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HERO: Trump Creates $1.8 Billion Fund to Fight Weaponization In Exchange For Dropping His $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the IRS
By The Geller Report Axios reports: President Trump settled his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS on Monday in exchange for a $1.776 billion fund to compensate those who claim they were targets of government “weaponization.” The fund creates an unprecedented, taxpayer-backed mechanism to compensate people who claim they were wrongfully targeted, potentially including Jan. […]
Zombies, DEI, and the Fall of LA: Why Spencer Pratt Is on the Rise
By The Daily Signal Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Well, you know what’s not a beautiful place to live, Victor, segueing, is Los Angeles. […]
215,000 Federal Civilian Employees Were Tax-Delinquent in 2024: IG Report
By Family Research Council Some 215,000 federal civilian employees owed the government money in unpaid taxes in Fiscal Year 2024, according to a May 6 report by the Treasury Inspector General (IG) for Tax Administration. The number grew by more than 40% since Fiscal Year 2021, despite a growth of only 4% in the federal civilian workforce, […]
Trump Says He Wants to Suspend the Gas Tax
By Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV President Trump said Monday that he supports suspending the federal gas tax “for a period of time” to help lower prices at the pump, which have spiked dramatically since the start of the war with Iran. “I think it’s a great idea,” the president told CBS News during […]
Dan Franzese Announces Candacy for U.S. Congress in Florida’s 25th District
By Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com Conservative business leader pledges to fight for lower costs, secure borders and the Trump agenda in newly redrawn FL-25 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Dan Franzese today announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Florida’s newly redrawn 25th Congressional District (FL-25). Franzese — who was the […]
Marine Veteran Tim Wilkins Announces Run for Congress in Florida’s 11th District
By Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Tim Wilkins — a professional stand-up comedian, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, entrepreneur, and 30-year community servant — today announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress in Florida’s 11th Congressional District. A working comedian who has spent decades on stage, Wilkins also brings real-world experience as a CFO, […]
Mamdani Uses Taxpayer Money to Build a City-Funded Activist Army
By The Daily Signal New York City may be broker than a barista with a college degree but that isn’t stopping socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani from funding his activist army. On Wednesday, the mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement rolled out a program called “Organize NYC” that’s billed asopens in a new tab a “long-term initiative to bring mass […]
Mamdani, Hochul Agree to Tax on Luxury Second Homes in New York City
By The Geller Report Fox News: Anyone who thought that Governor Hochul. Hochul, the organ grinder’s monkey, would perhaps moderate Zohran Mamdani was sorely mistaken. Hochul is all in on Mamdani’s taxation policies. What wealthy individual would want to invest or live in New York City at this point? The message is unmistakable: they won’t […]
RFK Jr. Estimates Los Angeles Hospice Scams Cost U.S. $5,000,000,000
By The Daily Caller Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a House committee Thursday that the total cost of hospice fraud in Los Angeles could reach $5,000,000,000. Independent journalist Nick Shirley, who posted a video in December showing him investigating allegedly fraudulent day care centers run by Somali migrants, posted a similar video looking […]
ABUSIVE TAXATION: Top 25% Pay Nearly 90%—Bottom 50% Pay Zero
By The Geller Report Did you know? The truth about what top earners pay in terms of all income taxes collected by the US government: the top 1% pays 40% of all income taxes the top 25% pays 87% of all income taxes the bottom 50% pays 2.3% of all income taxes CNBC: While Americans […]
Real Wage Growth and Bigger Refunds: GOP Touts ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ on Tax Day
By The Daily Signal President Donald Trump and Republicans are hoping to cash in politically on the extra amount of cash in Americans’ wallets this Tax Day. Across the country, Americans are cashing in on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s tax provisions and receiving a boost from real wage growth in the Trump economy. “This tax […]
GOP Announces a Historic Investment to Save the Senate Majority
By The Daily Signal The Senate Leadership Fund, a conservative super PAC, announced it is investing $342 million across eight different 2026 Senate races. The massive advertisement buy, announced Monday, is the largest investment SLF has ever made in an election cycle, and it represents a different approach. “[The] Senate Leadership Fund is better positioned than ever […]
New Defense Deal Could Tighten U.S. Control Over Another Critical Seaway
By The Daily Caller U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his Indonesian counterpart announced a defense deal Monday in Virginia that could strengthen U.S. control in a seaway critical for China. Hegseth and Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin agreed to strengthen an existing agreement between the two countries to a Major Defense Cooperation […]
The Laffer Curve Is Even Better Than We Thought
By The Daily Signal The field of economics fully developed scientifically in the 20th century. The names John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, and Friedrich Hayek come to mind. However, one additional man became the one most referenced in the last part of the 20th century and continues as such today. That man is Arthur Laffer. […]
Trump’s War on the Deep State Is Paying Off
By The Daily Signal The days of peak DOGE may be over, but Trump’s quiet transformation of the federal bureaucracy continues. The Trump administration shrank the federal workforce to its smallest number since the launch of LBJ’s Great Society. This incredible stat, little remarked upon by the media, was dredged up by X user Christian […]
No, Texans and Floridians Do NOT Pay Twice the Taxes Paid by Californians
