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President Donald Trump’s latest move to repeal the Biden administration’s power plant regulations marks a pivotal moment in America’s energy policy. If finalized, this proposal would not only lower electricity costs for millions of Americans but also strengthen domestic manufacturing and reduce the risk of blackouts. The public has 45 days to comment. The new…
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation continued aid distribution in Gaza on Thursday, less than 24 hours after at least eight workers with the group were killed in a Hamas attack. “This has been a painful day but our team made the decision that the best way to honor the memory of our local Palestinian colleagues was…
Capitol Police arrested a man outside The Heritage Foundation after he allegedly sprayed two security personnel with pepper spray. The incident occurred Wednesday morning outside the conservative policy organization, located on a busy thoroughfare just blocks from the U.S. Capitol. “Heritage believes in the First Amendment and respects American citizens’ right to disagree and to…
House Republicans on Thursday will face perhaps the greatest test yet of whether they mean business about decreasing the size of the federal government. The House Republican Conference will vote on a legislative package to cut funding from foreign aid, as well as from the publicly funded National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service. According…
Republican members of Congress on Wednesday assailed Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s suggesting that it might be time for his state to cut off taxpayer money going to the federal government. Addressing the matter in a June 6 post on X, Newsom said, “Californians pay the bills for the federal government. We pay over $80…
A new poll released Wednesday shows that a majority of Americans approve of the Trump administration’s efforts to detain illegal aliens in Los Angeles as well as the president’s decision to send in the National Guard to control violence. The RMG Research poll, which was conducted on June 9—two days after President Donald Trump called…
Former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign orders and pardons could be a criminal offense, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Daily Signal. President Donald Trump has indicated that aides to Biden who used the autopen to sign major orders and pardons should be investigated for potential crimes. When asked…
Following a number of recent violent attacks in America that appear to have been driven by antisemitism, members of Congress are seeking solutions to the threat of anti-Jewish acts of terrorism. “The Jewish community has long been a vibrant and integral part of the nation’s fabric, yet today, too many Jewish Americans are now…
Tech titan Elon Musk appears ready to mend fences with President Donald Trump, expressing regret over some of his social media activity attacking the president last week. “I regret some of my posts about President @DonaldTrump last week,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X on Wednesday. “They went too far,” the tech mogul…
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to defend sanctuary state policies against federal immigration-law enforcement, congressional Democrat leaders are backing him and other sanctuary state governors to the hilt. Newsom has few resources at his disposal to push back against President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carry out…
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has reached a trade deal with China and is ditching plans to revoke Chinese student visas. “Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval with President Xi [Jinping] and me,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. “Full magnets, and any necessary rare earths, will be supplied,…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Congressional Democrats, with the help of corporate media, are pushing a false narrative about the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid programs, according to information provided to The Daily Signal by a State Department official. In response to concerns about the Trump administration’s cuts to global AIDS programs, Secretary of State…
A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon denied California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request to immediately limit President Donald Trump’s use of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles. Newson asked U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer to limit the enforcement activities of the federal troops to the “immediate vicinity” of federal property while Newsom’s lawsuit against the…
Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles took to X Tuesday to apologize to fellow athlete Riley Gaines after an online dispute the two had over allowing men to compete in women’s sports. “I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity and inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current…
The bill to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which the Biden administration used to throw peaceful pro-lifers in jail, passed the House Judiciary Committee in a 13-10 vote Tuesday. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who sponsored the bill to end the law abused by the Biden Department of Justice to arrest, prosecute, and…
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill on Tuesday that would more than double the federal minimum wage. Hawley’s bill, titled the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026 with future increases tied to inflation. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has joined Hawley on the…
Senate Republicans weighed Tuesday in on the riots that have been occurring in Los Angeles, stressing support for law enforcement. The protests in LA quickly morphed into outbreaks of violence against law enforcement, prompting President Donald Trump to send in the California National Guard and U.S. Marines. A majority of registered voters support Trump’s deployment…
Four former staffers in the Joe Biden White House will voluntarily take questions from congressional investigators regarding the apparent cognitive decline of the 46th president. The two most prominent White House staffers will be former deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini and Neera Tanden, the former director of the Domestic Policy Council under Biden. Tanden…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, and he’s sure to be grilled on “sanctuary city” policies in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Daily Signal spoke with Walz's fellow Minnesotan, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who spared few words in criticizing a governor he views…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The state of Arkansas received approval Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban the purchase of both soft drinks and candy with food stamps. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has signed a waiver enabling Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to ban unhealthy foods from Arkansas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the…