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    Anti-Trump Protests in 31 Photos
    From New York to the District of Columbia, Americans across the country took to the streets over the weekend to voice their dismay with President-elect Donald Trump. In the video above, The Daily Signal compiled a roundup of some signs, symbols, and messages used at these rallies. (Warning: Some signs contain profanity.)
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Trump’s Agenda Will Be at Risk If Congress Passes Big Spending Bill in December
    Congress returns this week for its lame-duck session—that period of time between November and the end of the year where accountability in Washington is at its lowest. Voters aren’t really paying attention now that the main event—the election—is over, and retiring and newly defeated members are no longer held accountable for the votes they’re about…
    Rachel Bovard
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    3 Ways the Trump Administration Can Improve Education
    As the post-election dust settles, the incoming Trump administration now has the chance to consider some immediate policy goals for the new year. As a part of its top and immediate education priorities, the Trump administration should seize the opportunity to advance education choice for children in Washington, D.C., and reverse President Barack Obama’s policies…
    Lindsey Burke | Anne Ryland | Mary Clare Amselem
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    How Trump Closed the Deal With Evangelicals
    “Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning.” Those words from the Psalmist, King David, rang especially true for many Americans on Nov. 9 when they awoke to the news that the nation had rejected the continuation of the anti-family, anti-faith policies of President Barack Obama by electing Donald Trump in…
    Tony Perkins
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    What the Trump Presidency Means for the Constitution
    Following one of the biggest upsets in modern political history, The Heritage Foundation convened a panel of experts Thursday to examine what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for the Constitution and conservatism as a whole. “I frankly think that what just happened in this election may have preserved our constitutional republic,” Heritage Foundation President…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    The Shocking Intolerance of Anti-Trump Liberals
    I have an unusual reading habit for a young, conservative woman: I regularly peruse the very liberal feminist site Jezebel. Why? Well, I’ve always felt it was important to try to understand where liberals are coming from, think about if there are chances for common ground, and try to be thoughtful and considerate about their…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Trump’s Victory Presents a Golden Opportunity for Conservatism
    The polls were wrong, the pundits were wrong, the establishment was wrong. But the people got it right, electing the populist billionaire Donald Trump—and rejecting the ultra-progressive Hillary Clinton—as our 45th president. They also gave Trump a Republican Congress, as well as 33 Republican governors to work with. It was a tsunami victory for the GOP…
    Lee Edwards
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    Trump Should Reverse Obama’s Executive Actions. Here Are 7 Areas to Start.
    Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress, not the president, creates the laws. Article I of the Constitution grants enumerated legislative powers to Congress. The Constitution assigns the executive the duty to enforce the law, and Article II, Section 3 requires that the president “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” However, throughout the last…
    Brad Bishop
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    Iran Is Wrong: Trump Can Absolutely Overturn the Nuclear Deal
    Donald Trump’s election as president has discomforted many foreign leaders, especially in Iran. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed Wednesday that there is “no possibility” for the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran to be overturned by Trump, despite Trump’s threat to do so. This is an outright lie. President Barack Obama purposely structured the deal…
    James Phillips
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    Paul Ryan Says He’ll Work Hand-in-Hand With Trump
    JANESVILLE, Wis.—House Speaker Paul Ryan affirmed he believes he’ll be able to work with President-elect Donald Trump, saying he believes the party can unify around common goals during his post-election press conference Wednesday. Ryan and Trump had a turbulent relationship throughout the 2016 election cycle, with the billionaire repeatedly accusing the speaker of not being supportive…
    Juliegrace Brufke
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    Trump Defeats Clinton in Dramatic Finish to 2016 Race
    Real estate developer and television personality Donald Trump made history Tuesday, winning election as the 45th president of the United States without ever having sought or held public office before. Just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Associated Press projected Trump as the winner after he had reached 274 electoral votes in come-from-behind victories in key contested states and Democrat…
    Fred Lucas
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    Beleaguered GOP Leaders Make Their Pitch, but Will Trump’s Party Buy It?
    CLEVELAND—The Republican National Convention might be Donald Trump’s celebration, but the GOP remains House Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s party. Campaigning as an outsider, the New York businessman has promised to “make America great again” by fixing a political system run by career politicians. But former campaign officials and some current delegates…
    Philip Wegmann
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    Donald Trump Defends Planned Parenthood, Calls Abortions ‘Small Part of What They Do’
    Donald Trump suggested he would not support ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood’s non-abortion services in two interviews Tuesday. “We have to help women,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in an interview that aired Tuesday night. “So we have to look at the positives, also, for Planned Parenthood.” Trump said he opposes federal grants…
    Natalie Johnson
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    Donald Trump Promises Iowans He Will Make America ‘Great Again’
    DES MOINES, Iowa—Donald Trump coined (and literally owns) the phrase, “Make America great again!” On Tuesday evening at the elegant Hoyt Sherman Place in Iowa’s capital city, Trump laid out his plans to do just that—this time as a freshly announced presidential candidate. The plan that Trump laid out focuses on building up the military,…
    Leah Jessen
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    10 Facts About Donald Trump, the GOP’s Newest Presidential Candidate
    Donald Trump announced he’ll be running for president in 2016. Trump joins 11 other Republicans who have already announced their candidacy. Here are some facts about the latest presidential candidate: Donald Trump is the only presidential candidate with his own board game. 1) Trump almost filed for bankruptcy in 1990, due to massive personal and…
    Diana Stancy
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    7 Reasons Donald Trump Says He’d Make a ‘Truly Great’ President
    “I am officially running for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country great again.” With those words halfway through 45 minutes of remarks, real estate magnate Donald Trump today entered the race for the Republican nomination, making good on repeated suggestions over the years that he would seek the White…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Why Donald Trump Won’t Touch Your Entitlements
    DES MOINES, Iowa—Donald Trump says if he runs for president he’ll make sure entitlement programs aren’t touched. “I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid,” Trump told The Daily Signal. “Every other Republican is going to cut, and even if they wouldn’t, they…
    David Brody
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    Donald Trump on 2016 Presidential Bid: ‘I Want to Do It So Badly’
    With his usual flair, Donald Trump said today that if he were the leader of the free world, his No. 1 priority would be taking down ISIS. And in doing so, “You may have to have some boots on the ground,” he said while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the biggest conservative conference…
    Kelsey Bolar
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