Natalie Johnson is a former Daily Signal news reporter and graduate of The Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program.
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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ultimatum that Christians leave Mosul to avoid purge expired Friday at noon, driving a reported 2,000 Assyrian families… Read More
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David Emanuel wanted to cancel his private insurance plan with BlueCross BlueShield after he became eligible for Medicare, but was told nothing could be done… Read More
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Sen. Mark Pryor dismissed Arkansans’ grievances of losing health insurance because of Obamacare as “anecdotal,” accusing Republicans of solely wanting to complain about the law… Read More
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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., countered Obama’s claim that the border has “never been more secure,” telling Bill O’Reilly Wednesday that the key solution to the… Read More
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Financial stability through government regulation isn’t working. That was the consensus of a panel held by the Cato Institute and Mercatus Center on the four… Read More
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A South Carolina mother was arrested for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a local park while she worked at a nearby McDonalds. Debra Harrell… Read More
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Conservative groups came together for a conference call Thursday, arguing against left-leaning media claims that Kansas’ steep income tax reductions have contributed to the downfall… Read More
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Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., wants to lift the “veil of secrecy” he said obscures the dealings of the Federal Reserve. Would enhanced congressional oversight of… Read More
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Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said Monday that President Obama’s unauthorized “administrative legalizations” are to blame for the growing humanitarian crisis on the southern border. Goodlatte… Read More
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Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, called on President Barack Obama yesterday to fly down to the U.S.-Mexican border so he can exhibit leadership in the current… Read More
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Colorado journalist Brandon Rittiman called the state’s Obamacare exchange website “clunky, counterintuitive and confusing” after reviewing the website for a TV news story. Colorado received $179 million in… Read More
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A woman with a brain tumor who sued Nevada’s Obamacare exchange contractor for delayed coverage died earlier this week. Linda Rolain was among 150 Nevadans… Read More
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Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., was denied access July 1 to the Department of Health and Human Services facility at Fort Sill, Okla., which houses more than 1,100… Read More
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Target announced Thursday that it is implementing an anti-gun policy, “respectfully” requesting that customers don’t bring guns into their stores. “Bringing firearms to Target creates… Read More
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House Speaker John Boehner pushed back against recent rumblings by top Senate Democrats that earmarks are making a return, saying in a new video that… Read More
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Busloads of illegal immigrants attempting to reach a Border Patrol processing station in Murrieta, Calif., were met with backlash from locals yesterday. Three buses with… Read More
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President Obama says he is “not going to apologize” for sidestepping Congress through his multiple executive orders. In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos,… Read More
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Should Congress reauthorize the Export-Import Bank? CNBC senior contributor Larry Kudlow says absolutely not, slamming the bank for promoting “fraud, corruption, kickbacks [and] bribery.” Kudlow… Read More
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New York City’s “soda ban,” which prohibited merchants from selling most sugary drinks that were more than sixteen ounces, has met its end. The state’s… Read More
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Americans are running out of faith in the Internal Revenue Service. Seventy-six percent believe that the “lost” Lois Lerner emails were deliberately destroyed, according to… Read More
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If you live in D.C., your fitness plan just got more expensive. The D.C. Council passed a 5.75 percent sales tax on gym memberships and… Read More
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The recent fallout in Iraq has hit President Barack Obama’s foreign policy ratings, knocking them to a steep low in the past month. A striking… Read More
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott traveled to San Antonio on Monday to assess the growing “humanitarian crisis” that has… Read More
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Yet another business is moving abroad to escape America’s high tax rates. Medtronic, one of the world’s largest medical device companies, recently acquired Covidien for… Read More
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A humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border and a series of foreign policy challenges have left President Obama with his some of worst public opinion… Read More
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has stepped up efforts in his campaign to #MakeDCListen. Cruz sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security yesterday asking… Read More
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Why did it take nearly two years to track down the alleged leader of the 2012 Benghazi attacks when multiple journalists had contact with him… Read More
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Many Americans celebrated the capture of Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the alleged leader of the Benghazi attacks. But Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, one… Read More
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz was even more perplexed than most Americans when he heard last week that the Internal Revenue Service had lost two years of… Read More
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Drinking and driving has met its match. Marijuana intoxication has been the focal point of multiple studies finding a link between the drug and driving… Read More
