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What You Need to Know About the New Trade Deal
This is a transcript of an interview on the Oct. 2 Daily Signal podcast. Katrina Trinko: So, before we break out the champagne and start… Read More
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The Daily Signal Podcast: A First Look at the USMCA Trade Deal
Is the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement better than the North American Free Trade Agreement? The Heritage Foundation’s Tori Whiting joins us to discuss… Read More
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California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill Requiring Female Board Directors
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Sunday that will require publicly traded companies with headquarters in the state to have women serving on their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Sees Hundreds of Millions in New Spending as an Afterthought
For most Americans, $351 million is serious money. The median worker earns $45,708 per year, which means it would take 7,679 average earners to reach… Read More
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Bernie Sanders’ Misguided Amazon Bill Would Backfire on Workers
No single company gets perhaps as much attention in the news as Amazon. The online retailing giant has surpassed $1 trillion in market value and… Read More
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Highest Minimum Wage in the US Will Hit $19 an Hour
The commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted unanimously Thursday to raise the minimum wage of workers at three airports… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Trump Rescued Our Economy From Obama’s ‘New Normal’
It’s hard to believe that just two short years ago, our economy was limping along with no sign of a massive boom around the corner…. Read More
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Spending Deal Breaks Promises to Voters, Conservative Lawmakers Say
Conservative lawmakers say they are disappointed with a lack of conservative priorities in a new spending package, some saying it goes against stipulations President Donald… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How the Economic Boom Is Lifting Latino Communities
It’s no secret that for many Latinos, the most important voting issue is the economy. For years, our families have been disadvantaged by a lack… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Is Using These Deceptive Tricks to Drive Spending Higher
Congress is up to its old tricks again, trying to pass another massive spending bill that uses gimmicks and tricks to push deficit spending even… Read More
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EXCLUSIVE: EPA Takes Steps to Ensure Regulatory Reforms Advance
A political appointee will become the No. 2 lawyer at the Environmental Protection Agency, in a change announced Thursday aimed at ensuring that someone committed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Congress Can Make Tax Cuts Permanent Without Worsening the Debt
The economy is thriving under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Wages are up, scores of jobs are being created, and small businesses are more… Read More
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Democratic Lawmakers in House, Senate Suggest Resurrecting Earmarks
Democrats are floating the idea of reinstating budgetary earmarks as a way to build support for funding the government on time, but some of their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Emergency Spending Has Exploded in Recent Years
Over the next several weeks, Heritage Foundation experts will publish short articles on the budget and federal spending. The next 12 months are a critical… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Passing Bills on Schedule Isn’t Enough. Policy Also Matters.
With the new fiscal year just two weeks away, lawmakers are about to vote on an $855 billion package, combining appropriations for the departments of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Geoffrey Owens and Historic Unemployment Rate Reinforce the Value of Work
As summer winds down to a close, the economy continues to fire on all cylinders. According to the Labor Department, the national unemployment rate remained… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Hear You: Bad Apples at the IRS, State’s Security Breach Under Hillary, and Other Runaway Agencies
Editor’s note: Poorly run government programs prompt many a comment from the audience of The Daily Signal. We’ve got some of those in this roundup…. Read More
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Americans Agree With Geoffrey Owens: There Is Dignity in Work
To some it may seem like a man-bites-dog story. Geoffrey Owens, a Hollywood actor famous for his role as Elvin Tibideaux on “The Cosby Show,”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This 1 Move by the Trump Administration Is Boosting My Small Business
It’s been a banner year for small businesses, and this week was no exception. Small business confidence has now reached its highest level on record…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
If Congress Can’t Pass a Conservative Farm Bill, It Should Extend Existing Law
Congress should not rush to pass a farm bill. Lawmakers should seek to pass sound policy, not lock in bad policy for five years. This… Read More
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Why Small Businesses Are More Optimistic Than Ever Before
Small business optimism, as measured by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, hit an all-time high in August, shattering a 35-year-old record. The good news… Read More
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Trump Aims to Clarify Rules for Protecting Endangered Species
Lawmakers who passed the Endangered Species Act four decades ago inserted a “degree of ambiguity” in key terms that led to most legal controversies surrounding… Read More
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Tax Reform Spurs a Doubling of This Texan’s Business
Republican-passed tax reform has helped to more than double his supply company’s business, a Texas entrepreneur says. “The tax reform took our taxes from 34… Read More
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America Has Strayed From Founders’ Vision for Economic Freedom and Limited Government, Walter Williams Says
An author and economics professor warns that America must return to the Founders’ vision of limited government to preserve the economic future of the country…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here Are 3 Major Ways Tax Reform 2.0 Would Help Americans
The 2017 tax reform bill has been a boon for American workers. In addition to the average household’s $1,400 tax cut this year, there are… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Received a Loss in Court Battle With Unions. He Should Keep Fighting.
President Donald Trump issued three executive orders earlier this year aimed at reining in the federal bureaucracy. But late last month, in a textbook case… Read More
Economy Commentary
Norway’s Boardroom Gender Quota Didn’t Work. California May Try It Anyway.
From making war on straws to policing speech, California leads the nation in adopting half-baked ideas from Europe. The latest craze is a bill that would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Summer Comes to an End, the Economy Is Hot as Ever
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced another solid jobs report Friday, reporting that in August, the U.S. exceeded expert predictions by creating 201,000 jobs. The… Read More
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Why Government Shouldn’t Tell Facebook, Google, and Twitter What to Do
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has summoned the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google for a hearing Wednesday about online political mischief by foreign… Read More
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Newspapers Win as Trade Commission Spikes Tariffs on Canadian Newsprint
American newspapers, their workers, and readers dodged a protectionist bullet last week when the U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously blocked the Trump administration from imposing… Read More
