EconomyCommentary
Why Trump Should Ignore the Stock Market
President Donald Trump’s economic priority shouldn’t be preventing a recession. Stock prices are always a bit of a roller coaster. Over the last month, it’s… Read More
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Small Businesses Have Been Battered, But Confidence Is Rising
SAXONBURG, Pa.–Small businesses have been the backbone of the United States since its founding. The Hotel Saxonburg, which has also been known as the Vogeley… Read More
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West Texas Sheriffs: Oil Theft Is a Major Crime Issue
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas—Law enforcement in West Texas say they don’t have enough manpower to deal with the rise of oil theft. “Everybody’s shorthanded,” Sheriff… Read More
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Study Debunks Climate Doomsday Predictions on Crop Yields, Mass Starvation
For two decades, the public has been bombarded with dire warnings of an impending climate-induced agricultural apocalypse. The claim is that a climate warmed excessively… Read More
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America’s Energy Renaissance: Trump’s ‘All Gas, No Brakes’ Approach
Adapted from a speech at The Heritage Foundation’s Texas Summit on March 7, 2025. It is great to be living in the golden era of… Read More
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Vance Vows Accountability for Offshoring of Jobs
In a speech Friday at Vantage Plastics, a plastics manufacturing plant in Bay City, Michigan, Vice President JD Vance touted American workers and the progress… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Nippon Steel Could Be a Shining Legacy for Donald Trump
Modern presidents have few opportunities for signature achievements to cement their legacies. But in the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump… Read More
America First Manufacturing Means Producing Plastic Here In America
Our small towns and rural communities are the bedrock of America’s greatness. Biden administration policies undermined the vitality of the American heartland, pushing jobs overseas… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Can Donald Trump Win a Trade War?
President Donald Trump knows better than to treat the “honeymoon” a president gets in his first months of office as a time to relax. He’s… Read More
The Headlines Have Caught Up to Mike Rowe. Now What?
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—Alex Bambino, 21, is the son of two educators. He’s busy working, welding a piece of material that will be used on a heavily… Read More
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Illegal Immigration Worsens Housing Crisis, Vance Tells Cities’ Leaders
Illegal immigration raises demand for housing, which increases costs for American citizens, Vice President JD Vance said Monday. And when Americans can own houses, they… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Socialism Is a False Dawn
The evidence has been conclusive from time immemorial. Economic systems flourish with private incentives that gratify the innate craving for material acquisitions. Adam Smith called… Read More
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White House Hails Positive Jobs Report
The Trump administration celebrated its first monthly jobs report Friday, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics announcing the addition of more than 151,00 new jobs… Read More
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Trump to Sign Order Modifying Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Federal Employees
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Friday afternoon modifying the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to exclude organizations involved in illegal activities, a… Read More
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‘The Moment We’ve Been Waiting For’: House Speaker Pledges to Enact DOGE Cuts
With $105 billion in taxpayer savings already identified, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency hit a big milestone this week. House Speaker Mike… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Made in America: Trump Racks Up $3 Trillion of Investments in US Economy
For President Donald Trump, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing represented “a tremendous leap—like, a leap that nobody would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The One Way to Improve the Economy Without Raising Inflation or Debt
The Trump administration is doubling down on deregulation: Where the previous Trump administration removed five regulations for every new one, the target is now 10…. Read More
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71% of Americans Favor Removing Illegals From Medicaid, Adding Work Requirements
As Congress considers a transformational budget bill that can pass the Senate with just 51 votes instead of 60 through the process of reconciliation, a… Read More
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The Top Task for Team Trump
President Donald Trump has entered his second term with a bold agenda and unprecedentedly rapid action. In the first month of his presidency, he signed… Read More
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Where Was ‘60 Minutes’ When Rust Belt Jobs Were Cut?
CAMPBELL, Ohio— Sept. 19 marked 47 years since thousands of workers, who were mainly men, did what they did every Monday in the valley. They… Read More
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5 Big Controversies Facing the Fed’s ‘Consumer Watchdog’ Agency as DOGE Eyes Its End
Democrats and the media—along with federal employee unions—have rallied around the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that has been in the sights of the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Just Like Colorado Bakers, Banks Also Need to Be Allowed to ‘Not Bake That Cake’
The government shouldn’t pressure banks and other financial institutions to avoid doing business with politically controversial people and businesses, just as bakers should not be… Read More
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Despite Democrats’ DOGE Meltdown, Turns Out Americans Want to Cut Government
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—More than 6 in 10 voters believe President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency will significantly reduce federal… Read More
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Trump’s Done With Unfair Tariffs Against America, Wants More Free and Fair Trade
President Donald Trump is redefining the concept of “tariffs,” challenging their historical framing in order to use them to create freer trade that benefits America…. Read More
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Trump Is Right: Rogue Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Must Go
Almost immediately after the Senate named Russ Vought Office of Management and Budget director, President Donald Trump also named him the acting director of the… Read More
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Trump’s Blanket Tariff Plan Praised by Rust Belt Lawmakers
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on “reciprocal trade and tariffs” in the Oval Office Thursday, calling on his Cabinet members to draw up a… Read More
Economy Analysis
New Advisory Service Ensures Investments Don’t Undermine Clients’ Values
Conservatives across the country unwittingly might be supporting leftist causes through their investments, but have no idea they are doing so. A new investment services… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America’s Addiction to Big Sugar Leaves a Bitter Aftertaste
If the Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health and human services secretary, he has his work cut out for him. His quest to… Read More
‘It Really Disturbs Me’: One Republican’s Dire Warning to His Party
Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., has a dire warning for his fellow Republicans—find a way to make President Donald Trump’s agenda affordable or face economic collapse…. Read More
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4 Charts Show Why Congress Must Embrace Spending Restraint
This year, Congress is expected to pass at least one major legislative package through what is known as the reconciliation process, which enables easier passage… Read More
