House Republicans on Thursday will face perhaps the greatest test yet of whether they mean business about decreasing the size of the federal government. The House Republican Conference will vote on a legislative package to cut funding from foreign aid, as well as from the publicly funded National…
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Gov. Ayotte Delivers for New Hampshire Parents
With a few strokes of her pen on Tuesday, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte delivered on her promise to empower parents by signing a Parental Bill of Rights and expanding eligibility for education choice to all families. “Giving parents the freedom to choose the education setting that best…
Schumer, Jeffries All in on Newsom’s Sanctuary State Policies
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to defend sanctuary state policies against federal immigration-law enforcement, other Democrat leaders are backing him and other sanctuary state governors to the hilt. Newsom has few resources at his disposal to push back against President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to help…
Walz Set for Capitol Hill Grilling on Sanctuary City Policies
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, and he’s sure to be grilled on “sanctuary city” policies in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Daily Signal spoke with Walz’s fellow Minnesotan, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who spared few…
10 Things I Saw at Washington’s WorldPride Parade
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…
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…