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    Why Trump Was Right to Reverse Obama’s Policy on Military Gear for Police

    Speaking to a supportive crowd at the national convention of the Fraternal Order of Police, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that President Donald Trump would shortly sign an executive order—which he has now done—rolling back limitations that had been placed by the Obama administration on the ability of the military to transfer excess equipment to…
    John G. Malcolm
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    We Hear You: Trump Prescribes Pain of Obamacare for Congress

    Editor's note: Fred Lucas' reporting on a possible move by President Trump to compel Congress to live with Obamacare, and on a surprising U.S. vote at a U.N. human rights gathering, stirred response from The Daily Signal's audience. We've got some of that and more in today's roundup. Write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Trump Fires Back at the ‘Fake News’ Media

    The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week, many of which often go underreported by the mainstream media. This week, President Donald Trump fired back at the “fake news” media for complaining about the different tones he used in his back-to-back speeches. Hillary Clinton is still in the…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Trump Praises Vets for Keeping ‘History and Culture’

    President Donald Trump spoke about patriotism and unity Wednesday, in addressing the American Legion’s 99th National Convention, before enacting another reform at the long-troubled Department of Veterans Affairs. “We look at them and say, ‘You’re fired,’” @POTUS says. During his remarks, the president invited Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam Navy veteran Donald E. Ballard…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Lays Out a Winning Strategy for Afghanistan

    After months of speculation and delay, President Donald Trump has sided with the expert advice of his military and national security team on the way forward to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. In what was by far his best and most statesmanlike speech since taking office, Trump outlined a new approach Monday night to the…
    Luke Coffey
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    6 Takeaways as Trump Recommits US to ‘Defeat the Enemy’ in Afghanistan

    President Donald Trump announced an unspecified surge of  troops in Afghanistan to “kill terrorists” and “defeat the enemy” during a prime-time address Monday night to soldiers at Fort Myer, Virginia, at the same time rejecting nation building and promising “principled realism.” The president also touted a regional strategy, warning that he expects more responsibility from…
    Fred Lucas
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    Corporations, Democrats Join Forces to Block Trump Nominee to Run Export-Import Bank

    The business community of South Carolina is pressuring Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott to oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of a critic of the Export-Import Bank to run the institution. Thus far, the most vocal critics of the nomination of former Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., have been large national business groups and Senate…
    Fred Lucas
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    Far-Left Antifa Agitators on the Rise in the Age of Trump

    When self-described anti-fascists showed up in force Saturday to oppose a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, some of them turned violent, according to media reports and eyewitness accounts. President Donald Trump did not specify radicals who operate under the banner of Antifa, an abbreviation for anti-fascist or anti-fascist action, when he said Tuesday…
    Ken McIntyre
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    How Trump Can Avoid Getting Bogged Down While Draining the Swamp

    Military veterans, trying to get medical care or other services, face a maze of subagencies in the Department of Veterans Affairs. And that’s just one of many reasons for making the federal government more efficient, policy experts say. “The VA has 42 different offices, including 14 specifically related to health,” said Rachel Greszler, research fellow…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump on His Bond With Jeff Sessions: ‘It Is What It Is’

    President Donald Trump appeared to lack enthusiasm Thursday when he said his relationship with Attorney General Jeff Session is “fine”—after repeatedly expressing disappointment in the head of the  Justice Department and even calling him “beleaguered.” “It’s fine. It is what it is,” @POTUS says. Trump’s recent negative tweets about Sessions—an Alabama Republican who was the first…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Appoints More Judges in 200 Days Than Obama, Bush, Clinton

    President Donald Trump has moved quickly in trying to fill federal court vacancies, outpacing his immediate predecessors during the first 200 days in office in circuit and district court appointments. To date, Trump has nominated 44 federal judges and scored eight confirmations, including Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Eleven of the president’s nominations are to…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Backs ‘Right to Try’ Experimental Drugs, Already Law in 37 States

    Laura McLinn’s son Jordan was diagnosed at age 4 with muscular dystrophy, a terminal illness with no cure. But, McLinn says, matters could be much worse. “Both the president and vice president have expressed their support for ‘right to try,’” @VPPressSec says. That’s because after the family tried for years, Jordan, now 8, qualifies for…
    Fred Lucas
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    At 200-Day Mark, Trump Still Trails Predecessors in Filling Jobs

    Just ahead of President Donald Trump’s 200th day in office, the Senate confirmed dozens of his nominees in a significant sign of a stepped-up pace to fill jobs, including judgeships. “When political leaders are in place, the president can run the government more effectively, achieve his priorities,” @RPublicService says. In all, the Senate on Thursday…
    Fred Lucas
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    Conservatives to Trump: Short-Term Victories From Killing Filibuster Could Be Costly

    America would look quite different without Senate filibusters in the first six years of President Barack Obama’s administration, giving pause to conservatives as President Donald Trump demands an end to the legislative tool. “This would end the Senate as we know it, and make it just a smaller version of the House,” Brian Darling, president…
    Fred Lucas
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    How Trump Could Force Congress and Its Staff to Live Under Obamacare

    President Donald Trump could have Congress in an uncomfortable corner over the lawmakers’ exemption, and that of their staff, from Obamacare. “I think he should just do it.”—@Heritage’s Robert Moffit “This is one more instance of Congress passing an unpleasant, expensive, onerous law on citizens and then conferring a valuable benefit on itself,” Joe Morris,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Expedited Deportations Likely to Expand Under Trump

    The Department of Homeland Security is weighing a new policy that would allow for the expedited deportation of illegal immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement already has this power under current law. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 gave ICE the power to expedite deportations of illegal immigrants detained anywhere in the…
    Max Morrison
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    Trump Dumps Reince Priebus After Rocky 6 Months as Chief of Staff

    A week after a communications team shake-up at the White House, President Donald Trump announced he was replacing his chief of staff with his homeland security secretary—leaving a key Cabinet position to fill. “Reince is a good man. John Kelly will do a fantastic job,” @POTUS says. Just before 5 p.m. Friday, Trump tweeted that…
    Fred Lucas
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    What Jeff Sessions Thinks About Trump’s Attacks

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he’s hurt by President Donald Trump’s recent criticism, but he’s confident he made the right decision recusing himself from the Russia investigation. In an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that aired Thursday night, Sessions vowed to continue his work as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. “I’m confident…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    A Republican Senator’s Warning to Trump: Forget About Replacing Jeff Sessions

    In the fall of 2015, when I first spoke on the Senate floor, I gave Nebraskans and every member of this body my word that I would speak up when a Republican president exceeded his or her powers. At that moment, the Democratic president had taken to himself powers that the Constitution had not given…
    Sen. Ben Sasse
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    Trump Wants to Shut Down OPIC. Will His Nominee Do It?

    In its fiscal year 2018 budget, the Trump administration “proposes ceasing new business operations and initiating the wind-down of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation starting in 2018 to reduce unnecessary federal interventions that distort the free market.” A report this month by Heritage Foundation analysts explains in detail why this is an excellent idea. And…
    James M. Roberts
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