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    After Agent’s Death, Trump Declares US ‘Must Build the Wall!’

    President Donald Trump is renewing his demand that Congress fund a wall on the southern border after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed from injuries inccurred while working over the weekend in southwest Texas, while his partner was injured. “Border Patrol officer killed at southern border, another badly hurt,” the president said in a…
    Fred Lucas
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    Meet These 5 Stellar Conservatives Trump Just Added to His Supreme Court List

    On Friday, President Donald Trump announced the addition of five individuals to his outstanding list of potential candidates for a future Supreme Court vacancy. As was the case with the lists Trump put out during his presidential campaign, these new additions to the list are conservative men and women who are committed to interpreting the…
    John G. Malcolm
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    Democrats’ Move to Impeach Trump Seen as Political Theater

    Spurred by recent state election wins, a liberal billionaire, and a leading legal scholar on the left, six House Democrats have signed onto a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump. “Calls for impeachment started before the guy even took office,” @georgepieler says. The party’s leadership has not embraced the movement, and the resolution faces numerous…
    Fred Lucas
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    Podcast: The Inanity of Climate Change Activists Protesting Trump

    The Paris Agreement would have resulted in dire economic consequences for the U.S.—and wouldn’t have significantly affected the earth’s temperature. Yet, at a conference in Germany this month, President Donald Trump and his administration came under fire for the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. On today’s podcast, we discuss that, the result of…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Louisiana’s Kyle Duncan, Trump’s Superb Choice for the 5th Circuit

    A legal powerhouse from Louisiana with a history of championing religious freedom is among President Donald Trump’s outstanding nominees for federal judgeships. Kyle Duncan is one of Trump’s excellent picks for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as the president works to reshape the federal courts by announcing slate after slate of his choices to…
    Ed Meese
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    Trump Nominees Languish in GOP-Controlled Senate

    Fewer than half of President Donald Trump’s executive branch and judicial nominees have been confirmed by the Senate—the lowest number of confirmations in the past four administrations at comparable points in their presidencies. The dismal numbers—a total of 223 confirmations of 519 nominees—were circulated by the White House amid complaints of unprecedented Democratic obstruction and…
    Fred Lucas
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    Why the Left Has Been So Wrong About the Trump Boom

    Time magazine’s cover story for the week of Nov. 6 is a classic. It blares: “The Wrecking Crew: How Trump’s Cabinet Is Dismantling Government As We Know It.” The New York Times ran a lead editorial complaining that Team Trump is shrinking the regulatory state at an “unprecedented” pace. Meanwhile, last week the stock market…
    Stephen Moore
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    Trump Wants Private Investment in Infrastructure. The Tax Bill Doesn’t Do That.

    Following on the president’s campaign promise to invest $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure, the Trump administration has made it clear that it intends to draw heavily on private capital to reach that goal. However, a provision in the tax reform bill appears to run directly counter to the administration’s plan to pursue private financing…
    Michael Sargent
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    Trump’s Economic Adviser Explains How You Benefit From Tax Reform

    Kevin Hassett, chairman of President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, visited The Heritage Foundation moments after House Republicans released their tax reform plan Thursday. The Daily Signal’s Rob Bluey spoke to Hassett about his role in the White House and initial reaction to the GOP proposal. This is an edited transcript of the interview….
    Robert B. Bluey
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    What Trump Wants US to Do to Prevent Another Terror Attack

    President Donald Trump supported eliminating the diversity visa program before, but is emphasizing the need to do so after the terrorist attack in New York Tuesday. “It sounds nice. I’m not nice,” @POTUS says. “I am today starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery program,” Trump said ahead of a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. “I’m…
    Fred Lucas
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    This Simple Trick Will Help Liberals Get Over Trump Derangement Syndrome

    I am not nearly so coldhearted and unsympathetic toward the mainstream media as some of my conservative friends, such as Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Chris Plante, and Ann Coulter. In fact, my heart goes out to them. As evidence of the same, if I had President Donald Trump’s ear, I’d urge…
    Walter E. Williams
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    Small Business Owner in Trump Country Explains Why Tax Reform Will Help the 99%

    SEDALIA, Mo.—As Republicans prepare to unveil the details of their major tax reform proposal this week, a small business owner in America’s heartland is speaking out about how she and her employees could benefit. “The 1 percent that keeps being talked about, I want them to talk about the other 99 percent, and they don’t…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Trump Right to Scale Back Obamacare’s Recruitment Mechanism

    Wednesday, Nov. 1 will mark the beginning of the next open enrollment period in the Obamacare exchanges. This will be the first enrollment season since the Trump administration changed the enrollment process and scaled back the “navigator” program. The navigator program is a federal initiative designed to guide Obamacare enrollees as they jump through the…
    Whitney Jones
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    Why Trump Should Keep NAFTA’s Investment Protection Provisions

    President Donald Trump’s trade representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, stirred up some controversy last week when he called for a five-year “sunset” provision to be included in the North American Free Trade Agreement. He asserted that investor-state dispute settlement features in U.S. free trade agreements amount to government-backed political risk insurance for big American companies. Some…
    James M. Roberts
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    GOP Leader Holding Up Trump Budget Nominee Over Hurricane Funding

    It was Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who launched a broadside against President Donald Trump’s budget nominee over religious views, but it’s the No. 2 Republican in the Senate who is blocking the nomination of Russ Vought from coming to the floor for a vote. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, seemed to clarify in a…
    Fred Lucas
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    Alaskans Want More Drilling. Trump and Congress Are Working to Make It Happen.

    The Trump administration is attempting to do what past administrations have either failed to do or blocked: open up part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling. The House recently passed a budget proposal that opens the door to allowing drilling in the refuge. The bill now stands in the Senate…
    Samantha Block
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    Trump’s EPA Chief Charts a New Course: An Interview With Scott Pruitt

    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke to me earlier this week at The Heritage Foundation’s annual President’s Club meeting in Washington. We discussed his leadership of the EPA, the agency’s top priorities, and what Pruitt considers true environmentalism. An edited transcript of our interview, along with the full video, is below. Bluey: You've had…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    2 Trump Nominees Attacked for Christian Beliefs Still Await Senate Confirmation

    Longer work weeks could mean quicker votes on two of President Donald Trump’s nominees who Senate Democrats attacked for their religious views. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., responded to demands by some senators by reportedly planning longer work weeks that include Fridays and potentially weekends. This comes after months of a light schedule, with…
    Fred Lucas
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    Why Trump’s Not Replacing Bureaucrats Enables the ‘Deep State’

    Hillary Clinton is urging federal workers to stay in their jobs so they can fight for progressive policies again. On her book tour, the former secretary of state and presidential candidate told government workers to “stick it out, stick it out, because the tide has to turn.” “If [Democrats] can take back one or both…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Trump Says ‘I Can’t Support Bailing Out’ Insurance Companies Profiting From Obamacare

    President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he could not support the bipartisan proposal to shore up Obamacare and stabilize the health insurance markets through 2019. “I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but I can never support bailing out ins co’s who have made a fortune w/ O’Care,” the…
    Robert Donachie
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