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    Trump and Congress Earn a Conservative Victory With First Step Act
    President Donald Trump and conservatives in Congress earned a historic victory this week by enacting the First Step Act. The landmark bill provides modest yet much-needed prison and sentencing reform modeled on successful reforms already passed in red states. On Tuesday night, senators passed the First Step Act with support from law enforcement professionals, the…
    John G. Malcolm | John-Michael Seibler
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    Trump Signs Sweeping Bipartisan Prison Reform Ahead of Partisan Shutdown
    Hours before a partisan divide was set to force a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed the most sweeping bipartisan initiative of his presidency—a criminal justice reform bill. Trump signed the First Step Act, geared toward helping to integrate prisoners into society after they serve their sentence. At the bill signing, after talking at…
    Fred Lucas
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    Mattis Notes Disagreements With Trump in Retirement
    Defense Secretary James Mattis is leaving the administration at the end of February—making it clear he has a different worldview than President Donald Trump. “Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right for me to…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Snubs Senate Funding Bill as Shutdown Grows More Likely
    President Donald Trump won’t sign a spending bill to keep the government fully running without funding for a wall along the southern border. The Senate passed a spending bill late Wednesday, sending it to the House of Representatives, but lacking Trump’s request for $5 billion to build the wall. Earlier Thursday, it was widely reported…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump’s Interior Introduces Proposal to Open Alaskan Refuge to Oil and Gas Exploration
    The Trump administration on Thursday put forward a draft proposal to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration while at the same time protecting the region’s iconic wildlife. The proposal comes nearly one year after President Donald Trump signed GOP-led tax cuts into law. The bill also ordered the Interior Department to…
    Michael Bastasch
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    Trump’s New Africa Strategy Targets Those Starved of Economic Freedom
    President Donald Trump continues to take bold steps, recapturing America’s exceptionalism at home and leadership abroad. These important developments are too often getting drowned out by relentless noise in Washington, where the media obsess over many issues concerning this president except those most relevant to his job—his performance leading the nation to excellence. A good…
    Star Parker
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    It’s Past Time for Trump to Take Control of US International Broadcasting
    Without fail, every time a Trump nominee gets closer to a Senate confirmation hearing to head the International Broadcasting Bureau, the media pounces and sounds the alarm. The most recent case in point is a New York Times article dated Dec. 12 and headlined, “Troubled by Lapses, Government’s Voice to the World Braces for New…
    Helle Dale
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    5 Takeaways From the Trump Administration’s School Safety Report
    The Trump administration is calling for scrapping Obama administration regulations on school discipline, in a school safety report issued Tuesday responding to school shootings. The Federal Commission on School Safety, established in response to the Parkland, Florida, school shooting in February, issued its final report, making a series of recommendations. The 177-page report also tackles…
    Fred Lucas
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    Here Are 2 Ways Trump Can Help Americans Move From Food Stamps to Work
    President Donald Trump has an opportunity to do what Congress should be doing, but isn’t: Help Americans who are on food stamps transition to work. The farm bill—which reauthorizes the foods stamp program for five years—would have been a prime opportunity for Congress to enhance work requirements. Under current law, certain work-capable adults must work…
    Jamie Bryan Hall
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    Trump Makes Unscheduled Visit to Honor Fallen Soldiers During ‘Wreaths Across America’ Event
    President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday to honor America’s fallen as thousands across the country laid wreaths on veterans’ graves. Trump paid his respects as volunteers for Wreaths Across America waited in long lines to place a Christmas wreath on the tombs of America’s greatest heroes. The event, which…
    Molly Prince
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    The Establishment’s Full Fury Against Trump Is Now Unleashed
    Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but scorning the Washington establishment produces even greater anger. The establishment’s full fury has been unleashed against Donald Trump and is not about to subside until its goal is reached: the removal of the president from office, either through impeachment or defeat in the 2020 election….
    Cal Thomas
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    Trump’s Newly Unveiled Strategy Will Advance US-Africa Relations
    National security adviser John Bolton presented the Trump administration’s new Africa strategy Thursday at The Heritage Foundation. The strategy focused on three priorities: Enhancing U.S. trade and commercial ties with African nations through arrangements that benefit both the United States and Africa. According to Bolton, “We want our economic partners in the region to thrive,…
    Joshua Meservey | Brett Schaefer
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    Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Laws, and Neither Did the President
    President Donald Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, may have been convinced by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to plead guilty to a supposed violation of campaign finance law, but that doesn’t mean that what happened is actually a federal crime. In fact, neither the Federal Election Commission—which…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Senate Will Take Up Trump-Endorsed ‘First Step Act,’ McConnell Says
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the U.S. Senate will take up a criminal justice reform bill backed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday morning. McConnell said in his speech it is likely the Senate will work between Christmas and New Year’s, “if necessary,” in order to pass criminal justice reform legislation before 2019. The…
    Henry Rodgers
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    Media Misses: Reporters Make Bush’s Funeral About Trump
    The nation has been in mourning this week after the passing of former President George H.W. Bush. But this didn’t stop the liberal media from making the funeral about 45 instead of 41. On three separate occasions, The Washington Post published articles criticizing President Donald Trump’s behavior at the funeral. According to the Media Research…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Media Exploits Bush’s Death to Express Their Hatred of Trump
    Impolite question, but it needs to be asked: Is there a Republican dead body that left-wing partisans won’t use to bash Donald Trump? This week’s partisan corpse abusers callously exploited the passing of George H.W. Bush, America’s 41st president, to get in their digs at the current commander in chief. Their vulgar level of incivility…
    Michelle Malkin
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    Cohen, Manafort Developments Don’t Reveal Any Illegal Conduct or Collusion by Trump, His Campaign
    Amid the media hysteria over Michael Cohen’s guilty plea and discussions between the lawyers representing Paul Manafort and President Donald Trump, it’s important to understand from a legal standpoint what this means—and what it does not. We don’t know what other evidence special counsel Robert Mueller may have that hasn’t yet been disclosed. But the…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    How Trump Can Get Over the 50% Hump
    President Donald Trump’s challenges are not really his economic policies and foreign affairs agendas. For the most part, they are supported by the American people and are resulting in prosperity at home and security abroad. The economy continues to deliver near-record low unemployment, wage gains, strong growth, and unmatched energy production. No nation can remain…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Podcast: Liberals Say Trump Is Destroying Their Marriages
    A New York Magazine article chronicles how some couples think their marriages are struggling because of the emotions surrounding politics in the Trump era. And first lady Melania Trump’s red Christmas trees are creating an uproar. The “Problematic Women” discuss this, and more in today’s show. We also cover these stories: President Donald Trump is…
    Kelsey Bolar | Bre Payton | Ginny Montalbano
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    Before Trump v. Roberts: 3 Biggest Clashes Between a President and a Chief Justice
    The jousting last week between President Donald Trump and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was hardly the first time presidents and chief justices have had notable disagreements. The tit-for-tat ensued after Trump criticized a lower court federal judge in California who temporarily blocked the administration’s bid to revise asylum policies for would-be immigrants….
    Fred Lucas
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