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Sec. Duffy Warns That More Traffic Controllers Are Not Coming To Work as ‘Democrats Refuse To Pay Them’
A growing number of flights are being cancelled and delayed as more air traffic controllers are refusing to come to work “because Democrats refuse to pay them,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on “Fox News Sunday.” Air traffic could slow to a “trickle” by Thanksgiving if there’s no shutdown resolution. “Yesterday, we had 81 staffing… -
opinion
A Vast, Divergent Land
The United States of America is 3.8 million square miles, filled with 340 million people, producing over $30 trillion in gross domestic product per year. We are the fourth largest country by land, third by population and first by GDP. We no longer know each other, care for each other or like each other. We… -
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Economy Shows Promising Trends as Trump Prioritizes ‘Typical Hardworking Family’
Even as Senate Democrats continue to prevent the end of the federal government shutdown, there are promising signs in the economy under President Donald Trump. “Our opponents are offering an economic nightmare—we are delivering an economic miracle … . They want higher spending for government and illegal aliens—we want bigger paychecks for American workers and… -
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What the World’s Richest Country Can’t Afford
Undermining the principles that made America wealthy is no way to fix poverty. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recently participated in a CNN town hall. Sanders appears to be passing the socialist leadership torch to AOC. Don’t expect her to support collective ownership of that prize. You shouldn’t discount her ability… -
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Small Business Chief Details Spillover Effects of Shutdown on Economy
Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler, at a House Republican news conference on Monday, warned of the adverse effects the federal government shutdown is having on the economy. The SBA administrator’s comments came as the shutdown approaches the one-month mark. “The SBA’s loan-guarantee programs have been halted, and Main Street’s capital has been choked off,… -
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Media Wail About Federal Layoffs, but Check Out Disparity Between Public and Private Sector Job Security
Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin. Within the first two weeks of the ongoing government shutdown, agency heads reportedly sent permanent layoff notices to about 4,000 federal employees under the guidance of Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought. But compared to the private sector, this is a proverbial drop… -
opinion
Schumer’s Shutdown Is Leaving Our Troops and Their Families High and Dry
It’s bad enough that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is playing politics with his needless government shutdown. But his actions are having real-world repercussions for American troops and their families, leaving many in limbo and desperate for answers. Military families are struggling with the uncertainty that this shutdown has brought and hoping that relief comes… -
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Moreno Out Front, Brown Absent on Chillicothe Mill
A historic paper mill in Ohio that was facing closure at the end of the year is instead facing a bright future producing medical supplies. Earlier this month, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, announced that U.S. Medical Glove Co. would be purchasing the Pixelle Paper Mill in Chillicothe. “For over 200 years, the Pixelle Paper Mill… -
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Karoline Leavitt Addresses Cattle Ranchers’ Concerns About Importing Beef From Argentina
President Donald Trump hears the concerns of cattle ranchers who say his decision to buy beef from Argentina is bad for business, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “The president loves our ranchers, and our ranchers love our president, and in fact, the president did a lot for them in his first term,” Leavitt said in… -
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Ohio’s Opportunity Has Speaker Feeling ‘Pretty Optimistic’
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio is making changes in many ways, especially when it comes to opportunity. That’s the sense one gets from Republican Speaker Matt Huffman of the Ohio General Assembly. Huffman was the recipient of the 2025 Taxpayer Torch Award from Americans for Prosperity’s Ohio chapter, with The Daily Signal present. “A few years ago, we… -
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The US Can Break Free From China’s Control of Rare Earth Minerals
President Donald Trump has recently signaled his intent to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods due to Beijing’s sweeping restrictions on rare earth minerals. This escalation highlights that the trade conflict between these two nations is far from settled. At the heart of the current dispute are rare earth minerals—a crucial group of… -
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Why Sharpies Are Made in America Again
President Donald Trump loves a Sharpie pen, and now he has all the more reason to love the company that makes them. The president signed the flurry of executive orders he issued the day he returned to office with a Sharpie. He’s used them for years, finding them more reliable than fancier pens. Now we… -
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If Mamdani Wins, the Gig (Work) Is Up
One of Zohran Mamdani’s most harmful proposals is getting the least attention: his plan to restrict “gig” work—the freelancing that’s so popular across the Big Apple. Mamdani wants to wrap freelancing in so much red tape, it’ll be significantly harder for New Yorkers to work for themselves or get side income. New Jersey, too, is flirting… -
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A Fair Shot for the Trump Phone
When Donald Jr. and Eric Trump announced the launch of Trump Mobile in June, the prospect of an “America First” alternative in a phone marketplace dominated by Big Tech should have caused celebration among conservative consumers. Indeed, any serious new option should result in cheers from all consumers given their current limited choices. Yet the… -
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Here’s Why American Industry Needs a Coast-to-Coast Rail Merger
Imagine if airlines couldn’t fly nonstop between the East and West coasts. Instead, all flights would have to stop in the middle of the country so customers could catch another airline’s plane for the last half of the trip. That would be a frustrating inconvenience, and it would make coast-to-coast trips costlier and far less… -
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Trump’s H-1B Visa Reform Plan Needs to Put Americans First
President Donald Trump’s executive order just put a $100,000 fee on new petitions for H-1B temporary workers. The rollout suffered from muddled communication, and the order does not stop the H-1B from being used to replace American workers—but it’s a sorely needed first step. Created more than 30 years ago to fill a temporary labor shortage, the H-1B… -
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How We Can Prepare Young People for Meaningful Work and Flourishing Lives
By 2034, there will be more seniors than children for the first time in our country’s history. Meanwhile, the federal debt has exploded and will be the equivalent of a second mortgage for today’s youth. Young people, in turn, will be called on to produce more to support an aging population and will be forced… -
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Trump to Sign Executive Order Approving TikTok Deal
President Donald Trump will a sign an executive order later this week approving the deal to save TikTok after Congress banned usage of the Chinese-owned app in the United States. “The president is going to issue an executive order later this week, and I expect that ByteDance is going to sign a framework agreement with… -
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How America Can Beat China and Herald a New Golden Age
America’s competition with China is unlike any rivalry we’ve faced. It tests which system delivers greater security and prosperity—hallmarks of human flourishing—for its people. While we hope China becomes more free and democratic like us, some at home are working to make us more like it: socialist and authoritarian. To win this contest and usher in a new Golden… -
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Senate Confirms Miran, Trump’s Pick for Fed Board
The Senate confirmed Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s choice to fill a vacancy as governor on the Federal Reserve Board, by an 48-47 vote Monday night, in a display of approval for his fiscal agenda. A Fed governor is one of six board members who play a major role in implementing monetary policy in the…
