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    Chris Wallace Calls Out Media for ‘Outrageous’ Attempt to Connect Trump to Shooting
    Chris Wallace slammed media outlets on “Fox News Sunday” for trying to connect President Donald Trump to the newsroom shooting at Capital Gazette in Maryland. Wallace played a clip of reporters yelling at Trump on the South Lawn of the White House as they tried to establish a link between the deadly massacre and his…
    Nick Givas
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    Trump Celebrates 6 Months of ‘New Jobs, Bigger Paychecks, and Keeping More of Your Hard-Earned Money’
    President Donald Trump called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act an “economic miracle” as he marked the reform package’s six-month anniversary during a White House event Friday. “At last, our country finally has a tax system that is pro-job, pro-worker, pro-family, and pro-American,” Trump said. The $1.5 trillion tax reform law cut the U.S. corporate…
    Fred Lucas
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    Podcast: Trump’s Short List for the Supreme Court
    The Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm, whose list of possible Supreme Court judicial nominees was used by President Donald Trump in the development of his short list of contenders, joins us to discuss who to watch. Plus: We discuss a study that might help explain our current civility crisis.
    Katrina Trinko | Ginny Montalbano
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    Sen. Kamala Harris Predicts ‘Destruction of the Constitution’ If Trump Gets Justice Pick
    California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris said there would be the “destruction of the Constitution” if President Donald Trump got to pick the Supreme Court justice to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews.” “We’re looking at a destruction of the Constitution of the United States as far as I can tell…
    Julia Cohen
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    This Is the List of the 25 People Trump Will Consider for Next Supreme Court Justice
    On the White House website, President Donald Trump lists the jurists he is looking at to be the next Supreme Court justice. We’ve got that list, which was last updated in November, here. Looking for additional analysis? Heritage Foundation scholars provided more details on some of these names here and here. 1. Amy Coney Barrett of…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Kennedy Calls It Quits: Longtime Swing Justice Hands Trump the Biggest Gift of His Presidency
    Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, precipitating a generational political fight over the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. Kennedy’s departure was announced Wednesday morning, after the justices released the final decisions of the court's current term. Few justices loom as large as Kennedy in the history of the high court. As the bench…
    Kevin Daley
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    Trump Lands Big Win as Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban
    The Trump administration got a big win Tuesday when, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Trump v. Hawaii upholding the so-called travel ban. Under the ban, President Donald Trump has suspended, at least temporarily, the admission of individuals from seven countries—Syria, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, North Korea, and Venezuela—subject to case-by-case…
    John G. Malcolm
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    Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk: Trump ‘Disrupted the Elites in Both Political Parties’
    Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative organization Turning Point USA, sat down with The Daily Signal’s Ginny Montalbano on June 15 at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit in Dallas, Texas. He discussed what people misunderstand about President Donald Trump, the inspiration behind Turning Point USA, and his advice for young conservatives finding their way in…
    Ginny Montalbano
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    Trump Budget Embraces Numerous Conservative Reforms
    The Heritage Foundation has released its annual “Blueprint for Balance,” which, if fully adopted, would cut taxes, maintain a strong national defense, and balance the budget in six years. The blueprint’s proposals are not merely financially responsible; they also limit the federal government to a more proper size and promote individual liberty and a strong…
    Romina Boccia | Dody Eid
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    Here’s How Trump Wants to Streamline Government
    The Trump administration proposes to reform and reorganize government by streamlining food regulation, merging two Cabinet departments, and consolidating housing programs. Combining the Education and Labor departments is among 32 proposals in a plan released Thursday by the Office of Management and Budget in response to a charge President Donald Trump issued 14 months ago….
    Fred Lucas
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    Done Right, Trump’s Space Force Would Put the US on Top
    President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon on Monday to create a sixth branch of the U.S. military—the fifth within the Department of Defense—to be known as the Space Force. That direction may have surprised some, but evidence suggests his announcement caught neither the secretary of defense nor the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
    John Venable
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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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