Washington, D.C., was host of the “WorldPride” Parade on Saturday. Here are some of the people and things I witnessed as I covered the event for The Daily Signal. 1. Corporate Presence Many companies in the hospitality or travel industries had floats in the parade. Some of these…
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Partisan Division Deepens Over Handling of LA Riots
As the National Guard seeks to quell riots against enforcement of federal immigration law in Los Angeles, Republicans and Democrats are finding themselves in fierce debate, with Democrats contending that President Donald Trump is addressing a “manufactured crisis,” but with Republicans calling for immediate order in the streets….
Fractious Factions: Why Passing ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Through Senate Will Be Difficult
As Senate Republican leadership rushes to pass the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, the math to get to a GOP consensus in both houses of Congress has suddenly gotten much harder. The “big, beautiful bill,” a 10-year budget package, is the main legislative vehicle for delivering on President…
‘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 program of selling US residency to wealthy clients in order to raise revenue. To be sure, there has been much talk of these gold cards,…
Got Whole Milk? Senate Panel Moves to End Low-Fat Only Rule in School Lunches.
The Make America Healthy Again movement claimed another win this week when the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would once again allow whole and reduced-fat milk to be served in school cafeterias. “I’m encouraged to see the Whole Milk for…
Artificial Intelligence Regulation Hotly Debated on Hill
An unexpected issue has emerged as the House-passed “big, beautiful bill” is debated in the Senate—whether or not states will lose the ability to regulate artificial intelligence in the future. Since Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., called out a provision in the House’s “big, beautiful bill” that blocks…
Democrat Leader Jeffries Aims to Exploit Musk’s Split From Trump
Just one day after fallout between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk went nuclear on social media, Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was already trying to leverage it to his advantage. To be sure, Jeffries, D-N.Y., is not mourning Musk’s departure from the Washington scene. Asked by…
House Committee ‘Keeping a Watchful Eye’ on Labor Department’s Funding of Pro-Union Group Amid ‘Conflict of Interest’ Concerns
The House Committee on Education & the Workforce is monitoring the relationship between an agency within the Labor Department and the pro-union group the Solidarity Center following a recent Daily Signal report on a potential conflict of interest. “This report is deeply concerning and calls into question whether…
Can the House’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Survive Senate’s Changes?
After its passage by narrowest of margins in the House of Representatives, Republicans’ “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill is facing the prospect of major changes in the Senate, which could make it extremely difficult to pass when the revised bill is returned to the House. The bill passed…
‘Readiness Over Wokeness’: GOP Lawmakers Salute Renaming of Navy Vessel
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has reportedly ordered the U.S. Navy to rename a tanker vessel that had been christened the USNS Harvey Milk after the late left-wing gay activist and San Francisco politician. Milk, who began a relationship with a 16-year-old boy when he was 33, has…