ERIE, Pennsylvania—In the last week of October, fall foliage in Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Mountains reached its peak, with native hardwoods and understory trees ablaze in red, orange, yellow, and purple. A Democrat governor cruising to reelection had no obvious reason to travel through these rural counties, but Josh Shapiro went anyway. A lodge in coal country

Some businesses fail, and people lose jobs.  So politicians say, “We must protect workers!”    Some states expanded the WARN Act, making it harder to lay off workers.  But there’s a downside to protection, says economist Allison Schrager.  “There is no prosperity, no growth … no ‘upside’ without risking loss.”  Schrager’s new book “Worth the Risk”

Summary Nvidia shares fell after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair, allegedly with a Chinese honeypot. China poses three major threats to American companies: supply chain dominance, AI exploitation, and cyberespionage. Corporate executives cannot control China, but they can anticipate vulnerabilities. An alleged Chinese honeypot has understandably concerned Nvidia shareholders, and Nvidia stock fell

Summary Texas is investigating two medical insurance companies over alleged delays and denials of urgent medically necessary care. When someone controls access to medical care, who answers for the consequences?   Our insurance system requires honesty, transparency, and accountability. At 20, I discovered a half-centimeter thyroid nodule. It was cancer. I was told it was slow-growing,

Summary President Donald Trump suggested he may have been too tough on his deportation policy. Immigration is still a winning issue for Republicans. The president and Republicans can put the Democrats in a bind by going after corporations that hire illegal immigrants. President Donald Trump gave his base a shock Sunday, telling “60 Minutes” he’s

Time is running out to declassify a “treasure trove” of records proving government weaponization against President Donald Trump, two outgoing Senate chairmen said. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Thursday published a letter to Trump seeking the release of the records that he ordered

Summary Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, discussed Republicans’ midterm losses and the party’s path forward in an interview at The Forum. Roy said corruption, powerful special interests, and failures to address affordability caused Republicans to lose sight of voters. Roy urged Republicans to rebuild trust with Make America Healthy Again voters and focus on effective institutions

The Supreme Court will consider President Donald Trump’s restrictions on asylum at the southern border.  The Trump administration asked the high court to overturn an appeals court ruling that found his executive order restricting asylum applications was illegal.  The administration argues it can deny any asylum to migrants covered by the order and does not

OXON HILL, Md. — Cheap energy can give the United States an “unfair advantage” over foreign adversaries, the founder of nuclear energy startup said Thursday. “One of our main goals at Valor is to give the United States an unfair advantage in energy cost. If you’re gonna go into a fight, especially geopolitical fight, I

Summary With Democrats poised to take Congress, Republicans have little time left to act. Budget reconciliation offers the GOP a chance to pass legislation without Democrat support. Republicans should go big on spending cuts, health care reform, and election security. Democrats are on track to flip nine Senate seats and will take the House by

The House Freedom Caucus, a group of some of the most conservative members on Capitol Hill, has a plan to deliver on voter ID, codify President Donald Trump’s border security policies, pass a final reconciliation package with defense spending, cut spending to reduce the debt, and more. With a long list of goals, the group is also calling on members to

OXON HILL, Md.—Conservatives urged President Donald Trump to adopt a stricter legal immigration policy, including disqualifications for saying criticism of Islam is hate speech. At The Heritage Foundation’s Forum on Thursday, Center for Renewing America Executive Director Wade Miller; Immigration Accountability Project President Rosemary Jenks; former Virginia State Delegate Nick Freitas; and Center for Immigration

OXON HILL, Md.—Republicans lost the 2026 midterms because they failed to engage skeptical voters, said conservative commentator Scott Jennings and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. “We lost because we’re just failing at competently explaining anything to anybody,” Jennings said on Wednesday at The Forum, The Heritage Foundation’s conference for conservatives. “We got out-argued

Summary Scholars Raymond Ibrahim and Florence Bergeaud-Blackler discussed Islam and Islamism at The Heritage Foundation’s Forum conference.  Ibrahim challenged the distinction between Islam and Islamism, citing Islamic religious texts.  Bergeaud-Blackler argued for distinguishing Islamists from Muslims rather than separating Islamism from Islam.  OXON HILL, Md.—Americans must understand the true nature of Islam to diagnose its

An Alaska judge rejected Democrat Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s bid for records on rejected absentee ballots. Peltola currently holds a slim lead over Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan in the last uncalled Senate race. As of Thursday, she had 121,487 votes to Sullivan’s 117,512, a lead of 1.6 percentage points, according to The Associated Press.

