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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ordered a Democratic congressman removed from the chamber of the House of Representatives as President Donald Trump delivered a speech Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, repeatedly interrupted Trump and raised his cane in the air. “Members are directed to uphold and maintain the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy owes all Americans an apology, Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., says. “Zelenskyy owes Trump and the American people an apology,” Smith told The Daily Signal on Tuesday at a media row event on Capitol Hill. Zelenskyy had a heated exchange Friday in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump and Vice…
Republican members of Congress shared with The Daily Signal what they expect—and hope—to hear in President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal he expects Trump to “come out swinging … like he did in his second inaugural” on Jan. 20. “I think…
Support for greater educational freedom is moving west as lawmakers in Idaho and Wyoming increase funding for school choice, including designating funding for pre-K education. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit program into law Thursday aimed at expanding schooling options in the state. Meanwhile, the Wyoming State Legislature passed…
Israel doesn’t just have a right to defend itself, it has a right to win the war against Hamas, Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., told The Daily Signal. In an interview ahead of President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, Hageman said the U.S. should give Israel whatever it needs to crush Hamas and end the…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Heritage Foundation is launching an advertisement on Tuesday praising some of President Donald Trump’s accomplishments since he returned to the White House. The ad is launching just hours ahead of Trump’s Tuesday evening address to a joint session of Congress, praises Trump for “doing what he said he would do,” and…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Supreme Court sided with San Francisco on Tuesday in its challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency. A majority on the court held that the EPA exceeded its authority by issuing San Francisco a permit that did not clearly explain the limits on how much sewage it could discharge into the ocean but included…
More than 20 Republican members of the House and Senate sent a letter Monday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., making one thing clear: They will not give in to Democratic demands to stop Department of Government Efficiency cuts in exchange for a stopgap budget deal. The letter,…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Some congressional Democrats are planning ways to disrupt President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night Capitol Hill speech with a variety of props and theatrics, Axios reported Tuesday. While Democrat leadership has suggested that members bring guests who have been affected by the Department of Government Efficiency to the speech, some of the party’s more…
After a biological male volleyball player injured Payton McNabb, robbing her of the chance to play collegiate sports, she decided to dedicate herself to protecting other women from a similar fate. Two years later, McNabb will be one of President Donald Trump's guests at Tuesday night's joint address to Congress to highlight his executive order…
House and Senate Republicans are working quickly to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government to prevent a government shutdown that could occur as soon as mid-March. A government shutdown affects parts of the federal government deemed nonessential and happens when Congress fails to pass some or all of the 12 appropriations bills…
The New Jersey attorney general is facing impeachment, in part, for allegedly targeting pregnancy resource centers for investigation because of their pro-life stance and for demanding the names of their staff and donors in the process. Republicans in the New Jersey Assembly filed articles of impeachment against Attorney General Matthew Platkin on Thursday. They…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Numerous elected Democratic officials have criticized the wealthy despite taking funding from billionaires in the past. Railing against billionaires has been a popular Democratic rhetorical device for decades, but the criticism has come to the forefront since Elon Musk took the lead of the Department of Government Efficiency and has made many…
Senate Democrats voted late Monday afternoon to block a bill that would have prevented biological males from participating in women’s sports from reaching the floor. The vote failed along party lines, with 51 Republicans in favor of ending debate and bringing it to the floor, and 43 Democrats and two nominal independents who caucus with…
The White House has unveiled the theme of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress. In his speech focused on “The Renewal of the American Dream,” Trump will highlight accomplishments from his second term so far, what he has done for the economy, the push for additional border security funding,…
After a congressional report alleged that Jan. 6 Committee members deleted documents and tampered with a witness, outgoing President Joe Biden pardoned every member. But that pardon could help the House GOP get closer to the truth. Legal experts point to Supreme Court precedent dating back to 1896 that would likely mean the Constitution’s Fifth…
Republican members of Congress are becoming increasingly hostile toward NATO amid European solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his Oval Office shouting match Friday with President Donald Trump. The American effort to broker Russia-Ukraine peace talks has encountered headwinds recently, with European leaders expressing support for Zelenskyy, and the British prime minister attempting to…
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says “the gates of hell will open” against Hamas if the remaining hostages still in Gaza are not released soon. “We will return to fighting and [Hamas] will face the [Israel Defense Forces] with strength and methods that it has not known, until [Hamas] is totally defeated,” Katz said while…
OXON HILL, Md.—A Hungarian conservative leader warned that while President Donald Trump has made great progress, the global “woke machine” remains an abiding threat, propped up by Hungarian American billionaire George Soros. Miklós Szánthó, who convenes conservatives for the Conservative Political Action Conference in Hungary, praised Trump for rooting out the U.S. government’s funding for…
Pro-lifers continue to urge the Department of Government Efficiency to defund Planned Parenthood, but they aren't putting all their eggs in Elon Musk's basket. As pro-life groups fight for a provision in the budget reconciliation package to remove federal funding from Planned Parenthood, conservatives warn against allowing pro-abortion misinformation to derail efforts to defund the…