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Trump Celebrates ‘Expectation-Smashing’ GDP Report
President Donald Trump said tariffs are the reason that real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 4.3% in the third quarter of 2025…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
EJ Antoni on Affordability: ‘Keep Your Foot Down on the Throttle, Mr. President’
The new buzzword today seems to be affordability. Suddenly, the entire media has woken up to the fact that Americans are in a cost-of-living crisis, something… Read More
This One Issue Is Driving Gen Z to the Right
PHOENIX—All eyes were on Gen Z this weekend as more than 10,000 students gathered at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, where speakers and panels discussed the issues… Read More
Economy Commentary
Gas Prices Are the Lowest in Years. So Why Does Filling Up a Tank Break the Bank?
There’s a good chance that if you’re filling up your car today, you’re paying the lowest price in four years. According to December AAA data,… Read More
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What the Fed Chair Candidates’ Backgrounds Reveal About If They’ll Cut Interest Rates
President Donald Trump recently told The Wall Street Journal he is favoring selecting either National Economic Council head Kevin Hassett or former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh for the… Read More
Economy Commentary
Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger
Conservatives don’t reflexively oppose corporate mergers. We believe in free markets, in the power of competition, and in the freedom of businesses to grow when… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s Inflation Trap
What can Donald Trump do to stop morphing into Joe Biden? The two presidents could hardly be more different in most ways—but in the one… Read More
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‘I Know What It’s Like’: Vance Shines as Republican Messenger on Affordability
LEHIGH VALLEY, Penn.—When Vice President JD Vance recalled his grandmother’s choice between putting food on their table and paying for her medications, he arose as… Read More
EconomyCommentary
More Tax on Tips: Blue States Undercutting New Federal Tax Cuts
Filthy, vile, and disgusting. And I would add: reprehensible, repulsive, and rebarbative. These words perfectly describe the latest Democrat scheme to shaft industrious, economically embattled Americans, all so that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last Thing on Democrats’ Agenda—Telling the Truth to Americans
Recently in The Wall Street Journal, Neera Tanden, CEO of the Center for American Progress, a major foghorn in our nation’s capital for America’s Left,… Read More
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EXCLUSIVE: Labor Secretary Reveals Whether Trump Can Axe H-1B Visas
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said the law doesn’t allow the Trump administration to eliminate H-1B visas. When asked by The Daily… Read More
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EXCLUSIVE: How Labor Secretary Is Saving American Jobs From AI Replacement
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is dedicating every possible resource to ensuring American jobs aren’t lost to artificial intelligence, she told The… Read More
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BREAKING: Divided Fed Makes Money Decision Ahead of Christmas
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced the third interest rate cut of the year in a news conference Wednesday. “Today, the Federal Open Market Committee… Read More
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‘They Always Have a Hoax’: Trump Kicks Off Affordability Tour in Pennsylvania
On the first stop of President Donald Trump’s affordability tour, he said making America affordable is his highest priority, while again calling the term a… Read More
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European Union Fines Elon Musk’s X
The European Union has moved this week to punish the social media company X and Elon Musk for allegedly “deceiving users” through certain company practices…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Trust the Government to Solve the Housing Affordability Problem That It Created
Owning a home is a cornerstone of the American Dream. But with the recent rise in home prices and mortgage rates, homeownership feels like a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats Want It Both Ways on Debt—and Working Americans Will Pay the Price
Democrats have spent the better part of two decades branding themselves as protectors of working Americans. But when you examine their actual policy choices rather… Read More
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‘HOAX’?: Trump Changes Tune on Affordability
President Donald Trump called affordability “a hoax that was started by Democrats who caused the problem of pricing.” “Look, affordability’s a hoax that was started… Read More
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SEC Chairman Says at NYSE That Top-down ‘Communism’ Is a Proven Failure
As America turns 250 years old, it’s important to remember that freedom, not top-down communism, created our prosperity, Security and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Survey Shows Increased Concerns About the Cost of Raising Children
A large majority of Americans no longer think it’s affordable to raise children. According to data from the 2025 American Family Survey, 71% of participants… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Unsung Hero of Rolling Thunder Mine
KANAWHA COUNTY, West Virginia—Steve Lipscomb was a son, a father, a husband, a Marine, a man of faith, and a coal miner. Ten days ago,… Read More
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Blue States vs. Red States on ‘Affordability’
“Affordability” has become the word of the month as American economic anxieties become a major point of political contention between Democrats and Republicans. Socialist Democrat… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Is Going On With the Economy?
The fate of the Donald Trump administration—and perhaps Republicans in Congress—is tethered to how Americans feel about the economy. And right now, it’s hard to… Read More
Economy Commentary
Shoppers Aren’t Buying Trump Economy Panic Narrative
Americans have a glum view of the economy, but that is not expected to affect their consumer spending as holiday shopping kicks off. According to… Read More
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New Park Fee for Foreign Tourists Could Generate Hundreds of Millions
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Donald Trump administration announced it is raising prices for nonresidents visiting national parks, a move that worries some tourism advocates but could… Read More
EconomyCommentary
To Grow the Economy, Support Strong Families
Now that the longest government shutdown in history is over, it’s imperative that Washington lawmakers quickly prioritize pro-economic growth policies. One of the most effective… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Let Big Tech Hold America’s Kids Hostage
It appears the dam is finally breaking as Republicans in the House advance a package of child safety bills that bereaving and aggrieved parents have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Hidden Biotech Stakes of AI Moratorium Debate
After a resounding 99-1 defeat last summer, efforts to enact an artificial intelligence moratorium are back, this time with a push to force it into… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How We Can Finally Overcome the Affordability Crisis
Disapproval of the state of the economy is widespread today, despite many indicators improving since the start of the year. The reality is that most… Read More
EconomyCommentary
50-Year Mortgages Won’t Fix the Affordability Crisis
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, recently floated the idea of offering people a 50-year mortgage instead of the more conventional 30-year… Read More