Summary The Muslim Brotherhood has engaged in a century-long project to Islamify modern countries. Brotherists build parallel institutions, exploit rights language, and forge alliances with leftist parties. The same system built in Europe is now coming to the United States. The Muslim Brotherhood has engaged in a century-long project to “Islamify” modern countries through gradual,

White House counsel Will Scharf warned congressional Democrats they are making “abusive and capricious threats” against the Trump administration that could trigger investigations. After winning control of the House and Senate, Democrats promised to generously issue subpoenas to administration officials. Scharf wrote to incoming House Oversight chair Robert Garcia, D-Calif., warning that Democrats could face

Summary The Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day offer opportunities to reflect on service. The Marine Corps teaches resilience, integrity, adaptability, and looking out for others. Americans should practice these virtues rather than merely thanking veterans for their service. This week marks significant dates for Americans. The first was Nov. 10, the birthday of the

Summary People in the nation’s capital spend more on OnlyFans content per capita than any of the 50 states in the U.S., according to a new report. The usage drops off dramatically at the end of the workday, suggesting the users are watching the porn content at work. 23% of workers in Washington, D.C. are

OXON HILL, Md. – The conservative movement must have a cohesive set of principles to build a coalition after President Donald Trump, said Ed Corrigan, president of the Conservative Partnership Institute. “It’s easy to generate principles. It’s much harder to figure out what combination of principles creates a palatable coalition,” Corrigan said Wednesday at The

An incident late last month at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, has garnered attention on social media as a student faces a felony charge for allegedly threatening pro-life students with a reference to the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September of last year. Screenshots of the Miami Ohio page at the Yik Yak social media

Conservative justices seemed reluctant to grant the Trump administration sweeping authority to penalize employers importing immigrant workers. The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could have broader implications for the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement agenda. While the administration argues that it can oversee all employer-related cases involving immigration, justices questioned the scope of

Summary The DOJ dropped its lawsuit involving 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters after the election had taken place. A separate DOJ lawsuit seeking access to California’s voter registration records remains ongoing. The legal fight continues after California voters rejected Proposition 39’s voter ID requirements. While Democrats celebrate the Department of Justice’s decision last Friday to drop

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio will be the next House minority leader after a conference-wide election Tuesday afternoon. Jordan beat Rep. Steve Scalise, the current House majority leader, 106-73, according to multiple reports. The two announced their candidacies last week in competing “Dear Colleague” letters after Speaker Mike Johnson decided against running for the

Summary Houston is limiting when police officers contact ICE about illegal aliens. Houston’s mayor says incoming Democratic state leaders will deprioritize the sanctuary cities ban. Reduced enforcement could encourage Texas cities to retreat from ICE collaboration. AUSTIN, Texas—When Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced last week that he would scale back police collaboration with ICE deportations,

Summary Texas’ 2026 election results are drawing scrutiny over high turnout and voting patterns in major counties, with residents and former candidates questioning the significant increases in Democrat vote totals. Gina Hinojosa received 1.7 million more votes than Beto O’Rourke in 2022; James Talarico got nearly as many votes as President Donald Trump won in

The Supreme Court agreed to toss a lower court ruling in favor of a male inmate who identifies as a woman and wants to be housed in a women’s unit. On Monday, the high court sent the case back for reconsideration by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in light of recent rulings upholding

Summary Ohio Republicans will maintain their supermajority in the state Senate, though lost it in the state House. Democratic Gov.-elect Amy Acton will thus not be completely powerless when it comes to her vetoes. Heritage Action’s Hilary Jackson is pushing for an “incredibly busy” lame-duck session. With term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, set to leave

Summary Defenders of free speech have long warned that suppressing dissent enables unchecked political power. Mexico’s Rodrigo Iván Cortés faces penalties for social media posts challenging gender ideology. His case raises critical questions about compelled speech, religious freedom, and fundamental rights. Free-speech defenders have long warned against government censorship, invoking the lessons of history. The

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Texas judge blocked the national Daughters of the American Revolution from dissolving an 84-year-old chapter that helped lead an internal revolt against the society’s transgender policy. “The court’s order is an important victory for the Martha Laird Chapter and the women who stood up for the principle that a women’s