Politics

Ranked Choice Voting Diminishes Minority Voting

Ranked choice voting, in which voters rank candidates on a ballot rather than choose one, may harm black and Native American voters disproportionately, according to a new study by a Princeton University professor.  Minority candidates also may be undercut by ranked choice voting, said Nolan McCarty, a professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton’s […]

Biden Admin Eyes Seizing Ownership, Control of Some Patents

If it ain’t broke, break it. That’s Joe Biden’s guiding principle. He took President Donald Trump’s much-tighter southern border and ripped it as wide open as a gutted trout’s belly. Biden turned Trump’s energy independence into begging Iran and Venezuela to pump more oil. And Biden devolved Trump’s peace in the Middle East into a five-front Arab war […]

Rubio Outlines 3-Point Pro-Life Strategy Memo for Republicans

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has a plan for a Republican Party struggling to message on abortion post-Roe v. Wade. “Pro-life Americans, leaders, and elected officials should consider three distinct, but related,steps to reverse course,” Rubio writes in a memo first obtained by The Daily Signal. The senator plans to share […]

Blackburn Introduces Pro-Life ‘Women’s Right to Know Act’

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is introducing pro-life legislation Tuesday aimed at protecting the health of both the mother and child. Blackburn’s Women’s Right to Know Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., in the House of Representatives, would set medical requirements that abortionists would have to meet before they can abort […]

Majority of Americans Oppose Schools Using Preferred Pronouns

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A majority of Americans oppose the use of preferred pronouns in schools, according to a report released Tuesday by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The Becket Fund’s Religious Freedom Index findings revealed a reversal in attitudes toward leftist school pronoun policies requiring that children and school employees address each […]

What to Know About Trump’s Iowa Caucus Win

The polls didn’t lie. Former President Donald Trump was projected to be the winner of the Iowa caucuses Monday night just about 30 minutes after they began. In the polls, Trump had a 30-point lead, give or take, over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as Iowans arrived at their […]

Trump Delivers ‘Come Together’ Victory Speech in Iowa

After a giant win in the Iowa caucus, former President Donald Trump took a gracious tone in his victory speech, and talked about issues such as border security, energy independence and paying down the national debt.  “I really think this is time now for everybody, our country, to come together,” Trump told his supporters. “We […]

Trump Wins Overwhelming Iowa Victory

Former President Donald Trump is projected to have won a smashing victory in the Iowa Caucuses, the first in the nation contest for the 2024 presidential race. The Associated Press called the race for Trump at 8:32 p.m. ET, or Iowa’s time of 7:32 p.m. CT. Fox News reported Trump had 70.2% of the vote […]