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    Permanent Federal Bureaucracy Leads Opposition to Trump Agenda
    Leaks from the White House seem to indicate a bureaucratic push against President Donald Trump and his administration, some government watchdogs have said. “How do you conduct business when you think you’re being spied on, with good reason,” @NLPC says. “There is a level of paranoia in the White House, but even paranoids can have…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Administration Taking the Fight to al-Qaeda in Yemen
    The Trump administration has escalated the long-standing U.S. counterterrorism campaign in Yemen, a failed state that has slipped into anarchy amidst a multi-sided war. In recent days, the Pentagon has launched over 40 airstrikes against leaders and bases of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded by U.S. intelligence officials as the most dangerous of al-Qaeda’s…
    James Phillips
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    GOP Senators Urge Trump to Veto Bills With Earmarks
    In light of a recent attempt by Congress to bring back earmarks, a group of Republican senators sent a letter Tuesday to President Donald Trump urging him to help fight against congressional special-interest spending. Republican Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain of Arizona, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas,…
    Caleb Ecarma
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    Trump Surveillance Allegation Could Trace to Reported Court Order
    There isn’t yet a paper trail, but there is a potential press trail to follow on President Donald Trump’s claim of surveillance by the Obama administration. Still, there’s a question about whether this action was illegal and whether the former president directed it—as Trump asserted in a series of tweets Saturday. “President Trump is onto…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Signs Revised Travel Ban Targeting ‘Foreign Terrorist Entry’
    President Donald Trump on Monday signed a revised version of his executive order to impose temporary travel restrictions on residents of six countries the Obama administration and Congress had designated as posing risks of terrorism. The new order addresses many of the concerns that followed Trump’s announcement of the original directive five weeks ago. Federal…
    Josh Siegel
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    Anti-Trump Former Journalist Charged With Threatening Jewish Community Centers
    A man arrested and charged with issuing threats against Jewish establishments has been identified as an anti-Trump journalist previously fired for falsifying news stories. ABC News reported that 31-year-old Juan Thompson, a St. Louis resident, is charged with making a minimum of eight threats across the country targeting Jewish community centers, schools, a Jewish civil rights organization, and…
    Caleb Ecarma
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    Trump Is Right to Support Venezuela’s Opposition
    Lilian Tintori understands the Venezuelan regime for what it is: corrupt, criminal, and evil. Her husband, Leopoldo López, was stripped of his political rights when President Hugo Chávez saw the potential and dangerous competition that he posed. Eventually this led to Leopoldo’s investigation and his current imprisonment, which has been ongoing for three years now….
    Jackson Ventrella | Ana Quintana
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    In Aircraft Carrier Speech, Trump Makes Strong Case for Rebuilding the Navy
    In a speech on board the next-generation aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, President Donald Trump pledged to rebuild the U.S. Navy fleet, eliminate cuts to our national defense, and “give the men and women of America’s armed services the resources you need to keep us safe.” His remarks are a welcome tone of greater…
    Brian Slattery
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    Why Trump Should Fund This Vital Diplomatic Program, Despite International Cuts
    As the Trump administration considers cuts to the budgets of the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and other international affairs agencies, it must not sacrifice programs that are tangibly preventing conflict and promoting peace. As Defense Secretary James Mattis was quoted as saying when he served as CENTCOM commander, “If you don’t fully…
    Lisa Curtis | James Carafano
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    Only 3% of NBC and CBS Reports Depict Trump Positively
    A mere 3 percent of reports about President Donald Trump that aired on NBC and CBS nightly news were positive, according to analysis by the nonpartisan press research firm Media Tenor. The report found 43 percent of stories on NBC and CBS about Trump were negative, while another 54 percent of reports were considered neutral….
    Andrew Follett
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    How This Iconic Skating Rink Tells the Story of Donald Trump
    Some pundits fault President Donald Trump for an offhand comment about the complexity of repealing and replacing Obamacare. “Nobody knew health care could be so complicated,” Trump said during a meeting of the nation’s governors at the White House. But former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gives Trump credit for his attitude toward Washington, arguing his…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    How Trump Can Clean Up the EPA’s Budget
    There were mixed signals from the White House on Tuesday about whether spending cuts or economic growth will fund the boost in defense spending that President Donald Trump reportedly will seek from Congress. Either way, this is an opportune time to dramatically reduce excessive regulatory budgets—that of the Environmental Protection Agency foremost among them. The…
    Diane Katz
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    What Is Trump’s Top Accomplishment So Far? These College Students Weigh In
    At last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference, The Daily Signal asked college students about President Donald Trump’s progress after a month in office. From his immigration actions to Cabinet selections, these conservatives explain what they think is Trump’s greatest accomplishment.
    Morgan Walker
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    Trump Outlines Agenda for ‘New Chapter of American Greatness’
    President Donald Trump presented five parameters for replacing Obamacare, called for “merit-based” immigration reform, and invoked two Republican predecessors, Abraham Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower, to promote initiatives on trade and infrastructure Tuesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress. “The time for small thinking is over,” @POTUS says. Trump spoke for…
    Fred Lucas
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    What Trump Got Right in His Speech to Congress
    On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his first prime-time speech to a joint session of Congress. Heritage Foundation experts weighed in to respond to the president’s remarks on several policy fronts. Here’s what they had to say. Economy Health Care Immigration Foreign Policy and National Security Legal Infrastructure Education Economy Welcome Commitment to Tax Reform…
    Daniel Davis
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    Read the Full Text of Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress
    Here is President Donald Trump’s prepared speech: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States, and citizens of America. Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path toward civil rights and the work that still remains….
    Donald Trump
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    Watch Live as President Trump Speaks to a Joint Session of Congress
    Watch President Donald Trump’s speech live at 9 p.m. EST, and stick around after the speech to hear expert commentary from The Heritage Foundation’s Rachel Bovard and The Daily Signal’s Genevieve Wood.
    Daily Signal Staff
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    How Trump Can Rebuild America’s Nuclear Deterrent
    President Donald Trump concluded last week by calling upon to the military to ensure that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the “top of the pack.” This is a reasonable goal. The United States’ nuclear weapons are meant to deter large-scale attacks that could potentially end life as we know it. They also serve a…
    Michaela Dodge
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    Trump Is Right to Oppose Third IMF Bailout for Greece
    Saying that the Greek debt crisis is “primarily a European issue,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin encouraged International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde last week “to hold to its hard line on Greece, keeping it out of a third bailout for the foreseeable future.” That is exactly the right advice. As The Heritage Foundation noted…
    James M. Roberts
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    Trump Has Reversed the Transgender Bathroom Mandate. Here’s How Moms Like Me Pushed the Fight.
    As a woman and a mother, I am thrilled that the Trump administration has rescinded President Barack Obama’s unlawful transgender school policy regarding the use of showers, locker rooms, dorms, and bathrooms in public schools and universities. President Donald Trump has returned the policymaking power back to parents and state and local officials. Like many Americans,…
    Bethany Kozma
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