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    Journalism Duo Offers Christian Alternative to Media’s Reporting on Trump

    David Brody and Jenna Browder are hosts of the “Faith Nation” show on Christian Broadcasting Network and Brody recently published “The Faith of Donald J. Trump” with co-author Scott Lamb. Brody and Browder spoke to Daily Signal Editor-in-Chief Rob Bluey about what it’s like to cover President Trump, why they report the news from a…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Trump’s New Health Initiative Will Spell Relief for Americans

    This week, the Trump administration is moving forward with significant regulatory relief for millions of Americans seeking more affordable health coverage and better choices than they can get under Obamacare. The Department of Labor, pursuant to President Donald Trump’s October 2017 executive order, has just published a final rule to enable small businesses to more…
    Robert Moffit
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    Trump Administration Action Could Lower Health Care Costs, Expand Coverage for Small Business Employees

    A new Labor Department regulation finalized Tuesday—which will make it easier for small businesses to pool resources to negotiate with large employers—will expand health care coverage for 4 million Americans by 2023, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Out of that 4 million—who were previously required to buy on the individual market through Obamacare…
    Fred Lucas
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    ‘Viva Le Resistance’: Mueller Team Attorney Sent Anti-Trump Texts

    An FBI attorney who worked on the special counsel’s Russia investigation until earlier this year sent anti-Trump text messages to a colleague, including one exclaiming: “Viva le Resistance.” The attorney’s comments are revealed in a Justice Department inspector general’s report released on Thursday. The lawyer is not identified, but he worked on the Hillary Clinton…
    Chuck Ross
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    Trump Challenges NFL Players to Put Up or Shut Up

    President Donald Trump gave an interesting answer to a reporter about the National Football League’s national anthem problem. “I’m going to ask all of those people to recommend to me—because that’s what they’re protesting—people that they think were unfairly treated by the justice system,” Trump said at the White House before departing for the G-7…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Trump-Kim Summit Stirs Concerns on War Games, Human Rights

    The joint statement from President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on Tuesday after their summit in Singapore produced hope for a denuclearization deal, but also some concern over what it didn’t mention. “We will be stopping the war games, which will save us a tremendous amount of money,” @RealDonaldTrump says. Human…
    Fred Lucas
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    What the Eagles Could Accomplish by Meeting With Trump

    President Donald Trump took to Twitter last week to announce he had rescinded the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles’ invitation to the White House over the anthem kneeling controversy. Several members of the NFL team had already announced they wouldn’t be attending the traditional ceremony. According to ESPN, championship-winning teams have been honored at the…
    Derrick Hollie
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    Trump’s Plan to Roll Back Spending Would Not Hurt Children’s Health Insurance

    Following the president’s rescissions proposal, it’s not surprising there has been some confusion surrounding what it would and would not do. The term “rescission” itself is budgetary jargon rarely heard outside the Beltway, and it is apparently rarely understood even within it. That’s why it’s worth clarifying the most controversial—and most mischaracterized—component of the president’s…
    Sen. Pat Toomey
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    6 Big Questions About What Comes After the Trump-Kim Meeting

    Amid intense attention to the historic meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, optimists and skeptics alike have questions about the next step. The two leaders’ meeting in Singapore was not expected to reach a major breakthrough. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last week the administration would seek progress…
    Fred Lucas
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    Scott Pruitt Hails EPA Progress Under Trump Administration

    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt touted his agency’s achievements of the past year and a half, and pushed back against the recent barrage of criticism leveled at him. Pruitt had a very busy start to the weekend. He was a featured speaker Friday morning at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference in Washington,…
    Jason Hopkins
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    To Win in Singapore, Trump Should Follow Reagan’s Lead in Reykjavik

    With so many pundits predicting what will happen at the Singapore showdown between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, someone’s bound to be right. Just who that someone will be is anybody’s guess. The summit between Trump and Kim brings together two of the most unconventional and unpredictable leaders in the…
    James Carafano
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    An Interview With Tucker Carlson on What Makes Trump a ‘Political Genius’

    Tucker Carlson, host of the popular Fox News show “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” spoke to Daily Signal Editor-in-Chief Rob Bluey at The Heritage Foundation’s 41st annual Resource Bank meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Carlson received the prestigious Salvatori Prize, recognizing his work to uphold and advance the principles of America’s founding. The full video, plus an…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Trump ‘Probably’ Backing Bill to Leave Marijuana to States

    President Donald Trump on Friday lent tentative support to a bipartisan bill allowing states to regulate marijuana use. On Thursday, Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announced legislation that would amend the Controlled Substance Act to exclude marijuana activities, but includes restrictions such as no distribution to people under the age of 21….
    Fred Lucas
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    If Trump Wants to Buck G-7 Leaders, He Should Fight This Multilateral Tax Increase

    President Donald Trump has already shaken up this weekend’s G-7 meeting in Canada by threatening to impose tariffs on other G-7 countries. Although picking a fight with America’s closest trading partners is a high-risk strategy, the president would be well-advised to continue his disruptive tactics when it comes to another item on the G-7 agenda: the…
    James M. Roberts
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    You Don’t Get to Rewrite the Constitution Because You Dislike Donald Trump

    If your contention is that President Donald Trump has the propensity to sound like a bully and an authoritarian, I’m with you. If you’re arguing that Trump’s rhetoric is sometimes coarse and unpresidential, I can’t disagree. I’m often turned off by the aesthetic and tonal quality of his presidency. And, yes, Trump has an unhealthy…
    David Harsanyi
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    Trump Quietly Asks Saudis to Increase Oil Production

    The Trump administration has asked an international oil cartel to increase oil production by roughly 1 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reports. The federal government reached out to Saudi Arabia and several other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries after gas prices spiked and President Donald Trump blamed the oil cartel for…
    Tim Pearce
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    Problematic Women: Media Madness Over Melania Trump ‘Disappearance’

    After undergoing kidney surgery on May 14, Melania Trump made her first public appearance at a Federal Emergency Management Agency briefing with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and other members of the Cabinet. The appearance ended a period of media frenzy and conspiracy theories regarding her whereabouts, and came hours after the president…
    Bre Payton
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    Why Kanye West and More Black Americans Are Supporting Trump

    Kanye West surprised the American music scene by dropping a single, “Ye vs. The People,” in which he and fellow rapper T.I. go back and forth about their political views. Some are calling his vocal support of President Donald Trump nothing more than a publicity stunt. But even if that’s true, West is bringing attention…
    Derrick Hollie
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    An Interview With Newt Gingrich on Trump: ‘People Recognize How Effective He Is’

    Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke exclusively to The Daily Signal’s Ginny Montalbano on May 22 about his new book “Trump’s America: The Truth About Our Nation’s Great Comeback.” The transcript has been edited lightly for clarity and style. Ginny Montalbano: Speaker Gingrich, thank you for being with us. I want to start with your…
    Ginny Montalbano
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    1 Year After Trump’s Approval, Where Keystone XL, Dakota Pipelines Stand

    It’s been a little more than a year since President Donald Trump approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines amid concerns the projects would destroy the environment. Trump signed an executive order in January 2017, approving both pipelines as activists claimed they would desecrate the land. Keystone XL is getting bogged down in regulatory…
    Chris White
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