SocietyCommentary
Do Californians Realize How Badly They’re Getting Ripped Off?
Let’s say you paid top dollar to go to a fancy, five-star restaurant, and the waiter served you warmed-over McDonald’s. Would you ever go back?… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Your Money, Their Agenda: The Left’s Taxpayer-Funded War on Trump
What if I told you that your tax dollars helped prop up a massive left-wing political influence campaign that fed staff and policy ideas into… Read More
Commentary
Mamdani’s Threat to Tax ’Whiter’ Neighborhoods May Be His Ugliest Words Yet
Among the many words spewed by Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the Democratic Party’s Marxist-Leninist nominee for mayor of New York City, it’s tough to pick the ugliest. His “end… Read More
PoliticsNews
Education, Climate, Taxes Are Key in Pivotal Race to Determine Control of Virginia House
With Virginia’s state elections just under three months away, candidates across the commonwealth are mobilizing their campaigns. Known for its off-year elections, Virginia often sets… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Virginians Could Save $1.4B a Year by Conforming to Trump Tax Law
Should the 2026 Virginia General Assembly choose to conform state tax laws to the full set of new tax rules at the federal level, Virginia… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Daily Signal Was There as JD Vance Toured an Ohio Factory to Promote the OBBB
Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Akron-Canton Airport on Monday to promote the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the Metallus factory. The Daily… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
3 Perverse Ways Your Tax Dollars Fund the Left’s Dark Money Network
Did you know that millions of your tax dollars go to fund leftist activist groups, who then lobby the government for policies you may disagree… Read More
LawCommentary
First Amendment Triumph: IRS Recognizes Pastors’ Right to Free Speech
Surely, in today’s America, the federal government can’t punish pastors for preaching from the pulpit about how to apply God’s Word to everyday life. And… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A Big, Beautiful Test of GOP Principles and Discipline
The “Big, Beautiful Bill”—a massive package of tax relief, more funding for immigration enforcement, and savings from entitlement reforms—is now law, and it’s a triumph… Read More
EconomyNews
88% of Seniors Won’t Pay Taxes on Social Security If One Big, Beautiful Bill Passes, Analysis Finds
More than 51 million seniors would pay no taxes on Social Security income under the proposed “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” according to a new report… Read More
Commentary
Canada and Mexico Want US Billions, but Also a Fight
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
Trump Talks War, Peace, and the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in Fox Interview
In his first interview since bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities, President Donald Trump discussed everything from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—which he expects on his… Read More
PoliticsNews
Newsom’s Threat That California Might Withhold Federal Taxes Called ‘Reckless,’ ‘a New Low’
Republican members of Congress on Wednesday assailed Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s suggesting that it might be time for his state to cut off taxpayer… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Big, Beautiful Bill Targets University Endowments—As It Should
President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed by the House Thursday contains numerous, needed policy changes, including something that should have happened ages ago: taxes… Read More
LawCommentary
Too Much SALT Could Ruin the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” could be in jeopardy over a major SALT disagreement. Not the kind of salt that you keep in… Read More
PoliticsNews
Latino Voters Lean Right on Taxes, Energy, and Border, Poll Finds
Latinos broadly support low taxes, energy production, and a stable border situation, a new poll from the LIBRE Institute found. The LIBRE Institute, the research… Read More
PoliticsNews
Voters Want Balanced Budget and Low Taxes, Poll Finds
Most Americans want to balance the budget and keep taxes low, a new poll suggests. According to a Napolitan News Service survey—organized by noted pollster… 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
PoliticsAnalysis
You Don’t Just Pay Taxes on April 15. Here’s a Hidden Tax That Picks Your Pocket All the Time.
The government doesn’t just directly charge Americans in taxes—it also imposes a hidden tax that makes everything more expensive, according to a new report. The… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Compassion or Coercion? What Is the Role of Government in a Free Society?
In the ongoing debate about the role of government in addressing societal issues, a crucial misconception often surfaces on one side: The desire to help… Read More
PoliticsNews
About-Face? Republicans Weigh Raising Taxes on Top Earners
Some Republicans are considering a new way to free up space in the budget—raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The idea of raising taxes—which goes… Read More
EconomyNews
Capitol Hill Reacts to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ on Tariffs
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on Wednesday, members of Congress offered sharply contrasting views of the benefits and drawbacks of applying tariffs… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Made America Great in the Gilded Age
“We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913. That’s when we were a tariff country,” said President Donald Trump recently, and he’s not wrong…. Read More
PoliticsNews
How Many Tax Dollars Bankrolled Union Efforts to Block Trump?
Your hard-earned tax dollars don’t just fund the salaries of federal bureaucrats, they also support public-sector unions who negotiate sweetheart deals between the bureaucrats and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Here’s How Republicans Should Follow Through With Their Tough Talk on Immigration
Each day Republican leadership debates about how, and when, to proceed with the budget reconciliation process is another day the American people are forced to… Read More
LawNews
Special Counsel: ‘Well-Educated’ Hunter Biden Aware of Crimes
Hunter Biden knew exactly what he was doing when he committed felonies related to gun possession and not paying his taxes, special counsel David Weiss… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
3 Reforms Trump Needs Congress to Pass to Root Out the Deep State
The administrative state will not take President-elect Donald Trump’s reforms lying down, and although his actions as president can severely hamper the deep state, he… Read More
How to Reduce Housing Costs
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Can Donald Trump reduce house prices? A recent… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Like Your Taxes Low? Trump and Republicans Want to Keep It That Way
Sunday is the seven-year anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a landmark piece of legislation that contributed to historic economic prosperity under the… Read More
SocietyNews
Major Democratic State Faces Devastating Population Bomb
THE CENTER SQUARE—New York’s population could decline by more than 2 million people over the next 25 years as fewer people are born in the… Read More