By Family Research Council Texas has the most regressive state tax system, but charges poor people more than California does its affluent residents, according to the Golden State’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who further claims that middle-class Texans pay more than residents of his state and Florida. “Who are you for? Are you just for […]
Presidential Order Establishing an Anti-Fraud Task Force headed by Vice President JD Vance
By The Geller Report President Trump signs an Executive Order committing to seek out and crush fraud with a new Anti-Fraud Task Force. “If we found half of the fraud that’s taking place in this country… we would have much more than a balanced budget. That’s the kind of numbers you’re talking about.” – […]
Oil Prices, Strategic Trade-offs, and the Strait of Hormuz
By Family Research Council One unavoidable side-effect of gasoline prices being prominently posted in front of every roadside service station is that Americans remain constantly aware of the volatile fluctuations in gas prices. Since the start of President Trump’s military action against Iran, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel has […]
PODCAST: Mamdani Has No Real Instinct of Good or Bad Policies
By Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV Based on recent analysis of Zohran Mamdani’s 2025–2026 mayoral term and campaign, the argument that he lacks a “real instinct of good or bad policy” is a central criticism from opponents who characterize his agenda as ideologically driven rather than economically sound. Critics frequently argue that his proposals—such […]
“HOTTER THAN EXPECTED”: Consumer Confidence Is UP in February
By The Geller Report After a dip in January, consumer confidence is coming back. ebruary’s Consumer Confidence Index rose to 91.2, beating forecasts. he Expectations Index—how Americans view the next six months—also posted a solid gain. And expectations improve before spending accelerates. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 91.2 […]
‘It’s a Disgrace’: Vance Reveals Playbook for Combating Fraud in United States
By The Daily Signal Vice President JD Vance announced he is withholding Medicaid reimbursements from Minnesota while the administration investigates fraud in the state. When asked by The Daily Signal if this plan should be viewed as a playbook for fighting fraud in the rest of the country, Vance said, “I think you can, certainly.” […]
Winners and Losers of the State of the Union
By The Daily Signal President Donald Trump repeatedly confronted Democrats for refusing to stand and applaud on multiple occasions in the first official State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night. This strategy highlighted the extremism of Democrat policies while championing the people victimized by them. Trump drew attention to issues with broad public appeal, […]
VIDEO: ‘You Owe Us’ Is the Mantra of the Left
By The Daily Signal Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Two things that came together for me. One was [New York City […]
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Intel Funded Projects Riddled With Chinese Gov’t-Linked Researchers
By The Daily Caller The U.S. Intelligence Community has awarded more than a dozen sensitive defense grants to researchers affiliated with institutions connected to the Chinese government and its military, according to a report exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Since 2017, at least 14 U.S. defense research projects supported by the Intelligence […]
Washington Democrats Raid Police & Firefighter $4 Billion Pension Surplus to Fund Their Spending Spree, ALL REPUBLICANS VOTED NO
By The Geller Report Washington State House Democrats have crossed a dangerous line. Billions stripped from those who serve — millions redirected to political pet projects. In a brazen vote, they moved to siphon $4 billion out of pension funds meant for law enforcement officers and firefighters — the very people who risk their lives […]
“Affordability” and Illegal Immigration are Mutually-Exclusive: It’s the Math, Stupid
By Beverly Newman, Ed. D. One key cause of elevated worst case needs is immigration. Between 2021 and 2024, the foreign-born population of the United States increased by more than 6 million—the largest such increase over such a short period in American history. The foreign-born population now stands at more than 53 million individuals, making […]
Billions in Tax Dollars Pay for Empty Federal Buildings
By The Daily Signal FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Selling off unused or underused federal property could save taxpayers $3 billion in deferred maintenance costs, and more than $100 million in operation costs each year, according to one government report. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the Senate DOGE Caucus, introduced legislation to expedite the sales of these properties. “Why should taxpayers be stuck with […]
New Analysis Cites 4 Ways CBO’s Budget Baseline Always Favors Increased Federal Spending
By Family Research Council Four key assumptions in the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) analytical tool for projecting federal spending and revenue trends heavily distort its results in favor of continually increasing outlays and expanding government regulation, according to a new Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) analysis. “The CBO baseline is important because it is used […]
Here Are The Traitorous Republicans Who Sided With Democrats to Fund Corrupt, Criminal USADF
By The Geller Report Traitorous Senate Republicans joined Democrats to keep funding the U.S. African Development Foundation, even after the agency’s own leadership acknowledged corruption and DOGE flagged it for fraud. “The USADF Director of Financial Management’s fraudulent acts betrayed the trust of the American people,” said Acting Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Sean M. […]
Senator Josh Hawley reveals the Biden Admin was secretly funneling millions of dollars to The Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
By Jihad Watch Senator Josh Hawley reveals the Biden Admin was secretly funneling millions of dollars to The Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) into states like California and Washington. They hid the money so it couldn’t be tracked and used it to bring in Muslims, even terrorists. WATCH: Senator Josh Hawley reveals the Biden […]