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President Trump has delivered major legislative victories despite Republicans holding some of the narrowest congressional majorities in modern history. Outgoing White House Director of Legislative Affairs James Braid joins Bradley Devlin on his last episode hosting The Signal Sitdown to discuss the behind-the-scenes negotiations that helped deliver Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, historic tax cuts...

Sports betting has exploded across America, especially among young men. Online sportsbooks use bonuses, VIP programs, personalized offers, and customer data to keep users betting, while successful bettors can sometimes find themselves limited. The rise of sports betting also raises broader questions about gambling addiction, male loneliness, economic frustration, the decline of upward mobility, an...

New revelations about Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation show just how far the probe reached—from Republican members of Congress and Trump allies to journalists and thousands of Americans who made political donations. Bradley Devlin and Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Zach Smith trace how the investigation expanded, the controversial tactics employed along the way, and the growing pus...

The future of the American right, the decline of America’s universities, the rise of artificial intelligence, and the importance of serious education and the great books. Looking ahead to 2050, the conversation turns to immigration, reshoring American manufacturing, the future of U.S. foreign policy, and America’s role in the world. Plus, the similarities between Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan, th...

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna joins The Daily Signal to discuss her push to crack down on birth tourism, why she sees the issue as a national security concern, and what she says Congress can do to close existing loopholes. Luna also takes aim at congressional stock trading, explains why she believes lawmakers shouldn’t be able to profit from information unavailable to the public, and makes the case for f...

The House of Representatives is back in Washington, D.C., this week following its monthlong August recess, but maybe not for long. Some Republicans just want to go straight home after this week and start working in their districts ahead of the midterm elections. Others want to stay in D.C. and continue to take votes that make Democrats look silly. Rep. Keith Self, a House Freedom Caucus member, jo...

For years, America’s cultural institutions have been used to promote a left-wing interpretation of American history, and the Smithsonian became a prime example. Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow with the Heritage Foundation, argues that the Trump administration is now reversing that “long march through the institutions” and demanding that America’s museums present a more accurate account of the nation’...

Affordability has become a growing political problem for younger Americans, with rising everyday costs exposing a divide over how Republicans should respond to voters who feel increasingly squeezed despite improving economic fundamentals. The fight over cheap burritos reflects a much larger debate over consumer confidence, the post-COVID economy, and whether dismissing those concerns could fractur...

The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and voter ID when casting a ballot. Supporters argue the legislation would strengthen election integrity, while opponents claim it could disenfranchise eligible voters. Senate Republicans are weighing multiple paths to pass the bill, including a talking filibuster and budget reconciliation, as lawmakers debate the politica...

Republicans must use their remaining months in power to deliver on the promises that gave them control of Washington. That includes permanently securing the border, passing the SAVE America Act, reforming birthright citizenship and legal immigration, restricting government surveillance, expanding energy freedom, banning congressional stock trading, and advancing the rest of the agenda Republican v...

Today we are joined by Ryan Helfenbein, executive director of Liberty University's Standing for Freedom Center and a longtime friend of Charlie Kirk, who was present in the courtroom during the preliminary hearing in the Tyler Robinson murder case. Ryan shares what it was like sitting with Charlie Kirk's family as prosecutors presented evidence, explains the emotional moments that unfolded inside...

An unprecedented American papacy is shifting the Vatican back toward tradition, math, and absolute truths after a chaotic twelve years under Pope Francis. This new leadership is already paving the way for strong diplomatic ties with the Trump administration, driven by a mutual respect for innovation and strict institutional order.  Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s sits down with...

With America's 250th birthday around the corner, Victor Davis Hanson and Bradley Devlin discuss what must be done to keep America alive for the next 250 years. WATCH NOW: Sacred Honor: The Declaration That Defines a Nation Premieres TONIGHT, July 2, at 8:30pm ET 👉 https://youtu.be/O1d3gn_H8ow    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former senior Health and Human Services advisor and ICE official John Fabbricatore says the Biden administration failed to vet sponsors for unaccompanied minors, leading to over 300,000 children missing from HHS rolls, 65,000 unanswered hotline calls, thousands of trafficking allegations, and dozens of deceased children later identified. Fabbricatore describes his career in INS/ICE and says Trump-...

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has charged the Southern Poverty Law Center, the SPLC, with wire fraud and bank fraud. According to the DOJ, the SPLC paid millions of dollars to individuals associated with groups like the KKK, only to raise money off of supposedly pervasive hate in America. Daily Signal Senior Editor Tyler O'Neil, author of a book on the SPLC titled "Making Hate Pay...

Nick Freitas recently returned from the United Kingdom and shares what he witnessed on the ground. After first visiting in 1998, he saw how dramatically Britain has changed due to mass immigration over the past 25+ years. Areas near historic landmarks like the Tower of London now resemble Bangladesh. British culture is rapidly shifting, with growing balkanization, Sharia courts, grooming gangs, an...

Matthew Mehan, author of "The American Book of Fables," joins Bradley Devlin on a new episode of Signal Sitdown to discuss the "moral imagination" of the Founders and on the need during America 250 for the nation to have a "shared memory." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As debates rage across conservative media over foreign policy, coalition building, tariffs, and the future direction of the Right, the real question becomes whether the movement can stay focused on governing instead of turning inward.  From social media feuds and ideological purity tests to the growing influence of podcasters and political commentatory, today we explore what happens when political...

The chaos surrounding the Kavanaugh confirmation didn’t just shake Washington—it revealed how far the Left was willing to go to pressure the Supreme Court. Mollie Hemingway, author of “Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution,” explains how that push reshaped the conservative legal movement and helped elevate Justice Samuel Alito as a defining voice on the be...

In the past few weeks, Rep. Greg Steube was leading the charge to bring to the House floor a vote to expel now-former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. Minutes before Steube was set to join the “Signal Sitdown” — and the same day the Ethics Committee was expected to render a recommendation to the House on whether to expel the Florida congresswoman over fraud allegations — Cherfilus-McCormick announ...

Congress could be heading for another One Big Beautiful Bill. Congressional Republicans are facing a double-bind of a lingering shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security and the urgent need to pass the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote and implement nationwide voter ID, before November’s midterm elections. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas,...

In a world where opportunity for women abounds, why are they so unhappy? Emma Waters, a policy analyst in the Center for Technology and the Human Person at The Heritage Foundation and author of a new book titled "Lead Like Jael: 7 Timeless Principles for Today's Women of Faith," has thought deeply about this question and joins “The Signal Sitdown” this week to discuss. “Women have more choices bef...

Detroit has become the poster child of American decline and for good reason: No city in what is now known as the Rust Belt experienced such soaring highs and such abysmal lows. In the 1950s, Detroit was the wealthiest city in America. By 2014, just one year after the city declared bankruptcy, Detroit was considered the poorest city in America. Detroit is starting to show signs of comeback by court...

Vice President JD Vance’s life has taken him from the hollowed out town of Middletown, Ohio to the halls of power. Between his challenging upbringing, his service in the Marine Corps, his stint in Silicon Valley, his Senate tenure, and now his vice presidency, it’s easy to lose sight of the two short days leading up to President Donald Trump picking Vance as his running mate. Reflect on those two...

Last week, Jeremy Carl, President Donald Trump’s nominee for assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the Department of State, testified on his nomination in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Carl has spent the better part of the last year of his life pursuing this State Department post, at great personal and professional expense. And, fresh off of...