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    Trump Wants a Short-Term Spending Package. Will Congress Back Him?
    President-elect Donald Trump requested Congress pass a short-term spending bill to fund the government through March, according to reports. House Republican members are looking to pass a spending bill, or continuing resolution, that would fund the government through March 31. A continuing resolution funds government programs short term through appropriations legislation. “I would say the…
    Leah Jessen
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    How Trump Can Reverse Obama Climate Change Regulations
    President-elect Donald Trump will come into power next year with the authority to redefine his predecessor’s ambitious and divisive legacy on climate and energy policy. Just as President Barack Obama has used regulations and executive actions to try and make the U.S. a world leader in cutting planet-warming emissions across much of the nation’s economy—especially…
    Josh Siegel
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    3 Things Congress Must Do to Prepare for a Trump Administration
    Earlier this month, voters all across the country shocked the political and media establishments. America’s message was simple: We are tired of corrupt insider dealing in Washington and the self-serving nature of the establishment political class. This didn’t happen by chance. Millions of Americans found a reason to engage in the political process. Whether it…
    Mike Needham
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    Trump Cabinet Timing in Line With Past Presidents
    An article in Time called President-elect Donald Trump’s transition “chaotic,” while The New York Times asserted that Trump’s transition team is plagued by “discord” and “disarray.” Politico quoted an anonymous insider saying the transition team was having a “knife fight” when it comes to filling Cabinet posts. If very recent history is a guide, it…
    Fred Lucas
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    The Top Foreign Conflicts Trump Will Inherit
    When Donald Trump becomes president in January he will inherit challenges beyond America’s borders. Trump ran a campaign opposing the internationalism promoted by predecessors from both parties, and now he must decide how to deal with the realities of foreign policy and national security. Under President Barack Obama, the U.S. is engaged militarily in various…
    Josh Siegel
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    Blacks Shouldn’t Be Worried About Trump Presidency
    Donald Trump’s surprise win has millions of Americans, many of whom are black, in a tizzy. Many, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, are writing about what it means to be black during a Trump administration even though Trump’s presidency has yet to begin. My argument has always been that the political arena is largely irrelevant to…
    Walter E. Williams
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    Black Lives Matter Activist Starts the Donald Trump ‘Resistance’
    New York Daily News columnist and Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King recently announced the creation of a project he calls “The DJT Resistance,” to oppose Republican President-elect Donald Trump. King, the senior justice writer at the Daily News, announced the project on Monday via Facebook. Currently, the project’s website calls for a boycott of various…
    Jamie Gregora
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    Conservatives Warn GOP Not to Revive Earmarks in Wake of Trump’s Win
    Conservative lawmakers and groups are speaking out in opposition to a House Republican proposal to revive the practice of earmarking in the next Congress. Earmarks are congressionally directed spending to a special interest. They’ve been banned under House rules since 2010. But on Wednesday, three GOP lawmakers plan to offer an amendment to those rules…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Obama Predicts Trump Will Maintain Iran Nuclear, Paris Climate Deals
    President Barack Obama predicted Monday that his successor might keep some of his major legacy items such as the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate agreement, and potentially even Obamacare, stating that President-elect Donald Trump isn’t ideological. Trump will find that “reality will assert itself,” Obama said during his first post-election press conference. “On a…
    Fred Lucas
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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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