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    The Media and Trump at 100 Days
    Instead of grading President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, I take a look on “Full Measure” at how news reporters have done covering the administration. It’s clearly not a pretty picture. What follows are interviews with Howard Kurtz, the Fox News media critic and former Washington Post reporter, and Frank Sesno, the former CNN…
    Sharyl Attkisson
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    What’s at Stake in Trump Meeting With Palestinian Leader
    President Donald Trump will meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority this week, ahead of his first trip to Israel expected later this month. “The president’s ultimate goal is to establish peace in the region,” @PressSec says. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit the White House Wednesday, with a U.S. president that seems…
    Paul Runko
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    Measuring Trump’s First 100 Days in Office
    The first time that “the First 100 Days” was used as a political yardstick was in 1933 during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first months in office. America was in the midst of a Great Depression with 25 percent of the adult population unemployed, gross domestic product down 90 percent since 1929, and the stock market…
    Paul Runko
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    Trump Opens Doors on Oil Exploration, but Deeper Reforms Still Needed
    In another move to free up domestic energy supplies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at lifting the Obama administration’s offshore drilling restrictions. For decades, bad policies have blocked access to America’s abundance of domestic resources, yet America has still managed to be a global energy leader. Trump’s executive order, “Implementing an…
    Nicolas Loris
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    Trump Plans to Renegotiate NAFTA. Here’s How It Can Be Improved to Benefit America.
    The North American Free Trade Agreement has been good for the U.S. Since it took effect in 1994, our economy has grown 60 percent and manufacturing output has increased more than 80 percent. Meanwhile, we’ve added more than 29 million new private sector jobs, and average compensation per job has nearly doubled. So, should we…
    Bryan Riley
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    What Trump Has Done About Health Care in His First 100 Days
    One of the hallmarks of President Donald Trump’s campaign was his promise to repeal and replace Obamacare. But as Trump nears his 100th day in office, he has yet to accomplish a key priority—passing legislation dismantling the Affordable Care Act. Health policy experts say the blame for this setback lies with both Trump and Republican…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Mike Lee Warns Trump About Taxpayer Funding of Soros Groups Overseas
    For eight years, U.S. foreign assistance was tied to a leftist political agenda rather than American interests, and it’s now up to President Donald Trump to correct that, Sen. Mike Lee said Tuesday. “President Trump and his team must change the culture of American diplomacy,” @SenMikeLee says. Lee took particular aim at U.S. support during…
    Fred Lucas
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    Demonstrators Descend on Heritage Foundation to Protest Trump Budget
    Demonstrators and activists opposed to President Donald Trump descended upon The Heritage Foundation on Tuesday to protest the think tank’s budget plan and attempt to bring the organization to a halt. Approximately 200 protesters entered the lobby of the think tank’s Capitol Hill headquarters Tuesday morning and protested against The Heritage Foundation’s budget document, called…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Supreme Court Rejects Challenge Over Merrick Garland Nomination, Shows Why ‘Emoluments’ Suit Against Trump Will Fail
    On Monday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case of Michel v. McConnell, where the courts below rejected a citizen’s effort to sue senators for inaction on D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The lower courts’ opinions explain why another controversial dispute, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics…
    John-Michael Seibler
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    US International Broadcasting Needs Deep Reform. Here’s What Trump Should Look for in Choosing Its Leader.
    Appointing a new CEO to head U.S. international broadcasting is one of the many tasks on the list for the Trump White House. In part thanks to the snail-paced confirmation process orchestrated by Senate Democrats, the administration’s to-do list is still lengthy and the presidential appointment of a broadcasting CEO appears to be languishing. Yet,…
    Helle Dale
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    New Turmoil in Middle East Makes Sisi-Trump Ties Even More Important
    Given the turmoil of the last few days, it’s fortunate that the presidents of Egypt and the U.S. have begun to reforge the strategic partnership that unraveled under President Barack Obama. The horrific attacks on Christian churches in Egypt, a declaration of emergency rule, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s gas attack on innocent civilians have…
    James Carafano
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    Fresno State Launches Investigation Into ‘Trump Must Hang’ Professor
    The president of California State University, Fresno has launched an investigation into the professor who tweeted that “Trump must hang” and that Republicans should be executed for each immigrant deported. “While Fresno State is committed to state and federal constitutional rights of free speech, the content of statements by Dr. [Lars] Maischak warrants further review…
    Rob Shimshock
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    After Missile Strike in Syria, Trump Must Avoid Mission Creep
    On April 6, President Donald Trump ordered a cruise missile strike against the Syrian airfield used by the warplanes that launched last week’s chemical attack against Syrian civilians. This strike was an appropriate, proportional, and carefully calibrated response for the Assad regime’s repeated use of illegal chemical weapons. While it was a bold tactical strike…
    James Phillips
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    Trump’s First Big Foreign Policy Move a Departure From Stump Speeches
    The defining foreign policy decision of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days is a significant shift from his noninterventionist rhetoric on the campaign trail in facing down Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. “I am flexible and I’m proud of that flexibility,” @POTUS says. Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, longtime…
    Fred Lucas
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    After Missile Attack, the Challenges Facing Trump in Syria
    After President Donald Trump was mostly cheered by the international community for his missile strikes targeted at the Syrian government, he must now grapple with how to pair his first use of decisive military force with a strategy to contest a six-year-old war that has challenged the world. U.S. officials described Trump’s sudden decision to…
    Josh Siegel
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    States File Legal Challenge Maintaining Trump EPA Must Fight Global Warming
    A coalition of states filed a legal challenge Wednesday against the Trump administration’s decision to roll back a slew of Obama-era climate regulations. The legal motion comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting climate change regulations ushered in by former President Barack Obama. The New York-led group of states argue Trump’s Environmental Protection…
    Chris White
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    After Competing With HealthCare.gov, Private Exchanges See Opening With Trump Administration
    As Congress continues to debate the future of Obamacare, efforts to repeal the health care law and make changes to the health insurance landscape are opening the door for private health insurance exchanges that serve as private sector alternatives to HealthCare.gov. Over the past three years, web brokers like eHealthInsurance, GetInsured, and HealthSherpa have effectively…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Assad Is Using Chemical Weapons. How Trump Can Counter the Barbarism.
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship has been caught using illegal chemical weapons again. The Trump administration has charged that the Assad regime was behind a toxic gas attack on Tuesday in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in northwestern Syria. The death toll rose to 72 by Wednesday, including 20 children and 17 women….
    James Phillips
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    Former US Attorney: Susan Rice Ordered Spy Agencies to Produce ‘Detailed Spreadsheets’ Involving Trump
    Susan Rice, former President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, ordered U.S. spy agencies to produce “detailed spreadsheets” of legal phone calls involving Donald Trump and his aides when he was running for president, according to former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova. “What was produced by the intelligence community at the request of Ms. Rice were detailed spreadsheets of intercepted…
    Richard Pollock
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    What Newt Gingrich Sees as Missteps by Trump, House Leaders in Failed Obamacare Repeal
    LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.—House Republican leaders made a big mistake by trying to rush through their plan to replace Obamacare, conservative star Newt Gingrich says. And, Gingrich adds, President Donald Trump should have waited longer to step in. Instead of setting unrealistic timelines that don’t account for the complexity of health care policy, the former House speaker…
    Kevin Mooney
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