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    BREAKING: ABC News Publishes False Information About Trump Education Nominee
    On Dec. 11, ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reported false information about Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education, on “ABC News Live Prime.”  In the first minute of an eight-minute overview, O’Brien stated that McMahon has no formal education training and little experience: “If she receives Senate confirmation, McMahon, who has…
    Tony Kinnett
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    Free Speech: Why a Tech Titan Backed Trump
    Why did Marc Andreessen—inventor of the first internet web browser and perhaps the prime venture capitalist in Silicon Valley today—switch from his longstanding support of the Democratic Party and back Donald Trump this year? Because, in Andreessen’s view, the Democrats who claim to be the great scourge of “disinformation” are threatening to embed disinformation in…
    Michael Barone
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    Evangelical Christians Carried Trump to Victory. What Nonbelievers Assume About Them Is Often Wrong.
    There’s no doubt that President-elect Donald Trump’s victories at the polls are fueled by a stalwart base of support from evangelical Christians. But what many non-Trump voters don’t realize is that American evangelicals don’t fit the stereotypes projected or assumed by many non-evangelicals. Sadly, this causes mistrust, and even disdain, that isn’t warranted and contributes…
    Carrie Sheffield
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    STRATEGIC PROPERTY: This Plot of Land May Prove Essential To a Central Trump Campaign Promise
    A 1,402-acre ranch in Texas may become ground zero for the deportation of criminal illegal aliens.  Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, a Republican, spearheaded purchase of the ranch, which is located along the border with Mexico in Starr County between Laredo and McAllen, Texas. Now, Buckingham says, Texas may lease the land to the federal…
    Virginia Allen
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    Entrepreneurs Look to Capitalize on Trump’s Mandate
    During his first term, President-elect Donald Trump took to calling Mar-a-Lago—the 62,500-square-foot, Spanish Revival-style mansion that doubles as a private club and Trump’s private residence—the Winter White House or the Southern White House. That Mar-a-Lago is again the Winter White House probably makes Marjorie Merriweather Post, the breakfast cereal heiress who built it in the…
    Bradley Devlin
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    Bernie Sanders Pivots Progressives Ahead of a Second Trump Administration
    Over the course of two presidential campaigns, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, seemed to sell out to the Democratic Party to capture the party’s nomination. In 2024, however, Sanders might be returning to his heterodox ways by signaling his approval of some of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans.  The independent socialist senator became a household…
    Christina Lewis
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    ‘Broad New Precedent’: Biden Issuing Preemptive Pardons to Trump Opponents Would Be Big Expansion of Power
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Joe Biden is reportedly considering issuing preemptive pardons to Trump opponents, which would set a new precedent as a vast expansion of presidential pardon power. While there is not a full list, the president and senior aides are mulling pardons for allies like Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; former Rep. Liz Cheney,…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Trump Can End Universal Birthright Citizenship. The Constitution Never Required It.
    President-elect Donald Trump has once again promised to “end birthright citizenship” for the U.S.-born children of illegal and nonimmigrant aliens. But can he do this without amending the Constitution? Yes, he can—at least according to the original meaning of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, which, as I explained at great length in an earlier law…
    Amy Swearer
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    ‘SENATE MUST DELIVER’: New Heritage Action Ads Urge Speedy Confirmation for Trump Nominees
    Americans in nine states and the District of Columbia will soon see digital ads calling on them to urge their senators to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees. “This is the first stage of targeted advertising to urge undecided senators in a positive way to complete a swift confirmation process of President Trump’s nominees," Ryan…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Trump Must Replace Biden Appointee Who’s ‘Destroyed Career Staff’s Confidence in the Honesty’ of Her Agency’s Leadership
    The voters have spoken—they are ready for change. Tired of government overspending, overregulation, and excessive economic intervention, the American people seek real economic reform. Consumers have grown weary of paying the price for overreaching government policies and now hope for meaningful, impactful change.  An immediate priority for the Trump administration should be appointing a new…
    Gerard Scimeca
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    Here’s How Trump Admin Can Stamp Out Federal Fraud, Save Hundreds of Billion$
    Building 40 aircraft carriers. Constructing 80,000 miles of border wall. Rebuilding a devastated North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene—nine times over. Regardless of party, most Americans agree that our government can and should use taxpayer dollars more efficiently. But they still might be shocked at the sheer scale of what we simply lose…
    Blake Hall
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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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    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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