Fred Lucas

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

Opinion
5 Supreme Court cases that could significantly help or hinder Trump’s agenda

(The Daily Signal) – The Supreme Court hasn’t yet determined all the cases it will hear regarding legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s executive actions. But oral arguments… Read More

October 7, 2025
Government
5 takeaways from FBI Director Patel’s Senate panel hearing

(The Daily Signal) – FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday was testy at times, as topics of the Charlie Kirk assassination, the Jeffrey Epstein… Read More

September 17, 2025
Courts
Obama-appointed judge who blocked Planned Parenthood defunding takes aim at Laken Riley Act

(The Daily Signal) – A Barack Obama-appointed judge delivered a blow to the Laken Riley Act, a law that passed with bipartisan support and that prioritizes the arrest of illegal… Read More

September 9, 2025
Government
‘Highly problematic’: Biden DOJ raised concerns over autopen clemencies

(The Daily Signal) – The Biden administration’s Justice Department raised concerns about the Biden White House using broad categories to grant clemency to groups of people rather than identifying each inmate… Read More

August 21, 2025
World
Trump to press Putin on Ukraine peace deal in possible meeting next week

(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump told European leaders he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week.  This followed a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian… Read More

August 7, 2025