EconomyNews
Bluey and Bannon Reveal How Congress Can Balance the Budget
President of The Daily Signal Rob Bluey called on Republicans in Congress to massively reduce the national deficit, telling host Steve Bannon during a Tuesday… Read More
EconomyNews
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Lawmakers Unveil Blueprint to Balance Budget, Execute Trump Agenda
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Republican Study Committee released a comprehensive blueprint Wednesday for how the 189-member conservative caucus plans to enact President Donald Trump’s… Read More
Health CareNews
Thune Rejects Democrats’ Latest Obamacare Demand as Senate Considers New Budget Resolution
As the Senate convened for a rare session on Sunday to possibly vote in favor of a potential “short term funding measure,” Senate Majority Leader… Read More
PoliticsNews
In Congress, Former State Treasurers Aim to Manage Budget Better
Members of Congress come from all walks of life, but a number of those lawmakers have backgrounds as state financial officers—auditors and treasurers, who determine… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘It’ll Get Much Higher’: Trump’s Budget Chief Previews Future Layoffs
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought isn’t going to let the government shutdown slow his mission of cutting government waste, he said on… Read More
Commentary
Improper Payments Are Cheating the Taxpayer and Bloating the Federal Budget
Every year, the federal government sends hundreds of billions of dollars to the wrong people—criminals, ineligible recipients, and beneficiaries of bureaucratic errors. In 2024 alone, the federal government admitted… Read More
PoliticsNews
SHUTDOWN CHICKEN: Republicans Ice Out Dems in Budget Fight
As Republicans show no sign of giving in to their demands, Democrats are facing a difficult decision in the coming days—cave in and allow a… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Unserious and Ridiculous Demands’: Trump Cancels Budget Talks With Democrats as Shutdown Looms
President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly canceled a meeting with top congressional Democrats to discuss their budget demands, just a week before the deadline to… Read More
PoliticsNews
Partisan Rancor Pervades Democrat Leaders’ Letter to GOP Seeking Budget Talks
Democrat leaders in Congress invited their Republican counterparts to government funding negotiations in a Thursday letter, albeit one brimming with partisan accusations of legislative malfeasance…. Read More
LawNews
GOP Gives Left-Wing Programs a Lifeline, Defying Trump’s Budget Cuts
House Republicans defied many of the White House’s requests for cuts to programs that don’t align with the president’s “America First” agenda. In May, the… Read More
SecurityNews
New Tool Makes Defense Budget More Accessible
The Heritage Foundation unveiled a “first of its kind” online tool that analyzes and makes accessible the U.S. defense budget. The tool is available to… Read More
LawCommentary
Modest Cuts, Outsized Outrage: The Truth Behind the Big, Beautiful Bill’s Budget Reform
An unspoken rule among the Washington establishment is that once Congress throws money at a spending program, that decision should be treated as irrevocable. If… Read More
News
Who Are the Potential House GOP Holdouts on Senate Budget Bill?
With Senate Republican leadership hoping to send its version of the GOP budget reconciliation bill back to the House for final approval before Friday of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Budget Bill’s Ban on Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Draws States’ Ire
Some Republican officials are sounding the alarm about a provision tucked into the Senate budget reconciliation bill that would potentially eviscerate state regulation of artificial… Read More
PoliticsNews
Sarah Sanders Joins Conservative Critics of AI Provision in GOP Budget Bill
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders is coming out swinging against a provision of the congressional budget reconciliation bill that would prohibit state regulation of certain artificial… Read More
PoliticsNews
Thune Confident Budget Bill Remains on Track for Senate Passage
Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared determined on Tuesday to keep the budget reconciliation bill on track to be passed in the Senate by July… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Committee Moves to Deregulate Firearm Silencers in Budget Bill
The Senate is moving to deregulate firearms silencers in its long-anticipated version of the budget reconciliation bill. The bill has passed the House and is… Read More
SecurityNews
Hegseth Outlines Pentagon’s Budget, Priorities at Senate Panel Hearing
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday testified on the Pentagon’s proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2026, articulating the Trump administration’s vision for a… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Budget Hawks Cheer DOGE Package
The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts into law… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘We Have an Agenda,’ Thune Says of GOP Senators on Budget Bill
“We’re anxious to have the ball and run with it,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday, referencing the budget reconciliation bill that has… Read More
News
Obama Complains About Republican Budget Bill
Former President Barack Obama stepped into the political spotlight again on Monday, wading into the fray regarding the budget reconciliation bill passed by House Republicans… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Ditch COVID Spending Spree: Congress Can Save $1.16 Trillion by Returning to 2019 Budget Trajectory
Fiscal conservatives lately have argued that the federal government should spend as it did before COVID-19 ruined everything. Thankfully, the global pandemic is a speck in… Read More
PoliticsNews
How a ‘Nonpartisan’ Government Budget Office May Be Misleading Lawmakers on Spending as GOP Megabill Looms Large
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The agency providing Congress with cost estimates—including projections for the GOP’s major reconciliation bill—has a long history of inaccuracy and bias, according… Read More
PoliticsNews
House-Passed Budget Bill Defunds Planned Parenthood
House Republicans delivered on their promise to defund Big Abortion on Thursday by passing the budget reconciliation bill that has consumed Washington’s attention for the… Read More
Health CareNews
House Strengthens Budget Provision Blocking Medicaid Coverage for Sex Changes
House Republicans secured a provision in the “big, beautiful bill” prohibiting taxpayer funding for all gender-transition procedures. The House Rules Committee’s Wednesday night markup strengthened… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Passes ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Bill
The House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill that, if signed into law, would secure a number of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, such… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Freedom Caucus Presses for Budget Agreement With Trump, Johnson
Don’t count on the budget reconciliation bill passing the House today. That appeared to be the message from leading House Freedom Caucus members, who said… Read More
PoliticsNews
Mainstream Republicans Hope for Unity on Budget Bill After Trump Visit to Capitol
After President Donald Trump’s Tuesday meeting with the House GOP Conference, moderate Republicans are hoping that his stern command to unify will bring holdouts into… Read More
Health CareNews
4 Takeaways From RFK’s Health and Human Services Budget Testimony
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified Tuesday before a Senate panel about waste in his department, as Democrats became testy over… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘We’re Just Getting Started,’ Noem Tells Senate During DHS Budget Hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before a Senate panel Tuesday on her department’s budget request for fiscal year 2026, touting the work the Department… Read More
