Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene strongly disagree over a provision in the “big, beautiful bill” that he considers vital for national security, but that she views as a violation of states’ rights. Greene, R-Ga., spoke out Tuesday against the bill’s 10-year moratorium…
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House Budget Hawks Cheer DOGE Package
The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts into law was greeted with enthusiasm by the fiscally hawkish House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday. The rescissions package, delivered by the White House Office of…
Ron Johnson on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Spending: ‘It’s Immoral’
As a Republican holdout on the “big, beautiful” budget bill, as President Donald Trump calls it, Sen. Ron Johnson thinks he has a fairly simple request for the 10-year budget plan: Go back to the drawing board and cut spending down to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. “That pretty well…
At a Glance: 10 Illegal Aliens Who Committed Violent Crimes in US
Mohamed Soliman has been charged with a federal hate crime and is facing state attempted murder charges in the attack Sunday on a group of pro-Israel supporters in Boulder, Colorado, but he is just one of thousands of illegal aliens who have charged with or convicted of crimes…
Back to the Future: Congress Should Follow Pre-COVID Plans and Save $1.16 Trillion
Fiscal conservatives lately have argued that the federal government should spend as it did before COVID-19 ruined everything. Thankfully, the global pandemic is a speck in the rearview mirror. Only a few diehards cling bitterly to their masks and grow misty with lockdown nostalgia. Restoring spending to its trajectory in…
Slow to Condemn Colorado Attack, Reps. Omar and Tlaib Are Branded ‘Muslim Terrorists’ by Fellow Lawmaker
The morning after an attack on a group of people in Colorado demonstrating in support of freeing the hostages held in Gaza, Democrat Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both of them Muslims, had yet to issue statements condemning the violence. Rep. Randy Fine,…
The ‘Big, Beautiful’ Question: What Does Trump Want in Bill?
As the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill moves to the Senate, one major question remains—What exactly does President Donald Trump want in it? Trump has consistently pushed for the bill’s passage, despite saying he doesn’t view it as perfect. “It’s an unbelievable bill,” Trump said in an Oval…
Veteran Ohio Democrat Weighing Another Shot at Statewide Office
A veteran Ohio Democrat, former Sen. Sherrod Brown, might be looking to return to politics soon. Politico reported Wednesday that Brown—who lost his seat to Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in November—has told allies he’s considering a run for governor, but not for the Senate. Brown’s spokesman vehemently denied…
Historian Victor Davis Hanson Lays Out Ancient Lessons on Borders: ‘Walls Do Really Work’
Military historian and classicist Victor Davis Hanson, speaking Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation, drew striking parallels between the empires of the past and the modern United States. Hanson, a Daily Signal contributor, contended that, contrary to the assertions of the Left, “walls do work,” and that the United…
‘Cowboy Carter’ Still Isn’t Country: American Music Awards’ Tone-Deaf Trophies to Beyonce in C&W Categories
In Las Vegas on Monday, the American Music Awards held its annual ceremony and presented its trophies, but to paraphrase Sin City’s tourism slogan: “What happened in Vegas should stay in Vegas.” Following the lead of the Grammys back in February, the AMAs treated Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” album…
Senate Should Make House’s Big, Beautiful Bill Bigger, More Beautiful
On Thursday at 6:54 a.m., the U.S. House passed the Trump and Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (Yup, that is this 1,118-page measure’s official title.) By a snare-drum-tight, 215-214 vote, all but three Republicans and zero Democrats chose to give Americans $4.1 trillion in tax relief, along…
Illegal Alien Squatters Turned Her Home Purchase into a Nightmare
Cathy Lindberg Jarosz drove down the street of her newly purchased home but could not find her house. Lindberg, a lawyer from Maryland, had purchased the home in Destin, Florida, in April 2023 to be closer to her daughter who had just had a baby. She turned the…
Who to Watch in Senate as ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Advances
Republicans this week made major progress when they passed the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation package out of the House, but there’s still a long road ahead to President Donald Trump’s desk. The package—dubbed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act—now heads to the Senate. The GOP currently has a…
Don’t Blame School Choice for Arizona School Closures—Blame School Leaders
School choice opponents have long predicted that policies like Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program would destroy the public school system. For years, Gov. Katie Hobbs has warned that it would “decimate” the state budget and “bankrupt” the state, yet the program has a history of surplus and savings….
