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Congress is poised to unravel one of the Obama administration’s midnight regulations that could prevent certain Social Security disability beneficiaries from buying guns. The Social… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s Justice Department will likely find numerous offenses to warrant launching a broad investigation into voter fraud, legal experts and watchdog groups say…. Read More
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President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Wednesday following through on his signature issue of illegal immigration. The first provides for building a wall along… Read More
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The White House seemed less than enthusiastic about one Senate Republican plan that would allow states to keep Obamacare, stressing President Donald Trump’s opposition to… Read More
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Confirmation votes for Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees could be the first indicator of how Senate Democrats from states that went for Trump prepare for re-election… Read More
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President Donald Trump took executive actions Monday on trade, federal workers, and international abortion policy. Trump reinstated the Mexico City policy, which specifies that federal funds… Read More
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Hours after taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump followed up on his campaign pledge to start chipping away at Obamacare and curb federal… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump plans to use “four or five” executive actions on Friday after being sworn into office, incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency explained how he would make cooperating with the states a priority of the department during… Read More
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President Barack Obama says he appreciated George W. Bush’s silence during his eight years in office. Now, as the current president prepares for life outside… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump has narrowed his potential Supreme Court picks to only the federal appeals court judges on his broad list of potential nominees, according… Read More
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The first day of confirmation hearings for Sen. Jeff Sessions was comparatively collegial compared to the more contentious speakers who testified Wednesday for and against… Read More
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President Barack Obama asserted in his farewell speech that protecting “our democracy” requires putting an end to corrosive politics and addressing income inequality, but polling… Read More
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It got rowdy at times during the hearing Tuesday on Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination to become attorney general, but not so much because of fellow senators… Read More
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President Barack Obama’s first attorney general pick skated through Senate confirmation hearings, but top Democrats have indicated that President-elect Donald Trump’s selection may have a… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump has legal authorization to move forward on his core campaign promise of building a border wall; he just needs the money to… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone Wednesday with new United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres—as Trump and some members of Congress are raising longstanding concerns about… Read More
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Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., spent a considerable amount of his time as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama pressing civil rights lawsuits. He… Read More
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For nearly a decade, I’ve had a front-row seat for some of the biggest battles in Washington. As a reporter covering the White House, it’s… Read More
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Labor Secretary Tom Perez is campaigning actively to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, prompting a watchdog group to investigate whether he… Read More
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A vocal opponent of confirming Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as U.S. attorney general recanted part of his critical testimony 30 years ago against Sessions being… Read More
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On Monday, 538 presidential electors selected by voters on Nov. 8 will choose a president when the Electoral College votes in states across the country…. Read More
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President Barack Obama used part of his final White House press conference of the year to take shots at Russia and the media, and to… Read More
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Convincing lawmakers in Congress to limit their time in office has always been a tall order, but a presidential megaphone for the issue also has… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he has selected Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., a former Navy SEAL who broke with the Republican platform over federal lands,… Read More
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In one of its final acts for a political constituency, the Obama administration issued a regulation Wednesday to block states from defunding Planned Parenthood, the… Read More
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President-elect Donald Trump made it official Tuesday in announcing his selection of Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp. who has been scrutinized for… Read More
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Being penny-wise could pay off big over the next decade, according to budget experts looking at part of President-elect Donald Trump’s spending plan. While campaigning… Read More
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Editor’s note: Relying on media sources, The Daily Signal incorrectly reported Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ selection as interior secretary on Dec. 9. President-elect Donald Trump… Read More
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After President Barack Obama exits office, at least 88 of his political appointees will likely remain working in the federal government under a Donald Trump… Read More
