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Voters Want Balanced Budget and Low Taxes, Poll Finds
Most Americans want to balance the budget and keep taxes low, a new poll suggests. According to a Napolitan News Service survey—organized by noted pollster… Read More
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House Budget Bill Includes ‘Most Significant Regulatory Reform Ever,’ Ted Cruz Says
The House Judiciary Committee advanced its portion of the massive budget bill last week, and the legislation includes a provision that would be the “most… Read More
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We Can Eliminate Medicaid Waste and Fraud, Saving Billions, House Speaker Says
Amid a hectic push to pass a House budget reconciliation bill by Independence Day, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he thinks Republicans can find… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Fight That Will Define This GOP Congress Is Happening Right Now
Piece by piece, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans are assembling President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.” House committees have acted fast on their instructions… Read More
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Trump Administration Begins Dismantling Department of Education With $10.8B Budget Cuts
President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal would increase border security funding by 65%, marking the largest investment in homeland security in history, a senior White… Read More
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States May Have to Adjust to Medicaid Reforms, Speaker Johnson Says
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Tuesday that states will have to figure out on their own how to adjust to proposed reforms to… Read More
Hill GOP Budget Leaders in ‘Lockstep,’ Treasury Chief Bessent Says
“The House is moving things along quickly, and the Senate is in lockstep,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Monday, in reference to the Republican… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
A Budget Battle That Could Determine Speaker Johnson’s Future
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is staking his political future on one daunting task—delivering a budget reconciliation bill that will satisfy both houses of… Read More
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About-Face? Republicans Weigh Raising Taxes on Top Earners
Some Republicans are considering a new way to free up space in the budget—raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The idea of raising taxes—which goes… Read More
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House Narrowly Passes Trump-Backed Budget Plan on Party-Line Vote
House Republicans pushed through a Trump-backed budget framework on a 216-214 vote Thursday, providing a boost to the president’s legislative agenda. Democrats voted against it… Read More
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Johnson Seeks to Quell Conservatives’ Mutiny Against Budget Plan
Republican leadership in the House has its hands full this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to get about a dozen fiscally conservative Republicans to… Read More
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Trump-Backed Budget Resolution Clears Senate Hurdle on Party-Line Vote
Republicans in the Senate succeeded in passing a Trump-endorsed budget resolution on a straight party-line vote of 51 to 48 at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday…. Read More
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Trump Backs Senate’s Budget Plan: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
President Donald Trump threw his support to the Senate’s budget plan Wednesday, as he called on Republicans to unify and pass a bill that would… Read More
Health CareNews
Up in Smoke? House Conservatives Eye Ban on Marijuana in DC Budget Bill
Conservative members of the House of Representatives are contemplating attempting to ban marijuana in the District of Columbia by amending a funding bill in Congress…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Trump Administration Halts ‘COVID-19’ Education Spending Spree, Sends Savings to Treasury
On Friday, the Trump administration took another step toward reining in wasteful government spending and narrowing Washington’s role in K-12 education. The Department of Education… Read More
PoliticsNews
Debt Limit Forecast Adds Pressure to GOP House-Senate Budget Negotiations
The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released a stark forecast of when the government’s borrowing limit would be exhausted—increasing the urgency of congressional Republicans’ budget… Read More
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GOP Leadership on Hill Gets Back to Work on Budget Resolution
Republican congressional leadership has its work cut out for it this week as members return to Washington, working toward a shared budget resolution between the… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
GOP Legislative Agenda Faces Daunting Hurdles
When members of Congress return from recess this week, they will face challenges in their efforts to effect legislative change. The GOP is attempting to codify… Read More
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Senate Dems Cave, Help GOP Advance Bill to Fund Government, Avoid Shutdown
The Senate on Friday voted 62-38 to end debate on a continuing resolution to fund the government through September, all but guaranteeing final passage of… Read More
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After Senate Republicans Rip ‘Schumer’s Shutdown,’ Top Democrat Abruptly Shifts Course
Editor’s note: After this article was published, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reversed course on the funding bill. “Either proceed with the bill before us… Read More
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Government Shutdown Will Be on Democrats, Senate GOP Leader Says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune didn’t mince words at a Tuesday afternoon news conference. If a government shutdown happens, the South Dakota Republican said, it… Read More
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House OKs Continuing Resolution Funding Government Through End of Fiscal Year
The House voted 217-213 Tuesday to pass the Republicans’ continuing resolution that would avert a partial government shutdown that was set to begin Friday. The… Read More
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House GOP Leaders Blast Democrats for Intent to Shut Government Down
At a press conference Tuesday morning, House Republican leaders criticized their Democrat counterparts as being irresponsible for not backing the continuing resolution to fund the federal government through the… Read More
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Democrats ‘Craving’ Government Shutdown, GOP’s Emmer Says
House Republicans are looking to pass a continuing resolution on Tuesday to keep the government running. If a resolution isn’t passed by Friday, then nonessential… Read More
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Countdown to Shutdown? Trump Backs Spending Deal, Dems Opposed
Despite President Donald Trump urging Republicans to unite behind a continuing resolution spending proposal to keep the government open, some GOP lawmakers expressed skepticism Sunday,… Read More
Health CareNews
Trump Supporters Oppose Medicaid Funding Cuts, Poll Finds
Most Americans who voted for President Donald Trump oppose proposed cuts to Medicaid funding, according to a poll released Friday. As Congress considers changes to… Read More
PoliticsNews
Inside the House Freedom Caucus’ Meeting With President Trump
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus opened up to The Daily Signal about their meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss avoiding a government… Read More
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Hill Republicans Strive to Avert Government Shutdown
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… Read More
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House vs. Senate: GOP’s Budgetary Tug-of-War Begins in Earnest
After the passage of the House of Representatives’ budget resolution on Tuesday, GOP lawmakers face a major challenge: getting Senate Republicans to sign off on… Read More
EconomyNews
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