Newly Adopted WHO Pandemic Pact Is a Step Toward ‘Global Surveillance Superstate,’ Expert Warns
After three years of negotiations, delegates to the World Health Organization’s annual meeting have adopted a global pandemic agreement that threatens national sovereignty, requires the transfer of vaccines during global pandemics, asks nations to fight “misinformation,” and authorizes such “social measures” as lockdowns and mask mandates. The 78th…
‘Heartbreaking’: Young People Honor Couple Slain Outside Jewish Museum
Adrian Huizenga stood on Thursday afternoon outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where less than 24 hours earlier, a couple—Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim—were fatally shot. “It’s just so sad, just heartbreaking that … you see this rhetoric and this antisemitic violence going on that is…
Skeptic of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Tells All on Last Minute Negotiations
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry voted for the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, but he’s not very happy about it. The bill passed by 215-214 margin, with one “present” vote. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal, he discussed what happened behind closed doors in last-minute negotiations between…
Mainstream Republicans Hope for Unity on Budget Bill After Trump Visit to Capitol
After President Donald Trump’s Tuesday meeting with the House GOP Conference, moderate Republicans are hoping that his stern command to unify will bring holdouts into line to vote for the budget reconciliation bill. “Listen, the president spoke in a very strong way about the need to quit screwing…
Why This Republican Lawmaker Is a ‘No’ for Now on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Texas Republican Rep. Keith Self would vote against his party’s budget reconciliation bill as it currently stands. “I am a ‘no’ at the moment,” he told The Daily Signal. Months in the making, the bill would extend President Donald Trump’s first-term 2017 tax cuts and fulfill campaign promises,…
With Michael Ledeen Gone, the World Lost One of Its Great Minds
The world has lost a towering intellect, a fearless thinker, and a deeply principled man. Michael Ledeen’s passing on May 18 marks the end of an era in which ideas were not just debated but lived, tested, and acted upon. The list of problems Michael solved over his…
Trump Bashes Supreme Court Following Order Further Blocking Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Illegal Gang Members
The Supreme Court has extended its block on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal alien gang members from Venezuelan. “The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane, who…
Jeffries Rejects Republicans’ Welfare Reform Proposals
House Democrat leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries suggested at a Thursday press conference that he would vigorously oppose Republicans’ reform proposals for Medicaid and other welfare benefits, with the hope that their budget reconciliation bill fails and the GOP leadership has to seek Democrats’ votes. Jeffries, D-N.Y.—who spoke at…
Pope Leo XIII Rejected Socialism, Defended Private Property. Will Leo XIV Follow Suit?
When Pope Leo XIV addressed the College of Cardinals two days after he was elected to the papacy, he explained why he took the name that he did. “Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV,” he said. “There…
Johnson Threads Needle in Stitching Together ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Placate Factions
House Republican leadership is facing a herculean task right now, as it seeks to appease various factions with strong opinions on the budget reconciliation bill: fiscal hawks, Medicaid defenders, and tax cut advocates. Pleasing all of those groups would be an Olympian achievement, given Republicans’ narrow majority in…
Abortion, Government Funding for Planned Parenthood at an All-Time High
Planned Parenthood released its latest annual report the day after Mother’s Day. For 2023-2024, abortions are at an all-time high. So is government funding. Nearly three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and many states enacted strong pro-life protections, business is still booming. Congress and…
Family of US Journalist Long Missing in Syria Still Holds Out Hope
A body discovered in Syria is not the remains of kidnapped American journalist Austin Tice, his family confirms. Tice, a freelance reporter who received accolades for his early coverage of the Syrian civil war, has been missing since Aug. 14, 2012. According to a family spokesman, “[A]n initial…
House Panel’s Medicaid Reform Proposals Set Off Predictably Fierce Debate
The House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled its proposals to revamp Medicaid on Sunday night, drawing the predictable cheers and jeers from Congress’ varying factions—establishment Republicans, Democrat Medicaid crusaders, and hard-line fiscal conservatives. The debate over how to handle Medicaid has emerged as the most hot-button issue in…
Louisiana Mustn’t Let GATOR Scholarships Get Swamped
Louisiana families are on the cusp of a transformative opportunity for their children—but that opportunity is in jeopardy of being swamped. Last year, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (“LA GATOR”) Scholarship Program, which has the potential to be…
Alcatraz: Should Congress Turn Part of a National Park Back Into a Prison?
President Richard Nixon, a native Californian, promoted an idea in 1972 to turn an iconic stretch of California’s coastline into a national park. It would include the headlands around the Golden Gate and two nearby islands. One was Angel Island, and the other was Alcatraz—where a federal prison…
At Tribute to Another First Lady, Melania Trump Calls Families ‘Foundation of a Healthy Society’
First lady Melania Trump elevated the important role that families and the home play within society at the unveiling of former first lady Barbara Bush’s U.S. postage stamp on Thursday. “Strong American families are the foundation of a healthy society and served as a steppingstone towards building…