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    Trump Taps Champion of Free Speech, Biological Reality to Replace Woman at DOJ Who Jailed Pro-Lifers
    President-elect Donald Trump is setting the world to rights, especially with his pick to lead the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon. In a grotesque abuse of power, the Biden administration used the division that aims to uphold civil rights as a cudgel to silence Americans who protest the killing of unborn children….
    Tyler O’Neil
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    How Trump’s Justice Department Will Achieve More Honest Elections
    The key to what a new Trump administration can do to enhance the security of the election process is not to nationalize election operations, something the radical Left has tried to do for years. What the Trump administration can and should do is assist states’ efforts to improve the integrity of elections. This includes removing…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    5 Ways Biden-Harris Admin Working to ‘Trump-Proof’ Washington
    The Biden administration has gone into overdrive securing progressive policy goals from the impending Trump administration 2.0. From confirming progressive judges, to constraining American energy with environmental red tape, to simply spending every last unjustified dollar, the Biden-Harris administration is committed to ensuring its policies carry on into the second Trump administration for as long…
    Joshua Arnold
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    Why the Left Is Going Insane Over Trump’s Cabinet Nominees
    Deflated by the resounding November defeat, the Left now believes it can magically rebound by destroying President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Many of Trump’s picks are well outside the usual Washington, D.C./New York political, media, and corporate nexus. But that is precisely the point—to insert reformers into a bloated, incompetent, and weaponized government who are…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Trump Defense Cites Biden’s ‘Extraordinary Condemnation’ of DOJ in Motion to Dismiss NY Case
    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Joe Biden, when he pardoned his son, conceded that his own Justice Department is politically motivated, attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump argue. In their latest motion to dismiss Trump’s New York case, defense attorneys pointed Monday to Biden’s claim Sunday that his son Hunter Biden was “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” with political…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    7 Takeaways From Final Hearing of Task Force Investigating Trump Assassination Attempt
    A House task force probing the attempted assassination in July of Donald Trump held a final hearing Thursday that contained some fireworks, promises to improve, and unanswered questions.  Ronald L. Rowe Jr., acting director of the Secret Service, was the only witness to appear before the task force, which includes eight Republicans and six Democrats….
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump’s Efficiency Department Secures Support From Dem Lawmakers
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s plans to cut waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal government’s nearly $7 trillion budget through President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency is beginning to attract support from a notable group: Democratic lawmakers. Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz is the first Democratic lawmaker to join the…
    Adam Pack
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    Trump Tackles Government Waste, Digital Currency, Space With Slew of Nominees
    President-elect Donald Trump announced a slew of nominees who will, if confirmed, impact administration policy on Big Tech, space, cryptocurrency, slashing government waste, and the economy.  Several are new faces, while others are returning from the first term.  Here’s a look at the announced nominations and appointees and how they could affect the Trump agenda…
    Fred Lucas
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    CNN, MSNBC Nosedive as Fox News Surges After Trump Victory
    Podcasters and social media personalities are getting deserved praise for their growing influence, but November’s TV ratings serve as a reminder that Fox News Channel is still the go-to destination for political and election news. Since the Nov. 5 election, Fox News has dominated its competition—both cable and network TV—with more than 4 million prime-time…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Sen. Cruz Predicts All Trump Nominees Will Be Confirmed, Including Patel
    All of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for federal government posts will be confirmed, Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday after a conference with his fellow Senate Republicans.  “I think Kash Patel will be confirmed, and I think the rest of them will be confirmed,” Cruz, R-Texas—a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will vote on…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Is Going to Give America a Spectacular 250th Birthday Celebration
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, can help bring us together and restore our confidence in America’s future. The nation’s positive experience celebrating America’s Bicentennial in 1976 provides that model. President-elect Donald Trump has already shared his vision to make our 250th birthday the biggest and most spectacular celebration…
    Victoria Hughes
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    Trump Threatens Tariffs
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. It turns out the four-year border crisis took a single phone call to fix, suggesting maybe they didn’t want to fix it. Last week, President-elect Donald Trump fixed the border by announcing tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China…
    Peter St. Onge
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    Atop Agenda for 119th Congress: Lock in Trump Tax Cuts
    A top priority for the incoming 119th Congress and the second Trump administration should be to extend and build upon President-elect Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, most of which are set to expire after December 2025. The stakes are high. If the tax cuts are allowed to sunset, Americans would face the largest tax hike…
    Preston Brashers
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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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