Congressional & Capitol Hill News

The Daily Signal delivers comprehensive congressional news with reporting and conservative commentary on House and Senate activities, legislative priorities, committee investigations, leadership battles, and the fight for conservative policy in both chambers of Congress.
Filter articles by
  • opinion

    United States v. Hemani: SCOTUS to Hear Arguments in Important Second Amendment Case
    As the Supreme Court returns to hearing oral arguments this week, it will take up a technical—yet consequential—criminal law case. In United States v. Hemani, the justices will consider whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which bars anyone “who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” from “possess[ing] … any firearm or…
    Zack Smith
    Read More
  • news

    US Tariff Lawsuits Returned to Trade Court to Determine Next Steps
    REUTERS—A U.S. appeals court on Monday returned the lawsuits that led to most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs being struck down to the U.S. Court of International Trade, which could determine the process for refunding more than $130 billion to importers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a one-page order granting the…
    Tom Hals
    Read More
  • news

    War Powers Showdown: House and Senate Vote on Operation Epic Fury
    Both the House and Senate have lined up votes on war powers resolutions in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement of Operation Epic Fury against Iran. Each chamber has its own resolutions. Prior to Trump’s decision to strike Iran, the previously introduced resolutions were heading toward a vote. But the ongoing operation against Iran has…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
    Read More
  • news

    Justices Invoke Founders’ Drinking Habits in Weighing Gun Ban for Drug Users
    Most justices appeared skeptical of a federal law banning gun possession for illegal drug users and addicts during Supreme Court arguments Monday. Intermingling gun rights and the war on drugs, the case has put the ACLU and the National Rifle Association on the same side, while President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is defending the existing…
    Fred Lucas
    Read More
  • news

    Small Georgia Town Is at the Center of Latest ICE Fight 
    Democrat lawmakers in Georgia have proposed legislation to prevent taxpayer money from being used to build U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in the state.  Georgia state Sen. Jaha Howard introduced the bill in response to ICE’s reported plans to build facilities in Social Circle and Oakwood. He was joined by state Sen. RaShaun Kemp and South Fulton City Councilwoman Helen Zenobia Willis to announce the legislation.  “We are here because of a proposal of a 10,000-bed detention facility…
    Reagan Campbell
    Read More
  • news

    Terrorist Threat in the US: ‘Stay on High Alert’
    A chief concern following the launch of Operation Epic Fury is Iranian-backed terrorist cells in the United States, security experts are warning. It is impossible to know who crossed the border during the four years of the Biden administration, “but we do know there were a number of folks on the terrorist watch list,” said…
    Virginia Allen
    Read More
  • news

    Why Is Virginia’s Redistricting Referendum on Pause?
    A fight over Virginia’s congressional maps is heating up, with Republicans and Democrats locked in a legal battle that could reshape the state’s representation in Washington.  Virginia voters were originally scheduled to head to the polls on April 21 to decide on a referendum on new congressional maps as the state’s Supreme Court reviewed a legal challenge….
    Reagan Campbell
    Read More
  • opinion

    It’s Official: Illegal Alien-Loving Dems Cannot Stand American Citizens
    President Donald Trump could not have made it easier for congressional Democrats. During Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Trump’s simple offer to them, and their Republican counterparts, was like a college professor telling his students: “Anyone who wants 10 points of extra credit, please stand up if you believe the Earth is round.”…
    Deroy Murdock
    Read More
  • news

    EXCLUSIVE: Major Pro-Life Group Endorses Ohio’s Jon Husted for Senate
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America has officially endorsed Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, in his bid to retain his U.S. Senate seat. According to a press release first shared with The Daily Signal, that support comes in the form of $3.25 million for 500,000 visits to Ohio voters before Election Day. There…
    Rebecca Downs
    Read More
  • opinion

    Virginia’s Largest Public School District Is Unraveling
    Fairfax County Public Schools is no longer a district in quiet decline—it is a system in visible retreat. Fairfax Schools experienced the largest decline in student enrollment of any district in the state from 2015 to 2025, according to University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Policy. While neighboring districts such as Loudoun County…
    Stephanie Lundquist-Arora
    Read More
  • opinion

