The Myth of an Unbiased Mainstream Media

March 28, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump eyes tax reform as a comeback from the collapse of House Republicans' health care bill. Fred Lucas reports. Attorney General Jeff Sessions urges states and municipalities to help enforce immigration law. Senate Democrats delay a vote moving Neil Gorsuch closer to the Supreme Court. Caleb Ecarma and Rachel del Guidice, respectively, have details. Plus: Mike Gonzalez on what's wrong with a French politician's cozying up to Putin, and Katrina Trinko on the pretense that the mainstream media doesn't choose sides.
News Trump Looks to Rebound With Tax Reform Republicans for years have sought to reform a long, complicated tax code, simplifying it both to lower rates and to make compliance cheaper. Read More
Commentary The Myth of an Unbiased Mainstream Media The attention on The Daily Signal's Fred Lucas' role as occasional White House pool reporter has made one thing very clear: For many, the illusion still remains that the mainstream media is unbiased. Here are the facts. Read More
News How Jeff Sessions Plans to Fight Back Against Sanctuary Cities "Countless Americans would be alive today … if these policies of sanctuary cities were ended," Attorney General Jeff Sessions says. Read More
Commentary French Nationalist and Presidential Contender Is Schmoozing With Putin Marine Le Pen has consistently called for dropping sanctions on the Kremlin—travel bans and asset freezes on companies, businessmen, and senior officials linked to Putin. Western countries imposed those sanctions after Russia invaded the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. Read More
News Trump Readies 'Energy Independence' Order to Repeal Obama Climate Policies "The executive order is going to address the past administration's effort to kill jobs across this country through the Clean Power Plan," says EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt of President Trump's planned order. Read More
News Senate Democrats Stall Committee Vote for Neil Gorsuch Now the full Senate vote will not take place until April 5. Read More
Commentatry We Hear You: 'Elitist Media Believe Themselves Superior' "I firmly believe in the free press, but I also think there should be a way of reining in some of these journalists who churn out garbage without vetting their sources," writes Ruby Bickford. Read More
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