PoliticsCommentary
Obstructionist Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are pushing the government to the brink of a shutdown that could harm everyday Americans. I… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Before midnight, Senate Democrats must make a decision—allow the Republican-backed short-term spending bill to come to the floor or let the federal government run out… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, who leads a faction of fiscally conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives, is urging Republican leadership to reject… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will step into the brightest spotlight of his career Monday when he sits down with President Donald Trump in last-minute… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Thanks to President Donald Trump’s latest strategic move, Democrats truly are damned if they do shut down the government and damned if they don’t. Perhaps… Read More
PoliticsNews
As Republicans show no sign of giving in to their demands, Democrats are facing a difficult decision in the coming days—cave in and allow a… Read More
PoliticsNews
In a new memo, the White House’s budget office is directing federal agencies to aggressively slash jobs and programs if the government shuts down. “Unfortunately,… Read More
PoliticsNews
COLUMBUS, Ohio—“I’m an Ohio guy and he’s a D.C. guy.” That’s how Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, summarized the contest between himself and his 2026 Democrat… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly canceled a meeting with top congressional Democrats to discuss their budget demands, just a week before the deadline to… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
As Congress approaches an end-of-September deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown, Democrats are trying to get their pound of flesh in exchange… Read More
PoliticsNews
The House of Representatives passed a seven-week continuing resolution Friday by a 217-212 vote that would fund the government into November and avert a government… Read More
Health CareNews
As Congress faces an end-of-September deadline to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown, Democrats are making big demands on health care—including undoing Medicaid… Read More
PoliticsNews
With an end-of-September deadline approaching to fund the government, both parties appear locked into a shutdown showdown. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., is… Read More
PoliticsNews
Autumn is approaching on Capitol Hill, and with it, another shutdown battle. On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., presented his fix to… Read More
Health CareNews
Will Republicans in Congress hand Democrats a massive health care concession to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month? That’s a question… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said this week that he’s ready to force a federal government shutdown at the end of the month if… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrat leaders in Congress invited their Republican counterparts to government funding negotiations in a Thursday letter, albeit one brimming with partisan accusations of legislative malfeasance…. Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
On Tuesday, The Daily Signal was the first to report that the White House would be sending another rescissions package—the same mechanism that President Donald… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump thanked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for getting Democrats on board with the Republican spending package to keep the federal government… Read More
PoliticsNews
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
PoliticsNews
Republican members of Congress shared with The Daily Signal what they expect—and hope—to hear in President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump has an 11th-hour plan to avoid a federal government shutdown—a continuing resolution that would renew government funding until the end of the… Read More
LawCommentary
The current battle in Congress over the continuing resolution to fund the government is a fight worth having to stop the bloated spending of the… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
The drama surrounding the government funding deadline escalated Thursday when President-elect Donald Trump attacked Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. The shocking development came as Trump insisted… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hey, Republicans. The sky will not fall if there’s a government shutdown. The government was shut down six times during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Over 20… Read More
PoliticsNews
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance want House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans on Capitol Hill to play hardball with obstructionist Democrats in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
WASHINGTON—“Washington is still operating as if it’s March 2020. The headquarters of most agencies remain largely abandoned,” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, wrote in a report… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We’re in a new year, but the headlines from Capitol Hill feel old. Once again, Congress has been debating its annual spending bills. And once… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
This week, Republicans and Democrats got together to avert a government shutdown. Too bad. There’s so much that ought to be shut down. Useless Cabinet… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
With the nation’s capital fixated on tense negotiations over funding the federal government, apocalyptic warnings over a possible shutdown are filling headlines. Time is “running short,” we’re in… Read More
