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opinion
Steve Scalise: Inside the Final Push to Pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
It was an incredibly hectic and high-stakes 48 hours as House leadership cobbled together the votes to send the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to President Donald Trump’s desk. Few, if any, are better positioned to discuss what happened in those pivotal moments than House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. He joined “The Signal Sitdown” to… -
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Trump Cryptocurrency Innovation Could Bring Homeownership to Millions
With sky-high interest rates and rising building costs, the American dream of home ownership is slipping further away for millions of Americans. However, an innovative new policy from the Trump administration could bring that dream back to reality for many, especially young people. Last month, Bill Pulte, director of the Trump Federal Housing Finance Agency,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘AMERICA FIRST’—State Department Takes a Step Away From Nation Building
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department will pivot away from meddling in foreign elections in accordance with President Donald Trump’s emphasis on national sovereignty, The Daily Signal has learned. State Department employees will no longer be allowed to publicly comment on foreign elections unless “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest… -
opinion
Never Start Your Argument by Posing With an Elmo Puppet
When former Labor Secretary Robert Reich can muster equal enthusiasm for radical leftist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and for PBS, that might help people locate precisely where PBS is on the political spectrum. In a new video, Reich began by posing with an Elmo puppet. Doesn’t every leftist begin their PBS argument with Elmo? Supposedly,… -
opinion
Anti-ICE Violence Escalates to Doxing, Threatening Officers at Home
“ICE is trash,” announced the handwritten note, placed atop a pile of garbage, dumped on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s front lawn. Another vulgar note threatened the officer by name. Such personal intimidation of law enforcement officers is part of an escalating trend of violence, as the left-wing agitators that pitched Black Lives Matter riots five… -
opinion
Remembering Evangelical Giant John MacArthur: A Life Devoted to Truth
Widely renowned evangelical theologian John MacArthur has passed away at the age of 86, leaving a lasting impact on the Christian community. MacArthur, who died on Monday, refused to bend the knee to woke ideology and made national headlines in 2020 when he refused to follow California law to close his church during the COVID-19… -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Election Integrity Chair Makes 3 Big Election Proposals
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—“Zuckerbucks” and “Bidenbucks” shouldn’t happen again and noncitizen voting shouldn’t continue, contends the House Republican leading the charge on election reforms. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., the chairwoman of the House Election Integrity Caucus, is sponsoring three bills on the subject. One is aimed at preventing any noncitizen from voting, and two… -
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Switzerland Copes With Jobless UN Bureaucrats Defunded by Trump
President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies are compelling the rest of the world to share the burden of dealing with displaced international bureaucrats. Thousands of layoffs have occurred at United Nations agencies in Geneva, Switzerland, and elsewhere around the world as a result of the Trump administration withdrawing from the World Health Organization and rolling… -
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Dems Try to Remove GOP Witness Criticizing Left’s Attacks on ICE Agents at Hearing
During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, Democrats attempted to remove a witness when he expressed concern over the Left’s increasing violence against federal immigration officials as they attempt to enforce the law. Wednesday’s hearing examined the role of nongovernmental organizations in exacerbating human trafficking, crimes, and the illegal immigration crisis through… -
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Grassroots Organization Launches Campaign to Promote America’s Founding Principles
A conservative grassroots organization launched a major campaign Wednesday to rally Americans around the nation’s founding principles ahead of next year’s 250th anniversary. Americans for Prosperity’s “One Small Step” campaign “will be a bold, multi-year initiative to build a movement to defend our founding principles and reignite the American Dream,” the organization said. The campaign… -
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Ohio Democrats Have Their Narrative: Blame Trump for Inflation
Even with the recent inflation numbers just released for June, one can’t forget the outrageous levels experienced during the Biden administration. Nevertheless, Ohio Democrats have found their narrative: blaming President Donald Trump for inflation, specifically when it comes to tariffs. This narrative was visible whether coming from the most vulnerable Ohio Democrat, Rep. Marcy Kaptur… -
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Republicans Holding Out for Hero to Replace Tillis in NC, Hold Senate Seat
In the wake of North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection in 2026, the GOP is holding out for a hero who can defend the Republican majority in the purple state. Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., told The Daily Signal Tuesday that a winning candidate in the Tarheel State must be honest… -
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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 the public and makes the process of examining budget data from the Defense Department easier, according to a statement from Heritage. Before the creation of the Defense Budget Builder, data… -
opinion
UDC Claims to Champion Diversity—Then It Shut Down Our Black Panelists
Just days after the Fourth of July—a holiday meant to honor freedom—we find ourselves defending it. The Our America Foundation and Fair For All have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of the District of Columbia, a public historically black college, for denying our request to host a campus debate. The topic?… -
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Woman Who Helped Kamala Harris Demonize Brett Kavanaugh Now Works for Trump at DOD
Then-Sen. Kamala Harris became notorious for vehemently opposing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 ahead of her 2020 presidential run, and a woman who advised Harris during the Kavanaugh confirmation now serves in the Defense Department under President Donald Trump. Samantha Goldstein, who gave more than $19,000 to Democrats in the past three years… -
opinion
What’s at Stake in Rescissions Package?
It required two tiebreaking votes from Vice President JD Vance, but the $9.4 billion rescissions package moved a step closer to passage in the Senate. With a Friday deadline to deliver the rescissions to President Donald Trump, the Senate advanced the spending cuts Tuesday following procedural votes. Three Republican senators—Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski… -
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‘Indoctrinating Our Children With Toxic Propaganda’: GOP Lawmakers Aim to Repeal Teachers Union’s Congressional Charter
Republican members of Congress are working to strip the National Education Association of its congressional “stamp of approval.” “The National Education Association’s time is over,” Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., said at a press conference Wednesday in unveiling his legislation to strip the teachers union of its congressional charter. “They call themselves a teachers union,… -
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‘Threat Multiplier’: Experts Warn of Downside of Artificial Intelligence
At a House panel’s hearing Wednesday, policy experts expressed a grim assessment of the growing criminal uses of artificial intelligence. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, opened the hearing by noting that “AI-enabled threats continue to evolve as bad actors use AI technology in a wide spectrum of… -
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Fox News Adds ‘Ruthless’ Podcast as Part of Media Expansion
Fox News announced a licensing deal Tuesday with the popular podcast “Ruthless,” which will join the network’s other hit programs like “Will Cain Country.” “The Fox News Media ecosystem we have built over the past seven years continues to thrive and set new records, and the ‘Ruthless’ deal is a natural extension of our powerhouse brand as… -
opinion
Overtaken by New Media, NPR and PBS Have Outlived Original Purpose, Should Be Defunded
Some of us are old enough to remember B.C. Before Cable, that is. That was long before flat-panel televisions with HDMI inputs, before broadcasters’ digital sub-channels, and even before VCRs and DVRs. It was also way before Bruce Springsteen’s 1992 song “57 Channels (and Nothin’ On).” Before cable TV, there were just three over-the-air broadcast…
