Fred Lucas

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal.

Politics
‘Failed to act’: Walz, Ellison knew about Minnesota fraud ‘for years,’ House report claims

(The Daily Signal) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was aware of the widespread welfare fraud in his state “for years” and “repeatedly failed to act,” alleges a congressional report released… Read More

March 4, 2026
Politics
More states moving to close election funding loophole few voters knew existed

(The Daily Signal) – As many as two dozen states could enact legislation this year to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, a trend that gained bipartisan support last year. Read More

February 23, 2026
Courts
Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs under IEEPA

(The Daily Signal) – In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive actions on tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers… Read More

February 20, 2026
Politics
WV passes bill to ban censorship in news

(The Daily Signal) – West Virginia state senators passed a bill to prohibit what it called “news censorship,” as other state legislatures have considered similar speech… Read More

February 16, 2026
Politics
$10 Billion for crime victims missing—lawmakers call for DOJ to fix Biden-era failure

(The Daily Signal) – The Justice Department is missing out on collecting $10 billion from convicted criminals to go to crime victims, according to federal prosecutors. Senate Judiciary Chairman… Read More

February 13, 2026