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    Trump Calls for Middle East to ‘Take the Lead’ in Fighting Terrorism
    Near the birthplace of Islam, President Donald Trump called for an alliance of Muslim-Arab nations to combat Islamic terrorism in his first major international address. “Our goal is a coalition of nations who share the aim of stamping out extremism and providing our children a hopeful future that does honor to God,” Trump said in…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump: ‘Walls Work, Just Ask Israel’
    President Donald Trump reiterated his support for a strong border wall in a joint press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Thursday. Trump followed up on a question from ABC News' Jonathan Karl to Santos on the efficacy of Trump’s proposed border wall in curtailing drug cartels. After Santos’ long answer espousing the benefits…
    Saagar Enjeti
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    Trump Must Banish the Era of Leading From Behind
    Four months after taking office, President Donald Trump is taking his first foray onto the world stage. Over the course of the next seven days he will travel to Europe and the Middle East, visiting four countries as well as the Vatican: Saudi Arabia, Israel, Belgium, and Italy. Across the Atlantic, he will take part…
    Nile Gardiner
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    Trump Expected to Propose Plan to Balance Budget in 10 Years
    President Donald Trump likely will propose a plan next week calling for a balanced budget in 10 years, fiscal experts predict. It also will address how to fund the border wall, higher defense spending, and other Trump initiatives over the next decade. “Many Republicans have been calling for a 10-year balanced budget,” Chris Edwards, director…
    Fred Lucas
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    Meet the Anti-Trump Supporters of ‘the Resistance’
    After the shock of losing the White House and failing to take the majority in the House and Senate, Democrats quickly regrouped and developed a new approach. From town hall protests to sometimes violent demonstrations, they’re fighting the Trump agenda at every step. Hillary Clinton recently emerged to announce she’s “part of the resistance.” In…
    Paul Runko
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    Trump Administration to Implement New ‘Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance’ Policy
    On Monday, the Trump administration announced the implementation of the “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” policy, which helps ensure that American taxpayers do not fund international organizations that perform or promote abortion overseas. This program will expand the life-affirming Mexico City policy, which President Donald Trump reinstated during his first week in office. That…
    Melanie Israel
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    Here’s How Far Behind Trump Is on Political Appointments Compared to Obama, Bush
    President Donald Trump has begun to move on naming federal judges and will eventually be naming a new FBI director, but more broadly, he remains slow in filling political appointments compared to his predecessors. “The swamp creatures have won the fight. Unless you control the bureaucracy, the bureaucracy controls you,” Robert Moffit says. Trump has…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Considers Expansion of America’s Longest War. What That Means.
    In an early test of his foreign policy, President Donald Trump is facing a decision on whether to contribute thousands of additional U.S. troops to America’s longest-running—and often overlooked—war. As first reported by The Washington Post, Trump’s senior military and foreign policy advisers recommend that the president send 3,000 to 5,000 more troops to bolster…
    Josh Siegel
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    Al Gore Personally Pleads With Trump to Stay in the Paris Climate Agreement
    Former Vice President Al Gore personally asked President Donald Trump not to withdraw the U.S. from a United Nations agreement aimed at limiting global warming, a source revealed. Gore called Trump Tuesday morning to discuss the Paris Agreement that the Obama administration joined in 2016, the source told Axios. “Mr. Gore made the case for…
    Paul Runko
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    Senate Confirms Trump’s Nominee to Lead Food and Drug Administration
    The Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb to lead the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday, filling in the list of presidential appointments at the Department of Health and Human Services. President Donald Trump’s nominee for commissioner of food and drugs was confirmed by a vote of 57-42. As commissioner of the FDA, Gottlieb, a physician, will…
    Thomas Phippen
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    Time for Trump to Fulfill Promise and Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement
    President Donald Trump has promised to make a “big decision” in the next two weeks on the Paris climate accord after promising to “cancel” the agreement during the campaign last year. Fundamentally, the Paris Agreement is a costly and ineffective approach to addressing global warming. There are compelling economic, environmental, and legal reasons for Trump…
    Nicolas Loris | Brett Schaefer
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    Trump’s First International Trip Reveals Middle East a Priority
    President Donald Trump could be indicating his highest international priority in traveling to the Middle East ahead of European summits later this month, experts say, while also honoring three of the world’s major religions. “[Trump] recognizes the importance of bringing all of our partners together,” @SHSanders45 Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia, then to Israel,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Why Trump Can and Should Pull Out of Paris Climate Change Agreement
    On April 22, 2016, the United States and 170 other countries signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which seeks “to combat climate change and adapt to its effects.” This international measure commits signatories to shift their energy industries away from fossil fuels that cause “greenhouse gas” emissions, and toward renewal resources like wind and…
    Alden Abbott
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    The Media and Trump at 100 Days
    Instead of grading President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, I take a look on “Full Measure” at how news reporters have done covering the administration. It’s clearly not a pretty picture. What follows are interviews with Howard Kurtz, the Fox News media critic and former Washington Post reporter, and Frank Sesno, the former CNN…
    Sharyl Attkisson
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    What’s at Stake in Trump Meeting With Palestinian Leader
    President Donald Trump will meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority this week, ahead of his first trip to Israel expected later this month. “The president’s ultimate goal is to establish peace in the region,” @PressSec says. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit the White House Wednesday, with a U.S. president that seems…
    Paul Runko
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    Measuring Trump’s First 100 Days in Office
    The first time that “the First 100 Days” was used as a political yardstick was in 1933 during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first months in office. America was in the midst of a Great Depression with 25 percent of the adult population unemployed, gross domestic product down 90 percent since 1929, and the stock market…
    Paul Runko
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    Trump Opens Doors on Oil Exploration, but Deeper Reforms Still Needed
    In another move to free up domestic energy supplies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at lifting the Obama administration’s offshore drilling restrictions. For decades, bad policies have blocked access to America’s abundance of domestic resources, yet America has still managed to be a global energy leader. Trump’s executive order, “Implementing an…
    Nicolas Loris
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    Trump Plans to Renegotiate NAFTA. Here’s How It Can Be Improved to Benefit America.
    The North American Free Trade Agreement has been good for the U.S. Since it took effect in 1994, our economy has grown 60 percent and manufacturing output has increased more than 80 percent. Meanwhile, we’ve added more than 29 million new private sector jobs, and average compensation per job has nearly doubled. So, should we…
    Bryan Riley
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    What Trump Has Done About Health Care in His First 100 Days
    One of the hallmarks of President Donald Trump’s campaign was his promise to repeal and replace Obamacare. But as Trump nears his 100th day in office, he has yet to accomplish a key priority—passing legislation dismantling the Affordable Care Act. Health policy experts say the blame for this setback lies with both Trump and Republican…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Mike Lee Warns Trump About Taxpayer Funding of Soros Groups Overseas
    For eight years, U.S. foreign assistance was tied to a leftist political agenda rather than American interests, and it’s now up to President Donald Trump to correct that, Sen. Mike Lee said Tuesday. “President Trump and his team must change the culture of American diplomacy,” @SenMikeLee says. Lee took particular aim at U.S. support during…
    Fred Lucas
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