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House Republicans Close in on Budget Agreement
The House of Representatives is set to vote Tuesday evening on a budget resolution that aims to pass much of President Donald Trump’s agenda. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
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
PoliticsNews
House Republicans Agree on Budget Resolution With Tax Cuts, Spending Reductions
House Republicans on Thursday approved a budget resolution that aims to fulfill much of President Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda. Fiscal hawks in the House of… Read More
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Speaker Johnson Addresses Budget Questions: ‘Take a Deep Sigh of Relief’
The House Republican leadership is still working on ironing out differences between members surrounding the budget reconciliation process as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., gave an… Read More
PoliticsNews
DOGE Takes Over Washington, Literally and Figuratively
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government of Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is dominating both the federal bureaucracy and the headlines in the early days… Read More
News
Members of Congress Warn About Looming Debt Crisis
As Republicans in Congress explore how they will accomplish President Donald Trump’s agenda through budget reconciliation, concerns about a national debt crisis percolate in the… Read More
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Russ Vought Survives Democrats’ Protests, Confirmed to Lead Budget Office
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday night on party lines by… Read More
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By the Numbers: Sen. Ron Johnson Outlines Balanced Budget Proposal
Returning to a balanced budget is feasible if the United States would return to pre-COVID-19-era spending levels, said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., a member of… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Trump’s Best Shot to Get His Agenda Through Congress, Explained
The budget reconciliation process stands as President Donald Trump’s and congressional Republicans’ best—and likely only—hope to pass their agenda through Congress. While this policymaking mechanism… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s Spending Freeze Will Block Biden’s Leftist Legacy
Amid all the uproar over President Donald Trump’s spending freeze—now delayed by a judge appointed by President Joe Biden—there’s some critical context missing. On Monday,… Read More
PoliticsNews
How the House Freedom Caucus Plans to Make MAGA Affordable
With the GOP’s razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, the House Freedom Caucus’ conservative members could have a veto over the upcoming budget reconciliation… Read More
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Trump Nominee to Lead Office of Management and Budget Faces Tough Questions from Democrats and Republicans Alike
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to direct the Office of Management and Budget, faced tense questioning from both Democrat and Republican senators during his… Read More
SecurityNews
Los Angeles Fire Budget Cut, Hundreds of Hydrants Stolen for Scrap Before Fires
THE CENTER SQUARE—Hundreds of fire hydrants were stolen from the ground for scrap metal in advance of the blazes raging across Los Angeles, highlighting the local government’s… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Trump Unveils Strategy to Pass Huge Parts of His Agenda
The American people delivered President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda a mandate in November’s presidential election, and with Republicans in control of the House, Senate, and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Proposed Bill Risks $196B Hit to Social Security, Accelerating Insolvency
Lame ducks never make for good policy. Having passed a lame-duck vote in the House, HR 82, the so-called Social Security Fairness Act of 2023… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Atop Agenda for 119th Congress: Lock in Trump Tax Cuts
A top priority for the incoming 119th Congress and the second Trump administration should be to extend and build upon President-elect Donald Trump’s 2017 tax… Read More
Trump Wants to Abolish a Tax That Costs Americans $2.4T a Year
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. It’s official: Donald Trump wants to abolish the… Read More
3 Charts Show How Biden-Harris Admin Grew Debt by $8 Trillion
President Joe Biden will leave office on Jan. 20, 2025. Although the Biden-Harris administration has been riddled with flawed and failed policies, perhaps the most… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
America’s Bipartisan Spending Suicide Pact
The greatest moral hazard in American life is politics. Many of you probably remember 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney being secretly recorded by a… Read More
PoliticsNews
Untapped Relief: FEMA Is Sitting on Billions of Unused Disaster Funds
Although the Federal Emergency Management Agency told Congress last month that it had $4 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund, officials also warned that the fund could… Read More
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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: Speaker Johnson’s Next Move in Spending Fight
It’s back to the drawing board for House Speaker Mike Johnson. On Wednesday, the House failed to pass the continuing resolution spending bill, with the… Read More
Stopgap Spending Bill Disproportionately Hampers Military Funding
With less than two weeks until the end of the fiscal year, a long-term continuing resolution is currently the best and most realistic option to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Congress Was Doing ‘Girl Math’ Before It Was Cool
It’s been more than 20 years since the federal government last balanced the budget. While Americans are obligated to lenders and creditors for overspending, the… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Congressman Calls on Fellow GOP Lawmakers to Quit Jogging Toward ‘Fiscal Cliff’
The House of Representatives returns next week to Washington, and a budget fight showdown is expected. The fiscal year ends Sept. 30, and Congress is… Read More
SecurityNews
NYC on Track to Spend $10 Billion on Illegal Aliens Over 3 Years
New York City plans to spend $4.75 billion on resources for illegal immigrants over the next year, according to the mayor’s office. The city is on… Read More
EducationNews
Student Test Scores Still Falling Despite Hundreds of Billions in Federal Pandemic Aid for Schools
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Student test scores are continuing to fall four years after schools moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s Tax on Unrealized Gains Would Be Kill Switch for Entrepreneurship
Among the worst ideas in the Biden administration’s proposed budget is a new annual tax of at least 25% on unrealized gains for Americans with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Examples of How Congress Wastes Your Money Amid Inflation
The latest inflation numbers show 3.5% annual growth for consumer prices, still well above pre-pandemic levels. That means millions of families are struggling to get back to… Read More
EconomyNews
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Roger Marshall Prescribes Solutions for Congress’ Budget Woes
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Nearly 40 Republican senators gathered Wednesday afternoon for a frank conversation about Congress’ broken budget process and the rapidly growing national… Read More
EconomyCommentary
2 Charts: Comparing Biden’s Federal Budget to Your Household Budget
President Joe Biden’s latest budget proposes the federal government spend trillions more than it will take in, increasing the already unsustainable federal debt by $17… Read More
