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
PoliticsCommentary
Why Some Programs Should Remain Shuttered When Government Reopens
When Chuck Schumer first took federal office as a member of the House of Representatives in January 1981, the Monthly Statement of the Public Debt… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Shutdown Is Smoke Screen for a Democratic Party Bankrupt of Ideas
A basic truth is that nothing stays the same. This is true for any individual or any nation. Each day, you are not the same… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How We Can Prepare Young People for Meaningful Work and Flourishing Lives
By 2034, there will be more seniors than children for the first time in our country’s history. Meanwhile, the federal debt has exploded and will… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Do the Feds Really Need to Own One-Third of All Land in America?
The federal government owns about one-third of America. Since we’re on a path to bankruptcy, it would be smart to sell some unused property. President… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Lawmaker Looks to Force Congress to Recognize a Decades-Long Emergency
Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican House Freedom Caucus member running for governor of Arizona, plans to introduce a resolution Tuesday to declare the national debt… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Passes Big, Beautiful Bill in Tie-Breaking Vote
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a 10-year fiscal package that would serve as the vehicle for fulfilling… Read More
EconomyNews
Entrepreneurs Push to Cut Waste From ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ With Pork Sandwich Giveaway
A group of millennial entrepreneurs from across the country tried to draw attention to the debt-increasing aspects of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” currently making… Read More
PoliticsNews
Freedom Caucus Chief Outlines Strategy to Cut Spending, the Deficit
A few hours before a House vote on whether to defund foreign aid and public broadcasting, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., shared his… Read More
Commentary
Congress Should Quickly Approve Trump’s Rescission Legislation
President Donald Trump‘s rescission legislation has finally arrived in Congress, where it will have 45 days to be approved by both chambers on a simple majority vote…. Read More
EconomyNews
‘Gold Cards’: How Trump Wants to Eliminate National Debt
If previous statements from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick remain true, then the United States could roll out its “gold card” program soon—an unprecedented initiative to… Read More
EconomyNews
Why House Conservatives Prefer Debt Payoff to $5K DOGE Checks
Some House Republicans say they would rather use Department of Government Efficiency savings to pay off the national debt than to hand out the funds… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Rand Paul Is Right About the Debt
“Let’s talk about the deficit.” That is what Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor on Monday, June 2. “For years,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Musk’s Worthy DOGE Spotlight and the Fiscal Path Forward
On Wednesday evening, the world’s wealthiest man announced that his sojourn in the nation’s capital is almost over. “As my scheduled time as a Special… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Real First 100 Days
Pundits are confused about what to make of the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. Supporters talk of “flooding the zone,” believing President… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Can’t Make Government Efficient
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple when he was 21 years old. Nine years later, at age 30, he was purged and fired from the company he… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The High Cost of Big Government—A Heist on Taxpayers
$521 billion. That’s the estimate the federal government itself put forward of annual fraud levels. That’s enough money to rebuild every crumbling bridge and school… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Seeing Red About the Sea of Red Ink
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
Commentary
Don’t Like Trump’s Plan for the Economy? Let’s Hear Yours
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
LawNews
Kari Lake Vows to Slash US Agency for Global Media Budget
Kari Lake said the Trump administration is putting the United States government on a diet through spending cuts, and that she will contribute by slashing… Read More
Commentary
The Lengths Democrats Are Willing to Go to Stop Trump
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
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
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
EconomyCommentary
The One Way to Improve the Economy Without Raising Inflation or Debt
The Trump administration is doubling down on deregulation: Where the previous Trump administration removed five regulations for every new one, the target is now 10…. Read More
PoliticsNews
First-Term Congressman Aims to Hold ‘Illegal’ DOGE Actions Accountable
THE CENTER SQUARE—A Virginia congressman has introduced legislation to “bring transparency and accountability” to the Department of Government Efficiency. Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a first-term… 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
Heritage Experts React to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Budget Resolution
On Friday, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., released the Senate Budget Committee’s budget resolution for fiscal year 2025, which is anticipated to be the source of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Musk Backs Congress Reining in Bureaucratic Spending
Amid President Donald Trump’s and entrepreneur Elon Musk’s public push to downsize the federal government, Sen. Mike Lee is advocating for the REINS Act, a… Read More
PoliticsNews
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
PoliticsNews
House Passes Spending Bill Without Debt Limit Raise
After a tumultuous 48 hours and change, the House has voted in favor of a continuing resolution that funds the government until March. The continuing… Read More