    Virginia Democrats Backtrack on Affordability Promises
    Newly elected Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, used the national spotlight for the State of the Union response to make affordability promises. By Friday, Virginia Democrats had shot down a policy that would put more money back in Virginians’ pockets. “I am working with our state Legislature to lower costs and make the commonwealth more affordable,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
    Read More
  • opinion

    Golden Dome for America: The Secrecy Is Rational—the Cost Is Manageable—and the Imperative Is Inarguable
    The Golden Dome for America (GDA) initiative has drawn criticism for not publicly releasing a detailed architecture, cost breakdown, or long-range budget projections. Think tanks, major media outlets, and some lawmakers argue that without public transparency the program risks becoming an expensive, open-ended undertaking. Those concerns deserve to be taken seriously. But they often treat…
    Joe Dodd
    Read More
  • opinion

    Is This a Just War?
    Early Saturday morning, President Donald Trump announced the start of what he described as “major combat operations in Iran.” In a statement, Trump outlined what he said were decades of hostile actions by the Iranian government, along with more recent failed efforts to reach diplomatic settlements. Trump said Iran’s refusal to halt its pursuit of…
    Thomas Griffin
    Read More
  • news

    ‘Potentially an Act of Terrorism’: Texas Shooter Was Wearing ‘Allah’ T-Shirt
    The suspect gunman who killed two people at a bar in Texas early Sunday was wearing a hoodie that said “Property of Allah,” and another shirt with an Iranian flag design, the Associated Press confirmed. The mass shooter that left two dead and 14 others wounded has been identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne. Diagne was…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
    Read More
  • news

    Journalist Marked for Death by Khamenei Celebrates His Demise
    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Journalist Masih Alinejad took to the streets of New York City Saturday to celebrate the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. President Donald Trump confirmed Khamenei’s death in a post on Truth Social Saturday afternoon, hours after he announced Operation Epic Fury early that morning. Alinejad posted the video of her celebration on X Saturday afternoon….
    Harold Hutchison
    Read More
  • opinion

    The US Olympic Men’s Hockey Team Did It the Right Way
    If men’s basketball is the most popular and professional athlete-filled team sport at the quadrennial Summer Olympic Games, then men’s ice hockey is its Winter Olympic Games analogue. Every four years, the two-week Summer and Winter Olympics provide a respite for NBA and NHL fans from the annual domestic calendar. Stars who might normally be…
    Josh Hammer
    Read More
  • opinion

    ‘ON MY HONOR’: Can the Boy Scouts Restore Trust After Betraying Its Values?
    How does an organization like the Boy Scouts of America restore trust after betraying its values? Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has given the Boy Scouts a chance, but it remains unclear whether the historic organization will take it. Fickle human hearts often lead us to sully our integrity. The biblical history of Israel presents…
    Tyler O’Neil
    Read More
  • opinion

    Bishops as Pawns Over Birthright Citizenship
    Viewing the U.S. public policy and political scene as a chessboard, the prelates of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have downgraded themselves from their historic leadership role as bishops to the subservient position of mere pawns. Specifically, on birthright citizenship, the bishops willingly allow themselves to be manipulated by leftists pushing secular humanist,…
    Steve Cortes
    Read More
  • opinion

    Britain’s Fragile Vote
    There is a clear American interest at stake in Gorton and Denton by-election outcome. The British parliamentary contest, held Thursday, shocked many with a Green Party victory. Candidate Hannah Spencer overturned Labour’s 13,000 vote majority from 2024 to win with 40.7% of the vote, totaling 14,980 ballots under the U.K.’s first past the post system….
    Kristen Ziccarelli
    Read More
  • news

    Georgia Voters Support SAVE America Act—Even as State’s Democrat Senators Oppose It
    A larger number of Georgia voters support stricter voter registration requirements and voter ID at polling places, two of the policy proposals contained in the SAVE America Act. The results from the Georgia survey show the popularity of the measure, even though most Democrats—including Georgia’s two senators—oppose it. Nearly 70% of Georgians said voters should…
    Reagan Campbell
    Read More