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    Challenging Trump, California to Pay for Illegal Immigrant Deportation Defense

    THE CENTER SQUARE—Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., reiterated the state’s commitment to continued funding for the deportation defense of migrants and illegal immigrants. President-elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations could have a major impact on California, which hosts approximately 2.7 million undocumented immigrants. “If it’s legal assistance, legal advice, legal support, that’s just the California way,” Padilla said…
    Kenneth Schrupp
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    3 Pillars of Change for Second Trump Administration

    The steady flow of Cabinet picks from Mar-a-Lago signals that President-elect Donald Trump, fresh off his election victory, is wasting no time. And for good reason: Trump’s team will inherit a mountain of to-dos on Day One. The Biden-Harris administration aggressively pursued policies that threatened our fundamental liberties: religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, the…
    Kristen Waggoner
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    Following News of Omer Neutra’s Death, Trump Warns Middle East Enemies of ‘HELL TO PAY’ If Hostages Not Released

    Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra is dead, news that prompted a strong warning from President-elect Donald Trump, who wrote there will be “HELL TO PAY” if the terrorist group Hamas doesn’t release all hostages, who include three other Americans, by the time he assumes office. The Israeli military reported Monday morning that the 21-year-old tank platoon…
    Virginia Allen
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    What You Need to Know About Kash Patel–Trump’s Choice for FBI Director

    As a congressional staffer, Kash Patel helped expose FBI misconduct. Now, he’s President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Christopher Wray as the bureau’s director. In another major announcement of house cleaning, Trump announced Saturday on Truth Social that the former Pentagon senior official, influential congressional staffer, White House aide and former terrorism prosecutor, would be…
    Fred Lucas
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    Haitian Immigrants ‘Self-Deporting’ Ahead of Trump Inauguration

    Following President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping victory in the election earlier this month, illegal immigrants in small town USA are fleeing to “sanctuary cities” and, in some cases, even “self-deporting.” According to both CBS News and The Guardian, thousands of Haitian immigrants in the city of Springfield, Ohio, are rushing to Chicago, New York City, and other “sanctuary” locations…
    S.A. McCarthy
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    Biden-Harris Admin Put Christian Foster and Adoptive Parents on Sidelines, but Trump Can Change That, Child Advocate Says

    The Biden-Harris administration finalized a rule in April requiring foster parents to affirm a child’s gender ideology.  “The provider must commit to establishing an environment that supports the child’s LGBTQI+ status or identity,” according to the rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.  The policy, says Herbie Newell, president and executive director…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump May Boot Corporate Media From White House Press Room

    President-elect Donald Trump is considering removing mainstream media journalists from the White House press briefing room, according to his son. Donald Trump Jr. told Daily Wire podcast host Michael Knowles on Monday that the elder Trump may reorganize the White House press briefing room’s seating arrangement to sideline mainstream media outlets and give credentials to…
    S.A. McCarthy
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    Leftist Protests Aside, Polls Show Americans Support Trump Cabinet Picks, Transition

    The leftist media are describing President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term Cabinet picks and transition as a “fascist” onslaught, but the American people disagree. That’s according to a number of new polls from a range of ideological vantage points. From liberal-leaning Morning Consult (its operations director, for example, was a Hillary Rodham Clinton 2016 staffer and 2020…
    Carrie Sheffield
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    In Linda McMahon, Trump Makes Strong Pick for Education Secretary

    Various polls show a majority of Americans support President-elect Donald Trump in his Cabinet picks and transition back to the White House.  One strong choice for the Cabinet is Linda McMahon, nominated by Trump for secretary of the Department of Education.  Although McMahon rose to prominence in the world of pro wrestling as cofounder of…
    Carrie Sheffield
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    How a Trump Nominee Protected Consciences of Pro-Life Doctors, Organizations

    President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the reason the government doesn’t give money to entities that discriminate against pro-life health care providers. In 2005, then-Rep. David Weldon, R-Fla., first proposed the Weldon Amendment, which prohibits Department of Health and Human Services funds from going to entities…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Jack Smith Drops Trump Election Case

    Special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Monday in D.C. District Court to drop the Jan. 6 case against President-elect Donald Trump with Judge Tanya Chutkan.  “As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant, Donald J. Trump, will be inaugurated as President on January 20, 2025,” Smith’s motion said. “It…
    Fred Lucas
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    This Trump Pick Can Silently Strangle the Deep State

    The Office of Management and Budget is a less well-known entity within the executive branch, but few are as critical for ensuring the implementation of the president’s agenda. President-elect Donald Trump has once again placed that awesome responsibility in Russ Vought’s hands. The previous Trump OMB director will return to the White House, where he…
    Bradley Devlin
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    How Trump Can Bring Peace, Stabilize Middle East

    Earlier this month, after almost four years of the Biden-Harris administration’s weakness, Americans voted overwhelmingly for the return of former President Donald Trump’s determined leadership. Nowhere is that leadership needed more than in the Middle East, where the aftershocks of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel continue to reverberate—not only in the region but here at home. Trump left office in…
    Victoria Coates
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    Pro-Trump Influencers Are Disrupting Political Media

    President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory in the 2024 presidential election proved that a candidate could win without catering to the legacy media. In the weeks before Election Day, Trump shunned CBS News’ “60 Minutes” and other corporate media outlets in favor of modern-day influencers like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Logan Paul. Megyn Kelly, whose show…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Democrats: Trump = Hitler? Never Mind!

    “No one has ever been as dangerous to this country as Donald Trump,” retired Army Gen. Mark A. Milley told Bob Woodward. The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff appears in the legendary Washington Post associate editor’s new book "War," released on Oct. 15. Milley described Trump as “fascist to the core” and added: “Now I realize he’s a total fascist. He is the most dangerous person…
    Deroy Murdock
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    The Trump Counterrevolution Is a Return to Sanity

    We are witnessing a historic counterrevolution after President Donald Trump’s victory, far different from his first election in 2016. The orthodox and the supposed scripted future are now suspect. And they are likely to be dethroned—from the trivial to the existential. Critics claim Trump has no mandate to stage such a counterrevolution. They argue that…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Trump Approval Rating Tops 50%, Thanks to Younger Voters, Hispanics 

    Over half of registered voters approve of how President-elect Donald Trump is doing, with Hispanic and younger voters driving his increased popularity, according to a new poll.   Of the 52% who approve of Trump, 31% said they “strongly approve” and 21% said they “somewhat approve,” according to the survey commissioned by Napolitan News Service. …
    Ann Moreno
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    Study: Christian Voters Responsible for Trump Victory

    In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s historic electoral victory earlier this month, media pundits and talking heads have focused on his significant gains among traditionally Democratic voting blocs, such as young voters and both black and Hispanic men. But a new study is suggesting that it was Christian voters who were the decisive factor…
    S.A. McCarthy
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    How Trump Reverses the Destruction Biden’s Pro-Illegal Immigration Ideologues Wrought: The BorderLine

    President-elect Donald Trump is now picking his Cabinet and appointing key executive officers. Nowhere will these picks be more important than in keeping his promise to the American people to secure the border and reestablish the rule of law in immigration matters. Many Americans have heard of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian warrior-king who conquered…
    Simon Hankinson
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    BREAKING: Trump Names Another Attorney General After Matt Gaetz’s Withdrawal

    President-elect Donald Trump wasted little time in naming another attorney general Thursday after former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida withdrew his nomination earlier in the day. Trump nominated Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and prosecutor for nearly 20 years. “I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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