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    Trump and the Rest of the World Mourn on Twitter as Notre Dame Cathedral Burns

    President Donald Trump shared in the world’s horror at news that Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a Catholic landmark dating to the 12th century, was being ravaged by fire. “No cathedral in the world like it,” Trump told a crowd at Nuss Truck & Equipment near Minneapolis, where he spoke at a scheduled event, adding…
    Fred Lucas
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    Potential Consequences of Spying on the Trump Campaign

    Actions by Justice Department officials in spying on a Donald Trump campaign adviser in 2016 could be a crime or merely an administrative offense, legal experts say. Crimes could include perjury or misleading a court, they say, while disciplinary action for an administrative offense could mean being fired or losing a law license. Testifying last…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump and Andrew Cuomo Prepare for a War Over Natural Gas Pipelines

    President Donald Trump’s executive order to expedite oil and natural gas pipelines could spark another legal battle against Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration. Trump pulled no punches against New York when he signed executive orders to expedite pipeline projects Wednesday afternoon. The move sparked a sharp rebuke from Cuomo, who threatened to fight “tooth and…
    Michael Bastasch
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    Barr Should Focus on 2 Questions When Investigating Spying on Trump Campaign

    Democrats sharply attacked Attorney General William Barr for telling the truth when he acknowledged in Senate testimony Wednesday that federal law enforcement officers had spied on the Trump presidential campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York were the highest ranking congressional Democrats saying…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Trump Has Designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Group. It’s About Time.

    President Donald Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization. It’s about time. Other administrations might have done it, but didn’t. In a statement, the president said, “The Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflict across the Middle East, and supports terrorist proxies.”…
    Cal Thomas
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    Blame Activists, Cartels for Crisis at Border, Not Trump

    Securing the border is a critical mission. It was never something to be complacent about, and the situation there has demonstrably deteriorated. So, it’s not surprising that the president decided to change leadership at the Department of Homeland Security. When President Donald Trump doesn’t get results, he shakes things up. That’s always been his way. Kirstjen Nielsen is a…
    James Carafano
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    Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy of Returning Asylum-Seekers to Mexico

    A U.S. judge on Monday temporarily barred the Trump administration from enforcing its “Remain in Mexico” policy, which returns asylum-seekers back to Mexico while they await a hearing. San Francisco Judge Richard Seeborg ordered the administration on Monday to halt the deportation of asylum-seekers and gave federal officials until Friday to contest the decision, according to…
    Grace Carr
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    4 Options Trump Has to Address Border Crisis

    Put yourself in the president’s shoes. He saw the border crisis building. He warned Congress. It did nothing. Now he has to do something. Months ago, the administration alerted lawmakers that the number of people entering the country illegally and making unqualified asylum claims was skyrocketing. The only options were to stop them from crossing…
    James Carafano
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    Why Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Education Programs Are Long Overdue

    Since 1965, federal taxpayers have poured an estimated $2 trillion into education programs associated with President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. But despite this staggering expenditure—which represents just a fraction of combined federal, state, and local K-12 spending—education attainment gaps between upper-income students and their less-affluent peers remain as wide as ever. For example, new…
    Lindsey Burke
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    Government Unions Fight Trump Plan to Raise Retirement Benefits for Some Feds

    In a strange twist, a provision in the Trump administration’s 2020 budget to increase retirement benefits for many federal employees has public-sector unions outraged. This “inside the Beltway” brawl highlights how labor union intransigence blocks improvements to our badly outdated civil service system. Under the current system, term employees—those hired into the civil service for…
    John York
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    Trump Really Does Have a Plan That’s Better Than Obamacare

    “If the Supreme Court rules that Obamacare is out,” President Donald Trump said last week, “we’ll have a plan that is far better than Obamacare.” Democrats couldn’t believe their luck. They still were reeling from special counsel Robert Mueller’s finding that the Trump campaign neither conspired nor coordinated with Russian efforts to interfere in the…
    Doug Badger
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    Trump Administration Tightens Ban on Paying for Abortions in Foreign Nations

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced two key moves by the Trump administration that he said would “ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to subsidize or promote abortions.” The United States spends about $9 billion a year on global health care programs, and President Donald Trump is determined that taxpayers’ dollars not…
    Ginny Montalbano
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    Trump Says Republicans Will Become ‘Party of Great Health Care’

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday predicted the demise of Obamacare and that Republicans would become “the party of great health care.” Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office two days after his Justice Department opted not to defend the Affordable Care Act—better known as Obamacare—with an appeal after a federal judge in Texas ruled…
    Fred Lucas
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    Rep. Rashida Tlaib Pushes Democrats to Investigate Trump for ‘Impeachable Offenses’

    Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib is circulating a letter among her Democratic colleagues in the House that asks them to join a resolution seeking to investigate President Donald Trump for “impeachable offenses.” “The fact that President Trump has yet to comply with various clauses of our U.S. Constitution sets a dangerous precedent. Much of the allegations…
    Jason Hopkins
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    Trump Administration Is Reverting to ‘Catch and Release.’ Congress Is to Blame.

    Reports have surfaced, citing government officials, that border officials no longer will refer detained migrant families to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Instead, due to constrained resources, they will “begin releasing hundreds of families caught each day in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.” As a result, tens of thousands will join the ranks of millions…
    James Carafano
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    Instead of Criticizing McCain, Trump Should Embrace Kindness, Humility

    President Donald Trump made a rare appearance at a church last Sunday. It’s a safe bet the sermon was not based on Proverbs 15:1—”A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” If it was, it didn’t appear to have much effect. Before and after church, the president engaged in a…
    Cal Thomas
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    Swipe at Trump Shows Need to Clean House at VOA’s Parent Agency

    Evidence continues to mount that the U.S. Agency for Global Media is in profound need of new leadership. Scandal after scandal has arisen from poor management. Disdain for President Donald Trump and his administration at times has led producers and reporters to engage in total unprofessionalism. The newest outrage comes from the Voice of America’s…
    Helle Dale
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    How the Loss of Communities Fueled Enthusiasm for Trump

    Why is life so tough in some parts of America? Is the American dream still possible everywhere in the nation? What’s behind the appeal of President Donald Trump–and socialism? Tim Carney, author of “Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse,“ joins us to discuss. Read the transcript posted below or listen to the…
    Daniel Davis
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    Is a Restaurant Safe for Trump Supporters? New App Aims to Inform You

    An app developer launched a program designed to tell customers which restaurants and business are safe for Trump supporters following a slew of attacks on persons who support President Donald Trump. The new app, 63red Safe, provides “reviews of local restaurant and businesses from a conservative perspective, helping [ensure] you’re safe when you shop and…
    Grace Carr
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    Not Waiting for Mueller, House Panel’s Democrats Cast Wide Net Aiming to ‘Document’ Case Against Trump

    The House Judiciary Committee, under its new Democratic leadership, on Monday issued 81 document requests as part of a multifaceted investigation into President Donald Trump. The requests went to some familiar individuals and entities as the Democratic majority laid out a game plan for seeking to build a case of obstruction of justice, public corruption,…
    Fred Lucas
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