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Victor Davis Hanson: Why I’m Tired of Mitt Romney’s ‘Fake Magnanimity’

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In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler take on the “fake magnanimity” of billionaires like… Read More

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Trump Celebrates ‘Expectation-Smashing’ GDP Report

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President Donald Trump said tariffs are the reason that real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 4.3% in the third quarter of 2025…. Read More

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EJ Antoni on Affordability: ‘Keep Your Foot Down on the Throttle, Mr. President’

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The new buzzword today seems to be affordability. Suddenly, the entire media has woken up to the fact that Americans are in a cost-of-living crisis, something… Read More

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This One Issue Is Driving Gen Z to the Right

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PHOENIX—All eyes were on Gen Z this weekend as more than 10,000 students gathered at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, where speakers and panels discussed the issues… Read More

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Fuel prices are displayed at a gas station in New York, February 18, 2013. According to the American Automobile Association, U.S. gas prices have risen for the last 32 days. REUTERS/Keith Bedford

Gas Prices Are the Lowest in Years. So Why Does Filling Up a Tank Break the Bank?

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There’s a good chance that if you’re filling up your car today, you’re paying the lowest price in four years. According to December AAA data,… Read More

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What the Fed Chair Candidates’ Backgrounds Reveal About If They’ll Cut Interest Rates

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President Donald Trump recently told The Wall Street Journal he is favoring selecting either National Economic Council head Kevin Hassett or former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh for the… Read More

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Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger

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Conservatives don’t reflexively oppose corporate mergers. We believe in free markets, in the power of competition, and in the freedom of businesses to grow when… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Trump’s Inflation Trap

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What can Donald Trump do to stop morphing into Joe Biden? The two presidents could hardly be more different in most ways—but in the one… Read More

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‘I Know What It’s Like’: Vance Shines as Republican Messenger on Affordability

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LEHIGH VALLEY, Penn.—When Vice President JD Vance recalled his grandmother’s choice between putting food on their table and paying for her medications, he arose as… Read More

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More Tax on Tips: Blue States Undercutting New Federal Tax Cuts

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Filthy, vile, and disgusting. And I would add: reprehensible, repulsive, and rebarbative. These words perfectly describe the latest Democrat scheme to shaft industrious, economically embattled Americans, all so that… Read More

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Last Thing on Democrats’ Agenda—Telling the Truth to Americans

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Recently in The Wall Street Journal, Neera Tanden, CEO of the Center for American Progress, a major foghorn in our nation’s capital for America’s Left,… Read More

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EXCLUSIVE: Labor Secretary Reveals Whether Trump Can Axe H-1B Visas

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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said the law doesn’t allow the Trump administration to eliminate H-1B visas. When asked by The Daily… Read More

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EXCLUSIVE: How Labor Secretary Is Saving American Jobs From AI Replacement

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell/

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is dedicating every possible resource to ensuring American jobs aren’t lost to artificial intelligence, she told The… Read More

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced an interest rate cut Wednesday

BREAKING: Divided Fed Makes Money Decision Ahead of Christmas

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced the third interest rate cut of the year in a news conference Wednesday. “Today, the Federal Open Market Committee… Read More

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‘They Always Have a Hoax’: Trump Kicks Off Affordability Tour in Pennsylvania

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On the first stop of President Donald Trump’s affordability tour, he said making America affordable is his highest priority, while again calling the term a… Read More

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European Union Fines Elon Musk’s X

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The European Union has moved this week to punish the social media company X and Elon Musk for allegedly “deceiving users” through certain company practices…. Read More

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Don’t Trust the Government to Solve the Housing Affordability Problem That It Created

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Owning a home is a cornerstone of the American Dream. But with the recent rise in home prices and mortgage rates, homeownership feels like a… Read More

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Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders stand next to each other in winter coats during an outdoor rally.

Democrats Want It Both Ways on Debt—and Working Americans Will Pay the Price

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Democrats have spent the better part of two decades branding themselves as protectors of working Americans. But when you examine their actual policy choices rather… Read More

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‘HOAX’?: Trump Changes Tune on Affordability

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President Donald Trump called affordability “a hoax that was started by Democrats who caused the problem of pricing.” “Look, affordability’s a hoax that was started… Read More

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New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at the 32BJ SEIU union headquarters following the July 28 mass shooting at a midtown Manhattan office tower in New York City, U.S., July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar

SEC Chairman Says at NYSE That Top-down ‘Communism’ Is a Proven Failure

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As America turns 250 years old, it’s important to remember that freedom, not top-down communism, created our prosperity, Security and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins… Read More

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New Survey Shows Increased Concerns About the Cost of Raising Children

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A large majority of Americans no longer think it’s affordable to raise children. According to data from the 2025 American Family Survey, 71% of participants… Read More

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The Unsung Hero of Rolling Thunder Mine

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KANAWHA COUNTY, West Virginia—Steve Lipscomb was a son, a father, a husband, a Marine, a man of faith, and a coal miner. Ten days ago,… Read More

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Donald Trump looks up from his Oval Office desk at Zohran Mamdani

Blue States vs. Red States on ‘Affordability’

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“Affordability” has become the word of the month as American economic anxieties become a major point of political contention between Democrats and Republicans. Socialist Democrat… Read More

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What Is Going On With the Economy?

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The fate of the Donald Trump administration—and perhaps Republicans in Congress—is tethered to how Americans feel about the economy. And right now, it’s hard to… Read More

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Shoppers Aren’t Buying Trump Economy Panic Narrative

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Americans have a glum view of the economy, but that is not expected to affect their consumer spending as holiday shopping kicks off.   According to… Read More

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New Park Fee for Foreign Tourists Could Generate Hundreds of Millions

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THE CENTER SQUARE—The Donald Trump administration announced it is raising prices for nonresidents visiting national parks, a move that worries some tourism advocates but could… Read More

EconomyCommentary

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To Grow the Economy, Support Strong Families

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Now that the longest government shutdown in history is over, it’s imperative that Washington lawmakers quickly prioritize pro-economic growth policies. One of the most effective… Read More

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Don’t Let Big Tech Hold America’s Kids Hostage

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It appears the dam is finally breaking as Republicans in the House advance a package of child safety bills that bereaving and aggrieved parents have… Read More

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The Hidden Biotech Stakes of AI Moratorium Debate

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After a resounding 99-1 defeat last summer, efforts to enact an artificial intelligence moratorium are back, this time with a push to force it into… Read More

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Donald Trump stands in front of a microphone and looks down and to his left.

How We Can Finally Overcome the Affordability Crisis

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Disapproval of the state of the economy is widespread today, despite many indicators improving since the start of the year. The reality is that most… Read More



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