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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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    The House Has Impeached President Trump. Where Do We Go From Here?

    Well, the House Democrats finally did it. Donald Trump is now the 20th person—and third president—to be impeached by the House of Representatives in our nation’s history. On Jan. 20, 2017, the day Trump was sworn in as president, a Washington Post headline read: “The campaign to impeach Trump has begun.” Ten days later, Mark…
    John G. Malcolm
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    3 Democrats Defect as House Votes to Impeach Trump

    The Democrat-controlled House voted Wednesday night to approve two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after about 10 hours of debate. In two historic votes largely along party lines, the House charged Trump with abusing his power by a vote of 229 to 197 and obstructing Congress by a vote of 228 to 198. …
    Fred Lucas
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    Is Trump the Only Adult in the Room?

    Donald Trump certainly is mercurial at times. He can be uncouth. But then again, no president in modern memory has been on the receiving end of such overwhelmingly negative media coverage and a three-year effort to abort his presidency, beginning the day after his election. Do we remember the effort to subvert the Electoral College…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Trump Is Delivering Economic Wins for Rural America

    Following the Great Recession in 2008, many economists and liberal thinkers argued that rural America would never again be an engine for economic growth. While more folks today reside in metropolitan areas, I can tell you from firsthand experience that rural communities continue to play an integral role in job creation and our national economy….
    Rep. Ted Budd
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    House Democrats Propose to Impeach Trump for Abuse of Power, Obstructing Congress

    After a two-month investigation, House Democrats announced Tuesday that they have drafted articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on broad charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.  The vague “abuse of power” charge comes after hours of hearings in which House Democrats used criminal terms such as “bribery” and “extortion” to describe…
    Fred Lucas
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    In a Blow to Political Correctness, Trump Praises Salvation Army

    America isn’t the only thing making a comeback under President Donald Trump—so is Christmas! The candidate who vowed, “We’re gonna be saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again,” delivered on that promise again in a big way Thursday night. Thirty feet of big, to be exact. In front of the giant spruce, the president made it very clear…
    Tony Perkins
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    Trump Administration to Close Food Stamp Eligibility Loopholes for Able-Bodied Adults

    Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is expected to announce a finalized rule Wednesday to promote self-sufficiency for able-bodied adults without children who receive food stamps.  The rule aims to close loopholes used by states that frequently grant broad exemptions for recipients to remain on food stamps longer without actively seeking a job or work training.  The…
    Fred Lucas
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