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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…
    Rob 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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    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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    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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