Nearly a decade after Donald Trump first became president vowing to repeal and replace it, Obamacare is once again becoming one of Congress’ most high-stakes debates. At the end of 2025, enhanced premium tax credits for former President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act are set to expire….
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The Counterrevolution in American Journalism
Editor’s note: These are lightly edited remarks of a speech that Daily Signal President and Executive Editor Rob Bluey gave to the National Conservatism Conference on Thursday. These past six months haven’t just been remarkable—they’ve been revolutionary. And nowhere is that more visible than in the collapse of…
To Serve a Cause Bigger Than Himself: Story of Robert Pietrangelo, Military Volunteer Killed on a Battlefield in Ukraine
On Aug. 18, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked into the White House alongside seven European leaders to meet with President Donald Trump. For Ukraine and its allies, the message was clear: They needed reassurance that the United States would stand firm in supporting the global fight for…
Virginia Democrat Campaign Sets Up Facebook Page Appearing to Be Independent News Outlet
Virginians on Facebook may see a post from what looks like a news outlet touting Democrat governor candidate Abigail Spanberger’s campaign stops and message on education. Unsuspecting Virginians may think a friend posted this news, but it’s actually appearing in their feeds because someone paid for it. It…
Deal or No Deal? Has Trump Driven Stake Through Heart of ‘Green New Scam’?
Is the Green New Deal dead or not? On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to repeal what he called the “green new scam”—his pejorative for the various green energy subsidies and regulations instituted by former President Joe Biden, mostly through the Inflation Reduction Act. Members…
The Lewis-Tolkien Biography… For People Who Don’t Want to Read a Lewis-Tolkien Biography
John Hendrix’s magically illustrated biography tells the tale of one of literature’s greatest friendships. Show, don’t tell, say the masters of literature. But in “The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien,” author/illustrator John Hendrix asks the question, why not both? In the format of…
Is a Congressional Stock Trading Ban Even Possible?
There is a growing movement to ban stock trading by members of Congress, but it is altogether unclear whether the two parties will be able to overcome differences to pass such reforms anytime soon. A bipartisan group of House members—including some of the chamber’s most conservative and most…
Congressional Stock Ban Backed by Republicans and Democrats Alike
A bipartisan group of House members, including the chamber’s most conservative and most liberal members, said at a press conference Wednesday that they have a bill to end the problem of insider trading of stocks by members of Congress. Introducing the Restore Trust in Congress Act, Rep. Chip…
House Duo Resurrects Epstein Discharge Petition Effort
As lawmakers return to the Capitol after the long August recess, it appears the Jeffrey Epstein controversy just won’t die. On Monday, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., announced he would file a petition to force a House vote on a bill introduced by him and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.,…
Jerrold Nadler to Leave Congress, Joining Other Veteran Democrats
New York Democrat Rep. Jerrold Nadler has announced that he will not be seeking reelection, passing on the torch to younger Democrats after over three decades in Congress. Nadler, a 78-year-old who previously chaired the House Judiciary Committee, revealed his intentions to The New York Times in an…
Eyes in the Sky: Patrolling the Border From Above
EL PASO, Texas—Two Border Patrol vehicles stopped for a moment as they drove along the southern border, the only activity that could be seen from along the wall dividing Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The border wall stretched far into the desert from the view of the helicopter. There…
EXCLUSIVE: Criminals Convicted of Sodomy, Murder Among Latest Illegal Aliens Taken Off US Streets
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a number of illegal aliens across the U.S. on Thursday, including criminals with sodomy and murder convictions. “These vicious murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and violent criminals have no place in this country,” a senior Department of Homeland Security official said in a…
Tunnel Vision: Border Patrol Aims to Plug Gap in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas—There is a gap to plug at the southern border, and it’s not in the wall. The Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, is combating illegal border crossings underground through the city’s extensive storm-drain system. El Paso has more than 100 access points to its storm…
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 middle of former President Joe Biden’s sole White House term. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in July launched HouseRepublicanPriceHike.com, an interactive tool aiming to…
Partisan Rancor Pervades Democrat Leaders’ Letter to GOP Seeking Budget Talks
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. The hostile letter sets the stage for tense spending negotiations with little more than a month left to fund the government before the…
Leavitt Rips Predecessor Psaki Over Minnesota Shooting Remarks Denigrating Prayers
