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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 | Daniel Davis
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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 | Rachel del Guidice
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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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    Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Census Citizenship Case
    The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to hear a case on including a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Last week, federal Judge Jesse M. Furman of the Southern District of New York ruled the Census Bureau could not ask about citizenship. The judge ruled the question would lead to undercounting illegal residents…
    Fred Lucas
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    Supreme Court Upholds Trump Transgender Military Policy—for Now
    The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a limited ruling Tuesday on the issue of transgender people serving in the military. The narrow issue the high court decided on in the broader case of Trump v. Karnoski was whether to uphold a lower court’s injunction preventing the military from implementing the Defense Department’s…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Says Covington Boys Coverage Shows How ‘Evil’ Fake News Can Be
    President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that the Covington Catholic High School boys who were portrayed as the villains in a now-debunked media narrative have become a symbol of fake news. “Nick Sandmann and the students of Covington have become symbols of fake news and how evil it can be,” Trump tweeted. “They have captivated the…
    Molly Prince
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    Trump’s State of the Union Options
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has given President Donald Trump an opportunity to change the dynamic of the State of the Union address, an event that has become predictable and often boring. It has featured members of Congress popping up and down like whack-a-moles, interrupting the president with applause if they agree with him, or stone…
    Cal Thomas
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    Pelosi Shuns Trump Offer to Swap Amnesty for Wall
    President Donald Trump offered to expand amnesty for certain young illegal immigrants in exchange for money to pay for a border barrier as a compromise to end the partial government shutdown. “This is a commonsense compromise both parties should embrace,” Trump said Saturday in a nationally televised speech from the White House. Democratic leaders have…
    Fred Lucas
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