Health CareNews
4 Broken Obamacare Promises
A new round of Obamacare enrollment begins on Nov. 1 against the backdrop of an ongoing partial government shutdown that revolves around a debate over… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Time to End Shameful Charade of Democrats’ Schumer Shutdown
Editor’s note: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., delivered the following remarks Wednesday on the Senate floor: Mr. President, we’re now in Day 29 of… Read More
PoliticsNews
Oh, SNAP: Republicans Try to Fund Food Stamps in Shutdown
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri fears the federal government shutdown will lead to many going hungry, and he has a bill that he says… Read More
EconomyNews
Small Business Chief Details Spillover Effects of Shutdown on Economy
Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler, at a House Republican news conference on Monday, warned of the adverse effects the federal government shutdown is having… Read More
PoliticsNews
WATCH: Senate Chaplain Scolds Lawmakers for Government Shutdown in Prayer
Longtime Senate chaplain Barry Black delivered a stern prayer Monday, telling the Senate there are “no gold medals” for extending the federal government shutdown. “When… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Media Wail About Federal Layoffs, but Check Out Disparity Between Public and Private Sector Job Security
Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin. Within the first two weeks of the ongoing government shutdown, agency heads reportedly sent permanent layoff notices… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Schumer’s Shutdown Is Leaving Our Troops and Their Families High and Dry
It’s bad enough that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is playing politics with his needless government shutdown. But his actions are having real-world repercussions for… Read More
PoliticsNews
4 Shutdown Quotes You Have to Hear
Congress didn’t get much done this week. But that doesn’t mean it was dull on Capitol Hill during what is now the second-longest federal government… Read More
Commentary
The Real Reason Behind Democrats’ Government Shutdown
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
Shutdown Will Disrupt Air Travel, Transportation Chief Warns
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy delivered a stern message at the Capitol on Thursday: The federal government shutdown is already putting a strain on air… Read More
PoliticsNews
BREAKING: How Senate Votes on Bill to Pay Military, Essential Federal Workers
Senate Democrats have blocked paying essential federal workers as the government shutdown continues into its fourth week. In a vote of 54-to-45, a bill sponsored… Read More
PoliticsNews
Republicans Consider a Long-Term Continuing Resolution in Shutdown Fight
More than three weeks into what is now the second-longest federal government shutdown in history, Republicans have to decide whether or not to change their… Read More
PoliticsNews
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Reveals Devastating Impact of Shutdown on Small Businesses
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Hundreds of small businesses are in peril during the federal government shutdown as they are unable to access their federal government… Read More
PoliticsNews
Congressional Republicans Slam Jeffries for Not Backing Military Pay Bill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has come out against a standalone Senate bill to pay American military service members and some other federal workers…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Scalise Accuses Dem Sen. Ossoff of Using Shutdown to Fundraise
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise put Sen. Jon Ossoff on blast at a press conference Tuesday, accusing him and fellow Senate Democrats of refusing to… Read More
PoliticsNews
Why Is Trump Inviting Senators to Lunch at the Rose Garden?
In the midst of a government shutdown, President Donald Trump has invited Republican senators to have lunch with him at the White House’s newly renovated… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats Still Haven’t Learned Any Lessons
On Thursday, Senate Democrats voted for the 10th time to prolong the federal government shutdown. They also voted against funding the military, thereby necessitating that… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Shutdown Is Just a Prelude to This Major Policy Debate
Almost three weeks into the federal government shutdown, serious policy debates over annual spending and the future of health care remain on the back burner… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrats Express Fear of Far Left as Shutdown Rages
In newly reported remarks, some Democrat insiders are blaming the far Left for the failure of Senate Democrats to vote to end the federal government… 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
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
PoliticsNews
The 4 Most Off-the-Rails Shutdown Moments So Far
As the fourth week of the government shutdown approaches, little has changed in terms of getting Democrats on board with a short-term funding extension. But… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Shutdown! Do You Care?
The government is “shut down.” Media call this a “crisis.” A “crisis [with] no deal in sight,” says Fox News. Reuters says it’s a “key… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senator Reveals What He Expects Will End Shutdown
President Donald Trump has been the ultimate closer on major votes in this Congress, but has largely stayed out of talks to end the federal… Read More
LawNews
6 Things About Judge Who Blocked Trump From Culling Bureaucracy During Shutdown
The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration’s ouster of federal employees on Wednesday has a record of controversial rulings spanning from siding with environmentalists… Read More
PoliticsNews
Swing-District Republicans Counter Dems’ Health Care Arguments in Shutdown
From the beginning of the federal government shutdown, Democrats have been messaging on health care, an issue that has yielded midterm success for the party… Read More
PoliticsNews
Republicans Extend the Olive Branch to Dems in Shutdown
To date, Republicans’ attempts to get Senate Democrats to agree to end the federal government shutdown are not working. But after weeks of putting their… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
How Trump Changed Republicans’ Shutdown Game
There’s no end in sight for the current government shutdown, which entered its third week on Wednesday. While Democrats are clinging to their $1.5 trillion… Read More
PoliticsNews
Can the GOP’s Messaging Offensive Force an End to Shutdown?
More than two weeks into the federal government shutdown, Republicans are intent on hammering their message home to pressure Democrats into voting to end the… Read More
PoliticsNews
As Shutdown Staggers On, Stopgap Funding Window Shrinks
As the government shutdown wears on, Republicans have a problem: They’re running low on the time their stopgap funding bill was supposed to buy for… Read More
