menu_open Columnists
Fred Lucas

Fred Lucas

The Daily Signal

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Trump DOJ Charges Nearly 4 Times More Noncitizens in Election Fraud Cases Than Biden DOJ

In less than two years, federal prosecutors in the Trump administration charged about four times as many noncitizens with election fraud crimes as the...

yesterday 9

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Comer Targets Biden-Era DEA Policy That Allowed Fentanyl Loads to Move Unimpeded

A House committee is investigating whether a Biden-era fentanyl walking program affected more states than New Mexico and if allowing the deadly drug...

previous day 1

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Judge Issues Ruling in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy in her trial for the murder of her three young children, after seven days of...

previous day 1

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

After State Fair Flyover, Kentucky Files Lawsuit Against Abortion Pill Advocacy Group

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sued an organization that promotes mail-order abortion-inducing drugs to women in states where it’s...

previous day 1

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Mullin Asks Blanche to Probe Election Group’s Access to Driver Records

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate whether a group that contracts with states to...

previous day 1

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

‘Government Failed the Victims’: James Comer Unveils Plan to Close Epstein-Era Human Trafficking Loopholes

The House will likely consider a large anti-human trafficking bill following a wide-ranging investigation of government failures regarding wealthy...

thursday 2

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Trump Administration Targets Race-Based Discrimination With New IRS Crackdown on Private Schools

The Trump administration plans to end tax-exempt status for private schools that engage in any type of race-based discrimination or race-based...

thursday 3

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Biden Judge Blocks Trump’s Effort to End Birth Tourism

A federal judge in Maryland halted President Donald Trump’s newest executive action to restrict birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah...

thursday 4

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

EXCLUSIVE: Trump USDA Faces Calls to Exit Climate Initiative Critics Call ‘Private Regulation’

FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration’s Agriculture Department remains publicly listed as a participant in a Biden-era climate initiative...

thursday 3

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

After Years of High-Profile Probes, James Comer Eyes a New Political Prize

Rep. James Comer—after leading congressional probes of matters such as suspected Biden family corruption, COVID-19 origins, the botched Afghanistan...

02.09.2026 3

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Legal Fight Escalates Over Leftist Billionaire’s Funding of E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuit Against Trump

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A watchdog group is pressing New York to act against the lawyer for E. Jean Carroll for allegedly failing to disclose that...

01.09.2026 2

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Continue

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a lower federal court injunction that blocked construction of President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom...

31.08.2026 1

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

EXCLUSIVE: Why Was the Obama White House Tracking a Florida Tech Firm’s Patent Fight? Founder Sees a Suspicious Timeline

FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—A Florida-based technology firm is suing to find out whether the Obama administration obstructed its long-running patent...

31.08.2026 2

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Hunter Biden’s Lawyer: DOJ Would Not Have Prosecuted Without Pressure From IRS Whistleblowers

Hunter Biden’s lawyer asserted that the Justice Department was on the cusp of a “non-prosecution resolution” with his client had it not been for...

29.08.2026 20

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Buried NIH Trans Report Did DEI Search for ‘Youth of Color’ and Males for Study

Researchers examining the effects of puberty blockers and transgender hormones for ages 8 through 20 set a goal of enrolling “additional youth of...

28.08.2026 6

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Bone, Heart Risk to Transgender Youth Receiving Puberty Blockers and Hormones: Study

A long-supressed, taxpayer-funded report on transgender youth found that treatments with puberty blockers and hormones could have lasting negative...

28.08.2026 5

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Obama Judge Again Blocks Trump Mail Ballot Rule, Even After SCOTUS Decision

In a roller coaster week for the Trump administration’s rule on mail-in ballots, the same federal judge reversed by the Supreme Court imposed a...

28.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

EXCLUSIVE: NIH-Funded Study Finds Puberty Blockers Failed to Improve Youth Mental Health

A taxpayer-funded study of children and young adults taking puberty blockers and hormone treatments found no improvement in youth mental health. The...

27.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

China-Made Voting Machine Parts Under Scrutiny as DHS Links Funding to Election Audits

The Department of Homeland Security will deny grants to states that do not conduct post-election audits, as the department notes growing concerns...

27.08.2026 9

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Will Supreme Court Ruling Make It Harder for Noncitizens to Vote?

The Supreme Court’s Monday decision cleared the way for the Department of Homeland Security to establish a state-by-state list of eligible voters...

25.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

GOP Challenges Extreme Absentee Voter Law Spreading Around the Country

Republicans are seeking to squash a voting law metastasizing through the nation that allows citizens to vote in states they have never inhabited. The...

24.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Supreme Court Backs Trump Election Integrity Order in Mail Ballot Fight

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump in a mail-in ballot case stemming from his election integrity executive order. The case...

24.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

EXCLUSIVE: Records Reveal Planned Parenthood’s 14-Point Post-Dobbs Strategy for State AGs to Target Pro-Lifers

A month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood issued marching orders for state attorneys general to target crisis...

23.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

30 Years Later, Welfare Reform’s Biggest Legacy May Be Stronger Families, Architect Says

The welfare reform bill signed 30 years ago may have made its greatest impact on marriage and family structure, said the reform’s architect. “It...

21.08.2026 9

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

DOJ Charges ‘Foundation’ Members in $12M Medicaid Fraud Scheme Tied to Drugs, Violence

The Justice Department announced a nine-count indictment against four New York men for an alleged $12 million Medicaid fraud conspiracy that includes...

21.08.2026 7

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Another Top ActBlue Official Pleads the Fifth Amid Congressional Investigation

The co-founder of the Democrat fundraising juggernaut ActBlue invoked the Fifth Amendment in a closed-door deposition before three House committees,...

