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    How Blue States Are Trying to Shut Down Trump’s Tariff Workaround

    Two dozen states are suing to stop President Donald Trump’s new legal justification for tariffs, two weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that Trump could not use an emergency law to impose the tariffs.  The mostly Democrat-led states are suing in the U.S. Court of International Trade, and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is the…
    Fred Lucas
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    ‘GOOD RIDDANCE’: Michigan Democrat Party Celebrates as State Rep Leaves to Put God First

    A Michigan Democrat state representative has announced she won’t run for reelection because her Christian faith is incompatible with remaining in her party, particularly considering its stances on social issues. “For me, it is impossible to be a faithful follower of Jesus Christ while remaining a member of the Democratic Party as it exists today….
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Ohio Dem Blasts State’s Voting System

    Comments about “voter suppression” are surfacing to haunt Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, ahead of the midterm elections. Landsman used a discussion about his plan for “The Great American Comeback” to lash out against the Buckeye State, claiming it’s “ground zero for voter suppression.” The comment came from when the congressman was taking questions at The…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Stephen Miller: ‘America First’ Means US Will Be ‘Most Unquestioned, Unmatched Power’

    White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller surprised many in the MAGA movement with his definition of President Donald Trump’s motto, “America First.” “No, ‘America First’ means America will be the greatest, most unquestioned, unmatched power in the world, and it means we will defend American lives, and yes, we will avenge American blood,”…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Wisdom From Michelangelo on His Birthday

    A culture that neglects the beautiful is a culture that will quickly become disenfranchised with the true and the good. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475. He was a sculptor, painter, poet, and architect who radically impacted his time period and the generations to follow. He is best-known for his paintings in the Sistine…
    Thomas Griffin
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    Why Trump Is Turning Up the Heat on the Senate

    Republican politicians and conservative leaders are turning up the pressure on Senate GOP leadership to pass the SAVE America Act to strengthen election integrity.  President Donald Trump posted Thursday on Truth Social, imploring senators to move quickly on the measure.  “The Republicans MUST DO, with PASSION, and at the expense of everything else, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump wrote. “And not the watered down version. This is a Country Defining fight for the Soul of our Nation!” …
    Reagan Campbell
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    DHS Officials React to Trump’s Replacing Noem

    Three Department of Homeland Security officials expressed optimism after President Donald Trump announced he is appointing Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead the agency while reassigning Kristi Noem to a new position. “I think there was kind of a sense of relief, and I think optimism,” an agency official told The Daily Signal. “I mean, I think…
    Virginia Allen
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    States Push Back Against Organized Mob Rule and ‘Civil Terrorism’

    Far too many so-called protesters these days aren’t simply expressing their First Amendment rights, they are using public coercion to harass, intimidate, and physically threaten people into accepting their views. Several states are taking measures to clamp down on the rise of what one writer calls “civil terrorism,” essentially organized and often violent mayhem practiced by…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    ‘HUMBLING’: Markwayne Mullin Reacts to Being Appointed Next DHS Secretary  

    Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin said he was “humbled” to be President Donald Trump’s nominee as the next homeland security secretary, replacing Kristi Noem. “Humbling,” Mullin told press when asked of his first reaction to his nomination. “I had to call my dad … because it happened quick. I had to call my wife,” Mullin…
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘PUT ON ICE’: Jeffries Cheers Noem Ousting, Vows to Fight for Removal of Bondi and Miller

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed to keep fighting President Donald Trump’s administration as he celebrated the ousting of “unqualified corrupt political hack” former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday. “Kristi Noem presided over the cold-blooded killings of American citizens like Nicole Good and Alex Pretti,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., said. “She’s gotta be…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Trump Says Kristi Noem Is Out as DHS Secretary

    President Donald Trump has announced Kristi Noem’s replacement as head of the Department of Homeland Security amid bipartisan concerns about her management. Trump has tapped Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin to become the new secretary of homeland security. “The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Republicans Praise Daines Following Retirement Announcement

    Sen. Steve Daines announced Wednesday night that he will not seek reelection in the upcoming 2026 midterms. The 63-year-old Montana Republican is joining five other GOP colleagues who are retiring from the Senate.   “Serving the people of Montana in the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate the past 13 years has been the greatest honor of my professional career. I’m grateful to…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Conservative Groups Rally Behind Trump’s ‘Maximum’ Health Care Transparency Plan

    Several conservative groups are backing a proposed new health care price transparency rule, updating what President Donald Trump established during his first term.  In the State of the Union address last month, Trump asserted that “maximum price transparency” for health care services is a “big deal.” The Trump administration proposed a rule that would require…
    Fred Lucas
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    Medical Schools Now Require Nutrition Courses Combating Chronic Disease

    The Department of Health and Human Services is working alongside more than 50 of the nation’s top medical schools to incorporate nutrition classes in their medical school curriculum. “Chronic disease is bankrupting our health system, and poor nutrition sits at the center of that crisis,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Today, medical schools are committing to change how America trains…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Failing Schools Place Politics Over Academics

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests grow as student achievement plunges… Just last week, hundreds of students at Lincoln Park Public High School in Chicago staged a mass anti-ICE “walkout,” leaving classes without permission to protest federal immigration enforcement policies. Of course, similar scenes have unfolded across the country in recent months, often either tacitly or…
    Steve Cortes
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    Foreign Adversaries and America’s Classrooms

    As the United States engages in kinetic operations against Iranian targets in the Middle East, there are legitimate worries about terrorist activity here at home. Coupled with the long-term impact of the open border policies of the Biden administration, American citizens have reason to be fearful.  According to a House Judiciary Committee report, from 2021 to 2024, Border Patrol encountered hundreds of…
    Rhyen Staley
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    The Department of Education Can Still Give Taxpayers a Fair Deal

    Taxpayers may finally get a fair deal. A recent court ruling has created another path for the U.S. Department of Education to eliminate a costly student-loan repayment plan known as Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE. Doing so would relieve taxpayers who have increasingly been asked to shoulder the cost of student debt through expansive debt-cancellation schemes.  Despite the policy’s moniker, SAVE did anything but save money for taxpayers.   SAVE, created under the Biden…
    Madison Marino Doan
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    ‘Grateful to God’: Montana Senator Steps Aside After 13 Years in Congress

    Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., made the following statement Wednesday announcing he will not seek reelection in 2026. Daines and President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme. Serving the people of Montana in the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate the past 13 years has been the greatest honor of my professional career. I’m grateful…
    Steve Daines
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    Democrat Tells GOP to Stop ‘Demonizing’ Illegal Immigrants in Front of Child Victim

    Firebrand Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., claimed a House subcommittee hearing was “demonizing hard-working immigrants” by drawing attention to a tragedy caused by an illegal immigrant with a commercial driver’s license, or CDL for short. On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee’s subcommittee on oversight, investigations, and accountability held a hearing that examined the effects of…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    State Department Hotline Updated to Help Americans Escape Middle East, Leavitt Says

    The State Department has fixed the travel hotline for Americans seeking help in evacuating Middle Eastern countries amid the conflict in Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. “The line was updated, and I expect every single person in this room to report on that accurately,” Leavitt said, “so that information can be…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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