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    Trump Is Right to Support Venezuela’s Opposition

    Lilian Tintori understands the Venezuelan regime for what it is: corrupt, criminal, and evil. Her husband, Leopoldo López, was stripped of his political rights when President Hugo Chávez saw the potential and dangerous competition that he posed. Eventually this led to Leopoldo’s investigation and his current imprisonment, which has been ongoing for three years now….
    Jackson Ventrella
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    In Aircraft Carrier Speech, Trump Makes Strong Case for Rebuilding the Navy

    In a speech on board the next-generation aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, President Donald Trump pledged to rebuild the U.S. Navy fleet, eliminate cuts to our national defense, and “give the men and women of America’s armed services the resources you need to keep us safe.” His remarks are a welcome tone of greater…
    Brian Slattery
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    Why Trump Should Fund This Vital Diplomatic Program, Despite International Cuts

    As the Trump administration considers cuts to the budgets of the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and other international affairs agencies, it must not sacrifice programs that are tangibly preventing conflict and promoting peace. As Defense Secretary James Mattis was quoted as saying when he served as CENTCOM commander, “If you don’t fully…
    Lisa Curtis
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    Only 3% of NBC and CBS Reports Depict Trump Positively

    A mere 3 percent of reports about President Donald Trump that aired on NBC and CBS nightly news were positive, according to analysis by the nonpartisan press research firm Media Tenor. The report found 43 percent of stories on NBC and CBS about Trump were negative, while another 54 percent of reports were considered neutral….
    Andrew Follett
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    How This Iconic Skating Rink Tells the Story of Donald Trump

    Some pundits fault President Donald Trump for an offhand comment about the complexity of repealing and replacing Obamacare. “Nobody knew health care could be so complicated,” Trump said during a meeting of the nation’s governors at the White House. But former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gives Trump credit for his attitude toward Washington, arguing his…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    How Trump Can Clean Up the EPA’s Budget

    There were mixed signals from the White House on Tuesday about whether spending cuts or economic growth will fund the boost in defense spending that President Donald Trump reportedly will seek from Congress. Either way, this is an opportune time to dramatically reduce excessive regulatory budgets—that of the Environmental Protection Agency foremost among them. The…
    Diane Katz
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    What Is Trump’s Top Accomplishment So Far? These College Students Weigh In

    At last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference, The Daily Signal asked college students about President Donald Trump’s progress after a month in office. From his immigration actions to Cabinet selections, these conservatives explain what they think is Trump’s greatest accomplishment.
    Morgan Walker
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    Trump Outlines Agenda for ‘New Chapter of American Greatness’

    President Donald Trump presented five parameters for replacing Obamacare, called for “merit-based” immigration reform, and invoked two Republican predecessors, Abraham Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower, to promote initiatives on trade and infrastructure Tuesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress. “The time for small thinking is over,” @POTUS says. Trump spoke for…
    Fred Lucas
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    What Trump Got Right in His Speech to Congress

    On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his first prime-time speech to a joint session of Congress. Heritage Foundation experts weighed in to respond to the president’s remarks on several policy fronts. Here’s what they had to say. Economy Health Care Immigration Foreign Policy and National Security Legal Infrastructure Education Economy Welcome Commitment to Tax Reform…
    Daniel Davis
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    Read the Full Text of Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress

    Here is President Donald Trump’s prepared speech: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States, and citizens of America. Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path toward civil rights and the work that still remains….
    Donald Trump
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    Watch Live as President Trump Speaks to a Joint Session of Congress

    Watch President Donald Trump’s speech live at 9 p.m. EST, and stick around after the speech to hear expert commentary from The Heritage Foundation’s Rachel Bovard and The Daily Signal’s Genevieve Wood.
    Daily Signal Staff
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    How Trump Can Rebuild America’s Nuclear Deterrent

    President Donald Trump concluded last week by calling upon to the military to ensure that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the “top of the pack.” This is a reasonable goal. The United States’ nuclear weapons are meant to deter large-scale attacks that could potentially end life as we know it. They also serve a…
    Michaela Dodge
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    Trump Is Right to Oppose Third IMF Bailout for Greece

    Saying that the Greek debt crisis is “primarily a European issue,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin encouraged International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde last week “to hold to its hard line on Greece, keeping it out of a third bailout for the foreseeable future.” That is exactly the right advice. As The Heritage Foundation noted…
    James M. Roberts
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    Trump Has Reversed the Transgender Bathroom Mandate. Here’s How Moms Like Me Pushed the Fight.

    As a woman and a mother, I am thrilled that the Trump administration has rescinded President Barack Obama’s unlawful transgender school policy regarding the use of showers, locker rooms, dorms, and bathrooms in public schools and universities. President Donald Trump has returned the policymaking power back to parents and state and local officials. Like many Americans,…
    Bethany Kozma
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    Where Conservatives Are in the Trump Era: 15 Takeaways From Their Biggest Conference

    Five weeks into President Donald Trump’s presidency, the first time in eight years a Republican has been in the White House, where do conservatives see the country going? Here are highlights from The Daily Signal’s coverage of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the largest annual gathering of conservatives: 1. Trump talks policy objectives….
    Katrina Trinko
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    Trump Renews Fight Over ‘Fake News,’ Denounces Anonymous Sourcing

    In a forum that sparked his political career, President Donald Trump said the Republican Party would be the “party of the American worker,” the news media “shouldn’t be allowed to use anonymous sources,” and the border wall is “way ahead of schedule.” These were among the biggest ovation lines in remarks frequently interrupted by chants…
    Fred Lucas
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    Brexit Leader Nigel Farage Cheers Trump for Contribution to ‘Global Political Revolution’

    Nigel Farage, the British politician who led the successful Brexit movement to withdraw from the European Union, cheered on an auditorium full of American conservative activists who helped inspire what he views as a similar “political revolution” in the United States with the election of President Donald Trump. Farage, who campaigned with Trump during the…
    Josh Siegel
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    Oklahoma Police Chief to Trump: Reform the Laws Letting Police Take Americans’ Property

    An Oklahoma police chief had a message to President Donald Trump on a controversial tool that allows law enforcement to seize property without ever charging its owner with a crime: police can’t step on the rights of citizens, as the tool called civil asset forfeiture allows. Stephen Mills, a police chief in Apache, Oklahoma, made…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Trump Right to Fix Obama’s Unlawful Transgender School Policy

    The Trump administration acted Wednesday night to fix the Obama administration’s unlawful “gender identity” school policy and return authority to parents and teachers in the states. Civil rights officers in the Department of Justice and the Department of Education issued a joint letter saying the administration was rescinding the policy, which had required schools to allow…
    Ryan T. Anderson
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    Decline of Unions Under Right-to-Work Laws Levels Playing Field for Trump

    Donald Trump prevailed where other Republican presidential candidates failed in Midwestern states in part because of new right-to-work laws that have diminished the power and influence of the teachers’ unions, according to labor policy analysts. “Unions have been knocked silly in Wisconsin, thanks to the one-two punch of Act 10 and right-to-work,” @workerfreedom's Matt Patterson…
    Kevin Mooney
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