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opinion
4 Ways Trump Is Bringing Manufacturing Jobs Back
“Reindustrialize.” It’s the latest rallying cry gaining traction, with both the Left and the Right calling for policy reforms to modernize American industry and finally bring back manufacturing jobs to the American heartland. But President Donald Trump has been sounding this alarm for years, long before it became politically fashionable. In line with this vision,… -
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The ‘Gold Standard’ of Jobs Data Is Broken—And America Is Paying the Price
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published a revision of its latest job numbers, a report that shows just how far off its estimates of overall employment were from reality. The latest data just confirms what many already suspected—that the situation is worse than we thought. There’s something incredibly wrong at BLS, and for… -
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Government Spending Does Not Drive Economic Growth
Iowa has been rated as one of the most fiscally prudent states for several years running, due to sound tax and spending policies. Yet thanks in part to a recent downturn in the agricultural economy, economic growth in the state has slowed. Additionally, the state has been losing residents to other states every year since… -
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Top Asset Managers Drop Support for Left-Wing Corporate Activism
A decade-long effort to leverage asset managers to impose net-zero and social justice policies on corporations has gone into reverse with reports from this year’s corporate voting season that the most influential fund managers are no longer voting for these policies. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with more than $11 trillion in assets under… -
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‘The American People Should Not Suffer’: HUD Chief Turner Thinks Fed Chairman Is Playing Politics on Interest Rates
On this week’s episode of “The Signal Sitdown,” Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner weighed in on President Donald Trump’s ongoing fight with the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell, over high interest rates. Turner agreed with Trump that interest rates should be lower and that others are “play[ing] political games” with interest… -
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Why Is Pam Bondi Being Attacked for Standing Up to China?
For 30 years, Washington promised that cozying up to Beijing would make China a partner. Instead, it made China a predator. Cheap goods came at the cost of stolen American jobs, stolen American technology, and a Chinese military machine now rivaling our own. You would think policymakers of every stripe would have learned that lesson… -
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What Future Is There for Davos If It Doesn’t Grasp What’s Truly Good and Just?
World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab has stepped down from its helm following insider claims of financial impropriety. Though cleared of “material wrongdoing,” Schwab ultimately recognized what most have long believed: Davos needs a reboot. The World Economic Forum isn’t seen as a global solutions provider. It is rather seen as a corrupt organization that… -
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Issues Largest Downward Jobs Revision in History
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released the largest downward jobs revision in its history Tuesday, raising further questions about the embattled federal agency. The downward revision for the 12-month period ending March 2025 suggests the economy added about half as many jobs per month as previously thought. The move comes amid already hefty criticism… -
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Amazon Expands Jobs and Services in Rural America
ERIE, Pennsylvania—Few outside of those who live there understand what the county of Erie’s future holds for its economic future. Is it rural? A port? A city? A college town? A beach town? A faded Rust Belt hub for industrialization? Drive around the county and you’ll soon find that it is all those things. And… -
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Trump Administration Changes How Airlines Respond to Cancellations
The Trump administration is dropping a Biden-era rule requiring airlines to compensate passengers for canceled flights and cover travelers’ expenses for delays or cancellations caused by the airlines. The Biden administration’s proposed rule would have guaranteed passengers $200 to $775 for disruptions under the airline’s control. Passengers would have also been entitled to free meals, lodging,… -
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US Trade Rep Outlines Policy That Puts Middle Class First
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday declared the need for an economy that “emphasizes a large middle class that makes and grows, rather than a small elite that extracts, reallocates, and squanders.” “Ultimately, to support a conservative society as conservatives, it’s been drilled into us to always lament that politics is downstream from culture,… -
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Fewer Teens Are Working, Earning Money and Job Skills
As an older millennial, my high school and college summers were defined largely by the jobs I held. Not many of today’s teens can say the same. Once a rite of passage, teen jobs are now endangered. Just 35% of 16- to 19-year-olds worked last summer, down from 54% in 2000. It’s a big deal…. -
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From Reagan to Trump: Rethinking Poverty Solutions in America
Ever since Ronald Reagan gave his “A Time for Choosing” speech in 1964, conservative politicians have wandered further and further away from engaging the issue of poverty. However, Reagan’s “do a little arithmetic” point about how much was spent on fighting poverty versus how much it never really ended poverty still pencils out. President Donald… -
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In Celebration of Labor Day, Trump Cabinet Members Share Their First Jobs
Just in time for Labor Day weekend, the White House published a video Friday on YouTube featuring Trump Cabinet members sharing their first jobs and lessons learned. “I wanted to be a cheerleader in high school, and I couldn’t afford the uniform,” Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer recalled, opening the video. “So my first job… -
opinion
Yes, President Trump Has the Authority to Fire Lisa Cook
On Monday, President Donald Trump moved to fire Lisa Cook, a Joe Biden-nominated member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. He moved to fire Cook for “cause,” and that cause is clear enough: According to William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Cook allegedly committed mortgage fraud by lying about her principal… -
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Vance Touts ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in Competitive GOP District in Wisconsin
Vice President JD Vance promoted the tax savings from the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” to working-class Americans at a steel fabrication company in western Wisconsin. On Thursday, Vance took his “Big, Beautiful Bill” promotion tour to Mid-City Steel in La Crosse, Wisconsin, a district represented by Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden. National Journal’s 2026 House… -
opinion
Bed Bath & Beyond California
The much-publicized exchange between Bed Bath & Beyond Chairman Marcus Lemonis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a lesson for the whole country. We shoppers look back fondly on the marketing acumen that, starting with one store in 1971, built Bed Bath & Beyond into a retail giant that once had 365 stores nationwide. The… -
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Barreling Toward Disaster
As a marketing professional who spent nearly four decades revitalizing brands (including having a front-row seat to the steps—and missteps—of clients like Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Carl’s Jr.), watching Cracker Barrel go over the falls this week has made me wince. Despite prescient warnings from a key investor, it seems clear that the board… -
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Intel Deal: Trump’s Industrial Policy Is Realism, Not Socialism
Is it Comrade President now? Some conservatives are up in arms about President Donald Trump’s decision to have the government buy a stake in Intel. That’s state ownership of the means of production, isn’t it? Classic, textbook socialism. “If there is anyone who was a halfway prominent mainstream conservative … 10 years ago who now… -
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Trump Hints at Nominee for Open Fed Post After Firing Governor
One day after President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook—who refused to vote to lower interest rates and has been accused of mortgage fraud—he already has a replacement in mind. “I think I, maybe, in my own mind, I have somebody that I like,” the president told The Daily Signal. “Look, we just…
