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    Trump’s UN Ambassador Elise Stefanik Calls for a Global DOGE

    Editor’s note: Following are the lightly edited remarks of Rep. Elise Stefanik at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 22. Hello America First Patriots!!! It is great to be back at CPAC with a Republican trifecta! A Republican House, a Republican Senate, and of course, President Donald J. Trump in…
    Elise Stefanik
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    Trump ‘Dictates the Message’ of the White House, Spokeswoman Leavitt Says

    President Donald Trump is involved in every aspect of the White House’s communications strategy, press secretary Karoline Leavitt says. “He’s the president of United States. He’s also the communications director of the White House, because he dictates the message. He executes the agenda,” she said Friday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. “One of…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Rick Scott Faced Lawfare as Florida Governor. Here’s His Advice to Trump Today.

    OXON HILL, Md.—Rick Scott served as governor of Florida for eight years, cutting regulations as the Sunshine State became an economic powerhouse. He faced lawsuits from leftist groups then, and he gave advice for President Donald Trump—who faces lawsuits seeking to block his policies—today. “That’s what happens,” Scott, now a U.S. senator from Florida, told…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    ‘WE’RE WINNING’: AG Bondi Responds to the Left’s Lawfare Against Trump

    OXON HILL, Md.—Attorney General Pam Bondi told Sen. Ted Cruz that the Trump administration is winning against the legal challenges of the Left, and on the cases the administration doesn’t win, they will appeal them to the Supreme Court. Bondi riled up the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday by declaring, “We’re…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: Washington State School District Defies Trump With Race-Based Hiring Plan

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—As the Trump administration threatens to pull funding from schools with race-based hiring, a Washington state school district is standing by its discriminatory practices. Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, Washington, has a five-year diversity, equity, and inclusion “action plan” to prioritize the retention of “staff of color,” according to documents obtained…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Nigel Farage Draws Inspiration From Trump to ‘Make Britain Great Again’ in UK Elections

    Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit effort and a member of the United Kingdom Parliament, predicted his country would follow the trend of the U.S. electorate and “make Britain great again.” Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Thursday, Farage, the leader of the Reform UK Party, noted that the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump: Federal Government ‘Should Govern District of Columbia’

    THE CENTER SQUARE—President Donald Trump voiced his support for repealing the District of Columbia’s Home Rule Act, citing crime, homelessness, and “graffiti.” Trump relayed his stance Wednesday to reporters aboard Air Force One. The president was blunt in his assessment of the district, saying the federal government would run it more effectively. “I think that…
    Sarah Roderick-Fitch
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    Senate GOP Not Backing Down From Budget Proposal Fearing Funds for Trump’s Border Security Agenda Could Run Dry

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Republicans are plowing ahead with their budget proposal despite President Donald Trump throwing his weight behind the House version, arguing their plan will allow federal immigration authorities to execute the president’s border security agenda with full force. As Trump moves to secure the border following his predecessor’s failure to stem the…
    Adam Pack
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    ‘Good Riddance’: Trump Fires ‘Biden Era’ Prosecutors

    In his effort to purge the federal government of political corruption, President Donald Trump is firing all prosecutors hired by his predecessor. On Tuesday evening, Trump announced via Truth Social that he is dismissing U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Joe Biden. “Over the past four years, the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before,”…
    S.A. McCarthy
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    GROTESQUE: Judges Force Trump Admin to Fund Experimental Transgender Interventions

    Did you know that your tax dollars have been funding experimental “transgender” medical interventions that leave kids stunted, scarred, and infertile? Did you know that when President Donald Trump tried to put a stop to it, activist groups and Democrat attorneys general sued, and judges ordered the administration to keep funding these Frankensteinian “treatments”? It’s…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Newsom Diverts $50M from Californians to Fight Trump on Immigration

    Nearly one month after several parts of Los Angeles were engulfed in flames, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two California bills into law allocating $50 million to fight the Trump administration’s agenda, especially on illegal immigration. Amid the ongoing relief efforts in Southern California, some residents are expressing their displeasure with the governor’s move. Greg Burt,…
    Zachary Gohl
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    Powering America: Trump’s Energy Plan

    On Day One back in office, President Donald Trump began dismantling the Biden administration’s costly energy agenda and replacing it with practical and sustainable energy solutions.  Trump is restoring “balance” to American energy policy, according to Gabriella Hoffman, director of the Center for Energy and Conservation at the Independent Women’s Forum.  The Trump administration is…
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘Restoring Confidence’: 5 Highlights of Trump’s First Month as CPAC Gathers to Celebrate

    President Donald Trump’s enraptured supporters, gathering just outside Washington, D.C., for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, have much to celebrate after Trump’s first month in office. They summarize Trump’s accomplishments with one of his campaign mottos, “Promises Made, Promises Kept.” Trump has signed about 70 executive orders aimed at securing the border; cutting wasteful…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Trump’s Done With Unfair Tariffs Against America, Wants More Free and Fair Trade

    President Donald Trump is redefining the concept of “tariffs,” challenging their historical framing in order to use them to create freer trade that benefits America. Numerous U.S. trading partners slap much higher tariff rates on U.S. products than we do on theirs, and through the new possible tariff system signed into place by executive order…
    Carrie Sheffield
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    Rocket Men: Trump and Musk Vow to Rescue Stranded Astronauts

    In a joint interview, President Donald Trump and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk discussed rescuing two Americans stranded on the International Space Station.  “At the president’s request or instruction, we are accelerating the return of the astronauts, which was postponed, kind of, to a ridiculous degree,” Musk told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in…
    Jacob Adams
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    This Group Is Suing Trump Admin After Cuts to Refugee Program Slush Fund

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the State Department cutting funding for refugee assistance. The lawsuit alleges USCCB “faces irreparable damage” due to the loss of funds, with millions of dollars already spent on nearly 7,000 refugees that will no longer be reimbursed following the Jan. 24 refugee…
    Jaryn Crouson
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    The Supreme Court’s Golden Opportunity to Restore Trump’s Authority Amid an Onslaught of Leftist Lawfare

    Is Donald Trump a president in name only? The very idea seems absurd, but federal judges have issued injunction after injunction after injunction, blocking the president’s ability to exercise executive authority—the very authority the Constitution clearly vests in him. Trump has appealed one of these injunctions to the Supreme Court, urging the justices to uphold…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    ‘Trump Effect’: Illegal Border Crossings Could Be on Track to Hit Near 50-Year Low

    The White House has touted January’s 36% decline in border apprehensions—the lowest number of illegal aliens apprehended along the border in almost five years—as the “Trump effect.” That total includes 29,116 apprehended at the border outside of official ports of entry, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That’s the lowest since May 2020. And…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Puts Anti-Fraud Expert in Charge of Social Security After Acting Chief Quits in DOGE Clash

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump appointed a fraud detection expert to lead the Social Security Administration after its acting commissioner reportedly resigned following a dispute over access to sensitive documents, according to The Washington Post. Leland Dudek, who manages SSA’s anti-fraud office, will serve as acting commissioner while the Senate vets Frank Bisignano, Trump’s…
    Thomas English
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    EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Governors Arranged Meeting With Biden White House to Thwart Trump Agenda, Emails Show

    White House officials under outgoing President Joe Biden may have colluded with staffers representing a coalition of Democrat governors planning to thwart President-elect Donald Trump's agenda, according to a watchdog group and internal emails obtained from the coalition, known as Governors Safeguarding Democracy.  The precise date of the meeting is not clear, but it appears…
    Fred Lucas
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