Economy News
‘HOAX’?: Trump Changes Tune on Affordability
President Donald Trump called affordability “a hoax that was started by Democrats who caused the problem of pricing.” “Look, affordability’s a hoax that was started… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Survey Shows Increased Concerns About the Cost of Raising Children
A large majority of Americans no longer think it’s affordable to raise children. According to data from the 2025 American Family Survey, 71% of participants… Read More
EconomyNews
Blue States vs. Red States on ‘Affordability’
“Affordability” has become the word of the month as American economic anxieties become a major point of political contention between Democrats and Republicans. Socialist Democrat… Read More
EconomyCommentary
50-Year Mortgages Won’t Fix the Affordability Crisis
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, recently floated the idea of offering people a 50-year mortgage instead of the more conventional 30-year… Read More
EconomyNews
Thanksgiving Dinner Will Gobble Up Slightly Less of Americans’ Paychecks This Year, Survey Says
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Several staple Thanksgiving dinner items are expected to cost slightly less than last year, marking the third straight year of price declines,… Read More
Economy Commentary
Victor Davis Hanson: What President Trump Needs to Tell Americans About Prices
In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss what President Donald Trump needs to tell Americans… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Gaslighting Americans on Inflation Is a Bad Idea
Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked President Donald Trump this week if the affordability issue was a factor in the elections in Virginia, New Jersey,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Makes Things Affordable
Affordability. It’s the word on everybody’s lips. Ever since self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani became the front-runner in the New York City mayoral election by saying… Read More
Commentary
Will Trump’s Economy Survive the Left’s Sabotage Ahead of Midterms?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Can Do Better Than Tariff ‘Dividends’ and 50-Year Mortgages
Time is short for the Trump administration. Last week’s elections were a setback, but not a devastating one: New Jersey is still a blue state,… Read More
PoliticsNews
Scott Bessent Teases ‘Substantial Announcements’ on Prices and Incomes
The Trump administration is set to make announcements about tackling affordability problems on two fronts—bringing down prices and boosting incomes, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Trump’s Economic Advantage Is Disappearing Fast
During the 2024 presidential campaign, pollster Scott Rasmussen predicted that voters would pick their preferred candidate based on how they perceived their personal finances. Needless… Read More
EconomyNews
Economy Shows Promising Trends as Trump Prioritizes ‘Typical Hardworking Family’
Even as Senate Democrats continue to prevent the end of the federal government shutdown, there are promising signs in the economy under President Donald Trump…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Reveals Key for Republicans to Win Elections
Following Republicans’ sweeping defeats this week in off-year elections, President Donald Trump says Republicans need to focus on affordability. “As Republicans, you have to talk… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Trump Stops Biden’s Euro-Style Solution to Flight Delays and Paves Way to Lower Fares
The Biden administration spent four years placing a record level of new regulatory impediments on the nation’s airlines. An analysis by the Office of Management… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Is Spanberger the ‘Anti-Mamdani’? Not So Fast…
While Democrats describe their nominee for Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger, as a moderate, she voted for a slate of unpopular leftist causes in Congress, from… Read More
PoliticsNews
Fighting Inflation? Spanberger Wants to ‘Bleed’ Your Pocketbook ‘Dry,’ Republican Opponent Says
While Virginia Democrat governor nominee Abigail Spanberger is campaigning on a platform of making life in the Old Dominion more affordable, her voting record suggests… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrats Again Try to Shift Blame for Inflation That Mostly Occurred Under Biden
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrats are attempting to draw negative attention to the U.S. economy under Republican leadership, but cite price increases that began in the… Read More
EconomyNews
Why the Fed Chairman Embraced Biden’s Climate Agenda While Letting Inflation Run Rampant
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Federal Reserve failed to prioritize its core mission to combat inflation while embracing the Biden administration’s “green energy” agenda, economic and… Read More
Commentary
Jerome Powell’s Feud With Trump Could Cost You Big
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
PoliticsNews
5 Ways Trump Is Making America the ‘Hottest Country in the World,’ According to the White House
Sunday marked six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, which the White House says has been characterized by “winning.” “In just six months, President… Read More
EconomyNews
Ohio Democrats Have Their Narrative: Blame Trump for Inflation
Even with the recent inflation numbers just released for June, one can’t forget the outrageous levels experienced during the Biden administration. Nevertheless, Ohio Democrats have… Read More
Commentary
Trump Makes ‘Experts’ Eat Their Words With Record-Breaking 3 Weeks
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Economy Defies Doomsday Predictions
Many so-called experts predicted that President Donald Trump’s economic agenda would usher in an inflationary Armageddon. This projection was so often repeated in the media that many… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Tech Is Advancing. Your Standard of Living Isn’t. Here’s Why.
Since the widespread rollout of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022, the world has begun to grapple with a wave of technological progress unlike anything seen… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Way to Unshackle American Businesses and Boost the Economy
In recent comments marking the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump stated that his attention will next focus on efforts to… Read More
EnergyNews
Trump’s Reversing Biden’s Appliance Energy Regs Will Lower Housing Costs, Experts Say
President Donald Trump’s plan to reverse his predecessor’s energy regulations could lower the costs of housing, which reached record highs last summer. The administration of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Keep the Trump Tax Cuts So American Families Can Thrive
Hide your wallets, taxes could be going up after Christmas! One of President Donald Trump’s greatest economic accomplishments of his first term, the Tax Cuts… Read More
EnergyNews
Less Pain at Pump: Trump Energy Policies Cited as Gas Prices Dip
With gas prices plummeting across the United States, the Trump administration is taking credit for Americans’ savings at the pump. The White House’s “Rapid Response”… Read More
EnergyNews
Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Will Cost Up to $2 Trillion by 2035, Study Estimates
The Biden-Harris administration’s so-called Inflation Reduction Act will cost up to between $936 billion and $1.97 trillion over the next 10 years, according to a new study from… Read More
