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DOGE to the Rescue?
The Department of Government Efficiency has started making moves. The D.C. media are furious about his attempts to cut government agencies. But I take Elon Musk’s side. More efficient government has been promised often. It’s never happened. Instead, government just grew. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., showcases stupid government “investments” like the $118,000 study of finger…John Stossel -
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History of Illegal Aliens at Guantanamo Bay
The first military airplane carrying criminal illegal aliens arrived at Guantanamo Bay this week. President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily house criminal illegal aliens at Gitmo has earned headlines across the media, but the move is not that novel, according to Cully Stimson, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation and an expert on crime…Virginia Allen -
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Russ Vought Survives Democrats’ Protests, Confirmed to Lead Budget Office
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday night on party lines by a margin of 53-47, as Democrat senators broke decorum by protesting against his confirmation as their names were called. Almost every Democrat yelled in protest as the vote was called,…George Caldwell -
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Georgia Asks AG Bondi to Drop Biden Admin Lawsuit Over Election Law
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has asked the U.S. attorney general to drop the federal lawsuit against the state’s election-reform law, litigation that commenced during the Biden administration. In Raffensperger’s letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, sent late Wednesday, Georgia’s secretary of state said that voting in the state increased to record levels after…Fred Lucas -
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AG Pam Bondi Represented Mom in Case Against School District That Tried to Secretly Transition Daughter
One of Pam Bondi's clients says the newly-confirmed U.S. attorney general took her case suing the school district that tried to secretly transition her daughter when no one else would consider it. In 2021, Erin Lee’s 12-year-old daughter was invited by her art teacher to come to art club after school in the Poudre School…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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GOP Lawmakers React to Trump Suing Their State Over Laws That ‘Obstruct’ ICE Arrests
The Trump administration is fighting sanctuary policies with a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats. Illinois Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are praising the action. “Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson have failed to enforce the laws of our country allowing illegal immigrants to flood our communities,”…Virginia Allen -
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Democrats’ Superlawyer Elias Leads Litigation Fighting Trump’s Buyout of Feds
An organization run by veteran Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias is representing federal unions in a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump administration’s buyout of federal employees. U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, handed the group a short-term victory on Thursday, extending the Feb. 6 deadline to accept a…Fred Lucas -
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Trump Establishes Task Force to End Biden’s ‘Egregious’ Weaponization of Government Against Christians
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a task force to end the anti-Christian weaponization of government. “The mission of this task force will be to immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the [Justice Department], which was absolutely terrible,” Trump said at a National…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Musk Backs Congress Reining in Bureaucratic Spending
Amid President Donald Trump’s and entrepreneur Elon Musk’s public push to downsize the federal government, Sen. Mike Lee is advocating for the REINS Act, a bill that would rein in agencies’ power and give Congress more of a say in spending decisions. The bill has even received support from Musk himself, who reposted on X…George Caldwell -
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Democrats Delay Kash Patel’s Confirmation
Democrats have successfully delayed FBI director nominee Kash Patel’s confirmation process until next week. The Democrats’ obstruction is part of a trend of heightened hostility to President Donald Trump’s nominees in the past week, as Democrats have also attempted to delay the confirmation of budget chief nominee Russell Vought. Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa,…George Caldwell -
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Canada’s Migrant Crisis Spills Over to US, Raising Concerns: The BorderLine
President Donald Trump’s first week in office saw a flurry of executive orders to secure the southern border and turn off the giant magnet attracting the world to enter the U.S. illegally. At the same time, he’s taken the gloves off interior immigration enforcement, including deportations. But while there is a lot to worry about…Simon Hankinson -
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Ending the Taxpayer-Funded Blue Pipeline
This week, a massive firefight broke out between Democrats and Team Trump over the White House takeover of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The USAID managed approximately $40 billion in fiscal year 2023; its original mandate, established under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, was to spread American influence across the globe through aid…Ben Shapiro -
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‘Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias’: At National Prayer Breakfast, Trump Vows to Foster Faith
President Donald Trump addressed members of Congress and faith leaders Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast, promising to make America faithful again. Trump pledged to make America “more faithful to our God than ever before,” even as the United States is currently suffering a crisis of faith. The Silent Generation, those born from 1928 to…Jacob Adams -
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Trump Ousts Global Broadcasting Board: What’s Next for Lake, Bozell?
The Trump administration ousted members of the board that would hire Kari Lake to head up the Voice of America, potentially easing her appointment to the long-troubled international broadcasting agency. Meanwhile, there is still no date set for a Senate committee confirmation hearing for L. Brent Bozell III to be chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the…Fred Lucas -
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How to Find Out Who Killed JFK
What actually happened that fall day in Dealey Plaza in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has turned into a generational question. The full account of events that culminated in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been kept hidden from the American public for more than 60 years. Now, however, President Donald Trump is…Bradley Devlin -
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Trump’s Tariff Critics Are Trading on Overblown and Unfounded Fears
The market analysts and so-called economists panicking over President Donald Trump’s tariffs must be at least somewhat relieved that he’s agreed to pause the ones he wants to impose on Mexico. But they shouldn’t have been worried in the first place, because their fears are misplaced. Trump understands the harsh reality of the situation: Other nations have…EJ Antoni -
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Ancora Wants to Make US Steel Great Again
PITTSBURGH—The investment firm Ancora is pushing U.S. Steel shareholders to drop the Nippon Steel merger and oust CEO David Burritt, a move that would align with President Donald Trump’s insistence that U.S. Steel stay in American hands. It is unclear from its statement how big a stake in U.S. Steel the Cleveland-based finance company currently…Salena Zito -
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Elon Musk Should Take on Social Security
If I say that Elon Musk is the smartest, boldest, most creative entrepreneur in the world, I don’t think I will get pushback. President Donald Trump’s move to bring him to Washington and put him at the top of a new Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, to do the seemingly impossible—to streamline a vastly outsized…Star Parker -
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Most Americans Support Trump’s Use of Tariff Threats Against Colombia in Deportation of Illegals, Poll Finds
Most Americans support President Donald Trump’s recent use of tariff threats to pressure Colombia to accept American deportation flights, a poll by Scott Rasmussen’s Napolitan Institute finds. In late January, Trump successfully persuaded Colombian President Gustavo Petro to accept repatriation flights of Colombian illegal immigrants in the U.S. by threatening 50% tariffs after Petro initially…George Caldwell -
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Washington State Bill Would Force Catholic Priests to Violate Church Law
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession. The bill would amend the current state law that requires law enforcement, teachers, medical professionals, or child care providers to report cases of child abuse or neglect to include church clergy that…Jaryn Crouson