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    Trump’s Agenda Is a Winning Formula for Black America

    My fellow Americans. Given that the Democratic Party chose to select a recently defeated political candidate to give a response to the president’s State of the Union address because she is black and a woman, I feel I should also step up and give my response. Although I have not recently lost a governor’s contest,…
    Star Parker
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    Bernie Sanders Responds to SOTU: Trump Forgot to Mention Climate Change

    Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders accused President Donald Trump of omitting one “of the most important issues facing our country and the entire world” from the Tuesday State of the Union: climate change. The Vermont senator and self-proclaimed socialist delivered his own response to Trump’s address to the nation after failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams delivered the…
    Tim Pearce
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    Stonewalling on Clinton Emails Continues Under Trump, Watchdog Says

    Federal bureaucrats, defying President Donald Trump, are resisting requests for information about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account while secretary of state and how that may have compromised national security, the head of a legal watchdog group told The Daily Signal in an interview. Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, said Obama administration…
    Kevin Mooney
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    Read the Full Text of Trump’s State of the Union Speech

    This is the full text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery. Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential. As we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready…
    Donald Trump
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    Federal District Judges Have Blocked Trump Actions 30 Times, a Record Rate

    Federal district judges who preside over a portion of a single state have been able to block President Donald Trump’s actions 30 times through nationwide injunctions—far more than any other administration in history, according to the Justice Department. The trend has prompted the Trump administration’s Justice Department to seek an end to nationwide injunctions, following…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Nominations Begin to Remake the Liberal 9th Circuit

    President Donald Trump is moving to make over the liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has delivered some of the most stinging judicial setbacks to his agenda. Trump announced three nominations this week to the San Francisco-based appeals court, which covers California, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and the eastern part of…
    Fred Lucas
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    Podcast: How Trump Backers View the President Now

    Building a wall on the southern border was President Donald Trump’s key campaign pledge—and his supporters are serious about it. So how do Trump voters view the recent shutdown over wall funding? We talk to Anne Sorock of the Frontier Lab—she’s got some interesting polling data that paints a helpful picture of where the president’s…
    Katrina Trinko
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    7 Topics Trump Should Address in the State of the Union

    President Donald Trump will finally deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Americans can certainly expect Trump to advocate border security, including a wall or fence—and he’ll no doubt tout the terrific success of the economy during his tenure. But there’s also plenty more the president should address in his speech, including these…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Trump Calls Democrats’ Religious Bigotry ‘Crisis for Our Country’

    President Donald Trump said Wednesday that religious bigotry has become a crisis in the United States. “I think it’s a crisis for our country,” Trump said in response to a question from The Daily Caller referencing attacks on religious freedom. These include attacks by liberals on second lady Karen Pence for teaching art at a…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Much Has Changed for the Better Since 2016, Not That Trump Will Get Credit

    The news obsesses over the recent government shutdown, the latest Robert Mueller arrest, and, of course, fake news—from the BuzzFeed Michael Cohen non-story to the smears of the Covington Catholic High School students. But aside from the weekly hysterias, the world has dramatically changed since 2016 in ways we scarcely have appreciated. The idea that…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    State of the Union in 2019: A Success Story Not Even Trump’s Harshest Critics Can Deny

    With the shutdown over (at least for now), the State of the Union address is back “on.” When President Donald Trump takes the House podium on Feb. 5, you can count on him to take the opportunity to celebrate one of his greatest achievements: the economy. It is booming by nearly every meaningful measure, and the president has every right to take a…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Trump, Guaido Talk for First Time Amid Venezuelan Turmoil

    President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday with the man the U.S. government recognizes as the legitimate leader of Venezuela even as turmoil continues in the oil-rich socialist country. About 50 countries have joined the United States in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as acting president of the South American nation while Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolas Maduro, tries…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Has 1 Piece of Advice for Lawmakers Negotiating Border Funding

    President Donald Trump warned that lawmakers in Washington, D.C., negotiating border security funding are “[w]asting their time” if they do not include a physical barrier via Twitter Wednesday. “If the committee of Republicans and Democrats now meeting on Border Security is not discussing or contemplating a Wall or Physical Barrier, they are Wasting their time!”…
    Evie Fordham
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    Trump Didn’t ‘Cave’ on the Wall. He’s Advancing in Another Direction.

    The media is having another field day at the alleged expense of President Donald Trump. Supposedly, per what we read, the president “caved,” “folded,” or “lost” in the government-shutdown showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Except it’s not true. Our elites spend so much time inside the Washington, D.C., bubble that they’re sealed off from…
    Star Parker
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    Trump Promotes Bible Literacy Classes at Schools

    President Donald Trump espoused “Bible Literacy classes” as a “turn back” for the nation in a tweet Monday morning. “Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!” Trump wrote on Twitter Monday morning. Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of…
    Evie Fordham
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    Under Trump, US Economic Freedom Rises Significantly

    The U.S. economy is roaring like no other time in recent memory. The job market is hot, unemployment is down to record lows, and small business optimism is soaring. But this newfound dynamism didn’t come from nowhere. It required a package of market and consumer-friendly reforms passed by Congress and adopted by the Trump administration….
    Anthony B. Kim
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    Trump Administration Has Sided With a Faith-Based Adoption Provider. Here’s Why That Matters.

    The Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it will grant a waiver to Miracle Hill Ministries, a Christian organization whose programs include adoption services and foster care support. The waiver will allow Miracle Hill to continue to serve families according to its own convictions without the threat of being shut down. This…
    Monica Burke
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    Trump Stands Down to Pelosi in State of the Union Fight

    In the battle over the State of the Union, President Donald Trump has decided to stand down. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., disinvited Trump in a letter Wednesday from delivering the State of the Union. Trump’s early reaction was, “We’ll do something in the alternative. I’ll be talking to you about that at a later…
    Fred Lucas
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    Podcast: How Trump and Conservatives Can Outmaneuver the Left

    Washington feels pretty dysfunctional right now, with the partial government shutdown over a month old. And still, Democrats won’t offer President Donald Trump any wall funding. So how did Washington actually get this way? And how can Trump and conservatives outmaneuver the left? Today, former Rep. Bob McEwen comments on those questions and explains how…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Trump Vows to Have SOTU in ‘Alternative’ Location

    President Donald Trump said he would deliver the State of the Union in an “alternative” location after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said he would not be welcome in the House, the traditional venue. Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James, as part of a meeting of conservative leaders, told the president he was welcome to hold…
    Fred Lucas
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