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday sharply criticized comments made by one of her predecessors, Jen Psaki, about the mass shooting Wednesday at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, characterizing the remarks as “insensitive and disrespectful.” Discussing the school shootings that left two children dead and 17…
Senate GOP Weighs Rule Change to Sidestep Dems’ Stalling on Trump Nominees
Facing unprecedented delays from Democrats on confirming President Donald Trump’s executive and judicial nominees, Senate Republican leaders want to change the rules to expedite the process. “President Trump has more than 1,000 senior-level appointments that require Senate confirmation. Under a radical Democratic resistance strategy, the Senate has so…
EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Sponsor Resolution Commemorating 1782 Bible
Republican Reps. Michael Cloud of Texas and Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania are cosponsoring a House of Representatives resolution to be introduced on Friday to recognize Sept. 12 as “The Day of the Bible” in the United States. The resolution explains that on Sept. 12, 1782, Congress under the…
Faithful Children’s Books Shine with Word of Fire Votive
Bishop Robert Barron’s evangelical powerhouse combines classic stories with truly unmatched aesthetics. What is a tongue-stone? Well, it’s just that: a triangular stone that looks an awful lot like a tongue, found in the high inland places of Europe since at least the Middle Ages. Their origin was…
A Crack in the Barrel
As a marketing professional who spent nearly four decades revitalizing brands (including having a front-row seat to the steps—and missteps—of clients like Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Carl’s Jr.), watching Cracker Barrel go over the falls this week has made me wince. Despite prescient warnings from a passionate…
Democrats Divided Over Cutting Aid to Israel
The Democratic Party is divided over whether to support Israel, with party leaders deciding to take more time on the issue as some call for an end to U.S. military aid to the Jewish state. The Democratic National Committee’s resolutions committee on Tuesday met to debate two resolutions…
Backlash Begets Backtrack: Cracker Barrel Scraps Part of ‘Woke’ Makeover
Has Cracker Barrel caved to the pressure, or are its attempts to somewhat backpedal merely a superficial gesture to quell outrage? The beloved American chain Cracker Barrel, known for its Southern comfort food and nostalgic Old Country Store charm since its founding in 1969, ignited a firestorm with…
Trump Announces ‘Comprehensive Crime Bill’
President Donald Trump announced work on a “Comprehensive Crime Bill” shortly after midnight Wednesday morning, as polls show the popularity of tough-on-crime policy. “Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune, are working with me, and other Republicans, on a Comprehensive Crime Bill,” Trump wrote on the social media…
How Will House Freedom Caucus Adapt to Several Members Departing Capitol Hill?
The House Freedom Caucus has for years been a major force on Capitol Hill, with its members picking frequent policy fights in their push for more fiscally and socially conservative legislation. But as almost a half dozen of its most prominent members seek office back home and away…
Under Pressure From Trump DOJ, Michigan Hospital Ends Transgender Treatments for Minors
The University of Michigan’s hospital system announced Monday evening that it would no longer be providing transgender “therapies” or “medications” for minors, citing pressure from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. Referencing a “federal subpoena as part of a criminal and civil investigation,” Michigan Medicine, the university’s health…
Trump Slams Illinois Governor for Calling for ‘Resistance’ to National Guard
President Donald Trump had harsh words for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, who is fighting the administration’s efforts to take criminals off American streets. The Daily Signal asked the president after his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday how he plans to respond to Pritzker’s saying he encourages residents…
Virginia School ‘Brands My Son a Predator’ for Desiring the Same Bathroom Privacy Afforded to ‘Male Staff,’ Mom Says
Parents are condemning as hypocrisy the fact that a Northern Virginia high school notorious for allowing boys in girls’ bathrooms and girls in the boys’ locker room also has a bathroom specifically designated for “male staff only.” “This sends a mixed signal to everybody about the expectations of…
Trump Moves to Fire Federal Reserve Governor, But She Says He Can’t
President Donald Trump claims to have fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, but she begs to differ. “President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so,” said Cook in a statement Monday. “I will…
Texas Redistricting to Accelerate Democrats’ Tilt Left
Besides likely gaining Republicans five new Texas seats in the United States House of Representatives, the Lonestar State’s congressional redistricting is speeding up the evolution of the Democrat Party. At the end of his term, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, a 78-year-old who became a Texas lawmaker in the…
Trump Goes on Anti-Windmill Offensive, Cancels Projects
With the halt on construction of a nearly complete offshore windmill project in Rhode Island, it appears President Donald Trump means business in undoing the last administration’s green energy policies. Orsted, a Danish company developing the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island, was told by…