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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 | Adam Michel
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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 | Ginny Montalbano
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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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    3 Million People Have Found Jobs Since Trump Took Office
    The good economic news just keeps rolling in. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a positive May jobs report, announcing the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs and the unemployment rate reached its lowest level since 2000, dipping to 3.8 percent. While this report shatters expert predictions by nearly 30,000 jobs and continues to…
    Timothy Doescher
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    Martha Stewart, Rod Blagojevich Could Join Dinesh D’Souza on Trump Clemency List
    A day after meeting with a reality-TV celebrity on criminal justice reform, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to a celebrity and is considering clemency for two other public figures. Trump announced Thursday the pardon of conservative author and documentary filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance violations. The president later said he’s…
    Fred Lucas
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    Podcast: Trump Takes Action Against Bureaucrats
    President Donald Trump signed three executive orders last week that are poised to have a big impact on government bureaucrats. The Daily Signal’s Jarrett Stepman joins us to explain. Plus: the sad reason some are turning to homeschooling.
    Katrina Trinko | Ginny Montalbano
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    Problematic Women: Samantha Bee Goes After Ivanka Trump in Nasty Attack
    Two days after “Roseanne” star Roseanne Barr went on a Twitter tirade that led to ABC pulling the plug on the hugely successful reboot of her show, TBS “Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee went after White House senior adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump in a nasty attack. “You know, Ivanka, that’s a beautiful photo…
    Kelsey Bolar | Ginny Montalbano
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    Trump’s Budget: $984 Billion Deficit Next Year
    When you read the budget message President Donald Trump sent Congress earlier this year, you soon come across a concession that Washington insiders have been making for years—just before they vote for bills they know will massively increase the federal debt. “The current fiscal path is unsustainable,” Trump said, “and future generations deserve better.” Trump…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    Megyn Kelly Points Out Hypocrisy After Samantha Bee’s ‘Disgusting’ Remarks About Ivanka Trump
    Megyn Kelly went off on Samantha Bee and called the comedian’s comments about Ivanka Trump “disgusting” on Thursday. The host of NBC’s “Megyn Kelly Today” fired back at the star of “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” after Bee referred to Trump as a “feckless c—” during an episode of her show on TBS Wednesday evening….
    Gabrielle Okun
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    Union Sues Trump for Telling Fed Workers to Stop Doing So Much Union Business on Taxpayers’ Dime
    A federal workers union sued President Donald Trump over an executive order limiting the amount of time federal workers can spend conducting union business on official time Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. Trump signed the order on May 25 with several others prohibiting federal workers from collecting pay for time spent lobbying the government, charging rent to union workers…
    Tim Pearce
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    Fact-Checking 3 Claims About Trump and Minors Here Illegally
    Democrats hammered the Trump administration’s immigration policies over the Memorial Day weekend and President Donald Trump punched back. Here are three big claims and the truth behind each. 1. ‘Lost’ Children in America Illegally USA Today ran an op-ed headline: “The feds lost—yes lost—1,475 immigrant children.” In the context of Trump administration officials asserting that…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Puts an End to Taxpayer Subsidies for Unions
    Government employee unions have enjoyed an absolute boondoggle in recent years, receiving hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds. But the boon could soon be over thanks to a new executive order from President Donald Trump. Last Friday, the president signed an executive order requiring that federal government employees who work full-time for the public employee…
    Richard Manning
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