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate conservative Justice Samuel Alito.  Our colleague Fred Lucas reports that the Family and Medical Leave Act was a “first step” when it became law 30 years ago and...

More than 100 million people.  That’s how many people “communism as an ideology has killed,” says Andrew Bremberg, president of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.  “I just want that to sink in. That is an incredible number to try to fathom or … imagine,” Bremberg, a former ambassador, says, adding:  And that includes not just [Josef] Stalin and the tens of millions killed under Stalin’s...

Committees and hearings play a critical role in the operations of Congress. But how are members assigned to committees? And do congressional hearings actually advance legislation and investigations? Kyle Brosnan, chief counsel for The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project, goes beneath the surface in today's edition of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain how Congress really works and the criti...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Justice Clarence Thomas releases his annual financial disclosure.  Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges he faces in Georgia.  Three people have been killed as a result of hurricane Idalia.  GOP 2024 presidential candidates weigh in on the possibility of new COVID-19 lockdowns.   Relevant Links Listen to other podcast...

Many Americans have seen a "Schoolhouse Rock" video explaining how Congress operates, or they may have taken political science classes in school. But neither paints the full picture of how Congress "actually works," Clint Brown says. Take the introduction of bills in Congress as an example, says Brown, vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation. (The Daily Signal is Heritage...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Fred Lucas reports the House committee investigating alleged influence peddling by the Biden family is seeking records on Air Force Two flights that then-Vice President Joe Biden took with son Hunter Biden: House Investigators Allege Biden ‘Abused’ Office in Hunter’s Trips on Air Force 2 Tyler O’Neil reports that eight Republican senators...

The Founding Fathers feared the power of the legislative branch from its inception in the late 1700s. They did not want to trade one tyrant for a group of tyrants, one professor tells "The Daily Signal Podcast," so they “deliberately made Congress weak by dividing it up into these two bodies,” the House and the Senate.  According to Joseph Postell, Hillsdale College associate professor of politics...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, has cancer.  The Biden administration announces 10 drugs that have been chosen for medicare price negotiations. Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst wants federal bureaucrats to return to in-person work.  Miami Republican Mayor Francis Suarez ends his bid for the White House.  R...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey spent the last week battling for the state's law protecting children from irreversible transgender interventions, both surgical and hormonal. "We're winning this fight and it's important to keep fighting and pushing forward not to give up one inch of space in order to protect kids," he stressed. The attorney general joined The Daily Signal podcast to break d...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: A judge sets the court date for former President Donald Trump’s election interference case.  The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit discovers that it appears Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss colluded with the Department of Justice to respond to congressional inquiries related to the Hunt...

“The American dream is alive and well,” Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, says, “but only if we work at it.” “We must continue to work,” Sears says. “We must make sure that our children understand that they must take their place in society, that their job is no less than preserving America for the next generation.” Sears, who previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates, is author of the bo...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Former President Donald Trump has his mugshot taken at Georgia jail.  Mask mandates make an appearance once again as COVID-19 cases rise.  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign raises over $1 million after the first GOP debate.  A U.S. District Court judge denies Maryland parents’ request for an order allowing them to opt their...

With the clock ticking closer to the Sept. 30 government funding deadline, the conservative House Freedom Caucus this week outlined its official position on Washington’s latest spending debate. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., a member of the Freedom Caucus, spoke to The Daily Signal about why conservatives are insisting House Republicans honor their promise to reduce government spending while also enacting...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Former President Donald Trump is booked in Fulton County, Georgia jail. Highlights from the first GOP presidential debate.  A little more than half of the men housed in Wisconsin Department of Corrections facilities who identify as transgender women have been convicted of at least one count of sexual assault or sexual abuse. Wagner mercen...

The town of Lahaina, Hawaii, looks like it's been "bombed," The Daily Signal's Tony Kinnett says after visiting fire-devastated areas on the island of Maui.  Kinnett, investigative columnist for The Daily Signal, spent five days on the ground in Lahaina and elsewhere on Maui. Where government officials have failed, he says, locals have stepped up to serve the needs of the community.  "The locals a...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Donald Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson will be released at 9 p.m. tonight, the same time as the GOP presidential candidate debate.  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy indicates that if President Joe Biden wants to avoid an impeachment inquiry, he should provide requested documents.  The South Carolina Supreme Court rules that th...

Tonight is the first Republican presidential debate, where eight candidates will square off in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Who has the most to gain and most to lose? And what topics will dominate the debate? Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, host of "The Sean Spicer Show," spoke to The Daily Signal about what he'll be watching and why his old boss—former President Donald Trump—opted to do...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The Biden administration announced a new White House Counsel today: Ed Siskel  Hawaiian locals react to President Biden’s remarks about the wildfires. Three top House Republicans are concerned about a reported hostage deal the Biden White House has done with Iran. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www....

How does a church community respond when someone comes through the doors who identifies as transgender, or who is struggling with his or her gender identity? What does a response of love look like? According to author-lawyer John Bursch, the “very first response is accompaniment.”  “Just like anybody who is suffering in any situation, whether it be a physical situation, a life situation, a mental...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Locals weigh in on President Biden’s handling of the Hawaii wildfires  House conservative lawmakers say any spending bill must include provisions on border security, and Justice Department “weaponization” Former President Trump confirms he won’t participate in first GOP primary debate Republican candidates Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, an...