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    Read Trump’s Full State of the Union Speech

    This is President Donald Trump’s full speech on the State of the Union, as prepared for delivery Tuesday night. TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States, and my fellow citizens: Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback. Tonight, I…
    Donald Trump
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    What to Expect in Trump’s State of the Union Address

    President Donald Trump will deliver his third State of the Union address Tuesday night. Today, I’m joined by Tommy Binion of The Heritage Foundation to get a sneak preview. Plus: Franklin Graham gets canceled in the United Kingdom. Rachel del Guidice and I discuss. We also discuss the following stories: Trump impeachment trial winds down…
    Daniel Davis
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    Palestinians Miss Opportunity by Rejecting Trump Peace Plan

    President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday at a White House ceremony attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump declared that the plan “presents a ‘win-win’ opportunity for both sides, a realistic two-state solution that resolves the risk of Palestinian statehood to Israel’s security.” Netanyahu enthusiastically embraced Trump’s vision, proclaiming,…
    James Phillips
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    Trump’s Peace Plan for Palestine Is Doomed to Fail

    Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat met at Camp David where Barak offered almost all of what Arafat asked for in exchange for making peace with the Jewish state. Arafat rejected the offer. The reason was and remains that the Palestinian leadership doesn’t…
    Cal Thomas
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    Why Trump Says Give Middle East Peace a Chance

    It’s called the Holy Land, a land of miracles. It’s where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. And conventional wisdom holds that President Donald Trump has about as good a chance of replicating that feat as he does of reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The administration’s latest peace plan has already been flat out rejected by the…
    James Carafano
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    7 Big Moments in Democrats’ Final Arguments to Remove Trump

    In their final day of arguments that the Senate should remove President Donald Trump from office, House Democrats questioned the president’s character and defended former Vice President Joe Biden.  The seven House Democrats who are impeachment managers, acting as prosecutors, used just over 21 of their allotted 24 hours before concluding their third day of…
    Fred Lucas
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    Megxit, Trump, and the Generational Divide

    Far too much ink has been spilled in describing the parallels between a resurgent British nationalism—a la Brexit—and the social currents underlying President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement. Both have been described as the culmination of a backlash against forces of globalization that created a glamorous, globetrotting elite on one hand and, on the other, a…
    Armstrong Williams
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    What the Trump Administration Is Doing to Boost Historically Black Colleges and Universities

    Leonard Haynes, an official at the Education Department, has years of experience in the education field. “President [Donald] Trump has done an outstanding job in assembling a team of dedicated and committed individuals who are willing to ask the hard questions, turn over the rocks, and to raise the issue of how do we make…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Attorneys General Warn Impeaching Trump Will Have Long-Term Consequences

    The Constitution’s impeachment provisions are among the few that we would rather never be used. President Donald Trump is the 20th public official, and only the third president, to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Because the result of House impeachment, followed by conviction in a Senate trial, removes the president from office, however,…
    Thomas Jipping
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    Trump to Be First President in History to Speak in Person at the March for Life

    President Donald Trump will attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Friday, making him the first U.S. president to do so. The president will speak at the 47th annual March for Life, a pro-life demonstration following the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, March for Life President Jeanne Mancini announced Wednesday night. The announcement comes…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court Not to Fast-Track Obamacare Challenge

    The Trump administration told the Supreme Court there is no reason to fast-track its consideration of two petitions seeking review of a lower court decision that struck down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. A coalition of blue states and congressional Democrats asked the high court in January to decide whether to hear their appeal…
    Kevin Daley
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    Rep. Ilhan Omar Casts Iranians, Iraqis as Victims of Trump

    Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., berated President Donald Trump’s administration Thursday and cast the Iraqi people as victims on the House floor. Omar said the Trump administration asks Americans “to deny reality.” Her words came after Iran launched missiles at military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq early Wednesday local time. “This administration says starving the Iranian…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Trump’s Handling of Iran Deserves Praise

    Is it possible President Donald Trump may have perfectly played the Iran conflict? He’s been criticized for different and various reasons by people on the left and on the right. There’s been a real concern that the president could get us into a war with Iran. It’s early but it seems like Trump has effectively…
    Neil Patel
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    Trump Touts New Rule as Way to Improve Roads, Bridges Faster

    President Donald Trump announced a new administration policy Thursday to boost the nation’s infrastructure without spending more tax dollars.   The administration proposed a new rule under existing law to expedite environmental reviews, cutting the length of review by more than half of the average of five-to-seven years per project. The law, called the National Environmental…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump’s Iran Endgame Remains the Same

    In his address to the nation Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s re-upped–clearly and in no uncertain terms–his commitment to challenging Iran’s continuing efforts to run amok in the Middle East. While Trump’s critics in the U.S. like to claim his policies are mercurial, inept and irresponsible, the Iranian regime no doubt knew exactly what he was…
    James Carafano
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    Trump’s Timely Move Against Evil

    The muted reaction of leading Democratic politicians to the elimination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani reinforces my sense of what divides our country and differentiates the two parties.  One part of America still believes that there is good and evil, and one part doesn’t. The American left, whose political home is the Democratic Party,…
    Star Parker
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    Trump’s Iran Policy Isn’t the Problem; Obama’s Was

    President Donald Trump launched a global round of teeth gnashing when he ordered the killing of the greatest terrorist leader in the modern Middle East, Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani. Suleimani was unquestionably responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans in Iraq and thousands of others throughout the Middle East—mostly Muslim. His global terror…
    Ben Shapiro
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    Trump Opts for More Sanctions, Not Military Action, After Iran’s Attack

    Less than 24 hours after Iran fired 15 missiles at U.S. military facilities in Iraq, President Donald Trump signaled a strong desire to deescalate by announcing new sanctions instead of  a military response.  Trump also urged allies to put more pressure on Iran’s Islamist dictatorship.  “As long as I am president of the United States,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Rep. Ilhan Omar, Liberals Accuse Trump of Killing Terrorist Soleimani as a ‘Distraction’

    Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., accused President Donald Trump of killing Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani—a designated terrorist by the U.S. government—as a “distraction” from domestic political issues. Other left-of-center Trump critics echoed Omar’s accusation that Trump authorized the strike on Soleimani as a “distraction.” “It’s highly possible then timing of tonight’s attack was meant as a distraction,” MSNBC contributor…
    Peter Hasson
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    Here’s How Trump’s Tax Cuts Have Benefited All Americans

    The American economy has had a strong year. How much of this can we attribute to the federal tax reform passed in 2017? Ahead of this Sunday's second anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, The Daily Signal is featuring several interviews about the law and its impact. We begin with Joseph Semprevivo, founder…
    Rachel del Guidice
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