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Illegal Aliens Should Be Deported ‘1 at a Time’ Under Trump, Former Border Official Says
MILWAUKEE—If elected to a second term as president, Donald Trump vows, he will deport the illegal aliens who entered the country during the four years of the Biden administration. How? “One at a time,” Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection during the Trump administration, said Monday at a press conference at… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Don Jr. Shares First Words With His Father Following Attempted Assassination
MILWAUKEE—Donald Trump Jr. says his family didn’t have any real answers as to what had happened to their father and grandfather for almost 90 minutes after former President Donald Trump was shot. Trump Jr. sat down with The Daily Signal at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday to discuss the Saturday assassination attempt… -
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‘The President Called Me’: Tuberville Opens Up About Trump Call 37 Hours After Shooting
MILWAUKEE—Former President Donald Trump called Sen. Tommy Tuberville at 7 a.m. Monday, briefing the Alabama Republican about the aftermath of the assassination attempt Saturday evening and his selection of Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate. “I talked to him this morning, he called me about 7 o’clock, and he said, ‘Well, how… -
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7 States Sue Biden Admin Over New Rule Forcing Doctors to Perform Gender Procedures
THE WASHINGTON STAND—Seven states have come together to fight a new rule that could force doctors into performing gender-transition procedures. The Biden administration has made it clear it wants so-called “gender-affirming care” available to all—including young children. As such, it appears it’s willing to try and make it so that medical professionals are unable to… -
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Did Assassin Hear the Left’s Relentless Chant, ‘Trump Equals Hitler’?
MILWAUKEE—America came within a quarter inch of a national funeral on Saturday. If assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks’ bullet had not grazed former President Donald J. Trump’s right ear but instead struck a pencil’s width nearer his skull, this week’s Republican National Convention here would be a four-day memorial, if that. Rather than working on his acceptance speech right… -
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Republicans Will Be Ready This Time If GOP Wins Presidency and Congress, Lawmaker Says
With the election less than four months away, a lot can happen, but Rep. Andy Ogles says he’s confident Republicans can win back the presidency and the Senate, and retain control of the House in November. “And as Republicans, we’re going to win the White House. They’re going to win the Senate. We’re going to… -
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Teamsters Chief Praises JD Vance, Among Other GOP Lawmakers, at Convention
In a rare occurrence, the head of one of America’s largest and oldest labor unions spoke about corporate greed at a Republican National Convention. “The Teamsters are here to say we are not beholden to anyone or any party,” Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, told convention delegates Monday night. O’Brien said… -
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Rep. Donalds Rips Democrats for Not Being ‘Pro-Choice’ on Education
Rep. Byron Donalds made a case for school choice in a speech Monday on the opening night of the Republican National Convention. The Florida Republican talked about his own story of growing up poor, while his mother pushed to ensure he had a good education. But he said too many children today are trapped in… -
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Trump and I Have Proved Conservative Policies Work, Virginia’s Governor Says
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said both he and former President Donald Trump have shown that “commonsense conservative leadership works.” Youngkin, a onetime businessman elected in 2021, said Monday night at the Republican National Convention that under President Joe Biden’s administration, Americans are facing 7.5% mortgage rates, while their raises can’t keep up with 30% increases… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Tucker Carlson Says ‘Not Crazy’ to Think ‘It Wasn’t Just a Lone Gunman’
MILWAUKEE—Two days after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, political commentator Tucker Carlson said, “It’s not crazy to think that there was something there; it was an effort to kill Trump, it wasn’t just a lone gunman.” Trump’s assailant crawled onto a nearby rooftop Saturday night while Trump was on stage at a… -
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Scott Credits Miracle for Sparing Trump’s Life: ‘American Lion Got Back Up on His Feet’
In a rousing speech Monday on the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Sen. Tim Scott discussed the miraculous survival of former President Donald Trump from an assassination attempt two nights earlier. “If you didn’t believe in miracles before Saturday, you got to be believing right now,” Scott, R-S.C., told the crowd. “Thank… -
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Federal Judge’s Dismissal of Trump Classified Documents Case Appears to Be on Solid Constitutional Ground
In a major setback for President Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the federal judge overseeing the criminal case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump for willful and unlawful retention of national defense information under the Espionage Act and for obstruction of justice threw out the superseding indictment and dismissed all of… -
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Sen. Ron Johnson: Democrats’ ‘Clear and Present Danger’ to Americans
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., spoke on his home turf Monday at the Republican National Convention, noting that the GOP was founded in Wisconsin to oppose slavery. He said the people of Wisconsin are like most Americans. “They believe the purpose of government is to improve lives, not make them more difficult,” he told the crowd…. -
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5 Things to Know About JD Vance
Donald Trump selected Sen. JD Vance from Ohio on Monday as his running mate in the Nov. 5 election, which the former president hopes will return him to the White House. Vance accepted and Vice President Kamala Harris said she’s ready to debate him. So, who is JD Vance? Here are five things to know… -
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Tucker Carlson: All the Right People in Washington ‘Against’ Trump’s VP Pick
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson told Republicans gathering in Milwaukee on Monday that Americans should “be thrilled” by Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick. Earlier in the day, as the Republican National Convention opened, Trump posted on social media that he had chosen Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, as his running mate in the Nov. 5… -
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Another Alleged Lone Wolf Tries to Take Out Another Anti-Establishment President
Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. JFK, Ronald Reagan, and now, Donald Trump. The seemingly orchestrated campaign of national collapse our ruling elite is carrying out took a very dark turn over the weekend as yet another alleged lone wolf tried to take… -
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‘Greatest Misinformation Campaign Since Russia Hoax’: Project 2025 Director Counters Lies
Left-wing smears of Project 2025 constitute “probably the greatest misinformation campaign since the Russia hoax,” the head of the initiative for the next conservative president said Monday at The Heritage Foundation’s Policy Fest at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Paul Dans, director of the 2025 Presidential Transition Project for Heritage, was referring to the eventually… -
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Biden DOJ Aims to Salvage Jan. 6 Charges After Major Blow at Supreme Court
The Department of Justice is taking steps to preserve charges against Jan. 6 defendants after the Supreme Court dealt a major blow to its efforts. After the Supreme Court issued a ruling June 28 limiting the scope of an obstruction statute used to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the DOJ would… -
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Why Biden Will Have Trouble Keeping the Political Heat Down After Attempt on Trump’s Life
REAL CLEAR POLITICS—President Joe Biden addressed the nation Sunday night from the Oval Office in the wake of an assassination attempt on his predecessor and political rival, Donald Trump, urging Americans to “unite” and collectively “lower the temperature in our politics.” It was a speech about fundamentals. “Disagreement,” the president said, was “inevitable,” not just… -
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Lawmakers, Legal Experts Were Skeptical of Legality of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Appointment
Republican members of Congress and conservative legal experts had long questioned the legality of Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel. On Monday, federal District Court Judge Aileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida tossed out the federal case involving classified documents against former President Donald Trump, determining that Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional since he was…