Big, Beautiful, Budget Buster

Budget orgs agree ‘big, beautiful bill’ will add over $15T to national debt Despite the White House’s assertions that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will not add to the federal debt or deficit, four independent budget watchdogs agree that debt growth will accelerate and reach over $50 trillion by 2034, if the policy megabill […]

Who’s Footing the Bill for Lawsuits Against Trump’s Executive Actions?

Since President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on January 20, 2025, over 325 lawsuits have challenged his administration’s executive actions, targeting policies like immigration restrictions, tariff expansions, DEI program terminations, and federal workforce cuts. From a center-right perspective, these lawsuits often appear as coordinated efforts by Democratic-leaning groups to obstruct Trump’s agenda, raising questions about who […]

The Quiet Economic Boom of Trump 2.0

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. The Trump budget is making its way through the Senate. And people on both sides of the issue of fiscal sobriety are arguing because the Biden deficit, […]

NYT Study Finds Widespread GOP Gains, Sounding Alarm for Dems

Republicans are surging, and Democrats are in deep trouble. That’s what a new report from The New York Times concluded after assessing polling data from the past four presidential elections. The new study concluded that the GOP was gaining ground in working-class counties, while Democrats were earning support increasingly in the best-educated enclaves of the U.S. Donald Trump “has […]

2026 Minnesota Senate Race: A Toss-Up with GOP Hopes for a Flip

The 2026 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, set for November 3, will fill the Class II seat vacated by Democratic Senator Tina Smith, who announced on February 13, 2025, that she will not seek a second full term. With Republicans holding a 53-47 Senate majority and defending 20 of the 33 seats up for grabs, […]

Judge Who Ruled Twice Against Trump Gave Almost $500,000 to Democrats

A federal judge who has ruled twice to halt executive actions by President Donald Trump previously gave about $500,000 in campaign contributions to Democrats The judge, U.S. District Judge John McConnell of the District of Rhode Island, will also preside over yet another case involving Trump. All three cases involve federal funding. In one case, McConnell sided with a […]

77 Million Americans Reelected President Donald Trump, Not Elon Musk Or Any Single Man

“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.” That was former White House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head, Tesla and SpaceX CEO and X owner Elon Musk’s take on June 5 on the outcome of the 2024 election, single-handedly taking credit for President Donald Trump […]

The Left Is Alienating Its Minority Base

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’d like to talk about a more sensitive topic today, and that’s this new appearance or […]

Victor Davis Hanson: Is the Age of American Empire Over or Just Beginning?

President Donald Trump returned to Washington in January with a mandate from the American people to end mass migration. That same month, however, the foreign-born population living within America’s borders hit a record high, in an echo of the Roman Empire. Is it too late to save America from mass migration? Even if America is saved, […]