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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 | David Inserra
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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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    Transgender Americans Won’t Be Allowed to Serve in Military, Trump Announces
    President Donald Trump announced Wednesday morning that the U.S. military will not accept openly transgender individuals, reversing an Obama administration policy directive. Earlier this month, Defense Secretary James Mattis had said he would delay new admissions of openly transgender Americans into the military until Jan. 1, on the advice of military brass. But Trump’s announcement…
    Fred Lucas
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    I Was Once Transgender. Why I Think Trump Made the Right Decision for the Military.
    On Wednesday, President Donald Trump tweeted that he wouldn’t allow transgender individuals to serve in the military: After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow…… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017 ….Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the…
    Walt Heyer
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    Amid Trump’s Threats, Conservatives Rally Around Sessions
    Immigration hawks and law enforcement—two key elements of the coalition that helped elect Donald Trump as president—rushed to the defense of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, as Trump continued his public criticism of an early political ally. “We will see what happens. Time will tell,” @POTUS says. Trump could face grave political consequences if…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Administration Says Iran Is Complying With Nuclear Deal, Adds New Sanctions
    For the second time, the Trump administration on Monday certified that Iran remains in compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement. Administration officials stressed, however, that they remain dissatisfied with the flawed nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration and are concerned with Iran’s malign policies, which violate the spirit of the agreement. The Trump administration,…
    James Phillips
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    CBO Analysis of Trump Budget Shows Need for Entitlement Reform, Pro-Growth Tax Policies
    The Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of President Donald Trump’s budget request last week, and it wasn’t good news. The report paints a stark picture of the proposal compared to the administration’s findings, showing that the president’s budget would never reach balance. In the report, the CBO uses different criteria and assumptions than the…
    Justin Bogie
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    The Media Is Unfairly Smearing the Trump Administration’s Strategy on Islamist Extremism
    How should the U.S. win the war of ideas against Islamism? That question understandably provokes strong differences of opinion. For example, honest people can disagree over the merits of the Obama administration’s Countering Violent Extremism policy, which George Selim, director of the Office of Community Partnerships, described as “the first federal assistance program devoted exclusively…
    Robin Simcox
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    Trump Gives Important Military Backing to Taiwan
    While much of the focus of President Donald Trump’s G-20 summit had to do with Europe, his trip could have big implications for Asia as well. The escalating tensions with North Korea, and the lack of demonstrable Chinese efforts in curbing North Korean efforts, are likely to be a continuing topic of conversations between Trump…
    Dean Cheng
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    Trump Well Behind in Winning Senate Confirmation of Appointees
    The White House is turning up the heat on Senate Democrats for using delaying tactics to block President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, even as Trump trails recent presidents in the number of appointments so far. “These numbers show the Democrats’ true colors,” @SHSanders45 says. The president so far has nominated 197 persons for administration…
    Fred Lucas
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    McCain on Trump: ‘Disregard the Tweets, Look at What He Does’
    Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., spoke with The Daily Signal about the fight against ISIS and the Trump administration’s commitment to the war on terrorism during a visit Tuesday to The Heritage Foundation in Washington. Having just returned from Afghanistan, McCain offered his assessment of the military’s role there but also criticized U.S. leadership for lacking…
    Genevieve Wood
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