20.08.2026 7

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

‘Grifting Grandmothers,’ COVID Scammers Among Families That Cost Taxpayers $50 Million

About $50 million in federal fraud could have been avoided if grants were blocked for people living with convicted fraudsters, according to a new...

20.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Obama Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Redirect Teen Pregnancy Funds Away From Planned Parenthood Affiliates

A Barack Obama-appointed judge partially blocked a Trump administration effort to curb Planned Parenthood funding in a teen pregnancy prevention...

19.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

DOJ: Chinese National Cast Illegal Ballot, Then Accused Another of Voter Fraud

A Chinese national allegedly voted in the 2024 election by impersonating another Chinese national and then reporting that person to authorities,...

19.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

California Bucks National Trend as Voter ID Initiative Faces Uphill Fight

Current polling shows a voter ID ballot measure could be headed for defeat in California even as the policy is overwhelmingly popular nationwide. A...

19.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Appeals Court Preserves Injunction Against ICE Enforcing Immigration Laws at Churches

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling preventing federal immigration officials from conducting enforcement actions at or near houses of worship. In...

18.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Blue Cities, Counties in Red States Sue Trump Administration Over Election Grant Conditions

Major city and county governments are suing the Trump administration to claw back grant money withheld for their refusal to implement election...

18.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

N.C. Governor Vetoes Election Overhaul That Would Cross-Check Voter Rolls With Death Records

North Carolina’s Democrat Gov. Josh Stein vetoed an election law reform that requires the state to cross-check voter registration rolls with death...

18.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Ballot Language Wars Reshape Major Referendums Before a Single Vote Is Cast

Democrat state officials across the country have altered referendum language, which critics allege is aimed at manipulating the outcome of ballot...

16.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

‘Teach Children What to Think’: Lawsuit Targets Nebraska Schools’ Funding Formula

Two Nebraska families sued state and local officials Thursday, arguing the state’s K-12 education funding system violates parental rights. Parents...

14.08.2026 9

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Year After Deadly Crash, 21 Blue States Move to Block Trump Commercial Driver’s License Data Request

Democrat attorneys general have sued to block the Trump administration from accessing records on commercial driver’s licenses. The Trump Department...

14.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

‘Setback’ for Socialist Wing? DNC Set for Weekend Vote on Rule for 2028 Primaries

Democrats will vote this weekend on a resolution to ban ranked choice voting, in a proxy battle between the establishment wing of the party and the...

14.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

‘Isolated and Episodic’: Clinton-Appointed Judge Tosses Trump Lawsuit Against Harvard Over Lack of Jewish Student Protections

A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit against Harvard University that had alleged the school failed to protect Jewish students from...

13.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Fast-Track Fight Over Mail-In Ballot Order

Solicitor General John Sauer asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to expedite review of a court order blocking President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot...

12.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

11 Charged in Decade-Long Scheme Allegedly Selling Green Cards Through Fake Marriages to Chinese Nationals

Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with involvement in more than 1,000 fake marriages to gain legal status in the United States over the last...

12.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Group Says Appeals Court Must Revisit Navarro Conviction

A conservative watchdog group called for a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling upholding the conviction of Peter Navarro, one of President...

12.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

One Year After Trump Sent National Guard to DC, Homicides Plunge 41%, Overall Crime Stats Mixed

Murder rates, carjackings, and other crimes dropped significantly in the nation’s capital a year after President Donald Trump deployed National...

11.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Supreme Court to Hear Case of Catholic Preschool Excluded From Colorado Program Over State’s LGBTQ Policy

The Supreme Court in November will hear the case of a Catholic school excluded from Colorado’s universal preschool program over its views on LGBTQ...

11.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Noncitizen Voting Cases Contradict Democrats’ Claims It Doesn’t Happen

Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed on the Senate floor that noncitizen voting is a myth, just months before New Jersey officials admitted about 400...

11.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Fauci Privately Warned COVID-19 Shot Could ‘Theoretically’ Trigger Miscarriage Risk, Newly Released Texts Show

Dr. Anthony Fauci said in private text messages with other federal health officials that the COVID-19 vaccine could “theoretically” pose a risk of...

10.08.2026 9

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Declassified Documents Reveal Democrats’, Deep State Targeting of Sessions in Russia Probe

In the early months of President Donald Trump’s first term, when enemies of the administration clung to the since-discredited Russia collusion...

10.08.2026 30

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

As US Senate Struggles, These States Are Enacting Their Own Versions of the SAVE Act

Seven states enacted laws in 2025 and 2026 that include key provisions of the SAVE America Act, an election integrity measure that the Senate has...

08.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

‘Enjoined as Unconstitutional’: How Tax Cut Bill Unraveled 92-Year-Old Gun Control Provision

A federal court struck down parts of a 92-year-old gun control law tied to a $200 tax on suppressors and certain firearms. The 1934 National Firearms...

07.08.2026 8

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

Arizona SAVE Act Backers Sue, Say Secretary of State’s Ballot Language Is Misleading

Supporters of an Arizona version of the SAVE Act allege that the state’s top election official used loaded and inaccurate language to describe the...

06.08.2026 10

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas

‘Citizens Have Lost Confidence’: NJ Lawmaker Cites Sherrill Support to Demand Voter ID Law in Response to Noncitizen Registration Debacle

A Republican lawmaker is seeking a special session to pass a voter ID proposal after New Jersey’s Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill supported the general...

06.08.2026 8

The Daily Signal

Fred Lucas